Bulletin Board: Fire Department open house, final candidate forum

Hydrant flushing, Halloween party, other community events listings

October 11, 2017 1:30 am
North Coast News: Fire Department Fire Inspector Curt Begley shows the kids how to use a fire house at a past Open House.
North Coast News: Fire Department Fire Inspector Curt Begley shows the kids how to use a fire house at a past Open House.

Fire Department Open House

The Ocean Shores Fire Department will be conducting an open house on Oct. 12 from 5-9 p.m. in conjunction with Fire Prevention Week. Education and information will be available at the Fire Station, 585 Pt. Brown Ave. NW, along with a display of apparatus, with games and prizes for kids. There also will be an auto extraction display using the Jaws of Life tool.

Candidates forum

Ocean Shores Block Watch will host the final City Council candidates forum from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the Ocean Shores Lions Club. The first hour will be a meet-and-greet with the candidates, and the final two hours will be question and answer sessions with moderator Angelo Bruscas, editor of the North Coast News. Questions in writing should be submitted during the first hour, with an opportunity in the final hour for audience members to ask direct questions of the candidates.

Halloween Party

The Ocean Shores Firefighters Association will host their 47th annual Halloween Party starting at 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. A costume contest from infants to 12 year-olds will be held at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome. For more information or to participate, contact Ocean Shores Fire Department at (360) 289-3611.

Hydrant flushing

Ocean Shores Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants in the southeastern areas of the city in October. Work will be conducted in the vicinity of Falls of Clyde Dr., Mt. Olympus Ave., Albion Ave., and Island Circle from Cakesosta St. SE to Discovery Ave. SE on Oct. 24-25. The city recommends you do not use hot water during the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the days shown. If you experience discoloration of your water, please run the COLD water tap for a few minutes until it clears. If you must use hot water during flushing operations, you should flush your hot water tank after operations are complete. A map of the work area can be viewed at www.osgov.com. If you have any questions contact by phone at (360) 289-4210 or email at mtobert@osgov.com.

Genealogical Society

Grays Harbor Genealogical Society meets at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Hoquiam Library meeting room. Russ Hansen from Shelton will speak about researching ancestral roots in Norway. The meeting is open to the public. For more information call (360) 532-2985.

Park Foundation

The Ocean Shores Park Foundation has an anonymous donor willing to match contributions to the organization dollar for dollar up to $5,000. The mission of the Ocean Shores Park Foundation is to assist with maintenance, capital improvement projects and provide educational and recreational opportunities for all residents and visitors. For more information, call Michael at (206) 423-3081. The Foundation is a state non-profit and a federal 501c(3) charity.

PAWS annual event

The North Beach PAWS annual fundraising dinner & auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. Organizers are looking for donations of items (new or like-new condition) and services for the auction. Especially in need of “large ticket” items for the live auction part of the event. Contact Sharon Dahlbeck at (360) 589-2570.

Flag Day Parade

The Action Committee for Tourism in Ocean Shores has disbanded, leaving the annual Flag Day Parade seeking a new sponsor. Anyone interested should call Cheryl Turner, manager of the Ocean Shores Convention Center, at (360) 289-4411.

Ongoing

• Answers for All (AFA) meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Shores Elks Lodge, 199 Ocean Lake Way SE. Join for coffee and conversation about Ocean Shores, the North Beach and the county.

• Ocean Shores Councilwoman Holly Plackett holds a weekly no-host coffee hour every Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Home Port Restaurant, located at 857 Pt. Brown Ave. NW.

• The Coastal Interpretive Center is at 1033 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores. Through fall and winter months, the center will be open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its website and Facebook page has regular updates: www.interpretivecenter.org

• The group Community Voices meets on Thursdays at the North Beach Senior Center, 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

• Ocean Shores Friends of the Library (FOL) meets the second Monday each month in the Library meeting room at 573 Point Brown Ave NW at 2 p.m. All interested persons are encouraged to attend and share in building programs and services to support the Ocean Shores Library.

• Toastmasters Club No. 3942026, North Beach Speech Masters, meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Ocean Shores Elks Lodge, 199 Ocean Lake Way SE, Ocean Shores. Phone: 360-209-2143; email: northbeachspeechmasters@gmail.com; website: http://3942026.toastmastersclubs.org.

• Bingo at the Elks: Ocean Shores/North Beach Elks Lodge No. 2581 hosts every Sunday at 1:30 p.m., with lunch at noon; 199 Ocean Lake Way SE, 360-289-2581.

• Ocean Shores Lions Club meets at noon on the second and fourth Thursdays in the Lions Club building, 832 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW.

• Ocean Shores Kiwanis meet the first and third Tuesdays of the month at noon at Alec’s by the Sea, 131 E. Chance a La Mer NE.

• The North Beach Senior Center and Thrift Store is located at 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. Lunch is served Monday through Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; breakfast on Sundays from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• The Ocean Shores Food Bank at 848 Anchor Ave. NW provides distributions of food on the first and third Thursday of every month, from 1:30 until 5 p.m. To make arrangements for transportation or food delivery, call Mitch at 309-236-4896 or Galilean Lutheran Church, 360-289-3313. Emergency food is available Monday through Saturday between 10 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. by requesting assistance at the Anchor Avenue Thrift Store.

• The Copalis Community Church Food Bank is at 3140 State Route 109. Open every Wednesday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

• The Grace Cafe is open each Friday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a free Community Meal at Galilean Lutheran Church, 824 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW in Ocean Shores. For more information, call Leslie Reedy at 360-589-3349 and Nina Chalupnik at 651-900-3142.

• VFW 8956 of the North Beach meets at 6 p.m. on the first Monday of the month at 953 Trent Court SE, Ocean Shores.

• North Beach Senior Resource Center and the Olympic Area Agency on Aging have a Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisor every Thursday, noon to 2 p.m. at Ocean Shores United Methodist Church, 557 Point Brown Ave. NW.

• Women Helping Women – Women sharing resources, information, support and friendship – meets at noon on the second Friday of each month at the Shilo Inn on the fourth floor. No-host lunch and speaker. Call 289-3880.