Support Hyak powerlifters

The North Beach Powerlifting team will host a car wash fund-raiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Sunday and Monday at Bank of the Pacific on Chance a la Mer. Proceeds will be used to take 10 Hyak Powerlifters to compete in the World Championships in Laughlin, NV, Sept. 28-29. Also, the North Beach Eagles are conducting a raffle of an Anthony Robinson wood carving to help the Powerlifters. Tickets are available at the Eagles Aerie, 676 Ocean Shores Blvd. NW.

Labor Day yard sale

The Coastal Interpretive Center will join with the North Beach VFW Post 8956 for a Labor Day weekend yard sale, Aug. 31-Sept. 4 at the VFW Post building, located at 953 Trent Ct. NE. To donate items, call (360) 289-3810.

Saturday Fun

The Coastal Interpretive Center on Sept. 1 will be hosting another free crafts program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be a Sasquatch event for ages 4-12.

Stage West auditions

Stage West Community Theatre is gearing up for its ninth season with the hilarious holiday play, “A Doublewide Texas Christmas,” by Jones, Hope, and Wooten. Auditions will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lions Club at 832 Ocean Shores Blvd NW in Ocean Shores. The cast includes six female roles: one in her late teens to early twenties, the rest range from 40s to 70s. There are three male parts: two in their 40s, the other older. Rehearsals begin Oct. 1 and the show is from Nov. 24 through Dec. 9 or 16. More information at www.stagewestcommunitytheatre.org.

Events on Emerson

Citizens for a Clean Harbor on Sept. 12 will be presenting the movie, This Living Salish Sea, which looks below the surface of the ocean to the front lines of the fight against the Trans-Mountain Pipeline in Burnaby, BC. Artist and filmmaker Sarama uses his lens and his writing, the voices of the people shown, and the power of nature’s beauty to tell the story, voiced by narrator Colleen Elson and featuring the music of Dene drummers, John Ten Bear Thompson, Shie Rozow, and Tim McMorris. Doors open at 6 p.m. for refreshments and discussion, movie at dusk. Located at 4th and Emerson in Hoquiam.

Register to vote

A GOTV (Get Out The Vote) group will be registering voters with a table set up at the Ocean Shores Convention Center for the AAOS Arts and Crafts Festival over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 31-Sept. 2). A table to register voters also will be set up at the Ocean Shores Library on Sept. 8 and Oct. 2 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Musical opportunities

Harbor residents looking to dust off their high school instruments or sing outside the shower are welcome to join one of several community musical groups hosted by Grays Harbor College.

The fall season begins in mid-September for the Grays Harbor Civic Choir, Grays Harbor Symphony Orchestra and Grays Harbor Concert Band. No tryouts are required for these three community groups; they are open to anyone who wishes to participate.

The Civic Choir, led by Kari Hasbrouck, will rehearse Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m., beginning Sept. 18. For more information, email kari.hasbrouck@ghc.edu or visit www.ghc.edu/bishop/civic-choir/grays-harbor-civic-choir.

The Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Dyer, will meet Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. beginning Sept. 17. For more information, email bill.dyer@ghc.edu or visit www.ghc.edu/bishop/symphony.

The Concert Band, led by Tiffany Maki, will practice Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 20. For more information, email tiffany.maki@ghc.edu or visit www.ghc.edu/bishop/concert-band.

Ongoing

• The group Community Voices meets to discuss local issues on Thursdays at the North Beach Senior Center, 885 Ocean Shores Blvd. from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Moderated by City Council member Susan Conniry.

• Answers for All (AFA) meets on Wednesdays 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. Guest speaker Aug. 29 is Miles Longenbaugh, commissioner for Grays Habor Community Hosptial District.

• The Coastal Interpretive Center, 1033 Catala Ave SE, Ocean Shores, is open seven days a week, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Its website and Facebook page has regular updates: www.interpretivecenter.org

• The North Beach Genealogical Society meets every third Monday of each month (except August) at the Ocean Shores Library. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for meet and greet; meeting starts at 1 p.m. Everyone interested in genealogy is welcome to attend and participate.

• 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.

• Toastmasters Club No. 3942026, North Beach Speech Masters, will be on hiatus until Sept. 6 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 199 Ocean Lake Way SE.

• 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. ^

• North Beach Senior Center and Thrift Store is 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 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 Diane at (425) 922-3596 or Galilean Lutheran Church, (360) 289-3313. Emergency food is available Monday through Saturday 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.

• 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 360-289-3880.

• Ocean Shores’ Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets Wednesdays at 4:45 p.m. at the Ocean Shores Library.

• There are two Bridge sessions weekly in Ocean Shores: Duplicate Bridge is on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. and Party Bridge is played on Tuesdays at noon. Call for information: 360-289-2327.