This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.
Have an event that isn’t listed? Please email events@GraysHarborTalk.com with the following information:
- Name of Event
- Date, time and location (name of business if applicable and complete address)
- Organizer(s) name
- Cost
- URL to purchase tickets
- Website URL
- SHORT description of event
- Photo
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Help us celebrate the Year of the Yin Wood Goat. It is time to gather around our friends and family, to rest and recharge after the excitement of 2014.
We are offering free mini acupuncture treatments, snacks, beverages and raffle prizes. All are welcome. We are also celebrating the 6th anniversary of our business.
Members of our community are invited to come together to help the victims of the January 2015 storm and flood helping to clean up homes identified in need.
Volunteers are encouraged to meet at:
The Pearsall Building
2109 Sumner Avenue in Aberdeen
A short Volunteer training session will start at 7:00 a.m.
Volunteer Registration will start at 7:30 a.m.
Volunteer Team assignments from 8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Start helping our neighbors in need at 9:00 a.m.
All are welcome to volunteer. All volunteers will be signed-up as State Emergency Workers.
The following equipment is not required, but would be helpful to bring if you have it:
Tools:
- Hammer, one per person
- 18”-24” pry bar, one per person
- 36” crow bar, one or two per team
- Flat pointed shovel, one or two per team
- Utility knife, one per person
- Dry wall knife with extra blades, two per team
- Chalk line, one or two per team
- Flooring scraper with 6” blade and long handle, one per team
- Flat shovels
- Heavy duty trash bags, multiple boxes
- Wheel Barrow
- Large plastic tubs with handles – really helpful in carrying debris to curb
- Screw drivers – flat and Phillips
- Tin snips, one per team
- 1 gallon garden sprayer
- Measuring cup
- Bleach – 2 to 3 gallons per house
- Stiff brush with a handle
- Shop vacuum – makes clean up much easier
- Box fan
- 30’ Rope
- Flash light or head lamp, one per person
- Vinegar – 2 to 3 gallons per house
- Large plastic garbage cans
- Plastic Toboggans (sleds)- Helpful for pulling insulation from under house
Personal Protective Equipment
- N95 Particulate dust mask – do not use anything that is not rated at least N95
- Multi-purpose Respirator with N95 filter – this is not mandatory but recommended over the particulate dust mask
- Leather gloves
- Safety glasses or goggles – most standard eye glasses are not impact resistant
- Heavy rubber gloves – for removing wet insulation
- Shoes with thick soles – absolutely no tennis shoes or open toed shoes
- Knee pads are really nice to have
- Baseball style cap worn with the bill facing front to protect you eyes from falling debris
- Tyvek coveralls with hood – really nice for working under houses
- Rubber boots
- Ear plugs or earmuffs
- Extra set of clothes
If you want to know more or are interested in being involved in Relay come join us – everyone is welcome to attend and we welcome new members.
We’re “Rounding Up A Cure”, and if you are on a team, starting a team, or want to be on a team, saddle up and mosey on down!
Dubbed as the hardest half and full marathon in Washington State, this race is sure to challenge anyone looking for a nontraditional experience in the woods near Grays Harbor. Located in Capitol Forest near Rock Candy Mountain, this race leads you through heavily forested trails to beautiful views before the finish line. However, to get to the end, the trail takes you up steep climbs, muddy paths and over fallen branches. Limited to 300 participants, each runner will get a t-shirt and all finishers get a commemorative beer stein. This is a tough race, but is great fun for those looking to push themselves on a unique run.
In 2015, Dugan’s Pizza in Ocean Shores will be holding the 30th edition of their Dugan’s Pizza Fun Run, making it one of the longest lasting races in all of Grays Harbor. Starting across the street from Dugan’s Pizza, the 5k and 10k are half on the road and half on the sandy shores of the Pacific Ocean. The course is incredibly flat, with the run along the beach always popular no matter the weather. This is a great family-friendly running event, with a youth mile and kids dash all part of the day’s festivities. Celebrate 30 years of running by heading to Dugan’s Pizza for the annual fun run, you will have a blast!
What better way to celebrate the return of hundreds of thousands of shorebirds than by lacing up your shoes and running through the streets of Hoquiam. With a race shirt and a goodie bag for those who pre-register, this race welcomes both runners and walkers who enjoy getting out and running as thousands of migrating shorebirds and hawks fly overhead. Mostly flat and weaving through the city and near Bowman Field, those who participate in this run will not only get fresh air and a great experience, but will also have a deeper connection with the city and with the Grays Harbor Shorebird Festival. Fun for all ages, this run shouldn’t be missed.
Teva CNS and Dr. Gregory Bell invite Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers to this educational program. The program is free and includes a complimentary lunch, but please RSVP in advance by calling 360-533-5968 or by emailing Bestey Seidel at betsycamel@yahoo.com.
This is an educational program presented by Gregory D. Bell, MD who is a Parkinson’s Disease specialist from Olympia. You’ll learn more about PD and current treatments. A complimentary lunch will be provided, so please RSVP to 206-218-7756 so an accurate account can be given to the caterers. Leave your first name and number of people attending.
Northwest Spay and Neuter Center, Washington’s largest non-profit high-quality spay and neuter clinic, now offers free transportation for your pet to and from our state-of-the-art clinic in Tacoma! No residency restrictions, and financial assistance may be available.
How does it work? Our dedicated employees collect scheduled patients (cats and dogs) at a prearranged location. Patients are driven to our clinic in a safe, climate-controlled vehicle for surgery. They recover overnight and are returned to the same location the following morning. We accept pet cats and dogs and feral cats in traps on our shuttle!
Every fourth Friday of the month, Summit Pacific Medical Center gives a warm welcome to the community as they arrive to learn about the month’s topic, watch a cooking demonstration and enjoy a healthy dinner.
Each class is free, with no RSVP required, features a guest speaker and of course, dinner!
Every fourth Friday of the month, Summit Pacific Medical Center gives a warm welcome to the community as they arrive to learn about the month’s topic, watch a cooking demonstration and enjoy a healthy dinner.
Each class is free, with no RSVP required, features a guest speaker and of course, dinner!
Who needs health insurance? Why should you buy it? Meet a SHIBA volunteer and learn about your health care choices today! Knowing your options can sav eyou time and money
Who needs health insurance? Why should you buy it? Meet a SHIBA volunteer and learn about your health care choices today! Knowing your options can save you time and money.
Every fourth Friday of the month, Summit Pacific Medical Center gives a warm welcome to the community as they arrive to learn about the month’s topic, watch a cooking demonstration and enjoy a healthy dinner.
Each class is free, with no RSVP required, features a guest speaker and of course, dinner!
This free course will offer strategies for living a healthier, happier life by managing the symptoms of chronic conditions. For information and/or to register, call 360-273-5305. Co-sponsored by the Oakville Timberland Library, Grays Harbor Community Hospital and Olympic Area Agency on Aging.
Dr. Jerome Zechmann will be giving a lecture Tuesday, September 22 at 5:30pm on a minimally invasive technique he uses for hip replacements called SuperPATH.
Seating is limited so be sure to RSVP at 360-455-5144 Ext. 1158 or lecture@olyortho.com.
Every fourth Friday of the month, Summit Pacific Medical Center gives a warm welcome to the community as they arrive to learn about the month’s topic, watch a cooking demonstration and enjoy a healthy dinner.
Each class is free, with no RSVP required, features a guest speaker and of course, dinner!
Running by the cranberry bogs is an incredible experience, getting many up close and personal with one of Grays Harbors most famous industries. Offering a 10k, a 5k and a 3k run, the Jog the Bog and Beach Race in Grayland, Washington is fun for all levels of runners. Taking place on the beach and along the roads leading through the cranberry bogs, the terrain of this race is flat, easy to follow and fun for the whole family. Race participant s will receive a comparative t-shirt that is sure to bring back fond memories of this race each time you wear it. If you are in or near Westport in October, the Jog the Bog and Beach run is a must-do running event.
Practice earthquake preparedness statewide during the Great Washington ShakeOut. For more details, follow the link here: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2015/10/12/great-washington-shakeout/
This special screening event is presented by KBTC Public Television, Grays Harbor Public Health and Social Services and Grays Harbor Early Learning Coalition.
Join us for a conversation about how we can support early learning in our communities. Light refreshments will be served.
The Elma High School FFA is hosting their annual Hunger Run… or walk to support the EHS food drive, Foodbowl. All profits from this event will go directly to the Elma, McCleary, and Malone food banks. There will be a 5k and 10k race option. Prizes will be awarded to both the male and female race winners as well as the male and female best dressed in a holiday outfit winners. All participants will also receive a free t-shrit (as supplies last). Registration begins at 9:00am on the 12th, route maps will be given out then. Volunteers will be there to assist all the runners at every turn.
