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20th Annual Master Gardener Home and Garden Show
Scheduled for May 14 and 15 at the Grays Harbor Fairgrounds
What a welcome sight will be the annual Home and Garden Show presented by the Master Gardener Foundation of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties. This, the 20th annual show, arrives after the event had been postponed in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID 19. The event will take place on May 14 and 15 at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds.
The expo will feature both vendors from the home-improvement world and garden vendors, who will bring fresh ideas for this year’s planting season. Even the Master Gardeners will feature flowering plants at their booth. Don’t forget that Master Gardeners will also be on hand to answer your gardening questions at their plant-clinic.
Saturday will find visitors to the show listening to a variety of speakers, including several Master Gardener presenters.
A premier Sunday appearance (noon on Sunday) will be Marianne Binetti. Long a favorite speaker for visitors to the show, she will talk about “The Heavenly H Plants: How to Grow and Use Hydrangeas, Hellebores and Heucheras in Western Washington Gardens.”
The show will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Admission and parking are free.
Learn more about the WSU Master Gardener Program by visiting PNWMG.org.
WSU Extension programs and employment are available without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU Extension office.
Cooperating agencies: Washington State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties.
20th Annual Master Gardener Home and Garden Show
Scheduled for May 14 and 15 at the Grays Harbor Fairgrounds
What a welcome sight will be the annual Home and Garden Show presented by the Master Gardener Foundation of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties. This, the 20th annual show, arrives after the event had been postponed in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID 19. The event will take place on May 14 and 15 at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds.
The expo will feature both vendors from the home-improvement world and garden vendors, who will bring fresh ideas for this year’s planting season. Even the Master Gardeners will feature flowering plants at their booth. Don’t forget that Master Gardeners will also be on hand to answer your gardening questions at their plant-clinic.
Saturday will find visitors to the show listening to a variety of speakers, including several Master Gardener presenters.
A premier Sunday appearance (noon on Sunday) will be Marianne Binetti. Long a favorite speaker for visitors to the show, she will talk about “The Heavenly H Plants: How to Grow and Use Hydrangeas, Hellebores and Heucheras in Western Washington Gardens.”
The show will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Admission and parking are free.
Learn more about the WSU Master Gardener Program by visiting PNWMG.org.
WSU Extension programs and employment are available without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local WSU Extension office.
Cooperating agencies: Washington State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties.
Elma’s Salute to the Red White and Blue Parade. Special guest NARC sprint cars. Everyone welcome to join the parade or spectate. Contact the chamber for more info.
FIVE STAR DEALERSHIPS’ SAND AND SAWDUST FESTIVAL
Ocean Shores, WA – June 10, 2022 – Come celebrate summer at the beach with one of the largest events in Ocean Shores – the Five Star Dealerships’ Sand and Sawdust Festival, June 24th through 26th. The free annual festival at the Ocean Shores Convention Center celebrates the forests and the beaches of the Washington State coast and the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor.
At the Convention Center, the festival features the Chainsaw Art Show and Auction with 25 carvers creating pieces for the daily auction, more than 40 vendor booths, food booths, beer garden and bar, and live music.
On the beach is the Sandcastle Building Contest on Saturday,11am – 3pm. This year’s theme: The Beach is Calling! Families, friends and businesses are invited to join in the beach fun. Form Finders of Olympia will be building one of their signature sculptures Friday, conducting sandcastle workshops on Friday afternoon Saturday morning before the fun begins. They will be there to advise and encourage the teams. Teams of any size or composition can sign up on our website, at the Festival or Saturday morning on the beach. Cash prizes in twill be awarded to winners in three categories. Registration fee is $5 per person with a cap of $30 per team.
Around town watch the building of three sand sculptures in the Master Sand Sculpture Contest. Starting Thursday afternoon-Saturday afternoon the artists will be building their creations for Bennett’s Fish Shack (at the Convention Center), Playtime Family Fun, and Oyhut Bay. The sculptures will be on display until nature blows away the sand.
Also on the beach is the Sand Drawing Celebration by Justin the Circler, Friday and Saturday. Watch as the artists make amazing large geometric drawings in the sand, to be washed away by the next tide. Justin will offer a free class on Friday and Saturday morning, so everyone can make their own sand drawings – on 6 miles of beach!
The Chainsaw Art Show and Auction is one of the largest in the Northwest featuring 25 amazing carvers. In three days, there will be 100 or more chainsaw sculptures created, with an auction each day. Watch the artists at work, then purchase your favorite creations. We have international, pro, and semi-pro artists coming from all over the world – Argentina, Australia, California, Oregon, and the Northwest — all to celebrate this amazing art form. Friday and Saturday the program includes the audience favorite “quick carve” at 11am. The live auctions are Friday and Saturday, beginning at 5pm and Sunday at 2pm. The auctions typically last 3-4 hours.
The Festival begins on Friday June 24th, 11am-6pm, Saturday June 25th, 10am-6pm and runs through Sunday June 6th,10am-4pm. Activities take place at the 30,000 sq. ft Ocean Shores Convention Center, surrounding parking lots, and on the beach. Rain or shine there is space for everyone. The Convention Center is located at 120 W Chance a La Mer NW, just two blocks from the beach. https://tourismoceanshores.com/sand-and-sawdust-2021/
FIVE STAR DEALERSHIPS’ SAND AND SAWDUST FESTIVAL
Ocean Shores, WA – June 10, 2022 – Come celebrate summer at the beach with one of the largest events in Ocean Shores – the Five Star Dealerships’ Sand and Sawdust Festival, June 24th through 26th. The free annual festival at the Ocean Shores Convention Center celebrates the forests and the beaches of the Washington State coast and the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor.
At the Convention Center, the festival features the Chainsaw Art Show and Auction with 25 carvers creating pieces for the daily auction, more than 40 vendor booths, food booths, beer garden and bar, and live music.
On the beach is the Sandcastle Building Contest on Saturday,11am – 3pm. This year’s theme: The Beach is Calling! Families, friends and businesses are invited to join in the beach fun. Form Finders of Olympia will be building one of their signature sculptures Friday, conducting sandcastle workshops on Friday afternoon Saturday morning before the fun begins. They will be there to advise and encourage the teams. Teams of any size or composition can sign up on our website, at the Festival or Saturday morning on the beach. Cash prizes in twill be awarded to winners in three categories. Registration fee is $5 per person with a cap of $30 per team.
Around town watch the building of three sand sculptures in the Master Sand Sculpture Contest. Starting Thursday afternoon-Saturday afternoon the artists will be building their creations for Bennett’s Fish Shack (at the Convention Center), Playtime Family Fun, and Oyhut Bay. The sculptures will be on display until nature blows away the sand.
Also on the beach is the Sand Drawing Celebration by Justin the Circler, Friday and Saturday. Watch as the artists make amazing large geometric drawings in the sand, to be washed away by the next tide. Justin will offer a free class on Friday and Saturday morning, so everyone can make their own sand drawings – on 6 miles of beach!
The Chainsaw Art Show and Auction is one of the largest in the Northwest featuring 25 amazing carvers. In three days, there will be 100 or more chainsaw sculptures created, with an auction each day. Watch the artists at work, then purchase your favorite creations. We have international, pro, and semi-pro artists coming from all over the world – Argentina, Australia, California, Oregon, and the Northwest — all to celebrate this amazing art form. Friday and Saturday the program includes the audience favorite “quick carve” at 11am. The live auctions are Friday and Saturday, beginning at 5pm and Sunday at 2pm. The auctions typically last 3-4 hours.
The Festival begins on Friday June 24th, 11am-6pm, Saturday June 25th, 10am-6pm and runs through Sunday June 6th,10am-4pm. Activities take place at the 30,000 sq. ft Ocean Shores Convention Center, surrounding parking lots, and on the beach. Rain or shine there is space for everyone. The Convention Center is located at 120 W Chance a La Mer NW, just two blocks from the beach. https://tourismoceanshores.com/sand-and-sawdust-2021/
FIVE STAR DEALERSHIPS’ SAND AND SAWDUST FESTIVAL
Ocean Shores, WA – June 10, 2022 – Come celebrate summer at the beach with one of the largest events in Ocean Shores – the Five Star Dealerships’ Sand and Sawdust Festival, June 24th through 26th. The free annual festival at the Ocean Shores Convention Center celebrates the forests and the beaches of the Washington State coast and the Olympic Peninsula in Grays Harbor.
At the Convention Center, the festival features the Chainsaw Art Show and Auction with 25 carvers creating pieces for the daily auction, more than 40 vendor booths, food booths, beer garden and bar, and live music.
On the beach is the Sandcastle Building Contest on Saturday,11am – 3pm. This year’s theme: The Beach is Calling! Families, friends and businesses are invited to join in the beach fun. Form Finders of Olympia will be building one of their signature sculptures Friday, conducting sandcastle workshops on Friday afternoon Saturday morning before the fun begins. They will be there to advise and encourage the teams. Teams of any size or composition can sign up on our website, at the Festival or Saturday morning on the beach. Cash prizes in twill be awarded to winners in three categories. Registration fee is $5 per person with a cap of $30 per team.
Around town watch the building of three sand sculptures in the Master Sand Sculpture Contest. Starting Thursday afternoon-Saturday afternoon the artists will be building their creations for Bennett’s Fish Shack (at the Convention Center), Playtime Family Fun, and Oyhut Bay. The sculptures will be on display until nature blows away the sand.
Also on the beach is the Sand Drawing Celebration by Justin the Circler, Friday and Saturday. Watch as the artists make amazing large geometric drawings in the sand, to be washed away by the next tide. Justin will offer a free class on Friday and Saturday morning, so everyone can make their own sand drawings – on 6 miles of beach!
The Chainsaw Art Show and Auction is one of the largest in the Northwest featuring 25 amazing carvers. In three days, there will be 100 or more chainsaw sculptures created, with an auction each day. Watch the artists at work, then purchase your favorite creations. We have international, pro, and semi-pro artists coming from all over the world – Argentina, Australia, California, Oregon, and the Northwest — all to celebrate this amazing art form. Friday and Saturday the program includes the audience favorite “quick carve” at 11am. The live auctions are Friday and Saturday, beginning at 5pm and Sunday at 2pm. The auctions typically last 3-4 hours.
The Festival begins on Friday June 24th, 11am-6pm, Saturday June 25th, 10am-6pm and runs through Sunday June 6th,10am-4pm. Activities take place at the 30,000 sq. ft Ocean Shores Convention Center, surrounding parking lots, and on the beach. Rain or shine there is space for everyone. The Convention Center is located at 120 W Chance a La Mer NW, just two blocks from the beach. https://tourismoceanshores.com/sand-and-sawdust-2021/
Come join us for a day of running at the edge of the sea and surf. To register online, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/WestportRunLiketheWind. For more information, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422 or go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.
Aberdeen Police Explorers Post are sponsoring a Bike Rodeo for Kids which will include agility courses * bike games * safety * FREE helmets while supplies last.
FREE Family Event – with Emergency Response Vehicle Displays, Food, Vendors, Interactive Booths, Dunk Tank, FREE Raffles and More!
9 Glow Worlds set in downtown Aberdeen. 9:30 to 12:30. Vendors Alley, Live bands and DJ’s, Kids World, Pop-Up Art Galleries, Glow Fairies, Best Illuminated Costume prizes, Food Trucks, Street Tacos, Beer Gardens, Elton Bennett World. Vendors Alley opens at 4pm until 12:30am.
A family feast with fresh fish, oysters and more. Live music and local crafts. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For Crafters Registration and Indemnification and Release Agreement forms, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.
The FOSLS LAKE SYLVIA FALL FESTIVAL is back for its 11th year! Come join us this year on SUNDAY, September 18th from 8 am – 3 pm. We will be featuring Trail Races for all ages in the morning, a handcrafted Artists Market beginning at 9 am, Live Music, Food, a live Children’s Entertainer, Buck’s Bikes Bicycle Rentals, Vintage children’s games, Fish and Forest Education, a presentation on the history of Lake Sylvia and a Bird Watching presentation in our new Pavilion, and even a Kayak group Paddle. Two free shuttle buses will transport folks to the festival at regular 10 minute intervals. Come take a family photo, start your holiday shopping and share lunch with the family while listening to some great music on the shores of Lake Sylvia with us! Watch our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LakeSylviaStateParkFallFestival for up to date information, applications, and schedules.
Immerse yourself in cranberries. Shop at our vendors, take a bog tour, enter the cranberry cook off, run in the bog jog and enjoy firelight parade. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For a Vendor Registration Form, Hold Harmless Agreement and Vendor Information Sheet, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.
Immerse yourself in cranberries. Shop at our vendors, take a bog tour, enter the cranberry cook off, run in the bog jog and enjoy firelight parade. For more details on the event, call Westport-Grayland Chamber of Commerce at 360-268-9422. For a Vendor Registration Form, Hold Harmless Agreement and Vendor Information Sheet, go to https://ComeToWestport.com and click on the Events Calendar.
Rogue Wrestling Attractions has brought professional wrestling back to Grays Harbor! Harbor Havoc 3 will be hosted at the Ocean Shores Convention Center on November 9, 2022. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the show starts at 7:00 PM. Featuring the best professional wrestlers in the entire Pacific Northwest.
This is the start of the 3-show series of The RWA Tag Team Champions Tournament… Matches Include:
“TNT” Tyson Lee and Kobias Topps VS “HELLBOUND” “HellBlazer” Draven Vargas and “HellHound” Petrov
“NEXT LEVEL” Brian Cook and Austin Oso VS “C4” “Classic” Cody Chhun and Guillermo Rosas
“LOS HALCÓNES” Halcón Negro and Halcón Negro Jr VS Christopher Ryseck and “Pretty Boy” Troy Prescott
Who will move on to the next show in the RWA Tag Team Champions Tournament?!
The night isn’t all about tag team matches! The main event is for The RWA Harbor Havoc Championship! The title has changed hands twice; however, both outside of referee jurisdiction. This time The RWA Harbor Havoc Championship with be won inside the ring with the referee raising the hand of the new champion.
For the Main Event, Thee Rat King takes on The Lean Green Love Machine with a PhD in Brutality, Doctor Kliever! Who will take home the RWA Harbor Havoc Championship? Thee Rat King or the man that taught him everything he knows?!
Expect The Main Event to Conclude between 9:00-9:30 PM General Admission Tickets are $20 with first come first serve seating or VIP Tickets for $50. VIP Tickets reserve an assigned individual table seat closest to the action. Come support a local business that wants to entertain Grays Harbor!
This inaugural event brings Fair Trade gift items, local vendors and the Patisserie featuring Loli Gay’s Cheesecake, tasty baked goods from Ocean Shores IGA and Oyhut Market Bakery. Global artisans from Ukraine, Haiti, Mexico, US and around the world will be featured. Grays Harbor will be introduced to new Fair Trade pieces. Net proceeds benefit North Beach Medical Equipment.
Visit local geeky, gaming vendors at this 2 day Warhammer Tournament.
This inaugural event brings Fair Trade gift items, local vendors and the Patisserie featuring Loli Gay’s Cheesecake, tasty baked goods from Ocean Shores IGA and Oyhut Market Bakery. Global artisans from Ukraine, Haiti, Mexico, US and around the world will be featured. Grays Harbor will be introduced to new Fair Trade pieces. Net proceeds benefit North Beach Medical Equipment.
Visit local geeky, gaming vendors at this 2 day Warhammer Tournament.
The Southwest Washington Scholastic Chess Championships are set to be held on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 at Centralia College. Grays Harbor middle and high school students of all skill levels are invited to participate.
The high school championship will include both team and individual chess scoring. Being a Regional Championship, winning high school teams will qualify to play in the 57th annual Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, which will be held on March 3-4 at Stanwood High School.
In the past, high school teams would qualify for the state championship by winning their local high school chess league. Last March, regional qualifying tournaments were introduced to provide a direct path to the state championships for areas without a high school chess league, such as Grays Harbor County. Students wishing to play must reside in western Washington, south and west of King County.
Entry into the tournaments is free, courtesy of non-profits Washington High School Chess Association and Chess Enrichment Association. Advance registration is required.
For details, flyer, videos, FAQ and to register, see:
Southwest Washington High School Chess Championship tournament, http://northwestchess.info/swwa.html.
Southwest Washington Middle School Chess Championship tournament, http://northwestchess.info/swms.html.
Artisan Faire with the theme “Hearts & Flowers… & Chocolate” features NEW Fair Trade gift items from five continents, select PNW vendors and the Patisserie highlighting CHOCOLATE. The Grizzly Den will be offering a catered menu tailored for this two-day event. Artisan Faire Adopt-A-Resident offers individually created gift packages for the residents of Green Lake Assisted Living in Ocean Shores. Adopt one or more of the residents with special Valentine’s gifts and Easter Baskets focused on the Fair Trade and show gift items. Net proceeds benefit Garden by the Sea – a Community Garden where the community grows flowers and produce for the community including beds providing fresh produce for Ocean Shores Food Bank recipients.
Artisan Faire with the theme “Hearts & Flowers… & Chocolate” features NEW Fair Trade gift items from five continents, select PNW vendors and the Patisserie highlighting CHOCOLATE. The Grizzly Den will be offering a catered menu tailored for this two-day event. Artisan Faire Adopt-A-Resident offers individually created gift packages for the residents of Green Lake Assisted Living in Ocean Shores. Adopt one or more of the residents with special Valentine’s gifts and Easter Baskets focused on the Fair Trade and show gift items. Net proceeds benefit Garden by the Sea – a Community Garden where the community grows flowers and produce for the community including beds providing fresh produce for Ocean Shores Food Bank recipients.
