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The Beach Volleyball Tournament is hosted by the AVA Volleyball Association and will run from Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. through Sunday evening. This Grand Slam tournament will showcase juniors, adult, and professional volleyball players from all over the region. This will be exciting to watch as they compete for prize money equaling $10K! Come early, bring beach chairs, and spend your day on the sand!
The Beginner’s Fun 4s tournament will be on Saturday and Sunday. Non-pro, co-ed adult teams of 4 people. 100% of the money raised from registration fees of the Beginner’s 4s ($100 per team) will go to support Grays Harbor Community Hospital. You will get 4 t-shirts for your team with registration fee. Please see the AVA website for links on how to sign your team up and tournament details. REGISTER HERE.
Rusty Anchor Fitness Fun Run-Saturday June 18-proceeds go to GHCH Foundation
- Registration begins at 10AM at Crescent Park
- $30 for Adults
- $15 for kids under 12
- Includes a We Heart Dads T-shirt and entrance to Fun Run.
There will be a 5k for all ages (with some hills and difficulty) and a much shorter fun dash for the little runners 6 and under. Races will start around 11:00 a.m. , so try and get all registered before 11:00 a.m. Prizes for fastest lady runner, fastest gentleman runner, and overall quickest to the finish line will be given. Everyone will get a participation ribbon also.
Mill 109 BBQs in the Park:
- Burgers, Veggie Burgers, Home-made Beans & Potato Salad
- Noon (after Fun Run) and 630PM (after Volleyball Tourney ends)
- $15 for adults & kids over 12
- $8 for kids under 12
If running or beach volleyball isn’t your thing, come to watch and for the BBQs which will have sack races & other family activities also! It is all for a GREAT CAUSE!
Water To Go from Aberdeen is providing water stations at both the park and beach approach to volleyball tournament where we will be selling $5 reusable Washington CoastSavers water bottles to help minimize plastic water bottle trash on the beach.
You can fill your CoastSavers logo water bottle up all weekend for free!
The Grays Harbor unit 428 of the American Contract Bridge Association hosts a game every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Aberdeen Square Building. Partnerships are not guaranteed, but visitors are welcome.
Detailed information about the ceremony has been sent to all 2016 graduates. However, individuals who have earned GEDs or a diploma through the High School 21 program and have not received information, should contact the GHC Transitions Department at 360-538-4167. Admission to the graduation ceremony will be by ticket only.
Don’t miss the fun! Look for the many special sales, events and activities during Garage Sale Days.
Come learn about Forest Practices in the Chehalis Basin
Guest speakers from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present on:
DNR’s Forest Practices Program
Rule Changes since 2007
Culvert correction/removal requirements on forest lands (RMAP)
Evaluation of forest practices taking place as part of the
Chehalis Basin Strategy
The Dirty Dash is where a military boot camp meets your inner five-year-old’s fantasy. Simply put, it’s a mud run obstacle course with more mud and less torture than the races of yore.
Don’t miss the fun! Look for the many special sales, events and activities during Garage Sale Days.
The first pottery class is a hand building class to make tiny pot, encouraging those who participate to enter their pieces in a miniature art exhibit being held on Sept. 25 at the Summer Gallery in Westport. You can make anything you want as long as it is miniature and fits in the palm of your hand. The first class is from 9:00 a.m. to noon on June 25. The second Saturday, July 2 is from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. to complete the piece. The class is $20 and includes all materials. Please email southbeacharts@gmail.com to register.
Join Oyhut Bay for a Naturalist Tide Pool Walk at Damon Point this Saturday. We will meet at the Oyhut Bay Welcome Center and then head over to Damon Point together.
Explore starfish, fish and other tidepool life plus learn about Damon Point and even some Ocean Shores history with a representative from the Coastal Interpretive Center.
Please bring $10 per person, cash or check.
Join Oyhut Bay in welcoming the Quinault Indian Nation Dancers and Drummers performing in the big tent on the plaza. Educational and entertaining fun for the entire family. All are welcome for this free performance, courtesy of Oyhut Bay.
Sit back, relax, take a deep breath, and create the perfect you
So whats going to happen at a Hypnotic House Party for Weight Loss? Essentially we are going to get together and hang out. You will bring a blanket and a pillow or even a Yoga mat if you would like to stretch out. Justin James will hypnotize everyone in the group and give you powerful hypnotic suggestions while some music plays in the background. It will be like daydreaming or taking a nice nap.
So you come hang out and take a nap, what happens next? For some the changes are subtle for others, it can be pretty dramatic. Lifestyle changes that were very difficult to make are suddenly within reach and your habits and choices begin to change overnight.
Join us at the Hoquiam Elks Lodge at 624 K St, Hoquiam, WA 98550 on
June 26, 2016 to lose weight and Create the Perfect You!
Elks members receive a 50% discount!
*Must provide Elks Member Number to receive discount*
The Grays Harbor unit 428 of the American Contract Bridge Association hosts a game every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Aberdeen Square Building. Partnerships are not guaranteed, but visitors are welcome.
South Beach Arts Association will open That Summer Gallery every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from July 1 through Sept 25. Over 50 artists from the Harbor and surrounding communities will display and sell their artwork. Wide variety of medium including glass, pottery, hand tied knots on glass floats, jewelry, mosaics, silver jewelry, painting, photography
During the summer, there will be special weekends at the gallery. July 1–4 will feature artwork from grade school students who participated in the Fine Arts portion of the After School Program at Ocosta School. Members of the SBAA took turns teaching an art medium each month. The following is a schedule of other special weekends to look forward to this summer at the gallery:
- July 9–10: Garden art and plant sale
- Aug. 6–7: Join us for a collaborative urban art project.
- Aug. 27: Silk scarf painting demonstration with Kristi Beitzel
- Sept 24–25: Fall Out with the miniature art exhibit.
For more information about the gallery, visit SBAA’s Facebook page here.
Kick off the long July 4th weekend right – with healthful, relaxing yoga practice!
Join instructors Christa Rogers and Amanda Reed for Yoga at Oyhut Bay – at Quail Run Park near Cottage 1. If it rains (boo), the yoga will go on! We will move inside to the Tent or Loft area.
$10 suggested donation— please bring cash or check.
Guests, homeowners, visitors – All are welcome!
Free! Fun for the whole family! Live music with The Feral Folk and Abi Grace in the Big Tent at Oyhut Bay. All are welcome – homeowners, rental guests and visitors from town.
Oyhut Bay is located 5 miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores. Come visit and enjoy some live music!
Free! Fun for the whole family! Classic rock from The Bruce Hughes Band. Live music and dancing in the Big Tent at Oyhut Bay (5 miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores).
Plus Gigi’s Food Truck is coming down with pulled pork, burgers, fries and more tasty treats. They’ll be here 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for your late lunch/early dinner.
All are welcome for this free event at Oyhut Bay!
Kick off the July 4th right – with healthful, relaxing yoga practice!
Join local instructors for Yoga at Oyhut Bay (five miles south of Downtown Ocean Shores) – at Quail Run Park near Cottage 1. If it rains (boo), we will move inside to the tent or Loft area.
$10 suggested donation – please bring cash or check.
Guests, homeowners, visitors – All are welcome!
