This calendar is the place to find fun events happening throughout Grays Harbor County including Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Westport, Ocean Shores, Elma, Montesano and beyond.
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The annual auction is Rotary’s primary fundraising activity of the year and the proceeds fund the Aberdeen Rotary Club Foundation for scholarships, community grants and youth activities.
The evening begins with a hosted cocktail hour and silent auctions at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. with the live auction following. This year’s auctioneers are Gary Morean and Vini Samuel. Some of the auction items include a hot air balloon ride for two over greater Seattle and Eastside area plus two nights at the famous Cottage Lake Tree House named “The Nest” designed by HG TV’s Tree House Masters host Pete Nelson; a 55″ LG 4k LED Ultra High Def Smart TV; entertainment and hotel packages including: prime seats for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at the Fifth Avenue Theatre; tickets to the Billy Joel concert on May 20, 2016; tickets to Motown – the Musical at the Paramount.
Funds raised by the auction are distributed by the Aberdeen Rotary Club Foundation to local scholarship opportunities for students, community needs such as United Way and YMCA, sponsorship of Aberdeen Rotary Business Week at Aberdeen High School, the Aberdeen Rotary Homeless Youth Education Fund, annual distribution of dictionaries to fourth graders in all Aberdeen and Cosmopolis elementary schools. Past projects have included the A. J. West Playground, improvements to the GH Community Hospital, and the Aberdeen Rotary Log Pavilion built by Rotarians and donated to the City of Aberdeen. The club is part of Rotary International with 1.2 million members around the world.
A series of free entrepreneurship workshops kick-off this March throughout Southwestern Washington to bring education to people who are interested in starting their own businesses but may be unaware of the many free resources available to them in their local area.
Your Business – Start Smart is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Office and the Timberland Regional Library System (TRL).
The program pulls together resources from the SBA, its resource partners, and TRL to provide a two-hour seminar covering the following five topics:
- Characteristics and motivations of entrepreneurs
- Initial considerations, steps and planning
- Financing options
- Market research tools
- Local resources
In addition to the initial Start Smart class, the program will deliver workshops focused on franchising and online retailing; with plans to add more classes in the future. The classes are free, but registration is required.
Visit http://tinyurl.com/SBAStartSmart for more information about the Start Smart program and classes throughout all of Western Washington.
The cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam have teamed up to develop a levee and drainage plan to reduce flooding. A walking tour of Fry Creek is planned where the consultants hired to help develop a master plan will conduct a tour of the Fry Creek area, which is a chronic contributor to localized flooding.
The tour will begin with a presentation about the project goals followed by an hour-long walking tour of the area that will likely be changed in order to improve livability, eliminate nuisance flooding and restore the creek for the future.
All stakeholders welcome.
This is the second tour offered this day to give stakeholders in Aberdeen an opportunity to learn about the flood control levee that Aberdeen and Hoquiam have teamed up to develop.
A tour of Aberdeen’s Fry Creek was scheduled to take place in the morning, with Wilson Creek in the afternoon.
The goal is to eliminate nuisance flooding with a levee and proper drainage and remove properties from the flood plain and thus eliminate the requirement for flood insurance. People could still buy insurance the same way they do earthquake insurance, but thousands of property owners would no longer be required to purchase it.
In answer to some concerns, and according to project engineers, there is no expectation that any nuisance flooding in areas not within the scope of this project will be worsened.
A series of free entrepreneurship workshops kick-off this March throughout Southwestern Washington to bring education to people who are interested in starting their own businesses but may be unaware of the many free resources available to them in their local area.
Your Business – Start Smart is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Office and the Timberland Regional Library System (TRL).
The program pulls together resources from the SBA, its resource partners, and TRL to provide a two-hour seminar covering the following five topics:
- Characteristics and motivations of entrepreneurs
- Initial considerations, steps and planning
- Financing options
- Market research tools
- Local resources
In addition to the initial Start Smart class, the program will deliver workshops focused on franchising and online retailing; with plans to add more classes in the future. The classes are free, but registration is required.
Visit http://tinyurl.com/SBAStartSmart for more information about the Start Smart program and classes throughout all of Western Washington.
A series of free entrepreneurship workshops kick-off this March throughout Southwestern Washington to bring education to people who are interested in starting their own businesses but may be unaware of the many free resources available to them in their local area.
Your Business – Start Smart is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Seattle District Office and the Timberland Regional Library System (TRL).
The program pulls together resources from the SBA, its resource partners, and TRL to provide a two-hour seminar covering the following five topics:
- Characteristics and motivations of entrepreneurs
- Initial considerations, steps and planning
- Financing options
- Market research tools
- Local resources
In addition to the initial Start Smart class, the program will deliver workshops focused on franchising and online retailing; with plans to add more classes in the future. The classes are free, but registration is required.
Visit http://tinyurl.com/SBAStartSmart for more information about the Start Smart program and classes throughout all of Western Washington.
Horns and Hooks is proud to announce our 3rd Annual Outdoor Days at Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma, Washington, April 30, May 1. This year, we have revamped, making for more fun for the entire family.
For more information, visit the link here: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2016/04/19/outdoor-days-grays-harbor/
Horns and Hooks is proud to announce our 3rd Annual Outdoor Days at Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds in Elma, Washington, April 30, May 1. This year, we have revamped, making for more fun for the entire family.
For more information, visit the link here: https://www.graysharbortalk.com/2016/04/19/outdoor-days-grays-harbor/
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of shorebirds stop to rest and feed in Grays Harbor estuary on their migration northward. Coming from as far south as Argentina, these Arctic-bound shorebirds are among the world’s greatest migrants. Some birds travel more than 15,000 miles round trip! Tens of thousands of shorebirds feed on the open mudflats in the estuary. This concentration of birds offers people a great chance to view a number of shorebird species, and with luck, to see the birds fly together in beautiful formation while trying to escape the fastest creature on earth, the Peregrine Falcon.
For more information and an itinerary for each day’s events, follow the link here: www.graysharbortalk.com/shorebirdfestival.
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of shorebirds stop to rest and feed in Grays Harbor estuary on their migration northward. Coming from as far south as Argentina, these Arctic-bound shorebirds are among the world’s greatest migrants. Some birds travel more than 15,000 miles round trip! Tens of thousands of shorebirds feed on the open mudflats in the estuary. This concentration of birds offers people a great chance to view a number of shorebird species, and with luck, to see the birds fly together in beautiful formation while trying to escape the fastest creature on earth, the Peregrine Falcon.
For more information and an itinerary for each day’s events, follow the link here: www.graysharbortalk.com/shorebirdfestival.
Each spring, hundreds of thousands of shorebirds stop to rest and feed in Grays Harbor estuary on their migration northward. Coming from as far south as Argentina, these Arctic-bound shorebirds are among the world’s greatest migrants. Some birds travel more than 15,000 miles round trip! Tens of thousands of shorebirds feed on the open mudflats in the estuary. This concentration of birds offers people a great chance to view a number of shorebird species, and with luck, to see the birds fly together in beautiful formation while trying to escape the fastest creature on earth, the Peregrine Falcon.
For more information and an itinerary for each day’s events, follow the link here: www.graysharbortalk.com/shorebirdfestival.
Grays Harbor Vision 2020 is inviting the public to attend the SR 109 Hidden Coast Scenic Byway Celebration. The presentation is planned to take place outside the new Frontager’s Pizza restaurant on the corner of Meriweather Street and Seabrook Avenue. Plan to visit other Seabrook Merchants prior to 5:00 p.m.
The event will celebrate the upcoming installation of 10 Hidden Coast Scenic Byway signs along State Route 109 from Hoquiam to Taholah. Grays Harbor Vision 2020 would like to recognize the participants and sponsors of the project and celebrate the achievement with the local community and merchants at Seabrook.
For more information, visit the Scenic Byway online.
Our annual 5 and 10K fun run to support the families of law enforcement.
The concerts will include pop classic songs from the “Sixties” such as: Aquarius, It’s My Party, Leavin’ On A Jet Plane, Puff the Magic Dragon.
The concert dates are scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, May 20 and May 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Another performance will be held Sunday afternoon, May 22 at 3:00 p.m. at Chapel By the Sea, 4612 State Route 109 in Moclips.
Admission is a donation of food or money to the North Beach Food Banks. These are greatly appreciated.
Everyone is welcome to attend this monthly event. Visit the Aberdeen Timberland Library’s website here for current reading list information and additional event details.
The concerts will include pop classic songs from the “Sixties” such as: Aquarius, It’s My Party, Leavin’ On A Jet Plane, Puff the Magic Dragon.
The concert dates are scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, May 20 and May 21 at 7:00 p.m.
Another performance will be held Sunday afternoon, May 22 at 3:00 p.m. at Chapel By the Sea, 4612 State Route 109 in Moclips.
Admission is a donation of food or money to the North Beach Food Banks. These are greatly appreciated.
The concerts will include pop classic songs from the “Sixties” such as: Aquarius, It’s My Party, Leavin’ On A Jet Plane, Puff the Magic Dragon.
Admission is a donation of food or money to the North Beach Food Banks. These are greatly appreciated.
SummerFest kicks off at Oyhut Bay on Memorial Day Weekend. Bring the family and enjoy live music from local favorites, The Bruce Hughes Band.
Nosh on a picnic-style catered dinner with dessert from Emily’s Confections and refreshments for the first 100 guests, compliments of Oyhut Bay.
Limited seating available – bring a lawn chair if you’ve got one handy, and enjoy an evening of live music in the park at Oyhut Bay! (Free for the whole family.)
Do you love beachcombing and tide pools? Join our Tide Pool Walk with a naturalist docent from the Coastal Interpretive Center. Meet at the Oyhut Bay Welcome Center to start the 1.5 hour walk/talk. $10 per person (bring cash or check).
