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:
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Walk or run during the Cupid Shuffle 5K/10K in Elma.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed two digs at Copalis during February. For more information and additional dates, follow the link here: www.graysharbortalk.com/2016/02/05/razor-clam-digs-at-copalis
Presented by Enterprise for Equity in collaboration with USDA and the Washington CoastWorks.
This class uses a mix of hands-on lessons, interactive videos and real life stories of successful entrepreneurs to help participants triumph over hardship by embracing an entrepreneurial mindset.
Are you someone who sees a problem and figures out a solution? Do you notice a need and fill it? If so, this is the class for you!
Develop critical thinking skills that will enable them to identify and evaluate opportunities, manage risks, and learn from the results.
Understand the process that enables entrepreneurs with limited resources to transform an idea into a sustainable success.
Understand and apply fundamental aspects of entrepreneurial thinking across disciplines and as a means of personal empowerment.
Establish goals, identify resources, and determine the steps required to accomplish their goals and identify and interact with local entrepreneurs within their own communities.”
Contact office@enterpriseforequity.org for more information
Presented by Enterprise for Equity in collaboration with USDA and the Washington CoastWorks.
This class uses a mix of hands-on lessons, interactive videos and real life stories of successful entrepreneurs to help participants triumph over hardship by embracing an entrepreneurial mindset.
Are you someone who sees a problem and figures out a solution? Do you notice a need and fill it? If so, this is the class for you!
Develop critical thinking skills that will enable them to identify and evaluate opportunities, manage risks, and learn from the results.
Understand the process that enables entrepreneurs with limited resources to transform an idea into a sustainable success.
Understand and apply fundamental aspects of entrepreneurial thinking across disciplines and as a means of personal empowerment.
Establish goals, identify resources, and determine the steps required to accomplish their goals and identify and interact with local entrepreneurs within their own communities.”
Contact office@enterpriseforequity.org for more information
Do you have an idea to start or expand a business that makes money, builds community and conserves the environment? Washington Coast Works and Enterprise for Equity invite you to a free information session to learn more about the Washington Coast Works Sustainable Small Business Competition.
The competition has been established by The Nature Conservancy, in collaboration with Enterprise for Equity, Pinchot University’s Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and the Taala Fund, and funded in part by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Development Grant U.S. Department of Agriculture
The competition will be open to applicants starting new businesses in Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Clallam Counties, including the tribal communities of Neah Bay, La Push, Hoh, Queets and Taholah, as well as other rural communities, and the cities of Forks, Ocean Shores, Aberdeen, Hoquiam, Montesano, Cosmopolis and Westport.
The competition is designed to diversify the local economy through the development of new small businesses, build business leadership in local communities, grow a constituency that supports conservation and sustainable natural resource use, and ultimately contribute to a new vision of sustainable community and economic development on the Washington Coast.
Contestants will be selected from graduates of Enterprise for Equity’s Business Readiness Workshop and will be required to complete Enterprise for Equity’s Business Planning Program.
visit www.enterpriseforequity.org or call 360-704-3375 for more information. No registration is required for this information session.
The UFO/Paranormal Summit is a showcase of presentations, research and evidence that consist of unidentified flying objects, alien life, portals and other typically “unknown” topics that have been pursued, researched and now presented to you by the worlds highest authorities on such topics. We invite you to share your witness experience, see the evidence for yourself and have a good time with like-minded people.
Tickets, T-shirts & Info at www.ufosummit.com.
The UFO/Paranormal Summit is a showcase of presentations, research and evidence that consist of unidentified flying objects, alien life, portals and other typically “unknown” topics that have been pursued, researched and now presented to you by the worlds highest authorities on such topics. We invite you to share your witness experience, see the evidence for yourself and have a good time with like-minded people.
Tickets, T-shirts & Info at www.ufosummit.com.
On the third Thursday of each month, The Arc of Grays Harbor offers an informative Parent Support group for parents of kids with developmental disabilities. Contact Charlene at 360-537-7000 for more information.
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.
Each month, the Chehalis Basin Partnership hosts guest speakers to share news and information about the Chehalis River and water issues relevant to our communities. This month, guests from the Department of Ecology will share information on what to expect in terms of water quality regulations for stormwater, and tools for farmers, cities, and counties to reduce water pollution. Everyone is welcome!
Meet with a Navigator to get free, in-person assistance enrolling into a health plan today! Knowing your options can save you time and money. Please bring the following information and documents for all household members: Legal name Birth date Identification number (Social Security Number or immigration information) Relationship to you (spouse, mother, child) Income before taxes Tax filing status (this is what you report on IRS tax forms) Proof of income if your income has changed since you last filed…
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.
On the third Thursday of each month, The Arc of Grays Harbor offers an informative Parent Support group for parents of kids with developmental disabilities. Contact Charlene at 360-537-7000 for more information.
The theme of this month’s meeting is “Agriculture in the Chehalis Basin”.
A presenter from the Lewis County Farm Bureau will present information about opportunities and challenges to the agriculture industry in the Chehalis Basin. We will also hear from the owner of a local organic farm.
We will also have a chance to learn about the Voluntary Stewardship Program being offered in Thurston, Lewis and Grays Harbor County. The program helps farmers create voluntary stewardship plans for protecting Critical Areas.
The Lewis Conservation District will share what they are doing to work with farmers in the Chehalis.
This meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend!
A drop-in open house for residents of Aberdeen and Hoquiam to learn more and provide input on a project being developed to project the area between the Wishkah and Hoquiam Rivers from nuisance flooding by building a levee and installing proper drainage.
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.
