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We are streaming the playoff game live Sunday!! WOW … gotta see our Seahawks on the big screen! Ain’t nothing like it. Go 12’s!!! Good luck, Seahawks!!
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 huge pop culture and marketing sensation that is the new “Star Wars” movie seems ripe for parody. Serial funnyman Mel Brooks had the same thought way back in 1986, when he developed the space opera send-up, “Spaceballs.” That is the first film showing in 2016 at the 7th Street Theatre in downtown Hoquiam, screening at 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday, January 15 and 16.
Released in 1987, “Spaceballs” stars Rick Moranis, John Candy and Bill Pullman, with ample screen time for Brooks. Forget the plot, as it exists only to provide multiple platforms for every kind of joke, jab, insult and other style of film reference, all aimed at sci-fi movies generally and the Star Wars films in particular. As with all Mel Brooks films, the comedy comes fast and furious, with levels of taste, and/or lack thereof, to appeal to a wide range of non-serious movie-goers.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. Saturday showing and 1:30 p.m. for the 2:00 p.m. Sunday showing. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Advance tickets are available at Harbor Drug in Hoquiam, City Drug in Aberdeen, and at www.brownpapertickets.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.
Beachcombing For All Ages will be presented by marine biologist Alan Rammer. This class is open to all ages and is free to attend. Those attending are encouraged to bring their best beach finds for analysis and conversation with Rammer.
Rammer is co-author of the book Glass Fishing Floats of the World. He is retired from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and is a graduate from the University of Washington with a degree in Shellfish Biology and Invertebrate Zoology. Alan’s enthusiasm for the beach is only eclipsed by his gift as an educator. Rammer was the recipient of the 2012 National Marine Educator of the Year award.
The resort’s tasting room, gift shop, restaurant, bakery, nursery and gardens are open daily from 11 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (With the last dinner seating at 6:30 p.m. daily.) Guests are welcome to enjoy lunch during this lecture.
Timberworks is a solution to flooding in downtown Aberdeen and Hoquiam that would dramatically lower flood insurance premiums, while creating new open spaces for both communities. Join us for a close look at the Aberdeen/ Hoquiam flooding challenges and innovative ways to solve them.
Reservations are requested by Friday, January 18. Please call 360-532-1924 to RSVP, or simply RSVP online through this flyer. Please register for each individual attending from your organization.
I-732 has now been certified and proposes to tax carbon emissions while being revenue neutral and reducing the state sales tax by 1%. Other approaches to taxing carbon have also been proposed. Speakers include Beverly Basset and Thad Curtz, from CarbonWA; representatives of the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy have also been invited.
It’s the hipper-than-hip music we all love to sing and groove to. Tower of Power is back to bring the house down. Best opportunity in the world to see great bands perform right in your own backyard.
Please come out and have a most awesome experience everyone! You cannot beat the price or location. We do this for the Grays Harbor communities so please help us support the harbor by supporting your music theatre.
Lois Arnold, Donald Gill and Gail Huggard, all members of the South Beach Writers Group, will read from their books and answer questions. Light refreshments will be served.
Come learn the hottest salsa dance steps with instructor Arlene Hoiland.
Class starts February 3 and runs until March 2 on Wednesday evenings.
Class cost includes five lessons.
Class is located at the Grays Harbor College Hub.
State fish and wildlife managers are asking people in coastal communities to attend a public forum next month to share their views on the values and priorities that should guide the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
The meeting will be the seventh public forum conducted through WDFW’s ongoing outreach initiative, “Washington’s Wild Future.” More information is available online at http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/wildfuture.
The meeting will include a brief presentation about the importance of fish and wildlife management to Washington’s quality of life and the economies of communities throughout the state. Participants will then be invited to talk in small groups with representatives of the department’s Fish, Wildlife, Enforcement, Licensing, and Habitat programs, as well as WDFW Director Jim Unsworth and his staff.
Comments will also continue to be accepted on WDFW’s website athttp://wdfw.wa.gov/wildfuture/form.html and by email to WildFuture@dfw.wa.gov.
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.
Two inventive businesses, and a very large dog, are hosting fundraisers for the Adopt-A-Pet dog shelter.
Off the Walls Gallery and Sadie Mae Hawkins have teamed up to create a crazy Valentine’s weekend event. Shop owner, Shelly Barnett, is setting up a Valentine-themed photo shoot area in her eclectic art store. Bring your own camera or cell phone and our volunteer photographers will take shots of you and Sadie Mae together. Participation is by donation of cash or bags of dog food.
Who is Sadie Mae Hawkins? Just the most famous dog in Shelton! A gigantic working Cane Corso service dog that just wants to spread love and happiness! Visit her Fan Club Facebook page and come to the gallery for a dog hug and photo.
When you are done there, head around the corner to Smoking Mo’s for their Pints for Pups program and some delicious food. Rent a 24-ounce beer mug for $5 and Mo’s will pass that $5 on to Adopt-A-Pet. Plus, you get an extra 8 ounces of beer with your normal pint purchase – so you get to drink like a Pirate for a good cause. And don’t miss their Tap Takeover with Lagunitas on Feb 24th with a dog food drive. Bring a bag of your favorite dog food and Mo’s will make sure it’s put to good use at Adopt-A-Pet. Smoking Mo’s is at 203 W Railroad Avenue.
Adopt-a-Pet is your local, non-profit dog shelter. In 2015, the team found loving homes for over 300 unwanted, abandoned and abused dogs. If you are interested in volunteering or donating, please visit their website at www.adoptapet-wa.org.
