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Celebrate 1914, the year Westport was founded, by attending a tea party straight from the Edwardian Age.
English teas, cucumber and salmon pate sandwiches, crumpets with jam, Devonshire clotted cream and more will be served. Dress up in period costumes and enter a contest to win prizes for the most authentic wardrobe of the period and the most authentic character from the history of the HMS Titanic.
Call ahead to make your reservation and receive your Titanic boarding pass. Free admission for a couple is the reward for a new or renewal membership at the $40 family membership level.
In celebration of creating Grays Harbor’s first arboretum, Westport Winery is hosting its inaugural Arbor Festival on Sunday, April 13, from noon to 4p.m. As part of this event, the Grays Harbor and Pacific County Master Gardeners will unveil a bench in the winery’s new Don Tapio Dwarf Conifer Collection in appreciation for Tapio’s considerable service to the community. This dedication will be held at 2 p.m. in the winery gardens. A reception will follow under the winery’s solar panels.
At 1 p.m. the winery will lead its weekly Backstage Winemaker’s Tour of their production facility. The price to join this tour is $5 per person. Wine club members may join this tour at no charge. Check in for this tour is 12:45 p.m. at the tasting bar.
At 3 p.m. winery co-owner, Kim Roberts will lead the first walking tour of the arboretum and a discussion of the winery’s design plans for the garden. All guests purchasing plants in the winery’s nursery will be given a free tree for Arbor Day. The winery’s arboretum was the brain child of retired WSU County Extension Agent Don Tapio.
For both the production and the arboretum tour good walking shoes and the ability to walk on rough surfaces over a moderate distance is required as these areas are working farms.
Jessica Marie Porter will be performing in the winery’s Farm to Fork Restaurant & Bakery from noon to 4 p.m. Full wine tasting will be offered at both of the winery’s bars (but not in the restaurant).
In May, the state celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the WSU Extension Program. Don Tapio’s advice to the Roberts family who created Westport Winery will be featured in a story about the impact of the extension program and agents.
Westport Winery and Vineyards By-the-Sea with its unique sculpture garden, lavender labyrinth, musical fence, 9-hole executive golf course, giant chess set, outdoor scrabble game, and grape maze, is located on the corner of Highway 105 and South Arbor Road halfway between Aberdeen and Westport. Their award-winning wines are exclusively available at this location. The tasting room, gift shop, produce market and bakery are open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The restaurant is open for lunch daily from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for dinner on Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information contact Westport Winery at 360-648-2224 or visit the website at www.westportwinery.com.
The Hoquiam Development Association will host a children’s Easter egg hunt for children ages 12 and younger. Children should bring their own baskets. An Easter Bunny will be present for pictures, but parents should bring their own camera. For more information, click here.
Join the Aberdeen and Hoquiam Parks & Recreation Departments and the Aberdeen and Hoquiam Lions Clubs along with Twin Star Credit Union for an exciting evening of Egg Hunting! Doors open at 5:30 pm. Hunt begins promptly at 6:00pm and ends at 6:02pm. Don’t be late!
McCleary Community Church hosts the “Annual Resurrection Easter Egg Hunt.” at 11 a.m. at Beerbower Park. Lunch will be provided and everyone is invited.
Part of the Long Beach Razor Clam Festival, local restaurants are set to compete in a People’s Choice competition for the coveted Best Chowder trophy. Admission includes chowder tastes, a drink, a free 2014 Tide Book, and ‘clammy’ music by North Coast Blues.
Enjoy live entertainment from Dennis Duck, the Beard’s Hollow Pirates, “Digger” the Clam, and Queen La De Da and her Merry Mermaids as they roam the streets of downtown Long Beach during the Long Beach Razor Clam Festival.
The Aberdeen Elks Lodge will provide hot dogs, chips and juice, as well as games, prizes and pictures during this Easter family event.
Elma VFW Auxiliary’s 16th Annual Easter Egg Hunt includes five age groups, for kids 10 and under. Prize giveaways available include bicycles, baskets and more. Line up starts at 11:30 a.m. for this noon event.
Montesano Health and Rehab invites children birth through 12 to an Easter egg hunt. Prizes will be offered and pictures taken with the Easter Bunny.
Join the Mayor of Long Beach in rededicating the newly recommissioned “World’s Largest Spitting Clam.” This ribbon cutting ceremony will include the Clam’s inaugural “spit” and will feature the additions to this great attraction.
The shiny, newer replica of the original “World’s Largest Fry Pan” Clam Pan will be used for a clam fritter cook-off by the Ilwaco High School Culinary Arts Program students. Four celebrity chefs – Brock Johnson,Dahlia Lounge, Adrienne Chamberlain, Etta’s, Dezi Bonow, Palace Kitchen, and Liam Spence, Lola – from Tom Douglas restaurants in Seattle will be the judges.
Central Park Lions will host an Easter egg hunt complete with eggs, candy and an appearance by the Easter Bunny.
Enjoy a weekend filled with famous automotive personalities, over $140,000 in cash prizes, and even a custom 2014 Ford F-150 truck give-away during High Rolling Hot Rods. Click here to learn more about the event and to find out about weekend room specials at the Quinalt Beach Resort and Casino.
Enjoy a weekend filled with famous automotive personalities, over $140,000 in cash prizes, and even a custom 2014 Ford F-150 truck give-away during High Rolling Hot Rods. Click here to learn more about the event and to find out about weekend room specials at the Quinalt Beach Resort and Casino.
If you’re already a pinhole photographer, or someone who’s interested in learning more about pinhole, please join the class. Professional Tokeland photographer, Marcy Merrill, will have her 10’x10′ traveling Camera Obscura set up on the winery grounds. An informal pinhole workshop will be available as well. Pintoid cameras will be available for purchase at an amazingly affordable price!
This 40 hour training is the first step in becoming a Certified Mediation Specialist.
The concepts and skills taught in the training are easily transferable and designed to improve communication and enhance relationships in all settings.
Space for this training is still available. Training starts Thursday, May 1 and continues through Sunday, May 4. If you cannot make it to this training, another training is available May 8-10. Click here for more information.
This 40 hour training is the first step in becoming a Certified Mediation Specialist.
The concepts and skills taught in the training are easily transferable and designed to improve communication and enhance relationships in all settings.
Space for this training is still available. Training starts Thursday, May 1 and continues through Sunday, May 4. If you cannot make it to this training, another training is available May 8-10. Click here for more information.
Enjoy all the oysters you can eat at this 32nd annual event. Guests will enjoy everything from steamed oysters and clam chowder, to spaghetti, cole slaw and more. Beer and wine are available for an additional fee.
This 40 hour training is the first step in becoming a Certified Mediation Specialist.
The concepts and skills taught in the training are easily transferable and designed to improve communication and enhance relationships in all settings.
Space for this training is still available. Training starts Thursday, May 1 and continues through Sunday, May 4. If you cannot make it to this training, another training is available May 8-10. Click here for more information.
This 40 hour training is the first step in becoming a Certified Mediation Specialist.
The concepts and skills taught in the training are easily transferable and designed to improve communication and enhance relationships in all settings.
Space for this training is still available. Training starts Thursday, May 1 and continues through Sunday, May 4. If you cannot make it to this training, another training is available May 8-10. Click here for more information.
This 40 hour training is the first step in becoming a Certified Mediation Specialist.
The concepts and skills taught in the training are easily transferable and designed to improve communication and enhance relationships in all settings.
Space for this training is still available. Training starts Thursday, May 1 and continues through Sunday, May 4. If you cannot make it to this training, another training is available May 8-10. Click here for more information.
