Library closed
Dec. 24-25. All Timberland Libraries will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 24 and Thursday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holidays. Libraries will resume regular schedules Friday, Dec. 26.
Preschool Story Time
Dec. 26 - 11:30 a.m.-noon - for children ages 3 to 6. Join in a program of stories, rhymes, songs and movement games. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to join in.
Senior House Bingo
Dec. 30 - Bingo is played every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Westport South Beach Senior House. The first card is free and each one after that 25 cents. Play generally lasts until 2:30 p.m.
The Senior House is located at 114 E. Pacific Ave in uptown Westport.
Grayland Fire
Dec. 31 - Grayland Fire Department volunteers (GHFD#11) meet and train every Wednesday evening except Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. at the fire hall located at 1785 State Route 105, Grayland. New members welcome. If interested, stop by the station for information.
The board meeting is held on the first Wednesday every month at 5:30 pm.
Volunteers needed. The public is always welcome to attend.
Library closing early
Dec. 31. All Timberland Libraries will be closed by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31. Libraries normally open past 6 p.m. will close early. Other libraries will close at their regular time.
Library closed
Jan 1 - All Timberland Libraries will be closed Thursday, January 1 for the New Year’s Day holiday. Libraries will resume regular schedules Friday, January 2.
Ocosta Booster Club
Jan. 5 – The Ocosta Booster Club will meet at 6 p.m. in the Ocosta High School library. All South Beach citizens interested in our schools are invited to attend.
The booster club provides financial support for athletic and academic programs, sports banquets, individual camps, state competitions, sports equipment and scholarships for students at Ocosta Jr/Sr High.
The club normally meets the first Monday of every month.
Parks & Rec meeting
Jan. 6 - South Beach Parks & Recreation District commission members will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. at the Grayland Community Hall. The District owns and manages the Grayland Community Hall and its surrounding grounds.
All community members residing within the boundaries of the Ocosta School District are automatically members of the Parks & Recreation District. Public attendance at meetings, participation and suggestions are encouraged and welcomed.
The commissioners meet on the first Tuesday of each month.
GH Corvette meeting
Jan. 6 - The next Grays Harbor Corvette Club meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. upstairs in the Aberdeen Top Foods meeting area.
All Corvette owners are welcome and encouraged to attend. The club meets the first Tuesday of each month.
More info: 360- 589-1716
Lodging Tax Committee meeting
Jan. 7 - The regularly scheduled meeting of the City of Westport Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) will be held at 12:30 p.m. in Westport City Council Chambers at 506 N. Montesano St.
The committee studies options and considers submitted proposals for using the 5% excise taxes collected in the city each year that are earmarked for tourism promotion, and then makes recommendations to the City Council for specific expenditures approval.
The meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month. The public is welcome to attend the meetings.
South Beach Fire & EMS Board
Jan. 8 - The South Beach Fire and EMS Board meets in Westport City Council chambers on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.
The public is welcome to attend.
Coalition for Infrastructure
Jan. 8 - A general meeting of the Grays Harbor Coalition for Infrastructure be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Furford Gathering Center near Baskin Robbins at 104 S. Chehalis St., in Aberdeen.
The public is invited and encouraged to participate. The group meets every Thursday. More info: 360- 580-8564
Monthly Writers Group
Jan. 10 - The South Beach Writers Group will meet this Saturday from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m. in the Westport library meeting room for writers high school age and older.
Bring an excerpt to read: Poem, short story, blog or book chapter. The group’s goal is to inspire and encourage fellow writers. New members are always welcome.
The group meets the second Saturday of each month.
More info: 268-0081
Pacific County Dems meet
Jan. 12 - Pacific County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. at the Pacific County Courthouse Annex, 1216 W. Robert Bush Drive in South Bend.
The group meets in South Bend on the second Monday of each month, with the exception of July, August, September and November.
Tokeland/North Cove Chamber
Jan. 13 – The Tokeland/North Cove Chamber of Commerce board meets at the North Willapa Grange at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served.
All individuals interested in the community, whether you are a business owner or not, are welcome to come and express your ideas and share your community needs.
The grange hall is located at the corner of SR105 and Jacobson Rd. The organization meets on the second Tuesday of each month.
More info: 360- 267-3842 or 360- 267-0885
Fire District #3 commissioners
Jan. 13 - Grays Harbor Fire District #3 commissioners’ monthly meetings are held at Old Westport City Hall, located at 506. N. Montesano St. in uptown Westport. Use the door next to the former Police Department entrance.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. More info: 360- 268-5208
Experimental Aircraft Assn.
Jan. 14. 10 - Grays Harbor Chapter 367 of the Experimental Aircraft Assn. will hold its monthly meeting at the Simpson Ave. Grill located in Hoquiam next to Swanson’s. Dinner is at 6 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7 p.m. in the Pilots’ Lounge at Bowerman Field. The meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month.
More info: 360- 482-6068 or 360- 537-9696
Willapa Harbor Gun Club
Jan. 15 - The Willapa Harbor Gun Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the Gun Club Range located at 37 Butte Creek Rd. by the Bonneville Substation.
Trap shooting is the first and third Thursday at 6 p.m.
More info: 360- 942-5524
Grayland Children’s Hospital Guild
Jan. 15 - The Grayland Children’s Hospital Guild will meet at 11 a.m. at South Beach Presbyterian Church on SR105, a quarter-mile south of the Grayland ‘T’. New members are always welcome. Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month with the exception of July, August and December.
More info: 267-7872
Readers Group
Jan. 16, 11 a.m.-noon, for adults. Read or listen to “Utopia, Oregon” by Eileen Pinkerton and join your friends and neighbors in a lively discussion.
Library closed
Jan. 19. All Timberland Libraries will be closed Monday, January 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Libraries will resume regular schedules Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Jan. 20 - A free support group for unpaid care partners, family members and friends of individuals with memory loss meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 1– 2:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen at 420 N. Broadway St.
Contact facilitators Helen Morning Star, 360- 533-2277 and/or Rosie Dixon, 206- 459-8599 for details.
Preschool Story Time
Jan. 23, 11:30 a.m.-noon, for children ages 3 to 6. Join in a program of stories, rhymes, songs and movement games. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to join in.
