Winter is a wonderful time to visit our ocean beaches.
Ruby Beach photo by Douglas Orr
Ocean Shores/North Beach Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
January 13, 2016
In This Issue
2015 Business of the year
KIWANIS LOGO
2015 Business of the Year
Ocean Shores Kiwanis
President Mile Longenbaugh
360-289-0703
Meetings every Wednesday at noon at the Shilo Inn
 
We are always looking for new members!
If you love helping kids we'd love to have you join our team!
 

Member Of The Month
Please join us in recognizing Habitat for Humanity as our
January 2016
Business of the Month!
Business After Hours
Playtime Family Fun Logo Business After Hours
 
guest speaker 
Tuyen Manikhoth
Stay at Work Program
Department of Labor & Industries  
 The Stay at work program is a financial incentive that encourages employers to bring injured workers quickly and safely back to light-duty or transitional work by reimbursing them for their costs. 
 
January 21
5:30pm
 
Sponsored by
Playtime Family Fun
748 Point Brown Ave NE
Ocean Shores WA 98569
360-289-0572
and 
Ocean Shores North Beach Chamber of Commerce
 Join us and network your business!
360-289-2451
RIBBON CUTTING EVENTS!

Halo Hair Design

732 Point Brown Ave. NE #D

Ocean Shores, WA 98569

 

360-940-9139

 

Join us in welcoming Dawn Garces, owner of our newest hair salon to Ocean Shores!

 

Friday, January 15

12 noon ribbon cutting and cookies

Quick Links
Off Season Rewards
Ocean Shores Chamber
 
New Members
New Members posted for 4 weeks

Salty Dog Auction & Antiques Mercantile                                           1/12

saltydogauction@gmail.com

Charlie Quante and Adeana Rich

360-986-8630

Halo Hair Design                                        1/12

garcesdesign@icloud.com

Dawn Garces

360-940-9139

Avery Locksmith                                         1/12

lockout@q.com

Rea E Avery

360-289-0865

Zara

America's Favorite Angel Reader    1/12

www.angelreadingsbyzara.com

zara@angelreadingsbyzara.com

Zara Bolstad and Michael Greshman

425-741-9752

Evergreen Medical Hypnosis & Counseling                                               1/11

doublehypnosis@gmail.com

Michael Gershman RN, BCH

425-741-1473

Renewing Members
Renewing Members posted 4 weeks

Coast Communications                    1/14

Comfort Inn & Suite                         1/04

Bennett's Fish Shack                         12/28

Sipping Serendipity Wine Shop           12/28

Coastal Interpretive Center               12/16

Individual Membership

James & Sharon L Caudle                12/16

Shores Bowl                                  12/14

Board Members
             President                   
                     Don Kajans
      Quinault Beach Resort & Casino

            Vic President          
                     Mike Doolittle
   Playtime Family Fun & Peppermint Parlor
                     Treasurer  
                      Jessie Ellis
            John L Scott Real Estate
             Secretary
                  Darcy Hambrick
                   The Grey Gull

            The Board 
              
                    Jim Donahoe
             Windermere Real Estate

                     Rod Merrell
             Merrell's Gifts & Gallery

                      Kim Martin
                Martin Bruni Liquor

                     Lorna White
                     Anchor Bank

        Executive Director      
                     Douglas Orr

                    360-289-2452
                  Oceanshores.org



Ambassadors Program  

Lead Ambassador      

                   Judi Heacock

               Mary Kay Cosmetics 

 

           Ambassadors 

                   Lorna Grover

     Quinault Beach Resort & Casino

 

                    Peggy Arnold

                 Timberland Bank

 

                    Ernie Nelson 

     Fresh Water Ways & Greater Grays   

                        Harbor

 

                      Kim Marin

                Martin Bruni Liquor

 

Special Thanks

 

Judi Heacock was named Ambassador of the Year by the Chamber! Thank you Judi for all that you do for the Chamber and Ocean Shores. We do appreciate you!

 

Arnold Samuels, chamber photographer

 

Let Us Know What's Going On
Submissions
We would like to share your events and news in our Weekly Newsletter and our website.  Please submit your information to:  chamber@oceanshores.org
Please submit by Monday to be included in the next Wednesday newsletter.

Job Opportunities
We will put your job listing here!

2016 Members Directory
Landing date is February 1st

The 2016 Members Directory is in the final proofing stages and should be expected to be delivered to the chamber office about February 1st and be in shops and businesses the following week!

Thanks to Stuart May of Fusions Gallery for his beautiful cover photo taken during the Ocean Shores Festival of Colors last year. This year the event will be back on June 4 and 5 and takes place on the beach just north of the Chance a la Mer beach approach.
We've Moved!
Native Beach Accessories

Native Beach Accessories formerly located in Ocean City has moved to a new location at 1551 Ocean Beach Road, Hoquiam (Copalis Crossing) about 9 1/2 miles NW of Hwy 101.

We wish Anthony Robinson much success in the new location. Anthony has been a great advocate of the north beach community and has donated cedar carvings for the Razor Clam Festival raffle for years and has been a consistent participant in Sand & Sawdust and the Burning Bears Festivals.

Stop by and show your support!
JANUARY EVENTS
Sipping Serendipity Winter Hours and January Closure










North Beach Artist Guild

Water Color Class
Tuesday January 12th 
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Class fee $20.00.
Roy Lowry is instructor using the Wet on Wet Technique.
 
Studio 6 Pottery Class 
  Every Friday  10:00 am to 2 pm
Class Fee is $15.00 which doesn't include clay fee. There are weekly and monthly class fees which include clay fee and kiln firing.
 
Saturday Open Studio welcomes artists of all mediums. We offer a great studio to work on your art with other artists.
Workshop fee is $10.00 without a facilitator and $15.00 with a facilitator. We invite artists to come and facilitate the class and share their experiences.

Please call 360 640 2754 to schedule facilitating a class.
 
If you wish to join North Beach Artist Guild, please come to our meeting every second Monday of the month at 10:00 am. Next meeting is January 12th at the gallery.

Rusty Anchor Fitness
Seabrook

Brian Evans has recently opened his gym, Rusty Anchor Fitness in Seabrook, Wa.
January. It's time to make your new year resolutions and just in time, Seabrook announces the opening of it's newest merchant, Rusty Anchor Fitness. The state-of-the-art fitness center is located along Seabrook Ave. on the north beach of the Washington Coast.
 
The gym is owned by Brian Evans, a 14 year veteran trainer for the Tumwater Valley Athletic Club. In addition to having been voted Best of South Sound Personal Trainer in the Olympian, Evans has finished two Coeur d'Alene Ironman triathalons.
 
During the month of January, Rusty Anchor Fitness will be offering free goal setting workshops each Saturday at noon. Evans will help you develop SMART goals which are specific, measurable, attainable, rewarding and time sensitive. Make plans to achieve goals of weight loss, increase your cardio and help you build muscle.
 
You may know Evans if you have indulged in any of the Red Velvet Bakery goodies. Red Velvet is owned by his wife Trista, and together they are a great team who help you indulge, yet keep you healthy.
 
The goal setting workshops happen each Saturday at noon at the gym and on January 16, plan to compete in the Rusty Anchor First 5k. Sign up at 9 a.m. and plan to run at 10 a.m. beach time. Cost for the run with T-shirt is $20 for adults and $10 for kids.
 
And speaking of resolutions, if giving back and attending trivia is on your list of to-dos, Seabrook opens the Town Hall starting at 6 p.m.January 17, for an evening of trivia brought to you by Mr. Bill's Traveling Trivia. The event will benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Cost will be $20 per seat or $100 per table.
 
Head to Seabrook for fitness and trivia this weekend, January 16-17.
 
Established in 2004 on the Washington Coast, Seabrook is a quaint, pedestrian-friendly town which currently has almost 300 privately-owned homes and approximately 170 vacation rentals. The town is a public place and open to all. Fire pits, oceanfront promenades, events, and a growing shopping district make Seabrook a great destination for any occasion. For more information visit www.seabrookwa.com or call (360) 276-0099. To book a rental cottage visit  
www.seabrookcottagerentals.com"
4-H Horse Council - Hairy Horse Show

Come on by the Fairgrounds, Saturday and Sunday, January 16th-17th from 9am-6pm for the Hairy Horse Show. Don't miss out! For more information contact the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds at 360-482-2651.
 
For more information, call the fair office at 360-482-2651 or check out our website at www.ghcfairgrounds.com.

9th Annual Winter Wine Festival

Are you over the age of 21? If so, pour into the fairgrounds Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 from noon-9pm for the 9th Annual Winter Wi
ne Festival, hosted by the Elma Chamber of Copmmerce.

"Get Uncorked" and enjoy wine tasting, a beer garden, food booths, live entertainment throughout the day and much, much more. Pre-sale packages are available for only $5. $10 at the door. If you'd like the Wine Tasting package, which includes entry, a keepsake wine glass and 5 wine tasting tickets it is only $15. $20 at the door. Wine tasting script is $1 each.

Live entertainment will be throughout the night. Ericka Corban at 1:00pm. Backfire at 4:00pm. Heart by Heart at 7:30pm.

We'll see you Saturday, January 23, 2016 to enjoy over 20 Washington wineries, a silent auction, live entertainment and much more!

For more information, call the fair office at 360-482-2651 or check out our website at www.ghcfairgrounds.com.
FEBRUARY EVENTS 
Fashion Fun at the Door Mouse



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Galway Bay ABC3 Festival!
February 5 -6 -7

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THE LOVE LIST
Driftwood Players


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Ocean Shores "Renewed" Antique Show


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Chocolate on the Beach Festival 2016


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Monthly Calendars and Recurring Events - 
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Ocean Shores Chamber Calendar 

Ocean Shores Library - 

Ocean Shores Toastmasters - (Even Douglas Orr is attending!)

North Beach Artist Guild/Gallery of Ocean Shores - Schedule

          
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Ocean Shores Convention Center Calendar

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Movies in Ocean Shores

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Other News!
29th Annual Beachcombers Fun Fair


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Ocean Shores Wearable Art Show June 4, 2016 
Call for Artists and Models
          

MOVERS AND SHAKERS
         2016 Ocean Shores
            Wearable Art

Artists: Pick up your applications to be in the 2016 Wearable Arts Show at the Ocean Shores North Beach Chamber office 873 Point Brown Ave, OS, or at the Ocean Shores Visitors Information Center 120 W Chance a la Mer NW, OS.
or on line at www.oswearableart.com      

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Westport Winery Wins Double Gold In San Francisco

Westport Winery Garden Resort's Petite Sirah, aptly named Swimmer--after Director of Winemaking Dana Roberts--earned a double gold medal at this week's San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition in Cloverdale, California. The 7,162 entries from around the world were evaluated by 70 judges.
 
Swimmer, crafted by Roberts from grapes grown at Jones Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope AVA, has been a consistent medal winner since its 2014 release. The label, featuring the winemaker as a young competitive swimmer, is one of four in the winery's 35-wine selection that highlights one of the family members.
 
A portion of the proceeds from Swimmer is donated to the Grays Harbor Children's Advocacy Center. (Each wine in Westport's list benefits a local charity with two hard ciders benefiting Mercy Ships.) Another benefit to the community of Westport's many selections is that each is honored in the resort's public garden with an outdoor sculpture. The art commemorating this label was created by Elma's Frank Ratte.
 
The winery's lively Gewurztraminer, named Captain Gray, earned a silver medal at this prestigious competition. A portion of the proceeds from this wine benefits the Grays Harbor Symphony through the Bishop Center. The sculpture commemorating this wine was created by ceramicist Kimmi Kerns.
 
Both of these sculptures are located in the 5-acre Beauty From Ashes Garden which was newly opened this past summer bringing the resort's dedicated display garden area up to 15-acres on the 68-acre estate.
 
Guests can meet Dana personally every Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. during the Backstage Winermaker's Tour.
 
Westport Winery Garden Resort is located on the corner of Highway 105 and South Arbor Road halfway between Aberdeen and Westport. The winery (including the restaurant, bakery, nursery and gardens) is open daily and offers lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information call 360-648-2224 or visit the website at  
www.westportwinery.com.

Kim Roberts

Westport Winery
1 South Arbor Road
Aberdeen, WA  98520

360-648-2224
www.WestportWinery.com

2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Best Northwest Winery Tour/Destination King 5 Evening Magazine
2011 Washington Winery to Watch Wine Press Northwest

"Filled with harmonious connections to the sea, Westport Winery is a coast traveler's dream."