Calendar, March 1

A weekly calendar of local events

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Recurring events

Events

• Lunch is served to senior citizens noon-1 p.m. at the Elma Senior Center (100 W. Main St. in Elma). Donations accepted.

Entertainment

• Pool table open to seniors at the Elma Senior Center, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

• Bingo is held at the Elma Senior Center on the second and fourth Thursdays.

• Sewing at the Elma Senior Center, 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Meetings

• Al-Anon meets every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church (1296 Monte Elma Road, Elma). For more information, call (360) 482-8005.

• “The Most Excellent Way,” a faith-based recovery support meeting sponsored by Calvary Chapel of Montesano, meets every Monday, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., at The Center, (303 W. Pioneer Ave. in Montesano). For more information call (360) 249-2012 or email ged@ccmonte.com.

• GriefShare Meeting, at 7 p.m. on Thursdays at Montesano Church of God, 317 E. Spruce St. in Montesano.

• Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support group meetings held every third Tuesday, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen (420 N. Broadway St.). For information call Helen Morning Star, (360) 533-2277.

• The Grays Harbor ACLU meets the third Wednesday of every month for a potluck at 6 p.m. at Events on Emerson (212 4th St. in Hoquiam).

• Olympic Area Agency on Aging presents every third Thursday of the month Family Caregivers Support Group. 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church (1296 Monte Elma Rd. in Elma). For more information call (360) 538-2458.

• Schafer Meadows Fiber Arts Guild holds a monthly meeting the second Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Elma. Bring a dish to pass. A potluck lunch will be held at noon. Open to the public.

• TOPS Club, Inc. WA 1522 has private weigh-in from 6 p.m.-6:30 p.m. every Thursday in the forestry meeting room at 310 W. Spruce Ave. (on the second floor). Meetings follow at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited. For more information call (360) 581-3835.

At the libraries

• McCleary Timberland Library will host play groups for children birth to age 6 with an adult. Arrival and departure times are flexible. Wednesdays, 10:30- 11:30 a.m. March 14 and 28, and April 11 and 25.

• Elma Timberland Library presents family storytime Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Jan. 3-April 25. All ages. Children must be accompanied by a participating adult. Bilingual storytime will run Thursdays, 4-4:30 p.m., Feb. 1-April 26.

• Oakville Timberland Library will host “storytime anytime” from Jan. 2-March 29. Drop into the library and ask a staff member to read a story.

• Adult winter reading at the Elma and McCleary Timberland Libraries, Jan. 2-March 15. For every five books you read, complete and entry form to be eligible for prizes.

Friday, March 2

Entertainment

• “Billy Elliot: The Musical” at the Bishop Center at GHC March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11. Fridays, Saturdays 7:30 p.m. and Sundays 2 p.m.

• Driftwood Players present “It’s Only a Play,” at 7:30 p.m. Also on March 3.

• The Montesano High School will present “Dastardly Deeds at Yoursin Mine,” an audience participation melodrama. The dinner Theatre perfomance starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12, available at Vlue Drug and the high school, or $15 at the door. Also on Saturday, March 3 at the same time.

Sunday, March 4

Events

• Chili feed and potato bar hosted by Jenny’s Joggers/Tom’s Trotters Relay for Life cancer team, 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at Montesano Moose Lodge (3 Monte-Elma Road). Cost is $5 per person or $20 per family. Proceeds benefit Grays Harbor Relay for Life.

Entertainment

• Driftwood Players present “It’s Only a Play,” at 1:30 p.m.

• The Montesano High School will present “Dastardly Deeds at Yoursin Mine,” an audience participation melodrama. The Sunday dessert matinee begins at 2 p.m. and tickets are $8.

Tuesday, March 6

Meetings

• Fire District 12 will meet at 7 p.m. at the McCleary Fire Hall.

Thursday, March 8

Events

• Grays Harbor Christian Women’s Connection will meet at Immanuel Baptist Church for a luncheon beginning at 11:30 a.m. Cost is $14. Special feature is Marshall’s Garden and Pet. Call Marlene at (360) 533-4719 or Linda at (360) 532-3129 to make a reservation.

Saturday, March 10

Meetings

• Grays Harbor/Pacific County Pomona will meet at 10 a.m. at Olympia View Grange (466 Old Monte Brady Road in Montesano). Baking and cooked candy contests will be held. Entries due by 9 a.m. for judging. A noon potluck will follow. Call (360) 249-5350.

Events

• Montesano High School Class of 2018 Senior Parent Auction, 6 p.m. at the Montesano Moode Lodge (3 Monte-Elma Road). Tickets $20.