Jury selected in first day of Parnel murder trial

The trial of Patrick Parnel, charged with first degree murder in the death of his newborn daughter in Ocean Shores in April of 2013, got under way Tuesday in Grays Harbor Superior Court.

It took all day to seat a jury. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Wednesday morning.

Parnel, 23, allegedly killed his newborn daughter after he helped his girlfriend give birth to the baby in an Ocean Shores motel room. An autopsy revealed the baby was alive at the time of birth and also found evidence of severe blunt force trauma to the infant’s head. Prosecutors allege that Parnel hit the baby with a tire iron before leaving the child in the bushes where a jogger in Ocean Shores found her the next morning.

Parnel’s girlfriend, Brittany Taylor, was sentenced to four years and ten months in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree abandonment of a dependent person in 2013.

The jury selection process lasted from early Tuesday morning until a selection of 14 jurors, 12 with two alternates, was made around 4:30 in the afternoon. Chief Criminal Deputy Katie Svoboda said the two extra jurors are backups in case any member of the jury cannot sit in on the case during the next three days. The trial is scheduled for four days, and is expected to continue through Friday. Svoboda and interim Grays Harbor County Prosecuting Attorney Gerald Fuller are prosecuting the case. Attorney Robert Quillian is representing Parnel.

Irish Fest continues through the weekend

The 11th Annual Irish Music Festival is in full swing, with a full schedule of bands slated for Saturday and Sunday. For more information and a full schedule, visit http://ift.tt/1yyGcUr

Hoquiam installs 24-hour drug drop box

Now every day is “drug take-back day” at the Hoquiam Police Department.

Following four years of successful participation in the national biannual program, the department recently installed a 24-hour drug drop box in the department’s lobby — the first of its kind in the county.

“The goal (of the national program and the box) is to get unwanted prescription medicine off shelves and out of cabinets and safely dispose of them so they aren’t stolen, or get in the hands of children, or get flushed down the toilet and into our water supply,” Hoquiam Chief Jeff Myers said.

When the department participated in the national program, the take-back only was held for four hours twice per year.

On each occasion, the program gathered several large boxes of unwanted medications.

The first Hoquiam take back day was in September 2010.

In April this year, the department collected 312 pounds of unwanted drugs, filling eight large boxes, from 98 people. In September, the program gathered 165 pounds, filling six boxes, from 58 people.

Those boxes, provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration, were sealed and sent to the DEA to be incinerated.

But there often were stragglers.

“Typically, a couple of days after the take-back, someone shows up asking when the next take-back day is,” Myers said.

Officers were put in a position where they had to either turn the citizen away or take on the “collateral duties” of logging the drugs into the evidence system.

More often than not, the department had to turn those people away until the next drug take-back day.

“It’s important to provide a take-back service, but we can’t absorb more services and programs in our daily routines,” Myers said.

During department leadership meetings, Hoquiam sergeants, the deputy chief and Myers discussed the idea of a 24-hour drop box.

While collaborating with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Hoquiam Detective Sgt. Shane Krohn asked about their drop box program only to find out Jefferson County had an extra drop box, which they offered to Hoquiam for free.

Krohn rearranged the back seat of his undercover car and undertook the arduous task of loading in the steel box (about the size of a mail drop box).

“They offered to hold it for him until he could come back with a different vehicle, but he loaded it anyway,” Myers said. “I think he just wanted to get the box before they had the chance to change their minds.”

Decals were put onto the box by Image Signs of Hoquiam.

Myers’ biggest concern was taking on an unfunded service to deal with unwanted prescriptions.

A donated box meant Hoquiam wouldn’t have to invest in equipment, and a 24-hour drop means the department won’t have to take on extra paperwork like they would if they accepted drugs from individuals on a walk-in basis.

Still, Hoquiam will have to periodically empty the drop box, seal it, and either send the drugs to the DEA or incinerate them along with other department incineration procedures.

“It’s so important to get unwanted medications disposed of safely, we’re willing to put in the extra effort to get it done,” Myers said. “This is the most efficient and cost-effective way, and it’s convenient, which means people are more likely to use it.”

The program is not only for Hoquiam residents — all Harborites, rural residents, those passing through, or anybody really, can use the box to safely discard unwanted medication.

“It doesn’t matter where the medication came from, it doesn’t matter whose it is — just come into the lobby, drop it in the box and walk out,” Myers said. “It’s a good service and we’re hoping people will take advantage of it.”

The box was installed over the weekend. “One of ourpolice services officers, Roy Kinney, working a graveyard shift, spent some time installing the box,” Myers said. “He even came back on his own time to finish it when he was missing a part. We have outstanding people here who go above and beyond.”

As of Wednesday, it already had been used.

2 dead, 4 wounded in high school shooting north of Seattle

SEATTLE — Two students are dead after one of them opened fire Friday morning in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School cafeteria before turning the gun on himself, according to law enforcement sources.

Police said four other people were wounded in the 10:45 a.m. shooting.

Austin Joyner, a student at the school, said on Twitter that he saw the shooter come into the cafeteria, walk over to a table, pull out a gun and shoot students who were sitting there. Jarron Webb, 15, said the shooter was angry at a girl who would not date him, and that the girl was one of the people shot.

Students reported pandemonium in lunchroom after the shooting, with dozens rushing for doors and then jumping a fence to escape.

Freshman Austin Wright said every exit in the lunchroom was jammed with kids escaping gunfire. “I heard three gunshots and I ran.”

Four of the injured were taken by ambulance to Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett. Three were in critical condition, with head injuries. A fourth, with lesser injuries, was transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

At a news conference, Marysville Police Commander Robb Lamoureaux called the scene an active investigation and said police officers were going door to door to ensure that the campus was safe. They were leaving tape to mark the doors of rooms that had been cleared. Officers were finding students and staff members hiding alone or in small groups.

“We are confident that there was only one shooter and that the shooter is dead,” Lamoureaux said. He did not confirm reports of injuries. Students were reporting that the shooter was a freshman.

Some of the school’s 1,200 students were being evacuated, walking out and across the fields with their hands up. Others were being told to stay inside classrooms.

Sophomore Arlene Cortez, 16, says she locked herself in a classroom with other students for about 45 minutes before police came in.

Some were bused to the nearby Shoultes Gospel Hall, where they are being accounted for. Lamoureaux urged parents and family members of students to stay away from the scene, saying authorities would provide information on a location for them to be reunited with students.

At the church, tearful parents and students were being reunited, and hugging.

“I never thought I would be standing here after a school shooting,” said Heather Parker, whose son, Corbin, is a senior. “He’s pretty shook up. He just said ‘I’m OK.’ He was trying to calm me down.”

Adam Holston, 14, a freshman, was just leaving the lunchroom when the gunfire broke out. “Everyone just started running. I could hear the gunshots and my heart was racing and we didn’t know what was going on.”

Some ran out to the parking lot, some to the field.

“Someone opened a door and we all ran into classrooms and just stayed there.”

He said all students had been loaded on buses. His sister is a senior. He’s been texting with her and she’s OK.

“The person who everyone thinks did it was just acting normally. It didn’t seem like there was anything wrong.”

Jery Holston has two children in the school now communicating with him by cellphone. They are both OK. Adam is a freshman; Kayliegh is a senior.

Holston said Adam called him this morning yelling, “Dad, dad, hurry, someone is shooting. Please come.” He said his son ran and hid outside in the field by the stadium.

Jery was in Stanwood at the time. “I probably did a hundred miles per hour to get there. I didn’t stop for anything. My heart went into my stomach. As a father, this has been my fear since my kids have been in school, that something like this would happen.”

Ayn Dietrich-Williams, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Seattle, said agents are on their way to Marysville to offer assistance.

PUD candidates have differing viewpoints

The two candidates running for the District 3 PUD Commissioner seat in November have very different viewpoints regarding the PUD’s budget and how to handle the public utility district’s finances in the next coming years.

Russ Skolrood is the incumbent District 3 commissioner and running for his second term with the PUD after being elected to the seat in 2008. He has lived on the Harbor all his life and graduated from Hoquiam High School in 1979, where he now teaches commercial art and photography.

Skolrood initially decided to run for the position as a way to make a positive impact on residents of Grays Harbor, an area that he is passionate about.

“I thought it was a chance to affect change in an area that I was interested in. It’s a valuable position because you get to make decisions that reflect directly the quality of life for the people around you,” he said.

John Straka, Skolrood’s challenger, is also a lifelong resident of the Harbor, owns Straka Trucking and has worked as a social worker in the past. He decided to run for the position in an attempt to rectify decisions the PUD has made in the past that he hasn’t agreed with.

“I have been following the PUD since about 2008 and have been upset with a lot of the decisions they’ve made. At some point you have to stick your feet in the water and try to change it,” he said.

Both candidates are concerned with the PUD’s costs and finding ways to serve Grays Harbor in a way that is most effective for its residents. However, when it comes to rates paid by consumers, Skolrood and Straka disagree on what the best solution is. Currently, the residential rate for power is 8.5 cents per kilowatt hour.

Skolrood feels that it is impossible to lower power prices for Harbor residents without cutting into the PUD’s infrastructure, which he feels is necessary to keep the utility system running smoothly.

“That’s the toughest part of the job: controlling the rates. It’s (the PUD), not a for-profit agency. The idea is to make sure you have a safe and reliable system; costs go up for transformers and pole lines. Our power costs come from the Bonneville Power Administration and that’s 70 percent of our budget. You cut everything out that can to be as efficient as possible, but at a certain point you’re still tied to keeping the system safe and reliable. To say I would lower rates would be a lie. It’s not financially responsible,” he said.

Straka, on the other hand, believes the PUD needs to lower rates to attract more business to the area. He believes cutting costs is a feasible option and a way to propel the economy.

“The reason we have a PUD is for cheap power rates to bring in business,” he said. “When you have high electrical costs, it makes it very difficult for these businesses. They can’t hire, they can’t expand because they become a slave to the PUD,” he said.

Straka added that, if elected, he would reconsider spending within the organization.

“On any given day you see ten cars behind the PUD. You have to look critically at how the money is being spent.”

In regards to Initiative 937, a ballot measure passed in 2006 that requires large public utilities to have a certain amount of their power produced by renewable resources, both candidates think the proposal is costly and something that is hurting the residents of Grays Harbor. The measure forces utility companies to have 20 percent of their power produced by renewable energy sources by 2020, with incremental increases fulfilled each year. The proposal requires 9 percent of power produced by utility companies to be created by renewable energy sources by 2016.

Skolrood likes the idea, but says the initiative inadvertently hinders Washington. He said that generating wind power, for instance, is roughly three times the cost of what the PUD would normally pay for traditional sources of energy. This price increase falls on the consumer.

“It’s really frustrating to me because the Harbor is one of the hardest-hit areas economically,” he said.

He added that those who can’t afford implementing renewable energy sources in their homes suffer higher electricity costs, as well. The PUD subsidizes customers who purchase environmental friendly water heaters or insulated windows and therefore need to make up for the revenue lost by charging other customers more.

Straka disagrees with I-937 and believes residents should voice their concerns.

“You need to mobilize ratepayers. People need to contact their legislators and make sure they’re making decisions that are consistent with the welfare of the Harbor,” he said.

Both Skolrood and Straka believe their past experience will give them an edge if elected as District 3 commissioner. Skolrood cites his experience already working at the PUD, while Straka mentions his background in business.

“I think when you do six years on the term you get a lot of knowledge on how complicated it is to run a system effectively. We’ve done a lot of team-building and I think I’m an integral part of that and I want to continue to be a part of it,” said Skolrood.

Straka feels his diverse work experience will provide a new way of looking at PUD issues.

“I look at things differently. I have an agency background, I worked for the Department of Social &Health Services for 30 years, and I’ve also had paralegal training. Since 1985 I’ve had a trucking company. I have that business background and I’ve been an owner-operator. I have a perspective from a business point of view,” he said.

Irish Music Festival - a must go

Raise your glass to the sounds of the Irish, continuing today andtomorrow in Ocean Shores at the Galway Bay, Convention Center and in Hoquiam at the 8th St. Ale House.

Irish music encompasses many different genres of music — ballads, to lyrical folk songs to ACDC on the bagpipes — there truly is something for everyone.

You really need to spend an entire day.

Today the festival begins at 11 a.m. At that time at Galway Bay Maggie’s Fury will take the banquet room, Carragaline in the tasting room and Grafton Street out on the newly enclosed beer garden. At the Convention Center, The Stout Pounders (not to be confused with the Stomptowners) from Seattle -- a very fun and silly band -- will start off in the Rock room, New Shilling, from Dublin, will take the Session room and in the Ballad room, Erin McNamee of Seattle.

Call your attention to Beltaine, a self-proclaimed “the fun band” and they are. You have three chances to hear them today. They play Galway Bay banquet room at 1 p.m. the Convention Center Session room at 9 p.m. and back to the Galway tasting room at 11 p.m. They do not play on Sunday.

If hard rock is your style, you must check out the Celtica Pipes Rock from Vienna, Austria. Performance times for this high-octane band are Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Galway main stage and 10 p.m. at the Convention Center main stage. On Sunday they will play again at the Convention Center at noon.

If Ballads are your style, hang out in Ballad room of the Convention Center.

Lastly, in Hoquiam, the Ale House will feature Cool on Tea starting at 1 p.m., followed by Erin McNamee, Crooked Jacks, Sons of Malarkey and Grafton Street.

The Irish are here. Be sure to make the most of it.

A few days out

25 Saturday

Westport

The Westport Timberland Library will offer games and pizza for teens today from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

VFW Kids Halloween party - All area children up to 12 years of age to their free annual Halloween Party at 1 p.m. A responsible adult must accompany all children. 211 E. Pacific Ave.

Elementary School Halloween Carnival - This year’s Ocosta PTO Halloween Carnival will be held in the Community Gym this 4 to 7 p.m.

The OHS Class of 2015 Senior Parents will offer a Haunted Forest Hayride at American Sunset RV Resort today from 8 to 11 p.m. $5

Ocean Shores

“The Dixie Swim Club” will be presented this weekend and next at the Ocean Shores Lions Club, 832 Ocean Shores Blvd. Curtain times are 7 p.m Fri &Sat and 2 p.m. on Sunday. $10 adults, $5 students.

Irish Music Festival continues today starting at noon and continues through Sunday.

Hoquiam

Haunted Hoquiam Fun Run will start at Sunset Memorial Park with registration at 9 a.m. 2 mile walk/run, a 5k and a 10k. Race begins at 10 a.m. $5 - $15

Trick or Treat downtown Hoquiam today from 1-3 p.m.

Shaun of the Dead at the 7th St. Theatre at 7:30 p.m. $5.

Aberdeen

Volunteer Opportunity Fair takes place today at the Aberdeen Eagles at 208 W Market St. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Discover the world of giants at the Timberland library. 10:15 a.m. Free.

Grays Harbor Cancer Outreach will host a tea and fashion show in observance of breast cancer awareness month at noon. $10.

Aberdeen Trick or Treat is scheduled from noon-2pm downtown.

Aberdeen Parks &Recreation and Aberdeen Girl’s Softball Association host the Halloween Spooktacular at 102 W Wishkah St (next to Pizza Hut) today from noon - 2 p.m.

Halloweentown and Haunted Asylum will be presented at the South Shore mall by the Aberdeen High School Orechestra. Halloweentown is open 3-6 p.m today. $1 per game, $5 face painting. The Haunted Assylum is open from 7-10 p.m. today $5 per person or $12 for a group of 4 people.

Elma

Humptoberfest, bands include Humptulips, Last Chance Band, Sacred Road and Breaking Midnight at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, 32 Elma McCleary Road, 3 - 11 p.m. $20 in advance D4 sports in Cosmopolis, and Rosevears Music in Aberdeen or $25 at the door.

Ocean Shores

Alice’s Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Gallery of Ocean Shores will feature finger sandwiches, tartlets, cakes and tea as well as a Cheshire cat silent auction which closes at 4 p.m. and 2-4 p.m.

Peter Jordan play at Ocean Beach Roasters. 841 Point Brown Ave.

Raymond

A Disaster Benefit Concert: Appalachian and Southern Gospel Music will be performed at the Raymond Theater 323 1/3 3rd St. at 2 p.m. Free. Donations accepted.

26 Sunday

Raymond

Jeff Scroggins &Colorado play bluegrass at the Raymond Theater, 323 3rd St. at 2 p.m. Opening act is Mara Lavine. Tickets $12 in advance available at South Bend Pharmacy, Sagen’s Pharamacy and Raymond Theatre, $15 on the day of the performance.

27 Monday

Elma

Hope from Horses, a 4-H program to provide horseback riding for children with disabilities will take place at Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, Free call 360-470-3471 or 360-861-8686.

Hoquiam

Community Yoga at Sitka Yoga Studio 5:30 p.m. $4

Ocean Shores

Patricia Smith exhibits photos of the Berlin Wall from the 1960s and of the 1989 East German Revolution and recent shots from Berlin and Leipzig. Refreshments will be served in an opening tonight from 5-6 p.m. at the Timberland Library.

28 Tuesday

Hoquiam

Bill Lindstrom will be available for a signing of his new book “John Tornow: Villain or Victim?” Noon to 2 p.m. Hoquiam Elks Building, 624 K St.

Montesano

“Author visit: Douglas Rhoades ‘Labels, Leadville &Lore.’” Noon-1 p.m. Author Douglas Rhoades turns 19th century canned food labels, into a book. For more information, call (360) 249-4211.Montesano Timberland Library, 125 S. Main St.

Elma

Summit Pacific Medical Center presents a Ladies’ Night Out event. 5:30 p.m. This free evening will include speakers Kim Schaaf, a breast health educator with the organization Check Your Boobies, Dr. Carey Martens, OBGYN with Coastal Women’s Health and Summit Pacific Medical Center, and nurse practitioner Bonnie McReynolds with Summit Pacific Medical Center. There will also be a complimentary Italian dinner, lots of door prize giveaways and a chance for women to ask questions and share experiences. Women of all ages are encouraged to attend the event. RSVP by calling the Diagnostic Imaging Department at (360) 346-2243. For more information, call (360) 346-2250. Summit Pacific Medical Center, 600 E. Main St., Elma.

McCleary

McCleary Timberland Library presents “PageTurners Book Discussion.” 3-4 p.m. Read or listen to any food themed book and come join a conversation. Everyone is welcome to join any or all discussions. For more information call (360) 495-3368. McCleary Timberland Library, 121 S. 4th, McCleary.

29Wednesday

Aberdeen

William “Doc” Carter is back by popular acclaim with the third of four programs on classics of Greek philosophy, presenting “Aristotle, The Nature of Tragedy from the Poetics. The series is an encore to his popular Rainy Day Reading review of Plato’s “The Republic” earlier this year. The Friends of the Aberdeen Timberland Library will provide refreshments. Aberdeen Timberland Library. 121 E. Market Street, 10:30 a.m. - noon

30 Thursday

Aberdeen

Buster Keaton stars in “Sherlock Jr.” a silent movie featuring Andy Crow at the Robert Morton pipe organ, will play at Fern Hill Funeral Home at 2208 Roosevelt St. Two shows begin at 6 &8:30 p.m. Free popcorn and free admission.

Teens-Become a Zombie. Be monstrous, then watch a scary movie and eat some pizza. Come to the Library, if you dare. Learn how to create disgusting wounds.Creatures must be present to vote on which movie to be terrified by. Sponsored by the Friends of the Aberdeen Timberland Library. This is an after hours program. 6- 9 p.m.

Montesano

Montesano Timberland Library presents Road to Santiago. 7-8 p.m. The Camino de Santiago is the name of the pilgrimage to the shrine of the apostle James in northwestern Spain where tradition has it the saint’s remains are buried. Lindy Schroeder from Brilliant Moon in McCleary will share the story of her pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. Montesano Timberland Library, 125 S. Main St.

Olympia

Rally &meeting with Governor Inslee starting at 5-8 p.m. Red Lion Inn, 2300 Evergreen Park Dr. SW. Written comments regarding Rail and Marine Crude Oil Transportation are due by Nov. 3. Carpooling and more info see www.cleanharbor.org

Central Park

Huge Harvest Festival Oct. 30 at Grays Harbor Foursquare in Central Park Carnival games, jump houses and free food are among the many attractions featured this year at the Harvest Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct.30, at Grays Harbor Foursquare Church in Central Park. But perhaps the biggest attraction is that everything is free.

This year the event, which is designed for parents and children through sixth grade, features some 25 decorated trunks full of candy for “trunk ‘r treating” outside for the first hour of the festival – from 6 to 7 p.m.

Inside the building, a large carnival with two different jump houses, various games for little and big kids, face painting and even a corn maze, will be open from 6 to 8 p.m.

Free food, including hot dogs, chips, cider, coffee, popcorn and cotton candy will be available for the first 500 people attending.

“We had a great crowd last year and are expecting even more parents and kids this year,” said organizer Sean Jamieson. “So we’re adding even more fun elements and making sure to keep the crowd pleasers from the past – like the dunk tank.”

“Kids love this festival because it is fun and they leave with lots of candy. Parents love it because their kids spend an enjoyable evening inside a warm, safe building,” he said.

Grays Harbor Foursquare Church is at 4800 Central Park Dr. For more information, call 538-0111 or contact the church through www.ghfoursquare.com.

31 Friday

^Elma

• Downtown Elma Trick or Treat. 3-6 p.m. Take your trick or treaters to participating businesses.

Montesano

• Downtown Montesano Trick or Treat. 2-5 p.m. Look for the orange and black signs on the doors or windows of participating businesses.

Aberdeen

Top Foods will be offering free Halloween crafts and trick or treating in all the departments. United Way of Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties will benefit from all the donations offered in the photo booth as well as from sales of root beer floats and popcorn. That is something every ghoul will love.

Pacific Beach

Haunted House at the Pacific Beach Resort and Conference Center. 360-589-5004.

Nov.

1 Saturday

Elma

The Washington State University Extension presents First Saturday with Master Gardeners — Plant Propagation. 10 a.m. to noon. Grow plants from cuttings and layering. For more information contact Cindy at cindyaburton@comcast.net. Demonstration garden at the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds, 32 Elma McCleary Road.

Aberdeen

Bill Lindstrom will be available for a signing of his new book “John Tornow: Villain or Victim?” 2-4 p.m. Aberdeen Timberland Library, 121 E. Market St.

Hoquiam

A free public panel discussion hosted by Washingto Physicians for Social Responsibility, Grays Harbor Audobon Society &Friends of Grays Harbor, entitled “Oil Trains and Terminals in Grays Harbor: Health Risks &Environmental Impacts. 1 - 3 p.m. at Hoquiam High School “Little Theatre,” 501 W. Emerson Ave. Call 206-547-2630 to RSVP.

The 80th annual Fireman’s Ball and Silent Auction will be held 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Simpson Plaza in Hoquiam located at 220 5th St.

A silent auction will take place during the event along with live music. performed by Ready or Not. The event is open to the public and admission is $10 per person. Attendees must be 21 or over and bring identification in order to gain admission.

The event is sponsored by Aberdeen Firefighters Local #2639 and Hoquiam Firefighters Local #315. For more information, contact the Aberdeen Fire Department at 360-532-1254.

Rochester

Charlie Daniels Band at Lucky Eagle Casino. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $30 with players club card. To purchase tickets visit www.luckyeagle.com or call the box office at 1-800-720-1788. Lucky Eagle Casino, 12888 188th Ave. SW.

5 Wednesday

Ocean Shores

“Get to Know Raptors.” Dr. Dan Varland, Executive Director of Coastal Raptors, speaks about identification of birds of prey that frequent our beaches. The Coastal Interpretive Center Board has set new lectures for the 2014-15 Glimpses Series, which includes five lectures on the first Wednesday of the month. Starting at 6:30 p.m., the talks will take place at Ocean Beach Roasters, 841 Pt. Brown Ave.

7 Friday

First Friday in Aberdeen. Head downtown for art, deals and you never know what might happen along the block on Broadway.

The Sons of Itally will have a Lasagna Luncheon and bake sale from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Parish Hall , 306 E 3rd St.Adults $8, children $4.

8 Saturday

Hoquiam

“The Great Escape,” (1963) starringa Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough at the 7th St. Theatre in Hoquiam. Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2 p.m. All tickets are $5 and available at the door. Advance tickets are available at Harbor Drug, City Drug and at http://ift.tt/GFWON9. Doors open at 7 p.m. (360) 537-7400.

Ocean Shores

• Toast the Harbor Food and Wine Festival, 2-9 p.m. at the Quinault Beach Resort &Casino, presented by the Aberdeen Lions Club: http://ift.tt/1lY8KVU. Tickets at the door are $20, presale are $15.

9 Sunday

Ken Albert and Christine Hill perform Christmas Favorites at Westport Winery from noon to 5 p.m., 1 South Arbor Road, off State Routhe 105. No cover charge. To make lunch reservations, call (360) 648-2224.

11 Tuesday

Washington State Parks will celebrate Veterans Day with a FREE DAY. A Discover Pass is not required to visit state parks. The Discover Pass is required to visit recreation lands managed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Natural Resources.

15 Saturday

Elma

Grays Harbor Rockfest 3. Headlining: Bill Manspeaker - Green Jello “Three Little Pigs” - Bill Manspeaker will be preforming &providing a class on puppet making. Which also includes performances by Gebular, The People Now, TSAVO, Full Moon Radio, Fishing With Bigfoot, Within The Pride, Letzer Guiest, Motar, Anitize, The Bangalores, Reverent Circle; plus other individuals playing between band setups. From 10 to 1 p.m. Class on Rock Music; which is included in the price of the admission. Concert commences at 3 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Bring your own lawn chairs to the concert and plan on staying the whole day. This is a non-profit event put on by Chinook Spirits. For ticket purchases please go to http://ift.tt/GFWON9 10a.m. - 11:30 p.m. $15

22 Saturday

Hoquiam

Turkey Trot Registration at 8 a.m. , race begins at 9 a.m.

28 Friday

Winter Fanta- Sea Craft Show- Ocean Shores Handmade crafts &art from over 50 vendors. (360-289-9586

DEC.

6 Saturday

hoquiam

Ho Ho Hoquiam Run. Registraion starts at 8 a.m. at the 7th St. Theatre. Race begins at 9 a.m.

Jan

2 Friday

First Friday in Aberdeen

Feb

14-16

Ocean Shores

Seabreeze Walking Festival Biennial volkswalking festival featuring 6 walking trails and 1 bicycle route through Ocean Shores, along the beach, through State Parks, and up the North Beach. Routes vary in length from 5 Km (3.1 mi.)- 30 Km (18 mi.) Will begin at the Ocean HSores Lions Club, 832 Ocean Shores Blvd.