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News from Naselle:

The Comet Booster Club will hold their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 11th at 5:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

Mark your calendar for an evening of fun and song on Friday, the 14th. Bring the family and enjoy the annual Variety Show at the Naselle-Grays River Valley School in the Commons. The show begins at 7:00 p.m.

The annual ESA Senior Citizen Dinner will be held on Sunday, March 2nd at 12:30 p.m. in the social room of the Naselle Assembly of God Church located at 278 Knappton Rd. in Naselle. All local seniors, 60 years and older are invited to enjoy this free dinner. For more information, please call 484-3292.

Are you preparing for your spring garden? Get a head start with Baker Creek Heirloom seeds, available now, non-GMO organic, at the Deep River Camp Store on SR 4 near Salme Hill in Naselle. Plantings will also be available in early spring, including tomatoes, carrots, onions, cauliflower, cabbage, green beans, yellow beans, peas, beets, Brussel sprouts, broccoli and cumbers. For more information please call 360 783-2638.

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The free Friday Night movie this week at the Grays River Valley Center is another good one for the kids. A classic fairy tale with a good moral to it, animated and sure to keep the young ones attention. The show will begin at 7:00 p.m.

Concessions are available. Popcorn (with a free refill), pop, and candy at reasonable prices. For more information on the movie please call 465-2310 or stop by the Grays River Valley Library at Johnson Park.

Are you out of shape? Need a little more exercise? Check out the awesome Bow Flex machine in the exercise room at Grays River Valley Center. We will be adding some more updated equipment as well, in the next few weeks. For 24/7 access to the exercise room you can purchase a sponsorship for $65.00 per year (immediate family) or an individual for only $45.00 per year. There is also a full size pool table located in the exercise room for your pleasure. Come check it out.

Get your tickets now for the 2nd annual Spaghetti Feed to be held on March 22nd in the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park. Tickets are $10.00 each for all you can eat spaghetti with salad, bread and beverage. You can purchase your advance ticket from a board member, in the Grays River Valley Library/Community Computer Center, at the Rosburg Store or by calling 465-2310.

The event will also have several nice raffle items at the dinner. Raffle tickets will be sold at the dinner or can be purchased in the Grays River Valley Library. All the proceeds from this fundraiser will be used for ongoing projects and operating expenses for the center.

Only one more week until the annual Crab and Oyster Feed and dance being held at the Rosburg Hall and sponsored by the American Legion Deep River Post #111 on Saturday, March 8th from 6:00 p.m. to midnight. Only 200 tickets are available for this sellout event. The evening also includes a raffle with great prizes, and a dance to finish out the fun.

For more information or to purchase your tickets please call Ken Elliot at 465-2274, Nick Nikkila at 465-2595 or Dale Rose at 465-2234.

Learn how to buy items on E-bay, and how to post items that you want to sell, by taking advantage of a free class offered at the Grays River Valley Library/Community Computer Center on Monday, March 10th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information contact Ramona Collver at 465-2597.

I had an interesting post on Face Book from Bryon Parrino (Naselle Massage Clinic owner) and thought I would share it in my column. This is a community wide invitation to meet each Wednesday evening from 7:15-8:15 p.m. at the Grays River United Methodist Church for a program being offered called: Listening to God Through Prayer and Meditation. Goals for the meetings include: connecting with God on a deeper level, experience greater peace and joy, learn what God has in store for you and gain strength and empowerment for the week ahead. For more information please contact Bryon at 465-2250.

The Rosburg Wednesday Senior Lunch Bunch meets each week at the Rosburg Hall for a home cooked meal prepared and served by Pat Potter and her volunteer crew. Lunch is served at noon.

On Thursdays, senior lunches are also served at the Rosburg Hall and are sponsored by CAP.

Happy Birthday to the following: Joel Strange, Maria Rogers, Bob Pavola, Penny Harley, Jason Bjornsgard, Mike Matthews, Jeremy Forbes, Ashley Albright, Jack Reinertsen, Riki Saari, Debbie Littlefield, Crystal Lane, Michael Gilbert, Seth Scrabeck, Blake Johnson, Karen Wirkkala, Sunday Busse, Wendy Strange, Michael Phipps, Grace Mattson, Melanie Bloom and Dustin Eaton. Wishing each of you a perfect day for your celebration.

Happy Anniversary to Marco and Lisa Colombo and wishing you many more celebrations together.