PARADE: After brief, early morning showers, the sun broke through and provide a perfect setting for the annual Flag Day Parade. This year's grand marshall, Lt. Governor Brad Owen led the parade. Highlights of this year's event included the 250 piece band and drill team from Explorer Middle School in Mukilteo, WA. For the fourth year in a row the Electronettes Drill Team from Seattle entertained watchers along the parade route. The "Baby Electronettes" followed their big sister group. Several pirate ships, including an entry by the Ocean Shores Pirates "sailed" the winding parade route. Ocean Shores is proud to host the largest and one of the only Flag Day Parades in Western Washington.

DANCE: Eight of the nine raffle winners at Saturday night's Flag Day Dance, "Stars and Stripes" were residents of Ocean Shores. Gretchen Thompson, Ocean Shores not only won the first drawing, a Pirates Chest donated by the Pirates Cove Pub; she ended the evening by winning the last drawing, a stained glass rendering of "The H.M.S. Bounty" donated by Stained Glass by Glasshound. Other winners from Ocean Shores were Iona Lee Anderson, a stained glass "Snowflake" and Janet Maleski, a stained glass lamp, both pieces provided by Stained Glass by Glasshound; Betty Wyatt, a signed and numbered poster and a signed and numbered book, Lady On the Beach donated by the O.S. Associated Arts; Marsha Powell and Jay Dalton each won beautiful vases donated by Opal Art Glass of Cosmopolis; and Kate Isham won a weekend "Play & Stay" package from the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino. The lone winner from out of town was Linda Mathes of Bremerton who received a weekend pass for two to the Dixieland Jazz Festival taking place at Ocean Shores in November, donated by the Dixieland Jazz Society.

Overall, the dance was a big success. The popularity of the band, Mathes and Company; the fabulous raffle prizes; and the large number of tourists in town for the Flag Day Parade combined to boost the attendance to almost twice that of last year's dance.

The Flag Day Parade is sponsored by the Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce and the Flag Day Dance is sponsored by ACT (Action Committee for Tourism).

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SECOND ANNUAL

Activities:
Saturday & Sunday afternoon open Jam Sessions
Sat. 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm / Sun. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the Ocean Shores Convention Center

Our second annual Country Music Jam was again hosted by Bob and Karen Anderson. Talent from as far away as Texas came to enjoy the fun. Surprise guests included Eddy Lee who was a character actor in the movie "Lonesome Dove" and Alex Mabrey, a 16 year old from Lake Quinault who performed two songs that she had written.

Saturday Night Dinner-Dance
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm at the Ocean Shores Convention Center
The Ocean Shores Lions Club put on a lasagna dinner followed by the Saturday Nite dance which featured Western Strings. Over 700 attended this two-day event.

The 5th Annual Ocean Shores Antique & Collectible Show was held February 10th and 11th, 2007 at the Ocean Shores Convention Center. Over eighty vendors offered a wide variety of antiques including dolls, glass, furniture, American Art pottery, and much, much more. Hourly Door Prizes included a Weekend Get-Away Package for two, provided by the Quinault Beach Resort & Casino. This prize was won by Randy Coots of Shelton, WA. Available on site were food booths and a glass and crystal repair service. The proceeds from the evaluations and admissions enabled ACT to present checks to the North Beach Senior Center and the North Beach Singers Association in the sums of $2,434.78 each. Next year's show will be held on February 9th and 10th.....(See details)

Sand Sculptors and Chainsaw Carvers Compete - Ocean Shores, Washington

See 2006 Results Below

SAND SCULPTING - Professional & Family Competition
Master, Intermediate, and Novice Sand Sculpting teams competed for over $5,000.00 in cash prizes. Family and friends competed in the Family Division for hundreds of dollars in gift certificates and merchandise donated by the business community of Ocean Shores.

SAWDUST COMPETITION - Fifty-five Carvers from the US, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Australia & Japan

Daily at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, Professional and Semi-Pro Chainsaw Carvers competed for over $10,000 in prizes. Awards also included ECHO chainsaws, blowers, and sprayers totaling thousands of dollars were provided by ECHO. Internationally known auctioneer, Boaz Backus conducted Auctions at the end of each day's competition. A new feature of the event was wood carving demonstrations by several international carvers which took place at various business locations in Ocean Shores beginning Wednesday, June 21st.

RAFFLE WINNERS:

Original pastel by Jerri Shrader - Sally Combs, North Bend, WA

Walking Bear by Steve Orne - Ron Smith, Ocean Shores, WA

FOOD & CRAFT VENDORS - Over 80 on hand

A Smashing Success

Activities:
Saturday & Sunday afternoon open Jam Sessions
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm at the Ocean Shores Convention Center

The two days of open jams were hosted by North Beach's own Bob & Karen Anderson. Musicians of all playing levels participated. Few people realized that we have such outstanding talent in the area.

Saturday Night Dance
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at the Ocean Shores Convention Center
Western Strings provided the music. Two-Step and Salsa lessons by local instructor Terrisa Fajardo Lambert were conducted during intermission. Free refreshments and a No Host Bar. A good time was had by all!!

THE 4th ANNUAL OCEAN SHORES
ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE SHOW

The show featured over 80 booths of vintage antiques and collectibles offered by quality dealers from throughout the Pacific Northwest.

• Evaluations,
• Glass repair,
• Hourly door prizes,
• The Grand Prize, a weekend getaway at the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino, was won by Coreen Selberg of Aberdeen, WA.

Again this year, Experts were on hand to identify and evaluate the attendees treasures. They included Randy and Debbie Coe, authors of "Elegant Glass; Early Depression & Beyond", Mike Gyde of Peoples Emporium, Caroline Mohagen of Antiques Etc., and Joe Pavletich. Evaluations were $2.00 per item.

The proceeds from admissions enabled ACT to present a check for $4,120.10 to the North Beach School District Student Emergency Fund. The proceeds from the evaluations ($983.10) were turned over to the Ocean Shores Food Bank and the North Beach Cement Surfers.

The Ocean Shores Antique & Collectible Show is alway the second full weekend in February. From the reactions of this year's dealers and attendees, next year's show promises to be an even bigger success. It is scheduled for February 10-11, 2007. See you in Ocean Shores! (more)

THE FIVE STAR DEALERSHIPS
2005 SAND & SAWDUST FESTIVAL
Master sand sculptors and chainsaw carvers from all over the Pacific Northwest, Europe, Asia and Australia came to Ocean Shores in June 2005 to participate in this annual three-day festival. The sand sculpting competition attracted three 8-person Master teams, as well as numerous Intermediate, Novice and Family teams. A record 37 Professional and Semi-professional chainsaw carvers were on hand to compete and exhibit their outstanding talents. Over 15,000 spectators were on hand to cheer them on.