Comets to battle Mules Saturday for KM trophy

News from Naselle:

The sports calendar for this coming week includes: Saturday, high school boys basketball at Wahkiakum for the annual KM Trophy at 5:45 p.m. Bring it home boys! Monday, middle school girls basketball with South Bend in Naselle at 5:45 p.m .; Tuesday, middle school girls basketball with Ocosta in Naselle at 5:45 p.m. Go Comet teams!

On Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., the community is invited to the Naselle School’s annual Christmas Concert. Come and enjoy an evening of beautiful holiday music.

Westend news:

The Grays River Grange #124 will celebrate Christmas with their annual, old fashioned, traditional Christmas Party. It will take place on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Bring a dish to share for the evening's potluck dinner followed by some old fashioned caroling, a gift exchange, a raffle drawing (you can purchase raffle tickets at the party), a special recognition of Years of Grange membership, and the annual reading of The Night Before Christmas by Robert Pyle of Grays River.

Santa has also made plans to attend the party, and to hand out gifts to the children attending, and will probably have a candy cane or two to distribute before heading back to the North Pole to finish up his yearly duties.

Please bring a gift with your child’s name on it for Santa to deliver if they are in the audience. If you are participating in the adult gift exchange, please mark the package for a male or female and the price of the gift should not be more than $5.

Since it is the season of giving, please bring a non perishable food item or two to share with the local food banks. Everyone is welcome to attend this family friendly event and you do not need to be a Grange member to attend.

For questions, call Grays River Grange at 465-2268 or email: grange@wwest.net.

December 15 is the deadline to return your Christmas “Fill-a-Feedbag” contribution to the West End Food Pantry. If you are not a participant in this program, you can still donate items to help out with the many food baskets that will be distributed to folks in our area. Cash is also an option to help defray some of the costs.

The West End Food Pantry is open on Thursdays 1-5 p.m. each week and is located in the north end of the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park.

Get your tickets now for the annual Crab and Oyster Feed, sponsored by the American Legion Deep River Post #111. The event will be held on January 28. Doors open at 6 p.m. Only 200 tickets will be sold and the price is $28 per person.

Get tickets by calling Ken Elliot at 465-2274, Nick Nikkila at 465-2595 or Dale Rose at 465-2234.

The next blood drive will be held on January 6 at the Valley Bible Church. Get your appointments set now by contacting Susan Burkhalter. More info coming.

The Free Saturday Night movie in the Grays River Valley Center at Johnson Park this week is a 1947 holiday classic.

The Rosburg Wednesday Senior Lunch Bunch meets in the Rosburg Hall for a delicious meal prepared and served by Pat Potter and her volunteers.

On Thursdays a senior meal is also offered in the Rosburg Hall and is sponsored by CAP. Lunch is served both days at noon.

Happy Birthday to Rod Ammer, Debbie Klinger, Jim Strange, Deanna McCullough, Francy Penttila, Trevin Leeland and Maija Rose. Here’s to a perfectly wonderful day of celebration.

Happy Anniversary to Howard and Arlene Nelson.