Aberdeen

Aberdeen Wishkah Home & Community Educators (HCE) have scheduled a meeting, party and potluck dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the home of Joan Julius to make plans for the January HCE council meeting and the club banquet in January.

G.H. Brain Injury Support Group will meet at 12:15 p.m. Thursday at The ARC, 523 W. First. For more information, call 360-281-5332.

Mental Health Support Group, hosted by National Alliance for Mental Illness Washington Coast, meets at 1 p.m. every Friday at Shoppes at Riverside mall, next to the mall office.

PAWS, 800 W. 1st is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Saturdays, and 2 to 6 p.m. Thursdays. To view adoptable pets online, visit pawsgh.org

Grays Harbor Bridge Club members and newcomers are invited to play duplicate bridge at 1:15 Wednesday and 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Aberdeen United Methodist Church. For partnership arrangements, call JoAnn Boettcher at 360-532-2376.

Hoquiam

Line Dancing is offered at 10:15 a.m. Mondays and Fridays at the Hoquiam Senior Center.

Montesano

Montesano Community Center, 314 S. Main, offers karaoke at 12:30 p.m. Mondays; chair exercises at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; pinochle at 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and potluck pinochle at 6 p.m. every Saturday. For more information, call 360-964-4131.

Pinochle players will meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Montesano Moose Lodge. Everyone is invited.

Elma

Used books are available at the Elma Timberland Library during regular library hours. Hosted by the Friends of the Elma Timberland Library, the cost is $2 for hardbacks and $1 for paperbacks.

Ocean Shores

Wednesday Men’s Christian Breakfast meets at 8 a.m. at the Shilo Inn. For more information, call 360-500-5242.

Community Voices of Ocean Shores will meet at 11 a.m. every Thursday at the North Beach Senior Center for anyone interesting in learning about city government, meeting neighbors, civic leaders and business owners. For more information, call Susan Conniry, 619-977-7132.

Ocean Shores Food Bank will distribute food from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday at 846 Anchor Ave.

TOPS Inc., No. WA 1425, will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Ocean Shores Library. For more information, call 360-591-8450.

Westport

Gen James H. Doolittle VFW Post 3057 and Auxiliary will host a children’s Christmas party at noon, Saturday, Dec. 21 at the post for ages birth to 12. Lunch will be served and there will be, a visit and photos with Santa plus gifts for those attending. Children must be accompanied by a parent. The post is located at 211 E. Pacific in Westport.

Raymond

Grief Support Group, sponsored by Harbors Home Health & Hospice, will be held at 3 p.m. every Wednesday at the Raymond Timberland Library.

HAVA (Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals) is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at 431 2nd St. for adoption of kittens and cats. Dogs are in foster care and are available by appointment. For more information, call 360-942-4716.

Self-Help Groups

Support groups for people with addictions meet throughout Grays Harbor and Pacific counties. For more information, call the number in your area:

Alano Club, 823 W. Heron, Aberdeen hosts numerous 12-step program meetings and has space for more programs. For more information, call 360-532-5971.

Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families — 360-589-0898

Al-Anon — 360-532-3009

Alcoholics Anonymous — 360-532-2691/www.aa21.org

Celebrate Recovery — 360-581-5135 or 360-268-3549

Gamblers Anonymous — 425-336-1996

Narcotics Anonymous — 360-589-8620/www.gha-na.org

Nar-Anon (Grays Harbor) for family and friends of addicts — 360-581-9323

Overeaters Anonymous — 805-260-6471