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Relay for Life Garage Sale
Saturday, May 10th, 9am—2pm
1600 Harborview Dr., Aberdeen

We need donations for the GHC Relay for Life garage sale. We want this sale to be the biggest one yet!

All garage sale quality items are welcome (except teen and adult clothing). Please bring items, prepriced, to Arlene Torgerson’s house on May 9th between 4:30—6:30pm. If unable to deliver during those hours please contact Arlene at extension 4066 or 532-6836 for other arrangements.

All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. For more information contact: Diane Smith 538-4181 dsmith@ghc.edu Or Arlene Torgerson 538-4066 atorgers@ghc.edu

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Symphony Rehearsals
Rehearsals for the Grays Harbor Symphony Orchestra are resuming in April and all interested musicians are invited to participate. Practice sessions start at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 7 at the Wellington Rehearsal Hall on the main Grays Harbor College campus in Aberdeen.

The symphony orchestra’s next concert is scheduled for Sunday, June 8, and will feature three concertos by young Harbor musicians who have auditioned for this honor to perform. Their selections will include one movement from the G major Viola Concerto by Stamitz, the G major double flute Concerto by Cimarosa, and the G minor Piano Concerto # 1 by Mendelssohn.

In addition, the June 8 concert program will include the "New World Symphony" by Dvorak.

Musicians who have not been in the symphony but are interested are encouraged to contact conductor Robert C. Richardson at 538-4171.

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GHC Childcare Facility Receives Funding
Grays Harbor College received a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant today, through the Washington State Department of Community Trade and Economic Development (CTED). The grant will help fund the College’s new $2.5 million child care facility on the main Aberdeen campus.

In announcing the news, GHC President Ed Brewster commended the efforts of many on the College staff and numerous within the community “for helping make this project become a reality.” Construction on the new building will take place in 2009, he stated, replacing the current child care structure which is becoming nonfunctional. The new facility will accommodate approximately 75 youngsters, about 15 more than the present center.

In addition to the Block Grant just announced for the childcare project, the College has received $1 million from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges capital fund, and generous contributions of $250,000 from the Bishop Foundation and $150,000 from the College’s own Foundation. The Associated Students of GHC added another $100,000 and Brewster stated the remainder is yet to be raised.

“We especially appreciate being able to work with the Grays Harbor County Commissioners on the grant application,” he emphasized. The commissioners agreed to be the local sponsor of the College’s Block Grant.

“Only one project can be sponsored at a time through the CTED process,” GHC Foundation Wes Peterson added. “And we were grateful that the commissioners and county staffer Lee Napier were willing to be our sponsor at the last minute.” Peterson spearheaded the grant application, taking over the project from former GHC Foundation Director Arnel Blancas, who did the preliminary work on the grant.

“The leadership of our own GHC Foundation is also to be commended for getting us to this point,” Brewster acknowledged. “So many of our students and some staff and faculty rely on this child care facility for their family needs and we will soon have a top-quality center for the care of these children.”

Harbor architect Alan Gozart also worked with the College to complete preliminary design concepts and cost estimates on the project. Formal design work will begin next, Brewster explained, followed by construction to be completed in 2009.

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