UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July ~~April 6~~24, 2009

Venture Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Washington	0-24024	91 - 1277503
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation)

1495 Wilmington Dr.
PO Box 970
DuPont, Washington 98327
Address of Principal Executive Office and Zip Code

Registrant's telephone number including area code 253-441-4000

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

[Item ]4.01 ~~Soliciting~~Changes ~~material~~in ~~pursuant~~Registrant’s toCertifying ~~Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240~~Accountant.~~14a -12)~~

[(a) On ]July ~~Pre-commencement~~24, ~~communications~~2009 ~~pursuant~~Venture toFinancial ~~Rule~~Group, ~~14d-2~~Inc. (bthe “Company”) ~~under~~received ~~the~~written ~~Exchange~~notice ~~Act~~from Moss Adams, LLP (17“Moss ~~CFR~~Adams”) ~~240~~stating that Moss Adams would not stand for reappointment to audit the Company’s financial statements and related Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009.~~14d~~ The Company has not yet filed its Form 10-~~2(b))~~K for the year ended December 31, 2008 or its quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2009. In the letter, Moss Adams affirmed its intention to complete their engagement to audit the financial statements to be included in the Company’s 2008 Form 10-K, to review the Company’s first quarter interim financial statements to be included in its quarterly report for the period ended March 31, 2009 on Form 10-Q and to complete other 2008 audit-related and tax services pursuant to existing agreements.

[The ]reports ~~Pre-commencement~~of ~~communications~~Moss ~~pursuant~~Adams on the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007 did not contain any adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to ~~Rule~~uncertainty, ~~13e-4(c)~~audit ~~under~~scope or accounting principle. During the ~~Exchange~~previous ~~Act~~two ~~(17~~fiscal ~~CFR~~years ~~240~~and through the date of this Current Report, there have been no disagreements with Moss Adams on any matters of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Moss Adams, would have caused Moss Adams to make reference to the subject matter of such disagreements in their reports on the financial statements for such years.~~13e~~ ~~-4(c))~~We have been advised by Moss Adams, that the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the period ended December 31, 2008 will include an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern due to the significant net loss from operations in 2008, deterioration in the credit quality of its loan portfolio, and the decline in its level of regulatory capital to support operations.

During the previous two fiscal years and through the date of this Current Report, there have been no “reportable events” as such term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K except that Moss Adams advised the Company that as of December 31, 2008 there was a material weakness in the Company's internal control over financial reporting.01 ~~Entry~~Management ~~into~~of the Company concluded that the Company had ineffective operation of controls to ensure that non-routine, complex transactions and events were properly accounted for in a ~~Material~~timely ~~Definitive~~manner. ~~Agreement~~During the course of preparing financial reports and related financial disclosures, material adjustments were identified and recorded in the Company books and records related to accounts associated with goodwill, deferred tax assets, other-than-temporary impairment of securities, and impaired loans.

~~Effective~~Beginning ~~April~~with 6,the ~~2009,~~conservatorship ~~Venture Financial Group, Inc., holding company~~ of ~~Venture~~Fannie ~~Bank,~~Mae and ~~the~~Freddie ~~Federal~~Mac ~~Reserve~~and ~~Bank~~continuing ofwith ~~San~~the ~~Francisco~~severe ~~entered~~downturn ~~into~~in athe ~~Written~~local ~~Agreement.~~and ~~Pursuant~~national toeconomy, the ~~agreement, the~~ Company’s ~~has~~accounting ~~agreed~~department tohad ~~seek~~a ~~the~~number ~~prior approval~~ of ~~the~~complex ~~Federal~~and ~~Reserve~~non-routine ~~before~~transactions ~~declaring~~and orevents ~~paying~~to ~~dividends,~~analyze ~~incurring~~and ~~debt~~process orin ~~repurchasing~~preparing ~~shares.~~financial ~~Consistent~~statements ~~with~~for ~~our~~the ~~plans~~year toended ~~preserve~~December ~~capital~~31, we2008. ~~have~~The noCompany’s ~~plans~~ability to ~~undertake~~respond ~~any~~to of the ~~foregoing~~growing ~~activities. The~~complexities ~~primary~~was ~~purpose~~compounded ofdue ~~the Agreement is~~ to ~~ensure that an agreement and plans are in place to conserve capital and to inject more capital into~~ the ~~bank.~~death Weof ~~are~~one ~~currently~~key inmember ~~compliance with the agreement~~ and ~~will be completing additional items under~~ the ~~agreement~~resignation ~~including~~of ~~submitting~~another akey ~~copy~~member of ~~our Capital Restoration Plan to~~ the ~~Federal~~accounting ~~Reserve within 10 days~~staff. ~~The Written Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1.~~

~~Item~~The 8Company continues to focus on the recapitalization of the Company both through the reduction of operating costs and through pursuing new investment capital.01 ~~Other~~The ~~Information~~Company has received letters of intent from parties who desire to invest in the Company, and remains engaged in active discussions with additional potential investors.

OnThe ~~April~~Company 8,provided ~~2009,~~Moss ~~Venture~~Adams ~~Financial~~with ~~Group~~a ~~issued~~copy aof ~~press~~this ~~release~~disclosure ~~providing~~and anrequested ~~update~~that onMoss ~~capital~~Adams ~~raising~~furnish ~~activities~~the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and ~~regulatory~~Exchange ~~matters~~Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. ~~The~~A ~~press~~copy ~~release~~of Moss Adams’ letter, dated July 30, 2009, is ~~attached~~filed as Exhibit 9916.21 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

~~FORWARD~~(b) The ~~LOOKING~~Audit ~~STATEMENTS~~Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors had previously commenced the process of engaging a new independent registered public accounting firm. No successor auditor has been selected or engaged as of the date of the filing of this Current Report.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements about Venture Financial Group’s plans and anticipated results of operations and financial condition. These statements relate primarily, but are not limited, to statements about management’s present plans and intentions to address the Federal Reserve’s Written Agreement, including raising additional capital, and our expectations of success in those endeavors. Because forward-looking statements are, in part, an attempt to project future events and explain management’s current plans and expectations, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actions and our results to differ materially from those set forth in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, our ability to increase our regulatory capital to required levels and to maintain those levels and our ability to satisfy the terms and conditions of regulatory agreements. Other risks are set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We do not undertake to update our forward looking statements or the factors that may cause us to deviate from them, except as required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	~~(a)~~Not applicable.		~~Not applicable.~~
(b)	~~(b)~~Not applicable.		~~Not applicable.~~
(c)	~~(c)~~Not applicable.		~~Not applicable.~~
(d)	~~(d)~~Exhibits.		~~Exhibits.~~
			99.1 Written Agreement
	16.1	Letter from Moss Adams LLP to the Securities and Exchange Commission, dated July 30, 2009
			99.2 Press Release

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	VENTURE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.			~~VENTURE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.~~
	(Registrant)			~~(Registrant)~~
Date:	April 8, 2009		By:	/s/ Sandra Sager
Date: July 30, 2009	By:	/s/ James F. Arneson
				Sandra Sager
		James F. Arneson
				Chief Financial Officer
		President

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