Heritage museum opens special exhibition
See donated gifts to the collection in ‘Pieces of the Puzzle’
ILWACO, Wash. — Each item in
the Columbia Paci¿c Heritage
Museum’s collection, down
to the last piece of paper, has
been donated to the museum
by members of the community.
The special exhibition
“Pieces of the Puzzle: Re-
cent Gifts to Collections”
is a sampler of the generous
gifts given to the Colum-
bia Pacific Heritage Mu-
seum over the past several
years. The exhibition in-
cludes over 300 items rang-
ing from photographs and
books to uniforms, T-shirts,
and paintings and ceramics
created by important local
artists.
These donations are im-
portant to the museum. The
primary function of a muse-
um is to collect, preserve, re-
search, exhibit and interpret
the heritage of its collection.
In achieving these objectives,
the Columbia Paci¿c Heritage
Museum holds each item in its
collection as evidence of the
stories of the Columbia-Pacif-
ic region.
When an object is donat-
ed, its story often connects it
to other stories, ¿lling gaps,
building bridges and connect-
ing pieces of an overall puzzle
of this region’s heritage.
An opening reception will
be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Fri-
day, July 31.
The Columbia Paci¿c Heri-
tage Museum is located at 115
S.E. Lake St.
Submitted photo courtesy of Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
Submitted photo courtesy of Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum
Before it was called the Long Beach Peninsula, the narrow finger of land jutting north of
the mouth of the Columbia River was called North Beach. This is a North Beach postcard.
Go birding at Sunset Beach
WARRENTON — Do you have
an appreciation for birds and
want some experience on how
best to see them? Or are you an
experienced birder wanting to
help with bird surveys? Here’s
your chance to join Let’s Go
Birding.
Birding activities are free,
and birders 8 years old and
older are welcome. Children 8
to 14 must be accompanied by
a parent/guardian. Loaner bin-
oculars are available for up to
10 birders. If available, bring
your own binoculars.
This year, the Sunset
Beach State Recreation Site
and the Fort to Sea Trail is the
site of weekly bird surveys.
The surveys monitor the bird
species that use the park from
season to season and will be
conducted weekly for an en-
tire year.
Sunset Beach surveys will
meet at the Fort to Sea Trail-
head at Sunset Beach:
• 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug.
2;
• 8 to 10 a.m. Monday,
Aug. 10;
• 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 18;
• 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 25.
Submitted photo
This juvenile Cooper’s hawk recently
hatched in a nest along the Fort to Sea
Trail. Oregon State Parks is holding weekly
birding surveys along the trail, starting at
Sunset Beach, for an entire year.
Fort Stevens State Park
will hold its monthly bird sur-
vey from 8 to 10 a.m. Sunday,
Aug. 16. Birders should meet
at Battery Russell in the park.
The surveys each take
around two hours and will
cover several diverse habitats
along the trail. For questions,
contact Park Ranger Dane
Osis 503-861-3170 x 41 or at
dane.osis@oregon.gov
This painting by local artist John Campiche depicts the historic Collie Schulderman House
in Seaview.
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