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8 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Plan for a beach-friendly Fourth Peninsula July 4 events aim to respect public lands, stop litter SUBMITTED PHOTO Volunteers got rid of nearly 40 tons of trash after last year’s Fourth of July celebrations on the Long Beach Peninsula, including a “burning man” ireworks installation. Clean up the beach July 5 LONG BEACH PENINSULA, Wash. — After the Fourth of July ireworks fade from the sky and the holiday is over, it’s time to clean up the beach. The public is invited to come join the Grassroots Garbage Gang on Tuesday, July 5 and rid the beach of litter. Organizers will be sta- tioned at all the major beach approaches at 9:30 a.m. to hand out bags and help di- rect volunteers to where help is needed. This one of four commu- nity-initiated cleanups that happens on the Long Beach Peninsula each year. Come by yourself, with a friend or your family. If you can come and are lexible on location to clean, email organizer Shelly Pollock at Shelly@ OurBeach.org The truck brigade sup- porting the beach cleanup needs more trucks and peo- ple in them who can pick up illed garbage bags and other debris and sling it into their rigs for transport to a dump- ster at a beach approach. Four-wheel drive is manda- tory. If you have a trailer, too, that would be a tremen- dous asset. If you would like to be included in this helpful group, contact Linda Bierma at 360-665-4362 or bierma@ willapabay.org After the cleanup, there will be a soup feed for volunteers at the Peninsula Senior Center, located at 21603 O Lane in Klipsan Beach, from noon until the pot runs dry. It will be a time to see what’s been found and share your indings with other volunteers, if you so choose. Support for the Grass- Roots Garbage Gang comes from volunteers, local businesses, the city of Long Beach, Marine Resource Committee, Washington State Department of Ecolo- gy, Washington State Parks, Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, NOAA and more. The gang, a 501(c)(3) nonproit organization, is focusing on its inancial fu- ture in 2016. The gang seeks to create a cleanup fund, to sustain future beach cleanup efforts. For more informa- tion or to donate, visit www. OurBeach.org LONG BEACH PENINSULA, Wash. — The Long Beach Peninsu- la has long been a gathering place for those wishing to salute the nation’s freedom from British rule. This year’s Independence Day celebra- tions will be marked by a renewed sense of making the beach approachable for the general public and enjoyable for all. “Paciic Northwest fam- ilies have a long-standing tradition of celebrating the Fourth at the beach, and we love being a part of that,” said Andi Day, executive director of the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau. “This year, there will be extra encouragement to keep the beach safe and clean during and after the celebration.” Beach-Friendly Fourth is a new campaign launched to raise public awareness of how to minimize the impact of Independence Day celebrations on the beach, a Seashore Conservation Area managed by Washington State Parks. Visitors and res- idents are asked to use com- mon sense, be respectful to others and the environment, and pay attention to posted regulations, which include PHOTO BY NATALIE ST. JOHN Patriotic spectators enjoy the annual Ocean Park Fourth of July Parade. SUBMITTED PHOTO Washington State Parks Communication Department de- signed this banner, featuring logos of partners who have come together to develop and implement a plan for July 4 celebra- tions on the peninsula. From left are: Magen Michaud, Vicki Vanneman, Bette Lu Krause and Virginia Spurkland. no overnight camping on the beach. These efforts come in re- sponse to the 2015 Fourth of July weekend revels, which brought an estimated 100,000 visitors to the Long Beach Peninsula, about 40 tons of litter, a homicide, hundreds of noise and congestion-relat- ed complaints, and more. The Long Beach Visitors Bureau suggests making ho- tel and motel, RV and camp site reservations in advance, as lodging historically sells out on the holiday weekend. The Long Beach Penin- sula will continue to host free-to-the-public Fourth of July events. They include the following: • Feel the Thunder Fireworks and Firecracker 5K at the Port of Ilwaco on Saturday, July 2. Run or walk the course at 9 a.m., and then settle into one of the best sea- side spots to watch ireworks over the water at 9:30 p.m. • Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Parade at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 in down- town Ocean Park. Enjoy a hometown parade with kids on bikes, horseback riders, classic cars, homemade loats, chalk art, waving lags and more, followed by Art in the Park in Sheldon Park. • Long Beach Indepen- dence Day Fireworks on the beach at dusk (9:30 to 10 p.m.) July 4. The city of Long Beach puts on one of the best ireworks displays in the region. Bring your blankets and folding chairs, and view this huge, colorful display on the beach in front of the Long Beach board- walk. Dance party to beneit Orlando shooting victims ASTORIA — The Lower Co- lumbia Q Center and Astoria Arts & Movement Center will present Pulse, a dance party with proceeds beneit- ing the victims of the June 11 Orlando shooting. The all-ages, LGBT-pos- itive event will be held at 9 p.m. Friday, July 1 at the Astoria Arts & Movement Center. DJ Takimba and DJ Ali Aht will create the pulse for dancers at the party. Takimba is no stranger to the summer festival circuit. This year he is a headliner at both What the Festival and Lucidity. While not on the road playing with names like Fort Knox Five and Ott, he holds down The Melting Pot radio show at Portland’s KBOO 90.7 FM. Ali Aht is a Portland regular having played rooms like Holocene, The Whisky and Refuge. He has also shared the bill with names like Avidas (Ministry of Sound UK), Donald Glaude (Moonshine Music) & Sterling Moss (Up all night/ Racetrax UK). Astoria Arts & Move- ment Center is located at 342 10th St. The Lower Co- lumbia Q Center serves the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community. There is a $5 cover; all proceeds, will be sent to Orlando. For more informa- tion, email Marco Davis at marcogerarddavis@gmail. com
