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14 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Enjoy guided tide pool tours Haystack Rock Awareness Program kicks off new tour initiative SUBMITTED PHOTO Students at Fire Mountain School learn through place- based study, making use of the North Coast as a living laboratory. SUBMITTED PHOTO Students from the New School at Fire Mountain say thanks. Win your dream vacation while supporting Fire Mountain School ARCH CAPE — The New School at Fire Mountain is continuing the tradition of holding a raffle for a dream vacation valued at $4,000. The theme this year is India and the drawing is May 6 at the old Nehalem Fire Hall during a raffle party with Indian food, libations, music and dancing. In addition to the grand prize of $4,000 toward a dream vacation (airfare and accommodations to the desti- nation of the winner’s choice), there is also a second-place prize of a $250 gift certificate The Coaster Theatre Playhouse Presents March 3 - April 15, 2017 Tickets $20 or $25 Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday shows at 3:00p.m. Sponsored by Coaster Construction Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com 108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR to Breitenbush Hot Springs and a third-place prize for a 90-minute massage with Ashe- ley Nagle of At the Water’s Edge in Seaside. Tickets are $40 each or three for $100 with a limit of 500 tickets for sale. They can be purchased from a Fire Mountain parent or at Moxie in Seaside, Cannon Beach Books in Cannon Beach or Mother Nature’s in Manza- nita. A raffle ticket gets two people into the raffle party at no charge (a $30 value). There will also be a silent auction featuring goods and services unique to the coastal region. Fire Mountain School is an independent school dedicated to assisting children in their ongoing work of exploring and making sense of the world. Since 1983, teachers and parents have joined together to create a community structure in which children experience an environment that helps them to become their best selves, curious, confident, creative problem-solvers and stewards of their home. By providing a foundation of ex- periential, hands on education 2017 SPRING RAFFLE Drawing: 9 p.m. Sat- urday, May 6 at the old Nehalem Fire Hall Tickets: $40 each or three for $100. Only 500 tickets available. Grand Prize: Trip of choice worth S4,000 Second Prize: S250 gift certificate to Breiten- bush Hot Springs Third Prize: 90 minute massage with Asheley Nagle of At the Water’s Edge, Seaside for the whole child, the Fire Mountain Community nur- tures healthy, happy, lifelong learners. Fire Mountain School is surrounded by the rain forest of Oswald West State Park on the Oregon Coast and serves preschool-aged children through fourth-graders. If you would like more information about the school or to buy a raffle ticket online, visit the website at http://www. firemountainschool.org. CANNON BEACH — The Haystack Rock Awareness Program announces a new program: guided tide pool tours with award-winning author, filmmaker, photogra- pher and intertidal enthusiast Stephen Grace. The Haystack Rock Awareness Program is en- tering its 32nd season on the beach. The program’s mis- sion is to protect, through education, the intertidal and bird ecology of the Ma- rine Garden and National Wildlife Refuge at Haystack Rock. Having educated over one million visitors, HRAP aims to provide sustainabil- ity focused educational op- portunities to a wide range of Cannon Beach visitors. Tours led by Grace provide an exploration of the Pacific Ocean’s edge unlike any other experience HRAP has previously been able to offer. Participants in these small group tours will benefit from Grace’s unique combination of sci- entific knowledge and ex- pansive storytelling skills, which he combines in a compelling exploration of Cannon Beach’s ecological jewel: a dynamic coastline teeming with wondrous creatures. Grace is the author of books such as “Dam Nation: How Water Shaped the West and Will Determine Its Future.” Tour participants should prepare to immerse them- selves in the elements (dressing for all types of weather) as they venture down to the shore from Can- non Beach City Hall. Tours cost $25 per person, are capped at 10 participants, and last approximately one hour and 30 minutes. Private tours with Grace to Haystack Rock, or to oth- er intertidal areas, are also offered at $40 per person, or $35 per person with groups larger than three explorers. The first tour is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, March 23. For more information, or to schedule your tour, visit ci.cannon-beach.or.us/HRAP or contact Melissa Keyser at 504-436-8060 or HRAP@ ci.cannon-beach.or.us SUBMITTED PHOTO The Haystack Rock Awareness Program will host guided tide pool tours.
