APRIL 6, 2017 // 3
Twelve Days of Earth Day, art
contest kicks off in Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Numer-
ous Twelve Days of Earth
Day events will take place
Tuesday, April 11 through
Saturday, April 22 in Can-
non Beach.
The eighth-annual
celebration offers nu-
merous environmentally
focused opportunities for
community members and
visitors.
Participants can cel-
ebrate the return of the
tufted puffins to Haystack
Rock, learning about
these birds from Haystack
Rock Awareness Program
staff and volunteers.
Other events include
a community Potluck on
coast
Friday, April 21, Friends
of Haystack Rock talk at
7 p.m. Wednesday, tree
plantings, guided tours, a
“Pets and People” Walk-
ing Parade and a Street
Fair where numerous
different environmental
groups will share ideas.
For the full schedule of
events visit www.Twelve-
DaysofEarthDay.com.
The second-annual
Twelve Days of Earth
Day Marine Debris Art
Contest takes place
during the celebration.
Participants who love
beachcombing, creativ-
ity and stewardship are
encouraged to participate.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
weekend
The theme this year is
“It’s a Small World.” Art
should be less than 2-by-
2-by-2 feet in size.
Participants are invited
to collect beach debris
(plastic, shoes, hats, tow-
els; any trash that washes
up on our beaches) and
use it to make art. All
materials must be debris
that are collected off the
beach. Bring creations
to the Cannon Beach
Chamber Community Hall
between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
on Friday, April 21.
The winner will be
announced at the potluck
and will receive the Steve
McLeod award.
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
ERICK BENGEL
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Bereniece Jones-Centeno, Lib-
erty Theatre artistic director, left,
and Jennifer Crockett, theatre di-
rector, smile for a portrait outside
the Liberty Theatre in Astoria.
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Genevieve “Gigi” Gardner, 5, breaks out the binoculars to see tufted puffi ns nesting on Haystack
Rock. The “Welcome Back Tufted Puffi ns” event was held last year during the Twelve Days of
Earth Day celebration.