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Cannon Beach introduces
wheelchairs for beach access
CANNON BEACH — The
Oregon Coast has long
been known for its public
beaches, but Cannon Beach
is taking accessibility to the
next level this October by
initiating a program making
beach wheelchairs available
for visitors with mobility
challenges.
The Cannon Beach
Police Department will
facilitate the free check-out
and return process for the
wheelchairs on the east side
of the Cannon Beach City
Hall building. Chairs may be
reserved by calling 503-436-
2811 or emailing police@
ci.cannon-beach.or.us.
If needed, guests may
also leave their existing
wheelchair with the police
department while using the
beach wheelchair.
This program is a coop-
erative effort between the
Cannon Beach Chamber of
Commerce, Haystack Rock
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The Haystack Rock Awareness Program interpreters
Awareness Program and City
of Cannon Beach that was
made possible by donations
Coaster Theatre Playhouse
Sept. 22 - Oct. 28, 2017
Tickets $20 or $25
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday shows start at 3:00p.m.
Sponsored by Becker Capital Management
Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com
108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR
from several locals interest-
ed in accessibility for all to
local natural areas.
A goal of the beach
wheelchair program is to
ensure that all kids can
participate in educational
opportunities presented by
the Haystack Rock Aware-
ness Program.
Pooka Rice, outreach
coordinator with HRAP said
the area around Haystack
Rock where their programs
are offered is “a classroom
unlike any other, and yet
there is a section of our pop-
ulation we see perpetually
excluded.” The wheelchair
program “will simultane-
ously address the needs of
our aging community as
well as the school students
who have historically been
left out of the experience of
participation in field trips to
Haystack Rock.”
Fundraising is underway
for additional wheelchairs,
the interchangeable cushion-
ing and future self-checkout
lockers to be located at the
Gower Street and Tolova-
na Wayside beach access
points. Anyone interested
in donating may contact the
Haystack Rock Awareness
Program at 503-436-8060 or
the Cannon Beach Chamber
of Commerce at 503-436-
2623.
Learn about
America’s master
park maker
FORT CLATSOP — Lewis and
Clark National Historical
Park’s next “In Their Foot-
steps” free speaker series
event: “America’s Master
Park Maker: Frederick Law
Olmsted,” shared by Lau-
rence Cotton 1 p.m. Sunday,
Oct. 15.
These programs are held
in the Netul River Room of
Fort Clatsop’s visitor center
and are free of charge.
This unique program will
include a screening of the
60-minute movie, “Freder-
ick Law Olmsted: Designing ton is a writer, film producer
America,” a co-production
and storyteller who has
of WNED-TV, Buffalo/To-
contributed to the produc-
ronto and Florentine Films/
tion of many historical
Hott Productions Inc.
and biographical films for
Laurence Cotton spear-
regional and national public
headed this 2014 PBS spe-
television. Cotton current-
cial, and served as principal
ly serves as “Riverlorian”
researcher and consulting
— historian/naturalist and
producer.
guide on board the Ameri-
Frederick Law Olmst-
can Empress stern-wheeler
ed, along with his
that plies the Colum-
two sons and the
bia and Snake rivers
Olmsted Bros. land-
for history-oriented
scape architecture
cruises. He was
firm, designed over
one of the planners
700 public parks
for the regional
across the U.S. and
commemoration
Canada, as well as
of the Lewis &
numerous academ-
Clark Bicentennial
Laurence
ic campuses and
and served on the
Cotton
private estates.
National Council
From Central Park to
of Conservation Advisors
the White House Grounds
to the National Bicentennial
to Seattle’s Volunteer Park,
Council.
the Olmsted family left a
“In Their Footsteps” is
huge imprint across North
a monthly Sunday forum
America, including our
sponsored by the Lewis &
National Park System. Here Clark National Park Associ-
in the Pacific Northwest,
ation and the park.
John Charles Olmsted mas-
These programs are held
ter-planned the entire park
in the Netul River Room of
systems of Portland, Seattle
Fort Clatsop’s visitor center
and Spokane, and contribut- and are free of charge.
ed to the designs of numer-
For more information,
ous college and university
call the park at 503-861-
campuses.
2471, or check outnps.gov/
lewi, or Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park on
‘Riverlorian’
Facebook.
Historian Laurence Cot-