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OCTOBER 12, 2017 // 17 Go cranberry crazy on the Peninsula Know the forests ILWACO, WASH. — A celebration of local harvest, including all things cranberry, kicks off the fall season on the Long Beach Peninsula 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14 and 15. Foods, crafters, local artists and more will showcase the area’s rich heritage during the Cranberrian Fair. Collectible fair buttons are $5 each and cover admission to all events at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. The Cranberry Muse- um is free. As part of Cranberrian Fair activities, the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco will host local artists offering handmade items, such as pottery, jewelry, paintings, cranberry vine baskets, baked goods and more. Demonstra- tions — including the Peninsula Rug Hookers, the Peninsula Quilt Guild, Blacksmith Gary Lewis and other artists — will take place Saturday and Sunday at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. The Cranberry Trolley will run between the Heritage Museum and the Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. (Space is limited and seating is on a first-come first-served basis.) Self-guided tours of cranberry harvesting will be underway at the Pacific Coast Cranberry Research Foundation. The Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum is located at 115 S.E. Lake Street in Ilwaco, Washington. The Cranberry Mu- seum is located at 2907 Pioneer Road, Long Beach, Washington. For more information on the Long Beach Peninsula, visit funbeach.com. by the trees SUBMITTED PHOTO Blacksmith Gary Lewis will participate in this year’s Cranberrian Fair by demonstrating his blacksmithing techniques. Crafters tout their creativity at fall festival, craft fair SEASIDE — Celebrate cooler weather, changing leaves and the harvest sea- son at the Seaside United Methodist Church’s Fall Festival and Craft Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. Admission and parking are free. Prepare your appetite for caramel corn, jams and jel- lies, as well as homemade breads and cookies. The la- dies at the church have been busy cooking and creating since early this year. The army of volunteers has been planning the festi- val for the past 10 months, an organizer said. Together they have sewn, stitched, quilted, crocheted, knitted, canned, baked and sewn googly eyes on an array of spooky, crafty, ready-made gifts. This year’s big raffle prize is the classic red-and- white quilt handmade by Carol Johnson. The quilt will make a lovely keepsake for the lucky winner. But that’s not all. Food is a must at any bazaar. For $6, shoppers will enjoy a bowl of homemade chili, warm corn bread with a cookie on the side. Money raised is ear- marked for local mission work, benevolence projects, or big-ticket items neces- sary to operations. Join us for the fun event! The church is located at 241 N. Holladay Drive. ASTORIA — Are you curious about the forests of Clatsop County? Want to sharpen your skills at native tree identification? Would you like to turn hill- sides from blurs of green into trees you know by name? You’re in luck! At 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, Valerie Elder, from Oregon State Univer- sity Extension Forestry and Natural Resources faculty, will guide you through an indoor forest discovery session at the first Nature Matters of the season. The event is free, open to the public and will take place in the Fort George’s Lovell Building show- room. Doors open at 6 p.m. for attendees wanting to purchase dinner or bever- ages before the event. Elder is an adjunct professor in dendrology at Tillamook Bay Community College. The Oct. 12 presenta- tion will focus on where common coastal trees are found, why they are well-suited to the Coastal Fog belt and how wildlife and people use them. Nature Matters, a lively conversation about the PHOTO BY LYNN KETCHUM OSU Extension Forestry and Natural Resources faculty member Valerie Elder in the woods near Astoria intersection of nature and culture, takes place on the second Thursday of each month from October through May. The events are hosted by Lewis and Clark National Historical Park in partnership with the North Coast Watershed Association, the Lewis & Clark National Park As- sociation and Fort George Brewery. For more information, call the park at 503-861- 2471 or check out nps.gov/ lewi or Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on Facebook. SUBMITTED PHOTO Spooky, crafty, ready-made gifts will be available at the Sea- side United Methodist Church’s Fall Festival and Craft Fair. 5 $ VISUAL PLE ASURE FOR GENER ATIONS WIEGARDT STUDIO GALLERY • ERICWIEGARDT.COM 2607 BAY AVE, OCEAN PARK, WASHINGTON • 360.665.5976 MONTHLY SPECIALS • ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS & ACRYLICS FINE ART PRINTS • PRODUCTS • FRAMING GALLON AVAILABLE AT 3 LOCATIONS Freshly Harvested Cranberries THE FARM SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS IN & SANDRIDGE ROAD • LONG BEACH OCTOBER AND OPEN DAILY 113TH 49TH & PACIFIC HIGHWAY • SEAVIEW AT ‘THE FARM’ PACIFIC HIGHWAY • CHINOOK
