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16 // COASTWEEKEND.COM ‘Deck the Hall’ in Skamokawa COURTESY SEASIDE MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, aka “Terrible Tilly” TALES OF TERRIBLE TILLY TOLD SEASIDE — Join Elaine the Smithsonian and provid- Trucke, executive director of ed historical information to the Cannon Beach Histo- OPB, KGW and KATU. ry Center & Museum, at She also contributes a Seaside Museum’s History monthly historic article to & Hops — 6 p.m. Thursday, the Cannon Beach Gazette. Nov. 30, at Seaside Brewing Trucke is an avid hiker, Company (851 Broadway) historian, mother and plu- viophile. — as she discusses the History & Hops Tillamook Rock is a series of local Lighthouse, aka history discussions “Terrible Tilly.” Located just off hosted by the shore, the lighthouse Seaside Museum is secluded, privately on the last Thurs- day of each month, owned and shrouded September through in mystery. Trucke, a Seaside Elaine Trucke May, at Seaside native, will explore Brewing Co. Tilly’s life as a lighthouse, Preserving Seaside’s as well as tales of owners History since 1974, the Sea- side Museum & Historical with mafia ties, rumored Society is a nonprofit edu- casinos and more. Some cational institution with the people might argue that mission to collect, preserve Tilly’s life after her 1957 and interpret materials decommissioning is the illustrative of the history of most interesting part of her Seaside and the surround- history. A graduate of Eastern ing area. Oregon University with dual The museum (570 degrees in anthropology Necanicum Drive) is open and sociology, Trucke has 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday served as the Cannon Beach through Saturday. For more museum’s director for seven information, visit seaside- museum.org. years. She has worked with SKAMOKAWA, WASH. — Friends of Skamokawa will be celebrating our annual Holiday Open House, “Deck the Hall,” with a grand opening noon to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, at the River Life interpretive Center, aka Central School and Redmen Hall (1394 Washington State Route 4, Skamokawa). The open house will be held noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, continuing through Sunday, Dec. 17. We will be sharing the joy of the season with delicious treats, cookies, hot cider and unique gifts for all ages: stuffed animals, puppets, coloring books, childrens’ books and one- of-a-kind treasures created by local artists, artisans, weavers, crafters and wood- workers. FILE PHOTO Redmen Hall, aka, the River Life Interpretive Center/Central School There will be a well- stocked bookstore and an excellent selection of CDs by local musicians, plus Skamokawa hats, t-shirts, tote bags, handmade soaps, local honey, jams, jellies and much more. The Hall, decorated with greenery and lights for the occasion, is a cozy, fun place to visit on these winter days. Happy holidays to one and all — we look forward to your visit! For more information, call 360-795-3007 or email fos1894@gmail.com. Gingerbread Tea at Butterfield Cottage a holiday tradition SEASIDE — Lovers, fami- lies and friends having been enjoying Gingerbread Tea at the Butterfield Cottage, hosted by the Seaside Museum & Historical Society, every holiday season for the past 30 years. Sharing a cozy re- laxing afternoon while being entertained by live holiday music has become the holiday tradition for many residents as well as visitors returning from far and wide. The Butterfield Cottage will be decorated in Victorian holiday style and open for Gingerbread Tea 1 to 4 p.m. the next four Saturdays: Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, 9 and 16. No reservation is neces- sary. Tickets are $5, available at the door. The museum and cottage are located at 570 Necanicum Drive, four blocks north of the Seaside Conven- tion Center. Raffle tickets, at $1 each or eight for $5, will be available for a drawing to be held at the end of the last Gingerbread Tea, 4 p.m. Dec. 16. Items include wall art pro- vided by Tipton’s, a non-ed- ible gingerbread house from Dough Dough Bakery and — a perennial favorite — a large holiday poinsettia from Mimi’s Flowers. A special item this year is an attractive appliquéd holiday quilt. Win- ners need not be present to win. Safeway also contributes to the event. Musicians include the North Coast Ukulele Strum- mers, Shirley Smith-Yates and Linda Nielsen, a popular performer at the museum’s July 4th Old-Fashioned So- cial. Homemade gingerbread topped with whipped cream, hot cocoa, spiced cider and teas will be served. Horace Seely Butterfield, a prominent Portland jeweler, COURTESY SEASIDE MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY A gingerbread house built the Butterfield Cottage in 1893. The original location was at 21 North Columbia St., Seaside. In 1984 the Butter- field Cottage was given to the Seaside Museum & Historical Society and moved to its present location. It has been interpretively restored to be used as a museum depicting a beach cottage and rooming house of 1912. The Gingerbread Tea is a fundraiser for the nonprofit Seaside Museum & Historical Society. Santa stars at Manzanita kids fair MANZANITA — Need something for the whole family to do after a day of shopping? Come to the Pine Grove Commu- nity House (225 Laneda Ave.) in Manzanita for an evening of family fun 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24. Local organizations and nonprofits will have tables with special hands-on arts and crafts projects for kids to make. Enjoy light refresh- ments, music from Matt Didlake and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. It’s a great way for families to get to know the wonderful organiza- tions in our area. These are some that will be providing fun activities: CART’M, Rinehart Clin- ic, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Manzanita Music Festival, Oregon Coast Love Coalition, FACT Oregon, Hay- stack Rock Awareness Program, Cannon Beach Arts Association, Can- non Beach History Cen- ter & Museum, Radio Manzanita, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership and Friends of Cape Falcon. Doors open at 5 p.m., the Clauses arrive at 5:30 pm. This free event is the perfect way to get in the holiday spirit. For details, call 503- 812-5510 Manzanita Kids’ Fair is sponsored by Pine Grove Communi- ty House, Meadow & Corey Davis Brokers Cascade Sotheby’s Realty, Law Manzanita, Cloud & Leaf Bookstore, T-SPOT and Manzanita Fresh Foods.