MAY 31, 2018 // 7
Tales of ‘Terrible Tilly’ told
Encore dancers present
‘Little Mermaid,’ ‘The Wiz’
SEASIDE — Encore Dance
Studio is proud to present
our annual Spring Show-
case at the Seaside Civic &
Convention Center.
Join us for a free hip-
hop dance party 5 p.m.
Friday, June 8, and stay to
watch our performance of
Hans Christian Andersen’s
“The Little Mermaid,” solo
dance routines by mem-
bers of our award-winning
Performance Team and a
tumbling skills demonstra-
tion.
At 4 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday, June 9 and 10, join
us for a fun-filled show,
including the Performance
Team’s musical theatre
production of “The Wiz”
at the Convention Center.
Then watch as our dancers,
from tiny to teen, entertain
with routines they’ve been
COURTESY ENCORE DANCE STUDIO
preparing all spring.
Also available all three
nights is a silent auction
benefiting our nonprofit
partner, the Encore Per-
forming Arts Foundation,
so come bid on some won-
derful items and packages.
SEASIDE — Local historian, photogra-
pher and author Brian D. Ratty returns to
History & Hops to discuss the Tillamook
Rock Lighthouse, aka Terrible Tilly, 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 31, at Seaside Brewing Co.,
861 Broadway St.
The lighthouse is an iconic Oregon North
Coast landmark. Construction took 500 days
and was completed in January 1881. It was
decommissioned in 1957, yet the lighthouse
structure remains. Standing 134 feet tall, it
has withstood winds, storms and waves for
137 years, creating a history of its own.
“There is something mysterious about
the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, something
marvelous and a little macabre,” Ratty said.
“When one sees it, one wants to learn more.”
A family history with Terrible Tilly drove
Ratty to write his recently released book,
“Tillamook Rock Lighthouse: History &
Tales of Terrible Tilly.”
His grandfather Harry Ratty almost died
on the rock in 1934. He became ill due to
exposure after a violent storm and was final-
ly evacuated after several rescue attempts.
Ratty recalls the light’s beacon and horns
from the time during WWII when his family
lived in Seaside.
Ratty, a retired media executive and grad-
uate of Brooks Institute of Photography, has
TESS RATTY PHOTO
Author Brian D. Ratty
written magazine articles about the Pacific
Northwest and won awards for his historical
fiction novels. For more than 30 years, he
has traveled the vast wilderness of the Pacif-
ic Coast in search of images and stories that
reflect its spirit and splendor.
History & Hops is a series of local history
discussions hosted by the Seaside Museum
on the last Thursday of each month, Septem-
ber through May, at Seaside Brewing Co.
Celebrate the 120th anniversary of North Head Lighthouse
MATT WINTERS
PHOTO
North Head
Lighthouse
OLYMPIA, WASH. — Washington State
Parks and Keepers of the North Head
Lighthouse invite the public to help
celebrate the 120th anniversary of
the North Head Lighthouse at Cape
Disappointment State Park in Ilwaco.
This year, the lighthouse will be open
for guided tours.
In addition, numerous family-friend-
ly events will take place to commem-
orate the lighthouse’s birthday 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at Cape
Disappointment State Park, 244 Robert
Gray Drive.
Access to the interior of the light-
house has been closed while the build-
ing undergoes a major renovation.
State Parks and the Keepers of the
North Head Lighthouse are pleased to
announce the lighthouse is now open
for guided tours for a cost of $2.50 for
those 18 and older. Entrance is free for
youth ages 7 to 17. Children must be at
least 7 years old to tour the lighthouse
tower.
The lighthouse celebration will
feature music; kids’ entertainment,
including a clown; an open house at the
lighthouse keeper’s residence; guided
historical hikes at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.;
and cake and refreshments.
Two members of the Keepers will be
on the grounds dressed as a lighthouse
keeper and his wife. The lighthouse
store and a small museum with related
exhibits will also be open. A special tour
at 3 p.m. explains the Maya Lin-de-
signed art installations in the park: the
cedar grove, the Confluence Boardwalk
and the Fish Cleaning Table.
Parking and a free shuttle to the
lighthouse will be available at the Cape
D Café, which is across from the main
campground entrance. Parking is also
available at the North Head Lighthouse
parking area. A Discover Pass will not
be needed for vehicle access to the park
that day because June 2 is a State Parks
free day, in recognition of National
Trails Day.
The Keepers of the North Head
Lighthouse will be selling tickets for
a chance to win a lighthouse-related
prize, and the proceeds will help with
renovation costs.
North Head Lighthouse is one of
two lighthouses located in or near Cape
Disappointment State Park. The other
is Cape Disappointment Lighthouse,
which sits on U.S. Coast Guard prop-
erty. The North Head Lighthouse was
completed in 1898.
For more information, contact
Stephen Wood, a parks interpretive
specialist, at 360-642-3029; Janet
Easley, of Keepers of the North Head
Lighthouse, at 360-665-5580; or Lona
Niemi, also from the Keepers group, at
360-642-2502.