THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2019 // 17
HRAP is back on the beach
The remains of the Emily Reed.
Emily Reed is a wreck and
historian Best will tell you why
CANNON BEACH —
The Cannon Beach History
Center and Museum opens
the second part of “Ore-
gon Coast Shipwrecks”
at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
7 with a special presenta-
tion by Oregon historian
Don Best. Best’s family is
from Rockaway, and he has
spent a lifetime research-
ing and understanding the
history of the area and has
become a known author-
ity on the wreck of the
Emily Reed. The wreck
has played peek-a-boo with
area residents since it ran
aground on Valentine’s Day
1908.
Best fi rst saw the wreck
as an 18-month old child
and then again when he
was eight (with a harrow-
ing story of digging into
and exploring the innards
of the buried ship), and
many times thereafter. He
will share the enthralling
history of this ship and its
mysteries, not to mention
his extensive collection of
pictures.
This event is free to the
public. Seating for Best’s
public education program
will change as the sea-
sons change — with the
arrival and departure of
various animals, like the
beloved tufted puffi n in
April. There will be bird
scopes, aquaria stations,
an interactive visitor
table and many other fun
and exciting educational
opportunities offered
throughout the season.
This year, HRAP will
hold returning favor-
ites and all-new spe-
cial events. Every sec-
ond Saturday, June
through September,
there are free, fami-
ly-friendly beach crafts in
front of Haystack Rock.
The program’s week-
long day camps for kids
return during the sum-
mer months. This sea-
son’s special events will
include a Nudibranch
Safari on May 11 and a
booty hunt on Goonies
Day, June 7. In part-
nership with the Can-
non Beach Arts Acad-
emy there will be various
workshops integrating
conservation and art. All
activities are weather per-
mitting and subject to
change.
HRAP welcomes vol-
unteers of all ages! Vol-
unteering with HRAP is a
fun, family activity. Pro-
gram volunteers partici-
pate in a variety of activ-
ities on the beach, behind
the scenes, and making
jewelry for the Trash Talk
Project. There is no min-
imum time commitment
required, which draws
HRAP volunteers from
all over the Pacifi c North-
west. Interested volun-
teers should contact Lisa
Habecker, at habecker@
ci.cannon-beach.or.us or
at 503-436-8064. Teach-
ers, instructors, or groups
interested in scheduling
an interactive or virtual
fi eld trip should contact
Lisa as well.
If you have general
questions or comments,
contact Melissa Keyser,
Haystack Rock Aware-
ness Program director, at
503-436-8060 or hrap@
ci.cannon-beach.or.us
WINGS
2019
For Women INterested
in Going to School
The Emily Reed
presentation is very lim-
ited so please arrive a lit-
tle early to get a seat, grab
a cup of coffee or tea, and
peruse the museum before
the lecture starts at 4 p.m.
Doors close at 4:15 p.m.
The Cannon Beach His-
tory Center and Museum is
a private nonprofi t located
in mid-town Cannon Beach
(1387 S. Spruce St.).
Admission to the museum
is donation based. It is
open Wednesday through
Monday 11 a.m.-4 p.m.,
and is closed on Tuesday.
The Oregon Coast Ship-
wrecks exhibit will be on
CANNON BEACH
— The Haystack Rock
Awareness Program is
back for its 34th sea-
son on the beach. Hav-
ing educated more than
1 million visitors and
tens of thousands of stu-
dents over those years,
the program’s mission is
to protect, through edu-
cation, the intertidal and
bird ecology of the Ore-
gon Marine Garden and
Oregon Islands National
Wildlife Refuge at Hay-
stack Rock.
Join the program on
the beach, daily during
low tide, Feb. 1 through
the end of October.
Rocky Shore environ-
mental interpreters will
be on the beach to edu-
cate visitors about the
tidepool and bird life
found at Haystack Rock.
The complete beach
schedule can be found on
the city of Cannon Beach
website, under Haystack
Rock Awareness Pro-
gram (http://www.ci.can-
non-beach.or.us/HRAP).
The completely free
display through November
2019. The exhibit features
artifacts, documents, pho-
tos, artwork, and history
related to the Emily Reed,
the Mimi, the Glenesslin,
the USS Shark, and the
new archaeological work
related to the wreck of the
Beeswax Wreck Project.
The museum is also
home to a replica long-
house, tidepool exhibit and
the cannon that Cannon
Beach is named for.
For more information,
visit www.cbhistory.org,
fi nd them on Facebook or
call 503-436-9301.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019
FREE
8:00 am to 3:30 pm
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