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2 // COASTWEEKEND.COM HRAP’s summer day camps return Reserve your spot soon! CANNON BEACH — The Haystack Rock Awareness Program is excited to announce the return of its popular Summer Exploration Day Camp. Kids learn about the connection between our forests and oceans in the “Land to Sea” camp. Activities include exploring the watershed and tracking animals in the for- est reserve; learning about clean water and adaptations of macroinvertebrates at Ecola Creek; how to be stewards of intertidal life and bird ecology at Haystack Rock; and a lesson about the impact of marine debris on our beaches; an introduction to our Trash Talk program; and how we use marine debris as art in Cannon Beach. Camps are led by HRAP’s education and volunteer coordinator Lisa Habecker and cater to all age and skill levels. Week- long day camps will offer all kids in-depth opportunities to connect the land to the sea. Youth participants who have previ- ously attended the Sea Star camp and older kids are invited to join the Advanced Puffin camp with exciting interactive adventures and activities. Enrollment is $150 per participant. Tick- ets can be purchased through Eventbrite via Facebook, HRAP’s website or the Eventbrite website. Reserve your spot soon History Center events take place April 22 and 25 Haystack Rock Awareness Program A child participating in a Haystack Rock Awareness Program kids camp peers through a microscope. as space is limited. For a complete list of camps and more information, visit ci.cannon-beach.or.us/ hrap or contact Habecker at 503-436-8064 or Habecker@ci.cannon-beach.or.us. Hunt for Easter eggs, dive for treasure in Seaside CANNON BEACH — Celebrate Earth Day at the Cannon Beach History Cen- ter & Museum with expert Robert Bailey talk’s about sea otters, titled “Sea Otters of Oregon: A Missing Keystone Species.” The presentation will take place 4 p.m. Monday, April 22. Once common on the Oregon Coast, sea otters were hunted nearly to extinc- tion for their rich fur in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Their loss was a significant blow to coastal native people and to the marine environment. Though sea otters have returned elsewhere, they remain missing in Oregon. What will it take to help them come back? There will be complimentary coffee, tea and sweet treats at this event, which is part of Cannon Beach’s 12 Days of Earth. At 4 p.m. Thursday, April 25, explore the history and legends that make our state unique. Oregon author and historian Wil- liam L. Sullivan presents “D. B. Cooper & Cannon Beach History Center & Mu A sea otter. the Exploding Whale: Folk Heroes of the Northwest.” Sullivan has written four nov- els and a dozen nonfiction books about the Northwest. This event is free and open to the public. Seating and parking for these events are limited, so arrive early. For more information visit cbhistory.org, find us on Facebook or call 503-436-9301. The museum is at 1387 S. Spruce St. Admission is donation-based. Help Astoria’s Repair Cafe set a new record Keep your stuff out of the landfill But be sure to arrive early for April 20 events – that’s when you’ll meet the Easter bunny! SEASIDE — The Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District and Seaside Providence Hospital present the 2019 free Community Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20. The event takes place at Broadway Park in Seaside. The egg hunt starts at 10:30 a.m., but be sure to come at 10 a.m. to visit with the Easter Bunny beforehand. The hunt will be divided into age groups, starting with ages 0 to 2, and continue with ages 3 to 4, 5 to 6, 7 to 8 and 9 to 10 years old. Starting times for each age group are tentative and subject to change. Spe- cial accommodations are available upon request. Then, at 1 p.m., enjoy the Aquatic Trea- sure Dive with water games and cool prizes at the Sunset Pool in Seaside. This event starts at 1 p.m. for ages 7 to 9, and 1:45 p.m. for ages 10 to 17. Admission is Experts talk sea otters, folk heroes in Cannon Beach File photo In 2014, Charlotte Harkin, of Troutdale, then 3 years old, stoops down to pick up a pair of eggs to add to her basket during Sunset Empire Park and Recreation District’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Broadway Park in Seaside. $2 per person. For questions, call the pool front desk at 503-738-3311, or visit sunsetempire.com. ASTORIA — The next Repair Cafe takes place 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, at 1010 Duane St. At our March Repair Cafe, we registered and weighed in 37 items to be repaired — a record for this year, but one we hope to beat in the coming months. This is how it works: When you come in, we reg- ister you and your repair- able, weigh the item to be repaired in hopes of keep- ing it out of the local land- fill, and send you to one of our smiling volunteer repair people. Repair Cafe is a com- munity of volunteers who repair, sew, sharpen and Colin Murphey People turn out at Astoria Makers for a Repair Cafe in March 2019. give expert advice on pretty much anything bro- ken, torn, dull or in need of repair (no gas engines). Events are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month: future cafes take place May 22 and June 26. If you have any ques- tions about an item to bring to the Repair Cafe, call 503-307-0834. Follow us on Facebook: search for “Repair Astoria.”