Fort Clatsop debuts new exhibit Oregon launches
in honor of Veterans Day
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Santa waves from a fl oat during the
Seaside Parade of Lights.
Seaside prepares
for Parade of Lights
SEASIDE — Applications for
the Parade of Lights are now open in
Seaside.
The annual event is the kick-off for
the holiday season followed by the offi -
cial lighting of the Seaside Christmas
tree.
A contest is held every year, and
judges select the best walking group,
commercial motorized vehicle, non-com-
mercial motorized vehicle and best walk-
ing and motorized combination.
The parade formation is Nov. 26 at
6 p.m., the parade begins at 7 p.m. and
the tree will be lit at 8 p.m.
For more information, visit seaside-
chamber.com.
ASTORIA — Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park will debut a
new temporary exhibit honoring Vet-
erans Day in the Visitor Center exhibit
hall.
“Men of Many Capabilities” com-
memorates the 50th anniversary of when
the U.S. Army Special Forces, also
known as the Green Berets, retraced the
route of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Twenty-two men of the Special Forces’
5th and 7th groups from Fort Bragg took
part in the 1971 expedition. The exhibit
is open now through Dec. 11 during reg-
ular hours at Fort Clatsop.
The 1971 expedition represented
only the second U.S. military expedition
across North America — the fi rst since
Lewis and Clark’s journey.
All the men had recently returned
from service in Vietnam, where the
U.S. was still actively engaged in com-
bat. While offi cially a training exercise,
the Green Berets’ retracing of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition also served as an
important source of goodwill ambas-
sadorship at a time of growing dissolu-
tion over U.S. military intervention in
The Green Berets ceremony at Fort Clatsop.
Vietnam.
The exhibit features details and orig-
inal objects from the expedition. A
matching game for children is also avail-
able. Military veterans are encouraged to
share their refl ections on teamwork and
leadership from their service years on
comment cards at the exhibit.
PORTLAND — The Oregon Poet Laureate
Program is now accepting nominations for the
state’s next poet laureate.
Over the course of a two-year term, the poet
laureate fosters the art of poetry, encourages
literacy and learning, addresses central issues
relating to the humanities and heritage and
refl ects on public life in Oregon.
During their term, the poet laureate will give a
minimum of 10 public readings and events per year
in settings around the state, demonstrating the value
and importance of poetry and creative expression to
business, community and state leaders.
Nominations for the position will be accepted
through Jan. 10, 2022. The next poet laureate will
begin their term in May 2022.
Nominees must be residents of Oregon and
have lived in the state for at least 10 years.
They must be publicly recognized as poets and
well regarded for excellence in their work; have
a signifi cant body of published or performed
work; and agree to the conditions and the term
of the appointment.
To nominate a poet, fi ll out the online nomi-
nation form at oregonpoetlaureate.org.
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