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8A • January 2, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Historic fountain ‘belongs in the public’ Fountain from Page 1A East Second Avenue, is not doing justice to the fountain or to Har- ley Sroufe’s legacy, the public art committee decided. “Hardly anybody notices it’s there,” Grassick said. “Especial- ly if there’s a car parked next to it, you don’t even see it.” Moreover, the “fountain” part of the Sroufe memorial fountain hasn’t worked for some time. The city may rehab it “with frost-proof plumbing ... so that it doesn’t freeze in the winter- time,” former Mayor Mike Mor- gan said. The city may hire a contractor to do the repairs, he added. Once the design review board approves the site plan for the library, the public works crew will move the fountain to the library’s southwest corner on city-owned property adjacent to the sidewalk and hook it up to water and sewer services, Gras- sick said. The city will continue to maintain it, according to the agreement between the city and the library. The project, to be funded from the public art committee budget, is likely to cost between $3,000 and $5,000, he said. Morgan hopes the project will EH ¿QLVKHG E\ $SULO EHIRUH WKH tourist season begins. “It’s going to be great because there really is no water foun- tain along Hemlock anywhere,” Morgan said. ERICK BENGEL PHOTO The city of Cannon Beach plans to relocate the Harley Sroufe memorial fountain from behind the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce to the Cannon Beach Library. It was dedicated shortly after Sroufe died in 1964. (Gerald’s wife), is now the As part of the co-owner of Cannon Beach relocation Book Company, across the street process, the from the library. Harley Sroufe Beth Holland, an organ- memorial ic landscaper (and Morgan’s fountain will wife), is expected to design the Functional art be repaired new library garden that will Harley Sroufe saw the need surround the fountain, poten- so that it will function as for a city park back when few tially as a pro bono assignment, people felt Cannon Beach even Morgan said. a drinking fountain once needed one, his middle son, Ger- This latest project of the pub- again. It will ald Sroufe, said. After all, “we lic art committee — an infor- be moved to had a whole beach, right?” mal city committee composed the Cannon In those days, the area was of local artists, gallery owners, Beach Library swampland that was eventually members of the parks and com- in one piece, ¿OOHGLQZLWKVDQG3HWHU6URXIH munity services committee and Public Works said, adding that, nowadays, the other locals — is another exam- Director Dan city wouldn’t be allowed to do ple of its focus on functional art, Grassick said. that to a natural resource. Morgan said. The committee It is poignant that the fountain completed its last project, the will end up at the Cannon Beach UHQRYDWLRQ RI WKH :KDOH 3DUN Sroufe. A toast from his friends. Library of all places: Harley gazebo, last July. 1964.” Sroufe’s wife, Margaret Sroufe, “There’s not that many peo- volunteered there for many Paying respects Wrapped around the foun- ple left around here that knew years, Gerald Sroufe said. What’s more, her daughter- tain’s trunk are the words: my dad,” Gerald Sroufe said. In its new location, more peo- in-law, Maureen Dooley-Sroufe “Drink to the memory of Harley ERICK BENGEL PHOTO ERICK BENGEL PHOTO ple will be able to see his father’s memorial and pay their respects to his life and work, he said. ³,WEHORQJVLQWKHSXEOLF´3H- ter Sroufe said. “It belongs in an area that can be seen.” The full inscription that wraps around the Harley Sroufe memo- rial fountain reads: “Drink to the memory of Harley Sroufe. A toast from his friends. 1964.” After re- pairs, it will serve as a drinking fountain once again. Liberty Theater begins yearlong party A yearlong celebration of the Liberty Theater’s 90th birthday and the 10th anniversary of its grand re- opening begins Jan.24 in the theater. The day begins with a free open house from 1 to 3 p.m. with birthday cake, tours and some surprises. At 5:15 p.m. a celebra- tion dinner will be served in the McTavish Room. Seating is limited to 150; table seating for groups is available. The dinner ticket also includes a concert of sto- rytelling, classical and contemporary music. The 7 p.m. performance is “The Road to Carnegie Hall,” featuring tenor Ken Lavigne. Lavigne has, for the past nine years, performed on many world stages, in- cluding New York’s Carn- egie Hall. He has worked with producer David Fos- WHU SHUIRUPHG IRU 3ULQFH Charles and has released KLV ¿IWK VROR &' HQWLWOHG “Showtime.” Visit ken- lavigne.com to hear him sing. Tickets to the combined dinner and concert are $90 and are being sold only through the Liberty box RI¿FH 7LFNHWV WR WKH FRQ- cert only are $25 and also are available at the Liberty ER[ RI¿FH &DOO 5922, ext. 55 or Tickets- west.com 1-800-992-8499. For more information, vis- it www.liberty-theater.org CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH FRESH OREGON DUNGENESS CRAB! 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