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At the Library
CARLA O’REILLY
March will be filled with several events at the library
Even though it’s still
February, some of our
days have been positively
spring-like lately — bulbs
up, trees budding and fresh
breezes stirring.
It’s the time of year we
perk up and begin mak-
ing plans for the new sea-
son, and we at the library
are no exception! Since
spring break for Oregon is
March 21 through 29 and
for Washington March 28
through April 5, we will
be hosting a special event
for children on Saturday,
March 28 featuring “Bal-
loons by Dean.”
Dean Deonier, who
lives in the Astoria
area, will put on a bal-
loon-twisting and shaping
demonstration at 1 p.m. in
our children’s room at the
library. Both local and vis-
iting children are invited
to this fun event.
For adults, our library
membership meeting is
scheduled for 10 a.m.
March 4. Our own Colleen
Purrier, an antique and
rare book expert, will be
the speaker. Her topic will
be, “The Life of an eBay
Book.”
As books are donated to
the library, the book-pric-
ing committee sets aside
any of them that have pos-
sible value. Colleen then
researches and prices them
for resale on eBay. She
will describe what goes
into this worthwhile en-
deavor while we enjoy a
light brunch.
Haystack lecture
On Wednesday, March
11, Alan Rammer will be
the featured speaker for
The World of Haystack
Rock Lecture Series. Ram-
mer, a retired marine edu-
cator for the Washington
Department of Fish and
Wildlife, worked for 32
years in outreach and edu-
cation. In recent years, he
has been a popular speak-
er for schools and other
organizations. The topic
of his lecture in Cannon
Beach will be “Educating
Diverse Audiences about
Marine Ecosystems.” His
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lecture will be from 7 to
8:30 p.m. at the library.
Molly Gloss
Author Molly Gloss
will speak at the “North-
west Author Series” at 2
p.m. Saturday, March 14,
also at the library. Gloss
is best known for her his-
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novels. She grew up in
rural Oregon and began
writing seriously when
she became a mother. She
has also taught writing and
literature of the Ameri-
can West at Portland State
University. Her latest book
is Falling from Horses,
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The children’s room in the Cannon Beach Library will be the scene of a special event March
28 when Dean Deonier twists and shapes balloons during his program, “Balloons by Dean.”
and she will be joining us
from the Portland area,
where she now resides.
Cannon Beach Reads
Cannon Beach Reads par-
ticipants will meet at 7 p.m.
March 18. They have been
reading The Sixth Extinc-
tion: An Unnatural History,
by Elizabeth Kolbert. Over
the last half-billion years on
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mass extinctions, when the
diversity of life suddenly
and dramatically contracted.
Scientists are now focus-
ing on the predicted sixth
extinction, initiated by hu-
mans, who have altered life
on our planet in a way no
species ever has before. The
book was one of the New
York Times Book Reviews
10 best books of the year.
The discussion, while possi-
bly disturbing, should be of
great interest. New members
will be warmly welcomed,
as always!
SUSAN BOAC
Cooper’s hawk sits down to dinner in a local backyard
During the Great Back-
yard Bird Count, held every
President’s Day weekend,
I was in the comfort of my
lovely home scanning, lis-
tening and recording every
bird around.
I left the room for just
a couple of minutes, and
when I came back, the coo-
per’s hawk was crouched in
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To say the least, I was disap-
pointed to have missed this
excitement. On later exam-
ination, I determined the bird
had eaten a Eurasian collared
dove, the medium-sized bird
that coopers prefer.
Several weeks ago I no-
ticed a cooper’s hawk hang-
ing out in my neighbor’s
large alder tree. When I no-
ticed a lack of birds at my
feeders, I look around for
the coopers. Sadly, I think
she sees my backyard as a
bit of a smorgasbord: Coo-
per’s hawks dine on medi-
um-sized birds and small
mammals.
I was also honored to
watch and listen to a pair
of coopers whoop it up in a
spruce behind the Seaside
Library. They were making
sounds consistent to mating
rituals, but they remained
on opposite sides of a tree.
It was wonderful, and I
watched until my neck gave
out.
Peregrine falcons
I have also been enjoying
a pair of peregrine falcons
who frequent my backyard
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as well. Last year, there was
an alarming number of starv-
ing small hawks and falcons
at the Wildlife Center of the
North Coast. Seeing many
small raptors around this
year makes me think that
the balance between a large
number of eagles, that were
eating a lot of the prey of
smaller raptors, is starting to
even out.
Reminder: Coming up
in April, the North Oregon
Coast Birdathon, a one-day
birding event in conjunc-
tion with 12 Days of Earth
Day, will raise funds for The
Wildlife Center of the North
Coast. Join us for birding or
help by sponsoring a partic-
ipant. More info is on our
Facebook page and www.
twelvedaysofearthday.com.
After spending many
hours with her avid birder
parents, Susan has taken
up birding as a passion, to
the mixed emotions of her
husband, Scott. The Boacs
reside on the Neawanna
Creek in Seaside where
their backyard is a birder’s
paradise.
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A cooper’s hawk in Susan Boac’s backyard.
OBITUARIES
Alfred Lee Estabrook
Mary Ann Owen
Aug. 25, 1919 — Jan. 30, 2015
Alfred Lee Estabrook,
95, of Astoria, died Friday,
Jan. 30, 2015, in Astoria.
He was born Aug. 25, 1919,
in Portland, to Alfred Ear-
nest and Alice Mae Ziegler
Estabrook. He graduated
from Grant High School.
He served three years in the
Army during World War II.
On Feb. 15, 1946, he
married Mary Louise War-
ner in Portland. They cele-
brated 64 anniversaries until
her passing. His career was
in advertising typography
as part owner of Schlegel
Typesetting Company from
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ment in 1976. He was ac-
tive as a board member and
president of multiple service
organizations for the men-
tally disabled, for typeset-
ting groups and community
groups. He also served as an
elder in several churches.
He established Haystack
Gardens in Cannon Beach,
building the garden center,
greenhouse and gardens
to provide landscaping, a
nursery-garden store, plant
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rist services to the commu-
nity from 1977 to 1987. The
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baskets throughout Cannon
Beach are his living lega-
cy. The walkways he built
around the gardens at Hay-
stack Gardens are open to
the public to this day.
Lee and Mary then re-
tired to Terwilliger Plaza in
Portland for 15 years before
moving to Astoria. He lived
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Retirement Village, where
he hosted many family gath-
erings and celebrations over
the years.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Mary
and daughter, Elizabeth.
He is survived by daugh-
ters, Marjorie Cashion and
Laura Lou Wood (Cliff),
and son, Douglas Lee Es-
tabrook; 10 grandchildren:
Karen Kayekjian (Robert),
Shirene Iesalnieks (John),
Melinda Lane (Adam),
Daniel Estabrook (Lyn),
David Estabrook, Jona-
Feb. 21, 1936 — Dec. 15, 2014
ALFRED ESTABROOK
than Estabrook (Elizabeth),
Jeremy Estabrook (Anna),
Nadine Wood, Allison Nie-
man (Darren) and Melanie
Wood; 12 great-grandchil-
dren: Benjamin, Anastasia,
Arielle, Jordan, Karina,
Emily, Sophia, Samuel Lee,
Isabella, Annabelle, Elliott
Lee and Russell; and two
stepgrandchildren:
Mara
and Kirstin.
A memorial service will
be held at 11 a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 28 at Lewis and Clark
Bible Church, with a lun-
cheon to follow.
Mary Ann Owen died
Dec. 15 from a stroke. She
was 78 years old.
Born in 1936 to Wil-
liam and Susan Owens of
St. Louis, Mo., she was the
oldest of nine children.
She married Jim Owen
in 1957. The newlyweds
moved to Maryland, Col-
orado, California and Or-
egon. Her spirit for adven-
ture included lunching with
Harry and Bess Truman,
learning to ski in the Colo-
rado Rockies and building
homes in Colorado and Or-
egon.
She was a communi-
ty force who didn’t wait
for permission. She turned
away a snowplow that
threatened to plow the
neighborhood hill. She was
a den mother for a decade.
She joined a community
tennis program, led the pro-
gram herself for eight years
and went on to become one
of the top players at her ten-
nis club.
Her husband died in
2012. She is survived by
her sons John, Bill, Bob
and Paul; daughters-in-law
Tonja, Angela, Deb and
Wendy; and grandchildren
Nick, William and Penelo-
pe. She lived unapologet-
ically, and by so doing
showed others how to live
well.
MARY ANN OWEN
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make donations to the Alz-
heimer’s Association or
Cannon Beach Arts Asso-
ciation.
D E AT H S
Barbara Ruth Beyers
Feb. 16, 2015
BEYERS, Barbara Ruth, 87, of Seaside, formerly of Cannon Beach, died in As-
toria. A memorial will be announced at a later date.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Food pantry
thanks you
To the editor,
The Cannon Beach
Food Pantry’s new home
is at the Cannon Beach
Elementary School Li-
brary, located at the
very south end of Spruce
Street.
Many thanks to so
many!
Thanks to the Seaside
School District Board
for leasing the location,
the city of Cannon Beach
and the Oregon Food
Bank. To those who did
the remodel: Cannon
Beach Construction, Ray
Neibuhr Plumbing and
Cannon Beach Electric.
And thanks to Anderson
Painting, Sherwin-Wil-
liams Paint, Cobble and
Blend, the American Le-
gion and Jessie Bateman.
Then came the “Big
Move” to the new loca-
tion and, again, thanks
to Coaster Construction,
Sleepy Monk, the city’s
public works depart-
ment, the Cannon Beach
Police Department, Can-
non Beach Fire and Res-
cue, many locals, sec-
ond-home owners and
visitors. They helped
move refrigerators, freez-
ers, shelves and many
thousands of pounds of
food. The pantry was to-
tally in place and ready
for business in four hours.
What an incredible feat!
The pantry volunteers
are very grateful for the
many generous financial
and in-kind donations
from loyal supporters
of the pantry who have
helped us continue our
mission: to feed hungry
people.
Now we know it does
“take a village to refit and
move a pantry.”
Most sincerely,
Molly Edison
Cannon Beach Food
Pantry Manager
Cannon Beach
Gun not appropriate
To the editor,
On Feb. 14, Valen-
tine’s Day, I watched a
young man weave his
way through the throng
of
parents
pushing
strollers, kids licking
melting ice cream cones
and tail wagging dogs
still wet from a romp on
the beach. Everybody
was happy and having
a good time, even this
man. What caught my
eye was the loaded .45
caliber
semiautomatic
pistol on his hip. OK, I
don’t know if there was
actually a bullet in the
chamber, but the mag-
azine was in the grip,
and, to me, that means it
was loaded.
As a Marine who car-
ried the same weapon in
Viet Nam, I know how
deadly these pistols are.
I question the stability
of a person who feels
they must be armed to
walk the streets of our
town. Instead of feeling
secure in the presence of
such a weapon, I want-
ed to get myself and my
family far away from
him.
There
are
places
where guns are appro-
priate. Cannon Beach is
not one of them. Instead
of protecting, they en-
danger and that’s not
what we’re about.
Gary Wallace
Kent, Wash.