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Heritage Fair honors Woodwick, raises funds for museum project

Published 7:00 pm Wednesday, August 2, 2017

By GH Newspaper Group

Heritage Fair honors Woodwick, raises funds for museum project
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Heritage Fair honors Woodwick, raises funds for museum project
(Courtesy Museum of the North Beach) This restored and colorized image shows the original Moclips Depot, which Museum of the North Beach officials are raising money to re-create for the museum’s future home.
(Courtesy Museum of the North Beach) The Museum of the North Beach preserves artifacts from the area’s history, from local tribal heritage to the logging industry.
(File photo) Gene Woodwick at this year’s Beachcombers Fun Fair in Ocean Shores.

The Museum of the North Beach will be hosting its third annual Heritage Fair on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ocean Shores Convention Center.

This year’s “Celebration of Life, Art and History” highlights the life of prolific journalist and storyteller Gene Woodwick, who died in May at age 77. She was instrumental in the creation of the Coastal Interpretive Center in Ocean Shores. Many of her personal items and photographs will be on display.

Dann Sears from the Aberdeen Museum of History will be the guest speaker.

Other highlights include a catered buffet and a no-host bar. Musical entertainment will be provided by pianist Donovan Scott.

The Heritage Fair also will feature live and silent auctions, with the proceeds going to help the museum build its next home: a replica of the landmark Northern Pacific Railway Moclips Depot.

The live auction will be conducted by professional auctioneer John Fox. A featured item is a matted and framed Elton Bennett serigraph titled “Sea Birds Cry,” valued at $1,500.

Tickets are $35. For more information, call the Museum at 360-276-4441 or email lee@moclips.org.

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Museum calendar

The 2018 Historical Calendar produced by the Museum of the North Beach is now available.

“Our annual high-quality calendar has become a collector’s item with its classic photographs and interesting dates of historical events.” says Kelly Calhoun, executive director of the museum. “The 14th edition is a collection of incredible images from the Jones photo collection. The cover shows the Queets River Bridge and motorized canoes from 1931.”

The calendars sell for $16.59, which includes Washington sales tax and first-class mailing.

To order the calendar, send a check to Museum of the North Beach, P.O. Box 231, Moclips, WA 98562.

For more information, call 360-276-4441 or email kelly@moclips.org.

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