All-Oregon
Newsletter September 2006
Summer is passing by
so fast! Be sure and get out and enjoy this great Oregon
weather before the rains arrive (at least in the northwest
part of the state). There are still a lot of fun events to
keep you outside for the rest of the month.
This month:
Featured events –
Summer activities galore.
Featured book –
Steens
Mountain in Oregon's High Desert Country
Featured attraction – Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
Featured recipe – Ricotta Oregon Dungeness Crab Cakes
Featured Events
There are a lot of fun things happening in
September. Here are some to get you started. Be sure and
check out more at
http://www.all-oregon.com/events/events.htm where
you will find hundreds of
events
every month.
Harney County Fair
and Rodeo
September 5-10, 2006 -- Burns
69660 S. Egan Street, phone: 541-573-7484. Email:
don.slone@centurytel.net
Website:
www.co.harney.or.us/fairgrounds.htm
Sisters Folk Festival
September 8-10, 2006 -- Sisters
The annual celebration of American music from blues to
bluegrass includes performances by top folk artists and
musicians. Contact: Erin Deggendorfer at 541-549-4979
Oregon Shorebird
Festival
September 8-10, 2006 --
Newport
Experience the wonder of shorebird migration along the scenic
Oregon coast at the 20th annual Oregon Shorebird Festival
September 8, 9 and 10, 2006. A full weekend of activities
will appeal to birders of all skill levels, including expertly
guided land-based and pelagic field trips, evening
presentations on current bird research and keynote speaker
Dennis Paulson, author of “Shorebirds of the Pacific
Northwest." To register for the festival or for more
information please visit our website at
www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/shorebirdfestival.htm
or contact Dawn Grafe at 541-867-4550.
Bandon Cranberry
Festival
September 8-10, 2006 --
Bandon
Plan to be in Bandon for our nationally recognized Annual
Cranberry Festival. Activities include: Blessing of the
Harvest, crafts, food, music, Street Fair in Olde Town Bandon,
Queen's Coronation, Grand Parade, Lions BBQ, Bandon Dunes Golf
Resort Golf Challenge, and the Cranberry Bowl Football game.
This is the most exciting late summer weekend on the Southern
Oregon Coast.
Hells Canyon Mule Days
September 8-10, 2006 --
Enterprise
Mule Show with events and games for
every age and skill level. Cowboy poets, Pit B-B-Q Dinner,
Quilt Show, Mule & Horse Sale, Non-motorized Parade, Vendors,
Exhibitors & Western Art on The Green. Phone: (541)
426-3271. Email:
loziers@eoni.com.
Contact: Sondra Lozier, President; Home Phone: (541) 426-3271
Street Memories
Pig Roast
September 9, 2006 -- Roseburg
Street Memories Car Club presents Car show & Pig Roast. It
will be held at Mill Pond Park in Idylld Park (east of
Roseburg, Oregon.) The hours are 9am until 4pm. There will be
games, an enormous raffle, and a complete roast pig dinner for
2. There is a limit of 150 cars. Registration:
streetmemories.com.
Call Bill at
541-496-2283, Walt at 541-672-2557 or Paul at 541-672-7633.
Come join in the fun!!
Friends of the
Library Book Sale
September 9, 2006 -- McMinnville
Sat 10-2, McMinnville Branch Library, Carnegie Room, next to
Library, 225 N Adams
Oregon High Desert Swap
Meet & Car Show
September 9, 2006 -- Redmond
Deschutes County Fairgrounds, 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, free to
public. Classic Car Show, Antiques, Swap Meet with cars for
sale, parts (new & used) for cars & trucks, and many other
items found at swap meets. Apx. 400 vendors attended last
year with room for about 600.
Fishing Day for Kids
with Disabilities
September 9, 2006 --
Tillamook
Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery, Jerry Dove (503) 842-6519
Whole Town Yard
Sale
September 9-10, 2006 -- Jacksonville
This annual event brings people from San Diego to Vancouver!
Our junk is your treasure! Come join the fun. 8:00 AM - 4:00
PM. Contact: WholeTown Yard Sale, 541-899-8118,
chamber@jacksonvilleoregon.org,
http://jacksonvilleoregon.org
Pottsville Pow Wow
September 9-10, 2006 -- Pottsville
Contact: 541-471-1892 or 541-660-7880
Wheels & Waves
September 9-10, 2006 -- Seaside
Rod & Custom event for 1962 & earlier vehicles, Downtown
Seaside, poker runs & walks,concerts. Sponsored by Flashback
Promotions/S.D.D.A.; Admission: free to public viewing. Phone:
503-717-8530. Event Coordinator:
Flashback Promotions.
Event Homepage:
http://www.flashbackinseaside.com
Shrewsbury Renaissance
Faire
September 9-10, 2006 -- Kings Valley
Admission: $9 / Contact: The Shrew, PO Box 604, Philomath, OR
97370, (541) 929-4897, email: shrew@shrewfaire.com, web:
www.shrewfaire.com / Site: Kings Valley OR / Booths: 135 /
Attendance: 24 ,000 / Weapons: must be peace-tied / Camping
for participants only; for off-site info, visit
www.visitcorvallis.com.
Loggers Breakfast
September 10, 2006 --
Chiloquin
Loggers Breakfast at Collier State Park and Logging Museum
from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on Hwy 97 North of Chiloquin, OR.
Call 541-783-2471 for more information.
Pendleton Round-Up
September 13-16, 2006 --
Pendleton
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce,
info@pendleton-oregon.org
or call 800-547-8911.
Annual Oktoberfest
September 14-17, 2006 --
Mt. Angel
There is no more appropriate setting for an American version
of the "Old World" Oktoberfest than in Mount Angel, Oregon.
The small community was settled by German pioneers in the
1800s and readily reminds one of the rich Bavarian
countryside. Oregon's oldest and best-loved Oktoberfest began
in 1966 as a traditional harvest festival to celebrate the
bounty of the earth and the goodness of creation.
Sisters Jazz Festival
September 15-17, 2006 -- Sisters
Stage and impromptu performances of bands and individuals at
several venues in Sisters, including the main site at the
Village Green. Contact: Kent Thie, Festival Director at
541-549-1332 or 800-549-1332.
Prefontaine
Memoiral Run
September 16, 2006 --
Coos Bay
4th & Anderson, 10:00 am. 10K road run over city streets
2-mile walk that runs concurrently with the 10K run. Shirts
and trophies awarded. Hilly out and back course ending
at Steve Prefontaine's Alma Mater, Marshfield High. For
information call Bob Huggins at 541-269-1103 or E-mail
gopre@prefontainerun.com.
Bark in the Park
September 16, 2006 --
Brownsville
Bark in the Park draws together pooches of all makes and
models plus their owners, family and friends. As you would
imagine, this event is held in Pioneer Park. Events include;
owner pet look alike, biscuit relay, farthest from the dog
house, most talent, least talent, best costume, most tail wags
and more. Fun for all. Pets and humans welcome
Planes, Trains &
Automobiles
September 16, 2006 --
Tillamook
Tillamook Air Museum, 6030 Hangar Road. Larry Schaible,
Manager or Carol Burton, (503) 842-1130,
lschaible@tillamookair.com.
Sponsored by Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook Pilots, Tillamook
Police Dept., Special Olympics
Bay Area Fun
Festival Bike Race
September 16-17, 2006 -- Coos Bay
Contact 541-267-3341 or 800-738-4849 x3
Chowder, Blues and Brews
September 22-24, 2006
-- Florence
Chowder, Blues, and Brews", in mid September at the Florence
Events Center, offers a chowder cook-off, food booths,
microbrew tasting and competition, and live music all three
days. These three days are definitely not to be missed, and
provide fun for all ages at all hours, all weekend long! For
more information contact Florence Area Chamber of Commerce
541-997-3128.
Alpenfest
September 22-24, 2006 -- Wallowa
A Swiss/Bavarian festival with traditional foods, folk dancers
and singers and craft booths in a beautiful mountain setting
at Wallowa Lake. Special Presentation, Open-air breakfast,
dancing, venders, crafts and a great time. Phone: (541)
432-4704. Contact: Eagle Cap Chalets
Annual
Sisters Mountain Bike Festival & Half-Marathon
September 23, 2006 -- Sisters
Everyone thinks it's all downhill from Hoodoo Ski Area to
Sisters. The Hoodoo 45 starts at Hoodoo Ski Area and travels
through some of the most beautiful country in the Northwest.
The Suttle Lake 20, the last half of the Hoodoo 45, offers all
of the same beauty in half the miles. Presented by Sisters
Athletic Club and S.O.A.R. (Sisters Organization for
Activities and Recreation). All proceeds benefit S.O.A.R. For
more information, contact Sisters Athletic Club, 541-549-6878,
www.sistersathleticclub.com.
The Oregon Grape
Stomp Championship and Harvest Celebration
September 23-24, 2006 -- Turner
Award Winning Wines / New Releases / Food / Grape Stomping /
Prizes / Live Music. $5 adult admission includes a free Riedel
wine glass! Please call 503-588-9463 to reserve a stomping
time for your team of two: one stomper and one swabber. $5 per
team per heat to stomp. Winners will qualify for the National
Grape Stomping Championship in Santa Rosa, CA!
Willamette Valley
Vineyards
8800 Enchanted Way, 800-344-9463
Tsalila
September 23-24, 2006 --
Reedsport
Pronounced Sa-Lee-La, this festival is part entertainment,
part education, lots of fun and both free and open to the
public. Centered downtown at the Umpqua River and Discovery
Center with activities focused on watershed restoration and
salmon recovery. A complete traditional Indian village is set
up with tribal drumming, dancing, storytelling and
demonstrations of flintknapping and other native crafts by the
Confederated Tribes of Siuslaw, Coos & Lower Umpqua Indians.
Lots of children's activities, food and crafts booths and a
traditional alder smoked Salmon dinner. Last year 2000
students from surrounding schools attended the festival. A
great event to bring the whole family.
Eugene CelebrationSeptember
29-October 1, 2006 -Eugene
Come join in the Celebration with parade, music, food, cycling
and arts & crafts. Downtown Events Management Inc., Eugene, OR
97401 Phone: 541-681-4108 Email Address:
eventinfo@eugeneevents.com
Featured Book
Steens Mountain in
Oregon's High Desert Country.
Author: E. R. Jackman;
Buy New: $49.95
The three men who produced this
book weren't just writing and photographing. They were
exposing a love affair they've had with a mountain for many
years. The final chapter boasts that you can stand atop the
9,670-foot mountain and look into five states. But the meaning
is clear that while you are up there and looking at the five
states you may also see all the way to the state of your soul
Featured Attraction
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
Come find awesome scenic grandeur in Baker
County. The
208-mile drive known as the Hells Canyon
National Scenic Byway is also registered as an All-American
Road. You’ll understand why when you begin the adventure in
Baker City and forge into the majestic Wallowa Mountains of
Northeast Oregon. Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North
America, is sharply contrasted by the 10,000-feet-high peaks
of the Wallowas. Don’t miss this trip! Best time to travel
these narrow winding roads is
June-October,
after that many of the roads may be closed by snow. Put aside
a good 7-8 hours
to make this trip.
Featured Oregon Recipe
Ricotta Oregon Dungeness Crab Cakes
Makes 4 servings
1 cup Dungeness
crabmeat, rinsed if salted
1/2 cup ricotta cheese, drained
1/2 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs, available in Asian
markets and some supermarkets)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoons minced shallots
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 egg
Vegetable oil
1/2 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup cornstarch
Pick over the
crabmeat to remove any pieces of cartilage. Check to see if
salt has been added to crabmeat. If it has, rinse thoroughly.
Squeeze dry.
Combine gently the
crabmeat, ricotta, panko, parsley, shallots, mustard, olive
oil, pepper and egg. Form into 4 patties, place on a plate and
refrigerate overnight or at least 2 hours.
Pour enough vegetable oil into a skillet so that it will come
halfway up the sides of the cakes when fried. Heat to 350
degrees.
Dip each cake into
buttermilk, then into cornstarch. Fry each side until golden
brown, about 3 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.
Serve right away.
Source: The New
Alaska Cookbook, by Kim Severson
You will find more
great Oregon recipes at:
http://www.all-oregon.com/recipes/oregon_recipes.htm
That’s it for this
month.
Newsletter archives:
http://www.all-oregon.com/newsletter/newsletters.htm
Jackie Farris
All-Oregon
www.all-oregon.com
www.oregon-classified.com
jackiefarris@all-oregon.com
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