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In Tillamook County
By Laura Swanson
begins at 8 a.m. for the Kids Fishing
Derby on June 11. For more information, contact the Hebo Forestry
Department at (503) 392-3161.
The Trask River Hatchery has
free fishing activities from 8 a.m. to
noon for 8 year olds and younger;
from noon to 3 p.m. for 9 year olds
and older during the weekend.
nyone who says “there’s
nothing to do in a small
town,” is not looking very
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hard.
As summer approaches,
Tillamook County towns gear up
for a variety of annual festivals and
events that offer something for
everyone. If your summer calendar
is a blank, here are some ideas for
enjoying summer right here in our
own backyard.
School is out on June 10, so
start off the summer with a visit
to the Tillamook Farmers Market
opening day on June 11.
Celebrating its fifth season,
“where the produce is as fresh as
the ocean breeze,” the Tillamook
Farmers Market opens at 9 a.m.
until 2 p.m. every Saturday through
September 24.
Dozens of local farmers have
produce and plants for sale, artisans will offer crafts, prepared foods
are available, and Master Gardeners
will be on hand to answer your
home gardening questions.
“This year’s market is shaping up
to be another winner,” says Chris
Kell, Tillamook Farmers Market
manager. “Most of your favorite
vendors are returning, and we have
added several new vendors with
new and exciting products. You will
be able to get blueberry jam, gift
baskets, dahlia tubers—in season—
a large selection of dried flowers
—both bunches and arranged in
wall pockets and such—wonderful
quilted backpacks and small quilts,
and a large selection of herbs. More
vendors are calling daily, so the list
is not complete.
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“Returning vendors are expanding their traditional products
as well. Don’s Waterfall Farms is
working toward an extensive array
of varieties of garlic for us garlic
lovers, and it looks like we might
actually have enough eggs for everybody who wants them this year.”
Live entertainment will be at the
market and various events throughout the year, including Dog Days
on July 9, Bread and Grains Day
on August 20 and Salsa Saturday on
September 10.
The Farmers Market is on
Laurel Avenue and 2nd Street in
front of the county courthouse.
For more information, and weekly
reports on the Web, go to www.til
lamookfarmersmarket.com.
After gathering fresh foods
for a picnic lunch from the Farmers
Market, take the kids fishing. Enjoy
Free Fishing Weekend, June 11 and
12, when no license is required.
Several free fishing activities for
kids are planned.
At Hebo Lake, registration
In North Tillamook County,
complete your first weekend of summer at the 4th Annual Jetty Fishery
Crab Derby, June 11 and 12.
This event is a fund-raiser for the
Rinehart Clinic.
For the $10 entry fee, each boat
heads into Nehalem Bay looking
to fill its crab traps and crab pots
with a delicacy of the Pacific, the
Dungeness crab.But they are not just
looking for any crab. Derby entrants
will enjoy their catch, and more, if
they catch the “money” crab. The
marina tags 52 crabs each day with a
letter that coincides with a variety of
prizes, many donated by local businesses, including a $500 top prize
Rest up during the week,
then get family and friends ready
for a weekend full of music, wine
and fine food on June 18 and 19.
Continue the summer celebrations of our local crustacean by starting off at the Wheeler Crab Festival
from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June
18 and 19. The Wheeler Business
Association sponsors the event, now
in its 11th year, featuring an open air
market, live music, and a crab feast
for $10 a plate.
Just a few miles from Wheeler—
at the Nehalem Bay Winery—dance
off that crab feast at the Juneteenth
Reggae Festival on June 18. If jazz
is more your style, head south to
Above, flags will fly at the Tillamook Dairy Parade, the second largest parade in Oregon. Opposite page, crab lovers have several
opportunities to celebrate and sample this popular crustacean.
Rockaway Beach to the Wine,
Cheese and all that Jazz event at
the Rockaway Beach Wayside from
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on June 18.
The summer events calendar really picks up momentum
the last weekend of June with the
48th annual Tillamook June Dairy
Festival on Saturday, June 25.
The theme for this year’s parade
is “Treasures of Tillamook County.”
Events include a children’s parade at
10:30 a.m., and the grand parade at
11 a.m.
Thousands of people will line the
streets of Tillamook to enjoy “the
second largest parade in Oregon,”
second only to the Portland Rose
Festival Parade. The Tillamook
Dairy Parade features about 150
entries—from the 100 coordinated
dancers from the Tillamook School
of Dance to “Brusier,” the 11-yearold 3,400-pound brown Swiss steer,
who is part of the Tillamook Swiss
Society group.
There will be plenty of royalty
on hand, including dairy princesses
and rodeo queens.
This year’s parade will include
a crowd favorite, the 56th Army
Military Band from Fort Lewis,
Washington.
The parade marches on for
more than an hour, with an array of
antique agricultural equipment, tractors and trucks galore that don’t just
“sit in the barn.” Most of the tractors and trucks are still at work in
the fields around town.
Before the June 25 parade,
the YMCA’s 21st annual Tillamook
Milk Run starts at 8 a.m.
At 10 a.m., a rose will be planted at the Pioneer Museum with the
Portland Royal Rosarians.
The weekend isn’t over
yet—you can keep your summertime fun bucking at the Tillamook
County Rodeo, June 25 and 26 at
the Tillamook County Fairgrounds.
It’s easy to find plenty of events
—many free—the whole family will
enjoy every weekend throughout the
summer in Tillamook County. You
can always just take in the great outdoors—hiking, biking, fishing, boating, gardening and more. ■
For more information about happenings in Tillamook County, go to www.
tillamookchamber.org.
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