31st Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts |
| Date: Friday, May 31, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, June 02 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: If your looking for some of the best juried art in the Northwest then attend this 3 day festival. Enjoy over 125 local, regional and national artists in all types of media. Special Quick Draw event showcases talent at work, right in front of your eyes. Great opportunity to make that special, one-of-a-kind find at great value, and discover a new artist! FREE to the public. For further info call: 541-432-7535. |
| Venue: JOseph Community Center, Joseph |
| Contact: Carolyn Gilbert |
| Tele: 514--41-432-7535 |
| Web: www.wallowavalleyarts.org |
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25th Annual Oregon Mountain Cruise |
| Date: Friday, June 07, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, June 08 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Over 250 classic, antique, hot rods, & custom cars will line up on Main St. Joseph, Events include show-n-shine, music, dinner and a car cruise between Enterprise and Joseph. |
| Venue: Main St., Joseph |
| Contact: Chuck Garrett |
| Tele: 541-432-2215 |
| Web: www.oregonmountaincruise.com |
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21st Annual Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild Show |
| Date: Friday, June 07, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, June 08 |
| Time: 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Details: This is the 21st Annual for the Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild’s Quilt show, featuring 150 quilting projects of all types. Attendees are encouraged to vote for their favorite quilt since popular vote determines the winners. Admission is $3.00 with children under 12 free. Quilt supply vendors, our 2012 raffle quilt, quilt Demonstrations, free shuttle service from Main Street to the High School, will be part of the show. |
| Venue: Joseph School, Joseph |
| Contact: Joann Pollock |
| Tele: 253-921-0842 |
| Web: www.wallowamountainquilters.com |
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Blue Mountain Fiddle Show II |
| Date: Saturday, June 08, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, June 08 |
| Time: 5:00pm |
| Details: Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Show includes fiddlers and other musicians showcasing their talents. The fiddling starts at 6pm, with BBQ beef dinner with all the trimmings at 5pm. The admission for the music is $5 for adults, ($4 for fiddlers association members with a current card), and children 12 and under are free. |
| Venue: Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise |
| Contact: Pat Samples |
| Tele: 541-432-3195 |
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Mountain High Broncs & Bulls |
| Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, June 15 |
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| Details: The best little rodeo, bringing you big names, close up experiences and always big fun. Bull riders combined with ranch saddle bronc riders make for action packed excitement. This event will take place at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds in Enterprise.
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| Venue: Wallowa county Fairgrounds, Enterprise |
| Contact: Lee Daggett |
| Tele: 541-426-5380 |
| Web: www.mountainhighrodeo.com |
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Amy Hafer Race for Awareness |
| Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, June 22 |
| Time: 8:00am |
| Details: Grab your friends and sign up for the Amy Hafer Race for Awareness! This event takes place the last Saturday in June, and features 5k run/walk, 10k run, & one mile run/walk. With awards, refreshments, and a celebration of health, the Amy Hafer Race for Awareness is a fun event for the whole family! The Amy Hafer Race for Awareness was launched in 2008, to honor Wallowa resident Amy Hafer, a young mother who lost her battle with cancer. The Race promotes health and early detection through regular check ups and important screenings such as mammography and colonoscopy. |
| Venue: Wallowa Memorial Hospital |
| Contact: Stacey Green |
| Tele: 541-426-1913 |
| Web: www.wvhcf.org/amyhafer.html |
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Flora School Days |
| Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, June 22 |
| Time: 10:00am-4:00pm |
| Details: Days of old come once again to the Flora School. Old time music rounds out the day. School Days involves as many old-time skills as can be gleaned from volunteers. Annual favorites include blacksmithing, soap-making, silversmithing. Musicians play old-time music throughout the day. Old favorites of the Dutch oven lunch, the country store and the pie social continue to be part of the ever expanding activities. Along with the Dutch ovens heating up to bring lunch to the visitors, the wood cookstove workers will be baking the cornbread for the lunch in their oven and cranking out butter for the breads too.
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| Venue: Flora School, Flora |
| Contact: Vanessa Thompson |
| Tele: 541-828-7010 |
| Web: www.floraschool.org |
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9th Annual Watershed Festival |
| Date: Friday, June 28, 2013 |
| To: Friday, June 28 |
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| Details: The Watershed Festival is a celebration of our natural and cultural resources in Wallowa County: our mountains, canyons, forests, rivers, lakes, animals, grasslands, and people. Wallowa Resources coordinates and sponsors this event in partnership with the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance. The Watershed Festival happens every year on the last Friday in June at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds in Enterprise. |
| Venue: Wallowa County Fairgrounds |
| Contact: Holly Akenson |
| Tele: 541-426-8053 |
| Web: www.wallowaresources.org |
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Maxville Gathering |
| Date: Saturday, June 29, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, June 30 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: The Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center will host its fourth gathering this summer at the site. Join us for a fun-filled day for the whole family. There will be guided tours of the Maxville site, special logging demonstrations, music, great food, kids activities and a community baseball game. |
| Venue: Maxville |
| Contact: Gwen Trice |
| Tele: 541-426-3545 |
| Web: www.maxvilleheritage.org |
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3rd Annual Dulcimer Week |
| Date: Sunday, June 30, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, July 06 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Join us this July to learn Appalachian mountain dulcimer at our Third Annual Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas! Heidi Muller and Bob Webb are excited to be offering a dulcimer camp in one of our favorite places – Wallowa Lake in northeastern Oregon! Players of all levels are welcome. Camp will begin Sunday evening with a large “warm-up” class for all students. Then every morning Monday-Friday, we’ll have two class periods with rotating instructors, except for Beginners who will have Bob Webb for the entire morning. Come join us to be inspired by the breathtaking scenery, breathe in the fresh mountain air, and learn the Appalachian dulcimer in a relaxed and supportive environment! |
| Venue: Wallowa Lake Camp |
| Contact: Heidi Mueller |
| Tele: 304-382-9422 0r 541-426-3390 |
| Web: www.wvmusicalliance |
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Shake The Lake Fireworks |
| Date: Thursday, July 04, 2013 |
| To: Thursday, July 04 |
| Time: 9:00pm |
| Details: The jewel of the Wallowa Mountains, Wallowa Lake, makes a perfect setting to view this classic Independence Day fireworks event. |
| Venue: Wallowa Lake |
| Contact: Vicki Searles |
| Tele: 541-426-4622 |
| Web: www.wallowacountychamber.com |
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Wallowa Old Time 4th of July Parade |
| Date: Thursday, July 04, 2013 |
| To: Thursday, July 04 |
| Time: 11:00am |
| Details: Spend an old fashioned 4th of July in Wallowa. The parade begins at 11:00 am (line-up at Cougar Field, 10:15), followed by a barbecue at Wallowa Fire Hall. Entry forms for the Parade should be turned in Wallowa City Hall by June 28. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top entries and the parade will be broadcast by KWVR. Other celebration events include free vendor space for an outdoor market, and live music. For further info: Call 541-886-2422 |
| Venue: Main St., Wallowa |
| Contact: City of Wallowa |
| Tele: 541-886-2422 |
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Lostine Flea Market |
| Date: Thursday, July 04, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, July 07 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: This is a shopper's dream! The entire town of Lostine turns into one gigantic flea market! a great place to find that elusive bargain! |
| Venue: Main St., Lostine |
| Contact: Jodi Burgess |
| Tele: 541-569-2415 |
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Joseph Mountain Music Festival |
| Date: Saturday, July 06, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, July 06 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: An Almostly Acoustic Festival featuring local and regional bluegrass, country, celtic, folk mostly stringed music"
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| Venue: Main St., Joseph |
| Contact: Tammy Kruger |
| Tele: 541-398-0582 |
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Lostine River Run |
| Date: Saturday, July 06, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, July 06 |
| Time: 7:00am |
| Details: Check in begins at 7am at Providence Academy; buses leave for start line at8:15am with the race beginning at 9am. Runs: 10K, 5K and 1 mile. Walks: 5K and 1 mile. See website for registration forms. Come to beautiful Wallowa County for a one of the oldest running events in Eastern Oregon. Now in it's 30th year. You can choose to run either a 5K or 10K that is mostly downhill as it follows the Lostine River into the small town of Lostine, or a flat 1 mile out-and-back. The main sponsor of the Lostine River Run is the Rotary Club of Wallowa County. Rotary proceeds benefit the Memorial Scholarship Funds. |
| Venue: Lostine |
| Contact: Bob Crawford |
| Tele: 541-426-4815 |
| Web: www.eosportstraining.com/lostineriverrun.html |
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26th Annual Summer Fishtrap |
| Date: Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, July 14 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Mark your calendars for the 26th Anniversary Summer Fishtrap: A Gathering of Writers. Theme is Breaking Trail:Off the Beaten Path. Join us at the Wallowa Lake Camp & Retreat Center in Eastern Oregon. What sets Summer Fishtrap apart from other writing retreats is our remote mountain lake setting, a focus on a provocative theme related to living and writing in the west. Participants come away with new skills, new beginnings, and a renewed sense of their own creative potential. Aspiring and established writers spend time together in a week of writing workshops, panel discussions, evening readings and even find time to relax, write, hike, and fish. |
| Venue: Wallowa Lake Camp, Wallowa Lake |
| Contact: Ben Hayes |
| Tele: 541-426-3623 |
| Web: www.fishtrap.org |
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9th Annual Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Workshop |
| Date: Monday, July 08, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, July 13 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: The 9th annual Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Workshop will be held at the Wallowa School in Wallowa, Oregon, sponsored by the Wallowa Valley Music Alliance. Ours is a week-long, small, inexpensive and family oriented music workshop focused on traditional string instruments, begun in 2005. There is a country family dance on Thursday nights for which the workshop participants provide the music. |
| Venue: Wallowa School, Wallowa |
| Contact: Janis Carper |
| Tele: 541-426-3390 |
| Web: www.wvmusicalliance.org |
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Sage Brush Quilt Shop Hop |
| Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, July 20 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: During the SAGEBRUSH quilt shop hop, quilters will enjoy 10 quilt shops throughout eastern Oregon & Washington. Two of the shops are located right here in Wallowa County! Hoppers will receive a FREE tote bag and tons of other goodies! “Sagebrush” is again scheduled to include TWO WEEKENDS to give you & your quilting buddies more time to complete the hop. Every “Hopper” that turns in a completed passport will be entered into the drawing for prizes galore! |
| Venue: Eastern Oregon and Washington |
| Contact: Cass Botts |
| Tele: 541-432-6669 |
| Web: www.cattlecountryquilts.com |
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4th Annual Bowlby Bash |
| Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, July 13 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: The 4rd Annual Bowlby Bash in downtown, Enterprise, OR will have over 40 vendors and will include local organizations, such as the VFW, churches and Building Healthy Families. Local artists and handcrafters will be featured and local musicians will provide fantastic entertainment. Local businesses will participate with sidewalk sales. Other activities will include Historic Walking tours as well as tours of the Courthouse. There will also be a soapbox derby. |
| Venue: Main St., Enterprise |
| Contact: Mary Swanson |
| Tele: 541-426-3351 |
| Web: www.bowlbybash.org |
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68th Annual Chief Joseph Days |
| Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, July 27 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Celebrating 67 years of Western Heritage. Four Days of action packed PRCA sanctioned rodeos, parades, Dances, Indian Encampment, vendors and more! All rodeos begin at 7pm |
| Venue: Harley Tucker Arena, Main St. Joseph |
| Contact: Debbie Short |
| Tele: 541-432-1015 |
| Web: www.chiefjosephdays.com |
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Sunrise Iron Antique Tractor Show |
| Date: Saturday, August 03, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, August 03 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Sunrise Iron, 100 years of old iron heritage, is run by Erl McLaughlin who has been collecting antique tractors since 1983, restoring them to their original glory and displaying them along with many other agriculturally related antiques in a shop on his property at 65708 Sunrise Road, Enterprise, Oregon.
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| Venue: 65798 Sunrise Rd., Enterpriwse |
| Contact: Erl McLaughlin |
| Tele: 541-263-0755 |
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Wallowa County Fair |
| Date: Sunday, August 04, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, August 11 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: 4-H horse show; 4H & FFA livestock show
Canned and Baked goods, vegetables & flowers |
| Venue: Wallowa County Fair Grounds, Enterprise |
| Contact: Gretchen Piper |
| Tele: 541-426-4097 |
| Web: www.extension.oregonstate.edu/wallowa/fair |
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7th Annual Bronze Bike Motorcycle Rendezvous |
| Date: Friday, August 16, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, August 18 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: All Bikers & makes of bikes come and join us for a fun weekend. Events include show'n shine, live music, vendors, poker run and favorite bike contest. |
| Venue: Main St., Joseph |
| Contact: Terry Despain |
| Tele: 541-432-4117 |
| Web: www.bronzebikerally.com |
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5th Annual Juniper Jam Music Festival |
| Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, August 31 |
| Time: 11:00am-Evening |
| Details: The sweetest little music festival in Eastern Oregon. This fun-filled day of music starts at 11:00am with music going on all day until about 10:00pm. Festival goers will enjoy many styles of music, including folk, country, jazz, Americana and blues, as well as great food and drink, plus children's activities. |
| Venue: Wallowa County Fair Grounds, Enterprise |
| Contact: Janice Carper |
| Tele: 541-426-3390 |
| Web: www.juniperjam.com |
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33rd Annual Hells Canyon Mule Days |
| Date: Friday, September 06, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, September 08 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Hells Canyon Mule Days will be celebrating Mules and Mule Skinners on the weekend after Labor Day, September. This years Mule Show will be three full days of events that include classes for every age group and skill level. It is a fun family weekend and youngsters enjoy competing and showing their mulemanship abilities as much as the older well honed contestants. Some of the events include: Mule show with events for every age and skill level. Cowboy poetry, artisans, exhibitors, non-motorized parade, pit BBQ, quilt show, Dutch oven cook-off, mule & horse sale.
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| Venue: Wallowa county Fair Grounds, Enterprise |
| Contact: Sondra Lozier |
| Tele: 888-323-3271 |
| Web: www.hellscanyonmuledays.com |
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Wallowa Lake State Park Triathlon |
| Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, September 14 |
| Time: 8:00am |
| Details: Wallowa Lake State Park and Safe Harbors Domestic and Sexual Violence Service Provider Non-profit are proud to invite you to this sprint length race nestled in the beautiful Wallowa Mountains. Swim in the pristine waters of Wallowa Lake, bike through the charming town of Joseph enjoying a collection of renowned bronze sculptures, and run through the cozy resort community of Wallowa Lake. All proceeds from the race will benefit Safe Harbors, a local non-profit that works to provide assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and to provide community education to break the cycle of violence. Sprint Length Triathalon: 1/4 mile swim, 12 mile bike ride, & 3 mile run. |
| Venue: Wallowa Lake State Park |
| Contact: Paige Sully |
| Tele: 541-398-0482 |
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Hells Canyon Relay |
| Date: Friday, September 20, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, September 21 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: The Smith Rock Race Group LLC will have their 2nd Hells Canyon Realay. The longest traditional running relay in America. The relay starts at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, just outside Baker City, Oregon; the route then heads east on Oregon State Hwy. 86 around the south side of the Wallowa Mountains, then turns north on Forest Service Road 39 (Wallowa Mountain Loop Road) heading towards beautiful Joseph Oregon, ending in La Grande Oregon. This elite course is a total of 285 miles. There are also the walking and high school challenge races.
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| Venue: NE Oregon |
| Contact: Bruian Douglas |
| Tele: 877-818-3651 |
| Web: www.hellscanyonrelay.com |
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Alpenfest |
| Date: Thursday, September 26, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, September 29 |
| Time: All day |
| Details: Alpenfest is a long-running Swiss-Bavarian festival held on the last full weekend of September in Wallowa County, Oregon, known widely as Oregon's Little Switzerland. After a three-year "vacation," Alpenfest will return in 2012, featuring polka music and dancing, yodeling, Swiss-German cuisine and craft and gift shopping. Details will be posted on our website as they are confirmed. |
| Venue: Wallowa Lake, Joseph, Enterprise |
| Contact: Chuck Anderson |
| Tele: 541-432-0209 or 541-398-1096 |
| Web: www.oregonalpenfest.com |
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Paint The Town |
| Date: Saturday, September 28, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, September 28 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Paint the Town, watch plein air artists paint at various sites around town on Saturday and then gather in the court yard of Kelly's Gallery on Main St at 2:30pm for a quick draw. For info: Kelly's Gallery, 541-432-3116, kgallery@eoni.com
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| Venue: Main St. Joseph |
| Contact: Kelly Wick |
| Tele: 541-432-3116 |
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Hop the Blues Shop Hop |
| Date: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 |
| To: Sunday, October 06 |
| Time: all day |
| Details: Gather your quilting friends and "Hop" from quilting shop to quilting shop in northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington, during the 11th annual “Hop the Blues,” Participating shops include TWO right here in Wallowa County. Visit all shops September 28 through October 2, 2010 (Wednesday through Sunday) and enter your completed passport to be eligible for the grand prize drawing. Every shop will be filled with wonderful samples, prizes, and lots of fabric for your quilting needs. Pick up your passport, which will be available just prior to the hop at any of the participating shops. For more information call Cass Botts at 541-432-6669.
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| Venue: NE Oregon |
| Contact: Cass Botts |
| Tele: 541-432-6669 |
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Jingle Thru Joseph |
| Date: Friday, November 29, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, November 30 |
| Time: all day |
| Details: Jingle thru Joseph Lighted Parade at 5pm on Main St. in Joseph. Come enjoy the starry nights and twinkling lights. Late night shopping in some of the best little shops in Oregon. Contact Becky: 541-432-4321, or Brittney: 541-398-2651. |
| Venue: Main St., Joseph |
| Contact: Becky Rushton |
| Tele: 541-432-4321 |
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Jingle thru Joseph Holiday Bazaar |
| Date: Friday, November 29, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, November 30 |
| Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Details: A grand variety of gifts, decorations and greenery, including fresh Christmas Wreaths and Swags. The bazaar takes place at the Joseph Community Center in Joseph. The Bazaar will be open on Fridays 9am-5pm, and on Saturdays 9am-4pm. Santa Paws will be at the Bazaar on November 30th and December 1st, so bring your pets and/or kids and have their picture taken with Santa. For info call: Sally Brandt, 541-432-7780. |
| Venue: Joseph Community Center |
| Contact: Sally Brandt |
| Tele: 541-432-7000 |
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Handcrafters Guild Holiday Bazaar |
| Date: Friday, December 06, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, December 07 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Christmas Bazaar, everything is handmade. Booths are Available - contact Ida - (541)426-0132 or Fran - (541) 426-2223 |
| Venue: Cloverleaf Hall |
| Contact: Ida Hillock |
| Tele: 541-426-3229 |
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Jingle thru Joseph Holiday Bazaar |
| Date: Friday, December 06, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, December 07 |
| Time: 9:00am-4:00pm |
| Details: A grand variety of gifts, decorations and greenery, including fresh Christmas Wreaths and Swags. The bazaar takes place at the Joseph Community Center in Joseph. The Bazaar will be open on Fridays 9am-5pm, and on Saturdays 9am-4pm. For info call: Sally Brandt, 541-432-7780. |
| Venue: Joseph Community Center |
| Contact: Sally Brandt |
| Tele: 541-432-7780 |
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Enterprise Winterfest Parade & Santa |
| Date: Friday, December 13, 2013 |
| To: Saturday, December 14 |
| Time: all day |
| Details: Come and enjoy the beginning of the Christmas season in Enterprise. A Christmas market will be held in the Enterpriser building on Friday and Saturday, 11:00am-7:00pm. There will be special discounts at participating stores. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be wandering Main Street. On Friday there will be Candle Light Caroling at Warde Park at 5:30pm. The Holiday Lights Parade will be Saturday evening at 5:30 pm. The Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department will be serving chili starting 4:30 pm on Saturday. Other Events include a fudge contest; all fudge entries will be auctioned off after the parade and the proceeds will be used for new Christmas Decorations for downtown Enterprise. Christmas Story time at the Library will be on Friday from 1:00-5:00pm. There will be lots of other family fun. For info contact: Darlene at 541-426-3025 or Sondra Lozier at 541-426-3229. |
| Venue: Main St, Enterprise |
| Contact: Sondra Lozier |
| Tele: 541-426-3229 |
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