Blue Mountain Fiddle Show |
| Date: Saturday, March 03, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, March 03 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Show
Includes fiddlers an musicians showcasing their talents. Cost $5.00 (age 7 and under free)
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| Venue: Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise, OR |
| Contact: Pat Samples |
| Tele: 541-432-3195 |
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Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center Open House & Pie Auction |
| Date: Saturday, March 31, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, March 31 |
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| Details: 2nd annual Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center Open House. Come and visit the center then join us for a pie auction at the Wallowa Senior Center. |
| Venue: Wallowa |
| Contact: Gwen Trice |
| Tele: 541-426-3545 |
| Web: www.maxvilleheritage.org |
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Wallowa Valley Youth Arts Festival |
| Date: Saturday, April 28, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, April 28 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Open to all youth artists - kindergarten through high school seniors. Along with viewing the wonderful display of artwork, children can participate in some hands-on art activities, paint their own t-shirts, and listen to musical performances by area youths. Admission is free.
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| Venue: Joseph Community Center, Joseph Oregon |
| Contact: Leah Johson |
| Tele: 541-398-1842 |
| Web: www.wallowavalleyarts,org/youthartfest.htm |
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5th Annual Mother's Day Art Walk |
| Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, May 12 |
| Time: 3-7pm |
| Details: Enjoy the day by wandering around the Joseph Galleries and view new works of art, artist demonstrations, hors d'oeuvres, wine and other beverages. |
| Venue: Main St. Joseph, OR |
| Contact: Catherine Matthias or Kelly Wick |
| Tele: 541-432-5202 or 541-432-3116 |
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30th Annual Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts |
| Date: Friday, June 01, 2012 |
| To: Sunday, June 03 |
| 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 |
| Venue: Joseph, OR |
| Contact: Carolyn Gilbert |
| Tele: 541-432-7535 |
| Web: www.wallowavalleyarts.org |
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24th Annual Oregon Mountain Cruise |
| Date: Friday, June 08, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, June 09 |
| 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: Joseph, OR |
| Contact: Chuck Garrett |
| Tele: 541-432-2215 |
| Web: www.oregonmountaincruise.com |
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20th Annual Wallowa Mountain Quilt Guild Show |
| Date: Friday, June 08, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, June 09 |
| Time: 9am-5pm |
| Details: This is the 20th 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.
This year the guild will be presenting “The History of Quilts” including the
secret language of “Riding the Rails” and the “Underground Railroad” with a display of quilts from the early days.
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| Venue: Joseph High 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 09, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, June 09 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers Show includes fiddlers and other musicians showcasing their talents |
| Venue: Cloverleaf hall, Enterprise |
| Contact: Pat Samples |
| Tele: 541-432-3195 |
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Mountain High Broncs & Bulls |
| Date: Friday, June 15, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, June 16 |
| Time: All Day |
| 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 2 performances of action packed excitement. |
| Venue: Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise |
| Contact: Todd Wagner |
| Tele: 541-398-0475 |
| Web: www.mountainhighrodeo.com |
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Flora School Days |
| Date: Saturday, June 16, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, June 16 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Each year in June, the Flora School Education Center celebrates and demonstrates historic folk arts and agriculture at Flora School Days. 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. Besides the fold artist demonstrations, the Pie Social, a fund raising tradition from days of old, and the Dutch oven lunch provide plenty of food. For more information on School days or to volunteer or donate, call 541-82-7010 or email info@ floraschool.org. |
| Venue: Flora School, Flora |
| Contact: Vanessa Thompson |
| Tele: 541-828-7010 |
| Web: www.floraschool.org |
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Amy Hafer Race for Awareness |
| Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, June 23 |
| Time: 8am |
| 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, 10k, & one mile runs, and a 5k and one mile walk. With awards, refreshments, and a celebration of health, the Amy Hafer Race for Awareness is a fun event for the whole family! The cost is $25 per person and includes a t-shirt ($15 if Race only), same day registration 8:00 8:30am; cost is $30 w/tshirt, $20 race only. . 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: Enterprise |
| Contact: Stacey Green |
| Tele: 541-426-1913 |
| Web: www.wvhcf.org/amyhafer.html |
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8th Annual Watershed Festival |
| Date: Friday, June 29, 2012 |
| To: Friday, June 29 |
| Time: All Day |
| 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. |
| Venue: Wallowa Co. Fairgrounds, Enterprise |
| Contact: Holly Akenson |
| Tele: 541-426-8053 |
| Web: www.wallowaresources.org |
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'Shake The Lake' Fireworks |
| Date: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 |
| To: Wednesday, July 04 |
| Time: 9pm |
| 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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Old Fashioned 4th of July |
| Date: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 |
| To: Wednesday, July 04 |
| Time: All Day |
| 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 barbecue at Wallowa Fire Hall. For further info Call 541-886-2422 |
| Venue: Wallowa, OR |
| Contact: Carol Long |
| Tele: 541-886-2422 |
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Lostine Flea market |
| Date: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, 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: Lostine, OR |
| Contact: City of Lostine, Jodi Burgess |
| Tele: 541-569-2415 |
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Lostine River Run |
| Date: Saturday, July 07, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, July 07 |
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| Details: 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 29th year, you will enjoy a course that is breathtaking in its scenic beauty. 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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25th Annual Summer Fishtrap |
| Date: Monday, July 09, 2012 |
| To: Sunday, July 15 |
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| Details: Mark your calendars for the 25th Anniversary Summer Fishtrap: A Gathering of Writers, July 9-15, 2012. Theme is "Catch & Release: What we hold onto, what we let go, and the one that got away." 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, and on the generation of new writing. Participants come away with new skills, new beginnings, and a renewed sense of their own creative potential. Many people report having the best group writing experience of their lives at Summer Fishtrap.
Summer Fishtrap is a week-long gathering of writers held at Wallowa Lake each July. 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.
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| Venue: Wallowa Lake Camp, Wallowa Lake |
| Contact: Ben Hayes |
| Tele: 541-426-3623 |
| Web: www.fishtrap.org |
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8th Annual Wallowa Fiddle tunes Workshop |
| Date: Monday, July 09, 2012 |
| To: Friday, July 13 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: The 8th annual Wallowa Fiddle Tunes Workshop will be held at the Wallowa School in Wallowa, Oregon from July 9-13, 2011, 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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3rd Annual Bowlby Bash |
| Date: Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, July 14 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: The 3rd 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
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| Venue: Main St., Enterprise |
| Contact: Janet Pulsifer |
| Tele: 541-398-0189 |
| Web: www.bowlbybash.org |
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Sage Brush Quilt Shop Hop |
| Date: Saturday, July 14, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, July 21 |
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| 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: NE Oregon |
| Contact: Cass Botts |
| Tele: 541-432-6669 |
| Web: www.cattlecountryquilts.com |
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Tamkaliks Celebration and Powwow |
| Date: Friday, July 20, 2012 |
| To: Sunday, July 22 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Tamkaliks is a three day celebration of traditional Native American culture. It is also a place and time where local people can observe and learn about that culture and a bridge of friendship between the former and present inhabitants of the Wallowa County. For three days we have traditional Native American songs and dances. The traditional wear of the dancers is spectacular. Outside the dance area we have 25-35 concessionaires selling food, Native American crafts and other items. Along the river the participants camp during the pow wow, many setting up teepees. The sight of teepees along the river after many years' absence is wonderful. On the last day of the festival we have the friendship feast. The Native American community provides salmon, deer and elk and locals bring pot luck dishes. For the deer and elk a group of Indians come early and exercise their treaty rights by hunting for the game for the feast. A local committee prepares the fish and game. |
| Venue: Wallowa, OR |
| Contact: Beulah Wynans |
| Tele: 541-886-3101 |
| Web: www.wallowanezperce.org |
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67th Annual Chief Joseph Days Rodeo |
| Date: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 |
| To: Sunday, July 29 |
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| 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: Joseph, OR |
| Contact: Debbie Short |
| Tele: 541-432-1015 |
| Web: www.chiefjosephdays.com |
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Sunrise Iron Antique Tractor Show |
| Date: Saturday, August 04, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, August 04 |
| 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: Enterprise |
| Contact: Erl McLaughlin |
| Tele: 541-263-0755 |
| Web: www.sunriseiron.com |
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Wallowa County Fair |
| Date: Saturday, August 04, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, August 11 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: 4-H horse show; 4H & FFA livestock show
Venue: Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise Oregon
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| Venue: Wallowa County Fairgrounds, Enterprise |
| Contact: Brinda Stanley |
| Tele: 541-426-4097 |
| Web: www.extension.oregonstate.edu/wallowa/fair |
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16th Annual Bronze Blues & Brews |
| Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, August 11 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: Best Little Blues Fest in the Northwest. Enjoy a day filled with the Blues, microbrews & wine the beer garden, & Bronze sculptures. |
| Venue: Joseph, OR |
| Contact: Chuck Garrett |
| Tele: 541-432-1015 |
| Web: www.bronzebluesbrews.com |
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6th Annual Bronze Bike Old School Motorcycle Rendezvous |
| Date: Friday, August 17, 2012 |
| To: Sunday, August 19 |
| 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: Joseph , OR |
| Contact: Terry DeSpain |
| Tele: 541-398-1142 |
| Web: www.bronzebikerally.com |
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Maxville Gathering |
| Date: Saturday, August 18, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, August 18 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: 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 Site North of Wallowa |
| Contact: Gwen Trice |
| Tele: 541-426-3545 |
| Web: www.maxvilleheritage.org |
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4th Annual Juniper Jam |
| Date: Saturday, September 01, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, September 01 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: The sweetest little music festival in Eastern Oregon. This fun-filled day of music starts at 11:00 AM with music going on all day until about 10:00 PM. 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: Enterprise, OR |
| Contact: Janice Carper |
| Tele: 541-426-3390 |
| Web: www.juniperjam.com |
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32nd Annual Hells Canyon Mule Days |
| Date: Friday, September 07, 2012 |
| To: Sunday, September 09 |
| Time: All Weekend |
| Details: 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. |
| Venue: Enterprise, OR |
| Contact: Sondra Lozier |
| Tele: 541-263-0104 |
| Web: www.hellscanyonmuledays.com |
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Wallowa Lake State Park Triathalon |
| Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, September 15 |
| Time: 9am |
| Details: Joseph, Oregon.
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 Traithlon: 1/4 mile swim, 12 mile bike ride, & 3 mile run
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| Venue: Joseph & Wallowa Lake |
| Contact: Madeline Lau |
| Tele: 541-432-8855 |
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Alpenfest |
| Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
| To: Sunday, September 30 |
| 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, 541-398-1096 |
| Web: www.oregonalpinefest.com |
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Paint the Town |
| Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, September 29 |
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| Details: Paint the Town, watch plein air artists paint at various sites around town on Saturday |
| Venue: Main St., Joseph |
| Contact: Kelly Wick |
| Tele: 541-432-3116 |
| Web: www.kellysgalleryatjoseph.com |
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16th Annual Nez Perce Art Show |
| Date: Saturday, October 06, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, October 06 |
| Time: Noon til Evening |
| Details: The 16th Annual Nez Perce Art in the Wallowa, art show, silent and oral auction celebrates Nez Perce and Columbia Plateau tribal art and artist. Highlights include traditional beading, rawhide work, bronze sculptures, high-tech photography and paintings. Admission to the art show is free to the public. Saturday evening’s dinner and entertainment begins at 6:00 p.m. with BBQ salmon, local grown buffalo, local grown garden favorites, and huckleberry cheesecake. Due to limited seating and sell-out crowds, we encourage you to reserve your tickets in advance.
Nez Perce Art in the Wallowa is presented by the Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center dedicated to providing a permanent site in the Wallowa Valley for Nez Perce cultural and interpretive activities |
| Venue: Wallowa Lake |
| Contact: Beulah Wynans |
| Tele: 541-886-3101 |
| Web: www.wallowanezperce.org |
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17th Annual Healthy Futures Dinner & Auction |
| Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, November 10 |
| Time: 7pm |
| Details: |
| Venue: Enterprise, OR |
| Contact: Stacy Green |
| Tele: 541-426-1913 |
| Web: www.wvhcf.org |
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Christmas in Joseph Holiday Bazaar |
| Date: Friday, November 23, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, November 24 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: A grand variety of gifts, decorations and greenery, including fresh Christmas Wreaths and Swags. |
| Venue: Joseph Community Center, Joseph |
| Contact: Bev Wyffels |
| Tele: 541-398-1850 |
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Jingle Through Joseph Lighted Parade |
| Date: Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, November 24 |
| Time: 5pm |
| 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: 5541-398-2651. |
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| Contact: Becky Rushton |
| Tele: 541-432-4321 |
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Christmas in Joseph Holiday Bazaar |
| Date: Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, December 01 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: A grand variety of gifts, decorations and greenery, including fresh Christmas Wreaths and Swags. |
| Venue: Jospeh Community Center, Joseph |
| Contact: Bev Wyffels |
| Tele: 541-398-1850 |
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Handcrafters Guild Holiday Bazaar |
| Date: Friday, November 30, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, December 01 |
| Time: All Day |
| Details: This Christmas focuses on home made items and crafts. There will be home made jams, Christmas goodies, wood crafts, decorations, scarfs, sweater and much more. |
| Venue: Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise |
| Contact: Ida Hillock |
| Tele: 541-426-0132 |
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Enterprise Winterfest Holiday Lights Parade & Santa |
| Date: Friday, December 07, 2012 |
| To: Saturday, December 08 |
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| Details: Special discounts at participating stores, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Holiday Lights Parade and other family fun. |
| Venue: Main St, Enterprise |
| Contact: Darlene Johnson |
| Tele: 541-426-3025 |
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