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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, July 5, 2017 3A Jefferson goes hopping mad for frogs ANNETTE UTZ SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL TRIBUNE STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE The Jefferson Mint Festival is known less for its mint and more for the annual frog-jumping competition. Jefferson is normally a quiet town but things real- ly get hopping when the annual Jefferson Mint Festival and Frog Jump takes place. This is the 60th year of the event and with the theme “60 Years of Hoppi- ness” the festival will cel- ebrate by taking a trip back to the 1950s. This comes complete with a sock hop, car show and the always popular frog jumping contest. “The big thing this year is that we’re bring- ing it back to Main Street where everybody loves it to be,” festival organizing committee member Stacy Bittick said. “We have a brand new committee and we’ve been working hard to get input from the com- munity. After all, it’s about families and kids. We’ll have music, a dunk booth, a bounce house, all kinds of family-friendly activities. “We’ve also been work- ing with other small-town festivals and inviting them to participate in ours. We’ve been getting really good feedback about it.” Most of the action takes place near the Greater Jefferson Com- munity Center, 107 Main St. Opening ceremonies will begin at noon on Fri- day, July 14, with the na- tional anthem, speeches, vendors and, hopefully, a bi-plane flyover, accord- ing to Bittick. Later in the afternoon, a chicken dinner at 5:30 p.m. can provide the nour- ishment needed for guests to kick up their heels at the 7 p.m. sock hop. Saturday’s fun in- cludes a pancake break- fast at the fire hall (189 Main St.), live music, a car show at Umpqua Bank, a downtown parade and the frog jump. Registration for the frog competition is at 11a.m. at the library, 128 Main St., with the frogs taking the spotlight at 3 p.m. The festival tradition began in 1957 in celebra- tion of the multitude of mint farms in the area at the time and in recogni- tion of the local mint farmers. The frog jump was introduced the fol- lowing year as an added attraction and it’s still go- ing strong. “As a musician, I’ve been working with the festival for years helping to organize talent,” Com- mittee Chairman Dave Black said. “I’ve been the chairman for the last cou- ple of years – I guess I raised my hand at the right time during a meet- ing – and I didn’t realize how much work goes into putting these festivals to- gether but I’m having a Are You Still Paying Too Much For Your Medications? You can save up to 97% when you fi ll your prescriptions with our Canadian and International prescription service. Their Price Will state break record for outdoor crowds a third consecutive year? 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