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BEHIND THE SCENES
JULY 27�AUG. 3, 2022
FROM THE
COVER
CELEBRATE
a tiny purple berry
North Powder
Huckleberry Festival
expands to two days
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
NORTH POWDER — This year’s edition
of the North Powder Huckleberry Festival
is expanding to two days, July 30-31, plus
an extra night event on Friday, July 29, to
kick off the weekend.
That fi rst off ering is a movie night at
North Powder School’s fi eld, sponsored
by the North Powder Public Library. The
fi lm, “Journey to the Center of the Earth,”
begins at 9 p.m. Concessions will be avail-
able, and everyone is encouraged to bring
chairs, blankets and bug spray.
SATURDAY, JULY 30
The festival starts early with an all-class
breakfast at North Powder School at 7 a.m.
If you’d rather exercise than eat, join
the fun run/walk at North Powder Fire Hall
— choose the 1-mile, 5K or 10K distance.
Entry is $20 for adults and $10 for youth
ages 12 and younger. All proceeds sup-
The Observer, File
Left: Perhaps wishing the car were his, a spectator walks away from Ken Schuh’s all-black Chevrolet Corvette C1 at the car show
during the 2021 North Powder Huckleberry Festival. Right: The Huckleberry Festival parade makes its way up Second Street during
the 2021 Huckleberry Festival held in North Powder. This year’s event is July 30-31.
port the North Powder PTCO.
At 8 a.m., more than 50 vendors — both
craft and food — will open at the park.
The Motor Madness Car Show begins at
10 a.m. Entry is $5 and awards are up for
grabs in a variety of categories. For infor-
mation on entering, call Lindsey Thomp-
son, 541-406-8771.
The Huckleberry Festival parade begins
at 11:30 a.m. Entries need to check in 10-
11 a.m. The theme is “Old America,” and
fl oats can register the day of at the corner
of Second and H streets.
Following the parade is the messiest
of athletic feats — the mud volleyball
tournament.
Entry is $150 per team, and the tourna-
ment is limited to 10 teams — for informa-
tion, call Thompson.
For those who don’t like mud, the corn-
hole tournament also starts at noon, and
the rock climbing wall opens.
The fi re hall’s annual tri-tip dinner be-
gins at 5 p.m. Cost is $17.
Finish the night with the Huckleberry
Street Dance at 7 p.m.
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SUNDAY, JULY 31
For the second day of the festival, ven-
dors open at 8 a.m.
Then the contests begin:
• 9 a.m.: Sidewalk chalk art contest —
there are three categories: ages 3-10,
ages 10-18 and ages 18+
• 10 a.m.: Pie eating contest
• 11 a.m.: Tricycle races and dunk tank
To enter any of these contests, call
Thompson at the number above.
The festival fi nishes with JCR Country
Blast at 2 p.m.