The Oregon state employee., April 01, 1949, Page 19, Image 19

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Places to Go
And Things to See
W e are indebted to the T ra v e l In ­
form ation D epartm ent of the O regon
fetate H ig h w ay Com m ission for the
fo llo w in g data r e g a r d i n g com ing
events in O regon w h ich w e hope w ill
be found in terestin g to the m em bers
and others. W e quote from their press
release as follow s:
“ N e a rly 150 entertainm ent events
ran gin g from festiv als and beauty
pageants to round-ups and fish ing
derbies are scheduled during O regon’s
1949 tourist season, the O regon state
h ig h w a y com m ission tra v e l in form a­
tion departm ent reported this w eek.
“ Through cooperation of cham bers
of com m erce and kind red groups,
events h ave been listed for e v e ry sec­
tion of the state. T he list w as ca re fu lly
checked for accu racy, but dates are
subject to change afte r release.
“ O regonians and ou t-o f-sta te v is i­
tors h ave a w id e choice of attractions
from w h ich to supplem ent sigh t-see­
ing in O regon’s cool green playlands
from the seashore to eastern O regon
and from the C olum bia riv e r to the
C alifo rn ia state line.
“ A m ajor centennial, to be observed
during the year, celebrates 100 years
of progress at Forest G ro v e for the
P acific U n iversity. A num ber of spe­
cial events are planned during the
year, clim axed b y a Septem ber p a ­
geant.
“ The P endleton R ound-U p, re g a rd ­
ed as a national institution, this year
w ill present its th rillin g program from
A u g u st 24 to 27, a departure from its
form er dates du rin g Septem ber. O ther
round-ups and rodeos, esp ecia lly over
the 4th of J u ly h olidays, are on the list
throughout th e sum m er and fall.
The B e a v e r S tate w ill p la y tribute
to the b ea u ty of its youn g w om en at
the Miss O regon p ageant at Seaside
J u ly 22-24. T he w in n er w ill rep resent
O regon at the M iss A m erica p ageant
in A tla n tic C ity.
Oregon, too, w ill p a y honor to her
straw b erries, cherries, pears, fla x , su ­
g ar beets, potatoes, beans, cranberries,
fish, gold, w ild flo w e rs, and tim ber b y
holding festivals and carn ivals th ru -
out the sum m er and fall.
“ A shland w ill again present S h ak es­
pearean p lays in the nation ’s only
E lizabeth an theatre in A ugu st, in clu d ­
ing such classics as O thello, R ichard
II, Rom eo and Ju liet and others.
“ P roducts of the state w ill be fe a ­
tured at the O regon state fa ir b egin ­
ning on L ab or D a y and cattle w ill
come into th eir ow n during the P a ­
cific Intern ation al L iv esto ck Sh ow at
P ortland in O ctober.
“ T he list of dates, as received b y
the tra v e l inform ation departm ent, is
as follow s:
June
nn9,u td o o r P a §e a n t a n d C av alcad e, J u n e
23-25.
S is te rs R odeo, S iste rs, J u n e 25-26.
L ew is & C la rk P a ra d e , J u n e 26.
C h e rry la n d F e stiv a l, S alem , J u n e 30—J u ly
H o sp ita lity W eek C e le b ra tio n s a n d B e a u ­
ty S how , L a G ra n d e , la s t w e e k J u n e .
U p p e r K la m a th L a k e R e g a tta , n e a r K la m ­
a th F alls, J u n e 26.
July
J a c k s o n C o u n ty S h e riffs ’ P osse, M ed fo rd
m id -J u ly .
C h e rry la n d F e stiv a l, S alem , J u n e 3 0 -Ju ly
M irro r P o n d P a g e a n t, B en d , J u ly 2-3.
T im b e r D ay s C e le b ra tio n , S u th e rlin , J u ly
K la m a th B a sin R o u n d -U p , K la m a th F a lls (
J u ly 2-4.
T im b e r C a rn iv a l, A lb a n y , J u ly 2-4.
G re sh a m R odeo, G re sh a m , J u ly 2-4.
St. P a u l R odeo, St. P a u l, J u ly 2-4.
V ale F o u r th of J u ly R odeo, V ale.
M o lalla R odeo, M olalla, J u ly 2-4.
O reg o n T ra il D ay s C e le b ra tio n a n d R o ­
deo, B a k e r, J u l y 2-4.
S o u th e rn O reg o n R odeo, A sh la n d , J u ly
2-4.
33rd A n n u a l C alap o o ia R o u n d -U p , C rew -
fo rd sv ille , J u ly 3-4.
I H o rse R aces, R iv e r S p o rts a n d C e le b ra ­
tio n , G old B each , J u ly 3-4.
F o u rth of J u ly C e le b ra tio n , S alem ( te n ta ­
tiv e ) .
F o u rth o f J u ly C e le b ra tio n , T illam o o k .
F o u rth o f J u ly C e le b ra tio n , A sh la n d L i-
th ia P a rk .
F o u rth of J u ly C e le b ra tio n , B en d .
F o u r th o f J u ly C e le b ra tio n , S easid e.
F o u rth of J u ly C e le b ra tio n , St. H elen s,
( te n ta t iv e ) .
F a ll S alm o n D e rb y , G old B each , J u ly 4
th r o u g h O c to b e r 30.
H o o d R iv e r S a d d le C lub R odeo, H ood
R iv er, J u ly 9-10.
L ily D ay, B ro o k in g s ( o p e n ) .
25th A n n u a l M t. H ood C lim b b y A m e ric a n
L eg io n , J u ly 16-17 (s ta r t fro m T illy J a n e
C am p site.)
C lam C h o w d e r D ay, T illam o o k , J u ly 17.
T h ird A n n u a l N ig h t R odeo, N y ssa, J u ly
21-23.
M iss O reg o n P a g e a n t, S easid e, J u ly 22-24.
D a y to n P io n e e r B u c k e ro o s A n n u a l R o ­
deo, J u ly 23-24.
C o rv allis R odeo A sso c ia tio n R odeo, C o r­
v allis, J u l y 23-24.
S ta y to n B e a n F e stiv a l, S ta y to n , J u ly 27-
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