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Hood River News, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
CIDER SCENES
SCENES
CIDER
Hard-Pressed
Cider Fest
features local
fare, music
Hard-Pressed Cider Fest, year
two, packed them in at Mt. Defi-
ance Fruit in Odell on April 11.
Clockwise from top: two cider
drinkers lock eyes amidst the
hundreds of people in the tast-
ing area inside the fruit storage
warehouse; local musicians pro-
vided the tunes to go with sam-
pling cider and local food, in-
cluding Andrew McWilliams on
Dobro with Green Neck Dare-
devils, and Kitchen Table, han-
dling the second part of the bill;
Tracy Wickwire of Hood River
sips a cider; and rows of bottled
ciders await take-out at the fes-
tival gates.
Photo by Ben Mitchell
See related story, page A1 .
H O M E & GARDEN
Photos by Kirby Neumann-Rea
G O R G E
R E A L
E S T A T E
Bright Idea?
Photo by Ben Mitchell
CIDER DRINKERS compare notes and plan their tasting strategy, as not even the hardiest cider-lover,
with a ride home, would be able to sample the 40-plus varieties being poured.
Brilliant Storage?
Beautiful Display?
Do you brag
about your backsplash?
Have a hot idea for
displaying your plants?
Send in a photo of a
home accent you adore
for possible publication
in Home & Garden.
BRIAN PERKEY, of Hood
Valley Hard Cider in Park-
dale, left, talks shop with
John Metta, right, of Cider-
masters guild and Maeve
cidery of Hood River. Perkey
also represents Jester and
Judge of Stevenson, which
poured at the fest. Above,
Jordan Struck of Rivercider
in Hood River hands a glass
of Pomme Pomme to Kolin
Leishman of NW Cider Bro-
kers, at the booth of the
county’s newest cidery.
Share with our readers
how a bright idea has
made a difference in how
you show, store or show-
case the unusual and
handy in your home!
Email your Bright Ideas to:
Hood River News hrnews@hoodrivernews.com 541-386-1234
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