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"Sowing our oats in every neighborhood in America ’ is the theme behind the natural and
flavorful snacks made from rolled oats and other mixed grains and cereals some local entre­
preneurs are selling at the new Interstate Farmers Market (above) and other locations. The
faces behind the Nola "Nuggitz" company include Isaac Chambers (from left) Willie and
Venessa Chambers, Stanley Jackson and Jael Chambers. The Interstate Market next to
Overlook Park opens every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. through Sept. 28. A grand
opening celebration is planned on June 1 at 5 p.m.
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Holding on tight is part of the thrill for two boys at Portland's Rose Festival Waterfront Village. The
annual event opens Thursday night for 11 days o f fun.
held at 8:30 p.m. at the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall. The event
strels and family activities in every can also be watched live, begin­
comer of Tom McCall Waterfront ning with a preview show at 8 p.m.,
Park.
on WB cable channel 3 or over-the-
Except for the Thursday’s 5 p.m. air channels 4 and 32.
opening. Waterfront Village isopen
On Friday, a Fireworks Spectacu­
from 11 a.m. to midnight each day lar will light up of the skies over the
though Sunday, June 12. Admis­ Willamette River, downtown. The
sion is $5 for adults. Kids under 12 fiery show is scheduled to begin at
are free.
approximately 9:45 p.m.
T h u rs d a y ’s
e n te rta in in g
S a tu rd a y ’s S tarlight Parade
Queen’s Coronation event will be marches through Portland’s down-
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fro m Front
town starting at 8:30 p.m.
The Grand Floral Parade on June
11 starts from Memorial Coliseum
on the east side and turns onto
Northeast Broadway and Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard before
crossing the W illamette River into
downtown.
This year, a Kids Pedal for youth
agesóto 13 willprecede the parade.
For a complete Rose Festival
sc h e d u le s, you
can
v isit
www.rosefestival.org.
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Kids Pedal on Parade Day
Event to precede
Grand Floral Parade
Has your child ever wanted to be in a parade? Do
they love their bike?
A Kids’ Pedal parade for youth ages 6 to 13,
sponsored by the Community Cycling Center of north­
east Portland, will precede this year’s Rose Festival
Grand Floral Parade ot. Saturday June 11.
The event kicks o ff at 7 a.m. with a safety skills
rodeo at the firehouse located on the west side of
the Steel Bridge. A fter the rodeo, the young riders
will pedal along a 2-m ile route, turning o ff the
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and Second Avenue - so that th ey ’re end up back
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