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If you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
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MOuNT ANGEl OkTOBERFEST: The 46th annual
Oktoberfest. There is something for everyone.
Over 50 food vendors, Bavarian treats, arts &
crafts, music and dancing. Thursday – Saturday
11 a.m. – midnight. Sunday 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
5 n. Garfield St. in Mount Angel, Oregon.
Admission is free. Parking is $4.00 for all day.
Friday September 16
OREGON STATE uNIVERSITY RAllY IN THE SQuARE!
Send the newest class of OSu students off to
school in style this fall and celebrate the kick-off
of the OSu football season at the annual rally in
the square! Noon – 2 p.m. Pioneer Courthouse
Square.
Saturday September 17
SHOW YOu lOVE OF OREGON AT THE SOlV BEACH
& RIVERSIDE ClEANuP: On September 17th
thousands of people will show their love of
Oregon by cleaning up trash and enhancing
watershed health at nearly 125 sites across the
state. To volunteer for the SOlV beach & riverside
cleanup, register online at www.solv.org or call 1-
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AQuIFER ADVENTuRE: A PIRATE-THEMED
GROuNDWATER TREASuRE HuNT: big and little
pirates alike are welcome to join the Portland
Water Bureau and the Columbia Slough
Watershed Council for a family festival all about
groundwater. Play games, take a canoe ride
and search for hidden treasures. Noon – 4 p.m.
NE 166th at Airport Way. FREE
Sunday September 18
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DISCOVER THE ARTS OPEN HOuSE: Come on in!
Portland Metro Arts Center and School is
extending an open invitation to everyone in the
family to an afternoon of FREE arts workshops,
classes and performances. 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. PMA
Center and School, 9003 SE Stark St.
Monday September 19
SIlENT AuCTION: Fundraiser: Support Garfield
Community Centers scholarship fund and teen
programs by bidding on some great items.
Please call for starting time. 206-684-4788.
Garfield Community Center, 2323 E. Cherry St.
Young football fans carry water for Grant
High School’s football players during the
Varsity game Friday Sept. 9. The generals lost
to Tigard High School’s Tigers by 49 to 24.
Contributing to the upset were 6 turnovers
and 11 personal fouls against Grant.
thursday – Sunday September 22 – 25
CElEBRATION OF HONOR, CElEBRATING VETERANS
& ACTIVE DuTY PERSONNEl IN lINCOlN CITY, OR!
The opening ceremony including a candlelight
vigil will begin Friday, Sept 23 at 6 p.m. with a
ride of honor at the wall, located in the Chinook
Winds Casino Resort SE parking lot. Celebration
throughout the whole town begins on Thursday
and is city wide.
scarecrows, painting pumpkins, racing to shuck
corn and eat pie and much more. 10 a.m. – 4
p.m. Clark County 78th St Heritage Farm, 1919
NE 78th St. Vancouver, WA
Sunday September 25
2ND ANNuAl ARAB FESTIVAl – MOHRAJAN: This
festival is hosted by the Arab American Cultural
Center of Oregon. The event will take place from
11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Fulton Community Center
and is open to the public. 68 SW Miles St. (near
SW Barbur Blvd. and SW Third St.)
Saturday September 24
8TH ANNuAl HARVEST FuN DAY! Bring the whole
family, as we will once again be making
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Saturday September 17
Center, Center House, Fisher Pavilion.
Sunday September 18
ECHOES OF BluE AND GRAY: CIVIl WAR
REENACTMENT: Step back in time to experience
the 7th annual Echoes of Blue and Gray
ceremony, a living history Civil War reenactment.
The event is free and open to the public. Free
hot dogs and refreshments will be served
duringthe reenactment. 10:30 a.m. at Evergreen
Cemetary, 4504 Broadway in Everett, WA
BuG BlAST: Face your fears and feed your
fascination with thousands of specimens dead or
alive. See bugs that eat plants, plants that eat
bugs, or eat a bug yourself: Bug Blast is included
with museum admission 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Burke
Museum.
Friday – Sunday September 9 – 25
Saturday – Sunday September 17 -18
Saturday – Sunday September 24 - 25
DO THE PuYAlluP FAIR: Fair opens September 9 at
10 a.m. and runs thru September 25. Hours are
as follows Sat – Sun 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sun – Thurs
10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Admission is adults $11.00,
seniors (62+) $8.00, students (6 – 18) $8.00 and
children under 5 are free.
SEATTlE FIESTAS PATRIAS: A CulTuRAl AND
EDuCATIONAl EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE: Fiestas
Patrias show cases latin American art, music and
culture. In addition, festival goers enjoy the
flavors of tradition and contemporary latin
American Foods. Saturday hours are Noon – 11
p.m. Sunday Hours are Noon – 5 p .m. Seattle
THE SEATTlE PuBlIC lIBRARY FAll BOOk SAlE: More
than 250,000 Books, CDs, DVDs, Audio Books,
Sheet Music, Art Pieces and Posters are among
the items up for sale to the public at bargain
prices. Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.
– 4 p.m. Warren G. Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand
Point NE, Building 30
If you have an event you want to share
with the community, email it two weeks
in advance to The Skanner at
info@theskanner.com
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