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FESTIVALS
EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
AROUND EASTERN OREGON
AUG. 17�24
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Left: The Baker City Memory Cruise returns Saturday, Aug. 20, to Geiser-Pollman Park. Right: Memory Cruise participants will have an informal cruise in downtown Baker City
around 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.
Memory Cruise returns to Baker City
DURKEE STEAK FEED
A steak feed that started as a
tradition with ranchers in Durkee
now happens in Baker City, at Quail
Ridge Golf Course during the annual
Memory Cruise.
This year’s steak feed is Saturday,
Aug. 20, , 4-7:30 p.m.
The meal features steak, of course,
plus plenty of sides and the famous
Durkee pan-fried bread.
Tickets are $27 for a steak plate, or
$7 for a hot dog plate.
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
BAKER CITY — For the fi rst time since
2019, classic cars will fi ll Geiser-Pollman
Park and cruise downtown streets.
The 30th annual Baker City Memory
Cruise returns Saturday, Aug. 20.
“We hope to get 150, 175 cars,”
said Wayne Ryder, who has organized the
event for years with Dan Haberman.
Jeron Simmons is also helping, and plans to
continue the tradition in
the future.
Ryder is not too worried that the price of
gas will keep people away.
August 19th at Churchill School
“There’s more to life than gas
mileage,” he said.
Registration starts at 8 a.m. and contin-
ues through 10 a.m. at Geiser-Pollman Park.
There’s no need to pre-register. Entry is $15.
“Show up, park your car and sign up,”
Ryder said.
The show-n-shine portion runs from
8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and awards will be given out
between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
A poker walk runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
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and the poker run starts at 5 p.m.
Then, around dinner time, the classic
cars will head to Quail Ridge Golf Course to
park on the 9th fairway during the annual
Durkee Steak Feed. The day ends with an
informal cruise downtown, starting around
7 p.m.
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