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“It’s been very successful. We’re getting people to go out.”
— Scott Newman, chamber director
An evening of shopping
and sipping in La Grande
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
LA GRANDE — Shops stay open late on
the fi rst Thursday of every month for “Sip,
Shop, Repeat, Local” — an event organized
by the Union County Chamber of Com-
merce.
“It’s been very successful,” said Scott
Newman, chamber director. “We’re getting
people to go out.”
The next event is Thursday, Sept. 1. It is
the fourth one of this year.
Participants start by purchasing a com-
memorative tumbler for $10 at the chamber,
207 Depot St., from 4-7 p.m.
“The tumbler becomes your coupon,”
Newman said.
The walk runs from 5-8 p.m. and includes
at least 25 businesses, plus pop-up vendors
who set up in front of the chamber on Depot
Street, which is closed for the evening.
Newman said that most of the partic-
ipating retailers off er specials during the
evening.
Local sponsors support each month’s
event, and proceeds from the sale of
Union County Chamber of Commerce/Contributed Photo
The Mountain Works in La Grande set up a snack tray during a previous fi rst Thursday
event of “Sip, Shop, Repeat, Local” in La Grande. The next one is Sept. 1, 5-8 p.m.
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WINE WALK
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Baker City Downtown organizes a wine
walk on the third Thursday of each
month. This program started in 2018.
A $10 donation gets a commemorative
wine glass and map of participating
locations. Each month, a portion of the
proceeds go to a local organization or
nonprofi t.
The next walk is Thursday, Sept. 15,
5-8 p.m. Start at Launch Pad Baker,
2019 Main St., to get a glass and map.
tumblers help fund the Chamber’s fami-
ly-friendly off erings, such as Celebrate La
Grande.
Newman said “Sip, Shop, Local, Repeat”
will continue through the end of the year,
with a special holiday version on the fi rst
Thursday in December.
Then, there will be a hiatus for two or
three months before starting up again in the
spring of 2023.
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