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developments in the city.
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landscaping ordinance
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The Irrigon Watermelon Festival would like to thank all the
individuals and businesses who sponsored the Festival. With special
thanks to our major sponsors, Morrow County Unified Recreation
Dist and Bellinger Farms. Please suppport our sponsors by
patronizing their businesses and letting them know how much we
appreciate their community support. Without the tremendous
support of our volunteers,we would not have such a successful event.
AJ’s Printing
Amerigas
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Banner Bank-Hermiston
Banner Bank-Umatilla
Bi-Mart
Boardman Hardware
Boardman Farms
Boardman Foods
Bloomz Florist & Gift Shop
Carlson Drug
Chuck Wagon Café
Coca Cola
Columbia River
Community Health
Columbia View
Community Church
Commercial Tire
Con Agra
Cottage Flowers
Dairy Queen
Desert Lanes Bowling Alley
Desert Springs Bottled
Water
Kroms Trucking
Krystal Ice
Farm City Pro Rodeo
Fiesta Foods
Harvest Foods
Hermiston Drug
Irrigon Fire Department
Irrigon Stokes Landing B & B
Java Junkies
Kennewick Dental
Kopacz Nursery
La Palma Restaurant
Les Schwab
Morrow Cold Storage
Morrow County Fair &
Rodeo
Napa Boardman
NW Metal Fabricators
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Sharon’s Sweet Treats
Oregon Trail RV Park
Sherrell Chevrolet
Papa Murphy’s Pizza
Simplot Grower Solutions
Pat McNamee
Smitty’s Ace Hardware
Peach Tree Produce &
State Farm - Nate Conklin
Coffee
Starbucks
Pendleton Bottling-Pepsi Strebin Farms
Pendleton Round-up
Swain Motors
Pizza Hut
Tillamook Cheese Factory
Tom Denchel Ford
Port of Morrow
Umatilla Electric
Qualls Honey House
Walchli’s Farms
Quiznos
Walkers Furniture
Raymond Couchman
Wal Mart DC
RDO
Wayne Huwe
Rick’s Carwash
Wild Horse Casino
River Lodge & Grill
Ye Old Pizza Shop
Rock Enterprises
Yo Country Frozen Yogurt
Rogers Toyota
Sage Center
Sanitary Disposal
Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant
Special Thanks to Irrigon Marina Park Board, Caretakers Keith & Brenda Curnutt & Staff
Entertainment and advertising funded by Morrow County Unified Recreation District
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