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Page 8 The INDEPENDENT, August 16, 2000________________ ____ _____________________________ ___________________________________ ___ Elephant Garlic Festival offers aromatic events in North Plains The third Annual Elephant Garlic Festival is set to take place Aug. 18-20 in North Plains. Admission is free to the festival grounds at the Jessie Mays Community Center, 30975 NW Hillcrest Ave. The festival offers a wide ar ray of activities with concerts, a parade and of course all of the garlic products one can imag ine, plus a few you’ve never considered! Garlic crab cakes, garlic sausages, garlic ice cream and even garlic lattes will be avail able for consumption, as well as a garlic pancake breakfast on Saturday. Ronald MacDon ald is scheduled to make an Lady Braves offer Dance/Drill Clinic The Banks Lady Braves Dance and Drill team will hold a dance clinic for boys and girls ages 3 and up. The clinic will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m., Aug. 16- 18, at Banks High School. Cost is $40, and includes a T- shirt and snack. Clinic participants will walk in the Banks Parade on Aug. 20th. For more information, call Joan Vandehey at 359-3247. appearance, as well as the Portland Police Highland Bag pipe Band and Highland Honor Guard. Live music, carnival games and stage shows will be in full swing to entertain and delight. A car show will run from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, until just before the coronation of “Mr. and Mrs. Elephant Gar lic.” The only requirement of this contest is a physique that resembles the herb the festival is named for. Winners will preside over the 2000-2001 Grand Festival parade and represent the Ele phant Garlic Festival at public events throughout the year. The Grand Festival Parade will wind through town from the North Plains Elementary School, ending at the festival grounds. Michael MacMillan and Chris Walters are the Grand Marshals of this year’s parade. Pony rides will be available all three days of the festival. The festival is open from 3:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 6:00 p.m. Sunday. Animals are not allowed at the Elephant Garlic Festival SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10 a.m .-3 p.m. Car show Hogs, center stage 11:0 - Noon Clown and Balloon art — All day Friday, August 18 Square Dance Exhibition 3- 10 p.m. Food booths, Beer/Wine Sunset Promenaders 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Arts & Crafts Fair pavilion open, arts and crafts. SUMMARY lomber: HEAT 1 - Jeff Brookshire, Tim iilm an.S tan Asanovic, Dennis irohling, Doug Trout HEAT 2 - Mike Mastrangelo, ay S ilas Jr., Greg Loomis, Christopher West, Brian Clark HEAT 3 - Dave Ruby, Greg .ong, Steve Anderson, Brian bot, Doug Younkin MAIN - Brookshire, Mastrange lo, Younkin, O’Neil, Loomis, Thom son, Asanovic, Ruby, Talbot, Krohling, Trout, Rich Dunsmire, O ’Rear, Clark, Tom Finley, Lonnie Finley, Long, Anderson, Silas Jr., Gilman, Kendall, Lee West. Cascade Hardtops: HEAT 1 - Dave Bax, STeve Lemley, Bob Taube, Dan Shaw, Dale Bake HEAT 2 - Brandon Thomas, pavilion open, arts and crafts. Noon-10 p.m. Beer & Wine Garden The Puppet Studio Presents Chuck ieland Jazz and Food Court open Mott “That Shoe Guy” - 12:15-12:45, 6- 6:30 Light Hearted History Narration Noon-4p.m. Sidekicks Bluegrass Band 2:15-2:45, and 4:15-4:45 by Jim Long Children’s Stage Puppet Shows - 1- 1:30 p.m. Bordertown Cloggers Exhi 7- 10 p.m. Snobbish Crawfish & Wild 12:15-12:45, 2:15-2:45, and 4:15-4:45 bition Trout 3 p.m.Car show awards presentation 1:30-2 p.m. Light Hearted History Nar Saturday, August 19 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. Mr & Mrs. Elephant ration by Jim Long Garlic Contest 2- 4 p.m. Dziva Marimba Band Plains Senior Center 4-7 p.m. Ellen Whyte and Reflex Blue 4-6 p.m. Snobbish Crawfish & Wild 10 a.m. Grand Festival Parade 7-10 p.m.Jon Koonce and the Gas Trout 7:30 a.m. Pancake breakfast, North Jamboree Parade Grand Marshals Bob and Betty Curl were honored for the many years of service they provided to children of the community as Santa Claus and a Halloween Witch. Gerry Grossen, Tom Willie, Steve Webb, Stanley Garboden DASH - Bax, M ark Thomas, Richard Nordby, Taube, Garboden, Greg Ray, Jim Beards ley, Bake, Bax, Lemley, Robert La- vorico, Webb Street Stocks: QUALIFIER 1 - Rich Kelley, Bill Patraw, James Simeroth, Pete Kelly, Nathan Morton July 2- July July July July 3- 4- 6- 7- July July 8- 9- July 10- July 1 2 - July 1 4 - July 1 5 - July 16 - July 1 9 - July 2 0 - July 2 2 - July 2 3 - July 24 - July July July July 25 - 28 - 29 - 30 - July 31 - JU LY 2000 Residential Fire Car Fire Illegal Burn Car Fire MVA. Hwy 26 MVA. Sellers Rd FMS Assist EMS Assist MVA, Hwy. 26 EMS Assist MVA, Hwy. 26 MVA, Hwy 26 MVA , Hwy. 6 EMS Assist EMS Assist Grass Fire EMS Assist (2! EMS Assist Truck Fire MVA. Hwy. 26 EMS Assist MVA. Hwy. 26 East EMS Assist (2) Barn Fire EMS Assist EMS Assist Cover Station 4 EMS Assist EMS Assist (2) MVA, Hwy. 47/Staleys MVA. Hwy. 26/Ftsher Rd. MVA (2) EMS Assist MVA. Hwy. 26 East Armstrong and Bear Mountain Wood Pellets Linn Oil Co. - Texaco 182 N Main St., Banks 324-2622 Formerly Myron Duyck Wood Pellet Co. SEASONAL STOCK • GROUND COVERS • PERENNIALS ANNUALS • HERBS • TREES • UNUSUAL PLANTS G asoline A lley A uto W recking I'll fil'ill 1 - QUALIFIER 2 -Jim m y Masure, Don Jenner, Mike Fitzpatrick, Dustin W ilkinson, Nathan Rolston DASH - Mark Bell, Nusom, Gary Meyers, Brent Porter MAIN -Je n n e r, M eyers, A.J. Tipton, Nusom, Bell, Tony Cata lano, Sonny Sayre, Bob Trout, Pa traw, Kelley, Porter, Fitzpatrick, Jay Silas, Don Grentz, Charlie Weaver, Simeroth, Masure, Kelly, Greg Smith, W ilkinson, Paul Daily, Jeff Gilman Everything looks impossible for people who never try anything. Auto & Truck 24 Hour Towing Abbreviations. EMS. 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