... No Linfield.
In the old days, McMinnville was known for Linfield, walnuts, filberts (aka hazelnuts), Turkey Rama, McMinnville Industrial Promotions, the Linfield campus you drove by en route to the Oregon coast, ...
... 20 obstacles, many of which involved rope, cargo nets, tires and deep pools of water.
2014 Turkey Trot winners in the 8-kilmeter run were Wilson Huber, 36 minutes, 4 seconds, followed by Kristy Bolton, ...
... McMinnville Fire Department and McMinnville City Club organized the dance and dinner, with plans to offer more TurkeyRama activities in 2025. “The community really showed up and the nostalgic vibes were strong,” ...
... in the 1980s and ’90s, Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts rocked Elks Park every July for the annual TurkeyRama Firemen’s Dance.
“That was a wild affair,” recalled Jerry Hofmann, who co-founded ...
... many other Mac-centric offerings. As a special treat, at least the Firefighters’ Dance portion of TurkeyRama is due for revival this year, with other portions potentially to follow.
In other parts of the ...
... Newberg?
“What’s happening with the new Fire District?
“What are the details of the new Turkey Rama?
“Etc., etc., etc.
“Our community is stronger as people become and stay engaged in ...
... … what are they from and why are so many missing? One theory: leftovers from curb assignments at TurkeyRama events of yore.
Feb. 27 That’s a quilt block sign on the Northeast Baker Street side of ...
... replicate the attached downtown hotel property. We appeared on the verge of bidding adieu to our venerable TurkeyRama celebration, but perhaps taking a run at a differently oriented replacement.
We welcomed a new ...
... Yamhill County. No chamber successor has been named yet.
Chamber members and others mourned the end of Turkey Rama, McMinnville’s summer festival since the early 1960s. After struggling to pull off a festival ...
... were happy to help with the new Chamber event, which in some ways takes the place of the discontinued Turkey Rama.
“This is fun,” Dara said.
Her husband said they especially enjoy meeting all the ...
... event is organized by the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce to replace venerable summer festival Turkey Rama, which had been held in July for more than 60 years.
“The Chamber is thrilled to bring great ...
... featured.
The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce will host the new event, which replaces the venerable TurkeyRama summer festival.
It will run from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. ...
... McMinnville” Suwinski says.
Each of the letters depicts a well-known piece of McMinnville, from the TurkeyRama logo to the engaging Ben Franklin statue. One of the letters, “N”, displays the iconic ...
... restaurants, bars and tasting rooms.
The sidewalk sale also will replace one aspect of the traditional TurkeyRama festival — special sales in front of businesses while hundreds of people were downtown for ...
... city’s main open spaces.
The McMinnville festival landscape has seen some change with the departure of Turkey Rama, at least for now, and the addition of the Lions Club’s well-received Taste of Mac on June ...
... games and other activities from Yamhill County’s agricultural past.
There will no longer be a TurkeyRama festival in McMinnville, but it will be replaced in September by Brews, Bites and Bands. The McMinnville ...
... annual awards event.
For decades, the McMinnville group held a variety of fundraisers, such as a popular turkey noodle dinner and elephant ear sales at Turkey Rama.
For more than 30 years, its biggest event was ...
