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Letters to the Editor: Aug. 30, 2024

... 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, ...

Sports Memory Lane 07/19/24

... 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, ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Barbara Cecil, left, and other members of Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts perform Friday at the Firefighter’s Dance and turkey barbecue. Fire Chief Reed Godfrey said the event “went very well for a comeback,” with more than 300 people in attendance. Most enjoyed dinner in addition to the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s music. “The band was well-received, the venue was good,” said Godfrey, who recalled firemen’s dances in Elks Park more than two decades ago. Fifteen volunteer firefighters and 15 career firefighters helped set up and clean up, he said.

 
Photos: A Turkey Rama tradition returns

... McMinnville Fire Department and McMinnville City Club organized the dance and dinner, with plans to offer more Turkey Rama activities in 2025. “The community really showed up and the nostalgic vibes were strong,” ...
Submitted photo##Jerry Hofmann, one of the founders of Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts, sings lead on one of the group’s 1950s numbers. The band, which features songs from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, will perform Friday at the Firefighter’s Dance in downtown McMinnville; tickets are $25, or $40 for a turkey dinner as well as the dance.

 
Johnny Limbo looks forward to rocking Firefighters' Dance

... in the 1980s and ’90s, Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts rocked Elks Park every July for the annual Turkey Rama Firemen’s Dance. “That was a wild affair,” recalled Jerry Hofmann, who co-founded ...

Firefighters Dance is back this summer

Tickets are available for the turkey barbecue and Firefighters Dance that will mark the return of some of the traditions of McMinnville’s ...

 
Summer festival season offers opportunities to get involved

... many other Mac-centric offerings. As a special treat, at least the Firefighters’ Dance portion of Turkey Rama is due for revival this year, with other portions potentially to follow. In other parts of the ...

Whatchamacolumn: Newspaper seeks its 'value proposition'

... 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 ...
News-Register file photo##The Turkey Rama barbeque, last held in 2016, will return this summer as part of a scaled-back version of Turkey Rama, which organizers hope to fully revive in 2025.

 
Turkey Rama waiting in the wings

Turkey Rama is returning. A year after the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce announced it was ending the ...
Kirby Neumann-Rea/News-Register##Volcanic, Carlton loam, Witzel-Dixonville: at Delfina Vineyard, “the soil says it all.

 
Calendar of Quirk: The CQ parade continues with odd takes on curbs and quilts, rocks and soil

... … what are they from and why are so many missing? One theory: leftovers from curb assignments at Turkey Rama events of yore. Feb. 27 That’s a quilt block sign on the Northeast Baker Street side of ...

Year was wild and wacky, but who'd expect any less?

... replicate the attached downtown hotel property. We appeared on the verge of bidding adieu to our venerable Turkey Rama celebration, but perhaps taking a run at a differently oriented replacement. We welcomed a new ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register file photo##Applied Physics Technology office manager Kris Gullo and sales manager Eric Connors watch what’s going on in APT’s new state-of-the-art clean room, visible through large windows in the hallway.

 
YEAR IN REVIEW: Businesses close, open, expand

... 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 ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Christina Wing pours a taste of beer for Maria and Gabriel Barrios of Amity during the McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce’s new festival over the weekend. Wing and Jason Smith, right rear, were among numerous people who volunteered to help run Brews, Bites & Bands.

 
Locals soak up ‘good vibe’ at inaugural Brews, Bites & Bands

... 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 ...

Brews, Bites & Bands: New festival set to take the stage

... 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 ...

Along the Street: Vehicle registration deadline nears for Cruising McMinnville

... featured. The McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce will host the new event, which replaces the venerable Turkey Rama summer festival. It will run from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Caleb Johnson of McMinnville looks on Tuesday as artist M Lynn Suwinski works on the multi-image  TRANSIT  chalk mural at the Yamhill Transit plaza adjacent to First Street as part of Ridership Day.

 
Yamhill Transit observes Ridership Day

... McMinnville” Suwinski says. Each of the letters depicts a well-known piece of McMinnville, from the Turkey Rama logo to the engaging Ben Franklin statue. One of the letters, “N”, displays the iconic ...

Along the Street: Sidewalk sale planned along Third Street

... restaurants, bars and tasting rooms. The sidewalk sale also will replace one aspect of the traditional Turkey Rama festival — special sales in front of businesses while hundreds of people were downtown for ...

Create community by showing up, or helping out

... 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 ...

Summer's shaping up with community festivities

... games and other activities from Yamhill County’s agricultural past. There will no longer be a Turkey Rama festival in McMinnville, but it will be replaced in September by Brews, Bites and Bands. The McMinnville ...

Summer stuffed with food festivities

 

Brews and BBQ returns June 16-18 at fairgrounds

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##McMinnville Soroptimists work on decorations for tables at their Summer Soiree Women Who Wine event, a fundraiser scheduled for June 15. From left, Soroptimists are Mary Ellen Fleeger, Marti Crook, Mary Corrigan, Jan Weiser and Sharon Kennedy. Proceeds from the event will go to helping women and girls.

 
Women Who Wine event supports Soroptimist mission

... 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 ...
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