Union County Museum Pioneer Day
Union County Museum to host Pioneer Day, September 8 UNION, OREGON __The Union County Museum will host Pioneer Day, Saturday, September 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event tips a hat to the region’s pioneer heritage, with activities that highlight life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Blacksmith and Dutch-even cooking demonstrations are among the activities in the museum courtyard. Bob Gilmore, La Grande, and Peter Clark, a friend from California, will demonstrate two types of blacksmithing common during settlement times. Merle Miller will lead the Dutch-oven...
Read MoreUnion County Fair Aug. 1-4
Party with the Animals at the Union County Fair! It is already the beginning of August in the Grande Ronde Valley, which means it is time once again for the Union County Fair, which will take place from Aug. 1-4, at the Union County Fair Grounds. With many of the crafters, bakers and 4-H folks entering the fruits of their labor into the competitions over the last couple of days, come Wednesday morning, the fair will be in full swing. Exhibitions will be up, animals will be in the barns, the carnival rides will be twirling, and the fried food will be wafting. So get down to the fair grounds...
Read MoreCrazy Days and Grande Ronde-A-View Car Show
With summer getting into full swing in La Grande and summer event season getting well under way, that must mean it is time for La Grande’s Crazy Days! Crazy days will take place July 13 and 14, and the Grande Ronde-a-View Car Show will once again take place during Crazy Days and last until Sunday, the 15th. There is no better time to get downtown, walk around, check out all the new things that have been happening and catch some great deals from our incredible local businesses, enjoy live music, games and much, much more. The Blue Pine Motorcycle Rally will also be taking place during...
Read MoreLooking Glass Books Explored by Cash Mob La Grande
Jessica and Greg Bogard came to La Grande’s downtown in October 2010 by purchasing Earth N Book from the previous owner and re-dubbed the long running La Grande book store, Looking Glass Books . La Grande’s Cash Mob paid the store a visit and many new folks were introduced to the bookstore – again – for the first time. Where will they hit next? La Grande Cash Mob is growing – with over 30 folks attending, the facebook group has now grown to over 230 members. The impact on the downtown is being witnessed and more people are following suit. Group...
Read MoreCash Mob La Grande Hits Hobby Habbit
La Grande’s energized group, Cash Mob La Grande, hit the well known La Grande hobby shop last Thursday – The Hobby Habbit. With nearly 50 folks making their way through the door to view and purchase arts & crafts tools and supplies, models, rockets, remote controlled doohickies and what-nots. Mobsters stocked up on family board games, role playing cards and resources, as well as witnessed a wonderful collection of model trains – a nice flavor of nostalgia for La Grande’s relationship to the Rail Road industry. This hobby shop is one of the last of its kind in...
Read MoreThe Bobolink Offers Cash Mob A Look at New Diggs
La Grande’s own cash mob group struck again this past week. The group decided to hit La Grande’s birding, discing, and specialty beer & wine connoisseur Trent Bray at his fairly new rendition of The Bobolink. The new store, located at 1707 Fifth St. (Behind the Post Office) boasts three times the square footage, three times the cooler space, and a 30-foot disc golf putting area. La Grande’s cash mob enjoyed a great opportunity to get familiar with the new store, the owner, and the inventory — lending to another very successful mob event. Bray...
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