In 1999, it started with a vision of a family-friendly restaurant offering fresh high-quality dishes and a full-service pub with Oregon Lottery. When we saw this location for sale, we knew we could make it our own. Through years of hard work and community support, we have become a local destination where friends and family meet. “The place to meet is Washington Street.”
Open Every Day of the Week
Spring + Summer Hours
Dining Room
Sunday-Thursday 7am to 9pm
Friday & Saturday 7am to 10pm
Pub open daily starting at 7am
141 SW Washington Street Dallas, Oregon 97338
503-831-0688
www.washingtonststeakhouse.com
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Mamá Gordita would be very proud of us. She’s our daily inspiration and motivation to continue every day and bring you the food she used to serve us when she was around. As a kid she would load up plates for us and never let us turn down food. It was her passion for cooking that made my mom pursue her dreams and Mama Gordita is now living it through us and watching us from the skies above us.
Hometown rapper Lil’ Timmy makes debut July 26
Paula McGahey couldn’t wait for the official announcement her son would be performing at Dallas Days. On June 29, she took to social media to tell the world, well, Dallas at least, that Timothy would be debuting his rapping alter ego, Lil’ Timmy at 5 p.m. July 26 on the Courthouse Stage during “Krazy Days.”
So eager was the family, they didn’t even have the new logo for this year’s festival yet, with the new logo “Dallas Days.”
Organizers added a second stage to Dallas Days this year with entertainment revolving around novelty acts, from fashion shows to a trivia contest.
Lil’ Timmy hopes to be anything but. The 15-year-old Dallas High School sophomore has been working on his material from his home studio for two years. He describes his beats as a combination of rap, pop and alt rock.
“I’m super excited,” Lil’ Timmy said about making his debut performance at Dallas Days.
Additionally, it will be his first public performance, ever.
He figures to perform between 10-20 songs.
“I’ll bring my laptop up on stage and play the backing tracks and sing on top,” he said. “I’ve never done any kind of crowd, so I’m not sure how nervous I’ll be. Hopefully it will turn out well.”
Being he’s never stuck around at past Krazy Dayz to listen to bands perform, he figures his music will skew to a younger crowd.
“Older listeners might be hesitant to like it, we’ll see,” he said.
Many of his songs’ lyrics revolve around heartbreak and relationship struggles.
“Sometimes I can produce a song in just one night,” Lil’ Timmy said. “Other times it will takes weeks before I get it perfect.”
Five of his newest tracks dropped recently on his latest EP, “Hopeless Romantic,” including the single “The Last House.”
Lil’ Timmy performs again at 5 p.m. July 27 Learn more about Lil’ Timmy at https://linktr.ee/ liltimmyofficial.
Jessie Leigh embodies small-town roots on national tour
Dallas Days welcomes the debut performance of Jessie Leigh at the Rotary Amphitheater at 7:30 p.m. July 26.
As a Nashville recording artist, Jessie creates music that embodies the heart and soul of smalltown America with a patriotic spirit and heartfelt lyrics. Born and raised in a rural Oregon community, Jessie’s upbringing instilled in her a deep love for her country and community, which shines through in her music.
As an independent artist, Jessie is proud to say she has opened for some of the biggest names in country music, including Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Alabama, Tanya Tucker, Josh Turner, Joe Nichols and many more. She recently added festival headliner spots to her impressive resume. Leigh’s deep love and connection with her fans truly sets her apart, and she continues to grow loyal fan bases all across the country.
The highlight of Jessie’s live performances occurs when she unfurls the Flag Called Freedom.
Jessie’s heart for honoring the Lord, the country, and all of those who serve and protect this great nation, met its match when she was introduced to Flag Called Freedom - a giant American flag that has been touring across the United States with the intention of inspiring unity and pride in our country. Lifting up Freedom alongside friends, family, neighbors and strangers, while Jessie’s heartfelt song “Small Town Fight” and Lee Greenwoods iconic “God Bless the U.S.A.” are played by the band in the background, is an unforgettable experience that is truly unique.
99West dusts off greatest hits for Dallas Days performance
When Joe Shinkle isn’t acting in independent movies or competing in mounted shooter showcase competitions, he gets guys together to line up performances of 99West.
The group returns to the Dallas Rotary Amphitheater Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
Ask around, and you’ll learn Spinal Tap ain’t got nothing on Joe Shinkle. The Dallas native said every musician has seen the faux documentary “This is Spinal Tap” which, amidst its comedic genius, was the band’s inability to keep drummers alive throughout its decades of performing.
“If you haven’t seen ‘Spinal Tap,’ you ain’t a musician. You’re a poser,” Shinkle said.
He’s headlined the band 99 West since returning from Nashville in 2005 and has struggled to keep its lineup stocked with local musicians.
“It’s been so hard to keep band members. For almost 20 years, I was almost the only one I could trust and count on,” Shinkle said. “Until recently. I’ve got together a group I think is going to be together for a while.”
The return to performing live was a long road coming for the Dallas musician and his band after the pandemic canceled all plans.
“We had the best schedule set up that I’ve ever had in the 20 something years I’ve been doing this,” Shinkle said. “Before COVID hit, we had rodeos and fairs, and headlining stuff. It was awesome. Then every, single show got canceled. Every. Single. One. And it just yanked the rug out from under us. As it did with most bands.”
He returned to performing live after receiving a call from a good friend and promoter for the Yamhill County Fair who wanted to know if 99 West could to open for Ned Ledoux. He and guitarist Mullen Crow knew being asked to open for anyone else would have been a non-starter.
“He’s the one guy that would have drawn me back into this. Because we’re both fans of his,” Shinkle said.
Shinkle and 99 West have actually been performing for so long locally, the request actually brought them around full circle.
“We opened for Chris LeDoux back in 2003 and now I’m opening for his son. We opened for Ret Atkins (he sang “That Ain’t my Truck,” one of my favorites) back in 2003. And we opened for his son, Thomas Ret like two years ago. So yeah, the old Father Time has moved right along. I’ve been doing this for a while,” he said.
So, he got the band back together, even recruiting his younger brother, Byron, who’s a lawyer by day, to play drums. Shinkle describes all the guys in the band as family men, working men — one’s a full-time farmer, another’s a fulltime pilot for Southwest and the last is a full-time store manager for WinCo. With so many fulltime occupations, they have to plan way ahead to rehearse and perform together.
In the past, Shinkle’s music has been described as hard to describe, with it being a mashup of two of his favorite genres.
“My two favorite bands, between high school and now, were Alabama and Judas Priest,” Shinkle explained. “I love the country stuff. Go to the concerts any chance we get. We’ve opened for dozens of big names. But I love heavy metal, too. Somewhere in between lies 99 West. I’ve written songs that are upbeat and rockin’ and our shows are upbeat and rockin’. And then I’ll write a song about my grandpa, that, anybody who listens to it, is ruined for the rest of the day. I don’t know how I would describe it.”
99West recently released an EP of new songs, including “Margarita Lives in Mexico”, “If You Were Mine” and “Hillbilly Fun.”
Shinkle said the band enjoys performing locally for such appreciative fans.
“I love this community. I love living here,” Shinkle said. “I don’t mean to get all sappy, but I’m thankful to every single person that ever has or ever will come out to our shows. It means a lot to me.”
