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Spinning into summer Festival organizers switch parade route, add ‘family fun’ event Though the recent rainy weather feels a bit more like spring than summer, it is definitely heating up – which means Summer Fest is around the corner. The annual fest at Kiser Firemen’s Park in Oregon will offer a variety of activities for the whole family June 22-25, from a car show and cookouts to carnival rides and concerts. There are a few changes to this year’s festival, including a new parade route, a new car show location and the addition of kid-friendly “family fun” activities, all Sunday. The grounds open at 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Universal Sound will put on a free show at 7 p.m. Thursday, with fireworks (weather permitting) at dusk. If rain gets in the way, the fireworks will be moved
LoveMonkeys will play at 8:30 p.m. for $5. The softball tournament will be held each day of the festival, as well. If all the walking, running or going on carnival rides gets you hungry, there’s plenty of food vendors throughout the festival grounds. There will also be a pork dinner Saturday and barbecue ribs and chicken dinner Sunday. Sunday’s events include the car show – at its new Brook Street location from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The community parade will head south on Main Street starting at 12:30 p.m., and then it turns onto Janesville Street and ends at Spring and Park File photo by Kate Newton streets. Those with youngsters Ava Whitehead and Kaelyn Hagen, both of Oregon, take a spin on the tea cup ride last year at Summer Fest. This year’s festival will be should be sure to check out the new “family fun” event held from June 22-25 at Kiser Park. just west of Oregon Pool from to Friday during the Kings of 10-mile, 10K, 5K, 1K kids run 1-4 p.m., which will feature Radio concert, which starts at and 2-mile walk in the morn- face painting, magic shows and 8:30 p.m. and costs $5. ing, tug of war at 12:30 p.m. a dunk tank. Saturday is full of events to and volleyball tournament get people moving, like the all day. Then at night, The – Samantha Christian
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Food pantry organizers head Sunday parade SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
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The grand marshals of this year’s Summer Fest parade will still feel the breeze down part of Main Street, but not from the seat of a convertible. A truck and float featuring board members and volunteers from the Oregon Area Food Pantry and Oregon Community Resource Network will travel along the new parade route that turns onto Janesville, Spring and Park streets. The Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce selected OAFP board chair Tom Kirchdoerfer and OCRN board chair Jeff Boudreau as the grand marshals for their successful fundraising and advocating efforts for a new food pantry building, which could be built by October on land next to People’s United Methodist Church. Boudreau said the budget for the project has been lowered to about $680,000, and OCRN hit that mark (in large part due to an anonymous donor) around the same time as the ceremonial groundbreaking in April. However, crews are waiting for concrete to be poured after the Fourth of July holiday to begin work on the 4,232-square-foot
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What: Summer Fest parade When: 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 25 Where: North Main to Janesville to Spring to Park streets Info: oregonwisummerfest. com
Theme: Decades Prizes: First, $500; second, $300; third, $200 Grand marshals: Oregon Area Food Pantry and Oregon Community Resource Network
structure, which when finished will triple the food pantry’s current size in a warehouse on Union Road. “We thought they raised the money so fast for a great cause and thought we would honor them,” chamber executive director Judy Knutson told the Observer. “They all worked so hard.” Both board chairs wanted to include the entire groups in the parade since the process has been what Boudreau calls a “team effort” over the last few years. Kirchdoerfer said he unfortunately cannot make the parade, but other board members and volunteers plan to be there. OCRN started organizing in May 2015 and became an official nonprofit five months later to be able to start fundraising for the food pantry
project. Shortly afterward, Kirchdoerfer said the food pantry, which had been a “loose ecumenical group,” organized to create a board of directors in April 2016 and last month received its official nonprofit status. “It is an incredibly humbling privilege and honor … to be recognized alongside (OAFP),” Boudreau said. Kirchdoerfer said OAFP is “very pleased” with OCRN’s work and is “anxious to get (building) progress underway” to serve residents in the Oregon School District. “We’re really feeling excited about trying to make this a community effort,” Kirchdoerfer said. Contact Samantha Christian at samantha. christian@wcinet.com.
About the OCRN and OAFP board chairs Tom Kirchdoerfer
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Tom Kirchdoerfer, who moved to the Oregon area in 1985, has been involved with more than just the Oregon Area Food Pantry board. He has served as president of the After School Clubs, Inc., Oregon swim team and Oregon Athletic Booster Club, as well as on the finance committee of Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church, where he also sings in the choir. Kirchdoerfer Often seen carrying a videocamera, Kirchdoerfer has filmed many Summer Fest events, like the car show and line dancing, for OCA Media. In his free time he enjoys spending time up north at his family’s cabin “fishing and building things.”
Jeff Boudreau moved to Oregon about 12 years ago, and he is looking forward to volunteering again this year at Summer Fest, whether it’s making brats, taking tickets or cleaning up. Because his passion is “ h u n g e r a n d h o u s i n g ,” in addition to serving as the Oregon Community Resource Network board chair, he is also a Village Boudreau of Oregon trustee, the vice chair of the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity of Dane County and a board member for Sunshine Place in Sun Prairie. He said he enjoys spending time outdoors, whether it’s golfing, running or walking in nature.
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New parade route, ‘Decades’ theme Among the nearly 60 entries for the Summer Fest parade will be bands, dancers and plenty of organizations ready to toss candy to the crowd. Many of the floats, taking a new route this year, will be vying for three top cash prizes sponsored by Oregon Community Bank if they highlight this year’s theme: Decades. Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy Knutson said the judges, who will be a range of ages, will be “looking for creativity” and originality during the 12:30 p.m. parade from the Kwik Trip parking lot on Main Street. “We’re excited to see what people think the definition of ‘decades’ is, and what it means to their era,” she said. Wi n n e r s o f t h e fi r s t place ($500), second place ($300) and third place ($200) prizes will be announced late Monday, June 26. The route has been shifted this year to alleviate traffic congestion. R a t h e r t h a n f o l l ow ing South Main Street, the parade will turn onto Janesville Street and end at the corner of Spring and Park streets. The staging areas and spot for the
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The Summer Fest parade route changes this year, turning off of Main Street to Janesville Street and ending at Spring and Park streets.
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Gripping entertainment Tug of war Saturday
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Mina and Matt Young near the end of their ride around the Ferris wheel.
Advance sales for carnival rides Calkins United Shows is back with carnival rides and games during each day of Summer Fest. Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy Knutson said the company will bring similar rides from past years. Tickets on the festival grounds are $1.50 each, with most rides requiring two to three tickets. Advance sales at $6 for four rides are available at Bill’s Food Center, Oregon Area Chamber
of Commerce, Oregon Community Bank, Oregon Hometown Pharmacy, Oregon Pool and State Bank of Cross Plains. There will be wristband specials from 5-10 p.m. Thursday, June 22 for $16 to “ride all rides” (rain date is Friday), and from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 24, for $20. Rides will also run from 5-11 p.m. Friday, June 23, and 12:30-6 p.m. Sunday, June 25. – Samantha Christian
The tug of war competition returns to Summer Fest Saturday. And while it’s mainly for established teams, individuals can also participate in exhibition matches if there are enough willing participants. Event organizer and United States Tug of War Association president Shelby Richardson said the tug of war event has been going on at Summer Fest for about 10 years in a row, and on and off for the past two decades. She said teams from Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin will compete. After being divided into weight classes (for example, participants in the men’s “600 open” together must weigh 600 kilograms — about 1,323 pounds, or less), teams must win two out of three “pulls” to declare a victor in a match, with each pull lasting anywhere from two to 10 minutes. There are four classes for men, one for women, one co-ed, one open class, and a supervised kids’ pull. A winning team will be named in each weight class. Richardson’s team, the
What: Tug of war tournament Where: Kiser Park When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24 (weigh in 10 a.m.) Info: usatowa.com, oregonwisummerfest. com
Oregon Tuggers, formed more than 40 years ago and has placed in numerous national and international competitions. She said Summer Fest gives the Tuggers a yearly chance to share their sport of choice with village residents and visitors during a tournament open to teams from across the Midwest. Bleachers will be open for seating during the tournament, but Richardson recommends spectators bring their own lawn chairs. The weigh-in is from 10 a.m. to noon, with the event starting at 12:30 p.m. “It will probably be around four o’clock before we’re finished,” she said. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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This year’s fireworks will be held Thursday evening.
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Fireworks are back at Summer Fest for the fourth year in a row after they returned for the event’s 50th anniversary in 2014. The display, which will be set off from Jaycee Park, won’t be especially different from last year, but Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy Knutson said “we’ll have more fireworks.” The show will begin at dusk, around 9:30 p.m., and last about 40 minutes, Knutson said. In the case of rain, the show will be Friday at the same time. Fireworks, from Krueger Pyrotechnics and Firework Displays LLC of Platteville, are sponsored this year by Oregon Community Bank, the Oregon-Brooklyn Lions Club and All Color
What: Summer Fest fireworks When: 9:30 p.m. (or dusk), Thursday, June 22 (Rain date Friday, June 23) Where: Kiser Park Info: oregonwisummerfest. com Powder Coating, Inc. Part of Jaycee Park will be blocked off where the fireworks will be launched from, but those looking for a nice spot to watch the display can see them from the Summer Fest grounds, Knutson suggested. “We just ask that they bring their blankets and chairs,” she said. – Scott Girard
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Time to wind up
Participants race around village Saturday morning ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Over 100 participants will get a self-guided tour of Oregon Saturday morning in the Summer Fest 10-mile/5K/10K Classic, which also includes a 1K kids run and 2-mile walk. Runners will be racing around Jaycee Park and down East Lincoln St. and West Netherwood Road. They will pass Netherwood Knoll Elementary, Prairie View Elementary and other locations, with three different running routes and a separate walking route. “Any time you have a 5K and 10K and 10-mile race, running enthusiasts want to come out,” organizer Elyse Smithback said. “You do get to run through parts of the trail and Oregon, but the big thing is that it is just a part of the annual Oregon Summer Fest that people like to be a part of.” All races start on the Summer Fest grounds near the library. The 10-mile route exits Oregon north f r o m M a r ke t S t r e e t t o West Netherwood Road to Cusick Parkway to the Badger State Trail. Runners will travel to Fish Hatchery Road, turn around and come back down the Badger State Trail and
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Same day registrations: 7 a.m. 10-mile: 8:30 a.m. 10K/5K/2-mile: 8:45 a.m. Kids 1K: 10:30 a.m.
To register, visit oregonwisummerfest. com and click on the 10-mile/5K/10K Classic header in the dropdown menu to the side. Once on that page, scroll to find the registration link. Choose your category and fill out the form.
Costs Kids 1K and 2-mile walk: Free Youth 10-mile/10K/5K: $20 Adult (16 years and up) 10-mile/10K/5K: $30 travel down Braun Road to the bike path that leads back to Netherwood. The race finishes from Market Street to East Lincoln Street to North Perry Parkway, through Jaycee Park and back to Brook Street – ending back near the library. The 10K route loops through Lerner Conservation Park instead of going down the Badger State Trail, and the 5K route loops around Netherwood Knoll Elementary and goes down Market Street and North Perry Parkway. The alternate walking route uses Lincoln Street and Nygaard
Street. Trophies will be awarded to the top male and female (16-years old and up) and top youth boy and girl. The races will be chip timed by Next Level Sports. The kids 1K is for children up to 8 years old, who will receive a medal, T-shirt and bib. People who register online at oregonwisummerfest. com can pick up packets at the start line from 5-8 p.m. Friday or 7-8 a.m. Saturday. Smithback said usually around 125-150 participants register the morning of race day. The 10-mile race begins at 8:30 a.m. The 10K, 5K and 2-mile walks begin at 8:45 a.m., and the kids 1K starts at 10:30 a.m.
Softball tournament spans weekend
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This year’s softball tournament will be held every day of Summer Fest.
Summer Fest attendees can head over to Kiser Firemen’s Park to watch some softball nearly anytime over the weekend. The 16-team double-elimination tournament will begin Thursday around 6:30 p.m., with games lasting until 9:30 or when the fireworks begin, said event organizer Bob Klein. Teams will play the same times Friday night. Saturday will be a full
day of softball, with games scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The tournament is scheduled to wrap up Sunday with games from noon until 3 p.m., Klein said, though weather could change that. “We got a little rain the forecast (earlier in the weekend), so we might have a little longer day on Sunday,” Klein said. The bracket will be available on oregonadultsoftball.com/ summer_fest. – Scott Girard
Volleyball tournament is Saturday There will be 13 teams battling for a top-three finish and a cash prize Saturday in the Oregon Summer Fest volleyball tournament at Kiser Firemen’s Park. Organizer JJ Giese said he was hoping for 16 teams to sign up but the deadline to register was June 10. He said he would accept another entry as late as the day before. The cost to sign up is $120 per team. The tournament begins at 9 a.m. and will end around 4 p.m. The six-player
teams will break off into two pools and will play on four nets in the morning. Once the round robin is complete, the top eight teams will make the championship bracket, with the top three teams winning cash prizes up to $300. The five teams that don’t make the championship bracket will still play in a consolation bracket. For information, visit oregonwisummerfest.com. – Anthony Iozzo
Cornhole canceled, expected to return in 2018 The cornhole tournament will take a year off, but it is expected to return to Summer Fest in 2018. Event organizer Tony Antoniewicz said the event, which had been set for 2 p.m. Sunday, was postponed “to make a bigger and better tournament next year.” “(We) needed a little time for planning and logistical work for next year,” he said. – Scott Girard
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‘Family fun’ event after parade Sunday New event features magic show, dunk tank SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN Unified Newspaper Group
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This year’s car show will be held on Brook Street on Sunday.
Chrome, style and muscle Annual classic car show set for Sunday SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
Any proper summer festival just wouldn’t be complete with a car show, and Summer Fest is a great chance to see a wide variety of makes and models of classic vehicles. The annual classic and custom car show will once again feature dozens of vehicles, said event organizer Greg Granberg, and this year will include 11 different classes, including motorcycles and custom and originals from the
If You Go What: Classic and custom car show When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 25 Where: Brook Street, downtown Oregon Info: oregonwi.com 1920s, with a “People’s Choice” award winner in each one. One change, however, will be the location. The show has been relocated from its usual site on Park Street and Spring Street next to the municipal buildings, and
will be along Brook Street this year; right next to the entertainment tent. Granberg said the new location will put the cars closer to the action. “Being so close to all the other Summer Fest activities is going to make it an even better event than past years, with more for those bringing their cars to do and more for those coming to look at the cars to do,” he said. “We are really looking forward to the show this year.” Registration for the event is $10 and is from 9 a.m. to noon. The first 50 cars will receive a dash plaque. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Families with young children can check out a new addition to Summer Fest geared just for them after the parade. The “family fun” event will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday in the grassy area west of Oregon Pool and north of the car show on Brook Street. There will be face painting, balloon making, games, a dunk tank, magic shows, karate demonstrations and big vehicle tours. Chamber board members Dan Donoghue, of The Chocolate Caper, and Megan Schuetz, of Gorman and Company, wanted to bring a new, budget-friendly event to the annual summer festival that had activities for kids around 4-12 years old. Other local youths will also be volunteering during the event. Kids from the Oregon Youth Center will also be there doing face painting from 1-3:15 p.m., and Cub Scout Pack 350 will be running the dunk tank. While most of the activities are free, Schuetz, the scout’s committee chair, said there will be a nominal fee or food pantry donation to “maintain a sense of order” for the dunk tank line. Proceeds from the event will be shared with the Oregon Area Food Pantry.
If you go What: Family fun When: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, June 25 Where: West of pool near Brook Street Info: 835-9294 At 1:30 and 3 p.m., Wayne the Wizard will perform two magic shows on stage, and he will also be making balloon animals throughout the afternoon. Then at 2:30 p.m., Infinity Martial Arts will do demonstrations. Music will be playing between shows. Kids can participate in carnival games, like ring toss, and the Village of Oregon public works, police, fire and EMS departments will also have some vehicles parked for kids to explore and learn about. Donoghue said he hopes people come out and have a good time, and perhaps try some of the food items on sale there, like fruit nachos. “We want to create a fun environment for kids,” he said. Schuetz said she hopes people hang out after the parade and stop by the family fun event while at the festival grounds for the car show and Thrilla on the Grilla. Contact Samantha Christian at samantha.christian@wcinet. com.
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Local band Universal Sound returns Thursday BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
Oregon’s celebrated teenage rock band Distant Cuzins won’t be making an appearance this year at Oregon Summer Fest, but another – and older – local band is returning for what’s become an annual performance. Universal Sound has been together since 1971 and has become a fixture at the summer festival. The quartet’s current incarnation specializes in Americana. It features the vocals of bassist Dan Sutter, and the band’s other members – lead guitarist Randy Glodowski, drummer Alan Maslowski and keyboard player Scott Nabholtz – all sing as well. They perform covers of a number of hit songs, including Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline,” the Eagles’ “Take it to the Limit” and Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel.” In an interview, Sutter said Universal Sound performs between 100-150 shows per year, and its core members have been performing together for decades. “Our keyboard player has been in the band at least 30 years, and our drummer about 25 years,” Sutter said. He’s been a band member for about 20 years, while guitarist Glodowski joined three years ago, he added. Sutter said the band plays oldies from the 1960s to the ‘80s, as well as some from the ‘90s. “We do some newer country, but mostly old stuff,” he said. “It’s definitely Americana as opposed to hard rock.” “We’re older guys and we don’t want to hurt ourselves,” he quipped. Summer Fest organizer and Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Judy Knutson said Universal Sound has a strong local following. “I’ve followed them myself for many years,” she said. “It’s always nice to hear them play, and it’s a chance to catch up with other people who are also longtime fans.” Universal Sound is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22 in the beer tent. Other bands coming to this year’s Summer Fest include Kings of Radio, who appear at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 23, and the LoveMonkeys, who will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Then on Sunday, June 25, three other bands will perform during the Thrilla on the Grilla. Horse will play from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., followed by Back Forty at 1:30 p.m. and Time Travelers from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
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Children dance to Universal Sound during Taste of Fitchburg in 2014. The band will perform at the Summer Fest beer tent from 7-11:30 p.m. Thursday, June 22.
If You Go What: Universal Sound When: 7-11:30 p.m., Thursday, June 22 Where: Beer tent Admission: Free
If You Go What: Kings of Radio When: 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 23 Where: Beer tent Admission: $5
Kings of Radio Kings of Radio performs radio hits of the 1980s and has been together for about seven years. The Madison-based band plays about 40 shows a year, and tries to play note-for-note renditions of songs from such bands as AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Journey, Def Leppard and Scorpions.
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If You Go What: The LoveMonkeys When: 8:30 p.m., Saturday, June 24 Where: Beer tent Admission: $5
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The LoveMonkeys is a sixpiece band from Milwaukee that plays rock, pop, reggae, coun- Universal Sound Dance Band: try and original music. The band universalsound.us formed 25 years ago and is a frequent headliner at local music festivals such as Summer Fest. Kings of Radio: The band’s high-energy perforkingsofradio.com mances are filled with pop hits, reggae rhythms and one-of-a-kind medleys, and the band says that The LoveMonkeys: no two shows are ever the same. Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@ lovemonkeys.com wcinet.com
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‘Safe rider bus’ returns Those who consume too many adult beverages at Summer Fest on Friday or Saturday night will have a safe way to get home. The Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “safe rider bus” for the third year in a row, which will provide festivalgoers rides home between 11:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. on the two weekend nights of the festival. “We’re just looking for everybody to be safe and have a good time,” said OACC executive director Judy Knutson. The bus will pick up by the entertainment tent and bring Oregon residents home first, Knutson said. After the Oregon residents have been brought home, “we’ll take everybody else home” to places like Stoughton or Madison, she added. - Scott Girard
Market changes format The Summer Fest Market will look a little different than last year. Rather than being only in the main tent, the market will be spread out between the tent, near the Netherwood parking area, and the rest of the food vendors outside, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The change comes as a result of vendor preferences, as some wanted to be located with the rest of the food vendors. New this year, The Chocolate Caper will have fruit dessert nachos with candy and chocolate. Honey and Lace, Wild Tree, Tupperware, Sensi, Do Terra and R’Bri Pure n’ Natural will be returning. The complete list of vendors is still being updated, visit oregonwisummerfest. com for more information and updates. – Amber Levenhagen
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Familiar flavors return to Summer Fest Some proceeds benefit local organizations AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
From donuts and coffee to pretzels and gyros, there will be plenty of variety from this year’s food vendors at Summer Fest. The Oregon Masons will be holding their annual barbecue pork dinner fundraiser Saturday, and “Thrilla on the Grilla” will return Sunday, serving up chicken and ribs and featuring local country and rock music. The Oregon Rotary Club will also be serving brats and hot dogs from 5-10 p.m. Friday, File photo by Samantha Christian 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday Chicken and ribs heat up on the grill during the Thrilla on the Grilla and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. last year. This year’s event will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. SunBoy Scout Troop 168 will serve day. both at the concession stand on the other side of field two, off Brook Street.
Masons pork dinner The Oregon Masons will be returning this year with their annual pork dinner on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., or “until the pork is gone,” Jordan Dietrich, senior warden of Oregon Lodge #151, told the Observer in an email. The last couple of years that has been by about 5 p.m., he said. They will be serving barbecue pork sandwiches, which come with a pickle and either lemonade or iced tea, for $5 near the beer tent in the pool shelter. Meals are also available for $7 and include a barbecue
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What: Oregon Masons pork dinner When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. (or until pork runs out), Saturday, June 24 Where: Pool shelter near beer tent, Kiser Park Cost: $5 sandwich, $7 meal
What: Thrilla on the Grilla When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 25 Where: Beer tent, Kiser Park Cost: $12 meal, $10 in advance
Oregon High School senior scholarship and donations to pork sandwich, baked beans, the Oregon splash pad and the homemade coleslaw, chips, Children’s Dyslexia Center of pickle and lemonade or iced Madison, Dietrich said. tea. Proceeds from the event will Thrilla on the Grilla go toward the Oregon Masons The Oregon-Brooklyn Lions charity fund for its annual
Club fundraiser, Thrilla on the Grilla, will be returning from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in the beer tent. The music, raffle and dinner is the Lions Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, president Pete Vang said. “A substantial amount of proceeds are given back to the festival, like we donate money to the fireworks,” Vang said. “But part stays within the club to use throughout the course of the year for other things within the community, like vision eye screening, safety days and ‘Stuff the Bus.’” The meal will be a choice between a half rack of barbecue ribs or a half-chicken, each including beans, choice of potato salad or cole slaw, and a roll and butter. Tickets are $12, or $10 in advance at the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce, and include a meal and one entry into the raffle. There is also a hot dog meal for $4 for kids. Up for grabs at the raffle is $500 for first place, $100 for second and $50 for third. Winners will be announced 4 p.m. Sunday. Country music performers returning this year during the event are Horse from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., followed by Back Forty at 1:30 p.m. New to the lineup is Time Travelers, a classic rock cover band from Indiana, headlining the show from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet. com.
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Music marches on Parade of Bands set for Sunday at OHS
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One of the premier marching bands in the area, O r eg o n H i g h S c h o o l ’s Shadow (formerly Shadow Drum and Bugle Corps) welcomes in some of the other top groups for Sunday’s Parade of Bands. The annual parade and field competition, held at O H S Pa n t h e r S t a d i u m , features bands from Lake Mills, Appleton, Racine, Fort Atkinson and Sun Prairie. Event organizer Sonja Patterson said the events are built on a “tradition of excellence” that stretches back to 1972 and the genesis of the Mid-America Competing Band Directors Association. The Oregon High School Summer Marching Band was a founding member of MACBDA and has competed in every summer season since its inception. Patterson said MACBDA is the only remaining summer marching band competition circuit in America. The field show competition begins at 6:45 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $9 per person or $25 for a family of four or less. L a s t y e a r, t h e O H S marching band changed
What: Parade of Bands When: 7 p.m. Sunday, June 25 Where: Oregon High School Panther Stadium, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Info: oregonwisummerfest. com
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Bridget Fisher and Avery Holtman sit in the hot air balloon basket last year.
Balloon rides return Friday Event, as always, is ‘weather dependent’
Parade of Bands lineup
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Shadow members perform at last year’s Summer Fest parade. They will compete at Sunday’s Parade of Bands.
‘With decades of experience, an army of supporters behind us, and a bold vision for the future, Shadow continues to surprise.’ Sonja Patterson, Parade of Bands organizer its name to “Shadow” as it entered into the ranks of Drum Corps International. Patterson thanked the “unwavering support” from the Oregon School District
and Oregon community. “With decades of experience, an army of supporters behind us, and a bold vision for the future, Shadow continues to surprise,” she said.
6:55 p.m. Racine Scouts, Racine 7:12 p.m. Rock River Concord, Fort Atkinson 7:29 p.m. Green Berets, Janesville 7:56 p.m. Luther Vanguard of Wisconsin, Appleton 8:13 p.m. Lighthouse Brigade, Racine 8:30 p.m. Sound of Sun Prairie, Sun Prairie 8:47 p.m. Shadow, Oregon Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Mother nature was not cooperative last year, but organizers are hoping for better conditions for the hot air balloon rides at Summer Fest this time around. The rides, which bring people about 40 feet above the Kiser Park soccer fields, are expected to begin around 6:30 or 7 p.m. Friday, June 23 – or whenever the wind calms down – explained event organizer Tony Antoniewicz. It is expected to last about two hours overall, with each ride between five and 10 minutes. The balloon can accommodate two people in addition to the operator. Antoniewicz said there is a recommended $20 donation per ride, with
If You Go What: Hot air balloon rides When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, June 23 Where: Kiser Park soccer field Cost: Suggested $20 donation money going toward an Oregon High School scholarship. The event is “first come, first serve,” he said, advising people to show up early to fill out waiver forms. Riders must be age 10 or older. All of it, though, is dependent on the weather. “I hate to get everybody excited about it and not do it, but due to safety, it’s a very game-time decision,” Antoniewicz said. – Scott Girard
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