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ISLAND CITY â The Ag-Timber Parade returned Friday, May 21, after taking a year off due to the pandemic, to again celebrate the agricultural and timber industries that make up a large chunk of the local economy.
Oregon Women in Timber sponsored the parade that rolled out starting at 6 p.m. Oregon Women in Timber is a statewide nonprofit organization committed to raising awareness about the importance of proper forest management and the products that come from Oregonâs timberlands.
âThe Ag-Timber Parade is our way to show our support for the big industries in Union county,â said Tiffany Sherman, an organizer with Oregon Women in Timber who helped facilitate the parade. âItâs been around for years and years and we just like to honor those industries that honor our community.â
Encouraging Reversal: All Oregon Fairs Now Expected to Race
Friday, April 16, 2021 at 3:35 pm |
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T. D. Thornton
The in-flux nature of racing at Oregon s summer fairs took an encouraging turn Thursday when Oregon Racing Commission (ORC) executive director Jack McGrail announced that all four stops on the circuit now intend to host mixed meets in 2021.
That s an improvement from the update McGrail provided at the March ORC meeting, when the status of Eastern Oregon Livestock Show meet in Union and Harney County Fair in Burns were both considered to be in limbo because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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