Get ready to celebrate summer in Parkdale with a family-friendly community gathering on July 13 at Red Barn Park, 4943 Baseline Drive. Enjoy music with your neighbors in the shade of the cherry trees. All are welcome! Show off your dance moves at the dance contest or your vocal skills at karaoke. Join a pie-eating contest with the famous Parkdale Grange pies.
Hosted by the Parkdale Grange, the Hutson Museum and the Hood River Latino Network. “I had a great time at the last gathering,” said volunteer Kathy Goe. “I am excited about getting together in the park.” The Hood River County Library bookmobile and One Community Health will join the summer party too.
Red Barn Park is home to the oldest building in Parkdale, an old logging truck and a lovely wire sculpture. It was once a train stop for the Mt. Hood Railroad, when it hauled logs, fruit and workers up and down the valley.
The Parkdale Grange is a local arm of the National Grange organization. It is a family and community organization with roots in agriculture and supports the Parkdale Elementary School teachers, the SMART reading program, Helping Hands against Violence, and the FISH Food Bank, among others.
The Hutson Museum is a small history museum in Parkdale, built in 1992 for a collection of rocks and minerals by Jess Hutson, self-taught rockhound. It also contains an array of Indigenous tools and artifacts from early Parkdale.
The Hood River Latino Network is a social justice organization that works closely with the Rural Organizing Project, which advocates for rural communities and rural Oregonians. The network gathers other resources including the FISH Food Bank, One Community Health, and the Next Door. This group has organized other fun and successful community gatherings.
For info, contact: Hood River Latino Network at (541) 436-4756 or Kathy Goe at 541-386-5043, info@hutsonmuseum.org
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