Spring Fling offers fun for entire family
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Annual community event gives citizens a chance to enjoy food, music and fun
By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
With temperatures heating up, Molalla is ready to celebrate another Spring Fling this weekend.
The events taking place on Saturday and Sunday run the gamut from music to food and shiny objects for sale, to the chance to slam some of Molalla’s prominent citizens in the face with a pie.
“It’s lots of fun for families, and there’s something for everyone,” Molalla Community Schools director and Spring Fling organizer Maureen Phillips said. MCS is putting on the event, with sponsorship by Molalla Communications Company.
A variety of vendors from Molalla and elsewhere will set up carts and tables in the Long Park on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Lions Club will have a food cart on site, while vendors have signed up to sell items ranging from bird houses to candles, to crocheted items made by a group of nurses known as Chix with Stix, who send their proceeds to benefit area hospitals.
Meanwhile, local gem connoisseur Wayne Miller is bringing the Molalla Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show to town for a second time. The show will be set up Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Main Street between Grange Avenue and Fenton Street.
Miller said eight vendors, most of them from the Molalla area, are confirmed.
Miller and his wife are longtime rock and gem collectors and jewelry makers who have traveled the nation for years pursuing the finest sparkling stones.
“I’ve collected for 55 years in just about every state west of the Mississippi,” he said. Most of his current inventory is from Oregon, however; including a wide sampling of thundereggs and sunstones.
Other vendors, he said, will have jewelry, fossils, and a variety of mineral specimens for sale.
The Molalla Adult Community Center is hosting a rummage sale on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with proceeds benefiting the Home Delivery Meal Program. The sale takes place at the Adult Center, 315 Kennel Ave.
Once the urge to shop is satisfied, a range of other activities are available. The Hoffman House is once again hosting a chili cook-off to determine who makes the best and hottest chili in town. Cooking begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday with judging at noon. Slots are still open to contenders.
“I’m sure the winners from last year are coming back to defend their titles,” Phillips said.
Once the cooking and judging are done, chili will go on sale at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Molalla Community Schools.
On Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Molalla Fire Station hosts the Bike Rodeo, where children can bring their bicycles and skateboards in for a safety check, run through an obstacle course, and receive a free bike or skateboard helmet. The event is hosted by the Brain Injury Association of Oregon, Molalla Police Department, Molalla Fire Department and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
At last year’s bike rodeo, sponsors gave away 380 free helmets, according to BIA of Oregon executive director Sherry Stock, and this year they have 550 to hand out to kids and adults.
She noted that during the weekend, MPD will be strict in enforcing the Oregon law requiring children under 16 to wear helmets while riding a bike or skateboard. Violators can expect to receive a $25 ticket.
Pie a police officer or a reporter
Finally, the Pie Auction on Sunday gives community members a chance to benefit the Molalla Community Theater Group and get back at some pesky public figures by bidding on the chance to slam a pie in the face of a few willing victims.
Thus far, the confirmed “pie-ing” victims include at least one Molalla Police Officer, and a member of the editorial staff from the Molalla Pioneer. Phillips said she is waiting for confirmation from members of the Molalla city government.
For the gentler souls who would prefer to eat their pie rather than use it as a weapon, baked goods will also be on sale. The auction takes place from noon to 2 p.m. at Long Park.
Local musicians and dancers will be providing entertainment throughout the weekend, including the Molalla High School Jazz Band, the Clackamette Youth Ballet, the Work in Progress String Band, Don Frittz of the Old Time Music Makers, and dancers from MCS tap, jazz and belly dancing classes.
“The belly dancers are always fun and get a lot of attention,” Phillips said.
Most of the preparations are complete, but Phillips said volunteers are still needed to help with the chili cook-off and with event setup and takedown.
“Now we’re just hoping for good weather,” she said.
For more information or to volunteer, call 503-829-2359 ext. 250.
By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
With temperatures heating up, Molalla is ready to celebrate another Spring Fling this weekend.
The events taking place on Saturday and Sunday run the gamut from music to food and shiny objects for sale, to the chance to slam some of Molalla’s prominent citizens in the face with a pie.
“It’s lots of fun for families, and there’s something for everyone,” Molalla Community Schools director and Spring Fling organizer Maureen Phillips said. MCS is putting on the event, with sponsorship by Molalla Communications Company.A variety of vendors from Molalla and elsewhere will set up carts and tables in the Long Park on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Lions Club will have a food cart on site, while vendors have signed up to sell items ranging from bird houses to candles, to crocheted items made by a group of nurses known as Chix with Stix, who send their proceeds to benefit area hospitals.
Meanwhile, local gem connoisseur Wayne Miller is bringing the Molalla Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show to town for a second time. The show will be set up Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Main Street between Grange Avenue and Fenton Street.
Miller said eight vendors, most of them from the Molalla area, are confirmed.
Miller and his wife are longtime rock and gem collectors and jewelry makers who have traveled the nation for years pursuing the finest sparkling stones.
“I’ve collected for 55 years in just about every state west of the Mississippi,” he said. Most of his current inventory is from Oregon, however; including a wide sampling of thundereggs and sunstones.
Other vendors, he said, will have jewelry, fossils, and a variety of mineral specimens for sale.
The Molalla Adult Community Center is hosting a rummage sale on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with proceeds benefiting the Home Delivery Meal Program. The sale takes place at the Adult Center, 315 Kennel Ave.
Once the urge to shop is satisfied, a range of other activities are available. The Hoffman House is once again hosting a chili cook-off to determine who makes the best and hottest chili in town. Cooking begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday with judging at noon. Slots are still open to contenders.
“I’m sure the winners from last year are coming back to defend their titles,” Phillips said.
Once the cooking and judging are done, chili will go on sale at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Molalla Community Schools.
On Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Molalla Fire Station hosts the Bike Rodeo, where children can bring their bicycles and skateboards in for a safety check, run through an obstacle course, and receive a free bike or skateboard helmet. The event is hosted by the Brain Injury Association of Oregon, Molalla Police Department, Molalla Fire Department and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
At last year’s bike rodeo, sponsors gave away 380 free helmets, according to BIA of Oregon executive director Sherry Stock, and this year they have 550 to hand out to kids and adults.
She noted that during the weekend, MPD will be strict in enforcing the Oregon law requiring children under 16 to wear helmets while riding a bike or skateboard. Violators can expect to receive a $25 ticket.
Pie a police officer or a reporter
Finally, the Pie Auction on Sunday gives community members a chance to benefit the Molalla Community Theater Group and get back at some pesky public figures by bidding on the chance to slam a pie in the face of a few willing victims.
Thus far, the confirmed “pie-ing” victims include at least one Molalla Police Officer, and a member of the editorial staff from the Molalla Pioneer. Phillips said she is waiting for confirmation from members of the Molalla city government.
For the gentler souls who would prefer to eat their pie rather than use it as a weapon, baked goods will also be on sale. The auction takes place from noon to 2 p.m. at Long Park.
Local musicians and dancers will be providing entertainment throughout the weekend, including the Molalla High School Jazz Band, the Clackamette Youth Ballet, the Work in Progress String Band, Don Frittz of the Old Time Music Makers, and dancers from MCS tap, jazz and belly dancing classes.
“The belly dancers are always fun and get a lot of attention,” Phillips said.
Most of the preparations are complete, but Phillips said volunteers are still needed to help with the chili cook-off and with event setup and takedown.
“Now we’re just hoping for good weather,” she said.
For more information or to volunteer, call 503-829-2359 ext. 250.
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