MAC NEWS: January 2018

Friday, January 19, 2018

Paul Durham and Harry Dillin on Jan. 8, 1966

This photo from Jan. 8, 1966, with a cutline appears on the Vintage News-Register page B7 of the 1/12/2018 McMinnville News-Register/N-R Photo info: Paul Durham, Linfield College football coach and athletic director, is presented the 1966 McMinnville Jaycee ‘Senior Citizen of the Year’ award for outstanding contribution to the community by the 1965 winner, Harry Dillin, Linfield president. Seated in front applauding is Secretary of State Tom McCall, guest speaker at the annual Jaycee’s 11tn annual awards banquet, and Mrs. Audrey McCall, wife of the secretary of state. The event was held at McMinnville’s Michelbook Country Club. Thanks to News-Register for providing copy of photo and permission on 1/19/2018 to post it here!

Friday, January 12, 2018

Sat. Jan. 13, 2018, used book sale fund-raiser at McMinnville Public Library by Friends of the Library

The McMinnville Public Library Friends of the Library will hold one of its periodic book sales to raise money for the library. It’ll be 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat., Jan. 13, 2018, in the Carnegie Room at the library, 225 N.W. Adams St. Most books are priced for $1 or less. For more info, contact Ken Carter, Friends book sale guru, 916-524-8145 or eoghnri@hotmail.com. Info above edited from what appears in ‘McMinnville N-R.’

Photos – including one of Carter -- taken by ‘Mac News’ in Carnegie Room 1/12/2018 afternoon during book sale set-up.

News from 'Mac,' McMinnville, Oregon

>--UFO photographed May 11, 1950. The June 8, 1950, McMinnville Telephone-Register got international attention for the photos. UFO festival is held in May in McMinnville.

>--Howard Hughes famous 'Spruce Goose' at Evergreen Aviation Museum.

>--McMinnville Tornado, June 13, 2013; Dust Devil, April 9, 2024.

>--Linfield College (became Linfield U July 1, 2020) -- the campus of which is home of the annual summer International Pinot Noir/IPNC Celebration. Its famous ‘Old Oak’ crashed to the ground Jan. 8, 2008.

>--Linfield Wildcats football team's "The Streak."

>--"Mac Plaid" blankets made by Norwest Fabrics, Inc., of McMinnville. (Out of business.)

>--Turkey Rama (started in 1960), with “World's Largest Turkey BBQ,” 1961-2017. McMinnville Chamber of Commerce "plans to end Turkey Rama, which had taken place in July since the 1960s." - McMinnville N-R 3/21/2023. Turkey Rama, "apparently laid to rest after a once-glorious but increasingly diminished 61-year reign as McMinnville’s signature festival.".-Turkey Rama returns for two days in July 2022, says May 20, 2022, N-R. --One day in July 2024 Turkey Rama, says N-R March 14, 2024.

>--Twila's English Toffee, founded in McMinnville in 1992, includes toffee with hazelnuts/filberts. (Moved to Lyle, Wash., 2017.)

>--Filbert Street in McMinnville recognizes the past and current importance of filberts (a.k.a. hazelnuts) to McMinnville. Said to be the best in the world.

>--Betty Lou’s food processing company makes healthy, natural snacks

>--"Walnut City" is one of McMinnville identities. The McMinnville N-R said, "Once touted ... as the future of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, walnuts enjoyed an abundant season for some decades in the first half of the 20th century." The 1962 Columbus Day storm blew down entire orchards. In 1972, a hard freeze killed still more. Walnut City (bowling) Lanes, Walnut City WineWorks, the Walnut City Music Festival, and the Walnut City Kiwanis Club.

>--Huberd's Shoe Grease Co., founded 1921. Its pine tar, beeswax and paraffin formula grease kept loggers' boots dry. Sold, it moved to Snowflake, Ariz., 2004. But, the new owner died in 2015 and the firm, with a newer owner, was saved from extinction and moved to Bennett, Colorado, in 2017.

>--Dr. Lucy Natural Skin Care Products, McMinnville, founded in 2009.

>--Log trucks motoring on 99W.

>--Great water to make an excellent cup of tea.

>--Aliza Almond Cookies (gluten-free, Keto-friendly) including ‘Almond Mac.’

>--Waxing & Raining handmade 🐝 beeswax goods