Article about Turkeyrama 1979 in July 2, 1979, McMinnville N-R/News-Register

 

Turkeyrama 1979 ad in July 2, 1979, McMinnville N-R/News-Register

 

‘FLYING SAUCER’ PASTRY at ROCKET CAFÉ of McMINNVILLE

‘FLYING SAUCER’ PASTRY at ROCKET CAFÉ of McMINNVILLE

“Most people know about those famous 1950 photographs taken on a farm between McMinnville and Sheridan, which inspired the McMinnville UFO Festival. They also inspired the “Flying Saucer” pastry – topped with ice cream and chocolate sauce, served at the aptly named Rocket Café near Linfield College until its closure in the 1980s.”

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Source: Fun Facts of Yamhill County, Meet McMinnville and Yamhill County 2022-2023, page 7

COMMENT

As a Linfield College student a Class of 1972) grad worked at the Rocket as a kitchen helper and dishwasher.

The grad describes the Flying Saucer as a “a shameful concoction of a butterhorn pastry topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream." The 'Saucer,' said the grad, came in two forms: 1) Flying Saucer (butterhorn only) or 2) Flying Saucer a la mode (butterhorn with  ice cream).

The grad balks at those who insist a Flying Saucer was always a butterhorn, ice cream and chocolate sauce.Perhaps the chocolate sauce was a person's “custom order," the grad said, but it was not what was on the menu.

OK! Let's go to the Rocket!

Let's go to the Rocket!

Originally posted June 6, 2008 — Text edited/rewritten and re-posted Nov 3, 2022

Let's remember the Rocket Cafe in Rocket Valley in McMinnville.

Apparently, it opened in the 1950s and closed its door in the 1980s.

While the Rocket no longer exists, it's remembered by many.

Where Print NW sits now at the corner of Linfield Avenue and 99W/Baker is where the Rocket Cafe lived. Address: . 1142 South Baker/99W, McMinnville. Phone: 472-2226. It was easy walk of a couple blocks from the Linfield campus.

For many years, Linfield; dining hall did not serve Sunday dinner to its students. So, eating off campus at dinnertime on Sunday was part of the routine. The Rocket was a popular Sunday dinner location.

What were favorite items on the Rocket menu? The Rocket Burger, Moon Rings (onion rings) and Missile Fries.

One frequent customer said the burger was "not round, but an elongated oblong to look more like a rocket. And, "A favorite low-priced item was the fried egg sandwich and a favorite budget beverage was a 'pine float' -- a glass of water and a toothpick."

Why was it called the Rocket?  That came from the fact Rocket brand gasoline was sold at the Rocket service station gas pumps in what was called Rocket Valley. Thus, Rocket Valley was home of both the cafe and service station.

Open 24-hours a day, it served breakfast, lunch and dinner any time you wanted. What could be "more finer" than the Rocket's good food 24-hours? All day, all night, what could be more handy? It was all at the Rocket.

Flying Saucer

And, there was the "Flying Saucer." One Linfield grad -- who worked at the Rocket as kitchen help and dishwasher -- describes it as "a shameful concoction of a butterhorn pastry topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream." The 'Saucer,' said the grad, came in two forms: 1) Flying Saucer (butterhorn only) or 2) Flying Saucer a la mode (butterhorn with ice cream).

The grad balks at those who insist a Flying Saucer was always a butterhorn, ice cream and chocolate sauce. Perhaps the chocolate sauce was a person's “custom order," but it was not what was on the menu.

Sometime during 1966-1970 or so, one of the waitresses at the Rocket was "Fay."

The grad who worked at the Rocket said their favorite order was Fay calling out "Rocket Burger, Missile Fries and Flying Saucer a la mode." 

Photos: Rocket Café drinking glass thanks for Art Larrance, Linfield Class of 1966. Ads from Oak Leaves yearbook and Lindex phone directory.

POSTCRIPT --Found online was this posting. The poster was seeking information about Rocket service stations and cafes. There used to be both in two Oregon cities McMinnville and Willamina. There also was a Rocket service station in Yamhill, Oregon. And there were apparently some 30 Rocket stations in the Portland, Oregon, area. Some of those 30 might have included McMinnville, Willamina and Yamhill. Apparently, the Tower Oil Co. and/or F. H. Tower owned the Willamina station. I assume either/or also had a role in the McMinnville and Yamhill stations. An Oct. 19, 1982, United Press International story with a Portland, Oregon, dateline said ==Tower Oil Co. will go out of the petroleum business Dec. 31, the company's president says. Charles E. Schafroth, Tower president, recently informed the company's 30 dealers in the Portland area of the decision but refused to comment on the matter apart from allowing a secretary to read the letter he sent to dealers. The letter said ''the current economy and market situation in our industry have combined to make it impossible for the corporation to continue to market gasoline and make a profit, even meager.''== An obituary, published in March 2008, in the McMinnville newspaper, said the deceased, who died at age 47, began his working career at Chevron Rocket Gas. It’s a guess that when Tower Oil quit selling its own gasoline, the Rocket name lived on with some stations selling other brands of gas, including Chevron. With this post are two photos, one for the McMinnville Rocket (more cars) and the other for the Willamina Rocket (one car). Unfortunately, they only show the cafe part of the operations."

How about a pie from Blue Raeven!

Do you like fruit pies? If so, you many know of famous ‘Blue Raeven Farmstand’ in Amity at 20650 OR-99W. It’s THE place to buy fruit pies. The company has a McMinnville connection: “On the more indulgent side, Blue Raeven Pie Co. also has its office and production facility along Alpine, although no retail shop,” says ‘Indulge Yamhill Valley’ on page A8 of McMinnville N-R, Oct 18, 2022

ESPN Gameday in Eugene! Why not Linfield, too?!

• Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, ESPN in Eugene for UCLA at Oregon football game in Autzen Stadium. 12:30pm PDT kickoff.

• Why not come to McMinnville for PLU at Linfield football game on Maxwell Field, too!? Same day with 1:30pm PDT kickoff.
  

 

McMinnville’s Third Street in 1910

Published June 7, 2022, the book “Real Photo Postcards: Pictures from a Changing Nation” includes (photo 130 on page 129) a photo of downtown McMinnville’s Third Street in 1910.Caption is “Auto parade to Eugene, Oregon, 1910.” However, additional info in the book says, “Auto parade to Eugene, Oregon, 1910, McMinnville, Oregon.” There’s also an explanation that “Automobile parades epitomized the popularity of the motor car in the early twentieth century. They were held all over the country, beginning as early as 1899.” The photo appears to include the corner of Third and Davis, with what is now Union Block coffee and used to be the location of Hamblin Wheeler Clothiers.

McMinnville Public Library, September 2018

 

Did this McMinnville N-R headline on Nov. 1, 2019, about Linfield College becoming Linfield University. ROCK the campus and community?

Did this McMinnville N-R headline on Nov. 1, 2019, about Linfield College becoming Linfield University. ROCK the campus and community?

Rip City Rally held in McMinnville 9/12/2022

Sportscaster Brooke Olzendam (right) of the NBA Portland Trail Blazers was among those taking part in the Rip City Rally 9/12/2022 afternoon at Damian Lillard Toyota in McMinnville. On left is Blazer broadcaster Lamar Hurd, a former OSU basketball player. Person in center yet to be identified. (Mac News photo)

=1962 brochure about McMinnville, Oregon=

=1962 brochure about McMinnville, Oregon=

 

=PAGE ONE=

Come

VISIT OR STAY IN …

McMinnville OREGON

 

McMinnville is Old enough to be substantial,

Young enough to be ambitious.

Big enough to be industrious, and

Small enough to be friendly.

 

TURKEYTOWN U.S.A.

GATEWAY TO THE OREGON COAST

=PAGE TWO=

McMinnville

 

LINFIELD COLLEGE

SCHOOLS

HOSPITALS

RECREATION

INDUSTRIAL PARK

MAC-O-RAMA EVERY MAY

TURK-O-RAMA EVERY AUGUST

 

A good place in which to live and make a living!

 

=PAGE THREE=

 

 "OREGON'S PACESETTER CITY IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.”  GOV. MARK HATFIELD

 

(1) WHITE MANOR— Proposed $10,000,000 retirement home on picturesque Yamhill river vistas will provide deluxe housing for 750, 18-hole golf course, swimming, bowling, hunting, extensive recreation and craft facilities plus complete hospital and medical care.

(2) TURKEYS provide the largest segment of Yamhill County's $21,000,000 Agricultural income. One of the great U.S. turkey producing area, the county is home of the famous Brood Breasted Bronze and a major exporter of eggs, breeding stock and food birds.

(3) HOME OFFICE of Oregon Mutual Insurance Co., founded in 1894 by far-sighted McMinnville pioneers, the community boasts one of the West's largest mutual fire and casualty underwriting companies

(4) BERRIES are a major crop on the fertile, irrigated lands of the great Yamhill and Willamette river basins, equaling the world's finest in quality and texture for processing and the fresh market.

(5) RECREATION is a way of life in Western Oregon. Lush golf fairways, mountain fishing streams, virgin timber hunting areas, fertile rolling acres for upland game, beautiful lakes and streams for boating -- all within minutes for the sportsmen.

(6) ELECTRONICS research and manufacturing hold a vital place in McMinnville's future. Home of Linfield Research Institute and Field Emission Corp., the area rapidly is becoming important in Oregon's electronics industry.

(7) LIVESTOCK production is a major factor in Yamhill county's diversified farm picture. Wool growing received a tremendous boost in 1962 with opening of the huge new Norwest Fabrics, Inc., woolen mills in McMinnville.

(8) MUNICIPAL power, served by the great Bonneville system, and sparkling mountain water from city-owned impounding facilities in the Coast Range give McMinnville rates among the lowest in, the world end abundant supply of both for un-limited growth

(9) DAIRY COWS stabilize Yamhill county's agricultural economy. A bountiful supply of rich, high-test production from famous herds support major industrial income at the large Farmers C00perative Creamery in McMinnville

(10) TURK 0-RA.MA, held annually in July, finds thousands of Northwest Oregon residents participating in one of the West's huge outdoor barbecues, promoting the great fall Pacific Coast Turkey Exhibit, and featuring Oregon's original turkey races.

=PAGE FOUR=

 

FINGERTIP FACTS about McMINNVILLE, OREGON

 

• LOCATION: On U.S. Hwy. 99W, 36 miles SW of Portland. Eastern terminus of Oregon State Hwy. 18 to central Oregon beaches and southern terminus of Oregon State Hwy. 47 to Sunset Hwy. and northern beaches. Gateway to Oregon central beaches and 20 Miracle Miles.

• POPULATION: Estimated '61, 8,500; '60 census, 7,649; '50 census, 6,635; '40 census, 3,706. County seat of Yamhill County, population estimate '61, 33,000; '60 census, 32,369.

• CLIMATE: Moderate. Average mean June to September, 63.9; November to February, 41.8. Growing season, 174 days. Normal yearly precipitation, 42.02 inches.

• ALTITUDE: 157 feet above sea level.

• SCHOOLS: Sr. High; Jr. High; 5 elementary schools; Catholic and Seventh Day Adventist parochial elementary schools; Linfield College, 4 year. Christian Liberal arts college.

• GOVERNMENT: Mayor, six councilmen.

• CHURCHES: 18 principal denominations.

• RECREATION: Indoor and outdoor swimming pools provide year around swimming for 125,000 swimmers annually; two city parks with playground and picnic equipment; bowling; golf; theaters; year around recreation of all kinds.

• FINANCE: Two banks, 1 Savings and Loan Association.

• POLICE PROTECTION: 7 ma department with modern police equipment. 

• FIRE PROTECTION: Class 5 city; 3 full time firemen, 90 volunteers with one of best-equipped U.S. departments which has received national recognition.

• ECONOMY: General economy and trade area is agricultural in nature with strong new industrial development. Logging, plywood, mobile homes, cookies, electronics, woolens, dairy products, paint and boats are key products. Main agricultural products are turkeys, dairy, livestock, berries, fruits, nuts, seeds, cereals and vegetables.

• NEWSPAPER: 1 semi-weekly newspaper.

• RADIO and TELEVISION: 1 radio station: 4 Portland TV signals received here. 

• RETAIL: Serving area of 40,000 population.

• UTILITIES: Served by city-owned water and light department. Excellent water supply. Among lowest electrical rates in nation.

• CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Nearly 60 years of service, founded in 1905. Office at 528 E. 3rd Street.

Correspondence invited.

 

News-Register Printing Co., McMinnville, Oregon.

 

 

U. S. flag at half-staff honoring Queen Elizabeth of Britian

U. S. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to honor Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain. She died in Balmoral Castle in Scotland UK on Sept. 8, 2022. "As a mark of respect for the memory of Queen Elizabeth II, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment," it read.

(Photo by Mac News Sept. 10, 2022, morning in McMinnville, Oregon. Sky smoky due to wildfires.)

Farrington adds a victory in educational trip to Pacific Northwest: Wins 21-18 in Football vs. McMinnville High in McMinnville

Farrington adds football victory to educational trip in Pacific Northwest

By Billy Hull, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Sept. 3, 2022 - The Pacific Northwest got a taste of what Hawaii football has to offer this week as Farrington made it a perfect weekend for local schools in Washington and Oregon with a 21-18 victory over host McMinnville at Wortman Stadium.

McMINNVILLE, Ore. - With COVID-19 restrictions lifted after more than two years since the pandemic began, the 2022 prep football season has included many Hawaii high schools making mainland trips for the first time in recent memory.

The Pacific Northwest got a taste of what Hawaii football has to offer this week as Farrington made it a perfect weekend for local schools in Washington and Oregon with a 21-18 victory over host McMinnville at Wortman Stadium.

Sophomore quarterback Chansen Smith scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 9-yard run with 1 :06 remaining and junior Joredyn Abella Belz sealed the win with an interception in the final 20 seconds to give the Govs (2-2) their first win on the mainland since beating Serra (Calif.) in 1972.

"I think the kids were excited jumping on the plane and seeing all of the (colleges ) this week, " Farrington coach Daniel Sanchez said. "We kind of did (the week ) like colleges do and the kids were fatigued, really fatigued, but I think it was an awesome, awesome experience for them."

A day after Aiea defeated Woodinvillle (Wash.) 38-14, the Govs pulled off the come-from-behind win with the entire Na Alii team cheering them on in the stands at a stadium roughly an hour drive southwest of Portland.

Farrington led 13-6 after Kingston Miles scored on a 4-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, but fell behind when McMinnville's Austin Rapp scored on two touchdown runs. Rapp set up the second of those scores on defense by forcing and recovering a fumble.

Facing a fourth-and-14 situation on their own 45 with 4 :40 remaining, the Govs elected to punt from their own 45 despite not having any timeouts remaining.

The Grizzlies were facing a third-and-3 with a first down needed to end the game when quarterback Kane Sullivan and Rapp fumbled on the exchange.

It was recovered by Farrington senior LJ Liki and the Govs had the ball at the McMinnville 29 with three minutes to go.

After three strong runs by Miles, who led the Govs with 74 rushing yards on 16 carries, Smith, filling in for injured quarterback MJ Moreno, faked the handoff and rolled out to his right before turning upfield and blowing past a couple of defenders for a 9-yard touchdown run to give the Govs the lead with 1 :06 to go. He tacked on the 2-point conversion on a run to make it a three-point game.

"The whole game it was open every time I bootlegged. I told Coach run it one more time because I knew I would score, " said Smith, who finished 9-for-15 with 124 yards and a touchdown passing. "It felt a little frustrating at first because I'd never played quarterback at this higher level. It was really tough controlling the team and the offense."

McMinnville had a chance to tie or take the lead with a minute to go.

Quarterback Kane Sullivan, who finished 5-for-13 for 39 yards, completed his biggest pass of the day, a 24-yard strike to Gabe Bianco to put the ball inside the Farrington 40.

On the next play, Sullivan launched a pass high over the middle that was picked off by Abella Belz, who returned it into McMinnville territory before being tackled out of bounds to end it.

"It felt amazing. To win it for my team and take the 'W' back home is great, " Abella Belz said. "I knew they had to pass and I knew they would throw it deep. I stayed deep."

Zechariah Molitau led the Govs in receiving with seven catches for 109 yards. His 59-yard touchdown catch from Smith in the second quarter was the only score of the first half.

Rapp finished with 147 yards on 13 carries to lead the Grizzlies (0-1 ).

Farrington will spend today in Corvallis, Ore., and attend the Oregon State vs. Boise State game before flying home.

"This whole week we had team bonding and a lot of team events that built that we've got to believe and we've got to trust each other and I think those events throughout the week maybe they started listening to it, " Sanchez said. "They believed until the end and it was a nice win - nice win to cap the week off. I'll be able to sleep a little better tonight.

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Aiea football team feels the aloha in state of Washington

By Paul Honda, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Sept. 2, 2022 - Aiea brought 36 players, and the team will stay in the Northwest until Labor Day. By then, they will have visited eight colleges.

The miles are many for the visiting Na Alii of Aiea since venturing into the Northwest on Monday.

Veteran football coach Wendell Say brought his team to central Washington, where Aiea (2-1, 1-0 OIA D-I ) will play Woodinville today.

On Tuesday, though, plans were nearly derailed on the way to practice, but the aloha spirit prevailed.

"You talk about aloha, our bus broke down yesterday outside Pacific Lutheran on our way to practice. One of my friends knows the athletic director, and there's a caravan of Hawaii people with SUVs come pick up our kids and take them to (Washington High School ) so they can practice. Amazing, aloha in Washington, and a lot of them are from Waianae, Nanakuli, Aiea, " Aiea coach Wendell Say said. "Six SUVs come pick us up and transport us. In no time we were at practice.

"One of them is a head coach at the middle school for girls volleyball. There was a junior league football team practicing near us. It looked like we were in Hawaii. There's a big contingent of Hawaii guys in the Tacoma area."

Aiea brought 36 players, and the team will stay in the Northwest until Labor Day. By then, they will have visited eight colleges.

"It's been great. Went to Puget Sound on Monday, watched Pacific Lutheran practice (Tuesday ). I didn't realize they have 25 kids from Hawaii. Puget Sound has five from Hawaii, " Say said. "Today, we're here at Central Washington. It's a beautiful campus. This is a place I think a lot of our kids can play, Division II."

Woodinville will make its season debut.

"They're a good team. Talking to all the coaches we visit, they're always No. 1 or 2 in their league. They're like 'Iolani, but they're bigger. It should be a good game, " Say said.

The team plans to watch Farrington's game at McMinnville (Ore.) on Friday.

"We'll visit colleges in Oregon, " said Say, a longtime counselor at Aiea.

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'Premium Corner Lot' at 2nd & Hill Road --- 2280 W 2nd, McMinnville 97128

FOR SALE BY OWNER
Premium Corner Lot
503-852-1020

(See sign in photo)

2280 W 2nd, McMinnville 97128

The is THE premium commercial lot in a part of town containing a number of higher end home developments.

Premium corner lot that is the anchor "store" of the Hillsdale Plaza development. The plat map shows an example building and parking plan, but you can develop what you want within the ordinances and this generous zoning code, C-3.

https://www.realla.ca/details/25472117

From August 2022

:::

On 8/26/2022 a person in McMinnville said he thought this corner Prime Property is "owned by a doctor in Carlton (Oregon)." 

Phone number on sign is 503-852-1020. A search at this website 

http://tel2na.me/503-852

.. appears to indicate that phone # assigned to "Keegan Kienast." 

Using Facebook, the name (Keegan Kienast) appeared as "Kienakeeganemong Keegan." Or, perhaps that's a different person. 

.....

Using 

http://tel2na.me/503-852 and searching for only "Kienast" came up with Draylen Kienast at phone 

# 503-852-7590

Make a Korean Lotus Lantern (McMinnville library 7/23/2022)

 

Saturday, July 23, 2022 - 2:00pm

Korean Lotus Lantern Hybrid program at 2:00-3:15pm

The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project (KSCPP) will teach participants step by step how to make a lovely lotus flower lantern using colored paper and a pre-made wireframe. At the same time, the participants will learn about Korea’s unique history and culture. A short documentary film is played toward the end of the class.

This is a LIVE class that can be done at the library, or from home starting at 2pm.

If you have speedy internet access at home, pick up your kit from the library Children's Room (program is designed for teens and adults too!) in advance of the event time and follow the instructions to access the Zoom meeting. 

Space is limited to 20 people at the library and 55 kits are available for from-home participants. 

Email libref@mcminnvilleoregon.gov for more information 

I'm still confused. Can you explain it again? Sure!

Option 1- Do you have the internet at home? Can you follow a virtual program (on Zoom)? You don’t need a camera or microphone, but it’s a nice touch for participation.  If you feel comfortable with internet and Zoom access, then join us from home! First, register in advance and collect your kit materials and Zoom link from the Children’s Room at the library.

Option 2 - RSVP to attend in person at the library (spaces are limited!) Then show up at 1:50pm to get settled before the program starts at 2pm.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Do I need to bring anything? Nope, All materials are provided

How do I guarantee myself a kit? Space is limited at the library. You must register in advance through one of the following options:

1.    Sign up in the Library Children’s Room to attend in person

2.    Call (503) 435-5559 to reserve your space and/or kits and come to the library to pick up materials (if participating from home)

3.    Email libref@mcminnvilleoregon.gov to reserve your space and/or kits and come to the library to pick up materials (if participating from home)

How many can I make? Each individual may make one. A family may want to work together on one or two. Please let the librarian know how many kits to reserve for you.

What ages is this project for? We recommend this for youth ages 10 and above. Adults are absolutely welcome to join!

Can I take a kit and figure it out on my own later? We are reserving all of our kits for the LIVE program. Reach out to the library after the program (libref@mcminnvilleoregon.gov) to see if we have leftover materials.

Can I get the recording? At the discretion of our program host KSCPP, this program will not be recorded. You must attend the program during the program time (2pm – 3:15pm).

Who’s leading this program? This program is co-hosted with the library by the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project (KSCPP) https://www.kscpp.net/, based in the U.S. out of Flushing, New York.

Who sponsored this program? This is another fantastic program funded by the Friends of McMinnville Public Library. Friends Book Sales, Celebration and Memorial Books, and Friends memberships make funding possible.