The Wallowa National Forest was established under President Theodore Roosevelt on May 6, 1905 as the Wallowa Forest Reserve.
Several reserves were combined over the years, and the reserve is now known as the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. It encompasses 2.3 million acres, and includes the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (which Heather and I visited on our honeymoon!).
All Weekend
Celebrate the Mexican army’s 1862 defeat of French forces at the Battle of Puebla: It’s the 27th annual Portland Cinco de Mayo festival!
This year’s festival also features Lucha Libre bouts on Saturday and Sunday, . . . And per tradition there will be a fireworks demonstration at 10pm on Friday. [more]
Tulip Fest 2011 at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn kicks off Friday, March 25 and runs through Sunday,
May 1May 8!On weekdays it’s 40 acres of blooming tulips (and daffodils), a cafe, country store, farm equipment on display, Dutch sausages, and a gift shop. And on weekends you get all that, plus pony rides, . . . beer and wine and . . . [more]
Friday
Portland Timbers vs. Philadelphia Union
The Portland Timbers (3-3-1) aim to respond positively to Tuesday’s first home loss when they defend home field tonight against the Philadelphia Union (4-1-1).
The Timbers, currently sixth in the West standings, are still undefeated at home in league play, and in fact have not given up a single point at Jeld-Wen Field. Their most impressive win came last Saturday against Real Salt Lake, one of the top teams in the league. [more]
Cort and Fatboy present Cinco De Lebowski VI
Join Cort and Fatboy this Friday, May 6, 2011 for a special screening of The Big Lebowski: it’s el Cinco De Lebowski VI!
The doors of the Bagdad (3702 SE Hawthorne) open at 9pm (7:30pm for VIP ticket holders!). Here Come Dots perform live, and the film begins at 11pm. Non-VIP admission is only $3, and you have to be 21 or over. [more]
Saturday
National Train Day 2011 takes place this Saturday, May 7th from 10am to 4pm – the Portland event is at Union Station (800 NW 6th) . . .
The star attraction again this year is the 110 foot long, 10 foot wide, and 16 foot tall SP 4449. One of three locomotives owned by the city of Portland, the 4449 weighs 433 tons and can reach speeds over 100 mph with its 5,500 horsepower engine. [more]
Cascade Brewing presents this year’s Saison Festival on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Cascade Brewing Barrel House (939 SE Belmont) from noon until 10pm. . . .
Featuring live music by Black Lodge and Left Coast Country, this beer fest is free to enter! [more]
Pine State Biscuits Birthday Blowout
Join the Pine State Fellas at the NE location (2204 NE Alberta) for the Pine State Biscuit Biscuit Birthday Blowout on Saturday, May 7, 2011 starting at 2pm. [more]
And for even more weekend events and activities, check out the Dave Knows Calendar, and visit Around the Sun, Blogging Portland on the Cheap, and PDX Pipeline!
2012 Movies in the Park listings HERE!
Portland Parks and Recreation has released the 2011 summer schedule of Movies in the Park. From June 26 through September 10 you’ll have opportunities every week to sprawl out at one of Portland’s fine municipal parks for an evening of free entertainment.
It’s about the most pleasant way imaginable to watch a movie!
Pre-movie entertainment begins at 6:30pm and movies begin as soon as it’s dark.
| DATE | MOVIE / entertainment | PARK / SITE |
| Sun, June 26 | Despicable Me | Peninsula Park |
| Sat, July 2 | The Blind Side | Harrison Park |
| Fri, July 8 | Imagine That | Dickinson Park |
| Sat, July 9 | The Karate Kid (2010) | Brooklyn Park |
| Sun, July 10 | Shrek Forever After | Wilshire Park |
| Wed, July 13 | Yogi Bear | Gateway |
| Thu, July 14 | The Goonies | Oregon Park |
| Fri, July 15 | Megamind | Lents Park |
| Sat, July 16 | The Karate Kid (2010) | Knott Park |
| Thu, July 21 | Gulliver’s Travels (2010) | Brentwood Park |
| Fri, July 22 | True Grit (2010) | Irving Park |
| Sat, July 23 | Iron Man | Ed Benedict Park |
| Sun, July 24 | Iron Man 2 | Ed Benedict Park |
| Wed, July 27 | Ghost | Colonel Summers Park |
| Thu, July 28 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | DeWitt Park |
| Fri, July 29 | The King’s Speech | Laurelhurst Park |
| Sat, July 30 | Free Willy | Holly Farm Park |
| Sun, July 31 | The Goonies | Sellwood Park |
| Tue, Aug 2 | Tangled | Glenfair Park |
| Tue, Aug 2 | Megamind | Earl Boyles Park |
| Wed, Aug 3 | Iron Man 2 | Wellington Park |
| Thu, Aug 4 | Despicable Me | Mt Scott Park |
| Fri, Aug 5 | Wall-E | Alberta Park |
| Sat, Aug 6 | How to Train Your Dragon | King School Park |
| Sun, Aug 7 | Yogi Bear | Sellwood Park |
| Wed, Aug 10 | Secretariat | Wilkes Park |
| Thu, Aug 11 | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Elizabeth Caruthers Park |
| Fri, Aug 12 | Gamara vs Guiron (live dialogue & music) | Sewallcrest Park |
| Sat, Aug 13 | James and the Giant Peach | Dickinson Park |
| Sun, Aug 14 | Tangled* | Hazeltine Park |
| Wed, Aug 17 | Back to the Future | Colonel Summers Park |
| Thu, Aug 18 | Toy Story 3* | Woodstock Park |
| Fri, Aug 19 | Rango | Irving Park |
| Sat, Aug 20 | How to Train Your Dragon | Warner Pacific College |
| Sun, Aug 21 | Iron Man 2 | Lents Park |
| Wed, Aug 24 | The Sorceror’s Apprentice | Unthank Park |
| Thu, Aug 25 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Parklane Park |
| Fri, Aug 26 | Megamind* | St Johns Park |
| Sat, Aug 27 | The Social Network** | Laurelhurst Park |
| Sun, Aug 28 | How to Train Your Dragon | Argay Park |
| Thu, Sept 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 | Columbia Park |
| Fri, Sept 2 | Roman Holiday* | Director Park |
| Sat, Sept 3 | Gulliver’s Travels (2010) | Wallace Park |
| Thu, Sept 8 | North by Northwest | Elizabeth Caruthers Park |
| Sat, Sept 10 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | April Hill Park |
* Closed Captioning
** ‘Portlandia’ stars at Laurelhurst Park Saturday
During World War II Japan launched thousands of balloon bombs into the jet stream in hopes that some of their deadly cargoes would reach the U.S. mainland to ignite forest fires, blow up buildings, and kill and terrorize citizens.
Of the thousands launched, a few hundred did reach our shores.
Pastor Archie Mitchell, his wife Elsye, and five Sunday school children were heading up Gearhart Mountain for a picnic on May 5, 1945. It was a pleasant spring day. They pulled over to let Elsye, who was pregnant, get some fresh air. She and the five children wandered a ways from the freeway and found what they may have thought was a weather balloon. In any case they somehow disturbed the mystery payload, and just as Ms. Mitchell shouted towards her husband “Look what I found, dear,” a huge explosion ripped through the forest, killing her and the five children.
For more on this tragic event and balloon bomb history, check out Orhistory.com‘s Kick Ass Oregon History podcast episode 3!
Benson Polytechnic High School radio station KFIF was licensed by the federal government in March 1923 to operate with 200 watts at 834 kilocycles. On May 4, 1923 broadcasting began. The station was Portland’s first public radio station, and only the second radio station run by an educational institution in the country. KBPS is also likely the oldest continuously broadcasting high school radio station in the country.
Renamed KBPS in 1930, the station broadcasts at 1450 AM and is the second oldest radio station still broadcasting in Portland.
