Sneak Peek at the New CPRD Website

We'll be giving a sneak peek at our website redesign during Old Fashioned Festival. Stop by our booth and watch the video that will appear on the homepage. We'll also be giving demonstrations intermittently throughout the festival.

The new website will launch this fall. We're pretty excited about it and hope you will be, too!

Name These People, Win a Prize

Stop by our booth at Old-Fashioned Festival Thursday through Sunday and take a shot at winning a prize. We've got some photographs from years past of folks involved in Chehalem Park & Rec activities. See how many you can identify. You could win an 18-hole round of golf at Chehalem Glenn Golf Course, a pass for four people to a public swim at the Aquatic Center, or another cool CPRD prize.

(This photo is just one from the contest. You cannot win the prize by naming the people in it online, but if you do know who they are, you're welcome to write it in the comments for bragging rights!)

Dog Costume Contest Thursday

Bring your dog (dressed up or not) to the 2010 Regarding Rover Dog Costume Contest Thursday, July 22nd. Come to the Renne Tennis Court (next to Edward’s school) right after the Children's Parade.

There will be prizes for best costume for small, medium and large dog. You can enter the contest at the event—no need to pre-register. Gather information on local pet products and services. Should be a fun evening for all!

Event opens at 6:30 p.m.

Contest begins at 7:00 p.m.

Now 2 Billiards Tables at Adult Enrichment Center

If you come to the Adult Enrichment Center on a Tuesday or a Friday morning, you should consider bringing your pool cue with you. Last week the center received a wonderful present from one of our volunteers - a gorgeous little pool table to complement our Olhausen tournament-grade table.

We have many wonderful people who play pool with us on a regular basis. They do a great job of making sure that everyone gets to play, and everyone gets help if they need it. But even the most patient pool player will start to get a little restless while waiting to rotate 12 people on one table. Jackie Hedges and Don Olesen had a solution. Thanks in large part to their efforts, the center now has a second pool table.

I started playing pool here about two years ago. It took a long time before I finally got a guest of ours to accept my invitation to play a game. Lillian had never played pool before and was not convinced that this would be something that she would be interested in doing. It literally took months of playing by myself before she agreed to play. It took half of one game for her to decide that this game was something that she enjoyed. We have not been able to get her to leave ever since. I, for one, could not be happier.

What started off as a one-man show has quickly grown into a program full or character - and characters. Jackie didn’t just donate a pool table to the Adult Enrichment Center. She gave us the capacity to include new friends in the game that we love to play. Thank you, Jackie. For anyone wondering, Lillian still plays pool with us. In fact, she beat me three times today.

Come See Us at Old Fashioned Festival!

It's time! Thursday through Sunday this week is Newberg's annual Old Fashioned Festival, and we have some fun things planned for the CPRD booth. Stop by for a sneak peek at the new CPRD website, to launch this fall. Win a prize by identifying people in photographs from bygone days of the District. Talk with our staff and board members, pick up a Dundee Skate Park T-shirt, and more. We've also got some sweet things we're getting ready for the parade. See you there!

CPRD Paves Blaine St. to Ewing Young Park

CPRD paved Blaine Street from West 9th Street Thursday, smoothing the way for travelers to Ewing Young Historical CPRD Park. This stretch of road had been dirt and gravel until now.

Ewing Young Historical Park is home to a 12-hole Disc Golf course, Bicycle Motorcross (BMX) Track, skate park, and the future dog park, which is being built at the entrance to the park. (Drive down the newly paved road and you can get a peek at the progress.)

The District has long wanted to do this in order to reduce dust raising during dry months and make a safer, more pleasant trip to the park. Because the park is frequented by bicyclists and skateboarders, this will benefit more travelers than just automobile drivers.

Congressman Wu Visits Cultural Center

Congressman David Wu visited the Chehalem Cultural Center July 7th and picked up some berries at the Newberg Farmers' Market on his way in. CPRD is grateful for his support in transforming this schoolhouse into a blossoming arts center. Have you been in lately?