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TrouTdale SummerfeST
July 2013
Welcome to Troutdale’s 41st annual
SummerFest parade and celebration! e
theme of SummerFest this year is
“Celebrate Local History”, and it is tting
that the Troutdale Historical Society is
the Grand Marshal for the parade this
year. Troutdale and its neighboring cities
have rich stories to tell, and our history is
written in our landmarks, our historic
buildings, our street names and the
memories of our community. ank you
for being a part of it.
In addition to thanking our sponsors, I
would like to take a moment to thank a
few of the many people who worked to
make SummerFest happen. Thanks to
the West Columbia Gorge Chamber of
Commerce and Marcia Chiaudano for
their leadership in this City of Troutdale
event. anks to the City of Troutdale
and its sta , particularly Troy Beck and
Travis Hultin, for their help, and to Sgt.
Rodney Wilkerson of the Troutdale Police
Department. Thanks to our parade
judges: Bill Flynn, Donna Erwin and
Dave Salesky. anks to Linda Parker for
organizing the parade, Nancy Jo
Yarbrough for organizing the vendors,
Gloria Lehti for helping with everything,
Kristenia Johnson for coordinating the
coupon book, Crystal Caven for her
assistance to the committee, and to Tina
Kofoed, Shari Clark and Paul Riding for
recruiting such wonderful volunteers.
Sincerely,
Zach Hudson
Gresham Ford
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Waste Management
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Brasher’s Auto and Truck Collision Repair
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McMenamins Edge eld
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e City of Troutdale
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Plaid Pantry
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Mt. Hood Community College
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e Port of Portland
Leamy Printing and Design
Metro East Media
e Home Depot
Portland Trolley
e West Columbia Gorge
Chamber of Commerce
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e Gresham Outlook
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Karen Schaaf
Marco Polo Designs
Troutdale Councilor Rich Allen
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Bess Wills of
Gresham Ford,
presenting sponsor
of this year’s
Summerfest, is also
the rst business
owner to donate to
the Troutdale Historical Society’s
upcoming exhibit celebrating 100
years of the Historic Columbia
River Highway. She designated
the society as grand marshals of
the parade with its theme,
“Celebrating Local History.”
As Ford dealer, Bess is proud of
the fact that one of the rst
motion picture lms taken on
the highway shows Henry Ford’s
Model Ts navigating our
beautiful old road.
Riding in a new Ford pickup
donated for the day by Wills will
be three stylish ladies in turn of
the century dress, the daughters
of longtime Troutdale resident
Sue Davis: Penny Labberton,
Elaine Davis and Cathy Peetz. We
also have a Model A with former
Mayor Paul alhofer aboard.
Also during Summerfest
festivities at Glenn Otto Park,
society member Karen Jordan,
creator of a famed Civil War quilt
patterned after the 1863 work of
Jane A. Stickle, will show her
quilt at the Harlow House, 726 E.
Historical Columbia River
Highway, right on the route to
the park.
e Harlow House museum and
the Troutdale rail depot are both
great places to see the parade and
guests are invited to watch from
those sites.
TROUTDALE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GRAND MARSHALS OF SUMMERFEST
THE 41ST TROUTDALE SUMMERFEST
WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY
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