Boy Scouts from Troop 208 will once again be turning three cider presses to transform 600 pounds of Hood River apples, donated by Bales Thriftway, into delicious fresh cider for you to enjoy for free. Photo: Bob Dye

Cedar Mill Cider Festival October 18

The Third Annual Cedar Mill Cider Festival will be held on Sunday, October 18 from 1-4 pm on the grounds of the John Quincy Adams Young House on Cornell Road just east of 119th.

See how the pioneers made cider with antique, hand-cranked presses, and sample the results. Listen to Ida Viper, a great bluegrass and old-time music band, and enjoy a delicious local lunch. Find out more about Cedar Mill history and the plans for the historic JQA Young House. Browse craft booths and learn about local organizations.

Don’t eat before you come! Our own Burnt Ends BBQ team will provide their award-winning pulled pork and chopped beef brisket sandwiches (with coleslaw & chips for $6) or a grilled hot dog and chips for $4. And the great cooks at Leedy Grange will be serving apple crisp and vanilla ice cream for $3. Plenty of tables are set up for you to enjoy your meal with your friends and neighbors.

Local band Ida Viper will return with American music from bluegrass and swing to jazz tunes from the 20’s and 30’s. Mark Petteys (5-string banjo and guitar), Brian Oberlin (mandolin) and Russ Baker (standup bass) will provide a toe-tapping background to the afternoon’s activities (see idaviper.com).

The History Tent will provide information about the historic 1869 house and grounds and the fundraising effort to restore it. Last year there were some exciting reunions of descendants of several Cedar Mill pioneer families. Be sure to tell your older neighbors about the event, or better yet, bring them along!

The Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District (THPRD) owns the house and grounds, and is the main sponsor of the event. The fundraising effort is managed by the Tualatin Hills Foundation with the help of the Friends of the JQA Young House. A portion of the proceeds from the food and crafts sales will go to the restoration fund. Donations are also welcome.

For the kids, THPRD will bring along the Rec Mobile to provide games and activities under the spreading hickory tree. Other community groups will be providing information about their activities, along with craft merchants from Cedar Mill’s Farmers’ Market. Dinihanian’s Farm Market will be selling jugs of cider for you to take home.

Thanks to event co-sponsors Bales Thriftway, Polygon Homes, the Cedar Mill News, and the Cedar Mill Bible Church.

The grounds are wheelchair accessible, although the area is not paved and can be rough in spots. Free parking will be available after 1 p.m. in the Cedar Mill Bible Church parking lot. Look for the signs on Cornell. For more information about this event call THPRD at 503-629-6355.

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