Parkdale Summer Party--Music, dance contest, karaoke, pie eating contest and more!

Jun 5

Written By Columbia Community Connection

Parkdale, Ore., June 5, 2025 — Get ready to celebrate summer in Parkdale with a family-friendly community gathering. Enjoy music with your neighbors in the shade of the cherry trees. All are welcome! Show off your dance moves at the dance contest or your vocal skills at karaoke. Join a pie-eating contest with famous Parkdale Grange pies.

This event is hosted by the Parkdale Grange, the Hutson Museum, and the Hood River Latino Network. “I had a great time at the last gathering,” said volunteer Kathy Goe. “I am excited about getting together in the park.” The Hood River County Library bookmobile and One Community Health will join the summer party too. The event will be held in the Red Barn Park, home of the oldest building in Parkdale, an old logging truck and a lovely wire sculpture. This park once served as a train stop for the Mt. Hood Railroad, when it hauled logs, fruit and workers up and down the valley.

The Parkdale Grange is a local arm of the National Grange organization. The Grange is a family and community organization with its roots in agriculture. The grange supports many organizations, including the Parkdale Elementary School teachers, the SMART reading program, Helping Hands against Violence, and the FISH Food Bank.

The Hutson Museum is a small history museum located in Parkdale, Oregon. The museum was built in 1992 to house a remarkable collection of rocks and minerals collected by Jess Hutson, a self-taught rockhound. The museum collection also contains an extensive array of indigenous tools and artifacts from early Parkdale.

The Hood River Latino Network is a social justice organization that works closely with the Rural Organizing Project, a group that advocates for rural communities and rural Oregonians. The network pulls together other resources, including the FISH Food Bank, One Community Health, and the Next Door, to name a few. This group has organized other fun and successful community gatherings.

For more information, contact Judy Zimmerman at (541) 402-1860 or Kathy Goe at 541-386-5043, info@hutsonmuseum.org