22nd Annual Great Onion Festival
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Where: Archer Glen Elementary School 16155 Sunset Blvd.,Sherwood When: Saturday, October 11, 2008; 9AM - 4 PM Cost: Free admittance; food prices vary Forms and General Information:
22nd Annual Great Onion FestivalOnion lovers unite! The Sherwood Chamber of Commerce pays tribute to the original Sherwood onion farmers during the well-known Great Onion Festival held every year in October. The 22nd annual event traditionally celebrates the end of the onion harvest.During the 1890s and early 1900s Italian farmers from the East Coast settled in Sherwood to cultivate onions. Once the West Coast's largest onion shipper, today most of the city's onion flats are now part of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. However, several area onion farmers are still cultivating the zesty vegetable and help provide the festival with fresh, home-grown onions. Amstad Farms will generously donate over 1,800 pounds of onions. The Onion Festival features the city's volunteer firemen's famous barbecue chicken dinner accompanied by a tasty baked onion, beans and cole slaw. This indoor event attracts many hungry people who rave about the tasty food and pleasant gathering of folks who make up Sherwood. Onion lovers vie once again for the illustrious title of the 'Best Dang Onion Dish in Sherwood.' The addition of this contest will surely lure onion lovers from near and far especially since the entry rules are somewhat lax any kind, any form, any fashion and anybody may enter their best onion dish. In addition to the food, local vendors set up booths so that festival goers can browse and buy a variety of things. In the school's courtyard, a farmer's market offers fresh fruit and vegetables during this harvest season. An added addition returns again, the Onion Eating Contest sponsored by Pacific Family Dental along with many children's games such as bowling for onions, pumpkin decorating contest and the onion toss. Our Title Sponsor (aka Onion Lover) for the 22nd annual Great Onion Festival, our Onion Admirer and the 2008 Pearl Onion each play a large part in the success of this event and make it fun. Volunteers are also critical to the success of the Great Onion Festival. If you are interested in volunteering for this fun event, call the Sherwood Chamber of Commerce at 503-625-7800. |
