July is National Ice Cream Month and dairy farmers, in partnership with the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council (ODNC), celebrated by delivering “random acts of ice cream” to deserving members of the community during the first-ever “Scoop it Forward Week” July 15-22. “Ice cream is one of those things that just makes everything better, and we saw this as a
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Date: June 25, 2017 Time: 11:00 am activities begin (boat check-in opens at 9:30 am) Location: Westmoreland Park Casting Pond – SE McLoughlin Blvd and Bybee Blvd Cost: FREE At the Royal Rosarians’ Milk Carton Boat Race, teams and individuals race each other across a pond floating atop empty milk jugs and cartons. It’s a unique Portland Rose Festival tradition
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Royal Rosarians adopting popular Rose Festival competition A unique Portland tradition dating back to 1973, the Milk Carton Boat Race will welcome boaters back to the historic Westmoreland Park Casting Pond on Sunday, June 26. The Rose Festival sanctioned event will be produced by the Royal Rosarians and sponsored by the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council (formerly Dairy Farmers
Read moreNew Council Report Highlights Accomplishments ANNUAL REPORT | February 26, 2016 Using infographic-style illustrations and quotes from partners, the Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council’s annual report takes a new approach to recapping the major activities and accomplishments of the prior year. Titled “Oregon Dairy Matters: Your Checkoff Dollars at Work,” the report is now available in PDF format. [more]
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