The 4th of July festivities didn’t stop at the arena – Oregon Trail Days brought four day of vendors, shows, and one all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast to Vale. Friday and Saturday saw rodeo fans ending the night with Mal’s Diner’s Take it to the Street Dance, while vendors, quilts, and car shows filled their afternoons.
The Vale Lions Club also hosted their annual 4th of July pancake breakfast at Wadleigh Park on Monday morning, attracting a crowd that spilled out of the picnic area in hopes of filling up on pancakes, sausages, and more before the night’s big rodeo.
While there was no shortage of pancakes at the all-you-can-eat Lions 4th of July Breakfast at Wadleigh Park, tubs of whipped butter were occasionally replenished. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)Contestants during the award ceremony at the Oregon Trail Days Show & Shine Car Show in Vale on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/ISAAC WASSERMAN)
“In honor of Robert Durant,” reads a handwritten note pinned to Tina Durant Bradfield’s handmade quilt, made for her father, showcased above at the Exzacht Sewing Quilt Show on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)
Picnic tables filled up quickly at the Lions 4th of July Breakfast at Wadleigh Park, so some park-goers enjoyed their pancakes on the sidelines. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)A ribbon is displayed in the back seat of a Buick at the Oregon Trail Days Show & Shine Car Show in Vale on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/ISAAC WASSERMAN)Mayor Tom Vialpando (right) serves up pancakes at the Vale Lions Club’s annual 4th of July Breakfast at Wadleigh Park on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)A Vale Lions Club volunteer flips freshly browned sausages at the Lions 4th of July Breakfast at Wadleigh Park on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)Event goers take a photo of the pie car at the Oregon Trail Days Show & Shine Car Show in Vale on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/ISAAC WASSERMAN)Plates and forks at the ready, people line up at Wadleigh Park for freshly flipped pancakes and sausages at the Lions 4th of July Breakfast on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)A spool of ribbon advertises free homemade 4th-of-July themed cupcakes at the Exzacht Sewing Quilt Show on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)Families and friends enjoy the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast – featuring sausages, eggs, and beverages – hosted by the Vale Lions Club at Wadleigh Park on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)A Shelby Cobra was in attendance at the Oregon Trail Days Show & Shine Car Show in Vale on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/ISAAC WASSERMAN)Families and parkgoers line up for all-you-can-eat breakfast fixings at the Lions 4th of July Breakfast at Wadleigh Park on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)Cash Rios sits atop his families tractor at the Oregon Trail Days Show & Shine Car Show in Vale on July 4, 2022. (The Enterprise/ISAAC WASSERMAN)Through the July 4th holiday weekend, the Exzacht Sewing Quilt Show invited visitors to stroll through a collection of handmade quilts from community members and shopowners alike. (The Enterprise/CYNTHIA LIU)
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