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Dr. Scott Hendy, right, with the North Roseburg Rotary Club helps McKale O'Neal, 7, of Roseburg, take aim at a target while stretching a giant slingshot loaded with a lemon cucumber at the Punk'n Chunk'n booth at the third annual Roseburg Family Harvest Festival at Stewart Park Saturday.
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Roxy sprints towards her owner, Scott Hudson of Roseburg, during the wiener dog races at the third annual Roseburg Family Harvest Festival at Stewart Park Saturday.
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Esteban Webber, 2, of Roseburg, takes a bite of his mother's salmon at the Roseburg Family Harvest Festival at Stewart Park Saturday.
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Six-year-old Hanna Williams used bright sticks of green, pink, purple and blue chalk to create the perfect picture.
The green was for her horse, the pink for its mane. The blue filled the pond, and the purple outlined a vibrant fish.
The multi-colored horse would jump over the pond, catch a fish to eat for dinner and then head toward the grass for dessert, Hanna explained.
“It’s gonna make a grass smoothie for its babies,” she said.
Hanna’s brothers, Eric, 8, and Alexander, 3, added to her drawing on the pathway in Stewart Park Saturday afternoon, and then the family set off to explore the rest of the third annual Roseburg Family Harvest Festival.
Just down the way from the Chalk Walk, kids and adults tasted salmon baked over a fire pit. Several salmon filets were propped over the fire, with spears keeping the meat in place on the tall stakes.
As the salmon baked, Doug Clark explained to his 6-year-old daughter, Brookelyn, how the display represented the method American Indians used to cook their meals.
Brookelyn listened to her father as he explained and snacked on her sample of the tasty fish.
“I love it,” she said with a wide smile across her face.
The event offered several learning opportunities for kids, including a Wildlife Safari booth with reptiles and an activity center sponsored by the Douglas County Museum.
“It provides some sort of learning opportunity without them knowing they’re learning,” said Jennifer Williams, Hanna’s mother.
The day wasn’t about all learning, though.
Across the park, people of all ages were lining up to try out a giant slingshot. The North Roseburg Rotary Club’s Punk’n Chunk’n event armed people with lemon cucumbers, which were then launched out of the slingshot toward three bull’s-eyes. Those who successfully connected cucumbers with the bull’s-eyes were rewarded with candy.
The day kicked off with the second annual Wiener Dog Nationals event Saturday morning. The race was open to all dachshunds 6 months to 10 years old. The entrants ranged in size (from long to super long), color (from black to white with spots), hair style (from long to short) and clothing (from bandanas around the necks to frilly dresses).
Nearly 30 dogs competed for the title of top wiener dog, with 3-year-old Peanut claiming the prize. The event is a fundraiser for the Making Connections program, which pairs abandoned dogs of all types with kids who work to rehabilitate the dogs for adoption.
After the races, dog owners and other two-legged park visitors had the chance to peruse through the farmer’s market, check out classic cars in the show and shine and take rides on a mechanical bull.
While his dad was showing his custom blue 1967 Camaro, Ronny Mosczynski — who turns 10 years old today — tried his hand at miniature golf.
“I’m on a roll,” he said.
Ronny and his friend, 6-year-old Kolby Bryce, took turns hitting their brightly-colored golf balls, avoiding the animal cut-outs and painted water holes that obstructed their path to the hole.
Ronny decided that the miniature golf and the car show were the best parts of the festival — of course, he’s slightly partial to the classic cars.
“I need my dad to win,” he said, “because it’s my birthday tomorrow.”
• You can reach reporter Marissa Harshman at 957-4202 or by e-mail at mharshman@nrtoday.com.
The green was for her horse, the pink for its mane. The blue filled the pond, and the purple outlined a vibrant fish.
The multi-colored horse would jump over the pond, catch a fish to eat for dinner and then head toward the grass for dessert, Hanna explained.
“It’s gonna make a grass smoothie for its babies,” she said.
Hanna’s brothers, Eric, 8, and Alexander, 3, added to her drawing on the pathway in Stewart Park Saturday afternoon, and then the family set off to explore the rest of the third annual Roseburg Family Harvest Festival.
Just down the way from the Chalk Walk, kids and adults tasted salmon baked over a fire pit. Several salmon filets were propped over the fire, with spears keeping the meat in place on the tall stakes.
As the salmon baked, Doug Clark explained to his 6-year-old daughter, Brookelyn, how the display represented the method American Indians used to cook their meals.
Brookelyn listened to her father as he explained and snacked on her sample of the tasty fish.
“I love it,” she said with a wide smile across her face.
The event offered several learning opportunities for kids, including a Wildlife Safari booth with reptiles and an activity center sponsored by the Douglas County Museum.
“It provides some sort of learning opportunity without them knowing they’re learning,” said Jennifer Williams, Hanna’s mother.
The day wasn’t about all learning, though.
Across the park, people of all ages were lining up to try out a giant slingshot. The North Roseburg Rotary Club’s Punk’n Chunk’n event armed people with lemon cucumbers, which were then launched out of the slingshot toward three bull’s-eyes. Those who successfully connected cucumbers with the bull’s-eyes were rewarded with candy.
The day kicked off with the second annual Wiener Dog Nationals event Saturday morning. The race was open to all dachshunds 6 months to 10 years old. The entrants ranged in size (from long to super long), color (from black to white with spots), hair style (from long to short) and clothing (from bandanas around the necks to frilly dresses).
Nearly 30 dogs competed for the title of top wiener dog, with 3-year-old Peanut claiming the prize. The event is a fundraiser for the Making Connections program, which pairs abandoned dogs of all types with kids who work to rehabilitate the dogs for adoption.
After the races, dog owners and other two-legged park visitors had the chance to peruse through the farmer’s market, check out classic cars in the show and shine and take rides on a mechanical bull.
While his dad was showing his custom blue 1967 Camaro, Ronny Mosczynski — who turns 10 years old today — tried his hand at miniature golf.
“I’m on a roll,” he said.
Ronny and his friend, 6-year-old Kolby Bryce, took turns hitting their brightly-colored golf balls, avoiding the animal cut-outs and painted water holes that obstructed their path to the hole.
Ronny decided that the miniature golf and the car show were the best parts of the festival — of course, he’s slightly partial to the classic cars.
“I need my dad to win,” he said, “because it’s my birthday tomorrow.”
• You can reach reporter Marissa Harshman at 957-4202 or by e-mail at mharshman@nrtoday.com.
