By Stephen Floyd Mt. Angel Oktoberfest is staging a new festival with hopes of combining the excitement of Oktoberfest with the close feeling of a small community. The city’s inaugural Maifest celebration is scheduled for May 19 to 21, at the Mt. Angel Community Festhalle. Co-chair Brian Bolduc said the event has its roots in traditional German festivals that celebrate […]
By Stephen Floyd For the last quarter century, the Mt. Angel Community Foundation has awarded more than 100 college scholarships to local high school graduates through nearly $1 million in community donations. To commemorate the 25th year of this program, the foundation is holding a fundraiser June 26 at the Festhalle to celebrate the successes of past scholars and establish […]
By James Day In those corny old black-and-white movies a bunch of kids (Mickey Rooney usually was involved) would at some point declare “Let’s put on a show!” Great energy would be expended and odds overcome as the spunky kids saved the day. In Mount Angel, it’s a bit different. It’s more like “Let’s put on a festival!” Because that’s […]
The new Mount Angel Festhalle opened for business in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 9 that drew hundreds of people to view the spacious, modern building. As architect Victor Madge put it, “It will just get better and better…”
