Oaks Amusement Park

And we've already been collaborating with D2 and D15.

So this, I think, is our, I think it's our fifth year that Oaks Park for kids in foster care um that uh multnomah county has been doing it i think 34 years now and so a few years ago i um asked if we could come along and uh talonica said yes

and there you go we followed the diaper or rather 20 000 of them from cost and supply to travel timing child care and the simple relief of knowing help will be there.

Which meant it was time to return to Sean and Nancy with a different question, one that brought us full circle to the transformed space where we began, just with fewer car horns.

possible.

We're the foundations for the business side of the stuff that gives her the, in a house analogy, the frame to have these events to help the people.

And those are the walls that are coming down as well, is just as she and her team can set up a collaborative fun day at Oaks Park, You and your team are setting up these same collaborative environments with D2 that are now making contract delivery easier, access to vehicles easier, all of those things more streamlined.

And so, I mean, I tend to think of y'all's job in the sense that... y'all's job is best appreciated when nobody knows that y'all did it in the first place.

I was performing at a picnic.

It was actually Oaks Park.

And a balloon popped.

And I jumped.

Tip a stein of German Paulaner beer, play festal games in the Hospitality Haus.

It's Oktoberfest kicking off this weekend at Oaks Park.

And don't forget your lederhosen.

Hey, time for your entertainment news, uh, news.

He's gonna be there.

Tip a stein of German Paulaner beer and play festale games in the hospitality haus.

Oktoberfest is this weekend at Oaks Park.

Okay, Taylor Swift is out today with the deluxe version of her latest album.

conveniently walk across the parking lot

to the bathroom at Oaks park.

yeah that one is clean and then wet wipes

but you've got skates

Counts of returning wild steelhead are down, so the injunction was requested by non-profits and granted by the judge.

Oaks Park's Oktoberfest celebration is coming up pretty soon.

It runs September 25th through the 27th and features polka music, Bavarian food, wiener dog races, and they've even got a pretzel toss.

And there will be rides as well as games and an all-ages dance floor, too.

So The Little Engine That Could is the first book.

Debbie Hamm, with Vancouver's support for early learning and families, says they help deliver Dolly's free books to children in Clark County and beyond, regardless of their ability to pay.

Oaks Park's Oktoberfest celebration is coming up pretty soon.

It runs September 25th through the 27th, and it'll feature polka music, Bavarian food, wiener dog races, of course, and even a pretzel toss.

Yeah.

I also went to a couple of parks we've talked about on the show, including Oaks Park and all that stuff.

We talked about that, too.

But anyway, at the State Fair, in addition to the rides, they have unbelievable numbers of food booths all over the place.

So it was fun.

It was a unique experience and all that.

But After doing that, and we were also in Enchanted Forest, Oaks Park, and Wild Waves in their last season because they're done in November forever.

And then came home to even more fun because I walked in the house and I had power in the kitchen.

Portland's historic Oaks Amusement Park, which has operated continuously since 1905, it's hosting some special visitors tomorrow.

We get more on that from KXL's Gail Cunningham.

Oaks Park is one of three Northwest Parks the American coaster enthusiasts are touring during their 2026 Preservation Conference.

I think we have about 220 guests.

Oaks Park's Emily McKay says it's the world's largest organization dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of roller coasters and amusement parks.

This kind of iconic, quirky, locally run destination just fits right in perfectly with what their enthusiasts are hoping to celebrate and to perpetuate into the future.

McKay says members will ride roller coasters and historic attractions and do a presentation and silent auction to fund future events.

American Coaster Enthusiasts is the world's largest organization dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, and enjoyment of roller coasters and amusement parks.

The teens were 13 and 14 at the time, along with like 28 other people.

They were stuck on a ride at the Oaks Amusement Park in Portland.

The riders were suspended upside down for like 25 minutes.

And they thought they were going to fall.

They thought maybe the harnesses were going to give out.

Each of the two teens received $275,000.

Each, after suing the Oaks Amusement Park and the ride manufacturer for $2 million, the amount that they're going to get is half a million.

Lawyers, stay