Citizens for the Rebuilding of the Wimer Covered Bridge

WIMER COVERED BRIDGE

DEDICATION and GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

Help Us Welcome an Old Friend Back to Wimer

Sunday, July 6^th 2008

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FOOD Court at the Bridge and Grange Hall and Wimer Way Cafe!!

Pholia Farms Gourmet Cheese Tasting

Wimer Way Cafe - Great Breakfast Special if you arrive early!

(ask for the 2-2-2 Breakfast at a super price!)

Baci's Pizza

Tarasco's Mexican

Little Wimer BBQ

Garden Club Pie Dessert Bar

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Big and Little Kids Games and Contests from11:00 AM and throughout the afternoon!

Fun for kids of all ages from 9 to 99 with a lots of prizes and interesting games such as:

"Getting to Know You" (activity)

"Where's Alpha?" (challenge)
Water Balloon Toss
Frozen tee shirt team contest
Saran Wrap Relay
Wheelbarrow Race
Rope Relay (Amoeba Relay)
Bucket Fill
and more!

Join Us for a Special All Comers Parade Across the New Bridge

We will be showcasing all types of transportation that have used the bridge since the original was first built in 1892 (10 Ton weight limit). We will be including examples from the first horse drawn wagons to bicycles to tractors to motorcycles to classic cars to the newest vehicles using the bridge again today. We will line up the parade from the oldest to the newest recreating a very unique one time snapshot of the history of how the bridge has been used. Dress for the era of your transportation is encouraged!!!

Staging for the parade will begin at 12:30 PM at Covered Bridge Road and East Evans Creek Road in Wimer

Parade starts at 1:00 PM

Dedication Ceremony at 2:30 PM

Join us in dedicating this new covered bridge and celebrating the historic achievement with special guest speakers to commemorate this once in a lifetime event and celebrate a community achieving the impossible by working together!

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Entertainment All Afternoon!

The Poison Okies

Barney Paul - Don West - Tom Scott

This trio performs bluegrass and real country music along with country rock and R&B. They have performed on the Grand Ole Opry and appeared on stage with many hall of fame caliber artists!

They are an exciting addition to our dedication!!

Southern Oregon Blues Band

The SOB's LIVE FROM SOUTHERN OREGON! As the name suggests, The Southern Oregon Blues Band have been creating and performing blues that according to their many blues fans, is straight from the heart, and connects to them with a collective deep blue soul. The Southern Oregon Blues Band have opened up shows for The Doobie Brothers, Cheap Trick and Steppenwolf. The SOB's is based in Cave Junction, Oregon for about 20 years. The Southern Oregon Blues Band are playing in and around the local Pacific Northwest music scene, as well as the many freely given cultural performances they do for the Oregon State public school system.

Butch Martin

Cowboy singer and poet Butch Martin has spent most of his life doing the things he writes and sings about. From the farm in Illinois where he was born, to the ranch in Wyoming where he raised Morgan horses, then to Oregon where he now resides. Nowadays Butch spends most of his time writing more poetry and performing at shows in the Rogue River Valley and other places throughout the west.

Ron Judd

Bio info coming soon!

Don’t miss this historic day!

The last dedication of an all new wooden covered bridge in Jackson County was in 1927!!!!

For more information visit www.wimercoveredbridge.org or call 541-855-2355

Email contact: chairperson@wimercoveredbridge.org

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How Do I find the Wimer Covered Bridge?

From Medford, OR traveling North on I-5, take the Rogue River Exit 48 and turn Right on Depot St.

From Grants Pass, OR traveling South on I-5, take the Rogue River Exit 48 and turn Left on Depot St.

For more details after taking Exit 48, please click on the link below for a Google Map

For Directions to the Wimer Covered Bridge Click Here!

Welcome to our site!

Thanks for visiting with us. We hope to keep you informed of all the latest news on our rebuilding effort and provide as much information as we can. Some pages are still a work in progress and will be updated as often as possible so we hope you will explore the site frequently. 2004 was an important year for us as we established the foundation we needed to achieve our goal. We built great momentum during 2005 and carried that into 2006 having rounded the corner to say "when" instead of "if" about the bridge being rebuilt. You too can follow along through 2007 & 2008 as we watch a new covered bridge appear over Evans Creek! Keep those calendars clear for ~~fall of 2006 2007~~ (O.K......so we had to adjust the timeline a little, we added the picture too so this one is pretty accurate now!) spring of 2008 and our ribbon cutting ceremony! Now that we have the new covered bridge open and being enjoyed by all, we will dedicate the new bridge and celebrate the grand opening exactly 5 years to the day that we lost our old friend on Sunday, July 6th 2008! Hope to see you all there.

UPCOMING EVENT!

The bridge group has been busy with the construction of the new Wimer Covered Bridge since June. Much was accomplished to see this phase of the project move forward but we are not done yet. Our involvement has limited the time we had planned to spend on the May Ellis Park Project this summer but we want to reassure all interested parties that we will be back on task regarding the park as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience while we get this new bridge built. The May Ellis Park Project is still on and will be an even bigger asset to the community with the bridge looking over the park. We will be having our second planning meeting just as soon as we get closer to seeing the bridge completed. Stay tuned and keep those great ideas coming!

Our Mission:

The mission of this organization is to ensure that the historic covered bridge, which had stood since 1892, is replaced in all its original glory. We will work to fairly represent the community of Wimer and to be a gathering point for comments, concerns, and fund-raising opportunities. We plan to work closely with the county and other organizations to ensure that the funds necessary are acquired and the re-building proceeds in a timely manner.

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