The  Scandinavian  Festival  Racers What did you do to celebrate Memorial Day? Here’s hoping you had a lovely time. For our part, we ran a 15K relay at Alton Baker Park in Eugene for the annual Miles on Memorial race. Miles on Memorial involves several races that happen at the…

2018 Distinguished Service Award The Junction City Scandinavian Festival has many great traditions, from music to food, entertainment to crafts, and costumes to artwork. One particular artist of note is the 2018 recipient of the Festival’s Distinguished Service Award, Jeanne Simpson. Jeanne has been a member of the Junction City…

2018 MaryLou Finigan Award Several years ago, Festival President Mat Nelson came up with the idea to recognize Junction City’s local businesses. The idea was to highlight a local business in the community that goes above and beyond to help the Scandinavian Festival and their town. Originally called the President’s…

2018 Gale Fletchall Award Pursuing a career in journalism along a dotted path (from Salt Lake City, to the Oregon Coast, to the mosquito-laden shores of the Crooked River in Central Oregon), Winn Wendell moved his young family to Junction City in 1980. He took a job at the city…

If you’ve been to the Scandinavian Festival, you’ve likely seen David Vaughan, or as many like to call him, Mr. Dave, dressed in his Viking best. He has been heavily involved with the Scandinavian Festival for decades and has been an integral piece of the culture that is found here…

Monthly   Board  Meetings Always Open to the Public The Scandinavian Festival Association meets monthly most of the year, except around the Holidays and when the Board goes into temporary hibernation just after the Festival. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on at one of these meetings, or you have…