Open-fiddle contest returns to Lebanon

By Sarah Brown
Lebanon Local
Toes tapped against floors and fingers danced across strings during the 56th annual Oregon State Open Fiddle Contest, held March 19 at the Lebanon Mennonite Church.
It was a long-overdue return. The Oregon Old-Time Fiddlers Association last selected the city for the competition 27 years ago, converging at the high school in 1995. Usually, it takes place in Salem.
Lebanon residents and OOTFA members Jerry and Linda Parks located the…