New dragon to bring good luck to the Jacksonville Chinese New Year Parade

Posted by Matt Jordan February 8, 2019

Jacksonville, Ore — The city of Jacksonville is kicking off the Year of the Pig with it’s annual Chinese New Year celebration and this year they’re unveiling their biggest, mightiest, dragon since the celebration began.

The Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association restoring the “Mighty One”, a 61-foot long parade dragon donated to the group by their counterparts in San Francisco.

The dragon was in storage being used for several years in the San Francisco Parade and it needed some care before becoming “parade-ready”.

The Association will debut the dragon tomorrow in Jacksonville’s Chinese New Year Parade.

“A few folks put together, basically brought the mighty one back to life so he’ll be ready to greet everybody and bring good luck to everybody tomorrow” said Jeresa Hren who sits on the Board of the Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association.

The parade itself starts at 10am with plenty of exhibits throughout the city celebrating Chinese culture.

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.
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