Alpenrose Dairy is a dairy

Dairy

A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...

 company located in the Hayhurst

Hayhurst, Portland, Oregon

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 neighborhood of southwest Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

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 since 1916. It has been in the Cadonau family for several generations and was named after the alpine rose (Rosa

Rose

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 pendulina) by the Swiss-born

Switzerland

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 wife and early co-owner of the dairy.

The 52 acres (21 ha) grounds of the dairy include:

• Circuit d’Alpenrose, a velodrome
  Velodrome
  A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights...
  
  , one of only 20 such tracks in the United States
  United States
  The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
  
  . The track was built to host the 1967 National Championships. At 268.43 meters around with a 16.6 meter radius and a 43 degree bank, Alpenrose is one of the steepest velodromes in the country. Alpenrose is home to the only North American Six-day race. It hosts races all summer, and annually draws the largest velodrome crowd in North America for the Alpenrose Challenge, in mid-July.
• Alpenrose Field, the site of baseball
  Baseball
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
  
   and softball
  Softball
  Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
  
   games, including Little League
  Little League
  Little League Baseball and Softball is a non-profit organization in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States which organizes local youth baseball and softball leagues throughout the U.S...
  
   Softball World Series games, since 1956.
• Dairyville, a replica of a western frontier
  Frontier Thesis
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   town, with false-front shops, a doll museum, an ice cream parlor
  Parlour
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  , a harness-maker's
  Horse tack
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   store, a music shop, and a 600-seat opera house
  Opera house
  An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
  
   with a pipe organ
  Pipe organ
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   (with 4000 pipes).
• A quarter-midget racing arena.

Products from Alpenrose include milk

Milk

Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...

, ice cream

Ice cream

Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners...

, eggs

Egg (food)

Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes...

, and various cultured dairy product

Dairy product

Dairy products are generally defined as foods produced from cow's or domestic buffalo's milk. They are usually high-energy-yielding food products. A production plant for such processing is called a dairy or a dairy factory. Raw milk for processing comes mainly from cows, and, to a lesser extent,...

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External links

• Official website
• Alpenrose Dairy and Our Valued Sponsors, from the Little League Softball World Series website
• Little League Mourns the Passing of Philanthropist Carl Cadonau, Sr.
• Alpenrose Velodrome from the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
  Oregon Bicycle Racing Association
  The Oregon Bicycle Racing Association is a bicycle racing organization based in the U.S. state of Oregon.-Mission:The mission of OBRA is to promote and develop the sport of bicycle racing in Oregon by providing the tools and resources necessary for competition...
  
  website
• Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association recognizes the owners of Alpenrose Dairy, a 1996 award