Wing Wa Taphouse

10/16/2026

Come Join us Holloween night!

10/15/2026

A giant smiley face appears on a hillside in Oregon every fall, and it’s made entirely of trees 🤩

The 300-foot-wide face sits on land owned by Hampton Lumber, near Highway 18 between the towns of Willamina and Grand Ronde.

It was the idea of company co-owner David Hampton and former timberland manager Dennis Creel. They knew the hillside was highly visible from the road and decided to have a little fun when replanting it in 2011.

The trick is in the trees. The body of the face is made of larch, a rare conifer whose needles turn golden in autumn before dropping off for winter. The eyes and mouth are evergreen Douglas fir, which stays green all year round. Crews used a rope to mark out the circle and position the eyes and smile.

For most of the year, the face blends into the surrounding forest. But each fall, it lights up the hillside.

According to the company, the smiley face should keep returning every autumn for decades, until the trees are eventually harvested for lumber.

09/11/2026

09/07/2026

Join us for football season 2026.

08/21/2026

Saturday August 29th 4pm. Join us to remember a long time friend George Bruner.

07/13/2026

We are having a Celebration of Life for Jack Cleveland this Friday July 17th at 3:30pm. There will be a potluck so bring your favorite dish and your fondest memories of Jack.

04/20/2026

Dear friends and neighbors, we cordially invite you to join us for a Celebration of Life honoring Tina Williams, taking place on Friday, April 24th and Saturday, April 25th. Dennis Cook will perform from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, April 24th, and Dennis and friends will take the stage on Saturday, April 25th from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

04/07/2026

Come join us for a celebration of life for Nick James in Sunday April 12th at 3pm. We’ll be providing food & non alcoholic drinks as well as doing a potluck, so bring your favorite dish if you like. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.