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Birthplace of the bing cherry? Milwaukie!

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Different cities bring in the New Year in different ways. In Milwaukie, they Bing in the New Year by dropping a 7-foot lighted cherry to honor the birthplace of the bing cherry. In the late 1800s, a man named Ah Bing worked at an orchard in the area. "He was from Manchurian descent, and he was a tall man, apparently like 6-foot tall," said Hamid Shibata Bennett of the Milwaukie Arts Committee. The most recent Bing in the…

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Birthplace of the bing cherry? Milwaukie!

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Different cities bring in the New Year in different ways. In Milwaukie, they Bing in the New Year by dropping a 7-foot lighted cherry to honor the birthplace of the bing cherry. In the late 1800s, a man named Ah Bing worked at an orchard in the area. "He was from Manchurian descent, and he was a tall man, apparently like 6-foot tall," said Hamid Shibata Bennett of the Milwaukie Arts Committee. The most recent Bing in the…

24 days ago·Portland, United States

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KOIN 6 broke the news in Portland, United States 24 days ago on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

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