Verboort families serve up sausage for the soul [Video]

VERBOORT, Ore. — The small village of Verboort in Washington County will serve thousands of sausage dinners this Saturday in an annual event that raises funds for its church.

The history of the event reaches back nearly a century, and its heritage is shared by many folks today.

In Verboort, Oregon, fixing a dinner for the first Saturday each November is monumental work! It’s never easy making sausages and all the fixings to feed 8,000 people, but it’s work that feeds the soul.

Not far away, another gathering enjoys the soul-satisfying rewards of a meal based upon the successes of seasonal hunting trips in the Oregon outdoors.

Roger and Janet Van Dyke’s family and friends connect with the Verboort sausage story in historic fashion. Roger’s grandmother, Margaret Van Dyke (Maggie), prepared and …