Nurture Nature Center’s docent Jeff Mucklin explains how a smiley face fireworks is made with different chemicals that burn different colors in a mortar Wednesday, July 2, 2025, during an event hosted ...

Above them on the forested hillside is a giant smiley face. According to OregonLive.com, the image can be viewed near mile-marker 25 on Oregon Route 18, between the towns of Grand Ronde and Willamina.

Mr. Happy Face, who once lived in abusive and neglectful conditions with a hoarder, has tumors and neurological issues, requires a diaper, struggles to stand upright or walk, and holds his head askew.

4. Movie buffs will recall the implication that the smiley face was invented by the Tom Hanks character in “Forrest Gump.” In one scene, the jogging Gump wipes his mud-covered face on a yellow ...