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REGION Tuesday, May 5, 2015 East Oregonian +ermiston farmers market ¿nds home while Pendleton’s looks for a new one similar to the Walla Walla Farmers Market. Although that parking lot would be an ideal location, Montgomery said the After a successful change in ORW¶V SUR[LPLW\ WR WKH UDLOURDG WUDFNV venues, the Hermiston’s Own Saturday presents a potential issue. Market is looking to use some positive While market staff continue to momentum to its advantage. search for a new location, the market’s Following vendor dissatisfaction current venue on Main Street continues DQGORZIRRWWUDI¿FDWWKHPDUNHW¶VROG to attract crowds into the market’s 13th location at the Hermiston Conference — Doug Walker, year. Center’s Parking Lot, Doug Walker As with past years, crafts and goods FDOOHG KLV ¿UVW JRDURXQG DV PDUNHW Hermiston farmers market manager vendors will be on the east side of the manager his “failure year.” Now in his third year, Walker and a Walker said vendors selling food street and food and produce vendors special committee have since decided like hot dogs and biscuits and gravy will be on the west side. This set-up has caused chagrin to move the market to McKenzie Park, will be given their own section with amongst some Main Street business a move that has pleased vendors. tables and chairs for customers. Walker said the market has garnered The market will start the year at owners, including councilman Al Plute, more interest from vendors this season Eastern Oregon Arts Festival in down- who argue that the vendors’ stands and trucks block their storefronts. than the year before. town Hermiston Saturday at 10 a.m. Montgomery said they are aware of “The vendors seem to like it because The market will return to McKenzie there isn’t the hot concrete (from the Park for the remainder of the season WKHFRQÀLFWDQGDUHZLOOLQJWRWDONZLWK convention center parking lot) like May 16 through the end of October business owners on a compromise. Despite an early cold snap and a there was two years ago,” he said. from 8 a.m. to noon. To continue to build on the market’s While Hermiston’s Own Saturday relatively mild winter, neither Walker PRGHVW VXFFHVV :DONHU KDV H[SHUL- 0DUNHW LV VDWLV¿HG ZLWK LWV FXUUHQW nor Montgomery said they have word mented with new attractions to draw in venue, the Pendleton’s Farmers Market IURPYHQGRUVDERXWDVLJQL¿FDQWUHGXF- customers. is looking for their own off-street tion in supply this year. The Pendleton Farmer’s Market A chili cook-off and peewee rodeo location. were nonstarters, but the Hermiston’s Pendleton Farmer’s Market opened Friday and will run through Got Talent event was attended well manager Cheryl Montgomery said the October, with regular hours from 4 enough to spawn plans to do it again PDUNHW ERDUG KDV H[SUHVVHG SUHYLRXV p.m. to 7 p.m. ——— this year. interest in the parking lot on the corner Contact Antonio Sierra at asierra@ Also new to this year’s market is a of South Main Street and S.E. Frazier food court. Ave., where they could create a venue eastoregonian.com or 541-966-0836. By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian “The vendors seem to like it because there isn’t the hot concrete (from the convention center parking lot) like there was two years ago.” HERMISTON Arts festival accepts entries Event opens Friday with evening reception By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian An art show within the art show is featured during this years’ Eastern Oregon Arts Festival. Local artists are invited to enter their work, which ZLOO EH MXGJHG ZLWK in prizes awarded to partic- ipating artists. People may enter up to two pieces of art in all mediums. 7KHUH LV D HQWU\ IHH for each entry. Entries need to be submitted Thursday from 4-7 p.m. or Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at 201 E. Main St., Hermiston. Lori Sams, curator of the Betty Feves Memorial Gallery in 3HQGOHWRQLVWKHMXURUGXULQJ the Eastern Oregon Arts Festival. The festival also added another new activity during the event. A pair of metal artists — Chris Huffman of Hermiston and Karsten Boysen of Port Orchard, Washington — will create sculptures Saturday during the festival. Both artists have their own unique approach to creating, said Mary Corp, president of the Desert Arts Council. The Eastern Oregon Arts Festival kicks off Friday with an artists’ reception at 5:30 p.m. with music and light refreshments in the Big Tent in front of Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St. The evening event costs SHU SHUVRQ ,Q DGGLWLRQ beverages will be available for purchase. The main festival event, which is free of charge, begins Saturday at 10 a.m. in downtown Hermiston. It features a full day of enter- tainment, including music, GDQFLQJ DQG ¿QH DUWV$UWLVW booths will be packed with KDQGPDGHMHZHOU\FHUDPLFV photograph, prints and paint- ings for sale and for viewing. Fun hands-on activities for children of all ages will be available in the Victory Baptist Church building and the Student Art Show for middle school and high school students from across the region will be in the former RoeMarks building. In addition, Two Rivers Correctional Institution will have a group show of inmate artwork on display at Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church. All three are located on Main Street. Many professional artists from around the region and from as far away as the Seattle will showcase their artistic creations in hosting businesses in the 100-200 blocks of East Main Street and in the festival area near FLW\KDOO9LVLWRUVZLOO¿QGD PL[RIDUWLVWLFVW\OHV$UWLVWV will be available to share about their creative vision and processes. Another new festival feature includes the OSU Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini Children participate in a mural project during the 2014 Eastern Oregon Arts Festival in downtown Hermiston. This year’s event kicks off Friday with an artists’ reception. Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini Katy Kimbrow and Irma Rodriguez view artwork while artist Brandi Dayton looks on during the 2014 Eastern Oregon Arts Festival in downtown Hermiston. Master Gardeners, who will present demonstrations on garden topics, answering garden questions and selling their favorite garden plants. Also, the Hermiston Own Farmer’s Market will be at the festival with their fresh produce and favorite vendors. “The Eastern Oregon Arts Festival is a celebration of spring, and all things new and creative in our region,” said Phyllis Shovelski, Eastern Oregon Arts Festival co-chair. “It is the goal of the Arts Festival and its spon- soring organization, Deserts Arts Council, to create more involvement in the arts and to help build a vibrant arts community in the region. For information, including the schedule and artist lineup, visit www.desertartscouncil. com or www.facebook.com/ desertarts. Questions can be directed to Heather LaBeau at hlabeau@hermiston.or.us or 541-667-5010. ——— Contact Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4539 Page 3A BRIEFLY Listening sessions highlight road concerns PENDLETON — Several Listening & Learning Sessions have been set up by the Pendleton city manager and city council. They would like to gain input about street repairs and funding, as well as providing information about budget concerns. The upcoming meetings are Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at Washington Elementary School, 1205 S.E. Byers Ave., and Wednesday, May 13 at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium at McKay Creek Elementary School, 1539 S.W. 44th St. For more information, call 541-966-0201. Fourth St., Pendleton. Smidt’s program is titled “Drone Technology and the UAV Test Site in Pendleton,” and focuses on the Oregon National Guard’s UAV program as well as classes in UAV technology being taught at Blue Mountain Community College. In addition, representatives from BMCC and the Pendleton School District will give brief presentations at the end of the program about upcoming bond issues on the May ballot. For more information, call Marlene at 541-276- 7596. Plants, plants and more plants A quartet of organizations have Forest seeks announced they will campground hosts host upcoming plant sales, including a pair in Volunteers are needed Hermiston, one in Heppner to spend the summer as and one in Pendleton. campground hosts at Bull The Heppner High Prairie Lake, Olive Lake School agriculture and the North Fork John department and FFA Day campgrounds on the Chapter is hosing its Umatilla National Forest. annual plant sale Thursday A camp host will from 3-6 p.m., Friday greet campers, provide from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. information about the area and Saturday from 9 a.m. and perform day-to-day to 5 p.m. at the school’s tasks such as cleaning and greenhouse, 710 Morgan maintaining restrooms, St., Heppner. Plants restocking supplies and available include herbs, taking care of minor vegetables, strawberries maintenance issues. DQGÀRZHUV Individuals or couples The Hermiston FFA can apply to be hosts. plant sale is Friday from Hosts should be friendly, 3:30-6:30 p.m. and ÀH[LEOHDQGPD\EHVXEMHFW Saturday from 9 a.m. to to a criminal background 3 p.m. at Hermiston High check. Those who apply School, 600 S. First St. will need to supply their The school’s greenhouse own tent, camper or motor is located on the north side home, though the forest of the building. The sale will provide a campsite, includes hanging baskets, food allowance, propane ÀRZHUVDQGYHJHWDEOHV and mileage reimburse- The Bloomer Girls ment. Garden Club is hosting its Bull Prairie Lake is annual plant sale during located 36 miles south of the Eastern Oregon Arts Heppner, and is typically Festival Saturday from hosted from Memorial 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Day through mid-October; parking lot at Second Olive Lake is located 12 Street and Gladys miles southwest of Granite, Avenue, Hermiston. The and is typically hosted club will have lots of from early June through ÀRZHULQJSODQWVYHJJLHV Labor Day; the North Fork DQGKHUEV3UR¿WVZLOO John Day Campground is EHQH¿W'RPHVWLF9LROHQFH located eight miles north Services. If anyone has of Granite, and is typically plants they would like to hosted from Memorial Day donate to the sale, plant through mid-October. and label in clean pots and To volunteer at Bull drop off Saturday by 9 a.m. Prairie Lake, contact Cindi And the Dirt Dabblers Doherty at 541-676-2111. Garden Club of Pendleton To volunteer at Olive Lake will hold its annual plant or the North Fork John sale Saturday, beginning Day, contact Janel Lacey at at 9 a.m. until sold out, in 541-427-5394. the Peace Lutheran Church community room, 210 AAUW meeting N.W. Ninth St. Lots of plants proven to thrive in features drone the Pendleton area will be presentation available for purchase. ——— PENDLETON — Eric Submit information Smidt will present a to: community@ program about drone eastoregonian.com or technology during the drop off to the attention of upcoming American Tammy Malgesini at 333 Association of University E. Main St., Hermiston or Women meeting. Renee Struthers at 211 S.E. The gathering, which Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call is open to the public, is 541-564-4539 or 541-966- Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Vert Club Room, 345 S.W. 0818 with questions. Got an hour? He lives alone and can no longer prepare his meals. He could use someone to deliver a warm meal. You could be that someone. It only takes an hour to give back to seniors. Call CAPECO today! 541-278-5682 2012 NW Carden Ave. 541-276-1522 BUFFET Sunday, May 10th 20% off baskets & patio plants FotoNovella Photo Session (receive a complimentary 5x7 from Westwinds) Call for appointment 503-522-5591 REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE Gift Certificates Available OLB#6441 541-567-7235 29957 Noble Rd., Hermiston Mon-Sat 8:00am-5:30pm Brunch 11am-1pm Lunch & Dinner 1-5pm Mother's $10; Adults $12.95 Children (11 & under) $8.50 drinks not included • reservations suggested First 48 Mothers will receive a rose! 541-289-7414 125 N. 1st St., Hermiston