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COMMUNITY
East Oregonian
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Farmers Market
returns to Main
Street
East Oregonian, File
A 1933 Ford Coupe owned by Todd and Mary Dimbat was one of the hot rods on display
during the 2016 A.C.E. Car Show. Registration is open for this year’s event, which is Saturday,
May 29, in downtown Echo.
A.C.E. car show gears
up for a day of fun
Event seeks
vendors, car
registration
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
East Oregonian
ECHO — The annual
A.C.E. Car Club Auto Show
offers a fun and exciting
event that brings the Echo
community together with car
show enthusiasts from across
the Pacifi c Northwest. The
car show includes more than
hot rods, tuners and classics
— all automobiles can partic-
ipate.
The car show is Saturday,
May 29, from noon to 4 p.m.
in downtown Echo. For a
second year, the Echo Parent
Teacher Organization is
sponsoring the event, which
has grown to an increasing
number of entries from its
modest beginning nine years
ago at the school’s football
fi eld.
Vendors and crafts will
fill the park. Additional
vendors are being sought for
the event. With registration
for the car show starting at
9 a.m., vendors are invited
to begin setting up as early
as 7:30 a.m. on the day of the
event. For more information
about becoming a vendor,
email elissawade.83@gmail.
com.
In addition, food booths,
wine tasting, a morning fun
run and a Friday evening
concert shifts the event
into high gear. A raffl e will
feature such items as a fl at
screen TV, a fi shing kayak,
a portable basketball hoop, a
wheeled ice chest, a fi re safe
and more.
The Echo PTO is dedi-
cated to providing educa-
tional opportunities for Echo
School District students. All
proceeds from the A.C.E. car
show go directly to support
student success.
People are invited to get
primed for the car show the
night before with a kick-
off concert featuring The
Wasteland Kings. The La
Grande-based group brings
their Americana sound with
infl uences from Steve Earle,
The Rolling Stones, Townes
Van Zandt, Muddy Waters
and more.
The concert will be held
Friday, May 28, at 6 p.m.
at Echo Ridge Cellars, 551
Thielsen St., Echo. Entry is
by donation.
For more about the car
show, search Facebook for
Automobile Club of Echo.
Also, participants can regis-
ter on the day of the show
($20-$25) or in advance via
www.eventbrite.com.
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton Farmers Market
will return to Main Street
when the season opens on
Friday, May 7, at 4 p.m.
From May through Octo-
ber, the Pendleton Farmers
Market runs Fridays from
4-7 p.m.
Because of pandemic
protocols, the 2020 market
was held in the parking
lot of Electric Sundown
(the former Elks building),
thanks to the generosity
of owner Lance Leonnig.
The city approved market’s
request to return to the 300
block of Main Street, and the
400 block, as needed.
Per county and state
requirements, all vendors,
volunteers and patrons are
asked to wear masks and
observe safe social distanc-
ing guidelines as much as
possible. There will be no
food sampling at the market,
and the Kids Booth will be
“pickup” style. Live music is
expected to resume within a
few weeks.
“We are excited to return
to Main Street, which is
the preferred home for the
market by our vendors and
patrons,” said Hal McCune,
PFM president. “We appre-
ciate the support of the city
and the understanding of
Main Street businesses.
The market will continue
its tradition of provid-
ing top-quality produce
and homemade crafts in
a friendly and welcoming
atmosphere.”
For more information,
search Facebook for “Pend-
leton Farmers Market.”
Scholarships
available for
music students
PORTLAND — The
deadline to submit applica-
tions is looming for schol-
arships from the Oregon
Music Hall of Fame.
Current Oregon high
school seniors who are inter-
ested in studying music are
encouraged to apply. A total
of four $2,500 scholarships
will be awarded to 2021 high
school graduates.
The application is avail-
able at www.omhof.org.
For questions, email info@
omhof.org.
Library grant to
benefi t residents
with STEM
MORROW COUNTY
— The Oregon Trail Library
District has been selected
as one of 300 libraries to
participate in Libraries
Transforming Communities:
Focus on Small and Rural
Libraries. An American
Library Association initia-
tive, it helps library workers
better serve their small and
rural communities.
The competitive award
comes with a $3,000 grant
that will help the library
incorporate STEM concepts
into reading and activities at
home.
“We are so proud to be
chosen for this amazing
opportunity,” said Kathy
Street, library director.
“This grant will allow our
library to get to know our
residents better and help us
build a happier and health-
ier community for our fami-
lies.”
As part of the grant,
OTLD staff will take an
online course in how to lead
conversations, a skill vital
to library work today. Staff
will then host a conversa-
tion with residents about
the STEM kits and activi-
ties. This will help provide
information possibly for
other grants. Building parent
knowledge and confi dence
in STEM areas is a goal of
the project.
For more information or
if interested in taking part
in the conversation, contact
Street at 541-481-3365,
kstreet@otld.org, or visit
www.otld.org.
Spring into family
fun with bazaar,
art festival
HERMISTON — More
than 70 vendors will be on
hand during the Hermiston
Spring Bazaar.
Coordinated by Hermis-
ton Parks & Recreation, the
event is Saturday, May 15,
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in
the parking lot at the Herm-
iston Community Center,
415 S. Highway 395. There
is no admission charge.
Bring the family, and
when you fi nish shopping,
head down to Main Street for
the Hermiston Downtown
Art Festival from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Local students
and professional artists
will show off their work.
Artists who would like to
participate should contact
the Hermiston Downtown
District at 541-289-1112.
Music to rock the
stage at 40 Taps
PENDLETON — A pair
of live music events are on
tap on upcoming Thursdays
at 40 Taps.
Mega n A lder w ill
perform on May 13 and The
Wasteland Kings are set to
rock the stage on May 27.
Adler off ers up an alt-folk
sound while The Wasteland
Kings bring their brand of
Americana.
There is no cover charge
for either show, which run
from 7-9 p.m. 40 Taps is
located at 337 S.W. Emigrant
Ave., Pendleton. For more
information, call 541-612-
8559 or visit www.facebook.
com/fortytaps.
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