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COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Children’s museum celebrates with
block party
PENDLETON — The Children’s Museum of Eastern
Oregon is gearing up for its 25-year anniversary.
The museum, which reopened June 1 after a 444-day
closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is ready to
celebrate. A block party is planned Friday, Aug. 20, 4:30-
6:30 p.m. at 400 S. Main St., Pendleton.
The Children’s Museum of Eastern Oregon began in
1996 with a goal of providing kids of all ages with opportu-
nities for educational exploration and development through
interactive exhibits and play. The nonprofit organization
also has a museum store featuring fun and engaging items.
For more information, visit www.cmeo.org or search
Facebook and Instagram. For questions, call 541-276-1066.
STEAM Academy visits Umatilla
Saturday Market
UMATILLA — Craft and artisan booths, food and
other vendors are featured as the Umatilla Saturday Market
continues through Sept. 18
The events, which run Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., are held at Victory Square Park next to Umatilla
City Hall on Sixth Street. In addition to booths, each week
there are free giveaways and special activities. The upcom-
ing markets include:
• Aug. 21: The Umatilla STEAM Academy will be on
hand from 9 a.m. to noon. Children are encouraged to come
out and learn about educational fun.
• Aug. 28: Enjoy free drop-in bingo games from 10 a.m.
to noon. Prizes include gift cards to local businesses, chil-
dren’s toys, cooking items and deep clean vacuums.
For more information or to inquire about vendor space,
contact hannah@umatilla-city.org, 541-922-3226 or visit
www.umatilla-city.org/parksrec.
A messenger of joy
PUBLIC SAFETY
MONDAY, AUG. 16
11:00 a.m. — Pendleton police responded to a
report of an assault on Southwest Court Avenue.
11:39 a.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
responded to a report of a burglary at the Umatilla
County Road Department on Stanfield Meadows
Road, Stanfield.
12:59 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to a
report of a burglary on the 500 block of Southwest
Eighth Street.
1:27 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on
Walla Walla River Road, Milton-Freewater.
6:06 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on
Southwest Birch Street, Pilot Rock.
TUESDAY, AUG. 17
10:47 a.m. — Pendleton police responded to a
report of a burglary on the 900 block of Southeast
Second Street, Pendleton.
11:27 a.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
responded to a report of a burglary on Northeast
Nichols Lane, Hermiston.
12:49 p.m. — Pendleton police responded to a
report of an assault on the 600 block of Southwest
Tutuilla Road.
2:08 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on
South Highway 395, Hermiston.
2:44 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on
Elizabeth Drive, Stanfield.
3:12 p.m. — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
responded to a report of a burglary on Locust Street,
Umatilla.
ARRESTS, CITATIONS
Aug. 17
1:58 p.m. — Hermiston police arrested Alan James
Griffin, 42, for third-degree escape, violating a stalking
order and violating probation.
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SARAH
HAUG
LIGHT OF UNIT Y
H
e died. When
talking about my
father’s death 10
years ago this week, I tend
to say this truth flat out,
which can be startling to
people accustomed to hear-
ing he passed on or he’s no
longer with us. My father
is still with us, however.
Just as God is. In the Baha’i
Faith, someone who dies
isn’t gone. They have simply
abandoned the physical
garment and ascended to the
spiritual world.
It’s an uplifting message,
but not one we often think
of as uplifting.
That’s a shame, because
death isn’t something to
fear. It means moving on
to the world for which this
world has been a training
ground. To consider that
after the death of the body
the spirit perishes is like
imagining that a bird in a
cage will be destroyed if
the cage is broken, though
the bird has nothing to fear
from the destruction of the
cage. Our body is like the
cage, and the spirit is like
the bird.
What the spiritual world
is like or holds for us isn’t
something we can under-
stand, any more than a child
in the womb can understand
the world outside. While it’s
very real, it’s hidden behind
a veil. We can’t touch it. We
can sense it: in prayer, in
nature, in a baby’s smile and
any time we love another
person. George Lucas in
“Star Wars” called that
invisible power the Force,
but we might as well call it
love. Like God, it’s in every-
thing, touches everything,
binds us together and tran-
scends the change from life
to death. We can’t quantify
it, hard as we try, though we
can see its results.
Prior to becoming a
Baha’i, I didn’t feel that my
culture dealt with death in
a particularly healthy way
— and possibly endeavored
never to deal with it beyond
the necessary minimum.
We held funerals and gave
lip service to death being
part of life, but people died
somewhere else: in nurs-
ing homes or in hospitals,
having spent their last days
— or maybe years — sepa-
rated from their loved ones.
Death was spoken of in low
voices and seen almost as
the deceased’s fault, as if by
living a physically pure life,
it could be put off almost
indefinitely.
I’m going to give a pitch
for hospice here, which
allowed both my parents
to die at home, with family
beside them. My sister was
with my father in that last
moment, and I was holding
my mother’s hand when her
soul was released from its
cage and flew away.
I have made death a
messenger of joy to thee.
Wherefore dost thou grieve?
I made the light to shed on
thee its splendor. Why dost
thou veil thyself therefrom?
———
Sarah Haug is a member
of the Baha’i Faith and has
called Pendleton home since
2002. You can find her most
days walking on the river-
walk with her husband, Dan.
WINNERS PLAY FOR
A CHANCE TO WIN
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File
The Al Kader Shriners-Hermiston Desert Shrine Club re-
ceived the Best Motorized award during the Aug. 7, 2021,
Umatilla County Fair Kick-Off Parade in Hermiston.
Umatilla County Fair announces
parade winners
DRAWINGS EVERY 3O MINUTES
FRIDAYS–SATURDAYS, 8–11pm | SUNDAYS, 3–10pm
HERMISTON — The Best of Show for the Umatilla
County Fair Parade went to the Greater Hermiston City-
Fest with Andrew Palau. The entry was highlighting the
upcoming faith-based event, planned for Saturday, Aug.
28, at Butte Park in Hermiston.
Other entries recognized during the Aug. 7 parade
included: Best Theme (Ready, Set, Show!: Hermiston
Drug & Gift; Best Float: Atkinson Staffing; Best
Equestrian: Happy Canyon Princesses; Best Motorized:
Desert Shrine Club; Best Royalty: Walla Walla Fair &
Frontier Days; Best Dance: Steppin’ Country Dance
Club; Best Bands & Music: Main Street Cowboys &
Pendleton Side Saddlers; and Best Non-Float: Happy
Canyon Directors.
On Sundays when you
swipe at any
both days of the week!
ENTRIES
On Thursdays
and Sundays!
ENTRIES
Downtown Hermiston offers slice of
Melon Fest
HERMISTON — Melon Fest returns to downtown
Hermiston this weekend with live entertainment, chil-
dren’s games, a water slide, a photo booth, face painting
and vendor booths, including food, produce and crafts.
Also, free watermelon will be available while supplies last.
The inaugural event, held in 2019, was created to encour-
age people to hang out in Hermiston’s downtown area. A
joint effort of the Hermiston Downtown District and the
city of Hermiston, it was a way to highlight the city’s festi-
val street.
Melon Fest 2021 is Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Live entertainment includes Frazer Wambeke & Luke
Basile. In addition, the Gems Cheer Royals will perform.
Grab your best melon garb and enter the Watermelon
Costume Contest at 10 a.m. Prize money will be awarded
to the top three places, including $300, $200 and $100. The
Splash and Dash Bathtub Races get revved up at 11 a.m.
There is a $5 entry fee for three-person teams — with
the winning team taking home $300. And a seed-spitting
contest is at noon.
For more information about Melon Fest 2021, search
www.facebook.com/Hermistondowntown. A link to regis-
ter for the bathtub races is available via www.hermiston.
or.us/parksrec or www.facebook.com/hermistonrec. For
questions, call 541-667-5018.
Auction features collectible tractors
HERMISTON — Tony and DeAnn Amstad of Hermis-
ton have amassed a mighty collection of John Deere collect-
ible tractors, which will be auctioned off Saturday, Aug. 21,
at noon by Booker Auction Company. It will be held at the
Amstad Farm, 79480 Canal Road, Hermiston.
The auction will feature more than 100 rare and collect-
ible John Deere tractors, Caterpillar tractors and a few
select classic automobiles. In addition, a band will play in
the afternoon, and food and beverages will be available.
The auction preview is Aug. 20 from 9 a.m to 6 p.m and
Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. The collection also will be
available for online preview on Aug. 20. For more infor-
mation, visit www.bookerauction.com.
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