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should bring a hearty appetite
and some extra change. Addi-
tional food and craft vendors
will be on hand throughout the
day. And watermelon will be
available for 50 cents a slice.
In addition, there are several
chances to win cash and prizes.
The 50/50 rafle costs $2 per
ticket, the button draw is $1
each for a chance to win $100
and rafle tickets are $1 each or
six for $5. Rafle items include
gift certiicates from area busi-
nesses, Dust Devil tickets, an
air conditioner, a kid’s electric
car a Wildhorse Resort & Casi-
no package and a lat screen TV.
“We have a great variety of
prizes and just a lot of odds and
ends,” Couchman said.
The Morrow County Sher-
iff’s Ofice will offer free boat
rides on the Columbia River.
Also, a water slide and dunk
tank will provide additional op-
portunities to get wet.
Stage entertainment features
regional talents, including Da-
kota Brown Band, Nuketown,
the Irrigon High School cheer-
leaders, Dance Unlimited, Out-
siders, Roundup City Cloggers
and the Missy G Band. The
master of ceremonies is Jeff
Richey of Your Way Sound and
Lights. Richey will keep things
lowing and then usher in the
street dance from 9 p.m. to mid-
night.
For more information, con-
tact Couchman at 541-922-
1560 or City Manager Aaron
Palmquist at manager@ci.irri-
gon.or.us.
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use because of the lack of
water required by insurance
companies for ire suppres-
sion.
Pelleberg also said he
and councilor Mark Rib-
ich have teamed up to start
talking to each local busi-
ness owner, asking what
the city can do to help them
thrive, and asking what the
city could do to help ill
empty storefronts. They’re
also planning on “clean-
ing up” the language in
the city’s codes and then
making a more concerted
effort to enforce them. He
said pushing to clean-up
eyesores will help make the
city more attractive to po-
tential businesses.
Another common theme
in the list of goals submit-
ted by city councilors is
partnering with the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Uma-
tilla Indian Reservation to
re-open the Old Town Site
to the public. The land, now
held by the Army Corp of
Engineers, holds signii-
cance as a historical site
both to the tribes, and to the
city, which packed up and
moved from the land 50
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Iron Butterfly musician to
play at Sno Road
Parking lot sale
benefits Agape House
A former keyboardist and vocal-
ist for Iron Butterly will perform in
Echo.
Martin Gerschwitz, a multi-in-
strumentalist, plays across multiple
genres, from classical to psyche-
delic rock. He also previously per-
formed with Meat Loaf and Eric
Burdon & the Animals. Catch him
in a cozy venue Friday at 7 p.m. at
Sno Road Winery, 111 W. Main St.,
Echo. There is no cover charge.
For more information, call
541-376-0421. For more about
Gerschwitz, visit www.martinger-
schwitz.com.
Furniture, clothing and kick-
knacks are available during a park-
ing lot sale at Agape House.
The event is Saturday from 8:30-
11 a.m. at 500 Harper Road, Herm-
iston. Clothing will be priced at
three items for a dollar, furnitures is
priced as marked and knick-knacks
are you name the price. Donations
for the sale are welcome through
Friday.
Agape House serves individuals
and families in need. For more in-
formation, call 541-567-8774.
Seattle hip-hop group
breaks out at Wildhorse
Massive Monkees, a top hip hop/
break dancing group from Seattle,
will perform at Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
The group will rove throughout
the casino, performing ive times an
hour Saturday from 4 p.m. and mid-
night. Wildhorse is located off Inter-
state 84 at Exit 216, Mission.
The group, formed in 1999, has
appeared in two Macklemore vid-
eos, at the VANS Warp Tour and
multiple advertising campaigns. In
addition, they’ve won numerous
titles, including the World B-Boy
Championships.
For more information, contact Tiah
DeGrofft, Wildhorse community rela-
tions, at 541-966-1628, tiah.degrofft@
wildhorseresort.com or visit www.wild-
horseresort.com. For more about the
group, visit www.massivemonkees.com.
years ago in anticipation of
looding from construction
of the John Day Dam.
The CTUIR and the city
have been working with the
Corps to gain permission
to remove invasive species
and place nature trails and
historical kiosks through
the site.
The city is also helping
the tribes with a road proj-
ect in the port area that will
open 195 acres up for de-
velopment. Pelleberg said
since he has become city
manager, the city and port
have buried the hatchet and
he has a great working rela-
tionship with Port of Uma-
tilla Director Kim Puzey,
along with other entities
such as the city of Hermis-
ton.
“There’s a lot of team-
work happening here,” he
Organization bowls against
domestic violence
The fourth annual Domestic Vi-
olence Services Bowl-A-Thon will
help raise money to support its ser-
vices in Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ties.
The event is Saturday from 6-8
p.m. at Desert Lanes, 1545 N. First
St., Hermiston. The cost is $30 per
bowler or $120 for a team of four.
The fee includes three games and
shoe rental. It’s open to all ages and
prizes will be given.
For more information, call 541-
276-3322 or visit ww.facebook.
com/events/1613062902318469 or
www.domesticviolenceservices-or.
org.
Mirasol clinic hosts health fair
Food, games, prizes, health
screenings and entertainment are
featured during a free community
health fair.
said.
The city is also starting
discussions with the Army
Corp of Engineers about
the possibility of taking
ownership of more land
near Umatilla.
“There’s a fair amount
of Corps land in the urban
growth boundary that is just
sitting vacant,” he said.
The city council would
also like to start focusing
more on parks and recre-
ation. Currently Pelleberg,
in his dual role of city man-
ager and public works di-
rector, oversees the city’s
parks, which he has been
working to expand and im-
prove. But the city does not
have a recreation program
or a recreation director in
place. Pelleberg said it’s
time for the city to start
“investing in itself” by cre-
Fiesta de Salud! is Sunday from
1-5 p.m. at Mirasol Family Health
Center, 589 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
For more information, contact
Jessica Johnson at 509-865-6175 or
jessicajohn@yvfwc.org.
Brass Fire ignites park series
A regional horn band will per-
form jazz, blues and jazz/rock
during the upcoming Music in the
Parks in Boardman.
Brass Fire includes Jill Scanlan,
a music teacher in the Pendleton
School District; Paul Dunsmoor,
former Hermiston High School
band director; and Josh Rist, the
Hermiston High School choir direc-
tor; as well as other local profession-
al musicians.
The free outdoor concert is Mon-
day at 7 p.m. at Boardman Marina
Park. People are invited to bring a
picnic and a blanket or chair and
enjoy the show. Also, concessions
will be available for purchase from
Judy’s Chuck Wagon.
The park series alternates each
Monday between Boardman and Ir-
rigon marina parks. It runs through
Aug. 22. For more information, call
Tami Sherer at 541-571-0844 or Re-
nee Couchman at 922-1560.
Let’s Walk Hermiston
continues in August
A program that encourages peo-
ple to get out and walk continues the
irst Tuesday of each month through
October.
Sponsored by Good Shepherd
Medical Center and Hermiston
Parks & Recreation, the next event
ating some city-run recre-
ational programs for youth
and possibly adults, too.
City councilors were
asked recently to submit a
list of goals they were inter-
ested in seeing the city pur-
sue, and Tuesday was their
second work session to dis-
cuss the list. Other things on
the list included helping the
Umatilla Fire Department
establish long-term fund-
ing support, helping staff
pursue more certiications,
enhancing
community
events, making downtown
is Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 5:30 p.m. at
Riverfront Park, located off Orchard
Extension Loop at Southwest 23rd
St., Hermiston.
There is no fee. The program in-
cludes a web program, itness tips,
results and fun. Also, T-shirts may
still be available.
For more information, con-
tact 541-667-3509 or healthinfo@
gshealth.org.
State fair seeks creative
submissions
Oregonians have an opportunity
to showcase their talents in the Ore-
gon State Fair.
The Creative Living Competitions
features everything from cake design,
photography and lower arrangements
to Legos, ine art and woodworking.
A long-standing tradition, it highlights
the creativity of children and adults
from across the state.
Entrants register online, and with
a few exceptions, there is no fee to
participate in Creative Living Com-
petitions. Submissions can be tak-
en to Portland or several statewide
drop-off locations. Deadlines for
registering are:
•Tuesday, Aug. 9 for ine art, cal-
ligraphy, photography
•Tuesday, Aug. 16 for most other
departments
•Sunday, Aug. 21 for baked
goods
•Monday, Aug. 22 for loral and
farm & garden
The Oregon State Fair is Aug. 26
through Sept. 5 in Salem. For more
information, contact creativeliving@
oregonstatefair.org, 971-701-6571 or
visit www.oregonstatefair.org.
businesses’ signs more uni-
form, promoting “Umatilla
Pride,” adding benches to
the Third Street walking
path, creating a committee
education program for new
committee members, writ-
ing a ive-year capital im-
provement plan, rebranding
the city, improving the city
website and developing the
RV park and marina to their
full potential.
Pelleberg said they
didn’t have an oficial num-
ber of items they wanted
on a inal list, but it was
helpful to weed out items
that weren’t feasible and
to get a feel for councilors’
top priorities and how those
priorities might be accom-
plished. He said the city
was going to work hard on
increasing livability and at-
tractiveness to businesses,
but some items would re-
quire time to deal with fed-
eral regulations or secure
funding.
“This is going to be a
time-consuming thing, and
it’s not going to happen
overnight,” he said.
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