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A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 Our Community Desert Rose opens a restaurant By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN STAFF WRITER H ermiston’s Desert Rose Ministries has made a name for themselves as a place to help people get back on their feet. They hope to live up to that name with their newest project: Last Supper Dining, a restaurant located next to the church that will create jobs for people who may have trouble getting them elsewhere. Desert Rose took over the vacant restaurant at the corner of East Fifth and Main streets earlier this year, and its members have been hard at work turning it into a place for the public. The restaurant had its official open- ing at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, after a soft opening last month during the 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The restaurant will have a bibli- cal theme, according to pastor Jason Estle, serving things like “Samson sirloins” and “Rabboni ribeyes,” as well as scriptures on the menus and cards for prayer requests on the ta- bles. “We’re going to have fun with the names,” Estle said. “And if someone wants to have their meal blessed, we can do that.” The idea for the restaurant came earlier this year, when Estle met with the church board to discuss ideas to create jobs in the community. “With this restaurant, that’s exact- ly what it’s doing,” he said. “We’ll try to employ people on state assis- tance, people struggling to get jobs because of felonies. Those aren’t the only people we’ll employ, but the goal is to help people that need work, and need to be able to do things to fit better into society.” The restaurant is largely furnished by community donations, including dishes, booths and a salad bar — which Estle attributes to community spirit. “We opened the restaurant with less than a thousand dollars in the bank account,” Estle said. “People have donated from around the com- munity, not even really knowing Kids are invited to par- ticipate in a special day camp that focuses on ac- tivities at the Umatilla County Fair. Open to kids entering first through fifth grades, space is still available for the Fun @ the Fair Day Camp. The four-day event, held in conjunction with the Umatilla County Fair, runs Tuesday, Aug. 8, through Friday, Aug. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 Fairgrounds move results in chance to reflect the years include a couple of big storms during fair week, including in 2012 ’m looking forward to when Carol Greene and I the Umatilla County were at the Farm-City Pro Fair taking place in its Rodeo. The hourly weath- new digs at the Eastern er forecast predicted a 10 Oregon Trade and Event percent chance of rain and Center a drop in temperature, so I’m especially excit- I grabbed a jacket as we ed about air-conditioning headed out the door. It where the open class en- was a beautiful night. tries will be displayed. I’ve Was! done my share of sweating Suddenly, the sky dark- in Price Hall while judg- ened, there was boom- ing photography ing thunder, jagged since 2006. lightning and the To get a short wind began to wreak reprieve from the havoc on my hair. sweltering heat, I An announcement used to head over to on the loud speak- the senior center — ers directed people where they housed to take refuge in the horticulture ex- Tammy Rankin Pavilion. hibits — to use the Malgesini Carol and I dart- restroom and cool INSIDE MY ed in and out of the SHOES down. crowd like Mar- With this year’s shawn Lynch during theme of “New Fac- his heyday with the Sea- es, New Places & Old hawks. As the torrential Friends,” I was reflecting downpour persisted, we about fair memories. Be- realized we were gonna fore I started working at have to hunker down in the East Oregonian and the sheep barn. Hermiston Herald, I used When the rain let up a to enter my work in the bit, we made our way to photography division. the senior center — hey, I Each summer, Carol was in survival mode and I McIntosh and I would talk knew they had the best fa- about what we were going cilities. We took selfies and to enter, where we found I sent a text to my husband. deals on mats and start His response, “It looks doing the countdown to like there’s a 100 percent taking our entries in. We chance of rain now.” were like giddy school- Another memorable girls, fussing over our experience was attending photos. the Uncle Kracker con- Anticipating how my cert in 2010. I had just photos were viewed by the survived the worst case of judges, I’d get excited af- cabin fever after breaking ter dropping off entries on my shoulder. Sunday. It seemed like it The concert was my took forever for Tuesday first real entertainment morning to roll around, after sitting at home for marking the opening day nearly two months. With of the fair. four VIP tickets — which Then, I found out Car- somehow multiplied like ol used to sneak into Price Jesus feeding the multi- Hall the night before the tudes with five loaves of fair officially opened to bread and two fish — a check on her photos. One bunch of my friends and I year, she talked me into had a crazy fun time. going in. I got caught and I’m looking forward to was sent away. creating more memories When I went home, at the EOTEC facility. See I called her and we had ya at the fair! a good chuckle. Carol ——— somehow cajoled me into Tammy Malgesini is changing clothes, putting the community editor. Her on a hat and going back. column, Inside my Shoes, And, you know what includes general musings happened?!? Yep, I got about life. Contact her at stopped at the door again. tmalgesini@eastorego- Other memories over nian.com or 541-564-4539. By TAMMY MALGESINI COMMUNITY EDITOR I STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Andrew Eickstaedt flips a burger Saturday shortly after the opening of The Last Supper, a restaurant associated with Desert Rose Ministries. STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY Church member and mentor Connie Halsey chats with two of The Last Supper’s first customers, Paul and Sharon Winans, as they eat hamburgers. what they are donating, if that makes sense,” he said. “The lady who gave us booths didn’t even know we were opening a restaurant.” “It’s amazing,” he said. “Peo- ple working together — that’s what we’re hoping we’re building here. Community.” Day camp offers fair fun for children Aug. 8–11 HERMISTON HERALD E-mail your community news items to: community@hermistonherald.com p.m. at the Eastern Ore- gon Trade and Event Cen- ter, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston. The cost is $65 per person, which includes fair admission, a camp T-shirt and a carnival bracelet (to be distributed at the conclusion of the camp). Participants need to wear their camp T-shirt each day. It features a logo, which reflects the 2017 fair theme of “New Faces, New Places & Old Friends.” The day camp logo was created by Paula DiMauro, who won a con- test held earlier this year for area youths. In addition, participants need to bring a sack lunch each day, sunscreen, a wa- ter bottle and a backpack. The camp will provide a daily snack. A fun-filled week of activities, the day camp focuses on things to do on the fairgrounds. Par- ticipants will engage in arts and crafts, science experiments and music. The campers will follow a daily schedule and attend activities and events hap- pening on the fairgrounds. In addition, a special per- formance by campers will be presented on stage Friday (the time will be announced) at the fair- grounds. For more info, contact the fair office at 541-567- 6121, angie.mcnalley@ umatillacounty.net or stop by the fair office at EOTEC, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston. IN BRIEF Lunch fellowship offers support to widows Fellowship and encourage- ment are featured during a spe- cial luncheon for widows spon- sored by Hermiston Church of the Nazarene. As part of the church’s wom- en’s ministry, the Merry Heart Widow’s Lunch is Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Shari’s Restaurant, 800 S. Highway 395, Hermiston. Women of all faiths are invited to the no-host gathering. The group meets the first Thursday of each month. For more information, con- tact 541-567-3677 or hermiston- naz@gmail.com. Trinity Lutheran hosts vacation Bible school Kids can learn about fol- lowing Jesus as the light of the world as Vacation Bible School continues through Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church. With a Cave Quest theme, children ages 4 through fifth grade participate in crafts, sing- ing, games, Bible stories and snack time. Participants don’t have to belong to the church to attend the sessions. It runs daily through Friday, Aug. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon at 485 W. Locust Ave., Hermiston. There is no charge to partici- pate. In addition, a pool party is planned Saturday at 11:10 a.m. For more information, call Nancy Carlson at 541-567-9660. Film festival features people with disabilities The public can view enter- taining and memorable films featuring people with intellec- tual and developmental disabili- ties during a program sponsored by the Eastern Oregon Support Services Brokerage. On tour from the New York- based Sprout Film Festival, the free event is Saturday from 7-8:30 p.m. at Great Pacific Wine & Coffee Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendleton. In addition, there will be local people on hand who will share their own stories of community and work inclusion. For more information, con- tact Lon Thornburg at lon. thornburg@imesd.k12.or.us or 541-966-3162. For more about the film festival, visit www. gosprout.org/film-festival. Guitar duo brings Latin flavor to Boardman park An acoustic guitar duo, said to have the “fastest fingers in the Northwest,” will take the stage during the upcoming Mu- sic in the Park in Boardman. Blue Mountain Spanish Sound, which features Jesse Campos and Lance Smith, will perform Monday at 7 p.m. at Boardman Marina Park. People are encouraged to bring a blan- ket or lawn chair and enjoy an evening of free music. In addi- tion, concessions will be avail- able for purchase from Judy’s Chuck Wagon. Two of the most popular per- formers in the Walla Walla Val- ley, the Blue Mountain Spanish Sound plays all-original, classi- cal guitar music with Latin in- fluences. The duo has released two albums and fans are antic- ipating their third album, “Di- mensions,” in December. The concert series’ finale is Aug. 14 with Cruise Control at Irrigon Marina Park. For more information, call Tami Sherer at 541-571-0844. Aug. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the Com- munity Room at Pendleton City Hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Ave. People are invited to learn more about the candidate during the meeting, which is open to the public. McLeod-Skinner grew up in the Midwest, East Africa and southern Oregon, graduating from Ashland High School. According to the Medford Mail Tribune, McLeod-Skinner was fired earlier this year after serv- ing just four months as city manager in Phoenix, Oregon. Jim Crary of Ashland also is running for Greg Walden’s po- sition in Oregon’s Second Con- gressional District. For more information about the meeting, contact Sue Pe- terson at 541-276-4569 or bik- erchick49@hotmail.com. For more information about Mc- Leod-Skinner, visit www.mc- leodskinner4or.org. Ascension camp offers Democratic candidate to eclipse experience speak at meeting Situated north of the path of Jamie McLeod-Skinner, who is running for United States Congress in 2018, will speak at the upcoming meeting of the Umatilla County Democratic Party. The gathering is Monday, totality for the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, the Ascension Camp & Conference Center is looking at hosting people as a fundraiser for the camp. The Solar Eclipse Experi- ence will feature lodging (cab- ins, recreational vehicle sites or tent camping) and meals for guests. The camp is working out details to provide a program that will include star gazing and astronomical study. In addition, there will be opportunities for worship and spiritual medita- tion. A ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon, the camp is nestled in the foothills of the Wallowa Mountains. For more information, including costs of the solar event, call 541-568-4514. For more about the camp facilities, visit www. coveascensionschool.com. Kids Club meets weekly Area youths are invited to participate in the weekly Kids Club at the Hermiston Christian Center. The weekly event features everything from games, sports and outdoor activities to pup- pets, music and prizes. Open to ages 5-12, the Kids Club meets each Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Hermiston Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland Ave. Children of all faiths are invited to attend. In addition, transportation can be arranged. For more information, con- tact Joanna Hayden at joan- na.3056@gmail.com or 541- 561-5573.