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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
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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
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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.