COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 2019
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Memorial Day services honor those who served
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Family members of
James “Odie” Otis Wil-
cox wiped away tears as the
U.S. Army Honor Guard
presented a fl ag-folding
ceremony in the airman’s
honor during a Memorial
Day service at the Hermis-
ton Cemetery.
Wilcox, who served in
the United States Air Force,
died in August 2018 at the
age of 83. Born in Heppner
and growing up in Hermis-
ton, after his military ser-
vice Wilcox worked for the
city of Hermiston for more
than 30 years and was a vol-
unteer fi refi ghter.
Also on hand during
the Monday service that
drew more than 100 people
were a handful of Gold Star
mothers. Ron Jardine, VFW
Post 4750 commander, led
the short ceremony, which
was presented by members
of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post No. 4750 and Ameri-
can Legion Post 37. A roll
call featuring the names of
85 local veterans who have
died in the past year was
read during the service.
The group also led services
at Desert Lawn Memorial
Cemetery in Irrigon.
Jardine, who served in
the U. S. Army from 1966-
68, was thrilled with those
who turned out to pay tribute
to those who have served.
“It’s nice to see peo-
ple come out and honor our
fallen comrades,” Jardine
said.
Jardine encouraged peo-
ple to linger at the cemetery,
to take some time to honor
those who have served the
country. Many did just that,
including decorating grave
sites. Others set up chairs
and held informal gather-
ings for their loved ones.
A number of people com-
mented to Jardine about
the majesty of the Avenue
of Flags, which were fl ap-
ping in a slight breeze at the
cemetery. Upwards of 800
casket fl ags — each con-
nected to a veteran — were
erected Friday. Volunteers
assisted with the local veter-
ans groups in putting up the
display.
“We couldn’t do it with-
out the Hermiston High
School football team and
the Boy Scout troops,” Jar-
dine said. “They come and
dig out the holes and help
put the fl ags in place. It’s a
big job.”
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Gracelyn De La Paz, 6, takes a photo of her father, Luis De La Paz, and mother, Lindsey Pope,
after a Memorial Day service at the Hermiston Cemetery. De La Paz, a staff sergeant with the
U.S. Army National Guard, participated in the fl ag-folding ceremony.
Maxwell Farmers Market returns to Hermiston
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
The Maxwell Farmers
Market was bustling during
opening day in Hermiston
on Thursday.
Vendors of all kinds fi lled
the new Maxwell Siding
Pavilion, hawking every-
thing from asparagus to jew-
elry to a steady stream of
people weaving in and out
of the booths. Outside the
pavilion’s shade, customers
listened to local musician
Dallin Puzey as they sipped
beverages from Hermiston
Brewing Company or ate
from a food truck.
The market inspired some
new entrepreneurs in Herm-
iston this year. Lucia Alva-
rez said she attended last
year’s market and decided to
try her hand this summer at
selling homemade organic
salsa under the name Mama
Lucy’s Salsa.
“I didn’t know about
it before,” she said of the
farmer’s market. “I thought,
‘I can make good salsa!’”
She said she was sur-
prised by the large turnout.
Kira Doyle was another
newcomer, both to the mar-
ket and to selling her prod-
uct. She had a booth Thurs-
day under the name The
Moth and the Moon.
“I thought it was time to
take my hobby to the next
level,” she said.
She just started selling
her “handcrafted, sustain-
able, plant-based” scented
soap at Sassafras Flowers
and sells on Instagram at @
mothandmoon.apothecary.
She wanted to join the farm-
ers market as well, however,
to be involved in a commu-
nity event.
“It’s quite a crowd here,”
she said. “I love the setup.”
Julie Holbrook of Jdhol-
brook Farms outside of
Boardman was new to the
market but not new to sell-
ing her product. She had
a table of farm fresh eggs
and said she was “very, very
impressed” with the market
and how supportive people
were being. She said farm-
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Teresa Engbretson, of My Garden Over Floweth, arranges fl owers at the fi rst Maxwell Farmers Market on Thursday at the
Maxwell Siding Pavillion in Hermiston.
Imelda Alanco didn’t
have a booth at the market,
Celebration of Life
Potluck
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Juan Panata makes liquid ice cream during the Maxwell
Farmers Market on Thursday at the Maxwell Siding Pavillion.
ers markets are important to
small farms like hers.
“It gets the public aware
of what farmers have and
where they’re located,” she
said.
Other new vendors this
year were selling honey,
jam, bread, crafts and
leather items. There were
also plenty of returning ven-
dors, such as Rolling Stone
Bakery and Walchli Farms.
3rd Generation Farms
returned with broccoli, spin-
ach, radishes, kohlrabi,
kale, strawberries and a
spring mix of lettuces — all
pesticide-free.
Chris Finley said they
were excited to return and
looking forward to the sea-
son. Jade Mueller, working
alongside her at the booth,
said she loved the new
pavilion.
“It’s beautiful,” she
said. “It’s really nice. You
couldn’t ask for a better
setting. And there is great
access for the vendors when
they’re setting up.”
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but was browsing the items
for sale. She said she hadn’t
heard of the farmers market
before, but her sister called
and told her that there was
a caramel corn booth and it
smelled delicious.
“That’s the fi rst thing that
brought us here, but we’re
looking at what else they
have,” she said.
Looming over the market
is a steel bell tower added
just last week.
Mitch Myers, whose
company owns the pavilion
and runs the market, said it
is a replica of the one that
stood there in 1900, when
the property housed Hermis-
ton’s fi rst fi re department. A
picture from the time period
shows the bell in the fore-
ground and Hermiston’s fi rst
bank in the background — a
picture Myers was able to
replicate with the still-stand-
ing stone bank building on
the corner of Highway 395
and Main Street.
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Market will run all sum-
mer each Thursday from
4-8 p.m. at 255 S. First
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