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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019
Watermelon festival features slices of summer fun
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Watermelons take center
stage on Saturday during the
Irrigon Watermelon Festival.
In addition to water-
melon by the slice (50 cents)
and a seed-spitting contest
(4 p.m.), the festival features
a parade (10 a.m.), vendor
booths, a car show and stage
entertainment. In its 35th
year, the festival kicks off
Saturday with a full break-
fast from 6:30-9:30 a.m. for
$5. Food can also be pur-
chased ala cart.
Individuals or groups
who haven’t signed up for
the parade can still register
Saturday morning beginning
at 8 a.m. The parade, which
starts downtown at 10 a.m.,
will wind its way to Irrigon
Marina Park where the fes-
tival takes place. Ribbons
will be awarded to winning
entries.
Event coordinator Char-
lene Cooley said lots of
donations have come in for
the raffle. People have a
chance to win everything
from a 50-inch TV (and other
items from the Wal-Mart
Distribution Center), a Til-
Contributed photo
The Irrigon Watermelon Festival spread the word about its 35th annual event during the
Boardman Thunder Fourth of July parade. The event is Saturday at Irrigon Marina Park.
lamook gift basket and gift
cards from local businesses.
In addition, tickets for activ-
ities/events are up for grabs,
including the Tri-City Amer-
icans, Tri-City Dust Devils,
Show ’n’ Shine
revs up in
Arlington
Air museum
salutes Korean
War veterans
Outdoor fun is cranking
up this weekend with the
Arlington Show ’n’ Shine.
Registration begins Sat-
urday at 9 a.m. at Earl Snell
Park, located off Interstate
84, Exit 137. There is no fee
for spectators.
Vehicle entry is $10 per
car. The first 50 registered
will receive a dash plaque
and goodie bag. Nearly
two dozen trophies will be
awarded in a variety of cat-
egories at 3:15 p.m.
People
are
encour-
aged to enjoy a day in the
shade along the Columbia
River. The event also fea-
tures kids’ activities, a Hula
Hoop contest, a three-on-
three basketball tourna-
ment and the annual Rub-
ber Duck Regatta. Also,
the poker walk winner will
receive a $150 gift certif-
icate to have something
made by Ron Wilson Cus-
tom Leather.
In addition, toys for
water play are provided by
the Arlington Community
Chamber of Commerce. For
added safety, lifeguards will
be on duty in the lagoon
area.
Bring an appetite — St.
Francis Mission Catholic
Church will fire up the bar-
becue beginning at 11 a.m.
And strawberry shortcake
will be served throughout
the afternoon by the Meth-
odist Church Ladies.
For more information,
contact
541-626-3426,
info@visitarlingtonoregon.
com or visit www.visitar-
lingtonoregon.com.
The
Pendleton
Air
Museum is hosting a special
open house to coincide with
National Korean War Veter-
ans Armistice Day.
The free event is Satur-
day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at 21 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton.
People
are
invited to stop by for con-
versation, coffee and cook-
ies with Korean War vet-
erans Ken Garrett, Tom
Tangney, Richard Allstott
and Paul Gadaire. In addi-
tion, museum visitors can
learn about the historic con-
nection between Pendleton
and World War II, read vin-
tage newspapers or view the
memorial to area veterans.
The
Pendleton
Air
Museum is a nonprofit orga-
nization. Volunteers of all
ages are invited to help
keep the local history alive.
For more information, con-
tact 541-278-0141, pendle-
tonairmuseum@gmail.com
or visit www.pendletonair-
museum.org.
three summer lunches this
week will receive free entry
to the laser tag event. The
free lunches are Monday
through Friday from noon
to 12:30 p.m. at the library,
180 W. Coe Ave., Stanfield.
There is no charge for the
meals for kids 0-18.
For more information,
call 541-449-1254.
stage during Music in the
Parks. The free show is
Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m.
at Irrigon Marina Park. Peo-
ple are encouraged to bring
a lawn chair or blanket. In
addition, those in attendance
are invited to bring a picnic
dinner. In case of inclement
weather, the performance
will be moved to Stokes
Landing Senior Center, 150
Columbia Lane, Irrigon.
The park series alter-
nates weekly on Mondays
between Irrigon and Board-
man marina parks through
Aug. 12. For more informa-
tion, contact Jackie McCau-
ley at 541-720-1289 or util-
ity.clerk@cityofboardman.
com.
BRIEFS
Stanfield blasts
off with movie
night
Movies in the Park
will feature a screening of
“Guardians of the Galaxy.”
The free event is Thurs-
day at dusk (about 9 p.m.) at
Bard Park, Stanfield. There
is no admission charge.
People are encouraged
to bring a blanket or lawn
chair and enjoy the 2014
action adventure flick.
Rated PG-13, the movie
stars Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel
and Bradley Cooper. It was
nominated for two Oscars.
For more information,
call the Stanfield Public
Library at 541-449-1254.
An evening of laser tag
and pizza is available to area
teens.
The
Stanfield
Pub-
lic Library is hosting the
event Monday, July 29
from 9-11 p.m. at Bard
Park. It’s open to youths in
sixth through 12th grade.
The cost is $15 per per-
son. Youths who attend
A Yakima-based band
with influences in alterna-
tive rock, grunge, punk, hard
rock and psychedelic music
will perform in Irrigon.
Fonozis will take the
Health fair
offers extra
dose of fun
Face painting, a photo
booth and free tacos are all
a part of the Mirasol Health
Fair.
Childhood
immuniza-
tions and sports physicals
are available to youths who
are accompanied by a par-
ent or guardian. In addition,
they must have their immu-
nization records with them.
The free event is Satur-
day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at Mirasol Family Health
Center, 589 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston.
For more information,
search Facebook. For ques-
tions, contact jessicajohn@
yvfwc.org or 541-567-1717.
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Stage
entertainment
includes Gems & Gents
(11:30 a.m.), a Lip Sync
Contest (1 p.m.), Round-Up
City Cloggers (2 p.m.), car
show awards (3:30 p.m.),
Blue Mountain Old-Time
Fiddlers (4:30 p.m.) and
comedian Jerry Miner
(5:30 p.m.).
The event headliners are
The Wasteland Kings, who
perform rock and alt-coun-
try. The La Grande-based
band will perform at noon,
2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Desert Sounds Entertain-
ment will crank things up
with a DJ street dance begin-
ning at 9 p.m.
Cooley expressed appre-
ciation for Bellinger Farms.
She called the partnership
with them “fabulous.”
“They are generous
enough to give us melons,”
she said. “We let them know
our needs and they accom-
modate us.”
For more information,
including a full schedule,
search Facebook. For ques-
tions, call 541-571-8541 or
541-561-6469.
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Portland Spirit. Tickets are
$1 each or six for $5. The
winner doesn’t have to be
present.
Also, the annual 50-50
raffle offers an opportunity
to go home with a pocket
full of cash. Be sure to buy
a commemorative event but-
ton for $2 for a chance to
win.
Park activities include
KnockerBall, watermelon
bowling with mini-melons,
a giant waterslide and Mor-
row County Sheriff’s Office
marine boat rides. Also,
nearly 40 vendors have
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“That’s the most we’ve
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every kind of craft you can
think of.”
Also, Cooley said busi-
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Department. They will have
a giant colon on display. In
addition to providing infor-
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