FEATURES
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019
HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A13
Melon Fest
ermiston’s fi rst Melon Fest made a splash Saturday.
Three teams — the LeBeau family, Drown
Proof and Recall Kate Brown — ended the bath-
tub race tournament in a tie after technical diffi culties with
the wheels on the watermelon-shaped tubs prevented the
H
fi nal race.
Scott Clark of the Hermiston Police Department won
the seed-spitting contest with the greatest distance, while
Greater Hermiston Area Chamber of Commerce director
Kimberly Nevil spit her seed closest to the watermelon
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drawn in sidewalk chalk.
Ken Galimanis won the watermelon-themed dress-up
contest as “Watermelon Man.”
The event also provided giveaways, live music, ven-
dors, face painting and a photo booth.
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Staff photos by Kathy Aney
1) Ken Galimanis, aka Watermelon Man, won the melon-themed costume contest Saturday at Melon Fest; 2) Janell Davis and Dylan Westfall push Kasia Robbins during a bathtub race; 3)
Hermiston Mayor Dave Drotzmann takes a big bite of watermelon before competing in a seed spitting competition; 4) Hermiston City Manager Byron Smith gets ready to launch a watermelon
seed during a seed spitting competition; 5) A little girl hands out melons from the back of a truck; 6) Heidi de la Cruz sported a temporary watermelon tatoo; 7) Hazel Huber, 1, wears a
watermelon-themed hat during Saturday’s Melon Fest in Hermiston.
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