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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022
OUTSKIRTS ECHO
GOOD TIMES
Echo Market transforms small town to a fun-filled city
BY ERICK PETERSON
Hermiston Herald
Echo Book Club
to discuss ‘The
Radium Girls’
The Echo Book Club has selected
“The Radium Girls” by Kate Moore as
its June pick.
The historical nonfiction bestseller
shines a spotlight on female factory
workers whose courage led to
a revolution in industrial safety
standards. The book club will meet to
discuss the publication July 13, 2 p.m.
in the old VFW Building, 310 W. Bridge
St., Echo.
The book is available for check-out
at the Echo Public Library. For more
information, call 541-376-6038.
— Hermiston Herald
W
alking through
the Echo Market
on its first day,
organizer Teres Fair had
a spring in her step. It was
Saturday, June 18, and she
was all smiles.
“Some people think of us as a town, but I
like to think of Echo as a city,” she said.
The city of Echo website boasts that the
town has a population of 715 within the city
limits and 1,200 in its library service area.
On the first day of the market, the weather
was good, many vendors were busy and peo-
ple seemed to be having a good time.
Fair said that she is bothered that there
are people who have misconceptions about
the city. They are unfamiliar with the golf
course, the historical sites, the friendly peo-
ple and the Echo Market.
Perhaps if they knew about the positive
things in Echo, they would consider it a city,
too, she said, despite its small size.
She said she felt good about the Echo
Market on Saturday. Fifty-eight vendors
were there, but that wasn’t all. A community
booth, was there, too.
“It’s exciting,” she said.
Prior to Saturday, she said she was con-
cerned about the amount of farm products
for sale. On the day of the market, however,
she said she was pleased with what she saw:
Erick Peterson/Hermiston Herald
Members of the Echo FFA pose at their table. The group was selling sandwiches for a fundraiser
on Saturday, June 18, at the Echo Market.
rhubarb, honey, roasted corn and local cher-
ries.
She said the next one would be even bet-
ter.
“The people who are here (on Saturday)
have already paid for all season,” she said.
“They’ll probably be coming back, and we’re
getting more.”
According to Fair, people are still ap-
proaching her, as they want to be involved in
the Echo Market.
Future markets are scheduled to have
other changes, too. The entertainment will
change, she said, to include different bands.
The games, she said, will remain.
This is a good time for this market, she
stated.
“We’ve had some devastation with the
flooding, and we need this right now,” she
said of the Echo Market.
The flooding of the Umatilla River re-
mains far away from the site of the market.
“We’re such a beautiful little community,”
Fair said. “And it’s nice to be here when the
weather is nice, people are out and there is
something that’s really fun to do.”
The Echo Market is every third Saturday
in downtown Echo.
“We’re such a
beautiful little
community. And
it’s nice to be here
when the weather
is nice, people are
out and there is
something that’s
really fun to do.”
— Teres Fair
The Echo Market was busy on its
first day of the season, Saturday,
June 17, in downtown Echo.
Erick Peterson/Hermiston Herald
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