Donna Anderson of Hermiston brought her 1941 Ford to the classic car show at Butte Park in Hermiston where it attracted several admirers. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
Keith Ramsay dressed up as Uncle Sam on stilts. Carol Green tried to get her granddaughter, Jacee, age 2 ½, to get a closer look. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
Tucker Teel, 8, plunges into the dunk tank during the Fourth of July celebration. A shivering Tucker said afterwards, "It's cold." (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
Big Top the Clown entertains Irie Murray, 4, and her brother, Kingston, 2, with some silly juggling at Butte Park Thursday afternoon. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
The weather was perfect Thursday. A good-sized crowd enjoyed the vendors and entertainment throughout the day. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
The Jamie Nasario Band perform a bluesy version of ‘Walkin’ After Midnight’ during the afternoon. The band hails from Echo. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
Chris Olp of The Dalles and his 1-year-old son, Jericho, relax and take in the atmosphere. They were in town visiting family. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
Keith Ramsay came down off his stilts and performed an entertaining magic and ventriloquism show in the evening. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
A large crowd came to see Ramsay perform Thursday. He asked several children to come on stage and help him out with his act. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
Folks enjoyed a barbecue dinner and a dip in pool at the Hermiston Aquatics Center, put on by the Parks and Rec Department. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
Joy Bedolla of Hermiston gives it her all during the watermelon-smashing contest. Spectators kept a safe distance away. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
This was all that was left of the watermelons after the contest. Don Ferguson of Umatilla was named the winner of the event. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
A computer glitch was the cause behind the absence of a finale at this year's fireworks show in Hermiston. (Photo: Jennifer Colton)
