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HERMISTON — Roll
the dice and help Soroptimist
International of the Greater
Hermiston Area.
A bunco fundraiser is
Tuesday with the doors
opening at 5:30 at Desert
Lanes Family Fun Center,
1545 N. First St., Hermiston.
The cost is $10 per person.
The bunco games begin at 6
p.m.
Soroptimist’s goal is
to improve the lives of
women and girls, in local
communities and throughout
the world. For more
information, visit www.
soroptimist.org, search
Facebook for the local group
or call June Mills at 541-571-
2681.
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PENDLETON — Harris
Junior Academy touts the
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education in a safe
environment.
The public is invited to
stop in during an open house
to learn more. The event
is Wednesday from 3:30-6
p.m. at 3121 S.W. Hailey
Ave., Pendleton. The school
is available to kindergarten
through eighth grade, as
well as supplementing
home-school or online and
web-based courses.
For more information,
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harrisjunioracademy.org,
541-276-0615 or visit www.
harrisjunioracademy.org.
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PENDLETON — Area
widows and widowers are
invited to a gathering to enjoy
the company of others.
WW.Friends meets
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at
815 N. Main St., Pendleton.
All widows and widowers are
invited to attend. Although
not a support group, the
participants meet monthly for
friendship and an opportunity
to share positive experiences.
For more information, call
541-276-0268 or 541-276-
2790.
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HEPPNER — The public
is encouraged to help support
area FFA youths by attending
the awards banquet.
The event is Thursday,
May 28 at 6 p.m. at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds,
74473 Highway 74, Heppner.
Dinner will be served at
6:30 p.m., with the awards
following. There’s no charge
for the meal, which includes
spiral sliced ham and cheesy
potatoes. In addition, there
will be a small silent auction
with items students have
made.
For more information
or to RSVP, contact Beth
Dickenson at elizabeth.
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or.us or 541-676-9138.
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PENDLETON — Hors
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music of Imperial Twang are
featured in a fundraiser for
Mark Skinner.
Friends Helping Friends is
Friday, May 29 from 7 p.m.
to midnight at the Pendleton
Elks Lodge, 14 S.E. Third St.
The 21-and-over event
will help Skinner, who is
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seating is available for $60
per table of four. Also, beer
wristbands are $10 and
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gear, a gun, a golf trip to
Eagle Crest, themed baskets
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Also, there’s an account
set up at Banner Bank to
accept donations. For more
information, contact Shelli
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beobank.com.
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THE DALLES — Bring
your camera and tripod and
spend a day documenting
the wonders of the Columbia
Gorge in spring.
Pendleton Center for
the Arts is offering an
opportunity for shutterbugs
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waterfalls, petroglyphs and
rock formations. Led by Bill
Peal, the outing includes an
easy walk up a trail at Horse
Thief Lake. Participants
should wear good walking
shoes and bring water, a sack
lunch and snacks. The group
will discuss stopping for
dinner in The Dalles before
the trip back home.
In the Field: Landscape
of The Dalles is Saturday,
May 30 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The cost is $60 for members
and $65 for non-members.
The transportation fee is $10.
Peal will share techniques for
shooting both rushing water
and scenic landscapes.
To register or for more
information, call 541-278-
9201 or stop by the arts
center at 214 N. Main St.,
Pendleton.
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IRRIGON — A hearty
and homemade breakfast is
planned by volunteers of the
Irrigon Multicultural Arts
Center.
A group is dedicated to
the preservation of Irrigon’s
1921 school building and is
hosting its monthly breakfast
Saturday, May 30 from
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7:30-10:30 a.m. at Stokes
Landing Senior Center, 195
N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon.
The cost is $4.50 per person.
For more information, call
Peggy at 541-567-3806.
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HERMISTON — Seniors
ages 65 and over are invited
to an afternoon of music,
dancing, activities, food and
fun during a Senior Prom.
With the theme An
Evening in Paris, the event is
Saturday, May 30 from 1-4
p.m. at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints,
850 S.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
There is no admission charge.
The event is sponsored by
the Hermiston High School
Key Club and several assisted
living facilities in the area.
For more information, call
Cathy Lloyd at 541-390-1158
or Tim Zacharias at 541-667-
6100.
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UMATILLA — Umatilla
Landing Days is fast
approaching and the
committee is having a
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volunteers to help with this
annual event.
Slated for Saturday,
June 27 at Umatilla Marina
Park, anyone interested
in volunteering is asked
to contact the Umatilla
Chamber of Commerce
& Visitor Center at
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PENDLETON — Learn
how to build your own
successful event, including
blueprints, manpower and
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Travel Pendleton is
hosting the workshop, with
Scott and Jill Ingalls of
Ingalls & Associates giving
tips and tricks in building
an event or festival from
scratch. People working on
events of any size who want
to improve their efforts or
those interested in creating
an event are encouraged to
attend.
The event is Tuesday,
June 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at Oxford Suites, 2400 S.W.
Court Ave., Pendleton. The
cost is $75 and includes
lunch.
For more information or
to register, call the Pendleton
Chamber of Commerce at
541-276-7411.
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Submit information
to: community@
eastoregonian.com or
drop off to the attention of
Tammy Malgesini at 333
E. Main St., Hermiston or
Renee Struthers at 211 S.E.
Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call
541-564-4539 or 541-966-
0818 with questions.
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Visitors will have an opportunity to help erect a tule reed teepee at the Living
Culture Village. The outdoor village opens for the season Saturday at Tamástslikt
Cultural Institute.
Outdoor village opens at Tamástslikt
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
It takes a village to create
a village — Tamástslikt
Cultural Institute is seeking
help this weekend in the
construction of a teepee as
part of the outdoor display.
Naamí Nisháycht, our
Living Culture Village,
opens for the season this
weekend. The outdoor
cultural village will be open
Saturdays through Sept. 5
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the cultural institute, which
is near Wildhorse Resort &
Casino. Each weekend will
feature special themes and
demonstrations.
This weekend, kids
also can set up a child-size
teepee. Along with the
teepee construction, visitors
will learn about traditional
building materials used. In
addition, those present can
make their own tule mat
coaster to take home.
In addition to viewing the
structures, during the season
visitors can learn about local
foods, survival skills, uses of
tule reed, the horse culture,
and the manufacturing of
goods, including the use of
string for baskets, ropes,
nets and bags. Activities
planned include the stick
game, making a tule duck
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Marjorie Waheneka works on a projects while sitting
on a mat inside a tule reed teepee at the Living Cul-
ture Village. The outdoor village opens for the season
Saturday at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.
decoy and hearing stories
from tribal leaders.
The village season closes
with a special children’s
powwow. The Sept. 5 event
is open to all youths up to
age 12.
Admission to the outdoor
village is free with museum
tickets. Regular admission is
$10 for adults, $9 for ages 55
and up, $6 for youths 6-17,
free for ages 5 and under or
$25 for a family of four.
The museum is open
Monday through Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Friday of each month.
Also, family passes can be
checked out at many local
libraries.
For more information,
go to www.tamastslikt.
org or call 541-429-7700.
The
weekly
activities
will be listed on the East
Oregonian’s coming events
calendar. In addition to the
print edition, it’s available at
www.eastoregonian.com.
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Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539.
Hermiston Cinco De Mayo Inc.
Committee would like to thank
the following sponsors in making
this year's a successful event.
City of Hermiston
Tom Denchel Ford Country
Fiesta Foods
Radio La Ley
Umatilla County
Commissioners
Anderson Hansell PC
Cottage Flowers
Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce
Umatilla Electric
River Point Farms
Hale Farms
Bob Levy
Simmons Agency
Wal-Mart Distribution
Center
Lifetime Vision Center
JSH Farms
Bellinger Farms
Eagle Ranch
Windy River Farms
Heller and Sons
La Voz Hispanic Newspaper
Without sponsors like you, this home town
community event would not have been the
success that it was. THANK YOU!