REGION
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
East Oregonian
PENDLETON
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HERMISTON
Raise a stein, drink and dine at Oktoberfest Warming station
Family-friendly event
includes live music
gets new home,
needs volunteers
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
Trading Wranglers for
lederhosen,
Oktoberfest
Pendleton will feature beer,
food and fun.
The event is Saturday
from noon to 9 p.m. at
the Pendleton Round-Up
Grounds, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave. Tickets are $12,
which include a glass beer
mug and one beer token.
The cost for those under
21 and non-drinkers is
$5. The family-friendly
event includes live music
and activities for kids and
adults.
Oktoberfest Pendleton
was created to celebrate
German heritage and beer.
Part of the proceeds from the
event will go to the Pend-
leton Swim Association, the
City Club and Lions Club.
Organizers for last year’s
inaugural
Oktoberfest
expected 400 people —
however, the popular event
drew more than 1,500. More
than $7,000 was donated
to Altrusa International of
Pendleton, the Children’s
Museum of Eastern Oregon,
the Pendleton Elks Lodge
and the Pendleton Animal
East Oregonian
EO ile photo
Caleb Picken, Art Hill and Jack DeGroftt, all of Pendleton, play cornhole during the
inaugural Oktoberfest Pendleton in 2015. This year’s event is Saturday from noon to
9 p.m. at the Round-Up Grounds.
Welfare Shelter.
Oktoberfest Pendleton
welcomes back Barley
Brown’s Brewpub. The
Baker City watering hole
will offer up Hand Truck,
described as “a delicious
pale ale.” New to the festival
this year is the addition of a
rotating tap — among them
will be Barley Brown’s
Maple Session, a lightly
spiced amber ale. Updates
on beers and breweries will
be announced on the Okto-
berfest Pendleton Facebook
page.
In addition, platinum
sponsor The Prodigal Son
Brewery & Pub will bring
some craft brews to the
event.
Hill Meat Company will
offer sausages, and Mario’s
Basque Bar-B-Q will be
cooking up food, too.
Also, since the 2015
event drew large numbers of
families with children, there
will be additional games
and activities for kids.
For more information,
contact
oktoberfest-
pendleton@gmail.com,
541-276-7411 or visit www.
facebook.com/oktoberfest-
pendleton.
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Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
BRIEFLY
Beneit dinner
supports cross
country team
PENDLETON — A
spaghetti feed fundraiser
dinner will help fund the
Sunridge Middle School
cross country team.
The fundraiser is Friday
from 5-7 p.m. at the
Pendleton Masonic Lodge,
1350 N.W. Carden Ave. The
cost is $10 per family. The
food is being donated by
CHI St. Anthony Hospital.
Tickets are currently
being sold by cross country
team members, but note
that the date on the tickets
is incorrect — the dinner is
not Sunday, Oct. 16. Tickets
also will be available at the
door.
For more information,
call Rod Harwood at
541-969-2129.
Barretos to address
Republican
luncheon
PENDLETON — Rep.
Greg Barreto and his
wife, Chris, are the
special speakers during
the upcoming Round Up
Republican Women’s
meeting.
Rep. Barreto will discuss
upcoming ballot measures
and what they mean for
voters. In addition, Chris
Barreto will share about
her experiences as the
Oregon Republican Party
secretary and the National
Convention.
Everyone is welcome to
attend the no-host luncheon
meeting, which is Thursday
at 11:45 a.m. at the Red
Lion, 304 S.E. Nye Ave.,
Pendleton. In addition,
Cyrus O’Leary pies will be
available for purchase for
$10 each at the meeting.
The pies can be frozen for
up to 60 days. People are
encouraged to buy some
for the holidays or donate
them to the Blue Mountain
Community College
Community Thanksgiving
Dinner or The Salvation
Army.
Those planning to attend
the meeting are asked to
RSVP by Wednesday to
rounduprepublicanwomen@
hushmail.com or 541-276-
1206.
Local producers
recognized for
Angus registrations
In 2016, three Umatilla
County producers placed
in the top 10 in Oregon for
registering Angus cattle
with the American Angus
Association, the nation’s
largest beef breeding
organization.
ET Northwest LLC, of
Hermiston, ranked irst
in the state. Raymond &
Son Inc., of Helix, came in
fourth, and Randy Kessler,
of Milton-Freewater, came
in ifth. The iscal year
oficially ended Sept. 30.
Angus breeders across
the nation in 2016 registered
334,607 head of Angus
cattle. Allen Moczygemba,
CEO of the American
Angus Association, said
demand remains strong for
well-bred Angus cattle.
“These results
underscore our members’
commitment to providing
genetic solutions to the beef
cattle industry.” Moczy-
gemba said.
Formation meeting
to discuss grief
recovery center
HERMISTON — A
formation meeting for the
Umatilla County Children
and Family grief recovery
center is planned in
Hermiston.
Anyone who is interested
is invited to attend Thursday
at 5:45 p.m. at New Hope
Community Church, 1350 S.
Highway 395, Hermiston.
For more information,
call Matt Terjeson at
503-720-1620.
For more information,
Local wildlife
call 541-567-6312.
biologist to address
bird club
Class features
PENDLETON — The
pumpkin fun
irst Pendleton Bird Club
meeting of the fall season
will feature a presentation
by a local wildlife biologist.
Karen Kronner and
her staff will discuss the
challenges of Monitoring
Raptors by Telemetry
Thursday at 7 p.m. at the
First Christian Church, 215
N. Main St., Pendleton.
All who are interested are
welcome to attend.
For more information,
contact lornawaltz@gmail.
com.
Leadership
Hermiston
celebrates 20 years
HERMISTON — A
20th reunion of Leadership
Hermiston is planned this
month.
Explore, Discover,
Dream is Tuesday Oct. 18
from 5:30-7 p.m. at the
Hermiston Conference
Center, 415 S. Highway
395. There is no charge for
alumni and a guest.
Classmates are invited
for an evening of connecting
and networking with class
participants from the past
20 years. The gathering
will include hors d’oeuvres,
beverages, rafles, door
prizes and an inspirational
speaker.
Those planning to attend
are asked to RSVP by
Friday at 541-567-6151 or
barb@hermistonchamber.
com.
HHS class of 1942
meets Saturday
HERMISTON — The
Hermiston High School
class of 1942 will meet for
it’s 74th class reunion.
The gathering is Saturday
at 2 p.m. at the home of
Owen Anson, 207 N.E.
Ninth St., Hermiston.
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PENDLETON — A
fun-illed pumpkin-themed
party is being offered
by Pendleton Parks 7
Recreation.
Messy Pumpkins is
open to kids ages 2-4. In
addition, assistance from
accompanying adults is
required. Participants should
wear old cloths or bring
a smock or apron. The
sessions are Wednesday,
Oct. 19 and Wednesday,
Oct. 26 from 3-4 p.m. at
the Pendleton Recreation
Center, 510 S.W. Dorion
Ave. The $14 registration
fee is due by Thursday, Oct.
13.
To register, go to www.
pendletonparksandrec.com
or stop by the parks ofice,
865 Tutuilla Road. For more
information, call 541-276-
8100.
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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.
The
Hermiston
Warming Station has a new
home, and needs some help
from the community to get
ready for winter.
The center will open
Nov. 21 in a house at
1075 S. Highway 395, and
will be open every night
through February 28 if
there are enough volun-
teers.
Trish Rossell, the pres-
ident of the nonproit that
runs the overnight shelter,
said volunteers are still
needed to run the station
and “keep humans from
freezing to death.”
“We don’t need food,
clothes or blankets as
much as we need you,” she
wrote in a message to the
community.
The house is permitted
to have 22 guests each night
and must have at least two
volunteers working at all
times. Each night is divided
into three volunteer shifts,
meaning 42 shifts must be
covered each week of the
three-month season.
Volunteers must be 18
and older, and Rossell said
she hopes those who go
through the training and
a background check are
willing to commit to two
nights a month, though
“Serving the
vulnerable members
of our community
takes an army.
We cannot do this
without volunteers.”
— Trish Rossell,
president of the nonproit
that runs the shelter
less frequent volunteers are
welcome.
Training sessions are
Monday, Oct. 17 from 6-9
p.m. at the First United
Methodist Church, 191 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston,
and Friday, Oct. 21 from
6-9 p.m. at the Crossroads
Community Church, 350
N. Sherman St., Stanield.
The background check
costs $10 and Rossell asks
that people pay for their
own if they are able.
New certiication is
required each season, but
registration for the training
is not necessary.
There also is a cleaning
party at the center Saturday,
Oct. 15 at 9 a.m. Bring your
gloves, cleaning supplies
and yard tools.
“Serving the vulnerable
members of our commu-
nity takes an army,” Rossell
wrote. “We cannot do this
without volunteers.”
HERMISTON
School enrollment down
from August, up from 2015
East Oregonian
Enrollment
counts
at Hermiston schools
declined by nearly 150
students between August
and September because of
a change in the way admin-
istrators count attendance
in the irst days of the year.
Superintendent
Fred
Maiocco explained the
numbers and new tracking
method to the school board
at its regular meeting
Monday.
The August enrollment
igures showed 5,743
students in Hermiston
schools the irst week of
school, 347 more than
a year prior and higher
than even Portland State
University’s
high-end
projections for the district.
But the September count
shows a decrease from the
previous month to 5,651
students. That’s still 141
more than September
2015 and in line with the
district’s projections.
Maiocco said before
this year the district used a
“whites of their eyes” count
— administrators reporting
how many students actually
showed up to their build-
ings the irst few days of
the year. That number has
been artiicially low and
grown between August and
September as routines are
set, students show up more
consistently and attendance
is tracked more carefully.
This year, the district
opted to use computer
enrollment data to come
up with their August igure,
which led to an exaggerated
count because it included
students who were enrolled
at the end of the 2015-16
school year but moved
out of the district over the
summer.
The enrollment data
used by the Oregon Depart-
ment of Education for
funding was collected on
Oct. 3 and will be released
in a statewide report in
early 2017.