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REGION Thursday, July 27, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3A HERMISTON ARLINGTON Show n Shine car show revs up Event also features hula hoop contest, rubber duck race By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian Vehicles of all types — from antique and classic cars to electric automobiles and motorcycles — are featured in the Arlington Show n Shine Car Show. The event even includes tractors, said Marta Mikkalo, president of the Arlington Community Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by the chamber, the event is Saturday beginning with registration at 9 a.m. at Earl Snell Park, located off Interstate 84 at Exit 137 in Arlington. The cost for vehicle entry is $10 per car. The first 50 registered will receive a dash plaque and gift bag. There is no fee for spectators. In addition to a people’s choice award, nearly two dozen trophies will be handed out at 3:15 p.m. The festivities also include the St. Francis Mission Cath- olic Church barbecue lunch, which begins at 11 a.m. And the Methodist Church Ladies will serve up strawberry shortcake all afternoon. The gals from the Arlington United Methodist Church, Mikkalo said, are known for their culinary skills. The family-fun event also Staff photo by Jade McDowell Greater Hermiston Area Chamber of Commerce board members (left to right) Paul Keeler, Bob Green, Tim Mabry, Kris Bennett, Phillip Spicer Kuhn, Joe Franell, Kara Taylor and Josh Burns are introduced by executive director Debbie Pedro at a Business to Business luncheon. Chamber introduces new board of directors Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini A 1935 Ford owned by Steve Rion glistens in the sun at a recent car show. People are invited to display vehicles and enjoy activities during the Arlington Show n Shine Car Show Saturday at Earl Snell Park in Arlington. “We have tons of fun in the park.” — Marta Mikkalo, president of the Arlington Community Chamber of Commerce features a hula hoop contest and the annual Rubber Duck Regatta. Be sure to purchase a duck for a buck at Arlington Hardware. Always entertaining, the afternoon’s duck race will be held in the lagoon. Both activities offer cash prizes. Families are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair, as well as towels — people will enjoy an oppor- tunity to beat the heat while splashing in the water. Some floaties and water toys will be available for the kids. “We have tons of fun in the park,” Mikkalo said. The Show N Shine also deals in a poker walk. Partic- ipants will make their way to five local businesses to pick up cards. The best hand wins a custom-made leather item from Ron Wilson Custom Leather, valued up to $150. Also, while in town, be sure to swing by the Arlington Public Library for the annual used book sale. It runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 500 W. First St. A large selection of gently used books will be available for purchase. All donations will be used to buy new materials for the library. For more information about the Show N Shine, contact info@visitarlington- oregon.com, 541-626-3426 or visit www.visitarlington- oregon.com. ——— Contact Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastoregonian. com or 541-564-4539 BRIEFLY EOTEC plans last pre-fair meeting HERMISTON — The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center authority board will have its last meeting before the Umatilla County Fair on Friday. The meeting starts at 7 a.m. in EOTEC’s event center, 1705 E. Airport Road. On the agenda is a discussion of the project’s well usage. The drilling of wells on EOTEC property for irrigation has been a cause for concern and complaint for some neigh- bors, who say the EOTEC wells could run theirs dry. The board has been paying to use potable city water for irrigation while it attempts to find a permanent solution for its water needs, which will include some water from the Stanfield Irrigation District. Friday’s agenda also includes discussion of a public safety building being added to the EOTEC grounds for use by law enforcement during fair week, as well as reports on finances, construction and events held at EOTEC. The board plans to adjourn into executive session to discuss the hiring of a general manager to run EOTEC, but the agenda does not include an action item after the session. The board has been advertising the position since the beginning of June. The board’s next meeting is planned for Aug. 25, after EOTEC has hosted its first fair and rodeo. Fundraiser to benefit 8-year-old with brain tumor PENDLETON — A fundraiser is planned to help with medical expenses for the family of Julianna Sayler. The daughter of Eric and Stacie Sayler, the 8-year-old is being treated for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a nonoperable brain tumor. She is currently receiving intra-arterial chemotherapy infusions in Monterrey, Mexico. The Car Wash & Bake Sale for a Cure is Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dave’s Chevron, 220 S.W. 12th St., Pendleton. All donations are welcome to help Team Julianna. Living most recently in Walla Walla, the Sayler family previously lived in Pendleton for five years. Julianna, who was diagnosed with DIPG Nov. 20, 2016, also has received Clue No. 3 By now you should be dialing it in. You’re bound to make bank. While looking, don’t go blank. If ya sit a spell and ponder the clues. At this point, the medallion is yours to lose. You’ll just need to dig in for the win. The annual National Night Out Treasure Hunt is underway in Hermiston. The rules and first clue were printed in Tuesday’s East Oregonian and an additional bonus clue appears in Wednesday’s Hermiston Herald. The person who finds the golden medallion will win an ice cream social block party Tuesday, Aug. 1 as part of the National Night Out activities. When you find the medallion, you must immediately contact the Hermiston Police Department. If it’s after 6 p.m., leave a message for officer Tim Miears at 541-667-5112. treatment for the highly aggressive and difficult to treat condition in London. For more about the family’s efforts to receive medical treatment for their daughter, visit www. juliannasjourney.com. Altrusa of Pendleton collects school supplies PENDLETON — Some area students and their families have a difficult time coming up with extra money for school supplies. Altrusa International of Pendleton and Pacific Power are sponsoring a School Supply Drive to help raise money and collect basic supplies to provide to local students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Volunteers will accept cash donations and school supplies Saturday Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of Wal-Mart, 2203 S.W. Court Ave., and Bi-Mart, 901 S.W. Emigrant Ave., both in Pendleton. Items needed include pens, pencils, crayons (24-count), spiral notebooks, 2-inch binders, folders, colored pencils, glue sticks, plastic pencil boxes and backpacks. In addition, children’s underwear and socks are being collected. Donations by check can be mailed through Friday, Aug. 11 to Altrusa International of Pendleton, Attn: School Supply Drive, P.O. Box 1735, Pendleton, OR 97801. For more information, contact Deborah Wagner at deborah@ graybealdistributing.com. Road trip shines with solar eclipse PENDLETON — Teens and adults are invited on the trip of a lifetime as Pendleton Parks & Recreation is planning a Total Solar Eclipse Road Trip. The group will pile into the vehicle on the morning of Monday, Aug. 21 and head out at 7 a.m. from the Pendleton Recreation Center. Driving south to a viewing point in the path of totality, participants will receive special viewing glasses. The trip itinerary will include other stops, possibly the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The estimated time of return is 5 p.m. Due to limited resources in the small communities along the path of totality, participants need to bring their own food and beverages. Seating is limited and registrations will be accepted until full — no later than Wednesday, Aug. 16. The cost is $50 per person. To register, visit www. pendletonparksandrec.com or stop by the parks office, 865 Tutuilla Road. For more information, call 541-276- 8100. East Oregonian Greater Hermiston Area Chamber of Commerce members were introduced to the chamber’s new board of directors on Tuesday during a Business to Business luncheon. Josh Burns of the Wal-Mart Distribution Center is serving as the chamber’s board chair for 2017-2018. He said the next year will be “exciting times” for the chamber as it continues its search for a new home after the city of Hermiston informed the chamber it would need to move out of the Hermiston Conference Center by Jan. 1. “After the first of the year we’re going to be doing something different,” he said. “What that is, we don’t know yet.” Burns replaced outgoing director Shirley Parsons, who executive director Debbie Pedro praised as guiding the chamber through a difficult year full of changes. Parsons said the experience has been “chal- lenging, but also been fun.” “I’m so grateful for the relationships that have been built over the last year,” she said. The board’s treasurer for the year will be Kara Taylor, and Paul Keeler has been chosen as chair-elect and will serve as chair in 2018-2019. The chamber also welcomed Tammy Smith at Tim Mabry as new board members. HERMISTON Man arrested at traffic stop for unlawful drug possession Good Shepherd to provide personal caregiving services STANFIELD — A 21 year-old man was arrested in Stanfield Tuesday night, after being connected with drugs found in the area. After responding to a welfare check call at 455 N. Sherman St., Stanfield, Officer Tristan Walker found marijuana and other drug paraphernalia, which was linked to Eddie Gonzalez. Gonzalez was arrested around 11 p.m. at a traffic stop near a trailer park by Stanfield Police Officer Cody Marcum. Upon his arrest, Gonzalez was also found to be in possession of methamphet- amine. Gonzalez was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine, unlawful delivery of meth- amphetamine, unlawful delivery of marijuana, endangering the welfare of a minor, and assault in the fourth degree. He was lodged in the Umatilla County Jail. ——— Briefs are compiled from staff and wire reports, and press releases. Email press releases to news@ eastoregonian.com East Oregonian Good Shepherd Health Care System is rolling out new services to patients. On Tuesday the Hermiston-based hospital announced the launch of personal home caregiving services. Heather Osborne, GSHCS home health and hospice manager, said in a news release that in the past Good Shepherd has offered in-home medical services like physical therapy, but not services such as assistance in bathing or cooking. “Over the past 12 months, we have had an increase in inquiries for home caregivers. With no other home caregiver agency services in the community, we saw a need, decided to take action and create a service the community was requesting,” Osborne said. Services provided will include bathing, personal grooming and hygiene, dressing, shopping and errands, mobility, nutrition, hydration and feeding, laundry, medica- tion assistance, toileting, housekeeping, medical appointment assistance and transportation assis- tance. Caregivers can stop by an assisted living facility each day to give one-on-one help with a meal, spend a week doing laundry or cooking for a patient post-operation, or even provide transporta- tion and company to go see a movie. Good Shepherd also announced a new tran- sitional care program, which was developed in partnership with CHI St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton and Allevant Solutions. The program will serve patients who are well enough to leave full-time care in a hospital setting but still have needs such as wound care or breathing treatments that make their recovery in a home or assisted living facility difficult. Dennis Burke, president and CEO of Good Shep- herd, said in a statement that the program will allow local patients to return to the community to receive care closer to home after initial treatments at larger facilities in the Tri-Cities and Portland areas. The solar eclipse is coming August 21 Come C o get the th he coole coolest olestt ecli eclipse ipse e glasses in town at your nearest g East Oregonian office, or come E visit us at our Umatilla County Fair booth, Aug. 8-12. $1 EACH Best deal in town! Pick some up for your friends and family while supplies last. East Oregonian 1-800-522-0255 211 SE Byers Ave. Pendleton 333 East Main St. Hermiston
