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HERMISTON
United Way revs up to help others
Photo contributed by Judy Fordice
Neila Wallace, far left, and Jan Ross, third from left,
both of the Greater Hermiston Area Republican Wom-
en’s Group, recently presented a donation to Virginia
Beebe, second from left, and Irene Miller, far right, both
of the Hermiston Senior Center.
Republican women cook up
support for senior center
Hermiston
Senior
Center officers Irene Miller,
president, and Virginia
Beebe, vice president, were
thrilled to accept a $180
donation recently from Jan
Ross and Neila Wallace
of the Greater Hermiston
Area Republican Women’s
Group.
Judy Fordice, the seniors’
secretary, said the money
will go into the center’s new
building fund and will be
used to assist in purchasing
new kitchen equipment.
Named the Harkenrider
Center in recognition of the
late Frank Harkenrider,
a former Hermiston City
Council member and mayor,
the facility is slated to open
in the spring of 2018.
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
SEPT. 27, 2017
TEIXEIRA — Laura R.
Wood and Nicholas A. Teix-
eira of Pendleton: a boy, Jax
Adam David Teixeira.
SEPT. 28, 2017
HERNANDEZ
—
Sara Hernandez and Luis
Hernandez of Hermiston:
a boy, Cohen Josiah
Hernandez.
SEPT. 29, 2017
ANDERSON — Brooke
R. Anderson and Riley D.
Anderson of Pendleton: a
girl, Taya Renee Anderson.
CALVILLO — Maricela
Calvillo and Jose M. Calvillo
of Boardman: a boy, Jacob
Miguel Calvillo.
CORPUS — Kristen
A. Corpus and Atrayu M.
Corpus of Hermiston: a girl,
Aurora Jane Corpus.
HENSHAW — Kayla
J. Hogge and Aaron M.
Henshaw of Pendleton: a
boy, Markus Emerson Neal
Henshaw.
SEPT. 30, 2017
CASEY — Olivia N.
Whetsler and Brian A.
Casey of Athena: a girl,
Brier Kimber-Joy Casey.
Saturday, October 7, 2017
OCT. 3, 2017
SANDS — Brittany
Olsen and Kevin H. Sands
of Irrigon: a girl, Brooklyn
Elaine Sands.
Good Shepherd
Medical Center, Herm-
iston
When Kricket Nicholson dons
her armored jacket, helmet and black
leather chaps, and then straps her
United Way gym bag to the rear rack
of her motorcycle, you know she’s
“gearing up” for the annual United
Way of Umatilla and Morrow Coun-
ties fundraising campaign.
So, you may wonder what’s in the
bag?
“It’s full of informational fliers that
explain how the proceeds from our
previous campaign were distributed,
along with pledge forms, cards telling
people how they can text a donation,
and a thumb-drive with this year’s slide
show,” Nicholson said.
Joe Zoske, United Way board
member, said Nicholson calls it her ‘To
Go’ bag since she is sometimes given
short notice about workplace staff
meetings that would like her to give a
United Way presentation.
“She has to be ready to load and go
at a moment’s notice,” Zoske said.
Nicholson, who has been leading the
local United Way for 11 years, is on the
ready in the fall and beyond. She tries
to schedule as many workplace presen-
tations in advance as possible. Last
year, she gave about 40 presentations
throughout the two-county area, plus
she’s constantly on the move deliv-
ering campaign materials, handling
inquiries from donors, working with
local charities, as well taking care of
the day-to-day United Way business,
Zoske said.
“To my knowledge, ours is the only
United Way director that uses a motor-
cycle to get around,” he said. “She not
only has a passion for motorcycles, but
a passion for helping local charities
have the funds they need to fulfill their
missions.”
Riding a motorcycle, Zoske said, is
just one way Nicholson keeps United
Contributed photo
Kricket Nicholson, executive director of United Way of Umatilla and
Morrow Counties, often rides her motorcycle while doing business for
the local nonprofit organization.
Way expenses down. Last year, she
volunteered to cut her hours so more of
the fundraising dollars can be directed
to local programs and services, Zoske
said. She did this, despite a workload
that didn’t decrease.
United Way recently obtained two
grants to upgrade fundraising options
with text-to-donate capability and
being able to accept cash and non-cash
donations through its website. Both are
important steps in keeping up with how
today’s donors prefer to give, Zoske
said.
“It is the board’s goal to help folks
understand the value of United Way
and to make it easy to support a work
that builds successful kids, helps
seniors and disabled folks, and provide
food, clothing, shelter and other basic
needs,” he added.
So if you see a red motorcycle with a
United Way gym bag, know that United
Way is geared up for another successful
fundraising campaign to help people in
Umatilla and Morrow counties.
To schedule a United Way presen-
tation, contact 541-276-2661, 541-215-
9677 or unitedwavumco@eoni.com.
To donate, text @myuw to 52014 or
visit www.umatillamorrowunitedwav.
org.
SEPT. 26, 2017
MOON — Amy L. Moon
and Christopher B. Moon
of Hermiston: a boy, Maxi-
milian Dominic Moon.
SEPT. 27, 2017
SANDERS — Kaycee
N. Friend and Dustin G.
Sanders of Hermiston: a girl,
Zoee Jean Sanders.
SEPT. 29, 2017
THOMAS — Crystal
Campos-Perez and Tevin
A. Thomas of Hermiston: a
girl, Aaliyah Luisa Thomas.
SEPT. 30, 2017
AGUILAR — Cheyenne
A. Aguilar and Raymond A.
Aguilar of Boardman: a boy,
Jude Wolf Aguilar.
OCT. 1, 2017
RITCHIE — Dakota
R. Ritchie and Robert R.
Ritchie of Hermiston: a boy,
Ventus Noel Ritchie.
SUPPORT GROUPS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
AA OPEN BOOK STUDY, 10
a.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church,
665 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
OPEN AA MEETING, 12 p.m.,
complex, 680 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m.,
United Church of Christ, 114 S.
East St., Condon. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
VISION FOR YOU OPEN AA
MEETING, 7 p.m., Good Shep-
herd Lutheran Church, 420 S.W.
Locust Road, Boardman. (Pat
541-215-2342 or 503-752-7459)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m.,
complex, 680 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7:30-9 p.m., First United Method-
ist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston.
HEPPNER MIRACLES OPEN
AA MEETING, 8 p.m., St. Patrick’s
Catholic Church parish hall, 525
N. Gale St., Heppner. (800-410-
5953)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
HUNGRY SPIRIT OPEN AA
MEETING, 8:30 a.m., Roosters
Restaurant, 1515 Southgate,
Pendleton. (800-410-5953)
HARPER ROAD AL-ANON,
10-11 a.m., complex, 680 W.
Harper Road, Suite 2, Hermiston.
OPEN AA MEETING, 12 p.m.,
complex, 680 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m.,
Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center,
73265 Confederated Way, Mis-
sion. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, 7 p.m.,
complex, 680 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7:30-9 p.m., First United Method-
ist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
AA BIG BOOK STUDY, 12
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
PENDLETON PARKINSON’S
SUPPORT/TELEHEALTH FAMI-
LY, 2-4 p.m., Pendleton City Hall,
500 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
(Sue Peterson 541-276-4569)
AL-ANON, 5:30-7 p.m., St.
John’s Episcopal Church, 665 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Book
study 5:30-6 p.m., meeting 6-7
p.m.
HOPE FOR HEALING SUP-
PORT GROUP, 6-7:30 p.m., Good
Shepherd Medical Office Plaza
meeting room, 620 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston. Ongoing bereavement
support group dealing with loss
and grief issues. (541-667-3543)
AA BIG BOOK STUDY, 6
p.m., complex, 680 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
6:30 p.m., Episcopal Church of he
Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
OPEN AA MEETING, 6:30
p.m., Echo Community Methodist
Church, 21 N. Bonanza St., Echo.
(541-571-6257 or 800-410-5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7 p.m., Christ the King Lutheran
Church, 325 S.W. Sixth Ave., Mil-
ton-Freewater.
OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m.,
United Church of Christ, 114 S.
East St., Condon. (800-410-5953)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
TOPS, 8:30-10 a.m., Land-
mark Baptist Church, 125 E.
Beech Ave., Hermiston. (Barb
541-580-8668)
OPEN AA MEETING, 12 p.m.,
complex, 680 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
CANCER SURVIVORS LUN-
CHEON, 1-2 p.m., St. Anthony
Hospital, 2801 St. Anthony Way,
Pendleton. (Lori Weaver 541-278-
3233)
WOMEN’S AA MEETING,
1 p.m., First United Methodist
Church, 352 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton. Children are welcome.
LOST AND FOUND YOUTH
OUTREACH, 4 p.m., Hailey Place
Apartments community room, 696
S.W. 30th St., Pendleton. Help for
youth 12-18 facing challenges.
(Danny or Leslie 541-379-4250 or
541-276-3987)
OPEN AA MEETING, 5 p.m.,
Episcopal Church of the Redeem-
er, 241 S.E. Second St., Pendle-
ton. (Ed D. 541-207-2548)
AL-ANON, 5:30 p.m., Roost-
ers Restaurant, 1515 Southgate,
Pendleton. (Sandy 541-278-0162)
RELEASE AND REFOCUS,
5:30 p.m., Lighthouse Church, 417
N.W. 21st St., Pendleton. Learn to
release life’s negative experiences
and emotions and embrace posi-
tive ones. (541-240-9690)
SUICIDE
BEREAVEMENT
GROUP, 5:30 p.m., Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E.
Second St., Pendleton. (Lydia
Conley 503-490-5574)
Photo contributed by Barbara Morehead
Peacock struts his stuff
Pilot Rock resident Barbara Morehead captured a colorful photo of a peacock. According to National Geo-
graphic, the male peacock’s distinctive feather train accounts for more than 60 percent of the bird’s total
weight and is used in mating rituals to attract females.
AA OPEN BOOK STUDY, 6
p.m., St. John’s Episcopal Church,
235 N.E. Seventh St., Hermiston.
(800-410-5953)
“LOVE IS A CHOICE”
CO-DEPENDENCY SUPPORT
GROUP, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Sa-
maritan Ministries, 319 W. Locust
Ave., Hermiston. (541-564-1041)
GENERAL
SUPPORT
GROUP, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Sa-
maritan Ministries, 319 W. Locust
Ave., Hermiston. (541-564-1041)
OVERCOMERS OUTREACH,
6 p.m., Living Word Christian Cen-
ter, 401 Northgate, Pendleton.
Christ-centered 12-step program
with individual sponsors for those
wishing to overcome addictive be-
havior. (541-278-8082)
GRIEFSHARE, 6:30-8 p.m.,
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
205 Tumbleweed Blvd., Irrigon.
Group discussion, prayer, DVD
lessons, workbook exercises and
more for those undergoing the
grieving process. Everyone wel-
come. (Beth Harrington 541-314-
5888)
MEN’S OPEN AA MEETING,
6:30 p.m., complex, 680 W. Harp-
er Road, Hermiston. (800-410-
5953)
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
6:30 p.m., Helping Hand, 346 S.E.
Second St., Pendleton
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,
7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St.,
Pendleton.
HEPPNER MIRACLES OPEN
AA MEETING, 7:30 p.m., St. Pat-
rick’s Catholic Church parish hall,
525 N. Gale St., Heppner. (800-
410-5953)
OPEN AA MEETING, 8 p.m.,
complex, 680 W. Harper Road,
Hermiston. (800-410-5953)
SUBMIT YOUR EO NEWS
Submit Your EO News information and high-resolution pho-
tos to: community@eastoregonian.com or drop off to the at-
tention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston,
or Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendle-
ton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions.
Good Shepherd auxiliary sells sports jerseys
HERMISTON — An
upcoming fundraiser by the
Good Shepherd Medical
Center Auxiliary will
appeal to sports enthusiasts.
Professional sports
jerseys and hoodies will
be available for purchase
Thursday, Oct. 12 from
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in
conference rooms 5-6 at the
hospital, 610 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston. Money raised
will be used to purchase
medical equipment and
provide scholarships for
those pursuing a career in a
medical field.
For more information,
contact juner1942@gmail.
com.
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Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm
517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
Check out the
PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
125 S. M ain St.,
Pendleton
541-276-9292