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REGION Thursday, December 13, 2018 East Oregonian Church wraps up holiday spirit By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian For people who are already tired of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, help is available. As part of its “I Love My City” campaign, members of the Hermiston Assembly of God Church will wrap pres- ents free of charge. There are no strings attached, said Rev. Terry Haight, the church’s senior pastor. In its third Christmas sea- son of offering the free ser- vice, Haight said people can bring their gifts down and have them wrapped. A num- ber of wrapping stations will be set up Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at Walmart, 1350 N. First St., Hermiston. The tables will be located outside between the store’s main entrances. In addition, Haight said people can enjoy hot choco- late and cookies. The church, he said, is not accepting donations for the effort. The Assembly of God Church started the “I Love My City” campaign in 2016 as a way to foster healing after the community was impacted by several trage- dies. They have been joined by other congregations and continue to perform service projects and activities sev- eral times a year. “We’re doing it to be a blessing and to serve our city,” Haight said. “We’ve had people offer money but we say no. And we haven’t accepted anything like that.” During the colder months, Haight said it’s not really practical to do clean-up efforts or other out- door projects. The gift-wrap- ping effort, he said, is a great After years of bargain- ing, child care providers working in rural Oregon will get double-digit pay raises in the new year. The union representing them, Service Employees International Union Local 503, said the rural workers will see a 14 percent wage increase, on top of a 5 per- cent cost-of-living increase to all providers. The agreement came after negotiations with the state Department of Human Services, which oversees the Employment Related Day Care program. The program provides govern- Grange cooks up Christmas dinner HERMISTON—The pub- MILTON-FREEWATER Police say man chomped at cop’s back during arrest untarily cooperate in any part of an investigation,” M i l t o n - F r e e w a t e r Boedigheimer stated, and police reported a man a standoff ensued for about fought officers and tried to half an hour before “offi- bite one before landing in cers physically engaged Corona, who jail. actively resisted.” Officers at The struggle approximately lasted several min- 2 p.m. Tues- utes. Corona tried day responded to to bite an offi- 719 Mill St., Mil- ton-Freewater, on cer, Boedigheimer reported, “and pro- the report of crim- inal mischief and Corona duced edged weap- ons.” Officers suf- had probable cause minor injuries to arrest Agustin Barcenas fered Corona, 39, on the charge before getting the cuffs for damaging a vehicle, on Corona, placing him in according to a written state- a police care and hauling ment from Milton-Free- him to the Umatilla County water Police Chief Doug Jail, Pendleton. Corona faces charges Boedigheimer. Corona, however, had returned to for assaulting a public safety officer, attempted his nearby home. Police had “adversarial assault of a public safety contact” with Corona a few officer, first-degree crimi- days prior, according to nal mischief (felony van- second-degree Boedigheimer, so the city dalism), police department con- criminal mischief (misde- tacted the Umatilla County meanor vandalism), resist- Sheriff’s Office, which ing arrest, second-de- gree theft, interfering with sent a deputy to assist. Police contacted a peace officer and sec- Corona, who appeared on ond-degree assault. He the property at 719 Mill remains in the jail in lieu of St. but “refused to vol- $95,000 bail. East Oregonian EO file photo Volunteers from the Hermiston Assembly of God Church wrap presents during a 2017 “I Love My City” project. This year’s free event is Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at Walmart in Hermiston. way to reach out to help oth- ers during the busy holiday season. People are welcome to bring items from home or they can shop at the store and get them wrapped on their way out. Last year, Haight estimates they served approximately 70 families. “We’ve had people bring anywhere from two or three gifts to a whole Walmart cartful,” he said. “We don’t put a limit on it. And it doesn’t matter where the gifts come from, we’re going to wrap them.” One man, Haight said, was extremely grateful to have 70 presents wrapped last year. Also, after a group of Irrigon Fire Protection District volunteers pitched in to buy Christmas pres- ents for a young man in the community, firefighter Joey Munkers and Lt. Thad Marti went shopping at Walmart. The duo was thrilled to exit the store and find the free gift-wrapping service. The goal of the effort, Haight said, is to serve the community. He stressed that the project isn’t designed to “preach at” people. “If someone is in need of prayer as the gifts are being wrapped, we offer prayer and encouragement,” he said. “That kind of conver- sation only comes up organ- ically if they bring up a need beyond their gifts.” The church purchases needed supplies from Walmart to provide the service. Wrapping paper, bows and name tags are all included. Rural child care workers to get pay increase By AUBREY WIEBER Oregon Capital Bureau A3 ment-subsidized child care for low-income parents. “I would characterize it as a huge difference. Every time we have gone to the table, this is something that we have fought for,” said Natalie Jackson, a care worker in Ashland who participated in the bargain- ing. Jackson said she has fought for decent pay for six years. The pay deal levels out wages across the state. Pre- viously, the state paid three wage scales, depending on whether workers were in urban, metro or rural areas. “Women who did the same jobs were being paid differently,” Jackson said. “To me, it never made sense.” The state now will pay only two scales — one for urban areas and one for the rest of the state. The union made one of its organizers who worked on the contract avail- able for an interview, but she declined to speak for the record. The organizer didn’t know how many caregivers are receiv- ing the pay increase, what the average wage increase would be or whether the lower wages has resulted in fewer child care provid- ers in rural Oregon. “Raising wages for child care providers helps reduce turnover, and that is critical to improving the quality of care that kids receive,” Ben Morris, SEIU 503 spokesman, said in an email. “We’re very excited that providers in every part of the state, but especially in rural areas, are going to see a wage increase.” Morris couldn’t provide details on how many work- ers are covered or what the hourly wages are, but did say there are 1,800 work- ers in the program. Jackson said child care workers throughout the state were surveyed, with the results showing strong support for increased pay for rural workers. That, she said, made the difference with the state. lic is invited to the annual Christmas dinner of the Columbia Grange. The free event is Sunday at noon at the grange hall, 32339 Diagonal Blvd., Hermiston. The Grange will provide the main meal. Those attending are asked to bring salads or desserts to share. In addition to the meal, there will be donations to several local charities. For more information, call Doris at 541-567-8663 or Diane at 541-567-5922. Out-of-market games only. Selec BRIEFLY Heart-shaped information about needed gift items. People are asked ornaments to return the unwrapped gift by Monday, Dec. 17. help patients The gifts will be distributed HEPPNER — An orna- Wednesday, Dec. 19. ment sale fundraiser pro- In addition, cash dona- vides people with an tions will be accepted to opportunity to help hos- help purchase gifts. For pice patients through Mor- more information, call city row County Health District hall at 541-376-8411. Home Health & Hospice. The acrylic heart-shaped ornaments can be filled with small goodies, notes, pictures or trinkets. Dona- tions are tax deductible. 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