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East Oregonian
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Local students participate in National History Day
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
East Oregonian
PORTLAND — Sam
Kubishta of Griswold High
School and McKenzie Rose
of the Echo School District
recently competed in the
National History Day 2021
Virtual Documentary Show-
case. They were among
50 middle school and high
school students from across
the state who were invited
to participate in the national
contest.
The local students earned
the honor to advance by each
placing first in their category
during the Oregon History
Day contest, which was
coordinated by the Oregon
Historical Society. In all,
125 students from across
the state participated in this
year’s event, which also was
held virtually.
Kubishta placed first
in the Oregon contest in
the Individual Documen-
Stanfield Baptist
invites kids to
track down God
STANFIELD — Kids
ages 4-12 will be Tracking
Down the One True God at
Stanfield Baptist Church.
With a theme of Mystery
Island, the vacation Bible
school is Monday, July 12,
through Friday, July 16. It
runs each day from 9 a.m.
to noon at the church, 310
E. Wheeler Ave., Stanfield.
The daily activities offer fun,
games, crafts and music.
Children do not have to
belong to a church to attend.
Parents can sign their kids
up at the VBS booth during
Stanfield’s Fourth of July
celebration at Bard Park. In
addition, people are encour-
aged to stick around the park
for a Quilts of Valor presen-
tation at the Fourth of July
community worship service
at 7 p.m.
For more information,
call 541-449-3313 or visit
www.stanfieldbaptist.com.
Flora School offers
online pioneer
skills classes
FLORA — While it’s
not the pioneer way, Flora
School Education Center is
offering online classes. The
nonprofit organization’s
mission is to promote folk
arts and historic agriculture.
The pioneer classes will
be offered virtually, via inter-
net, email address, computer
with camera/audio or cell-
phone with holder — partic-
ipants can’t hold a cellphone
while doing these classes.
Cordless headsets will make
it easier to hear/talk but are
not required.
P r e - r e g i s t r a t io n i s
required for the sessions.
There is no class fee, but
participants may make a
donation after the class is
complete. Check-in time
will be provided upon regis-
tration, along with an equip-
ment and materials list
Upcoming classes include
Patch Lap Quilt on Satur-
day, July 17, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Nickie Sanchez
from San Diego of Custom
Designs by Nickie will teach
the session. The class, which
features a 42-inch by 54-inch
quilt, is open to ages 12 (with
adult supervision) and older
— beginning sewers are
welcome.
For more information,
call/text Sanchez at 619-942-
9249 or email nickieA-
sanchez@outlook.com. The
class may take more than one
day. Sanchez will follow up
with participants in order to
finish.
August offerings include
blacksmithing and basic
bladesmithing. In Septem-
ber, a weaving class will
Oregon Historical Society/Contributed Photo
Students from Oregon (center) participate in the 2019 National History Day event. Because of
the global pandemic, the 2021 event was held virtually.
tary category for “Beatrice
Morrow Cannady: Speaking
Out Against Racism in the
Film Industry.” Rose took
first in Individual Exhibit for
“The Navajo Code Talkers:
Communicating Their Way
To Victory.”
While Kubishta and Rose
didn’t place at the national
contest, they competed
against more than 2,700
students with more than
1,500 unique entries from
across the country, said
Rachel Randles, Oregon
Historical Society director
of marketing and communi-
cations.
Other Helix students who
placed in the state compe-
tition include: Individual
Documentary: Madison
Jensen, third for “Commu-
nicating One Panel at a Time:
The NAMES Project Memo-
rial Quilt”; Group Docu-
mentary: Anitohi Mercer
and Victoria Keene, third
for “The Slave Narrative
Project: Communicating the
Voices of the Forgotten”; and
Sydney Moore of Helix also
participated in Individual
Documentary: “The Problem
We All Live With.”
The program encour-
ages students to nurture
their curiosities by research-
ing topics from any past
time period or place, or by
analyzing a historical event
that connects to the annual
theme. The theme for 2021
was “Communication in
History: The Key to Under-
standing.”
Students present their
work in one of five categories
— paper, website, exhibit,
documentary or perfor-
mance. The projects can be
developed independently
or in groups of up to five
students for all categories
(except paper).
The Oregon Historical
Society looks forward to
seeing what topics students
tackle next year. The 2022
National History Day theme
is “Debate & Diplomacy in
History: Successes, Failures,
Consequences.”
For more information
about participating in Oregon
History Day, contact Kristen
Pilgrim at kristen.pilgrim@
ohs.org. For more about
National History Day, visit
www.nhd.org.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Gayle Yoder/Contributed Photo
Stanfield Baptist Church is busy with pre-registration for its
vacation Bible school, which is July 12-16, 2021.
utilize repurposed materi-
als. And an October session
features a French burrito
pillow.
For more information
about Flora School, includ-
ing classes, volunteering,
teaching, work parties and
events, visit www.f lora-
school.org, contact 541-828-
7010, floraschool@tds.net or
search Facebook, Instagram
or its YouTube channel.
Students ride away
with Bikes for
Books Program
HERMISTON — More
than two dozen lucky
students are pedaling into
the summer on new bicy-
cles thanks to the Bikes for
Books Program of Hermis-
ton Masonic Lodge No. 138.
Because of the global
pandemic, the Masons
adapted the program, which
still allowed them to award
five bikes to students at each
of Hermiston’s five elemen-
tary schools. During the
month of May, anytime a
student in second through
fifth grades took an Acceler-
ated Reader quiz, and earned
100%, their name was put
into a drawing for a brand
new bike.
In June, the winners were
announced over Google
Meet, as the classrooms
watched. Each winner’s
family had been notified in
advance and were waiting
at the office. In addition,
members of the Masonic
Lodge were on hand to pres-
ent the winning students
with their new bikes.
Miranda Hunt said Bikes
for Books has been going for
many years, and the school
district is grateful for the
willingness of the Masons
to continue the program
during the unusual school
year. Smiles, shouts of joy,
and surprised faces were
plentiful as each student
was presented with their
bike, and a helmet that was
donated by the Hermiston
Police Department.
Red Cross offers
incentives for
blood donations
SEATTLE — As the
American Red Cross contin-
ues to experience a severe
blood shortage that is nega-
tively affecting blood product
availability across the coun-
try, additional incentives are
being offered to those who
make a donation in the next
30 days.
As a thank you, those
who give between July 1-6
will receive a Red Cross
embroidered hat by mail,
while supplies last. And
those providing blood dona-
tions from July 7-31 will get a
$10 card for Amazon.com via
email and also will be entered
for a chance to win gas for a
year (a $5,000 value).
People are asked to make a
donation appointment. Area
blood drives listed on the
American Red Cross website
include:
• Wednesday, July 7, from
noon to 5 p.m. at Our Lady
of Angels Catholic Church,
Hermiston.
• Wednesday, July 7, from
1-6 p.m. at the Milton-Free-
water Community Center.
• Thursday, July 8, from
12:30-5 p.m. at CHI St.
Anthony Hospital, Pendle-
ton.
• Monday, July 12, from
noon to 6 p.m. at CHI St.
Anthony Hospital, Pendle-
ton.
• Monday, July 19, from
12:45-5:30 p.m. at Good
Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston.
• Thursday, July 22, from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Eastern
Oregon Trade and Event
Center, Hermiston.
• Tuesday, July 27, from
noon to 5 p.m. at Pendleton
Convention Center.
• Thursday, July 29, from
12:30-5 p.m. at The Gron-
quist Building, Arlington.
In addition, there are also
numerous opportunities to
give blood in the Tri-Cities
and Walla Walla areas.
For more information or
to schedule a donation time,
visit www.redcrossblood.org
or call 800-733-2767.
Library heats up
with escape room,
beekeeping
HERMISTON — A pair of
activities for the summer read-
ing program offered through
the Hermiston Public Library
will accept pre-registration
beginning Tuesday, July 6.
For teens, an escape room
is planned Saturday, July 17,
from noon to 4 p.m. Because
of social distancing guide-
lines, there can only be nine
participants per one-hour time
slot. Teens who are interested
in participating must pre-reg-
ister.
Adults 18 and older can
attend a beekeeper presen-
tation by Ron Hendrickson
Wednesday, July 14, from
6-8 p.m. Because of social
distancing restrictions,
only nine participants are
allowed. In addition, masks
are required. Those interested
must register in person at the
library.
For more information, call
541-567-2882 or stop by the
library at 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston.
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Tammy Malgesini/East Oregonian, file
John and Judy Osborn’s 1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air glistens in
the sun during the 24th annual Cool Rides Car Show. This
year’s event is July 9-10, 2021, at McKenzie Park in Herm-
iston.
Cool Rides revs up for
25th annual car show
Event is July 9-10
at McKenzie Park
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — The
Hermiston Classics Car
Club is gearing up for its
25th annual car show.
The Cool Rides Car
Show is July 9-10 at
McKenzie Park, 320 S. First
St., Hermiston. The vehi-
cle entry fee is $25. People
are encouraged to register
in advance at www.herm-
istonclassicscarclub.com.
The first 100 entries will
receive an event T-shirt free
of charge.
Juan Lopez, club pres-
ident, is excited for the
event — especially after
having to cancel in 2020.
Lopez hopes people will
not only enter their vehi-
cles but come out and enjoy
the day in the park. People
don’t have to belong to the
car club to enter the show or
to join the Friday night fun,
Lopez said.
“We have some special
things coming in,” he said.
“The National Guard will
be there and we’ll have
a couple of other special
things in the park for people
to see.”
On-site registration is
Saturday, July 10 from
7-10 a.m. at the park. The
car show will officially kick
off with the singing of the
national anthem at 9 a.m. by
the Hermiston High School
choir. The awards presen-
tation, which will include
nearly two dozen catego-
ries, begins at 1 p.m.
Also, the club will host a
poker run July 9. To partic-
ipate in the poker run, head
to McKenzie Park to pick
up a map and scorecard.
The cost is $5 per hand.
Participants will have from
6-7 p.m. to collect the cards
for their poker hands.
At 7 p.m., the club will
host a dinner and determine
winners of the poker run.
The car club will provide
the meal and beverages.
The Hermiston Clas-
sics Car Club is made up
of local car enthusiasts,
who get together to support
each other with vehicle-re-
lated projects, skills and
education. All car, truck,
and vehicle enthusiasts are
invited to get involved.
Although the club’s name
includes the term “classics,”
there are no specific vehi-
cle requirements in order
to join. The club welcomes
all individuals who have a
passion for cars.
For updates on club
meetings and activities, visit
www.facebook.com/Herm-
istonClassicsCarClub. For
questions, contact 541-571-
0141 or hermistonclassics-
carclub@gmail.com.
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