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East Oregonian
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
American Legion
plans fundraising
yard sale
HERMISTON — Amer-
ican Legion & Auxiliary,
Hermiston Post 37 will host
a parking lot sale Saturday,
Oct. 9 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Grocery Outlet, 1815 N. First
St, Hermiston.
Vet e r a n s a nd a re a
suppor ters may br ing
donated items for the sale that
morning starting at 7 a.m. No
prices will be posted on items
— buyers may make off ers
knowing their funds will go
toward helping veterans.
In addition, an informa-
tion table will be manned so
veterans can inquire about
membership in the nation’s
largest “veterans helping
veterans” organization.
Non-veterans may join the
American Legion Auxil-
iary if they are related to a
deceased veteran who served
in the U.S. military. If their
veteran relative is living, that
veteran must hold current
membership or once held
membership in the Ameri-
can Legion.
For more information,
call 541-720-1815 or 541-571-
5816.
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File
After passing through the
buff et line, members of
the Oregon Army National
Guard serve dinner to the
Pendleton Lions Club during
a December 2019 holiday
event. To raise funds to
continue such projects, the
Lions Club is hosting a can/
bottle drive Saturday, Oct.
2, 2021, at Roy Raley Park in
Pendleton.
Lions fundraisers
are pride of the
community
PENDLETON — Thanks
to the support of area citizens,
the Pendleton Lions Club is
able to assist the community
with various projects and
donations. The club is hosting
a can and bottle drive fund-
raiser Saturday, Oct. 2, 9 a.m.
to noon, at Roy Raley Park,
1205 S.W. Court Ave., Pend-
leton. People are encouraged
to round up their excess cans
and bottles and donate them
to the Lions Club.
Lions member Margaret
Gianotti said proceeds will
be used to continue sight
and hearing projects in the
community. In addition,
the Lions Club is providing
Italian sodas and contribu-
tions to an employee raffl e
Thursday, Sept. 30 during
CHI St. Anthony Hospital’s
Hospital Appreciation Day
event. Also, the club plans to
donate supplies to the Pendle-
ton Domestic Violence Shel-
ter in observance of National
Domestic Violence Aware-
ness Month in October. And
plans are underway to honor
area Oregon National Guard
families during the upcom-
ing holiday season.
The Pendleton Lions
didn’t participate as a food
vendor or sell seat cushions
during this year’s Pendleton
Round-Up — they weren’t
able to obtain inventory
because of lack of supplies
BOTTLE
& CAN
OCTOBER
2 ND , 2021
HOSTED BY
PENDLETON
LIONS
CLUB
from their vendor. The can
drive, Gianotti said, will help
fi ll the foundation’s coff ers to
continue with planned proj-
ects.
For more information
about helping with commu-
nity activities, call John
Taylor at 541-240-0579, and
for questions about the can
drive, call Risa Riggen at
541-969-6234.
Roll on over with
Oldies Night
M I LT ON - F R E E WA-
TER — From Elvis Presley
with tunes such as, “Hound
Dog” and “Don’t be Cruel,”
to Fats Domino’s “I’m in
Love Again” and Bill Haley’s
“See You Later, Alliga-
tor,” top hits from 1956 are
featured during Oldies Night
in Milton-Freewater. Other
musicians climbing on charts
in 1956 included Roy Orbison
(“Ooby Dooby”), Little Rich-
ard (“Long Tall Sally”) and
Chuck Berry (“Roll Over
Beethoven”).
BJ the DJ will spin lots
of familiar songs Saturday,
Oct. 2, 7-10 p.m. at Wesley
United Methodist Church,
816 S. Main St., Milton-Free-
water. There is no admission
charge for the night of musi-
cal memories.
For more i n for ma-
tion, contact Bob Jones at
dubuquer70@gmail.com or
541-938-7028.
Junk Barn Girls
off ers unique
shopping event
HERMISTON — Billed
as a premier junk, repur-
posed goods and handcrafted
market in Eastern Oregon,
Junk Barn Girls features a
variety of vendors off ering
vintage fi nds, jewelry, hand-
made goods and repurposed
items.
Junk Barn Girls 2021
kicks off with an exclusive
evening preview sale Friday,
Oct. 1, 4-8 p.m. at Eastern
Oregon Trade and Event
Center, 1705 E. Airport
Road. Advance tickets,
which are $20, are required
for the fi rst choice shopping
opportunity, which includes
live music, fall-inspired
treats and entry into Satur-
day’s event. The regular sale
is Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
also at EOTEC. It costs $5 at
the gate.
Tickets to the preview
event are available via https://
junkbarngirls.ticketleap.com.
For questions, send an email
via the ticketing site or search
Facebook.
Trust seeks fall
grant applicants
PENDLETON — The
deadline for fall grants from
the Pendleton Foundation
Trust is drawing near.
The community-based
grant program invites
community groups or indi-
viduals that are within the
city of Pendleton to apply. To
be considered for a grant, the
application must be submit-
ted by Tuesday, Oct. 5, at the
offi ce of the secretary, 222
S.E. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
The grant application
is available at the offi ce or
via www.PendletonFoun-
dationTrust.com. For ques-
tions, contact 541-276-3331
or bealer@corey-byler.com.
— EO Media Group
DRIVE
8AM - NOON
ROY RALEY
PARK
PROCEEDS FUND
SIGHT & HEARING
WORK IN OUR
AREA AND
LOCAL SERVICE
PROJECTS!
Questions or early can pick up?
Call Risa Riggen 541.969.6234
Come Visit Us At Our
New Location!
630 S. Hwy 395
next to Obie’s Express
and across from
Tom Denchel’s Ford
dealership
KEEP IT
LOCAL