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A10 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015 COMMUNITY Chili contest heats up Lions Club fundraiser BY TAMMY MALGESINI EO MEDIA GROUP Bragging rights are on the line as top chili cooks com- pete in the Umatilla/Irrigon Lions Chili Contest. Anyone is welcome to enter the contest. There is no entry fee to compete. Contestants are invited to bring their pot of chili, provide a brief description and a name for the concoction. The top three entries, as deter- mined by tasters attending the event, will get prizes. Cooks and their chili should arrive 6 p.m. Friday in the commons at Umatilla High School, 1460 Seventh St. The contest heats up at 6:30 p.m. as people arrive and pay a tasting fee of $3. “You can eat as much chili as you want and then vote for your favorite chili,” said Cathy Putnam, who is coordinating the Lions Club fundraiser. The event also includes a dessert auction. Putnam said desserts can be dropped off at the same time the cooks are checking in. Due to resources available, people are asked to refrain from bringing desserts requiring refrigeration. The Umatilla/Irrigon Lions Club recently coordinated vi- sion screenings in Boardman, Irrigon and Umatilla. Putnam said the group helped pay for glasses and examinations. “We’re trying to decide what other local projects we want to do,” Putnam said. “Our motto is, ‘We serve.’ So, whatever the community needs, that’s what we want to participate in.” The Umatilla and Irrigon Lions recently joined togeth- er as one club. The group meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Amanda’s Bar & Grill, 610 Sixth St., Umatilla. EO MEDIA GROUP FILE PHOTO Chefs and tasters line up during a past Chili Contest in Umatilla. Complete Collection Service 159 W. Hermiston Ave, Ste 160 • Hermiston, OR (541) 567-9670 • Fax (541) 567-4427 251 Puskarich Ave., Boardman, OR (541) 481-2666 • Fax (541-481-2239 WWW.BARRETTBUSINESS.COM Scholarship Application Information Available at umatillaelectric.com 203 NE Boardman Ave. 750 W. Elm St. Boardman, Ore 97818 Hermiston, OR 97838 541-481-2220 541-567-6414 800-452-2273 www.umatillaelectric.com KEEP IT LOCAL! P IONEER T ITLE & E SCROW 541-567-7555 630 S. Hwy 395 • Hermiston N 7 OPE YS A A D EK! WE R e S crub Fashion M edical Uniform Store 1823 HWY 395 S., Hermiston 541-567-5870 • bellingerfarms.com 140 NE 2nd Street, Hermiston OR (541) 289-7189 Tim Mabry President CAROLLEEN LOVELL Certified Public Accountant, LLC Complete Collection Service ELMER'S IRRIGATION, INC. "The best little irrigation company in the Northwest" Hwy 395 • Hermiston 541-567-5572 Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com CALL US FOR AFTER THE HOLIDAYS CARPET CLEANING! 541-567-1780 www.carolleenlovell.com 635 SE 4th St. • PO Box 747 Hermiston, OR 97838 6LQFH Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee 53 W Beebe Ave, Hermiston, OR Tim Mabry President 541-567-6151 415 S. Hwy 395 Hermiston • Temporary Staffing Services • Recruiting • Human Resource Management • Risk Management • Payroll Administration 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com AFFORDABLE FAMILY EYEWEAR • Customer Service Is Our #1 Priority! • Best Possible Services! HOME • COMMERCIAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY Hermiston’s Best Value in all Eyewear 541-567-3790 • 541-567-3791 fax 1045 N. 1st • Hermiston, OR ~MARCIA LAMBERT~ www.affordablefamilyeyewear.com 541-567-6562 182 E. Main • Hermiston Become part of the Keep It Local shell by calling Jeanne Jewett at 541-564-4531 541-567-5827 www.columbiacourtclub.com 541-567-3781 • 1-800-238-1223 905 Diagonal • Hermiston www.osokleen.com Contact Pendleton Grain Growers, Inc. for all your agricultural transportation, agricultural and residential energy and grain marketing needs today. PENDLETON GRAIN GROWERS, INC. pggcountry.com (800) 422-7611 REACH MORE CUSTOMERS! To advertise in this newsletter, contact Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531