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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 COMMUNITY Children celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday More than 60 people attended Hermiston library event BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Children came to laugh and play, in honor of a special day, when Dr. Se- uss was born years past, who wrote so many books that last. More than 60 people at- tended Hermiston Public Library’s Dr. Seuss party Monday on the birthday of the renowned children’s author, who was born The- odor Seuss Geisel. The children participated in a variety of Dr. Seuss-themed activities organized by chil- dren’s librarian Raquel Ro- driguez, who said the event went well. “It was a Monday, so we weren’t sure what our turn- out was going to be, but I’m pretty impressed,” she said. “We enjoy that the kids can come to the library and realize that there’s fun things to do here.” Rodriguez said the li- brary has hosted similar events in the past but not for the last couple years. She said schools usual- ly celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday, but she thought it would be a fun event to SEAN HART PHOTO &ORFNZLVHIURPOHIW1DWDOLD/D%HOOHDQG.HQG\O,QQHUVDSSO\ WHPSRUDU\'U6HXVVWDWWRRVDV-HQQLIHU0DOFROPZDWFKHV $VKOLQDQG1\OOHH0DOFROPUHFHLYHWKHPDWWKH'U6HXVVSDUW\ 0RQGD\DWWKH+HUPLVWRQ3XEOLF/LEUDU\ bring back to the library again because children enjoy it, and it celebrates an author who encourages them to read. “I love how (Dr. Se- uss) gets the kids excit- ed to read, learning new words,” she said. “I love how the schools and the library can celebrate it to- gether.” Rodriguez’s son, 8-year-old Jaysen Rodri- guez, said he likes Dr. Seuss because some of the characters have “cool hats, because they’re so long.” Kendyl Inners, 11, Hermiston, helped at the event, applying temporary Dr. Seuss tattoos, and said she enjoyed it. “I think it’s a good way for kids to learn more about Dr. Seuss,” she said. “He has really good books because they’re funny, and they’re really inspiring too.” While Inners said she did not have a favorite Se- uss book, Natalia LaBelle, 13, Hermiston, who was also applying tattoos, said she liked the interesting places in “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Ashlin Mal- colm, 12, Hermiston, who received a tattoo, said she liked the rhymes in “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.” Her mother, Jennifer Malcolm, said the event SEAN HART PHOTO .DUOHH0DUNV+HUPLVWRQÀVKHVEHWZHHQDUHGÀVKDQGDEOXHÀVKDQGHQGVXSZLWKDEDJ RI*ROGÀVKIURP\HDUROGKHOSHU(PPD5RGJHUVDWWKH+HUPLVWRQ3XEOLF/LEUDU\·V'U6HXVV SDUW\0RQGD\RQWKHELUWKGD\RIWKHFKLOGUHQ·VERRNDXWKRU offered children a fun way to celebrate Dr. Seuss, whose books help children learn to read. “(Dr. Seuss uses) kind of silly words, but it teaches them phonics by sounding them out, so it’s perfect for beginning readers,” she said. The next library event is a Traveling Lantern Theatre Company play about the Lewis and Clark expedition at 2:30 p.m. to- day at 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. SEAN HART PHOTO +HUPLVWRQ3XEOLF/LEUDU\YROXQWHHU-R\FH'\HULJKWKHOSV \HDUROG-D\VHQ5RGULJXH]ZLWKD'U6HXVVDFWLYLW\0RQGD\ Battle of the Books a tradition for Hermiston family BY MAEGAN MURRAY HERMISTON HERALD For the Hermiston Doherty fam- ily, the Oregon Battle of the Books competition has become something of a tradition. When Hermiston resident Ben Doherty was a student at West Park Elementary School, he competed in the event, even before it had ex- panded to a state-wide competition. Now that his children, Elizabeth and Gavin, are of age to compete, they, too, have taken on the family legacy. During a special teacher-ver- sus-student competition at Rocky Heights Elementary School Mon- day afternoon, Elizabeth Doherty, a fourth-grader at the school, with her team the Little Kickers, took on her mother’s team, the A-team, comprised entirely of teachers at the school. Melissa Doherty a sec- ond-grade teacher at the school, said it provided the perfect chance to continue the family tradition with a friendly competition. “It sounded like fun,” she said. Monday’s match, as it turned out, was one for the ages. Melissa Doherty joined fellow teachers Ipolito Maloy, Jessica Campbell and Marianne Smith, and Elizabeth Doherty joined fellow fourth-graders Stephanie Booher, Katelyn Wadkins and Ashley Tread- well, and the teams battled it out un- til the very end. During the competition, both teams matched each other ques- tion-for-question until the last few were given. The students and teach- ers each answered four questions where they had to name the title and author of a book after given a detail MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO )URPOHIW5RFN\+HLJKWV(OHPHQ WDU\6FKRROWHDFKHUV,SROLWR0DOR\ -HVVLFD&DPSEHOO0DULDQQH6PLWK DQG0HOLVVD'RKHUW\KXGGOHWRÀJ XUHRXWDQDQVZHUWRD%DWWOHRIWKH %RRNVTXHVWLRQ0RQGD\DIWHUQRRQ GXULQJWKHLUFRPSHWLWLRQZLWKIRXUWK JUDGHWHDP/LWWOH.LFNHUV MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO )URPOHIW6WHSKDQLH%RRKHU.DWHO\Q:DGNLQV(OL]DEHWK'RKHUW\DQG$VKOH\7UHDGZHOODOORIWHDP/LWWOH.LFNHUV KXGGOHWRJHWKHUWRÀJXUHRXWDQDQVZHUWRDTXHVWLRQIRUWKHLU%DWWOHRIWKH%RRNVFRPSHWLWLRQDJDLQVWDJURXSRI WKHLUWHDFKHUVZKRZHUHSDUWRIWKH$WHDP of the book as a clue. Then they an- swered four questions on content from different books. Ultimately, a small detail let the Little Kickers student team slip into the lead. On the second-to-last content question, the A-team incorrectly an- swered “barn loft,” instead of “hay loft,” which the students answered correctly. The right answer gave the Little Kickers the points they needed to beat their teachers, and in Eliza- beth Doherty’s case, her mother, 25- 15. Melissa Doherty said, while she Eastern Oregon wouldn’t have admitted to it be- forehand, she was actually most nervous about competing against her daughter’s team compared with the other teacher team. She said her daughter’s team came in to practice in her classroom during lunch every day for the past couple of weeks, so she already knew how prepared they were. “I think we were just hoping that we would score some points,” she said with a laugh Monday. Elizabeth Doherty said she, too, was most nervous about squaring off Forum “Climate Change: Impacts to hydrology, fish, wildlife & public health.” Facilitated by Jeff Blackwood, Member of the Umatilla County Climate Change Focus Group Speakers: Kate Day Mark Kirsch William Duke Brenden Haggerty Tuesday, March 10 th , 2015 at 7:00 p.m. BMCC, Rm ST-200, 2411 NW Carden Ave., Pendleton For more information please call Karen at 541-966-3177. Need not be member to attend. Please detach and send with payment Name Phone # Address City E-mail address Please include a season fee of $20 per individual member. Please make checks payable to BMCC. $6.00 at the door, students free Lecture reminders will be sent via E-mail, as will weather cancellation notices, if necessary . Thank you for mailing your membership forms to: InterMountain ESD (IMESD) 2001 SW Nye Ave. Pendleton, OR • Attn: Karen Parker against her mother, but it presented an excellent opportunity to show her knowledge of what she had read. “It was scary and awesome at the same time,” she said. Elizabeth Doherty admits the teams did a bit of trash-talking pri- or to their match, but that it was all in good fun. She said her and her mom’s team took turns giving play- fully intimidating looks. She said her mom also had told her that she was “totally going to beat her.” After the match, Elizabeth also added a bit of trash-talking, herself. “You did really good, but we still beat you,” she said to her mother with a smile. In their next competition, team Little Kickers will face off against all of the teams in the region in a dou- ble elimination tournament at Blue Mountain Community College. And just like in the competition Monday afternoon, Elizabeth Doherty will once again duel it out with a fellow family member. Gavin Doherty, Elizabeth’s EURWKHU D ¿IWKJUDGHU DW +LJKODQG Hills Elementary School, will be one of the students representing his school in the tournament. Melissa Doherty said it will be interesting to see how they handle that situation. “It will be fun to see them go up against each other,” she said. Elizabeth Doherty and her fellow team members said, however, they think they can beat the HHES team. “I think we’re going to do it,” Boo- KHUVDLG³:H¶UHIHHOLQJFRQ¿GHQW´ INSULATE FOR SAVINGS & COMFORT FREE ESTIMATES TAKE YOUR HOME FROM CHILLY TO COZY BY MAKING INSULATION & WINDOW Cash incentives UPGRADES available for insulation and windows from Energy Trust of Oregon or your local utility. ASK US! As an approved Trade Ally contractor of Energy Trust of Oregon, we are qualified to improve the ener gy efficiency and comfort of your home. 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