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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 COMMUNITY Farm-City Open names champion Rodeo week starts with golf tournament By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer The sixth annual Farm- City Open at Big River Golf Course ended with one team taking home most of the prizes. The team captained by Hermiston High School assistant baseball coach Matt Bergstrom — com- prised of Bergstrom, Cody Neddo, Mike Berg- strom and Jon Gill, took the scramble champion- ship, shooting a 58 to edge Jacob Neighbors’ team (Neighbors, Ben Hunter, Chris Elliott and Stacy Hunter) by a stroke. Bergstrom and com- pany took home special Farm-City Open belt buckles and bottles of Farm-City’s own whis- key, Chute Eight. Neigh- bors received Nike 3 Woods. Darren McNamee (McNamee, Bob Brin- kley, Taylor Smith and Joe Faretta) took third and got Nike golf bags. Kurt Masey (Masey, Kent Bineder, Ray Baker and Marty Britt) were fourth and received Nike putters. Paul Sorenson (Soren- son, Pat Kerrogan, Terry Rowan and Tamara Row- an) were ¿ fth and earned Sherrell Chevrolet Wind- shirts. Gunner Olsen (Ol- sen, Rich Betz, Jason Gray- beal and Jake Malmberg) were sixth after a putt-off and got Sherrell Chevrolet STAFF PHOTO BY SAM BARBEE Matt Bergstrom (center) poses with his team made up of Mike Bergstrom (left), Jon Gill (second from left) and Cody Neddo (fourth from left) and their belt buckles and whiskey after winning the sixth annual Farm-City Open scramble at Big River Golf Course in McNary on Saturday. Sport Tek jackets. Paden LaCoursiere (LaCoursiere, Kenzie Hansell, Arlin Phillips and Randy Moulton) were seventh after a putt-off and got Chevrolet tail- gate duffel bags. Lance Malmberg (Malmberg, Will Sather, Bill Kik and Kent Gutierrez) were eighth after a put-off and got Farm-City Pro Rodeo Nike polo shirts. Brian Getchell (Getch- ell, Rob Mallicoat, Chris Getchell and Kevin Mills) were ninth and got Army National Guard iPad backpacks; and Anthony Faretta (Faretta, David Bothum, Luke Hansell and Dave Dickmeier) were 10th and received golf balls. In the putt-offs, which had two putters from each team try to sink around a 10-footer, Neighbors’ team, competing against Masey and Olsen for second, third and fourth, was the only team to sink one on 7. Mc- Namee’s miss was closer to the whole than Masey’s set- ting their ¿ nishes. On 18, which was set- tling sixth, seven, eighth and ninth between La Coursiere, Olsen, Malm- berg and Getchell, La Coursiere set the standard by getting within a foot. Olsen was a few inch- es inside, and Malmberg lipped out, but was still closer than Getchell. Bergstrom, in addition to being captain of the winning team, won three long putt contests, and his team won $32 in a skins game. Bob Dull won two long putts as well, and Paul Sorenson won a cou- ple of hole contests. None of the hole-in-one prizes, which included a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu, were fulfilled. Life Chapter in the 1980s. It has been suggested, Rolen said, that the area might bene¿ t from a com- munity resource of that type again. Plans to or- ganize a group were dis- cussed during the July 29 gathering and will con- tinue during an upcoming meeting. Anyone who is interest- ed is invited to attend Tues- day, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. at The Arc, 215 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston. For more information, call Rolen at 541-667-2001. NEWS IN BRIEF HHS class of 1960 sets reunion The Hermiston High School class of 1960 is planning its 55-year re- union. The event kicks off Friday, Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. with a drop-in social time at 5 p.m. at The Pheasant Cafe, 147 E. Main St. The activities continue Sat- urday, Sept. 26, with a 5 p.m. Happy Hour and dinner at 6 p.m. at the Walchli Ranch, 79937 S. Edwards Road. A final gathering is planned Sun- day, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. at McKenzie Park, 320 S. First St. Organizers are looking for contact information on Lorena Culp and Judy Riker Martin. Fore more information, call Lee Baggett at 541- 310-0061. Hospice off ers grief support Ongoing grief sup- port groups are available through Vange John Me- morial Hospice. The group meets the second and fourth Mon- days of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. in Confer- ence Room M02 of the Good Shepherd Medical Plaza, 600 N.W. 11th St. The room is in the base- ment of the building next to the main hospital cam- pus. The group is open-end- ed, so new people are welcome to attend the program at any time. For more information, call 541-667-3543. Concert highlights the life of Christ UMATILLA — A fa- miliar face to churches in the area, Sean Rogers — one-half of the Ring Praise Music Ministry — will per- form with tenor Stephan Craig. “The Light and Life of Christ” concert is Sun- day, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m. at the Umatilla Presbyterian Church, 14 Martin Drive. There is no admission charge, although a freewill offering will be taken. Rogers, who plays pia- no, is a concert artist who is just as comfortable with classical music as he is jazz. At the age of 8, he accepted his ¿ rst full-time organist position with a church. When he was 12, he began playing weekly as an entertainer in a lounge and restaurant and continued that until he left for college. Craig tours nationally singing opera, classical and musical theater. He shares his personal testimony and love of music through a heartfelt musical celebra- tion. For more information, call Norma Bussler at 541- 922-5382. Located in Cooper Hall, the booth is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. It also in- cludes posters, stickers and information regarding life issues. Local residents met July 29 at The Arc Building to prepare for the booth, which will be manned for two-hour shifts by approxi- mately 60 men and women. It’s sponsored by the Ore- gon Right to Life Education Fund. Marge Rolen and Dean- na Leonard said Hermis- ton had an active Right to Right to life group has booth in Cooper Hall Fairgoers are invited to learn more about Right to Life issues by visiting its booth this week during the Umatilla County Fair. The booth features a phone that records the heartbeat of a 2-month-old baby in utero and the ¿ lm “Wonder of Life.” OREGON MANUFACTURERS. LOCAL BUSINESSES. YOUR NEIGHBORS. ALL GETTING MORE FROM THEIR ENERGY. Here in Oregon, thousands of businesses and individuals are saving money with help from Energy Trust of Oregon. 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