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FROM PAGE 1 A18 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM PEIRIS: Free Halloween Slurpees continued from Page A1 Although he didn’t ex- pect it to reach so many people, Peiris admitted he was after a laugh. “I’ve actually been think- ing about this for a few years for how to make my senior pictures funny,” he said. “I try to be funny as much as I can because I like to make people laugh. I actually won an award for best comedian from my high school last year.” He pitched the idea to KLV SKRWRJUDSKHU 7DPP\ James, owner of 60 Minute Photo in Hermiston, while they were out taking some other shots at Cold Springs Reservoir. She was on board, and the rest quickly became online history. James said they started outside with the shot of Pei- ris sitting on the car. Click. 7KH\ ZHQW LQVLGH WKH VWRUH and she followed him around using natural lighting for the photos. As he was ringing up a customer’s items, James suggested using the infrared scanner in one of the shots. Click. Peiris wanted one by the Slurpee machine. Click. James said she didn’t think the pictures were that out of the ordinary, consider- ing his family owns the store and he spends so much time there. Her son later told her the photos were “blowing up RQ 7ZLWWHU´ VR VKH EHFDPH one of Peiris’ many follow- ers on the social network. ³, KDYH GH¿QLWHO\ GRQH some unique pictures, but these ones just went crazy, just went everywhere,” she said. “It is really fun to see what it’s done with Stefano, and I think he’s kind of lov- To celebrate Halloween, not Stefano Peiris’ Internet photo fame, the Hermiston 7-Eleven, along with locations in Pasco and Kennewick, will be offering free 22-ounce Slurpees for children from 3-8 p.m. Oct. 31. STAFF PHOTO BY SEAN HART Stefano Peiris talks with employee Britney Longoria, right, at his parents’ 7-Eleven franchise in Hermiston Tuesday. ing the fame of it all. It’s just been fun to watch and see what his mom has to say.” His mother, Anoma, said her friends were telling her about the online popularity of the photos, but she had QHYHUXVHG7ZLWWHU “I quickly asked my son WRJHWPHD7ZLWWHUDFFRXQW´ she said. “I think it’s fun- ny how people go crazy on something like this. It is fun for a little town.” His father, Michael, said everyone was surprised at the reaction generated by the photos. Many other students have stopped by the store talking about them, he said. ³:HQHYHUH[SHFWHGWKDW´ he said. “I don’t think any- body expected it to go that big. All the kids know about LW 7KH\¶UH DOO WDONLQJ DERXW how famous he is.” Peiris suggested that be- cause he was now famous he should have no curfew and a new car — as he was sitting on his brother’s car in the parking lot photo. His moth- er quickly replied, “You’re not that famous.” Peiris said he plans to en- joy his fame while it lasts. “It’s nice walking around school and having every- one call my name,” he said. Agape House changes hours 7KHKRXUVRIRSHUDWLRQDUH changing at Agape House. Beginning Monday, Oct. 19, the organization will be RSHQ 7XHVGD\ :HGQHVGD\ DQG 7KXUVGD\ IURP DP to noon and 1-3 p.m. Agape House is located at 500 Harp- er Road. 7KHQRQSUR¿WRUJDQL]DWLRQ provides emergency assis- tance, including food, to those in need in western Umatilla County and north Morrow County. Also, Agape House is in need of additional volunteers. A variety of opportunities are available to those who would like to give back to the com- munity. For more information, call Executive Director Dave Hughes at 541-567-8774. JUDGES: proved a facade grant for the Hermiston Herald building at 333 E. Main St. 7KHDJHQF\ZLOOUHLPEXUVH a 40-percent match, total- ing up to $1,560, for new landscaping in front of the building. continued from Page A1 thing different that’s the time,” Smith said. During the meeting, the city gave staff the go-ahead to start the public process WR DPHQG WKH GH¿QLWLRQ RI “multi-family dwelling” in the zoning code. Clint Spencer, city planning director, said the current FRGH FODVVL¿HV PXOWLIDP- ily dwellings as three or more apartment units in the same building, but on occasion a developer wants to build a different FRQ¿JXUDWLRQ7KH DPHQG- ment would change the GH¿QLWLRQ RI PXOWLIDPLO\ dwellings to describe three or more units on the same lot, rather than in the same building. After listening to com- mittee reports and staff re- ports and agreeing to start having a work session be- fore every council meeting instead of once a month, the council re-convened as the Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency and ap- Join Us! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2015 It’s not like him. “Some people actually took pictures with me. It’s a good feeling actually. I think it’s at LWVSHDNRI7ZLWWHUIDPHULJKW now, but who knows really?” For anyone else planning their senior pictures, Peiris said the key is to not take them too seriously. ³:KHQ \RX ORRN EDFN DW it, you can either pose on a tree with your arms crossed like everybody else, or you PHOTO COURTESY TAMMY JAMES can be different,” he said. “It’s always better to be dif- Hermiston High School senior Stefano Peiris gained hundreds of new followers on Twitter and his post has been shared more than 27,000 times since Sunday. ferent.” GUARANTEED to beat VERIZON & AT&T PLUS, YOU’LL GET A $150 PROMO CARD INSTANTLY. Just bring in your bill and we guarantee we’ll beat the price on your current Verizon or AT&T plan. If we can’t, you’ll get a $50 Promo Card. Plus, you’ll get a $150 Promo Card instantly to make that switch even sweeter. 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