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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015
COMMUNITY
District seeks contract for Holiday cup:
Pranked or punk’d?
in-school health center
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By SEAN HART
Staff Writer
Hermiston
students
and school staff may have
easier access to medical
services next year.
The Hermiston School
Board authorized district
administrators to finalize
contract agreements for a
school wellness center at
the meeting Monday.
Superintendent
Fred
Maiocco said the center
at Hermiston High School
will be staffed by a con-
tracted medical group
that will receive payment
for the services from the
patients, so the district
will not have to pay for
the medical services. He
said the medical group
will assume most of the
business risk, but begin-
ning next school year, if
the wellness center oper-
ates at a loss of more than
$10,000 per quarter, the
district will be liable for
up to $7,000 per quarter.
Maiocco said represen-
tatives from two groups,
Family Health Associates
and Providence Medical,
toured the facility, but
Family Health Associates
submitted the only bid to
provide services. He said
the wellness center is
scheduled to open Jan. 1
but will only operate half-
time until the demand for
services necessitates full-
time staffing.
The center will pro-
vide students, staff and
their dependents certain
services, such as well
visits, physicals, screen-
ings, diagnosing and
treating acute illnesses,
vaccinations and referrals
for more advanced care,
Maiocco said. Services
relating to contraceptives,
sexually transmitted dis-
eases and mental health
will not be provided on
school district property,
he said.
Executive Director of
Special Programs Jon
Mishra said the district
first had discussions
about creating a wellness
center in 2013. He said
the district was method-
ical in developing the
program and involved all
of the stakeholders in the
process.
“We’re going to be
able to provide a service
to our children,” he said,
adding staff members
would also benefit from
reduced waiting times for
simple ailments.
Board member Don
Rankin, however, said the
district would only fur-
ther undermine parental
authority by establishing
Center, 404 12th St., La Grande.
Specific to Blue Mountains
national forests. A facilitator
will ensure everyone has time
to speak, listen to others and
propose solutions. (Peter
Fargo 541-523-1231)
BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, 1 p.m.,
300 S.W. Wilson Lane.
UMATILLA-MORROW COUNTY
FARM BUREAU, TBA. Call Julie
Spratling at 541-457-6045 for
more information.
the wellness center. He
said the schools now feed
many students and take
care of them during the
week.
“It seems like it keeps
snowballing,” he said.
Rankin requested the
item be removed from the
consent agenda to be vot-
ed on separately.
Board member Maria
Duron said parents would
still be responsible for
the students because they
would have to pay for, or
have insurance to cover,
the cost of the medical
services.
“I see this as a great
benefit, not another thing
we are taking on,” she
said.
Rankin voted against
authorizing the district to
finalize the contracts, but
the action item passed,
6-1.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11
SAFE COMMUNITIES, 12 noon to 1
p.m., Good Shepherd Medical
Center conference center 2, 610
N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. RSVP
to Kathy at 541-667-3502.
RIVERSIDE SITE COUNCIL, 5:30 p.m.,
Riverside High School library,
210 N.E. Boardman Ave.,
Boardman.
UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR BOARD,
6:30 p.m., TBA
HERMISTON FIRE AND EMERGENCY
SERVICES DISTRICT, 7 p.m.,
Hermiston Fire Station No.1,
320 S. First S.
HERMISTON PLANNING COMMISSION,
7 p.m., Hermiston City Hall, 180
N.E. Second St.
STANFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 p.m.,
district office, 1120 N. Main St.
THURSDAY, NOV. 12
MORROW COUNTY COURT, 9 a.m.,
Bartholomew Building, 110 N.
Court St., Heppner.
BLUE MOUNTAIN FOREST PLAN
REVISION TECHNICAL MEETING:
FORESTRY, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Blue Moutain Conference
PORT OF MORROW COMMISSION,
1:30 p.m., port offices, 2
Marine Drive, Boardman.
BLUE MOUNTAIN FOREST PLAN
REVISION PUBLIC MEETING:
PACE AND SCALE OF
RESTORATION, 5:30 p.m. doors
open, meeting begins at 6
p.m., La Grande Armory, 404
12th St. Specific to Wallowa-
Whitman and Umatilla
national forests. A facilitator
will ensure everyone has time
to speak, listen to others and
propose solutions. (Peter
Fargo 541-523-1231)
HERMISTON PARK AND RECREATION
COMMITTEE, 5:30 p.m.,
Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E.
Second St.
UMATILLA SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 p.m.,
district office, 1001 Sixth St.
FRIDAY, NOV. 13
No meetings scheduled
MONDAY, NOV. 16
WEST EXTENSION IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, 9 a.m., Irrigon Fire
Department, 705 N.E. Main St.
(541-922-3814).
WESTLAND IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
1 p.m., district office, 77096
Highway 207, Echo.
ECHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, 6 p.m.,
Echo School, 600 Gerone St.
UMATILLA-MORROW HEAD START,
6:30-8:30 p.m., 110 N.E. Fourth
St., Hermiston. (Leanna 541-
564-6878).
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
IRRIGON CITY COUNCIL, 6 p.m.,
Irrigon City Hall, 500 N.E.
Main St.
UMATILLA COUNTY SOIL & WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT,
6 p.m., SWCD conference
room, 200 S.E. Hailey Ave.,
Pendleton.
STANFIELD CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m.,
Stanfield City Hall council
chambers, 150 W. Coe St.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18
MORROW COUNTY COURT, 9 a.m.,
Bartholomew Building, 110 N.
Court St., Heppner.
INTERMOUNTAIN ESD, 6:30 p.m.,
district office, 2001 S.W. Nye
Ave., Pendleton.
BOARDMAN PLANNING COMMISSION,
7 p.m., Boardman City Hall,
202 N. Main St.
OREGON TRAIL LIBRARY DISTRICT, 7
p.m., Heppner Public Library,
444 N. Main St.
UMATILLA HOSPITAL DISTRICT, 7:30
p.m., Umatilla Medical Clinic,
1890 Seventh St.
GO ONLINE
www.hermistonherald.com
ave you caught any since, the cup has told a sto-
of the hullabaloo ry of the holidays by featur-
about the Starbucks ing symbols of the season
from vintage ornaments
red holiday cup?
A former pastor turned and hand-drawn reindeer
social media personality to modern vector-illustrated
originally announced on characters.”
Facebook (Nov. 5 at 10:56
Starbucks notes people
a.m.) that Starbucks had lost have been doodling images
his business and encouraged on their cups for years. This
others to also boycott
year’s “plain” holiday
the coffee empire.
cup provides a “blank
Joshua
Feuer-
canvas” to further en-
stein’s post also in-
courage the creativity
cludes a link to a
of its customers, the
piece — “Starbucks
website states. Star-
‘Holiday cups’ No
bucks has even held
Longer
Contain
red cup contests with
Christmas
Refer- Tammy
the winners receiving
Malgesini
ences” written by INSIDE MY
gift cards.
Michael Cantrell on SHOES
Although three of
theradicals.com —
my Facebook friends
that explains his sudden dis- “like” Joshua Feuerstein’s
dain for Starbucks.
Facebook page, I had never
However, it seems heard of him until this whole
Feuerstein’s personal black- Starbucks thing went viral.
balling of Starbucks lasted a However, after browsing his
little more than an hour. In page and listening to some
his follow-up post at 12:15 of his YouTube rants, I have
p.m., Feuerstein encour- formed an opinion. I believe
ages people to join him in people like Feuerstein have
a movement he’s calling a tendency to provide par-
#merrychristmasstarbucks.
tial information and then
“Starbucks REMOVED dogmatically spread their
CHRISTMAS from their version of “the truth.”
cups because they hate Je-
“Starbucks, I tricked you
sus ... SO I PRANKED into putting ‘Merry Christ-
THEM,” the post says, mas’ on your cup,” Feuer-
which includes a video clip stein said in the video clip,
shot in front of a Starbucks by telling the barista that
with Feuerstein clutching a was his name.
holiday cup.
Personally, I just don’t
Feuerstein’s accusation get Feuerstein’s “prank.”
against the coffee king- He’s encouraging people to
dom was in response to the buy Starbucks drinks, then
company opting to go with taking sel¿es with their red
“plain red” cups this holiday holiday cup and posting
season. By the way, the cup them on the Internet. So,
is red and includes the green not only are people support-
Starbucks logo, which, to ing Starbucks by making a
me, displays the classic purchase, but they’re also
colors generally associated providing advertisements
with Christmas.
by plastering the photos all
According to the com- over social media.
pany website, the ¿rst Star-
I’m just waiting for Ash-
bucks holiday cup intro- ton Kutcher and the old
duced in 1997 featured “... a “Punk’d” crew to pop up
jazz-themed design in jewel any moment.
tones of deeper reds, greens
———
and blues.”
Tammy Malgesini is
To me, this doesn’t ex- the community editor. Her
actly scream Christmas — column, Inside my Shoes,
other than the fact it includ- includes general musings
ed red and green.
about life. Contact her at
The company website tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
goes on to say, “Every year com or 541-564-4539.
IN BRIEF
Fitness studio hosts
Woman’s Day
Fashion, food and fun
are planned during Wom-
an’s Day at the Higher
Power Fitness.
The free event is Sat-
urday beginning at 9 a.m.
with kickboxing. The rest
of the fun, which includes
several vendors, runs from
noon to 4 p.m. at 1055 S.
Highway 395, Suite 202,
Hermiston.
Donations of gently used
clothing, coats and shoes
will be accepted on behalf
of the local women’s shel-
ter.
For more information,
contact
541-289-5483
or info#higherpower¿t-
nessllc.com.
Teens get ready to
jam on Portland trip
A ¿eld trip to Portland
includes an evening of lis-
tening to Christian bands
and speakers.
The Winter Jam trip is
organized by Hermiston
Church of the Nazarene.
The event is Friday at the
Moda Center in Portland.
Those planning to attend
must call or text Janet
Breshears today at 541-
571-0700.
The cost is $15 per per-
son, plus extra money for
dinner. Also, participants
can bring additional money
for concessions and band
merchandise purchases.
For information about
the event, visit http://2015.
jamtour.com.
Warming station sets
Grange sets pre-
volunteer training
holiday flea market
Additional training and
safety meetings are planned
for those interested in vol-
unteering at the Hermiston
Warming Station.
The sessions available
are Thursday from 6-8 p.m.
and Saturday from 10 a.m.
to noon. The training takes
place at the First United
Methodist Church, 191 E.
Gladys Ave.
For more information,
contact
541-720-1146,
warming station@gmail.
com or search Facebook for
“Hermiston Warming Sta-
tion.”
A pre-Christmas Àea
market is upcoming at the
Columbia Grange.
The event also in-
cludes an all-you-can-eat
breakfast for $6. The flea
market, which includes
holiday gifts and ideas,
is Saturday from 7 a.m.
to 4 p.m. at 32339 Diag-
onal Blvd., Hermiston.
Vendor space is available
for $8.
For more information or
for vendor space, call Doris
at 541-567-8663 or Pat at
541-567-5706.
Church
Directory
NEW BEGINNINGS
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Worship Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
Pastor J.C. Barnett
Children's Church
& Nursery Available
700 West Orchard Avenue
P.O. Box 933
Hermiston, Oregon
541-289-4774
Echo Community
Church
21 N Bonanza Street
Echo, OR
Phone: (541) 376-8108
Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am
Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:45 am
Children’s Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:15 am
Potluck & Communion ~
First Sunday of the Month
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
s h i
W o r
p w i t h u s !
1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834
oasisvineyard.us
Worship 10:00 AM
"come as you are"
The Full Gospel
Home Church
235 SW 3rd
Phone 567-7678
Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker
Sunday: Sunday School . . . . . 10:00 am
Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 am
Evening Service . . . . . . 7:00 pm
Wednesday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm
First United
Methodist
Church Of
Hermiston
Rev. Dr. James T. Pierce, Pastor
Open Hearts, Open minds,
Open doors
"Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you."
1 Pet. 5:7
191 E. Gladys Ave.
Sunday Worship at 11am
(541) 567-3002
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
Grace Baptist Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 7:00 am
THURSDAY . . . . . . . . . Spanish 6:00 pm
SATURDAY: . . . . . . . . . English 5:00 pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 7:00 pm
SUNDAY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 9:00 am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bilingual 11:00 am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 1:00 pm
OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567-5812
NEW HOPE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
1350 S. Highway 395, Hermiston
Sunday Worship Services
English- Pastor Dave Andrus
9:00 & 10:45 am
Spanish- Pastor Genaro Loredo
9:00 & 10:15 am
Classes for kids during all services
For more information call
541-567-8441
First Christian
Church
"Proclaiming the Message of
Hope, Living the Gospel of Love"
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30 AM
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM
CHILDREN'S CHURCH 11:00 AM
Nursery Provided
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
Nursery provided for all services
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
All People
Are Welcome
Scripture, Tradition
and Reason
Family service 9am Sunday
Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Pastor David Dever
Sun. Bible Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am
Sun. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study . . . 6:00pm
www.hermistonlmbc.com
T HE C OUNTRY C HURCH
Pastor James Becker
32742 Diagonal RD
Hermiston OR 97838
Sunday School 10 am
Worship 7 am
Evening Service 7 pm
Bible Study Wednesdays 7 pm
Firestarter Youth Ministry
(Ages 12-17)
Monday @ 6 pm
567-8241
855 W. Highland • Hermiston
LANDMARK BAPTIST
CHURCH
555 SW 11th, Hermiston
567-9497
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Worship - 10:45 AM
6:00 pm
Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM
“Proclaiming God’s word,
growing in God’s grace”
Saturdays
Sabbath School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m.
Sunday AM Service 10:30
Sunday PM Service 3:30
To share your
worship times
call
Amanda Jacobs
541-278-2683
