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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 COMMUNITY Santa Claus visits Boardman Senior Center for breakfast By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer Santa Claus is best known for late-night esca- pades fueled by midnight snacks of cookies and milk, but he can draw a crowd even for a breakfast appearance. It was a full house at the Boardman Senior Cen- ter all morning Saturday at the Boardman Kiwanis &OXE¶V¿IWKDQQXDO%UHDNIDVWZLWK6DQWD Volunteers in the kitchen kept the pancakes coming, while families took pictures with Santa Claus, made Christmas ornaments and took rides on a horse-drawn carriage outside. Anna Browne said she has been taking her chil- dren to the event since it began. “It’s a fun activity and the kids enjoy it,” she said. Browne said the nice thing about living in a small community like Boardman is that at events like the Breakfast with Santa, most people know each other. “It’s a really fun community activity because everyone is here and you get to see everyone and celebrate the season,” she said. Browne said she was grateful for the Boardman Kiwanis Club for gathering sponsors and putting together the event. The club goes above and be- yond what many small-town Kiwanis Clubs do in order to make sure children have a safe place to celebrate various holidays, she said, and people don’t always appreciate how much work that takes. Children who took part in the event got a few mementos besides their memories of meeting St. 1LFN$WDEOHRIIWRRQHVLGHZDV¿OOHGZLWKFOHDU plastic balls, sparkling tinsel, candy and stickers that children could use to make their own unique Christmas ornament. Children who took a photo with Santa also got handed a bag of Christmas goodies, with the promise that their photo would be emailed to their parents later. Karen Pettigrew, who was selling tickets at the door, said she enjoys volunteering for the event each year to give local families more things to do in Boardman. “I just like to see all these families come out for a nice event in town,” she said. 6KDUL6WRNRHVDLGLWZDVKHU¿UVW\HDUYROXQWHHU- ing at the event after joining Kiwanis two years ago, but she was enjoying it so far. Her favorite thing, she said, was seeing all of the cute little kids GUHVVHGXSLQ&KULVWPDVRXW¿WV “Kiwanis does a lot of raising money for kids in town, but this is one where we get to be involved directly with the kids,” she said. STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL Luz Gutierrez, right, stuffs tinsel into an ornament next to her brother Alberto Gutierrez and Maria Richards, left, during Boardman’s Breakfast with Santa. STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL Marissa Sorensen, 9, sits on Santa’s lap during Boardman’s Breakfast with Santa. Angie Bravo, left, feeds her daughter Melanie during Boardman’s Breakfast with Santa on Saturday. HOLIDAYS IN HERMISTON 20% OFF MEN’S DAY Gold Jewelry Line Thursday, Dec. 17th Silver Jewelry Line Men’s Day Sale 4:30-6:00pm 20% off 10% OFF Free Refinishing Free Rhodium Plating New Jewelry Items Arriving! Supporting Our Local Businesses 541-564-4530 • 800-522-0255 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR Gifts, Jewelry & Boxed Cards • Gold, Silver & Hand Made Jewelry • Free Cleaning & Inspections • Original & Custom Designs and Restyling www.hermistonherald.com ~ All Repairs Done in House ~ H ERMISTON D RUG & G IFT ALEXANDER DANIEL JEWELRY WORKS “Where Old Friends Meet.” 114 E. Main St. • Hermiston • 541-567-3072 Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm • Sat 8am-3pm • Sun 12-4pm Family Owned Independent Jeweler 245 E. Main St., Ste C, Hermiston • Phone: 541-289-5001 Hours: Tues-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm • Se Habla Español adjewelryworks.com SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES 40% off ALL Wines (excludes Sno Road) 211 S.E. Byers, Pendleton 541-966-0800 • 541-567-6211 www.eastoregonian.com 20-50% OFF Kay C's Art &Collectibles Regular Prices Antiques, Collectibles, Art, Used Furniture, Home Decor, Gifts & More STOREWIDE 1 67 E. Main St., Hermiston • 541-289-1800 Hours: 10:30am-6pm Tues-Sat BRING THIS AD TO RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT. 20% off ALL Christmas G oss Fa m ily • H OME D ECOR • J EWELRY • W INE • C ANDLES JEW ELER S 541-567-3733 • 158 E. Main St., Hermiston You r loc al jew eler servin g H erm iston area for 6 years. Ch ristm as Jew elry h as arrived! up to 20% off Storew ide D iam on d Jew elry • Colorston e P en dan ts & M ore NEW BRIDAL LINES • Va rdi C o. • C a m elot Brida l • K a shi & Sons D on’t w ait for c ustom jew elry - O R D E R NO W ! Phone: 541-786-8413 215 E. M a in St., Ste. A., H erm iston Hours: Frida y: 9:30a m -5:30pm • Sa turda y 10a m -4pm HERMISTON NORTH POLE LIGHT SHOW Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday through Dec. 26th • 5-9pm 2nd Avenue off Main St., Hermiston (side of old Roemark’s Building)