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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015
COMMUNITY
Volunteers serve HHS marching band prepares for Holiday Bowl trip
Christmas dinner
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
a century. Ball-Kiser and
Community Editor
Stolz said people shouldn’t
Cathy Stolz has been have to spend the holiday
supervising the hot line at alone.
“I continue doing it be-
the Community Fellowship
Dinner for more than two cause it is so rewarding on
so many levels,” Stolz said.
decades.
Owner of the Chuck- “I get back way more than I
wagon Cafe, she was ini- give at these events.”
The free meal began in a
tially recruited to help with
the event because of her private home in 1988 with
knowledge of food han- 30 people in attendance.
dling and use of her warmer Over the years it has grown
equipment. While supervis- to serving upwards of 800
ing the hot line, Stolz said meals with 300 volunteers.
Ball-Kiser and Stolz
her job is pretty easy these
days — thanks in part to have seen many multi-gen-
the Dick and Dottie Hens- erational families volunteer
year after year. In addition,
ley family.
The Hermiston family Stolz said everyone from
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for years. Dick Hensley torneys and doctors have
said it’s like a family re- rolled up their sleeves and
union.
helped with the meal.
Hensley said it’s a fam-
“I think the most fun of
it is looking down the line ily tradition to pitch in and
and seeing your whole fam- help during the dinner.
ily there,” he said.
“And it’s a way to teach
The second Community the family how to give back
Fellowship Dinner of the to the community,” he said.
Everyone is invited to
season is Friday — Christ-
mas Day — from 11 a.m. show up and help with
to 2 p.m. at the Hermiston the set-up party, which is
Senior Center, 435 W. Or- Thursday from 1-4 p.m. at
chard Ave., which is locat- the senior center.
For more information,
ed on the Umatilla County
Fairgrounds. In addition to meal delivery or a ride to
meals served on site, peo- the dinner, call the First
ple can have food delivered Christian Church at 541-
or receive transportation to 567-3013 between 8 a.m. to
noon or 1-3 p.m. On Christ-
the dinner.
Laurie Ball-Kiser has mas Day, calls need to be
coordinated the twice-year- made to the senior center at
ly meals for a quarter of 541-567-3582.
By TAMMY MALGESINI
IN BRIEF
IMAC serves
breakfast fundraiser
The Irrigon Multicultural
Arts Center committee is of-
fering a hearty breakfast.
The fundraiser is Satur-
day from 7:30-10:30 a.m. at
Stokes Landing Senior Center,
195 N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon.
The cost is $4.50 per person.
The group of volunteers
is raising money in hopes
of preserving Irrigon’s 1921
school building. For more
information, call Peggy at
541-567-3806.
Nazarene church
serves communion
The Hermiston Church
of the Nazarene will host a
Christmas Eve candlelight
and communion service.
The public is invited to
bring their family to the cel-
ebration Thursday from 6-7
p.m. at 1520 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston.
For more information,
call 541-567-3677.
Christian Center sets
candlelight service
A special service fea-
turing holiday music and
the reading of the Christ-
mas story is planned at the
Hermiston Christian Cen-
ter.
The church invites peo-
ple to bring their families
and enjoy the Christmas
Eve Candlelight Service
Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at
1825 W. Highland Ave.,
Hermiston.
For more information,
call 541-567-3480.
Ready 2 Learn offers
gift baskets, money
For a chance to win Jan
Brett gift baskets and col-
lege savings deposits, visit
you local library this month.
Ready 2 Learn is spon-
soring the promotion at
area libraries. Each month,
those entered can win one
of three $1,000 Oregon
College Savings Plan Ac-
count deposits. In Decem-
ber, prizes also include 10
Jan Brett gift baskets, val-
ued at $100 each.
Families who use a
Ready 2 Learn card to
check out books or attend
a library program during
the month will be entered
to win. Brett is a national-
ly-known children’s author.
The drawing will be
held Friday, Jan. 1 and win-
ners will be announced at
www.facebook.com/ready-
tolearnoregon. For those
who don’t have a Ready 2
Learn card, stop by a local
library to sign up for free.
The Ready 2 Learn
program is designed to
give parents and children
through age 5 access to a
world of books, movies,
music and fun activities,
as well as opportunities
to meet other parents of
young children. For more
information, visit www.
ready2learnoregon.org.
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Oregon
There will be no season-
al letdown after Christmas
for members of the Hermis-
ton High School marching
band.
Even with Christmas
presents barely unwrapped,
the group will depart Satur-
day for a trip to San Diego.
The band will march in the
parade and halftime at the
National University Holi-
day Bowl as the University
of California Trojans take
on the Wisconsin Badgers.
As a send-off, the band
will perform at 11:30 a.m.
today at Kennison Field, lo-
cated along West Highland
Avenue in Hermiston. The
free performance includes
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with the James Bond theme
in the Battle of the Bands.
In addition, they will play
the song “Holiday,” which
they’ll play for the Port of
San Diego Holiday Bowl
Parade — formerly known
as the Parade Big Bay Bal-
loon Parade — and the mu-
sic “Clash of the Classics,”
which they will perform
with a mass band during the
halftime show at the Holi-
day Bowl.
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since 1994 that a Hermiston
High School marching band
has taken a trip of this mag-
nitude. Those traveling to
San Diego include 92 band
members, six district staff
and 11 chaperones. In ad-
dition to the Holiday Bowl
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performances, the Hermis-
ton group will participate
in a competition with the
winning band garnering a
spot during the pre-game
festivities. Also, the stu-
dents, staff and chaperones
will visit Sea World, where
the jazz band will perform.
Mike Kay, executive di-
rector of operations, said
band director Paul Dun-
smoor has done a tremen-
dous job of re-energizing
the school’s band program.
“He has worked tireless-
ly to increase numbers, raise
funds for new uniforms and
equipment, and increase
program exposure across the
region,” Kay said. “Partici-
pation in an event like this is
a continuation of the vision
to be the premier band pro-
gram in the region.”
The Holiday Bowl Pa-
rade is American’s largest
balloon parade. It includes
more than 100,000 specta-
tors along the parade route.
It will be broadcast live
Wednesday, Dec. 30 at 10
a.m. in San Diego on Cox
Channel 4. The national
broadcast is Sunday, Jan. 3,
at 8 a.m. on UniversalHD.
The Holiday Bowl game
is Wednesday, Dec. 30, at
7:30 p.m. It will be tele-
vised on ESPN.
For more information
about the band’s perfor-
mance, contact Jenny Mill-
er at jenny.miller@hermis-
ton.k12.or.us.
Move over Weird Al, Tone-Deaf Tammy is here
I
can’t sing. I take the
Bible literally where
it says, “Make a joyful
noise.”
And my co-workers
can attest to this fact. I
presented a short stand-
up comedy routine for our
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which included a couple
of parody songs. I twist-
ed — twisted is the key
— the words to “The Lit-
tle Drummer Boy” and
“Rudolph the Red-nosed
Reindeer” in a way that
was truly amusing to “all
of the other Heralds.” I’m
pretty sure my co-workers
were laughing with me,
not at me ... .
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hearing the off-key words
in my head,
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Maybe, that’s why I
like Bob Dylan so much.
A brilliant songwriter,
but with his raspy bari-
tone voice his rendition of
“Hark the Herald Angels
Sing” is more like a funer-
al march than the joyous
song it’s meant to be.
Also, it took several
times of listening to “O’
Come All Ye Faithful”
before I realized Dylan
Forum
wasn’t singing the open- mies, we co-wrote and
recorded a Christmas CD
ing stanza in English.
for our boss, Candy
Despite my sing-
Lukens. She played
ing handicap, I en-
it during their fami-
joy music and I like
ly Christmas gather-
to make up parody
ing, which included
songs.
Jim Stearns, a for-
When I ran resi-
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dential programs for
chief.
adults with develop-
After
hearing
mental disabilities, I Tammy
Malgesini
the songs, Jim ex-
teamed up with Suzy INSIDE MY
pressed amazement
Tosten, one of the SHOES
at how well Suzy
group home manag-
ers. As The House Mom- and I harmonized our off-
key voices together.
“They can’t really sing,
but they are funny,” he said.
Weird Al Yankovic
ain’t got nothing on me —
well, except of course, he
can carry a tune.
Tammy Malgesini is
the community editor. Her
column, Inside my Shoes,
includes general musings
about life. Contact her
at tmalgesini@eastore-
gonian.com or 541-564-
4539.
20th Annual
Christmas Spirit Award Presentations
The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation is pleased
to announce Erick Olson and Mike Snyder as the 2015
Christmas Spirit Award Winners.
The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation is pleased to honor
ERICK OLSON as a recipient of the 20th Annual Christmas Spirit
Award. This award is given to one who exemplifies the spirit of
Christmas by giving of themselves to others all throughout the year.
Erick is a talented radio broadcaster with a passion for, and affiliation
with local sports. But above all, he embodies the Christmas spirit;
giving compassion and generosity of time and talents to benefit and
serve our local community. These are the hallmarks that make him such
a valuable part of our local society.
Erick’s dedication to serving the youth and citizens of our community
with his own talents and skills is an immense gift to this area. He
selflessly gives of his time and resources without thought of
compensation because he believes in the future of this community and a
bright future for the youth he serves.
He coaches youth sports programs and sees his role not as merely a coach, but as a role model to tho se with
whom he works. He gives them tools to enable their success not only on the field but also in life a s they move
through difficult teen years.
Erick spends hours helping high school students write college admissions essays and scholarship
applications. He instructs them in the functions of media and broadcasting, volunteers to lecture i n collegiate
classrooms about oral presentation skills and media literacy, and is committed to various volunteer boards
locally.
It is for these reasons that the Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation, which strives to make ou r
community a better place to live, has selected Erick Olson as a 2015 Christmas Spirit Award recipien t.
The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation is pleased to
honor MIKE SNYDER as a recipient of the 20th Annual Christmas
Spirit Award. This award is given to one who exemplifies the spirit
of Christmas by giving of themselves to others all throughout the
year.
Mike is an advocate for the underprivileged or disenfranchised
people in our community year round. He leverages his skills and
resources to benefit the marginalized every single day.
Through collaboration with organizations such as Made to Thrive,
Head Start, and CASA, he has built relationships to provide an
avenue for generous people in our community to be able to meet
the needs of those who would not be known without the
relationships he has built.
Mike is an advocate and volunteer at the warming station, helps gather household goods for single
parents and their children, and works closely with Made to Thrive to help at-risk youth be involved
and participate in sports activities. He helps the homeless by providing work, food and basic needs .
He is benevolent within our community and passionate about helping the underserved with whom
he comes in contact.
Mike’s empathy and compassion is contagious. One cannot leave his influence without wanting to
make the world a better place by following his example.
“Daughters of Hanford”
It is for these reasons that the Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation, which strives to make
our community a better place to live, has selected Mike Snyder as a 2015 Christmas Spirit Award
recipient.
Speaker: Anna King
The Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation is proud to recognize
Erick Olson and Mike Snyder as the 2015 Christmas Spirit Award winners.
Tuesday, January 12 th , 2016 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:
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The Foundation mission is to enhance the quality of life and general health of
residents living in West Umatilla and Morrow County communities by raising funds
and giving to community projects. Good Shepherd Community Health Foundation
reviews funding requests and makes awards for worthwhile projects twice a year.
The next deadline for submitting grant applications to the Foundation is January 31,
2016.
Groups or individuals interested in making a donation or being considered for
funding are encouraged to call the Foundation office at 667-3419.
Best Wishes For A Happy Holiday Season.