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A4 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 Our Community Lions Club member receives service pin Hermiston Lions Club member Kelly Sanders ZDV UHFHQWO\ UHFRJQL]HG for his years of service. Dr. Jitsuhiro Yamada, Lions International presi- GHQWUHFRJQL]HG6DQGHUV who received his 25-year service pin from Presi- dent Phillip Spicer-Kuhn. Sanders is vice president of human resources at Good Shepherd Health Care System. For more about the Lions Club, call Hopkins at 541-534-4390 or visit www.lionsclub.org. 3H2T2 &21T5,%8T(D %< *(5$/D H23.,16 Kelly Sanders, left, is presented with a Lions Club 25-year service pin by President Phillip Spicer-Kuhn. IN BRIEF Season springs with seed swap With spring just around the corner, it’s time to fresh- en up that green thumb. The Bloomer Girls Gar- den Club is teaming up with the Hermiston Pub- lic Library to help share the bounty. A Seed Swap & Seed Starting Event is planned Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the library’s Lan- ham Room, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Everyone is invited — from seasoned seed collectors to novices in the world of gardening. People are invited to EULQJ VHHGV DQG XS WR ¿YH pots for those needing help getting seeds started. A lim- ited amount of soil will be available. For more information, call Jodi Hansen at 541- 567-2882. Fire chief brews coff ee, conversation The public can learn PRUH DERXW WKH ORFDO ¿UH district during Coffee with the Chiefs. Chief Scott Stanton of Hermiston Fire & Emer- gency Services and oth- ers will meet with people over a cup of joe Thursday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Chuckwagon Cafe, 81027 1 +LJKZD\ +HUPLV ton. The March 17 gather- ing is at Lucky Jam Barn, 6 0DLQ 6W 6WDQ¿HOG Watch the Hermiston Herald coming events calender for the venue of other meetings this month. Stanton hopes to reach out to people about the upcoming reformation vote, as well as general infor- PDWLRQ DERXW WKH ¿UH district. For more informa- tion, call Stanton at 541- 567-8822. Private Party Only Community Editor thor, who will speak to stu- dents at Armand Larive Mid- dle School. Also, the public is invited to a book-signing and presentation by Estes Monday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at Hermiston Church of the 1D]DUHQH : 2UFKDUG Ave. The event is free, al- though, people are encour- aged to bring a book to do- nate to Altrusa’s Little Red Library at Belt Park. For more information, call Armchair Books at 541-276- 7323 or visit www.kelliestes. com. &21T5,%8T(D 3H2T2 3rinted on recycled newsprint VOLUME 110 ɿ NUMBER 10 Gary L. West | Editor gwest@hermistonherald.com Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor Sam Barbee | Sports Reporter Jade McDowell | Reporter sbarbee@hermistonherald.com jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant Jennifer Colton | Reporter 541-564-4532 tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com 541-564-4542 541-564-4536 jjewett@hermistonherald.com jcolton@hermistonherald.com 541-564-4539 541-564-4531 541-564-4534 Shannon Paxton | 2f¿ ce coordinator spa[ton@hermistonherald.com 541-564-453 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant aworNman@eastoregonian.com 541-564-453 To contact the Hermiston Herald for news, advertising or subscription information: call 541-567-6457 e-mail info@hermistonherald.com stop b\ our of¿ ces at 333 (. 0ain 6t. visit us online at: hermistonherald.com The Hermiston Herald 8636 24222, ,661 75-472 is published weeNl\ at Hermiston Herald, 333 (. 0ain 6t., Hermiston, 25 973, 541 567-6457, )$; 541 567-1764. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier and mail Wednesdays ,nside 8matilla0orrow counties .......... $42.65 2utside 8matilla0orrow counties ....... $53.9 3eriodical postage paid at Hermiston, 25. 3ostmaster, send address changes to Hermiston Herald, 333 (. 0ain 6t., Hermiston, 25 973. 0ember of (2 0edia *roup &opyright 216 WEEK Michael Shafer W ESTON -M C E WEN H IGH S CHOOL Michael is currently a junior at Weston-McEwen High School. He has a 4.57 GPA and ranked 1st in his class. Michael has served as president of his class both his freshman and sophomore years and is the student body representative to the school board this year. He is an active member of the Weston-McEwen Band and Pipes and Drums, FFA and plays tennis for the TigerScots. Last year as a sophomore he was awarded the Rickard McCracken award for outstanding sophomore boy. After graduation in 2017, Michael’s plans include attending Harvard and obtaining his Juris Doctorate Degree in Law and then becoming a Politician. Proudly Sponsored by 2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR • 541-276-5121 A RLINGTON H IGH S CHOOL 25 VLJQL¿FDQFH RI HPEURLGHU\ in the Chinese culture, Estes Delving into Chinese said it was the perfect way to history and culture, Seat- tie together the past and pres- tle-area author Kelli Estes ent in telling the stories of weaves together a historical Mei Lein and Inara Erickson. ¿FWLRQ QRYHO WKDW DOWHUQDWHV The book appeared on the chapters with a story in the USA Today Bestsellers list present day in “The Girl in December 2015. “I loved Who Wrote in Silk.” books so much that I After reading about believed authors must the brutal deaths of be magical beings born Chinese people be- with special powers, ing smuggled by boat and I certainly believed through the San Juan they lived somewhere Islands, Estes was far away from the rural compelled to learn town where I grew up more. Researching the Estes in eastern Washing- Chinese Exclusion Act ton,” Estes said. of 1882, Estes read about the When Carolynn Landwehr intense anti-Chinese senti- Estes — who is now Estes’ ment in the United States, sister-in-law — mentioned which led to whole commu- she was writing a book, it nities of Chinese being driv- opened up Estes’ world. en out, Chinatowns burned /DQGZHKU(VWHVZDVWKH¿UVW to the ground, beatings, person the would-be author lynchings and massacres. had met who professed to be “As a lover of history and a writer — and she appeared DQDWLYHRIWKH3DFL¿F1RUWK normal, not like the fabled west, I was surprised that I creatures of Estes’ imagina- had never known about any tion. of this before,” Estes said. “I When out promoting her decided right then that it was book, Estes especially enjoys up to me to write about it so connecting with students. this shameful and important With so much emphasis on part of our history isn’t for- STEM — science, technol- gotten.” ogy, engineering and math Inspired by a souvenir — Estes said kids that are from China — an embroi- drawn to the arts aren’t al- dered silk sleeve — the au- ways validated. It’s her goal thor stitches together the to inspire students to dream tales of two women in her big and to pursue what inter- debut novel, a story that in- ests them. cludes tragedy, romance and Altrusa International of mystery. Intrigued with the Hermiston is hosting the au- By TAMMY MALGESINI OF THE Congratulations! We are so very proud of you. Love Mom & Dad 00 . Story stitches together tale of two women STUDENT Jacob Tyler Jones $ E-mail your community news items to: community@hermistonherald.com Tell your favorite graduate how proud you are in our Graduation 2016 special section in the East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald & share their "Then" & "Now" Photos! Publishes: May 28 th in the EO & June 1 st in the HH Send in your text and photos to cmcclellan@eastoregonian.com or bring to Chris at the East Oregonian office by May 18 th . Mailing address: Attn: Chris McClellan 211 SE Byers Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 Your Name: Phone Number: Graduate's Name: Graduate's School: Message to Graduate: spec-1/#13
