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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016
Our Community
IN BRIEF
Wildhorse Foundation
announces grant
awards
The Wildhorse Founda-
tion recently announced its
fourth quarter grants, which
included disbursements to
several organizations in
+ermiston and 6tan¿ eld
In Hermiston, recipients
included Armand Larive
Middle School, $4,272 for
iPads for seventh grade
math classes; Agape House,
$7,500 for the elementary
students weekend food pro-
gram; and Inland Northwest
Musicians, $1,300 for repair
and maintenance of donated
string instruments
In Stan¿ eld, the Stan¿ eld
Community Center received
$5,075 for a kitchen remod-
el, including a range hood,
six-burner range, griddle,
convection oven, warming
oven, pot rack, food prep ta-
bles and hot well
The quarterly awards to-
taled $185,391, which was
distributed to 28 recipients
in Umatilla County, as well
as Eastern Oregon and east-
ern Washington
The foundation manages
a community bene¿ t fund
established by the Confed-
erated Tribes of the Umatil-
la Indian Reservation from
its gaming operation The
board considers quarter-
ly grant applications in the
areas of public health and
safety, education, the arts,
historic preservation, gam-
bling addiction services,
salmon restoration, envi-
ronmental protection and
cultural activities The next
application deadline is Fri-
day, April 1
For more information,
visit wwwwildhorseresort
com or contact Tiah De-
Grofft at 541-966-1628 or
tiahdegrofft#wildhorsere-
sortcom
Free seminar
helps eliminate
infl ammation
A Saturday Seminar will
provide assistance with re-
moving inÀ ammation
Lighten Up will provide
information and demonstra-
tions on relaxing and gentle
ways to release all types of
inÀ ammation
Presented by detox spe-
cialist Sunita Sherrie Gay
Parke, the session will be
offered in three locations:
•Saturday, April 2 from
11 am to noon at Umatilla
Marina Park
•Saturday, April 9 from
11 am to noon at Irrigon
Marina Park
•Saturday, April 16 form
11 am to noon at Hermis-
ton Butte Park
Those 15 an older are
invited to attend Also, it¶s
requested that people refrain
from smoking or drinking
and to leave pets at home
For more information,
call 772-233-3112
Tai Chi provides better
balance
An exercise class de-
signed to assist with core
strength, À exibility and bal-
ance is offered at the Herm-
iston Senior Center
The free 12-week Tai
Chi: Moving for Better
Balance, falls prevention
program, starts Tuesday,
April 5 It runs Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 1:30-
2:30 pm at 435 W Orchard
Ave, Hermiston ² locat-
ed on the Umatilla County
Fairgrounds Those who
plan to attend don¶t need to
register in advance
The program, which can
be done standing or seated,
is a proven intervention that
can help older adults reduce
their risk and fear of falling
and live longer, healthier
lives No prior experience
is needed to participate
New participants are invit-
ed to join the group during
the ¿ rst three weeks of the
series, wear comfortable
clothing and shoes with
À exible soles
The classes, led by
volunteer
instructors
Mickie Morris and Mary
Solomon, are sponsored
by the CAPECO Area
Agency on Aging
For more information,
contact Helena Wolfe
at 541-561-5443 or
hwolfe#capeco-works
org
Informational
gatherings feature
cup of joe
Coffee with the Chiefs
continues with an op-
portunity for the public
to visit with Chief Scott
Stanton of Hermiston
Fire & Emergency Ser-
vices and others
Stanton hopes to have
a dialogue with people
about the upcoming ref-
ormation vote, as well
as general information
about the ¿ re district
Upcoming gatherings
are:
•Thursday,
March
24 from 8:30-9:30 am
at Sun Terrace Assisted
Living, 1550 NW 11th
St, Hermiston
•Thursday, March 31
from 8:30-9:30 am at
Eastside Market, 582 E
Main St, Hermiston
For more information,
call Stanton at 541-567-
8822
Community theater
sets auditions
More than 15 adult
parts are available for
College
Community
Theatre¶s ³Evening of
One-Act Plays´
Auditions are set for
Wednesday, March 30
and Thursday, March
31 at 7 pm in the Bob
Clapp Theatre at Blue
Mountain
Communi-
ty College, 2411 NW
Carden Ave, Pendleton
The auditions are open
to the entire community,
not just BMCC students
and staff No advance
preparation is required
Selections from the
plays will be used for
cold readings
The production, which
covers a broad range
of topics and theatrical
styles, will feature seven
short plays directed by
seven CCT directors The
performance dates are
May 12-15 and 19-22
For more information,
contact Craig McIntosh,
BMCC theatre arts in-
structor and CCT artistic
director, at 541-278-5928
or cct#blueccedu
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Heppner turns green with Irish for holiday
By JENNIFER COLTON
Staff Writer
Green of all shades
covered Heppner over the
weekend for the 34th an-
nual Wee Bit O¶Ireland
Festival, the celebration
of Heppner¶s Irish her-
itage and, of course, St
Patrick¶s Day
Wee Bit O¶Ireland
started on Thursday with
the performance of the
play ³Intrigue at Glendal-
ough,´ and grew each day
with sheepdog trials, ven-
dors, food, children¶s ac-
tivities, a talent show, art
shows, competitions, the
classic car ³Cruz-In,´ the
.UMA Coffee Hour ²
with its highly esteemed
Irish Brogue Contest ²
and the Great Green Pa-
rade down Main Street
³We have a good crowd,
and they all seem to be
having fun,´ said Sheryll
Bates, Heppner chamber
director ³There¶s such
a big, rich Irish heritage
here that it¶s important to
share it and for the young-
er generations to pick it
up It takes a lot of peo-
ple to do this, but they¶re
Irish, so of course they
do it We always say if
you¶re not Irish when you
get here, you will be when
you leave´
Of
all
Saturday¶s
events, one of the most
popular is always the Wel-
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Children scramble for candy during the Great Green Parade in Heppner.
ly Toss, a competition
where individuals and
teams launch a Welling-
ton boot as far as possible
The team and the individ-
ual able to throw the boot
the greatest distance win
bragging rights and prizes
According to the com-
munity website for Up-
perthong 9illage ² the
United Kingdom location
of the Welly Wanging
World
Championships
² the Welly toss origi-
nated during an argument
between two farmers af-
ter one spilled ale on the
other During the argu-
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Kevin Murray, of Heppner, tosses a Wellington boot during
the Welly Toss, Saturday at Heppner’s Wee Bit O’ Ireland
Festival. Murray took second place in the competition.
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Arbor Day event encourages tree planting
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
For more than 25 years,
the Hermiston Rotary Club
has headed up an effort to
make Hermiston a little
greener
In recognition of Arbor
Day, tree starts will be giv-
en away during the project
that also is supported by
Hermiston Parks & Rec-
reation Area residents can
make selections from red
maple, select river birch,
eastern redbud, green ash,
bald cypress and little leaf
linden
The event is Saturday,
April 2, beginning at 9 am
in the parking lot at Smit-
ty¶s Ace Hardware, 1845 N
First St, Hermiston Carl-
isle Harrison, who has re-
mained enthusiastic about
the yearly effort since its
inception, said many of the
available trees are typically
distributed during the ¿ rst
hour
According to the Arbor
Day Foundation, National
Arbor Day is the last Friday
in April, but many states
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People sort through tree starts during a past Arbor Day tree
giveaway. Sponsored by the Hermiston Rotary Club and
Hermiston Parks & Recreation, this years event is April 2 at
Smitty’s Ace Hardware in Hermiston.
observe Arbor Day on dif-
ferent dates according to
the best tree-planting times
Rather than designating a
single day, the Oregon Leg-
islature identi¿ es the ¿ rst
full week in April as Arbor
Week
3rinted on
recycled
newsprint
Paul Ries, manager of
the Oregon Department
of Forestry¶s Urban and
Community
Forestry
Program, said trees are
important to Oregon¶s
quality of life Trees and
forests, he said, enhance
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