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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016
Our Community
IN BRIEF
Parking lot sale
benefi ts Agape House
Clothing, knick-knacks
and some furniture are
available during a parking
lot sale at Agape House.
Clothing is priced at
three items for $1, furniture
is as marked and knick-
knacks are you name the
price. The sale is Saturday
from 8:30-11 a.m. at 500
Harper Road, Hermiston.
Donations are accepted
through Saturday
Agape House serves the
needs of low-income res-
idents in the community.
For more information, call
541-567-8774.
Award-winning
animator to present
workshop
An interactive presen-
tation will include an op-
portunity for those present
to make a short animation
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Teresa Drilling, an Em-
my-winning animator, will
discuss the principals and
history of stop motion ani-
mation. Then, those present
will be able to put to use
what they learned.
Presented by the Li-
braries of Eastern Oregon
through an ArtPlace Amer-
ica grant, Drilling will lead
the free workshop Wednes-
day, April 20, from 6-7:30
p.m. at the Hermiston Pub-
lic Library, 235 E. Gladys
Ave.
Drilling has worked with
television, commercials and
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Run, “Elf” and “Coraline.”
She has taught stop motion
at Portland State Universi-
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lege of Art, and the Art In-
stitute of Portland.
For more information,
call 541-567-2882. For
more about Drilling, visit
www.teresadrilling.com.
Java Junkies
off ers voter
registration events
Area residents are re-
minded that April 26 is the
last day to register to vote
in Oregon for the upcoming
election.
A pair of voter registra-
tion drives are planned to
assist people in registering
to vote. The non-partisan
events are Saturday, April
16 and Saturday, April 23
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Java Junkies, 1510 Sixth
St., Umatilla.
For more information,
contact Alex Hobbs at
alecthom2@gmail.com.
Baptist church sets
movie night
The Boardman First
Baptist Church is hosting an
upcoming screening of “The
Climb.”
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Church is Saturday, April 16,
at 6 p.m. at 200 Willow Fork
Drive, Boardman. There is
no admission charge. Re-
freshments and popcorn will
be available for purchase.
A heart-stopping and
heart-warming story, the ac-
tion/adventure drama is rated
PG.
For more information,
call 541-481-9437.
Eastern Oregon
Arts Festival seeks
participants
Cash prizes are available
in the Eastern Oregon Arts
Festival.
The event, which is May
6-7, is seeking professional
artists to exhibit and sell their
work for the juried show. In
addition, people can rent an
exhibitor booth to show and
sell their work.
Artwork may include any
media, including paintings,
sculpture, jewelry, wood
carving, airbrush, mixed me-
dia, drawings, photography,
printmaking, metal sculpture
E-mail your community news items to:
community@hermistonherald.com
West Park trio sweep day camp logo contest
and ceramics.
For the juried group
show, artists may submit
up to two works. The entry
fee is $5 each. For art ven-
dor space, the cost is $25,
which includes the fee for
up to two pieces into the
group show. Artwork must
be deemed appropriate for
a family audience. Those
new to the festival must
submit images of several
pieces of work for accep-
tance.
The
registration
deadline for both is Fri-
day, April 15. For de-
tailed information, visit
www.desertartscouncil.
com or contact Heather
LaBeau 541-667-5010 or
hlabeau@hermiston.or.us.
Women educators to
meet at Wildhorse
The Delta Kappa Gam-
ma Society International
for Women Educators is
having a conference at
Wildhorse Resort & Casi-
no.
Catch the Wave of
Diversity and Change is
April 29 through May 1 at
Wildhorse Resort & Casi-
no, located off Interstate
84 at Exit 216. The cost
for non-members is $10,
which includes PDUs for
all sessions.
The gathering features
activities, workshops and
keynote presentations by
Camille Preus, president of
Blue Mountain Communi-
ty College; Wesley Mitch-
ell, education major and
student teacher; and Bev-
erly Helm, immediate past
international president.
For more information
or to register, visit www.
deltakappagamma.org/
OR/conventions/2016 or
call Vickie Jackson at 541-
566-2744.
Scottish Rite off ers
scholarships
High school seniors
and current college stu-
dents are eligible for a
pair of $1,000 scholar-
ships from the Pendleton
Valley Scottish Rite.
To be eligible, stu-
dents must reside in
Umatilla or Morrow
counties. The applica-
tion must be completed,
which includes general
knowledge
questions,
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and student aspirations.
Applications
are
available at most high
school counseling of-
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Maier at 541-571-4431.
The application is due by
Saturday, April 30.
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West Park Elementary School
in Hermiston swept Umatilla
County’s Fun at the Fair Day
Camp logo contest.
The winning entry by Es-
tefany Sanchez best exempli-
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ty Fair theme “Traditions &
Transitions,” according to a
press release from the county.
The colorful creation features
carnival booths and a Fer-
ris wheel — complete with
“must be this tall” signage.
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alie Hoyos, and Lily Wick-
strom was third.
For her efforts, Sanchez
will receive a pair of adult
day passes, four children’s
day passes and a carnival
wristband for the 2016 Uma-
tilla County Fair. In addition,
her logo will be featured on
the Fun at the Fair Day Camp
T-shirt, which she’ll receive
free of charge.
As runners-up, Hoyos will
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receive an adult day pass and
two children’s day passes,
and Wickstrom will receive
two children’s day passes.
Sanchez’s winning logo
also will be used on the Uma-
tilla County Fair’s website,
Facebook page and on all Fun
at the Fair Day Camp corre-
spondence.
Estefany’s logo is the third
theme logo created for the
camp since the decision was
made to hold a county-wide
contest two years ago. Fair
at the fair. The camp costs
$65, which includes a camp
T-shirt, a week-long fair pass,
daily snacks and a one-day
carnival wristband.
Registration forms will
be available soon at www.
umatillacounty.net/fair
or by stopping by the fair
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Ave., Hermiston. For more
information, contact Angie
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ley@umatillacounty.net or
541-567-6121.
Manager Don Slone hopes
to rally additional participa-
tion for the contest next year,
which is open to Umatilla
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the Fair Day Camp — which
runs four days during fair
week — features arts and
crafts, science experiments
and music. Open to students
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grades in the fall, it high-
lights activities and exhibits
Hermiston Rotary celebrates 75 years
their time and energy to a va-
riety of projects, including on
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1941, the Hermiston Rotary resolution, disease prevention
Club began with 17 mem- and treatment, water and san-
bers. The club is celebrating itation, education and literacy
75 years this week.
and economic and community
Among the charter mem- development. In 1985, Rotary
bers are the fathers of current launched an effort to eradicate
Rotarians Frank Harkenrider polio across the globe.
and Rick Rankin, said Steve
“We are getting closer,”
Williams, past president. The Williams said. “The number
current membership includes of cases is being cut back
67 members.
each year.”
The club is part of Rotary
Locally, the club has been
International, which boasts active in providing schol-
1.2 million members world- arships to college students,
wide. It started with the vision scholarships for educators
of one man — Paul P. Harris. for continuing education, an
According to the organiza- annual Arbor Day tree give-
tion’s website, the Chicago away and working on local
attorney formed one of the parks, including the Oxbow
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tions in 1905.
Williams said Rotary has
The club was established continued because there is a
as a place for professionals lot to be done. Also, he said
with diverse backgrounds the fellowship is fun and rela-
to meet and exchange ideas. tionships are built.
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ing meeting places.
to be involved with. They pro-
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all-male organization. How- or time and manpower.
ever, by the late-1980s, the
“There’s been a lot of
club opened membership to members over the 75 years,”
women. The Hermiston club Williams said. “The strength
followed suit. Williams said of the Rotary Club is the
there are a number of women members that are involved.”
that belong to Hermiston Ro-
To join Rotary, prospects
tary, as well as couples.
must be sponsored by a cur-
Williams said the club rent member. Anyone inter-
focuses on local and interna- ested in joining is encouraged
tional humanitarian projects.
to contact a Rotary member
“It’s local people working to learn more.
to solve local problems and
For more information, call
international projects,” he President Tim Beinert at 541-
said.
656-5298 or search Facebook
Rotary members contribute for “Hermiston Rotary Club.”
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STUDENT
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WEEK
Elias Esquivel
S TANFIELD S ECONDARY S CHOOL
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Elias Esquivel has started out his freshman year with high
standards for himself, while also being open and perceptive to
feedback on how he can continually improve and push himself
toward being his best self. He earned a 4.0 this last quarter,
while taking advanced coursework in the areas of math and
language arts. Elias has demonstrated the drive and desire to
get involved in numerous extra-curricular activities, including our
Generation College club, through which he has eagerly
participated in our college visits to start looking at his options.
His involvement in this club and others have evidenced his
leadership skills and enthusiasm, which will be an asset to our
school and community as his high school career continues to
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