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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016
Our Community
IN BRIEF
Girl Scouts brew up a
free tea party event
Girls in kindergarten
through the fi fth grade are
invited to attend a tea par-
ty with the Girl Scouts to
learn more about the orga-
nization.
The event is Saturday,
May 14 from 2-4 p.m. at the
Hermiston Elks Lodge, 480
E. Main St. All girls must
be accompanied by a parent
or guardian. The program
will include a presentation,
membership information
and refreshments.
Admission is free, but
those who plan to attend
must RSVP by Saturday.
For more information or
to RSVP, contact Susan Re
at 541-561-7087 or re.su-
sie3@gmail.com.
Agape House serves
sweet murder
mystery event
A special Mother’s Day
dessert at Agape House will
feature a murder mystery
presentation.
An Agape House fund-
raiser, “Murder Among the
Lavender, is Sunday at 6
p.m. at 500 Harper Road,
Hermiston. The cost is $25
per person and includes
chocolate cake, lavender
ice cream and an interactive
murder mystery.
Dave Hughes, executive
director at Agape House,
has been utilizing the Jack
Pachuta Murder Mystery
Writing System in creating
the murder mystery scripts.
With election season in full
swing, the current the plot
of the current mystery cen-
ters around a candidate’s
forum at the Blue Gulch
Lavender Ranch. A highly
contested race for mayor
provides the fi reworks for
the event.
The audience will enjoy
a delectable dessert while
trying to fi gure out “who-
dunnit.” Money raised from
the event will go to sup-
port the missions of Agape
House and Martha’s House
in helping those in need.
For more information
or to purchase tickets, call
541-567-8774.
Inland Musicians
announces contest
winners
Four young musicians
took top honors during the
March 6 Inland Northwest
Musicians Young Artists
Competition, held march 6
at Hermiston High School.
During the 16th annu-
al event, 17 participants
vied for cash awards and a
chance to perform in con-
cert with the Inland North-
west Orchestra. Division
winners included Nathan
Hu, Jason Zhuang, Kath-
erine Moon and Geoffrey
McKay, all of the Tri-Cit-
ies. In addition, an honor-
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Community partners seek to help open doors
able mention was awarded
to Lindsay Armstrong, a se-
nior at Walla Walla Univer-
sity. Zhuang, Moon, McK-
ay and Armstrong were
selected to perform during
opening concerts of the
2016-17 Inland Northwest
Orchestra season.
Jackie Wood, a piano
faculty member at Whit-
man College, and R. Lee
Friese, Inland Northwest
Musicians music director,
served as adjudicators for
the event. Alice Massey
of INWM was the event
chairperson. The competi-
tion was sponsored by the
Kiwanis Club of Hermiston
and the Umatilla County
Cultural Coalition.
Formed in 1999, In-
land Northwest Musicians
provides an atmosphere to
support musicians in devel-
oping their talent. For more
information, contact 541-
289-4696, inwm@machme-
dia.net or visit www.inland-
northwestmusicians.com.
Salvation Army off ers
estate planning help
In celebration of Nation-
al Salvation Army Month,
the organization has pro-
duced an estate planning re-
source booklet.
“Our Legacy is Hope” is
available to seniors ages 65
and over who are interest-
ed in learning more about
the importance of having a
current will. The booklet in-
cludes information on how
to protect one’s inheritance
and legacy they wish to leave
to loved ones and the com-
munities they care for.
Bill Olson, director of gift
planning for The Salvation
Army in Oregon and Idaho,
said some of the concepts for
bequest gifting to loved ones
and charities are very simple.
However, he said it’s recom-
mend that everyone have a
valid will and trust, when ap-
propriate, which do require
the assistance of legal and
tax advisors.
Most Americans, Olson
said, do not have a current
will. This can cause prob-
lems with inheritance and
extra costs when probate
courts sort through the prop-
erty and assets of individuals
who die without a will.
“We underestimate how
much good and relief of
stress to others we can do
with a little advance plan-
ning,” Olson said. ”The leg-
acy booklet will help people
get started in considering
their many options and op-
portunities to bless family,
friends and communities
they care for.”
For a free copy of the
booklet, call 800-481-3280
or write to The Salvation
Army, Offi ce of Gift Plan-
ning, 8495 S.E. Monterey
Ave., Happy Valley, OR
97086.
Library off ers special
activities for kids
The Boardman branch
of the Oregon Trail Library
District has activities for
young children each week.
Sensory Storytime at
the Library happens every
Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at
200 S. Main St., Boardman.
The special story time is
for children from birth to 4
years old. For slightly old-
er children, Super Saturday
features special activities
for children in kindergarten
through sixth grade each
Saturday through May 21.
Both programs are free.
For more information,
call 541-481-2665.
Hospital auxiliary
hosts book sale
A large variety of unique
gifts and books are avail-
able during a fundraiser by
the Good Shepherd Medi-
cal Center Auxiliary.
The Books Are Fun sale
is Thursday and Friday
from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
in the hospital’s pharmacy
lobby, 610 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston.
Money raised will be
used to help fund medi-
cal equipment and provide
medical scholarships.
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VOLUME 110 ● NUMBER 17
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HERMISTON HERALD
The path to fi nding the
appropriate resources for
education, child care, nu-
trition or housing services
can sometimes be a bewil-
dering jumble of doors.
A network of commu-
nity partners in Morrow,
Umatilla and Union coun-
ties is opening the door for
families who are trying
to navigate through the
process of seeking infor-
mation and assistance.
Through the implemen-
tation of a “No Wrong
Door” system, families
will be able to access com-
munity resources from any
starting point. The system
ensures any of the doors
they choose will be the
right one.
A person seeking assis-
tance will no longer need
to know what services
they may qualify for in or-
der to access the supports
they need. By completing
a short application, people
will be linked to a recruit-
er who is knowledgeable
of all child and family
services including, but not
limited to, preschool op-
portunities, parenting ed-
ucation, child care, health
and human services, hous-
ing and transportation.
By accessing the No
Wrong Door icon on any
partner agency’s website or
visiting the offi ce of a com-
munity partner participating
in the No Wrong Door pro-
cess, a family will be con-
tacted within two business
days. After the initial con-
tact, appropriate services
will then be determined as
quickly as possible.
Partners in the project
include the Blue Moun-
tain Early Learning Hub,
Umatilla County Public
Health, Umatilla-Morrow
Head Start, InterMoun-
tain Education Service
District, WIC, Child Care
Resource and Referral,
Healthy Families Oregon,
the Oregon Parenting Ed-
ucation
Collaborative,
Nurse-Family Partnership,
Pioneer Relief Nursery,
Oregon Child Develop-
ment Coalition, Eastern
Oregon Head Start and
Morrow County Public
Health.
“The program will al-
low families to access
community resources or
to allow those assisting
a family in accessing re-
sources to do so effi ciently
and effectively,” said Cade
Burnette, co-coordinator
of the Blue Mountain Ear-
ly Learning Hub.
The approach is not in-
tended to replace the intake
process of specifi c agencies
that are already in place,
Burnette said, but rather
to act as a safety net to en-
sure all families have easy
access to the resources that
they may be eligible for.
For more information,
call Burnette at 541-564-
6878.
Hermiston Emblem Club installs new offi cers
HERMISTON HERALD
Hermiston
Emblem
Club No. 215 recently
installed offi cers for the
2016-17 year.
They include Lil Smith
(past president), Carol
Goin
(marshal/corre-
sponding secretary), Jean
Clark (supreme presi-
dent), Sheryl Goin (pres-
ident), Michele Dickmei-
er (junior past president/
chaplain), Maureen Don-
nelly (supreme marshal),
Rickie Hokanson (fi rst
guard), Angel Smith (past
president/treasurer), De-
nise Johnston (fi rst assis-
tant marshal), Jan Kraack
(recording
secretary),
Maxine Rice (fi nancial
secretary), Teresa Mon-
crief (vice president),
Coyla Bedord (state past
president/past president),
Serena
MacPherson
(chairman of trustees)
and Nancy Brown (state
past president/past pres-
ident).
For more about the
Hermiston
Emblem
Club, contact Dickmeier
at dickmeierdm@gmail.
com.
MS Walk rolls in with record-setting donations
HERMISTON HERALD
Despite a smaller
turn-out, the Eastern Or-
egon MS Walk cashed
in with record donations
during the April 23 event
in Heppner.
Nearly four dozen
walkers and one runner
participated, raising a re-
cord amount of $13,444,
with money still coming
in. Money raised goes
to the National Multi-
ple Sclerosis Society
Oregon Chapter, which
funds research and pro-
vides money for those
impacted by the disease.
Kim Southworth, of
the organization’s Or-
egon Chapter, shared
about a new medication,
ocrelizumab, which is
the fi rst drug to be ap-
proved for progressive
MS. She said it could be
available in 2017. South-
worth was impressed
with the continued suc-
cess of the walk in Hep-
pner.
Committee co-chair
Barb Orwick and other
organizers were pleased
with the enthusiasm of
this year’s participants.
“Without the support
of our committee, volun-
teers, those who donated
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Participants in the Eastern Oregon MS Walk celebrate a record
fundraising effort during the April 23 event in Heppner.
and all the participants of
the walk/run, we could not
have this special event,”
Orwick said. “It was a good
year.”
Multiple sclerosis is a
chronic disease that affects
the central nervous system.
It can manifest with a vari-
ety of symptoms, including
changes in sensation, visual
impairments, muscle weak-
ness, coordination prob-
lems, speech diffi culties,
fatigue and pain. In severe
cases, people with MS can
experience impaired mobil-
ity.
For more information,
visit www.walkms.org.
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NEW ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
First Community Credit Union is pleased to introduce Kathy Kinkead
as the new Assistant Vice President at its branch located at 705 SW
Emigrant Avenue, Pendleton, Oregon.
Ms. Kinkead began her career with First
Community 20 years ago in the
collections department. “It is very
rewarding to be a part of such a great
organization. Everyday I have the
opportunity to serve my community and
help our members reach their inancial
goals,” says Ms. Kinkead.
“Ms. Kinkead is a valuable member of our
team and this promotion is meant to
recognize her for the exceptional
contribution she makes,” stated David
Elmer, President/CEO.
First Community is committed to ofering its employees rewarding
careers with meaningful opportunities for advancement. For a list of
current openings, visit myirstccu.org.
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