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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016
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COMMUNITY BREIFS
Girl’s Night Out features
fashion, fun and more
Food, drinks, make-
overs, a fashion show,
vendors and surprise en-
tertainment are featured in
the Girl’s Night Out.
With proceeds going
to the Kiwanis Club of
Boardman, the event is
Saturday from 6-10 p.m.
at the Riverfront Center at
the Port of Morrow, 2 Ma-
rine Drive, Boardman. It’s
open to ages 13 and up.
Tickets are $20 in advance
or $25 at the door.
For more information,
call Deanna Camp at 541-
571-7089 or visit www.
f a c e b o o k . c o m / e v e nts/
1735312810015059.
Project provides voice
to soldiers
STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON
Morgan Johnson, of Pendleton, receives a certiicate during the Umatilla County Drug Court
graduation on Friday. After struggling with a methamphetamine addiction, Johnson credits
drug court with saving her life.
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Not everyone charged
with a drug- or alcohol-re-
lated crime lands in Drug
Court however. The pro-
gram focuses on medium
and high-risk offenders,
and low-risk offenders who
complete probation without
re-offending do not enter
the program.
The program is designed
to last nine months but may
take years.
“A lot of it depends on
the support. People who
have family support often
do better. If you don’t have
that support structure, it
takes longer to get back on
your feet,” Temple said.
Morgan Johnson, of
Pendleton, is one of those
cases. After 2 1/2 years
in the program, Johnson
graduated Umatilla Coun-
ty Drug Court on Friday.
She, like Massingale, says
drug court saved her life.
Johnson took her irst hit
of methamphetamine on
the night of her high school
graduation.
“When I was out there
using, I didn’t think I had
a problem — until I got
caught,” she said. “This
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“I think my focus for
the irst chunk of time is
listening to people and ask-
ing what they need from
BMCC,” Keys said. “I will
then take that information
back to leadership and see
what BMCC can do to meet
those needs.”
Although Keys will be
new to BMCC, she is al-
ready familiar with the
Eastern Oregon Higher
Education Center. Keys is
currently the EOU Hermis-
ton Center Director, as well
as an advisor for the La
Grande-based college, who
splits time between Pendle-
ton and Hermiston.
Familiar with ongoing
programs, Keys hopes to
continue efforts to bring
a more collegiate feel to
the Hermiston campus and
to continue working with
EOU to expand offerings at
the Eastern Oregon Higher
Education Center.
“I think (EOU) is at a
good point now with our
showed me a new way to
live. I’m really very grate-
ful that I was put into Drug
Court.”
The program helps work
with users who have lost
everything as well as those
who may appear to have
it together. Massingale,
for example, managed to
attend college classes and
maintain a job while strug-
gling with her addiction.
When she committed to
the Drug Court program,
she suddenly had to strug-
gle with attending hours of
meetings, counseling and
drug testing each week.
“It’s hard. You just set
yourself to it,” Massingale
said. “You tell yourself you
can do it and your life will
be better. I went to many
lengths to get high. I can
go many lengths to get so-
ber.”
To
complete
Drug
Court, participants are ex-
pected to have a job or be
enrolled in school fulltime.
“We’re really trying to
create responsible citizens
by the end of the program,”
Temple said.
During the ceremo-
ny, Temple and state Sen.
Bill Hansell, R-Athena,
presented graduates with
plaques and a yellow rose
of recovery. Craig Ro-
driguez, a Umatilla Drug
Court Alumnus, spoke
during the graduation cer-
emony.
“Without Drug Court,
I probably wouldn’t be
standing here today,” said
Rodriguez. “It was a path
to salvation for me.”
Rodriguez, one of the
irst graduates of Umatilla
Drug Court, grew up in a
drug environment and be-
came a cocaine dealer —
and addict — at the age of
17. It took the death of his
mother, the loss of his chil-
dren and an overdose for
him to give rehabilitation
a chance.
“Drug Court is just a
name. It’s the people that
work and keep hope alive,”
he told current participants
during the graduation.
“There is hope.”
The graduates each had
advice to those struggling
with addictions: Join Drug
Court and take it seriously
if it’s an option, focus on
what’s important and take
one day at a time.
“It would be a real-
ly wise decision to join,”
Johnson said. “You have to
be open minded, you have
to want to be there, but you
can do it.”
partnership with BMCC
so someone else can step
in and continue the work
to make sure students
have options for the four-
year-degrees that the west
end of the county needs,”
Keys said.
She added that goal in-
cludes expansion in face-
to-face classes with EOU
faculty.
The Red Badge Project
provides information on
how to share the experi-
ences of veterans.
Defending your Voice:
Teaching Soldiers How
to Tell Their Stories in-
cludes a writing work-
shop and presentation at
Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College in Hermis-
ton. Whether the narrative
voice is in the irst person,
noniction or iction, the
goal is to be heard and un-
derstood.
For the past two years,
author Shawn Wong and
others with the Red Badge
Project have been teach-
ing veterans at Joint Base
Lewis-McChord how to
share the stories of their
lives. Through the project,
soldiers have been able to
articulate their experienc-
es for themselves, their
families and a wider audi-
ence through their writing.
The
workshop
is
Wednesday (today) from
1-3 p.m. in Room 231 at
BMCC, 975 S.E. Colum-
bia Drive, Hermiston. A
Red Badge Project pre-
sentation is tonight from
5:30-7 p.m. in Room 134
at BMCC, Hermiston.
For more information,
call 541-567-1800 or vis-
it www.bluecc.edu. For
more about the Red Badge
project, visit www.thered-
badgeproject.org.
Wine event benefits
group’s scholarships
An event showcasing a
variety of wines will ben-
eit Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Daughters of the
Americas Court No. 1692.
The event is Saturday
from 6:30-8 p.m. at The
Gathering Place at Bell-
inger’s, 1823 S. Highway
395, Hermiston. The cost
is $12-$15. A wide array
of appetizers and entrées
will be provided. Proceeds
from ticket sales and wine
purchases will beneit
the Catholic Daughters’
Marilyn Harris Memorial
Scholarship Fund.
Tickets can be pur-
chased at the church ofice,
565 W. Hermiston Ave.,
Hermiston, at Bellinger’s
or by calling Kristi Smalley
at 541-567-1546.
Pregnancy Care Services
sets Walk for Life
Walk for Life will raise
awareness and money to
help support the mission
of Pregnancy Care Ser-
vices.
The faith-based organi-
zation provides resources
for men and women who
are faced with decisions
regarding an unplanned
pregnancy.
Executive
Director
Debbie Cissna encourag-
es people to help support
the organization’s effort to
raise $5,000. Registration
begins Friday at 6 p.m. at
McKenzie Park, 320 S.
First St., Hermiston. The
walk begins at 6:30 p.m.
Participants are encour-
aged to obtain pledges.
Those who have $100 or
more in pledges will re-
ceive a T-shirt. Also, the
irst 100 people registered
will receive a token for
free ice cream at Dairy
Queen.
Cissna is impressed
with the efforts of 12-year-
old Teagan Birt. The
Boardman girl has chal-
lenged area youth groups
to raise money for the
event.
“She’s an incredible
young lady — understand-
ing the value of life is re-
freshing to see in a young
person,” Cissna said.
“She’s just full of ideas
and creative ways to make
a difference.”
Pregnancy Care Services
is open Monday through
Thursdays from 12:30-5
p.m. It’s located at 1055
S. Highway 395, Suite
111, Hermiston. For more
information, contact 541-
567-2393 or debbie@preg-
nancycareservices.com. To
make donations online or
to download pledge sheets,
visit www.pregnancycare-
services.com.
Children’s Fair
highlights resources
Vendor booths and
kids’ activities are fea-
tured during the Morrow
County Children’s Fair.
Sponsored by Commu-
nity Counseling Solutions,
the event is Thursday from
3:30-6 p.m. in the Riverfront
Center at the Port of Mor-
row, 2 Marine Drive, Board-
man. There is no charge to
attend. Families are invited
to bring their kids and have
fun and learn about Morrow
County resources.
More than two dozen
booths will provide infor-
mation and activities, in-
cluding face painting, but-
ton-making, a story time,
hand-washing, health tips
and safety information.
For more information,
contact Tiah Sanderson
Devin at sadeproject@
gmail.com or 541-980-
5436.
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Friday,
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