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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016
Our Community
IN BRIEF
Benefi t walk accepts
donations for
Cooling Station
visit
www.evenbrite.
com and search “Run-
ning Hot and Walking
Cold.”
The Umatilla Coun-
ty Peer Support Net-
work, in conjunction
with Lifeways Inc., is
heading up the Running
Hot and Walking Cold
5K/10K run/walk.
The event is Saturday
from 9 a.m. to noon at
Riverfront Park and the
Oxbow Trail, 1400 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermis-
ton.
There is no set fee to
participate, but partici-
pants are asked to make a
donation of supplies for
the Hermiston Warming
& Cooling Station.
Suggested items in-
clude cases of water,
packaged cookies/crack-
ers, laundry detergent,
pre-packaged
bleach,
oatmeal,
disinfectant
wipes, paper products,
creamer/sugar packets,
fruit/soup cups, hand
sanitizer, hand soap,
playing cards, games,
books, non-latex gloves,
coloring books, crayons,
flashlights,
batteries,
socks and DVDs.
For more information,
TV raffl e benefi ts
Meadowood
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Relay for Life event goes to the dogs
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
The public is invited
to purchase raffle tick-
ets for a 65-inch Sam-
sung HDTV to help sup-
port Camp Meadowood
Springs.
Tickets are $10 each
or three for $20. The
winner will be drawn
during the Camp Mead-
owood Springs Golf
Tournament June 4 at
Big River Gold Course
in Umatilla.
The winner doesn’t
need to be present.
Established in 1964,
Camp
Meadowood
Springs is a unique sum-
mer camp experience for
children/teenagers and
their families impacted
by communication and/
or social learning chal-
lenges.
For more informa-
tion or to purchase tick-
ets, contact Megan Ol-
sen at 541-922-3006 or
m e g a n @ g o l f b i g r i v e r.
com.
ENGAGEMENT
Man’s best friend joins
the fi ght against cancer this
weekend as Bark for Life
highlights the benefi t dogs
provide with cancer pa-
tients and survivors.
“Dogs love you uncon-
ditionally,” said Jennifer
Pittam, Bark for Life orga-
nizer. “They don’t care if
you are losing your hair or
don’t feel good. They can
make a lot of difference in
people’s lives.”
Pittam, who has been
active with Relay for Life
for 15 years, helped or-
ganize the fi rst Bark for
Life event in Hermiston
after researching events
that could include people’s
dogs.
“People love walking
their dogs. Unfortunately
we’d have to ask them to
take their dogs home be-
cause they weren’t allowed
on the fairgrounds,” Pittam
said about Relay for Life
events in Hermiston.
In its sixth year, Bark
for Life has grown each
year. The fi rst event in-
cluded about 25 people,
Pittam said, and last year
FILE PHOTO
Marlie, a terrier mix, sneaks a taste of Brecella Nash’s shaved
ice while Marissa Navejar and Brennin Nash visit during a
past Bark for Life. This year’s event is Saturday at McKenzie
Park in Hermiston.
saw more than 100 partici-
pants and raised $5,000.
The past couple of
years, the event has been
held at the same location as
Hermiston’s Own Saturday
Market. The shared space,
Pittam said, has been ben-
efi cial for Bark for Life —
in regards to people learn-
ing about the event and
fi nancial support.
“It helps draw attention to
us,” she said. “The farmers’
market donates part of their
vendor fees to us, which is
super nice of them.”
Prior to the main event,
there will be a 5K fun run
and dog walk. Registration
begins Saturday at 7 a.m.
at McKenzie Park, 320
S. First St., Hermiston.
The walk begins at 8 a.m.
It costs $15. Awards will
be presented at 9:30 a.m.,
which include top fi nish-
ers, best dressed dog and
an honorable mention.
The Bark for Life open-
ing ceremonies start at
10 a.m., also at McKen-
zie Park. The cost is $20
with dogs or $10 for peo-
Cystic fi brosis patient takes strides in combating disease
Rodriguez-Royer
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
Mike and Debbie Royer
of Hermiston are announc-
ing the engagement of their
son, Mike Royer, to Melina
Rodriguez.
Melina is the daugh-
ter of Santiago and Maria
Rodriguez of Hermiston.
She is a 2013 graduate of
Hermiston High School,
and is currently studying
exercise science at West-
ern Oregon University in
Monmouth.
Mike graduated from
Hermiston High School in
2010, and from WOU in
2015 with a bachelor’s de-
gree in exercise science. He
is currently in the Masters
of Education program at
Melina Rodriguez and Mike
Royer
WOU, and works as a grad-
uate assistant there.
The couple will be mar-
ried Sept. 4, 2016, in Lin-
coln City.
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ple without dogs. Also,
special event T-shirts will
be available for purchase.
Proceeds from the event
go to the American Cancer
Society, which uses money
to fund research, education
and to support people with
cancer.
The event, which runs
until 1 p.m., includes a si-
lent auction, games, music,
a doggie wash, free nail
trims, a photo booth, dog
agility
demonstrations,
training tips, information
about the Canine Good
Citizen test and a hot dog
barbecue. Prizes will be
handed out for contests, in-
cluding biggest dog, small-
est dog, best dressed and
pet-owner lookalike.
Also, be sure to stop by
the Ask a Vet booth. Lo-
cal veterinarians will be
on hand to answer ques-
tions pet owners may have.
Also, Fuzz Ball Animal
Rescue will bring some an-
imals that are available for
adoption, Pittam said.
For more informa-
tion, call Pittam at
541-230-0780 or vis-
it
www.facebook.com/
events/562297360585627.
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STUDENT
OF THE
WEEK
Armando Mendoza
Growing up, Jessica
Brown-Grooms was told
she wouldn’t live past
age 25.
Now 32, the 2001
Hermiston High School
graduate doesn’t focus
on that — she’s more
interested in raising
awareness and mon-
ey for cystic fi brosis. A
genetic disease, cystic
fi brosis causes thick mu-
cus, which builds up in
the lungs, pancreas and
other organs. The pro-
gressive condition lim-
its a person’s ability to
breathe.
Recently,
Brown-
Grooms has been busy
organizing a pair of
fundraising
events,
which are scheduled for
Saturday.
Great Strides for CF,
a 1K and 5K run/walk,
begins with registration
at 9:30 a.m. at Riverfront
Park, West Orchard Ex-
tension, Hermiston. The
1K starts at 10 a.m. and
the 5K begins at 10:30
a.m.
There is a suggested
donation of $15 for en-
tries or $20 for a fami-
ly of four. Kids 10 and
under are free. Medals
will be presented for
FILE PHOTO
Jessica Brown-Grooms sits with her dog, Izzy, while using
a nebulizer for cystic fi brosis. The 2001 Hermiston High
School graduate is organizing a pair of fundraisers for the CF
Foundation of Oregon this weekend.
the 5K and other prizes for
the 1K.
Breath of Life for Cys-
tic Fibrosis starts at 5 p.m.
in the commons at Herm-
iston High School, 600 S.
First St. Tickets are $10
each and children under 10
are admitted free. Tickets
will be sold at the door and
are available in advance at
Smitty’s Ace Hardware,
1845 N. First St., Hermis-
ton.
The evening event in-
cludes dinner, dessert, a live
and silent auction, a kid’s
corner (basketball shoot,
bouncy house and coloring
station) and live music with
Brewer’s Grade. A video
presentation about Brown-
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CPR. $30, includes lunch & all class materials.
9:00am - 3:00pm
June 4th or July 16
Must pre-register and pre-pay, call 541-667-3509
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MAY 28, 2016 • 12-5pm
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Six weekly classes. Please pre-register.
Starting June 1
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DEMENTIA CONVERSATIONS:
Education workshop offered by the Alzheimer's
Association. This program will offer helpful tips to
assist families with difficult conversations related to
dementia, including going to the
doctor, deciding when to stop driving
and making legal and fiancial plans.
June 23 • 6:00 - 7:30pm
Armando Mendoza is an outstanding student at Umatilla
High School. Armando is a senior leader at Umatilla High
School inside and outside the classroom. Armando currently
has a 3.93 cumulative GPA and a 4.12 weighted GPA. He
also has obtained over 70 college credits during his time at
Umatilla High School. Outside the classroom Armando has
excelled in cross country, track and basketball. Outside of
school Armando enjoys hanging out with friends and family
and helping those around him. This fall Armando will attend
Clackamas Community College where he will run track.
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Grooms and others living
with cystic fi brosis will be
shown at the event.
With advances in medi-
cine, Brown-Grooms con-
tinues fi ghting the disease,
which includes breathing
treatments several times a
day, lung function testing
at Oregon Heath & Sci-
ence University every three
months and focus on proper
nutrition.
When Brown-Grooms
was younger, doctors in-
dicated if she didn’t gain
weight she would need a
feeding tube. Determined to
avoid that, Brown-Grooms
focused on eating higher
calorie foods.
“I have to think of food
as medicine,” she said. “It’s
important I maintain an ap-
propriate weight because it
helps lung function.”
One thing she really
wants people to understand
is that cystic fi brosis isn’t
contagious.
“If I’m coughing, it
sounds like I have pneu-
monia or bronchitis, but it’s
not,” she said. “It’s not any-
thing people can catch.”
Proceeds from both
events will go to the CF
Foundation of Oregon.
For more information
about the run/walk, vis-
it
www.facebook.com/
events/216327522078185
and for the evening
event, visit www.face-
book.com/events/
1685263345023695.
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