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IN BRIEF
Fundraiser benefi ts
Irrigon woman
Medical bills are piling
up for an Irrigon woman,
who recently had a kidney
transplant.
Emily Yang, who was
diagnosed with lupus when
she was 9, has had multi-
ple surgeries over the years
— including a prior kidney
transplant when she was 11.
Her body rejected the organ
a couple of years later and
Yang has been on dialysis
for many years.
Lupus is an autoimmune
disease, which means that
the immune system mis-
takes the body’s own tis-
sues as foreign invaders and
attacks them. It results in
infl ammation and can lead
to damage to tissues and or-
gans.
Yang underwent surgery
with the recent kidney trans-
plant May 20. After some
complications, she returned
to the hospital and is under-
going anti-rejection treat-
ments.
A fundraiser is planned
Friday beginning at 4:30
p.m. at Hermiston Brewing
Company/Nookies Restau-
rant, 125 N. First St., Herm-
iston. The event begins with
a car wash and can drive
from 4:30 p.m. to dusk in
the restaurant’s parking lot.
Then, from 6-9 p.m., people
are invited to enjoy live mu-
sic and participate in a silent
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016
COMMUNITY
auction. In addition, people
can make donations at the
event or via www.gofund-
me.com/emilystransplant.
Babies boogie at library
A program specifi -
cally for children up to
48 months old is offered
weekly at the Hermiston
Public Library.
Baby Boogie & Tappin’
Toddlers is Wednesdays at
10 a.m. at the library, 235
E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
Those attending the pro-
gram need to enter through
the back door.
Parents are encouraged
to bring their little ones
and enjoy guided and in-
teractive play. For more
information, call 541-567-
2882 or visit www.hermis-
tonlibrary.us.
Photo club park stroll
An upcoming photo
walk is planned by the
Hermiston Public Library
Photography Club.
The group invites any-
one interested it photog-
raphy to join them for the
fi eld trip meeting. The
event is Tuesday, June 14,
at 5:30 p.m. at Riverfront
Park, located off Orchard
Extension Loop at South-
west 23rd St., Hermiston.
For more information,
call 541-567-2882 or visit
www.hermistonlibrary.us.
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VOLUME 110 ● NUMBER 22
Gary L. West | Editor • gwest@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4532
Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539
Jade McDowell | Reporter • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536
Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531
Flag Day ceremony celebrates Stars and Stripes
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
A ceremony honoring
Old Glory is planned in
recognition of Flag Day
at the Hermiston Elks
Lodge.
The public is invit-
ed to the special obser-
vance, which includes
information about the
United States fl ag, mu-
sic and a display of
fl ags from throughout
the country’s history.
The event is Sunday at 3
p.m. at 480 E. Main St.,
Hermiston. Hamburgers,
hot dogs and beverag-
es will be available for
purchase after the cere-
mony.
Hermiston Elks trust-
ee Dennis Coykendall
has a special connection
with Flag Day, which is
June 14.
“Sometimes it’s over-
looked because Flag Day
isn’t as big of a holiday,”
the Hermiston man said.
“People don’t always re-
member it. But it’s also
my birthday, so I remem-
ber it.”
Coykendall said the
fl ag represents our coun-
try’s heritage. The Stars
and Stripes, he said, is a
symbol of the freedoms
we have.
Heather Baumgartner
agrees. The Boardman
woman is honored to sing
a trio of songs during
the ceremony, including
“The Star-Spangled Ban-
ner,” “My Country ‘Tis
of Thee” and “God Bless
America.”
“It holds a lot of
FILE PHOTO
Adrian Skinner, past exalted ruler of Hermiston Elks
Lodge 1845, sorts through fl ags prior to the 2013 Flag Day
ceremony. The public is invited to this year’s event Sunday,
June 12, at 3 p.m.
meaning to me because we
do support our country,”
she said. “It’s a symbol of
everything we fought for to
gain our freedom.”
A veteran of the United
States Army, military ser-
vice runs deep in Baumgart-
ner’s family. Her sister is
an Air Force veteran, her
brother is a Navy veteran
and her son, who is in the
Navy, is currently serving
in Japan.
Baumgartner fi rst sang
the national anthem pub-
licly in 1998 at a Walmart
Safety Breakfast. Sever-
al years later, she sang at
Pendleton Round-Up and
most recently, during a
National Correctional Em-
ployees Week event.
“I like to sing it in a way
that people can hear the pa-
triotism and the meaning
See Us for Hearing Tests Every
Monday and Tuesday.
Shannon Paxton | Offi ce coordinator • spaxton@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4530
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Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR
97838, (541) 567-6457
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The local 2015-16 Unit-
ed Way Campaign raised
$150,000, according to a
press release from Kricket
Nicholson, executive direc-
tor of United Way of Uma-
tilla & Morrow Counties.
Local nonprofi t United
Way partners in Umatilla
and Morrow counties will
receive $115,000. Also,
$3,000 will be distributed
to nonprofi t organizations
outside the two-county area
— as specifi ed by the do-
nors.
Partners
receiving
awards include Boardman
Seniors Inc., Campus Life,
CAPECO Money Manage-
ment Program, Domestic
Violence Services, Foster
Grandparents, Senior Com-
panions, Lost & Found
Youth Outreach, Neighbor-
hood Center of South Mor-
row County, St. Mary’s
Outreach, Stanfi eld Food
Basket, The Salvation
Army Noon Meal Program,
Walla Walla Community
Hospice (for services pro-
vided to northeast Umatilla
County), Eastern Oregon
Alcoholism
Foundation
and Pioneer Relief Nurs-
ery.
In addition, $17,324 was
designated to other pro-
grams, including 10 spe-
cifi c Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Res-
ervation programs, Agape
House, the Pendleton and
Hermiston warming sta-
tions, Vange John Memorial
Hospice, Milton-Freewater
Breadbasket, Milton-Free-
water Senior Center and
more than 50 others.
Joe Zoske, United Way
board chairman, said the
gathering to distribute
award letters provided an
opportunity for partners to
share about their successes
and challenges, as well as
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a yearly campaign to fund
local programs and services
that help build successful
kids, help seniors and peo-
ple with disabilities live
independently, and provide
food baskets and other ba-
sic needs assistance. The
campaign offers a simple
and effective way for em-
ployees to donate charitable
dollars through payroll de-
ductions to local programs
and services.
For more information
about the local United Way,
contact Nicholson at 541-
276-2661, unitedwayum-
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1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834
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United Way raises $150,000
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behind it,” Baumgartner
said.
While the Fourth of
July honors the birth of
our country, Flag Day cel-
ebrates the symbol of our
country. According to us-
fl ag.org, it is believed to
have started in 1885 when
a Wisconsin teacher or-
ganized a “fl ag birthday”
for students on the 108th
anniversary of the adop-
tion of the Flag Resolution
of 1777. In the following
years, other schools and
organizations began recog-
nizing the fl ag on June 14.
By resolution in 1907,
the Grand Lodge of the
Elks of the United States
designated June 14 as Flag
Day. Several years later,
they required each of their
lodges to observe Flag
Day.
Flag Day was offi cially
established by proclama-
tion in 1916 by President
Woodrow Wilson. Howev-
er, it wasn’t until 1949 that
it received designation as
a national observance by
President Harry Truman.
According to the history
of the Elks, Truman was
moved to take the action as
a result of his participation
with the Elks Lodge in In-
dependence, Missouri.
For more information
about the ceremony, call
Coykendall at 541-571-
2925 or the lodge at 541-
567-6923.
H ibbert
D ental
1100 Southgate, Suite 3 Pendleton, OR 97801
www.hibbertdental.com • 541-612-3707
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
www.hermistonlmbc.com
The Full Gospel
Home Church
235 SW 3rd
Phone 567-7678
Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker
Sunday:
Sunday School........10:00 am
Worship...................11:00 am
Evening Service........7:00 pm
Wednesday Service..7:00 pm
"Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you."
1 Pet. 5:7
Grace Baptist Church
555 SW 11th, Hermiston
567-9497
Nursery provided for all services
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Worship - 10:45 AM
6:00 pm
Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM
“Proclaiming God’s word,
growing in God’s grace”
Echo
Community Church
21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR
Phone: (541) 376-8108
Sunday School • 9:30am
Worship • 10:45am
Children’s Church • 11:15am
Potluck & Communion ~
First Sunday of the Month
National Flag Week
Exchange your old flag for a new American Flag!
Honoring Veterans
McKay Creek Estates
NEW HOPE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
1350 S. Highway 395, Hermiston
Sunday Worship Services
English- Pastor Dave Andrus
9:00 & 10:45 am
Spanish- Pastor Genaro Loredo
9:00 & 10:15 am
Classes for kids during all services
For more information call
541-567-8441
NEW BEGINNINGS
In honor of National Flag Week, we
will be handing out free
American lags.
Flags may be exchanged
Sunday, June 12 thru
Saturday, June 18 between
9:00am and 5:00pm.
Limited supply,
reserve yours today!
There will be a ceremonial
disposal of the retired lags
that are collected.
You're a grand old flag,
you're a high flying flag,
and forever in peace
may you wave.
~George M. Cohan
Pastor David Dever
Sun. Bible Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am
Sun. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study . . . 6:00pm
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Worship Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
Pastor J.C. Barnett
Children's Church
& Nursery Available
700 West Orchard Avenue
P.O. Box 933
Hermiston, Oregon
541-289-4774
First United
Methodist
Church Of
Hermiston
Rev. Dr. James T. Pierce, Pastor
Open Hearts, Open minds,
Open doors
191 E. Gladys Ave.
Sunday Worship at 11am
(541) 567-3002
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
All People
Are Welcome
Scripture, Tradition
and Reason
Family service 9am Sunday
Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Saturdays
Sabbath School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m.
567-8241
855 W. Highland • Hermiston
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 7:00 am
THURSDAY . . . . . . . . . Spanish 6:00 pm
SATURDAY: . . . . . . . . . English 5:00 pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 7:00 pm
SUNDAY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 9:00 am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bilingual 11:00 am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 1:00 pm
OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567-5812
First Christian
Church
"Proclaiming the Message of
Hope, Living the Gospel of Love"
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30 AM
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM
CHILDREN'S CHURCH 11:00 AM
Nursery Provided
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
McKay Creek Estates
To share your worship times call
1601 Southgate Pl
Pendleton, OR 97801
(541) 276-1987
541-278-2678
www.PrestigeCare.com
Terri Briggs
