COMMUNITY
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2016
Husband’s retirement brings relection, projection
I
n 1985, my husband and was in a “banana belt.” What-
I packed our belongings ever, I’ve never seen a banana
and headed to Eastern tree here. And, that irst win-
Oregon.
ter it snowed before Thanks-
When we drove to Uma- giving, staying on the ground
tilla for John’s inter-
until after the new year
view, neither of us had
because it was so cold.
ever been beyond The
I continued to work
Dalles.
in Portland for a few
“It’s looking a lot
weeks after we irst
like desert,” I told John
moved. I rode a bus
during the drive.
through the Columbia
He said the trees
River Gorge, ending
would return but as Tammy
up at home in Umatilla
Malgesini
you know, they did not. INSIDE MY
in mid-September.
With teaching jobs SHOES
Eager to explore
at a premium, John ac-
the area, I suggested
cepted a job at Clara Brownell we go to Pendleton. Little did
Middle School in Umatilla. we know it was right smack
We planned on staying two dab in the middle of the 75th
years. Nearly 31 years later, annual Pendleton Round-Up.
we are starting a new chap-
We soon found out we
ter in our lives. Well, at least were Levi jeans people liv-
John is as he recently retired. ing in a Wrangler world. Our
When he went to the in- friends from the city were
terview I wanted the answers amused — especially when
to a couple of questions, in- we sent them locked tumble-
cluding what the weather was weeds for Christmas.
like. He was told Umatilla
Over the years, the slower
pace of life in Eastern Oregon
grew on us. And, we’ve even
owned a few pairs of Wran-
glers.
We don’t really miss the
city life, especially the trafic.
But we miss the green trees.
I told friends when Herm-
iston’s brand was “You Can
Grow Here,” it didn’t mean we
were going to grow old here.
While we’ve enjoyed the
past three decades in East-
ern Oregon, we’re hoping to
move on to greener pastures.
I’m not sure how much lon-
ger we’ll call Hermiston
home, but one of these days
we’re hoping to set out on a
new adventure in the Silver
Valley of northern Idaho.
———
Tammy Malgesini is the
community editor. Her col-
umn, Inside my Shoes, in-
cludes general musings about
life. Contact her at tmalge-
sini@eastoregonian.com or
541-564-4539
IN BRIEF
Winery announces
August concerts
own non-alcoholic beverag-
es. Wine can be purchased at
the venue.
Tickets are available at
www.ticketmaster.com.
For more information, visit
www.columbiacrest.com.
Tickets are now on sale
for The Buckinghams and
Crystal Gayle at Columbia
Crest Winery.
The
Buckinghams,
known for such songs as
”Kind of a Drag,” “Mercy,
Mercy, Mercy” and “Don’t
you Care,” will perform
Friday, Aug. 19. Tickets are
$45.
Crystal Gayle, young-
er sister to Loretta Lynn, is
best known for her 1977 hit,
“Don’t It Make My Brown
Eyes Blue.” She will take
the stage Saturday, Aug 20.
Tickets cost $50.
Both shows are at 7 p.m.
at the winery, located at
178810 Highway 221, Pat-
erson, Washington. People
are invited to bring a picnic
meal or purchase cuisine
from local food trucks on-
site. People may bring their
adults with intellectual and
developmental
disabili-
ties. For more information
about programs, services
and activities, call 541-
567-7615 or visit www.
facebook.com/arcofumatil-
lacounty.
Theater ofers sensory-
Library district
friendly viewing
discontinues
A special viewing of
“The Secret Life of Pets” language program
provides a comfortable at-
mosphere with the lights up
a little, the volume down
and the lexibility for au-
dience members to move
around.
The sensory show is
Saturday with the doors
opening at 10 a.m. at 355
W. Theater Lane, off High-
way 395 in Hermiston. The
movie starts at 10:30 a.m.
and costs $5 per person.
The Arc advocates for
the rights of children and
The Umatilla Coun-
ty Special Library District
Board recently adopted its
2016-17 budget, which re-
sulted in cuts to services pro-
vided.
After reviewing the usage
levels of Mango, the online
foreign language learning
database, the board decided
not renew it for the upcom-
ing budget year.
For more information,
contact Dan Feil at 541-276-
6449 or dan@ucsld.org.
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Glow 5K Run/Walk
All the volunteers and all those who ran and walked in the event!
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July 4th Celebration Parade
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for setting up the announcers’ stage, all the Parade entrants, and all who came out to watch us!
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