WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
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Widows, widowers meet
for food and fun
Area widows and widowers
are invited to a gathering of WW.
Friends.
The group meets monthly to
share friendship and fun. It’s not
designed as a support group.
The next event is Sunday, Oct.
2 at 1 p.m. at Shari’s Cafe & Pies,
319 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton. The
no-host gathering is open to all
widows and widowers.
For more information, call 541-
276-4708 or 541-276-2790.
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Millie Baker, Cheryl Tallman, Kathy Hyder, Lila Killingbeck, Nancy Pace, Sandy Moroney, Marsha Condie and
Carol Michael of the Boardman Quilt Group pitched in to complete a Hunter’s Star Quilt started by the late
Marge Shankle.
Area quilters stitch memories of charter member
Boardman Quilt Show
to display Marge
Shankle memorial quilt
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
A number of Eastern Oregon
women recently inished a labor
of love through the completion
of a quilt started by the late
Marge Shankle.
A charter member of the
Boardman Quilt Group, Shan-
kle died unexpectedly this past
spring. The longtime Eastern
Oregon resident was the fea-
tured quilter during the 2015
Boardman Quilt Show.
“Her passing left a big hole
in this group of quilters, many
of whom had been inspired
by Marge to improve quilting
skills,” said Carol Michael.
Each year, the group works
collaboratively to create rafle
quilts to help fund the annual fall
show. Since Shankle’s death, the
quilters also completed a Hunt-
er’s Star Quilt, which Shankle
had started working on.
The dark blue and cream
quilt will be on display during
the Boardman Quilt Show,
which is Oct. 7-8 at the Board-
man Senior Center. After the
show, it will remain hanging at
the center as a permanent me-
morial to Shankle.
Kathy Hyder is excited to be
the featured quilter during the
2016 show. After turning down
the request several times, Hyder
inally agreed — viewing it as a
tribute to Shankle.
“I’ve said no all the other
years,” Hyder said. “This year
was different, it’s special and an
honor.”
Hyder chuckles as she recalls
making her irst quilt. Wanting
to give something special to a
Longview, Washington, couple
who both had cancer, Hyder
went to Millie Baker. The char-
ter member of the Boardman
Quilt Group asked when she
needed it.
“A week or two,” Hyder re-
called saying. “I didn’t realize
what all it involved.”
The seamstress now knows
— spending months, if not
years, on projects is the norm.
Hyder often enjoys giving quilts
to family members or friends for
special occasions. She recent-
ly completed her irst commis-
sioned quilt.
Hyder will share tips and ex-
amples of her creations during
the show. In its 12th year, the
event is Friday, Oct. 7 ,and Sat-
urday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Boardman Senior
Center, 100 Tatone St. Admis-
sion is $3. In addition to the quilt
displays, the event includes fab-
ric and quilting supply vendors,
hourly door prizes, rafle quilts
and show awards. Lunch will be
available for purchase.
The Boardman Quilt Show
welcomes all entries, including
keepsake heirloom quilts, con-
temporary quilts, wall hangings
and other quilted items. There is
no fee to display quilts.
Entry forms must be pre-reg-
istered by Wednesday, Oct.
5. The quilts will be accepted
Thursday, Oct. 6, from 3-5 p.m.
at the Boardman Senior Center
or up until 4:30 p.m. at Aunty
Ida’s Quilt Shop, 435 W. Herm-
iston Ave., Hermiston.
For more information or for
a registration form, contact 541-
481-9426, tlkranch@centurytel.
net or stop by Aunty Ida’s.
John Nilsen to perform
local concerts
John Nilsen, who recently re-
leased “Local Ocean,” has a dis-
tinctive piano sound, playing ev-
erything from folk-rock to jazz and
classical music. The award-win-
ning pianist will perform locally
in October.
Nilsen’s 2013 album, “Wild
Rose,” features 10 original com-
positions, each recorded with a
different combination of top-notch
Portland-area musicians.
The local performances in-
clude:
•Saturday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. at the
First United Methodist Church,
191 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston
(541-567-3002).
•Sunday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. at the
United Methodist Church, 175
Church St., Heppner. (541-676-
9224).
For more information about
Nilsen, visit www.johnnilsen.com.
Lay counselor training
begins in October
Classes for lay counselors are
starting soon at Good Samaritan
Ministries in Hermiston.
The Level 1 Lay Counselor
Training sessions offer instruction
for the personal ministry counsel-
ing program, which runs weekly
through May. The irst class is
Monday, Oct. 3 from 5:30-7:30
p.m. in Hermiston. The Level 1
training is part of a three-year
program. In addition, Level 2 and
Level 3 classes — which require
completion of Level 1 sessions —
begins Thursday, Oct. 6 from 5-7
p.m.
For more information or to
obtain an application for registra-
tion, call 541-564-1041 or stop by
Good Samaritan Ministries at 319
W. Locust Ave., Hermiston.
Book sale ofers bargains
for a buck
Stuff a bag full of books and
pay only a buck during the Friends
of the Umatilla Public Library
book sale.
The event is going on now and
runs through Saturday, Oct. 15, at
the library, 700 Sixth St., Umatil-
la. Operating hours are Mondays
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday
through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6
p.m.; Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information, call 541-
922-5704 or visit www.umatilla-
publiclibrary.weebly.com.
Symphony season opens
with local ilm
The Oregon East Symphony
begins its 2016-17 season with
“City Girl,” a live soundtrack set
to a silent ilm shot in Umatilla
County in 1928.
The event is Saturday, Oct. 1, at
7:30 p.m. at the Vert Auditorium,
480 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for
students and seniors or $45 for a
family. In addition, season tickets
are available.
In 2009, Paciic Northwest
composer John Paul wrote a score
for a small chamber ensemble to
accompany a screening of the
ilm. The La Grande based East-
ern Oregon Film Festival will pro-
vide visual elements for the pro-
duction. The ilm includes Mary
Duncan, the 1928 honorary queen
of the Pendleton Round-Up, as the
featured leading lady, said Janet
Miller, OES grants coordinator.
For more information or to pur-
chase individual or season tickets,
call 541-276-0320 or visit www.
oregoneastsymphony.org.
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