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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Our Community
IN BRIEF
Grange event
features food, crafts
A craft sale, fl ea mar-
ket and breakfast are
planned at the Columbia
Grange.
The event, which
features holiday items,
baked goods, candy, tow-
els, fl ower arrangements
and more, is Saturday
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the grange hall, 32339
Diagonal Blvd., Herm-
iston. Vendor tables are
$8 each. Proceeds bene-
fi ts the Words for Thirds
program, which provides
dictionaries for area third
grade students.
For more information,
call Pat at 541-567-5706
or Doris at 541-567-
8663.
Veterans breakfast
requires RSVP
A free breakfast event
is planned for Veterans
Day at the Hermiston
Conference Center.
Open to all veterans,
service members and
their families, the meal
and program is free but
reservations are required.
The event is Friday, Nov.
11, at 8 a.m. at the con-
ference center, 415 S.
Highway 395, Hermis-
ton.
The program includes
the American Legion
and VFW Honor Guard,
Dance Unlimited presen-
tation and special speak-
ers.
For more information
or to RSVP, contact 541-
567-6151 or info@herm-
istonchamber.com.
Hermiston Elks
take reservations
for veterans dinner
The Hermiston Elks
Lodge invites veterans
and their spouses to en-
joy a free barbecue steak
dinner as a way to ex-
press appreciation for
their service.
Due to limited seating,
those planning to attend
need to RSVP as soon
as possible. The meal is
Friday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m.
at the lodge, 480 E. Main
St., Hermiston.
For more information
or to reserve a seat, call
541-561-6972.
Hospital auxiliary
hosts Collective
Goods sale
Merchandise
from
Collective Goods, for-
merly known as “Books
Are Fun,” is featured in
a sale by the Good Shep-
herd Medical Center
Auxiliary.
June Rosenberg, the
auxiliary’s
publicity
chairwoman, said there
will be a unique offer-
ing of affordable Christ-
mas gifts and ideas. The
Collective Goods Sale is
Wednesday, Nov. 9, and
Thursday, Nov. 10, from
7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
hospital’s pharmacy lob-
by, 610 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston
Money raised from
the event will be used to
support scholarships for
those pursuing a medi-
cal career and medical
equipment for Good
Shepherd.
For more information,
contact
juner1942@
gmail.com.
Open house introduces new doctors
Area residents have an
opportunity to meet the
newest physicians joining
Good Shepherd Health
Care System.
The Fall Harvest Open
House Meet-and-Greet is
Thursday, Nov. 17, from
5:30-7 p.m. in the main
lobby at the hospital’s
medical plaza, 620 N.W.
11th St., Hermiston. The
The preparatory or-
chestra of the Inland
Northwest
Musicians
will
perform
sea-
son-opening
concerts
this weekend.
The Willow Creek
Symphony
features
strings, brass, wood-
winds and percussion-
ists. It includes youths
and less experienced mu-
sicians of all ages.
The
performances
are Saturday at 4 p.m.
at McNary Heights Ele-
mentary School, 120 Co-
lumbia St. Umatilla; and
Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ione
Community School, 445
Spring St. There is no ad-
mission charge, although
donations are accepted.
Audience members can
greet musicians during
receptions
following
each concert.
Formed in 1999 to
perform classical music,
Inland Northwest Musi-
cians believes that mu-
sic contributes to health,
well-being and quality
of life. All musicians are
provided an opportunity
to develop their talent.
Anyone interested in
playing is invited to par-
ticipate — no auditions
are required.
For more information,
contact 541-289-4696,
inwm@machmedia.net
or visit www.inland-
northwestmusicians.
com.
Driving course cruises
into Hermiston
An AARP Smart Driv-
er course is being offered
in Hermiston.
The class helps driv-
ers stay safe, educated
and confi dent behind the
wheel. Participants learn
defensive driving skills,
safety strategies and
how to manage common
age-related changes in
vision, hearing and reac-
tion time.
The class is geared for
those 50-and-older, but
all drivers are welcome
to attend. Participants
may be eligible for insur-
ance discounts and are
encouraged to contact
their insurance carrier.
No tests are required.
The course, which
costs $15 for AARP
members or $20 for
non-members, is Thurs-
day, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m.
at Bob Shannon Safety
Center, 330 S. First St.,
Hermiston. For more in-
formation, call 541-667-
5092.
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event includes hors d’oeu-
vres and refreshments.
The physicians include,
Khavkin
Poste
Dr. Daniel Buck, emer-
gency room; Dr. Jennifer
Poste, internal medicine
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Sisters Andrea and Sofi a Gispert Tello of Hermiston are pictured with Sandra Vandever, their Girl Scouts Gold Award project mentor.
HERMISTON SISTERS SHINE WITH GOLD AWARD
HERMISTON HERALD
A pair of recent Hermiston
High School graduates re-
cently received the Girl Scout
Gold Award, the organiza-
tion’s highest recognition.
Twin sisters Andrea and
Sofi a Gispert Tello, daugh-
ters of Gabino Gispert and
Rosario Tello of Hermiston,
designed and led classes at
Blue Mountain Community
College in Hermiston. The
sessions featured basic com-
puter and social media skills
information for older citizens.
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The award, Michelle Kane
said, is achieved by fewer
than one of every 100 girls
in the program. The accom-
plishment requires putting
together the leadership and
communication skills they
have acquired through Girl
Scout activities to plan, orga-
nize and lead a service proj-
ect that addresses an unfi lled
need in the community or
beyond.
“In the Olympics, to “go
for the gold” means to work
hard to be the best in your
chosen sport. The same can
be said in Girl Scouts,” Kane
said, who is the volunteer ser-
vice unit co-manager for the
Girl Scouts of Oregon and
Southwest Washington.
The sisters created Seniors
Get Techie because they rec-
ognized a need for members
of the older generation to
learn more about technolo-
gy. In addition, the classes
are available as a PowerPoint
presentation on a CD that can
be checked out at the Hermis-
ton Public Library.
Several
scholarship
awards provided each of the
girls with options for further-
ing their education. Sofi a is
currently studying Japanese
at Whitman College in Walla
Walla and plans to enter law
school in the future. Andrea
is at New York University
Shanghai where she intends
to major in neuroscience.
For more information
about the Girl Scouts, con-
tact Sarah Miller at 503-977-
6861, 800-626-6543 or smill-
er@girlscoutsosw.org.
Making a difference: DHS offers foster training
HERMISTON HERALD
People interested in
making a difference in the
life of children who are in
state custody are needed.
Offered through the De-
partment of Human Ser-
vices Child Welfare Pro-
gram, free training sessions
that focus on foster care
and adoptive resources is
provided. Participants must
attend all four classes.
People of all races, cul-
tural identity and ethnicity
are needed to help children
grow with a strong sense
of racial and cultural iden-
tity. In addition, applicants
are considered regardless
of gender, religion, sexual
orientation or marital sta-
tus.
“We value our di-
verse providers meeting
the needs of our children.
We need single, couples,
LGBTQ and retired com-
munity members wanting
to make a difference in the
lives of children,” said Jody
Frost, foster and adoptions
supervisor in Umatilla and
Morrow counties
The Spanish Founda-
tions class is the third Sat-
urday of each month at the
Hermiston DHS offi ce, 950
S.E. Columbia Drive. Peo-
ple can join at anytime, as
the topics rotate in a four-
week cycle. For more infor-
mation, call Irma DeAnda
at 541-564-4493.
The next regular Foun-
dations class will be held
in January in Hermiston.
Additional details will be
provided as the date gets
closer.
For more information,
visit www.oregon.gov/dhs.
Umatilla County Fair Hermiston business
seeks court applicants owner receives
HERMISTON HERALD
The Umatilla County Fair
is seeking applicants for the
2017 court.
The program is open to
Umatilla County students
enrolled in ninth through
12th grade, who are between
the ages of 14 and 19.
This is a great opportunity
for young people to represent
Umatilla County not only
during the week of fair in Au-
gust, but at parades and other
functions throughout Eastern
Oregon and Washington in
2017, said Angie McNalley,
administrative assistant.
Fair court applications
are due Friday, Nov. 18, by
5 p.m. at the fair offi ce. Late
or incomplete applications
will not be considered. Fair
staff will contact all accepted
applicants to schedule inter-
views.
Applications are available
at the fair offi ce, 515 W. Or-
chard Ave., Hermiston, and
under “Forms” at www.uma-
tillacounty.net/fair.
For additional informa-
tion, contact the Fair Offi ce
at 541-567-6121 or angie.
mcnalley@umatillacounty.
net.
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