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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 Our Community E-mail your community news items to: community@hermistonherald.com IN BRIEF GriefShare offers support at Boardman Baptist A support group to en- courage healing for people that are grieving is starting in Boardman. A GriefShare meet-and- greet is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 200 Willow Fork Drive, Boardman. The reg- ular support group begins Thursday, Jan. 26 from 6-8 p.m. It runs weekly through April 20. For more about Grief- Share, visit www.grief- share.org. For addition- al information about the Boardman group, call 541- 481-9437. Potluck gathering invites adults 55+ People who are 55 and older are invited to a spe- cial event at the Hermiston Church of the Nazarene. The 55+ Potluck is Sun- day at 4 p.m. in the church’s ministry center, 1520 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston. People are invited to bring a dish to share and enjoy a time of visitation with oth- ers. The special ministry is planning activities through- out the year. For more information, contact 541- 567-3677, hermistonnaz@ gmail.com or visit www. hermistonnazarene.org. Display features Hermiston Photography Club To celebrate the one- year anniversary of the Hermiston Public Li- brary’s Photography Club, there is a special photo display. Some of the best shots from the year are featured in display cases through- out the month. The library is open Monday through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday/Satur- days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It’s located at 235 E. Glad- ys Ave., Hermiston. The club, which is open to all that are interested, is held monthly. Some- times it features discus- sions about photo tech- niques, while other times it includes a photography field trip. For more infor- mation, call 541-567-2882 or visit www.hermistonli- brary.us. Dallin Puzey to perform at Nookie’s Dallin Puzey will sing familiar folk and classic country songs as well as his original tunes during an upcoming performance at Hermiston Brewing Co. & Nookie’s Restaurant. The Hermiston man, who is adept on multiple instruments, plays the likes of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams. He has performed at many area venues, including Hermiston Funfest, Morrow County’s Music in the Parks and Sno Road Winery in Echo. The free performance is Friday, Jan. 27 from 6-9 p.m. at 125 N. First St. There is no cover charge. For more information, visit the event’s page on Facebook. To hear some of Puzey’s music, search YouTube or visit www. soundcloud.com/dalbear. experience is Oct. 17-26. Ryan Campbell of Cham- ber Explorations will share about the itinerary, which includes round trip airfare from Portland, 11 meals, wine tasting, a cooking class and many sight-seeing highlights. The informational meet- ing is Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express, 245 N. First Place, Hermiston. For more infor- mation or to RSVP for the meeting, contact Debbie Pedro at 541-567-6151 or debbie@hermistoncham- ber.com. Ciao! Italy A free community forum providing infor- mation for chronic pain management (not cancer A trip overview for an Italian adventure will be presented through Chamber Explorations. The once in a lifetime Relay for Life combines local fundraising events By TAMMY MALGESINI Community Editor Organizers for Relay for Life encourage people throughout Umatilla County to participate in planning for its 2017 event. Due to a larger focus on money for research, the American Cancer Society is reducing the number of relay events. The Pendleton and Hermiston events will be combined to form Relay for Life of Umatilla Coun- ty, said Carol Preston, event lead. “It’s exciting,” she said. “There’s just so many back- side administrative fees to do so many relays. We’re throwing one big party.” Having a single event rather than two within 30 miles of each other will cut down on costs incurred in organizing the fundraiser. More money, Preston said, will go directly to the Amer- ican Cancer Society’s pur- pose. The upcoming planning meeting is Thursday at 6 p.m. in Meeting Room 3 at St. Anthony Hospital, 2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendle- ton. Team captains will meet at 7 p.m. According to the Amer- ican Cancer Society, one in three women and one in two men in the United States will be diagnosed with can- cer during their lifetime. Oregon residents can send in their tax returns be- fore Jan. 23, but the Oregon Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Ser- vice will not begin process- ing returns until that date. They will be processed in the order received. The soonest citizens can get their refund from their state income taxes is Feb. 15. According to a news release from the Oregon Department of Revenue, the delay is an anti-fraud tactic that allows the de- partment to confirm that the amounts claimed on re- turns matches the amount reported by employers on W-2 and 1099 forms. A new law means the IRS will also hold federal refunds until after Feb. 15 for taxpayers claiming the Earned Income Tax Cred- it or Additional Child Tax Credit. The department estimates it paid out $3.1 billion in fraudulent tax returns to identity thieves for 2014. Free tax prepara- tion services for seniors, Worship Community Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. 567-8241 855 W. Highland • Hermiston LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 Pastor David Dever FILE PHOTO People walk at the 2016 Hermiston Relay for Life. A planning meeting for Relay for Life of Umatilla County, which combines the Pendleton and Hermiston events, is Thursday at St. Anthony Hospital. These startling statistics are the reason many of the par- ticipants support the event. Relay for Life raises money for the American Cancer Society, which helps cancer research and pro- vides assistance with patient care programs. In addition, money is used to develop and distribute education and prevention information. A doctor who wanted to do something to fight the disease started Relay Tax season begins Jan. 23 Hermiston Herald Forum addresses chronic pain related) is being offered in the area. Presented by the East- ern Oregon Coordinated Care organization, the event is Thursday, Jan. 26 from 6:30-9 p.m. at Good Shepherd Medical Center, 610 N.W. 11th St., Herm- iston. Participants can en- joy refreshments and have an opportunity to win prizes. Topics addressed in- clude acute verses chron- ic pain, non-narcotic and non-medication options, and the role of psychoso- cial support in managing chronic pain. The panel of presenters features a vari- ety of medical specialists. For more information or to register, contact Briona at 503-952-5010, briona.campbell@moda- health.com or visit www. eocco.com/community. low-income and mod- erate-income taxpayers are available throughout the state. CASH Oregon provides assistance at the Hermiston Library and Boardman Senior Center. The AARP can be contact- ed at 1-888-227-7669 for times and locations that volunteers will be avail- able in Eastern Oregon to help senior citizens with their taxes before they are due on April 17. Once tax season begins, the Oregon Department of Revenue will also provide a list of approved vendors for free online tax prepa- ration (usually available to filers in certain income brackets) on its website at www.oregon.gov/DOR. All Oregon taxpayers who completed their own returns can e-file them for free using the fillable forms on the website. The state highly en- courages residents to e-file their taxes online for fast- er processing, but paper forms and booklets can be ordered by calling 1-800- 356-4222. for Life in 1985. Dr. Gor- don Klatt and some friends spent 24 hours running and walking around a track in Tacoma — raising $27,000 in donations from support- ers. Klatt, 71, died Aug. 3, 2014, as a result of heart fail- ure after fighting stomach cancer. His legacy continues as Relay for Life events are held across the globe. Relay for Life of Umatil- la County is Saturday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Roy Raley Park, Pendle- ton. Organizers will contin- ue meeting the third Thurs- day of each month at First Community Credit Union, 705 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. For more information, contact Preston at relay- pendleton@yahoo.com, 541-379-6294 or visit www. facebook.com/pdtrelay or www.relayforlife.org/uma- tillacountyor. Historic preservation grants are available Hermiston Herald Thousands of dollars in state grants are up for grabs for qualifying historic and Main Street projects. The State Historic Pres- ervation Office is offering up to $20,000 matching grants for buildings on the National Register of Histor- ic Places. The register lists 42 sites in Umatilla Coun- ty, ranging from Weston School to portions of Pend- leton’s and Echo’s down- towns. Funds are available for preservation of existing building features or for reconstructing facades to match their historical ap- pearance. The preservation of- fice is also offering up to $100,000 in matching funds for downtown re- vitalization projects in communities in the Ore- gon Main Street Network. Communities in the net- work include Pendleton, Hermiston, Milton-Free- water, Irrigon, Pilot Rock and Stanfield. Projects may include façade improve- ment, accessibility en- hancement, utilities, sec- ond floor renovations and other improvements that will facilitate community revitalization. The Oregon Heritage Commission is offering grants between $2,000 and $10,000 to museums for collections projects, heri- tage tourism and education- al programs. The Oregon Commis- sion on Historic Cemeter- ies is offering grants, typ- ically between $1,000 and $6,000, for preservation projects at historic cemeter- ies. Projects funded in the past include marker repair workshops, fencing, signs, interpretive panels, bro- chures, security lighting, access improvements and records management. More information for all of the grants listed above will be presented in webi- nars on Jan. 18-19 and a two-hour workshop in Sa- lem on March 15. For appli- cations, or for more infor- mation about the webinars and the grant requirements, visit www.oregonheritage. org or contact Kuri Gill at kuri.gill@oregon.gov or 503-986-0675. Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm 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 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 Offi ce..............................567-5812 Grace Baptist Church NEW BEGINNINGS 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” 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 541-567-8441 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 1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834 oasisvineyard.us St. Johns Episcopal Church First Christian Church Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Worship 10:00 AM “come as you are” “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672 W Bible School: 9:15am Worship Gathering: 10:30am 567-3013 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston To share your worship times call Terri Briggs 541-278-2678
