WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2017
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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
