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A4 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2017 Our Community IN BRIEF Church sets service for Ash Wednesday The public is invited to a special service at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The Ash Wednesday Ser- vice of Eucharist and Impo- sition of Ashes is Wednesday March 1 at 7 p.m. at 953 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. The service begins the observa- tion of Lent, the liturgical pe- riod before Palm Sunday and Easter. For more information, call 541-567-6672. Diaper event dashes this Saturday A fun walk/run featuring 5K and 10K distances helps provide diapers for people in need. The Diaper Dash is Satur- day at 9 a.m. at the Hermis- ton Church of the Nazarene, 1520 W. Orchard Ave. The entrance fee is a package of diapers. In its third year, the church partners with local social ser- vice agencies to distribute diapers. Last year more than 15,000 diapers were collected through the effort of 80 par- ticipants. For more information, contact 541-567-3677, herm- istonnaz@gmail.com or visit www.hermistonnazarene. org or www.facebook.com/ events/339082683143495. Parkinson’s group meets monthly A peer-led group offers in- formation about Parkinson’s disease, including exchang- ing information, mutual sup- port and offering participants a chance to talk about coping skills. The group meets the fi rst Monday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. at Des- ert Lanes, 1545 N. First St., Hermiston. For more information, contact Carol Clupny at 541- 720-4256 or caclupny@hot- mail.com. Right to Life director to visit Hermiston The Latino outreach di- rector with Oregon Right to Life will present information about the pro-life culture with Latino families. Margot Loza, a recent graduate of the University of Idaho, was invited by Herm- iston Right to Life to make several area presentations. The public is invited to ses- sions: • Monday, March 6 from 7-9 p.m. at Our Lady of An- gels Catholic Church parish hall, 565 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston (English presenta- tion geared towards youths). • Tuesday, March 7 at 2 p.m. at La Palma, 231 E. Hurlburt Ave., Hermiston (Spanish presentation geared for adults). • Thursday, March 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church par- ish hall (Spanish presentation geared for adults). At the University of Ida- ho, Loza studied nutrition and public relations and she was the director of the Stu- dents for Life club. After graduation, she served as a digital media intern for Stu- dents for Life of America. She is now committed to reaching out to the Latino community to promote the value of life. “I’m pro-life because I believe in love,” she said. “Abortion has destroyed too many people in our time and it’s time we put an end to the destruction.” Marge Rolen of the Herm- iston Right to Life group en- courages area pastors to come and meet Loza, who is open to invitations to return to the area for future discussions and presentations. For more information, contact Rolen at good- sheep4@gmail.com. E-mail your community news items to: community@hermistonherald.com Checkmate: HHS students to head to state chess tourney Hermiston Herald A handful of Hermis- ton High School students will head to the state tournament after scoring top marks at the Region 23 Chess for Success tournament. The regional tourna- ment, which was held Feb. 11 in Hermiston, included team and indi- vidual winners from both Hermiston and its main opponent, Heppner. The five Bulldog chess play- ers — Bobby Bellinger, PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY DELIA WALLIS Hermiston High School students Bobby Bellinger, Thomas Wall, Oscar Galdamez, Jerence Lyons and Jeremy Bowden will compete in the state chess tournament March 10-11 in Portland. Thomas Wall, Oscar Galdamez, Jerence Ly- ons and Jeremy Bowden — qualified for the state tourney after the top three players tied with four points each (out of a possible five) and two others tied with three points. Team winners at the tournament included Heppner Elementary (kindergarten through fifth grade) and Heppner Junior High (grades 6-8). Individual winners were Owen Guerra, grade 3, Heppner (K-4); Javier Garcia, Highland Hills, Hermiston (grade 5); Jacob Finch, Heppner (grade 6); Felix Matthew, Heppner, and Edward Rodriguez, Armand Lar- ive, Hermiston (grade 7, tie); Oscar Cota, Armand Larive, Hermiston (grade 8); Jeremy Bowden, Jer- ence Lyons (grade 9) and Bobby Bellinger (grade 10), Hermiston High School (grades 9-12, tie for first place); and Oscar Galdamez (grade 12) and Thomas Wall (grade 11), HHS (grades 9-12, tie for high enough points). Two Good Shepherd employees receive national awards Hermiston Herald A pair of Good Shep- herd Health Care System employees were honored with national awards at the Healthcare Service Excellence Conference in Long Beach, California. Edwards Patient fi nancial ser- Stephens vices manager Jonathan Edwards was recognized lected for the Summit as an empowering manag- Award, which is the high- er and emergency services est award of excellence registered nurse Susan given at the Healthcare Stephens received an ex- Service Excellence Con- ceptional nurse award. ference, based on individ- Stephens also was se- uals who have made out- standing progress toward improving patient expe- rience and staff engage- ment. The conference con- sidered 240 nominees, including 14 from Good Shepherd. “We have an exception- al team,” president and CEO Dennis Burke said. “Each of the 14 individ- uals nominated for this year’s Summit Awards are very worthy candidates.” Stephens was chosen based on comments from her co-workers about how she “pours her heart” into the hospital’s sexual as- sault task force, becoming an important part of the team and coming up with better procedures for help- ing victims. “The time and ener- gy she gives of herself to helping victims is inspir- ing,” the submission read. Edwards was selected because of a submission by one of his employ- ees, who said he “pushes harder and makes higher goals” than other manag- ers, in a way that inspires employees to reach goals they didn’t think were possible. During the conference, Good Shepherd also re- ceived third place for its employee engagement video, titled “Coming Home (Hermiston).” The video, which stars hos- pital employees, volun- teers and other healthcare partners, can be viewed at www.gshealth.org/com- ing-home-hermiston. Fair seeks logos for day camp Hermiston Herald Area schoolchildren are encouraged to get creative for a chance to have their design on a T-shirt and promote the Umatilla County Fair’s day camp. Umatilla County stu- dents in fi rst though fi fth grades are invited to en- ter the logo contest for Our Fun at the Fair Day Camp, which is held in conjunction with the fair. Youths that are in online school residing in Uma- tilla County are also eli- gible to enter the contest. Refl ecting the 2017 fair theme of “New Fac- es, New Places & Old Friends,” the winning artwork will accompany the theme to brand the day camp, which is Aug. 8-11. The winner will re- ceive two adult day pass- es, four children’s day passes, one Fun at the Fair Day Camp T-shirt and a one-day carnival wristband for the 2017 Umatilla County Fair. The runner-up youth art- ist will receive one adult day pass and two chil- dren’s day passes and the third place entry will re- ceive a pair of children’s day passes. The artwork needs to compliment the fair theme and include the words “Umatilla Coun- ty Fair” within the de- sign. The logo must have the ability to be cleanly scanned and reproduced digitally at smaller and larger sizes. Drawn or sketched logo entries need to be Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 111 ● NUMBER 7 Gary L. West | Editor • gwest@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4532 Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539 Jayati Ramakrishnan | Reporter • jramakrishnan@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4534 Jade McDowell | Reporter • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Shannon Paxton | Offi ce coordinator • spaxton@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4530 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 To contact the Hermiston Herald for news, advertising or subscription information: • call 541-567-6457 • e-mail info@hermistonherald.com • stop by our offi ces at 333 E. Main St. • visit us online at: hermistonherald.com The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier and mail Wednesdays Inside Umatilla/Morrow counties .......... $42.65 Outside Umatilla/Morrow counties ....... $53.90 Periodical postage paid at Hermiston, OR. Postmaster, send address changes to Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2017 KNOW YOUR NUMBERS! FREE blood pressure checks at Hermiston and Stanfield Senior Centers. One in three adults has high blood pressure, we encourage everyone to know their numbers. Open to everyone! 11:00am - 12:00pm Third Wednesday of each month STANFIELD SENIOR CENTER Fourth Thursday of each month HERMISTON SENIOR CENTER HEALTHY FRIDAYS FREE health screenings & health coaching: Blood pressure checks, weigh-ins, body mass index, cholesterol and glucose. First Friday of every month 8am-11am GSMC Conference Center 7 (by Education Dept) Information or to register call (541) 667-3509 or email healthinfo@gshealth.org www.gshealth.org dark and in color on white paper or cardstock that’s at least 8.5-by-11 inches and no larger than 11-by-17 inches. Entries on card- board or canvas won’t be accepted. The back of each entry must include the art- ist’s full name, the date, the fair theme, grade, teacher’s name and school name. Historically, logos con- taining the theme and the year have scored highest in judging. The fair theme and the year will be dig- itally added to the win- ning artwork if it was not included by the original artist. Submissions are due Friday, March 10, by 5 p.m. No late entries will be accepted. Entries may be dropped off at the fair offi ce, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston, mailed to P.O. Box 94, Hermiston OR 97838 or e-mailed to angie.mcnalley@umatil- lacounty.net. For more information, call 541-567-6121.
