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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.
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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
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Shannon Paxton | Offi ce coordinator • spaxton@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4530
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FREE blood pressure checks at Hermiston and
Stanfield Senior Centers. One in three adults has
high blood pressure, we encourage everyone to
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11:00am - 12:00pm
Third Wednesday of each month
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First Friday of every month
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Information or to register
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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.