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IN BRIEF
Hermiston
woman receives
25-gallon pin
The April American Red
Cross blood drive at Good
Shepherd Medical Center
in Hermiston was cause for
celebration as Ronita M.
Jones received her 25-gallon
pin.
Patti Perkins said hitting
the milestone is quite an ac-
complishment.
“This is 200 donations,
which takes at least 33 years
of donating,” she said.
In all, the drive collected
38 units, which exceeded
the goal of 33. However,
Perkins said blood products
are always in high demand
— especially as the summer
months approach. A dona-
tion, she said, can help save
the lives of up to three peo-
ple.
The canteen during the
April 17 blood drive was
provided by the Emblem
Club. Volunteers to provide
canteen duties for the De-
cember drive are still need-
ed. For more information,
call Perkins at 541-571-
5372.
The next blood drive at
Good Shepherd is Mon-
day, May 15 from 12:30-6
p.m. For information about
upcoming blood drives
throughout the region, vis-
it www.redcrossblood.org/
give. While walk-ins are
welcome, people are en-
couraged to make an ap-
pointment by calling 800-
448-3543.
Hospital auxiliary
sets Collective
Goods sale
A variety of books and
gifts at affordable pric-
es are available for pur-
chase during the Collective
Goods sale.
Hosted by the Good
Shepherd Hospital Auxil-
iary, the event is Thursday
and Friday from 7:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. in Conference
Room 1 at the hospital, 610
N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
Money raised from the
event will be used to sup-
port scholarships for those
pursuing a medical career
and medical equipment for
Good Shepherd.
Membership in the aux-
iliary is open to all who are
interested in volunteering
at Good Shepherd Medical
Center. Applications can be
picked up at the hospital in
the gift shop.
SAGE Center
to show ‘Sing’
Matthew McConaughey
and Reese Witherspoon are
featured during the upcom-
ing SAGE Center movie
event.
Nominated for sever-
al Golden Globe Awards,
“Sing” is an animated fl ick
about animals banding to-
gether to save the town’s
theater by hosting a singing
competition. Rated PG, the
family-friendly movie will
be shown Friday at 7:15
p.m. and Saturday at 2:15
p.m. at the center, located
at 101 Olson Road, Board-
man.
Admission is $3 per per-
son and includes a free bag
of popcorn. Bottled water
and other concessions are
available for purchase.
The SAGE Center is an
interactive visitor center
that highlights the region’s
history, industries and sus-
tainability practices. For
more information, call 541-
481-7243 or visit www.vis-
itsage.com.
ing Hymnspiration.
The public is invited to
share in the singing of old
hymns with new and old
friends. The event is Sun-
day from 5-6 p.m. at Vic-
tory Baptist Church, 193 E.
Main St. Hermiston.
For more information,
call Chris Finely at 541-
571-2516.
Meeting highlights
veterans benefi ts
Morrow County Vet-
erans Services will host
Federal Benefi ts and Local
Community Resources for
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Jim Doherty to
speak at Irrigon
luncheon
For an update on
Morrow County hap-
penings, be sure to
attend the upcoming
Irrigon Chamber of
Commerce luncheon.
Jim Doherty of the
Morrow County board
of commissioners will
speak at the event. The
public is invited to the
no-host luncheon, which
is Wednesday, May 10
at 11:45 a.m. at Stokes
Landing Senior Center,
150 Columbia Lane, Ir-
rigon. The cost is $8 for
members and $10 for
non-members.
For more information,
contact
irrigoncham-
ber@irrigonchamber.
com or 541-922-3857.
Service features
singing of old hymns Head Start
Food, fun and fellowship celebrates dudes
are featured in the upcom-
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Dads, grandpas, un-
cles, older brothers and
other male role models
in the lives of children
were celebrated during
an event hosted by Uma-
tilla-Morrow
County
Head Start.
A Day for Dudes —
held March 21 at Rocky
Heights
Elementary
School in Hermiston —
included wood-building
activities and dinner. A
total of 45 “dudes” and
59 children participated
in the event. In addition,
each child received a
free book and an entry
for a chance to win a
bike.
Jonny Badillo, fam-
ily advocate and co-or-
ganizer of the event
expressed appreciation
to Smitty’s Ace Hard-
ware, Home Depot and
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
of Kennewick for con-
tributing to the event’s
success.
Erin Richards, family
education and support
director, said dads and
male caregivers have
an opportunity to make
a huge impact in their
child’s life. She cited
studies that indicate
children with highly in-
volved fathers were 43
percent more likely to
excel in school.
For more informa-
tion about programs and
workshops, call Badillo
at 541-564-6878 or visit
www.umchs.org.
FILE PHOTO
The Ballet Folklorico dancers return for the 2017 Hermiston Cinco de Mayo celebration. The
event is Saturday and Sunday at Butte Park.
Cinco de Mayo festivities
doubles the family fun
Carnival opens
Friday at Butte Park
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
Organizers are gearing
up for twice the merri-
ment Saturday and Sun-
day as Hermiston’s Cinco
de Mayo celebration ex-
pands to two days.
People can register for
the parade Saturday be-
tween 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
the Oxbow Trail, located
at 11th Street and West
Elm Avenue. The parade
will get rolling at 1 p.m.,
traveling east on Elm Av-
enue. It will head to Butte
Park, 1245 N.W. Seventh
St., the site of the event.
Cinco de Mayo com-
mittee chairwoman Clara
Beas Fitzgerald invites
people to dress their pets
up in costumes for the
parade — prizes will be
awarded for the top en-
tries. In addition, kids can
decorate their bikes and
other community mem-
bers are encouraged to
get creative and join the
parade.
Beas Fitzgerald said
the parade’s grand mar-
shal is Francisco Maass,
Oregon’s Mexican consul
general. He will speak
Saturday at approximate-
ly 2 p.m.
“He will dedicate the
ceremonies,” she said.
Natali Armenta, Dai-
sy Cardenas and Jaleslie
Torres, who were recent-
ly elected as the Cinco de
Mayo royalty court, also
will be introduced. The
trio of young ladies were
chosen from a public vote
on the event’s Facebook
page. Armenia is Señor-
ita Hermiston Cinco de
Mayo 2017, while Carde-
nas was chosen as Miss
Photogenic and Torres
was designated as Miss
Charisma.
Also, for a chance to
cruise home in a 2012
Dodge Charger, be sure to
pick up a free entry form
by Friday and deposit it
at Fiesta Foods, 1875 N.
FILE PHOTO
Juan Chavez placed second at the dancing horse competition
during the 2015 Hermiston Cinco de Mayo celebration. This
year’s competition is Saturday from 2:30-4 p.m. at Butte Park.
First St., Hermiston. The
drawing will be held Sat-
urday night at 8 p.m.
Beas Fitzgerald said
the vehicle, which is
valued at approximately
$12,000, is being provid-
ed by Prestige Motors of
Pasco. Entry forms will
not be available at the
Cinco de Mayo celebra-
tion, she said.
Also, the carnival will
offer pre-event fun when
it opens Friday from noon
to 10 p.m., said Larry Fet-
ter, Hermiston Parks &
Recreation director. Pre-
sented by Rainier Amuse-
ments, it features rides,
games and food booths.
It also runs Saturday from
noon to 10 p.m. and Sun-
day from noon to 8 p.m.
Fetter said wristbands can
be purchased for $20 at
Fiesta Foods.
After Saturday’s offi-
cial opening ceremonies,
the Aztec Dancers will
perform, followed by a
dancing horse compe-
tition from 2:30-4 p.m.
Food vendors will be
plentiful at the park, Beas
Fitzgerald said. The eve-
ning will crescendo with
DJ music and dancing.
A fireworks show, Fetter
said, will fill the sky at
9:30 p.m.
Beas Fitzgerald said
Sunday provides a full
afternoon and evening
of live entertainment, in-
cluding the Mariachi Los
Temerosos, Ballet Folk-
loric, Arkangel R-15,
Band Koritas Musical,
Inizzio Norten and Con-
quistadores 5.
“There will be lots of
music,” Beas Fitzgerald
said. “These are big bands
playing until 8 p.m.”
For more information,
visit www.facebook.com/
HermistonCincoDeMayo.
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