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A14 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM City represented at Rose Festival NEWS IN BRIEF Relay for Life walks on cancer The Pendleton and Hermiston communities are com- bining efforts to form the Relay for Life of Umatilla County. The event, which raises money for the American Can- cer Society, is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at Roy Raley Park, Pendleton. People are invited to come out and enjoy the fun while raising money to fight cancer. Money raised from Relay for Life helps fund re- search and provides assistance with patient care pro- grams. In addition, funds are used to develop and dis- tribute education and prevention information. For more information, contact event lead Carol Pres- ton at relaypendleton@yahoo.com, 541-379-6294 or visit www.facebook.com/pdtrelay. May blood drive collects 28 units With a goal of 31 units, the May 15 American Red Cross blood drive at Good Shepherd Medical Center was slightly below, collecting 28. Patti Perkins said a large number of appointments were missed. While donors can walk-in, she said it’s important to make an appointment to help in staffing the blood drives. However, Perkins added, it’s import- ant for people to keep their appointments. The next blood drive is Monday, June 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. To make an appointment, call 800-448- 3543. Blood products are always in high demand, Perkins said, and as the summer months approach, there is an increased need. “Your donation of blood can help save the lives of up to three people,” she said. “It is a small amount of the donor’s time to save lives.” The May canteen was furnished by Eastern Star. A service group is needed for December’s canteen duties. For more information, call Perkins at 541-571-5372. Agape House hosts parking lot sale Clothing, furniture, bicycles and more than 20 bins of knick-knacks are up for grabs during a parking lot sale at Agape House. Clothing is five items for a dollar, furniture is priced as marked and knick-knacks are you-name-the-price. The sale is Saturday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at 500 Harp- er Road, Hermiston. Donations are welcome through Friday. Agape House serves individuals and families in need. For more information, to volunteer or make dona- tions, call Dave Hughes at 541-567-8774. Denied Benefits? Unable To Work? Fighting For Your 1 Helping 1000’s Get The Benefits They Deserve We Can Help! SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS For Over 35 Years! 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Mayor David Drotz- mann said during Monday’s City Council meeting that when the float moved down the street, everyone “knew exactly who was coming” before it got close enough to read the Hermiston logo. He said he and the volun- teer committee got togeth- er after work each week to glue grains of rice and other materials over every sur- face. “I think they did a good job of representing our community,” he said. “It was a great experience.” Drotzmann said officer Victor Gutierrez, who drove the float, had only a small slot to look out of, so Drot- zmann wore a neon green shirt and walked right in front of him to lead the way through the parade route. Other committee members walked beside the float in Hermiston-themed T-shirts. eye-opener of all will prob- ably be talking to the peo- ple about their area and what they find important.” Though Wallis is the only teacher on the trip from Eastern Oregon, she hopes to make her research relevant to her hometown. “I’m going to be com- paring the Blue Mountains’ forest and water resourc- es to the forest and water resources (in the Appala- chians),” she said. “And see how things have progressed in each area with what’s a finite resource.” Once she returns, she hopes her firsthand experi- ence with a new area will allow her to help teachers create more thorough ge- ography lessons for their students. “If there’s a fourth-grade class looking at the concept of mountain ranges — we don’t have the concept of ridgelines here like they do there. It’s easier to explain something when you’ve seen it,” she said. “The key purpose is: You’re better able to teach about a place when you’ve seen it.” While she lamented the lack of geography classes in the district, she said it’s still possible to teach stu- dents about places outside their local area. “We need to infuse it into other classes as much as possible,” she said. “Never before have kids been able to be global citizens like this. With that comes the responsibility of knowing as much as we can about other places.” not very lengthy delays. “Just plan on an extra few minutes if you’re trav- eling over,” she said. Speed over the remain- ing bridge will be reduced to 55 miles per hour to en- courage vehicles to be cau- tious while passing traffic coming across the bridge from the opposite direc- tion. Washington and Oregon split the cost of mainte- nance to bridges that run between the two states. The deck replacement project is expected to cost about $10 million and will be managed by WSDOT. After the deck is fixed, the next order of business will be painting the steel trusses. According to the Tri-City Herald, the paint job will cost as much as $40 million and is ex- pected to be funded in the 2021-23 biennium. The eastbound bridge opened in 1955 and carried traffic in both directions, replacing a ferry previ- ously used to transport vehicles across. In 1988 a second bridge — the one that will be used to carry all traffic until fall 2018 — was built to handle in- creased traffic flow across the river. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4536. By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer A little slice of Hermis- ton made its way into Port- land’s Rose Festival over the weekend. Hermiston was one of a handful of Oregon cities invited to add a mini-float representing their commu- nity to the Grand Floral Pa- rade watched by hundreds of thousands of people in person and on television. The rules of the parade dictate that every visible part of the floats must be made of organic material, providing a challenge for Hermiston’s committee of volunteer float-builders. After settling on a clas- sic Hermiston watermelon slice for the design they used colored rice, moss, carnations, seeds, parsley, wheat and Kermit mums to cover the chicken wire and burlap frame. WALLIS continued from Page A1 Salem, will be presenting a lesson on Blackwater Falls and Spruce Knob-Seneca areas in West Virginia. 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