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Watch out for solar luna(r)-tics during eclipse
IN BRIEF
Fiddlers perform
toe-tappin tunes at
Heritage Days
The Blue Mountain Old
Time Fiddlers are featured
performers during the
2017 Heritage Days.
Featuring
members
from throughout the region
and beyond, the group will
perform Thursday through
Saturday at 6 p.m. at Em-
igrant Springs State Her-
itage Area. The laid back
group from throughout the
Pacific Northwest present
an unforgettable three-
hour show. They provide
toe-tappin’ music at com-
munity events throughout
Eastern Oregon.
The Heritage Days
activities run Friday and
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. It features the Oregon
Trail Travelers, Buck and
Suzette Mining, Oregon
Wild, muzzle loaders and
working with wood. There
is no charge for the all-ag-
es event.
Emigrant Springs is
about 20 miles east of
Pendleton off Interstate
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 2017
COMMUNITY
84 at Exit 234. People are
invited to come up for the
day or check for overnight
camping accommodations,
which can be reserved at
www.oregonstateparks.
org or by calling 800-452-
5687. For more informa-
tion about Heritage Days,
call 541-983-2277.
Nasario, Basile
perform the blues,
and more
A couple of fan favor-
ites — Jamie Nasario and
Luke Basile — will take
the stage during the up-
coming Music in the Parks.
The free event is Mon-
day, July 10, at 7 p.m. at
Boardman Marina Park.
In addition, food will be
available for purchase.
People are encouraged to
bring a blanket or lawn
chairs.
Hardly needing an in-
troduction to Eastern Or-
egon audiences, Nasario
and Basile frequently per-
form together with each
complementing the other
in sound and style.
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
We have become a soci-
ety of commercialization.
I know I’m preaching
to the choir when I say
this. Remember the days
when stores were closed on
Thanksgiving and Christ-
mas? I do. And, I liked
it — even when I had to
scramble to find some yeast
one year on Christmas Day
because ours had gone bad.
The latest event that’s
been overrun by commer-
cialization is the upcoming
total solar eclipse.
If you’ve been hiding
under a rock and haven’t
heard about it — the celes-
tial show, which features
the sun hiding behind the
moon’s shadow, is Monday,
Aug. 21. The path of totali-
ty will touchdown at about
10:15 a.m. on the Oregon
coast between
Lincoln City
and Newport.
It will travel a
swath through
the entire state
as it makes its
Tammy
way across the
Malgesini United States.
INSIDE MY
Seriously,
SHOES
people are get-
ting crazy about a celestial
happening. Expert eclipse
meteorologist Jay Ander-
son, touting typically clear
August skies, said Oregon
offers a great chance to ful-
ly experience the cosmic
phenomenon.
Evidently, the masses
agree — more than 1 mil-
lion people are expected to
travel to the state to expe-
rience the sun’s dance with
the moon. Even the Oregon
Department of Transporta-
tion is concerned — urg-
ing people not to become
luna(r)-tics. To reduce road
congestion, they suggest ar-
riving early, staying put and
leaving late.
NASA is calling it an
“experience of a lifetime.”
Well, I must be extra spe-
cial — because I recall ex-
periencing a solar eclipse
while living in Newberg
when I was a freshman in
college.
Only, back then, it
seems people didn’t focus
on making big bucks off
the event. There weren’t a
bunch of souvenir T-shirts,
commemorative
view-
ing glasses weren’t flood-
ing the market and motel
rooms weren’t outrageous-
ly priced.
For the August 21 event,
Pendleton (which isn’t in
the path of totality) is toss-
ing its hat into the ring in
hopes of cashing in as a
“gateway to the eclipse.”
Travel Pendleton has pon-
dered offering packages
that include accommoda-
tions and chartered buses to
the path of totality.
I have no interest in
dealing with the possibili-
ty of solar luna(r)-tics road
rage. Without a shadow of
a doubt — although, Herm-
iston doesn’t have a front
row seat — local residents
will be treated to quite the
celestial show. The max-
imum coverage, which is
all but a sliver, will occur at
about 10:23 a.m. (to view
a simulation, visit www.
timeanddate.com/eclipse/
in/usa/hermiston).
I don’t care what the so-
lar snobs say, that’s good
enough for me. I’ll crank up
George Harrison’s “Here
Comes the Sun” and don
some special glasses during
my second in a lifetime ex-
perience.
WORSHIP
COMMUNITY
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus.
Scripture, Tradition and Reason
Family service 9am Sunday
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all.
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Grace Baptist Church
555 SW 11th, Hermiston
567-9497
Saturdays
Nursery provided for all services
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Sabbath School........9:30 a.m.
Worship - 10:45 AM
Worship Service......11:00 a.m.
6:00 PM
English & Spanish Services Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM
“Proclaiming God’s word,
567-8241
growing in God’s grace”
855 W. Highland • Hermiston
NEW BEGINNINGS
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
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First United
Methodist
Church
First Christian
Church
Hermiston
191 E. Gladys Ave , Hermiston OR
“Proclaiming the Message of
Hope, Living the Gospel of Love”
Sunday Worship 11am • 541-567-3002
Nursery available Check us out on Face Book
Coffee and Mingle Time 9:15 am
Worship Gathering 10:00 am
Children’s Church 10:00 am
Worship Livestream at herfumc.com
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor
Plus Unlimited Talk and Text,
including Mexico and Canada.
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
LANDMARK BAPTIST
CHURCH
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
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
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Taxes and certain charges such as RCRF and USF apply.
Pastor David Dever
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
1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834
oasisvineyard.us
Worship 10:00 AM
“come as you are”
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
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
To share your
worship times
call
Terri Briggs
541-278-2678
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