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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017
COMMUNITY
Fall concerts bring big names to Wildhorse
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
When autumn is in the
air, Wildhorse Resort & Ca-
sino is the place to be, as its
Fall Concert Series features
Travis Tritt, Sawyer Brown
and Tony! Toni! Tonè!
The fi rst show kicks off
Thursday, Sept. 21, with
Tony! Toni! Tonè!, a 1990s
group with new jack swing
and urban/soul sounds. Pri-
or to the show, the group
will be in attendance at a
Pre-Funk Party in Cayuse
Hall. Tickets are $19-$49.
The group’s fi rst single
to crack the Top 10 on the
Billboard Hot 100, “Feels
Good,” reached gold sta-
tus. In addition, Tony!
Toni! Tonè! is known for
several No. 1 hits, includ-
ing “Whatever You Want,”
“It Never Rains (In South-
ern California)” and “Let’s
Get Down.” The group was
nominated for a Grammy
Award as best R&B vocal
performance by a duo or
group.
Audience members are
invited to kick up their
heels as Sawyer Brown, a
seven-time Country Vocal
Group of the Year, takes
the stage Saturday, Oct. 7.
Billed as a barn dance, the
standing-room-only show
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Tony! Toni! Toné!, a rhythm and blues urban/soul group, kick
off the Fall Concert Series at Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
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Two-time Grammy Award
winner Travis Tritt is featured
during the Fall Concert
Series at Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
Country sensations Sawyer
Brown will perform during
the Fall Concert Series at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
invites people to dance the
night away to such tunes
as “Some Girls Do,” “All
These Years” and “The
Boys and Me.” Tickets are
$89-$99, which include a
barbecue meal before the
show.
Founded in 1981, doors
began to open for Sawyer
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Brown when they were
recognized as the top vo-
cal group during the fi rst
season of “Star Search,” a
predecessor to TV shows
like “American Idol” and
“America’s Got Talent.”
The fall concert fi na-
le features country music
superstar Travis Tritt. The
two-time Grammy Award
winner will perform an in-
timate acoustical show Fri-
day, Nov. 17. Tickets range
from $59-$89.
The Southern rock artist
is known for songs like “It’s
A Great Day To Be Alive,”
“Anymore” and “Here’s A
Quarter,” Tritt has received
three Country Music Asso-
ciation Awards and racked
up more than 25 million in
album sales.
In 2016, Tritt released
“A Man and His Guitar:
Live From The Franklin
Theatre,” a 2-disc CD and
DVD. Recorded and shot
at the historic landmark, it
highlights the musician’s
soulful voice and guitar
prowess in an intimate set-
ting.
Each of the shows,
which are 21-and-older, be-
gin at 8 p.m. in the Rivers
Event Center. Tickets are
available at the Wildhorse
Gift Shop and www.wild-
horseresort.com.
IN BRIEF
Library friends meet tonight
The Friends of the Hermiston Public Library is gearing
up for its annual book sale.
The group is looking for additional people who would
like to help with the sale and other projects to help the li-
brary. The support provided by library friends groups is
integral in keeping the doors open at local libraries.
People interested in helping the Hermiston library
friends are invited to attend a meeting, which is Wednes-
day at 6 p.m. at the library, 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
Those in attendance will receive a free one-year member-
ship and a pre-sale invitation to the book sale.
For more information, call library director Mark Rose
at 541-567-2882.
Health insurance class off ers information
The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace is sponsor-
ing “Health Insurance 101” in Hermiston.
The free two-hour workshop is designed to help peo-
ple understand health insurance. It is Wednesday, Aug.
16 from 6-8 p.m. at Good Shepherd Medical Center, 610
N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
The workshop will help attendees prepare for the health
insurance open enrollment period that begins in the fall.
An experienced health-insurance educator will explain
how health insurance works, describe coverage options
and answer questions about health insurance in Oregon
To register, contact 855-268-3767 or info.market-
place@oregon.gov.
Mid-Week Market features bluesy musician
The Mid-Week Market in Umatilla is welcoming a mu-
sical guest to this week’s event.
People are invited to hear the bluesy and soulful sound
of Pamela Thomas-Martin Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. Lo-
cal vendors will sell food, crafts, art and more from 4-8
p.m. at Village Square Park at Sixth Street and H Avenue.
Those attending are encouraged to bring a lawn chair
and enjoy an evening of live entertainment.
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200 copies for friends and
Given a 1 percent family, his parents have
chance to live after suffer- sold more than 60,000
ing burns over 99 percent copies, most during John’s
of his body, John O’Leary speaking events.
inspires more than 50,000
It was a book that fi rst
people a year as he shares invited O’Leary to embrace
his story.
his miraculous re-
As
a
curi-
covery and share it
ous
9-year-old,
with the world. The
O’Leary was play-
public is invited
ing with fi re and
to hear him speak
gasoline, which re-
as Good Shepherd
sulted in a massive
Health Care System
explosion in his ga- John O’Leary hosts Live Inspired
rage. His epic story
Wednesday, Aug.
of survival was fi rst show- 23, at 6 p.m. at the Herm-
cased in his parents’ 2006 iston Conference Center,
book,
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HERMISTON HERALD
Members of Good
Shepherd’s staff heard
O’Leary speak at the
Healthcare Service Excel-
lence Conference in Long
Beach, California, and
were amazed at his story of
survival.
“What struck me the
most about John’s experi-
ence was how much of an
impact each of the health-
care workers made in his
life,” said Jim Schlenker,
GSHCS chief operating
offi cer. “He recounts the
story of everyone from the
janitor to the physicians
and a chance encounter
with a hero that would
change the rest of his life.”
Schlenker and other
employees who attended
the conference were so
inspired that they wanted
to invite O’Leary to share
his story with all of Good
Shepherd’s employees and
with the community.
Once expected to die,
now O’Leary teaches oth-
ers how to truly live. The
family-friendly presenta-
tion is free and open to the
entire community.
For more informa-
tion, call 541-667-3509
or visit www.eventbrite.
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