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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017
COMMUNITY
IN BRIEF
FFA, Les Schwab to
‘Drive Away Hunger’
An initiative to combat
hunger across the state is
being coordinated by Ore-
gon FFA and Les Schwab
Tire Centers.
During the month of
October, food donations
will be collected from lo-
cal communities through
“Drive Away Hunger.”
More than 6,000 FFA
members from 105 chap-
ters are partnering with 107
Les Schwab centers and 13
Wilco Farm Stores, to help
in collecting donations for
the Oregon Food Bank.
Collection bags were
recently distributed to sub-
scribers of the Hermiston
Herald, East Oregonian
and other EO Media Group
publications.
Donations
can be dropped off at any
Les Schwab, Wilco or FFA
chapter. Additional bags
are available at collection
sites. Donations will be
distributed to local food
pantries and by the Oregon
Food Bank.
FFA groups also are
seeking donations from lo-
cal farms and ranches. For
more information, email
Kevin White, Oregon FFA
Foundation executive di-
rector, at kwhite@oregonf-
fa.com or contact any FFA
chapter.
Warming station
announces training
With fall in the air and
the mercury edging closer
to freezing, organizers of
the Hermiston Warming
Station are gearing up for
the winter months.
Volunteers are need-
ed to help in keeping the
doors open to offer a warm
place for those who are
homeless. New and re-
turning volunteers must
complete one training ses-
sion. Training sessions are
available at 1075 S. High-
way 395, Hermiston, on
the following days:
• Friday, Oct. 13 from
7-9 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 14 from
9-11 a.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 15 from
2-4 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 22 from
2-4 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 23 from
7-9 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 26
from 7-9 p.m.
Organizers are hop-
ing to have all volunteers
trained by Wednesday,
Nov. 1. To meet staffing
goals, 200 volunteers are
needed. The plan is to have
the warming station open
each night from Nov. 20
through Feb. 28.
The cost for a back-
ground check is $10. For
more information, to reg-
ister or if assistance is
needed to pay for the back-
ground check, call Amber
or Trish at 541-289-2150.
Training offers help
to nonprofits
Board members, staff
and volunteers of nonprof-
it organizations are invited
to a training that highlights
roles and responsibilities
of board members, under-
standing financial informa-
tion, risk management and
successful program evalu-
ations.
Sponsored by the Center
for Nonprofit Stewardship,
the workshop is Saturday
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the Pendleton Convention
Center, 1601 Westgate.
The cost is $95, which in-
cludes lunch and materials.
Presenters include Ro-
salie Westenskow, attorney
with Center for Nonprofit
Law; Leslie Witt, certi-
fied professional accoun-
tant with Witt Consulting;
and JoAnne Bunnage of
SharedVision, LLC. For
more than 14 years, the
Center for Nonprofit Stew-
ardship has been helping
nonprofit groups solve le-
gal, financial, fundraising
and leadership issues by
educating board members
and staff.
To register, visit www.
nonprofitsteward.org
or
call Heidi Henry at 541-
230-1036.
Inland chorale sets
fall performances
Fall Fantasia, an eight-
piece performance by the
Inland Northwest Chorale
will feature such familiar
tunes as “Shenandoah,” an
American folk song, and
“Goin’ Home” from the
Largo of the New World
Symphony by Anton Dvor-
ak.
An ensemble of the In-
land Northwest Musicians,
a pair of free shows are Sat-
urday at 4 p.m. at Umatilla
High School, and Sunday
at 4 p.m. at Pilot Rock El-
ementary School. Recep-
tions follow each of the
concerts.
The performance also
features “Great Day,” fea-
turing soloists Ra Niel Dun
of Hermiston, and Phil
Rudd and Harvey Foreman,
both of Pendleton; “Soon-a
Will Be Done,” with so-
loists Becky Henshaw of
Pendleton and Salli Ketch-
ersid of Hermiston; and
“The Heavens Are Telling,”
with Arlene Thompson of
Pendleton, and Phil Hector
and Dean Mason, both of
Hermiston.
Ensembles of the Inland
Northwest Musicians pro-
vide free live performances
throughout Eastern Oregon
and southeast Washington.
The group is open to all
interested musicians and
doesn’t hold auditions.
For more information,
contact
541-289-4696,
inwm@machmedia.net
or visit www.inlandnorth-
westmusicians.com.
Library group hosts
fall book sale
The Friends of Irrigon
Library will hold their bi-an-
nual book sale Friday from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Satur-
day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Irrigon Public Library,
490 N.E. Main Ave.
A wide variety of books,
including children’s selec-
tions, cookbooks, history,
romance, westerns, biogra-
phies, religious, mystery and
more will be offered. Also, a
THANK YOU
bake sale features all kinds of
homemade goodies.
For more information,
call FOIL president Loa
Heideman at 541-922-0683.
Chamber tour
features Croatia trip
Adventure awaits in
Croatia!
Join the Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce
Travel Club Wednesday,
Oct. 11, at 4 p.m. at the
Hermiston
Conference
Center, 415 S. Highway
395, to learn about a nine-
day trip that includes
round-trip airfare from
Portland, first-class hotel
accommodations, 12 meals,
a professional tour director,
motorcoach transportation,
admission per itinerary,
comprehensive sightseeing
and baggage handling.
Participants will visit
Old Dubrovnik, Zagreb-Za-
dar Split and Plitvice. The
trip begins Oct. 30, 2018.
For more information,
contact Debbie Pedro at
541-567-6151 or debbie@
hermistonchamber.com.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
John Lauck and his wife, Nancy, enjoy the 2016 Altrusa
Oktoberfest. Nancy was co-chair for the 2016 auction.
Altrusa cooks up
Oktoberfest fun
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Authentic German food
is featured during the Altru-
sa International of Herm-
iston’s annual auction and
Oktoberfest dinner.
Catered
by
Dinner
Thyme, the menu includes
beer cheese fondue with rye
and wheat bread (for dip-
ping), German meatballs
with spaetzle and sauce,
creamed cabbage and
creamed cucumbers. Be
sure to save room for des-
sert, as the meal crescendos
with apfel kuchen (apple
cake).
The cost is $30 per per-
son. Those who don’t want
to enjoy the meal are invit-
ed to come to the auction
and place bids. All money
raised helps Altrusa in giv-
ing back to the community
and supporting various lo-
cal causes.
The event is Saturday,
Oct. 14, with the doors
opening at 4 p.m. at the
Hermiston
Conference
Center, 415 S. Highway
395. Dinner will be served
from 5-7 p.m. and the live
auction starts at 7 p.m. The
silent auction runs through-
out the evening. In addition,
a $2,000 Visa gift card will
be raffled off. Only 1,000
tickets will be sold, which
are $10 each.
Workshop presents
suicide intervention
An interactive two-day
workshop that teaches par-
ticipants to recognize indi-
viduals at risk for suicide,
perform a suicide interven-
tion and develop a plan for
safety is coming to Pend-
leton.
Applied Suicide Inter-
vention Skills Training
presents a scientifically
proven intervention model.
The workshop is Nov.
1-2 at St. Anthony Hos-
pital in Pendleton. The
cost is $75. Space is lim-
ited and participants must
register by Monday, Oct.
16 at www.livingworks.
net/training-and-trainers/
find-a-training-workshop/
view/11552.
For more information,
contact Amanda Walsborn
at 541-278-5432 or aman-
da.walsborn@umatilla-
county.net.
Items up for bid in-
cludes a two-night stay at
the Round Rock House in
Yachats. Connie Ferranti,
event chairwoman, said it’s
always a popular item. The
beach-front cottage has two
bedrooms and a loft, as well
as a fully equipped kitchen,
a TV with a DVD player,
and a washer and dryer. The
winner must use the trip by
May 1, 2018.
“That’s a really fun
one,” Ferranti said. “It’s a
great place at the beach and
people seem to like it.”
Other auction items in-
clude a Farm-City Pro Ro-
deo package, a Pendleton
Round-Up/Happy Canyon
package, a $500 air com-
pressor from John Deere
and a gift basket overflow-
ing with Barhyte products.
There are many more items
up for grabs, Ferranti said.
“Our community is so
giving and supportive,”
she said. “We get a great
turnout, so we’re happy
for that. And, we do good
things with the money
that’s raised.”
Tickets can be pur-
chased from any member
of Hermiston Altrusa or
at the Hermiston Cham-
ber of Commerce, 415 S.
Highway 395. For more
information, visit www.
facebook.com/altrusainter-
nationalofhermiston.
MORE WINNERS. MORE OFTEN.
to everyone who made the 2017 Umatilla County Fair
a fun event for the whole family!
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and to the many volunteers who gave of their valuable time to help make the 2017
Umatilla County Fair such a success. Volunteering takes a sheer selfl ess sense of
wanting to give back to their community. We don't know how we would have done
it without you! Volunteers do not donate for the fame. Th ey do not donate for the
popularity. Th ey do not want anything in return. Th ey are the best people in this
world, and you are very appreciated.
40,000
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Title Sponsor:
Paper Only Event
Premium Platinum Sponsors:
Agri Northwest • Banner Bank • EOTEC • Fiesta Foods • Express Employment Services
• East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald • Tom Denchel Ford Country • Swire Coca-Cola
• Uni-Tech Communications, Inc. • Th reemile Canyon Farms • RDO Equipment Co.
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Gold Sponsors:
Early Bird Session at Noon
Main Session at 12:30pm
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Dynes Enterprises • Eastern Oregon Telecom • Hodgen Distributing
• Ranch & Home • Rogers Toyota of Hermiston
Doors Open at 9am
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seat
Platinum Sponsors:
Pre
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Silver Sponsors:
Elmer’s Irrigation • Family Health Associates • Good Shepherd Health Care System
• Les Schwab Tire Center • Midway Bar & Grill • Pendleton Bottling Co. • Lost Valley Farm
• Th ird Day Creations • Umatilla Electric Co-Op
• St. Anthony Hospital • Hagerman, Inc • M & M Potato
WIN A TRIP TO
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Bronze Sponsors:
A-1 Industrial Hose & Supply • Dodge Logging • G.F.I. • High Performance Signs • Idapro
• Intermountain ESD • Oregon Beverage Services • Umatilla County
Cattlesman • TCB Transportation, LLC • Mid Columbia Bus Co.
• Th ompson RV • DuPont Pioneer Seed
DRAWING:
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Copper Sponsors:
All American Heating & Cooling • Bennett Trucking • Blue Mountain Potato Growers
& Oregon Potato Commission • Cascade Agronomics • Cenex Harvest States • Circle
C Equipment • Hill Meat Co. • Golden Valley Farms • Oregon Grain Growers Distillery
• Oregon Lamb • EOM Construction • Pro-Build • Riverpoint Farms • Tarp-It
• Tyson Foods • Mike Hawman Farms • Benton Franklin County Fair • Boardman Navy
• Bonney’s Ag • Buttercreek Equipment • City of Hermiston • Dynapac • Eastern Oregon
Mobile Slaughter • Doug Farenbacher • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
• S & S Equipment • Shelco, Inc. • G-2 • United Rentals • Coastal Farm & Ranch Challenge
of Champions • Umatilla County Fair Youth Livestock Auction
WE COULDN’T
DO IT WITHOUT
ALL OF YOU!
4 WAYS TO PLAY
1
Swipe daily
for one entry
One per day
2
Win a Tablegames
Hot Seat Drawing
on Mondays
& Thursdays
3
Place in
our monthly
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4
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Bingo during
regular sessions
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