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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2017
COMMUNITY
IN BRIEF
STAFF PHOTOS BY TAMMY MALGESINI
Sam Surber, Ava Tixier, Tristan Stephenson and Baylee
Hunsaker rehearse a dance for “Game of Tiaras” Monday at
Hermiston High School. The play opens Friday in the school’s
fine arts auditorium.
‘Game of Tiaras’
twists things up
Comedy opens
Friday at Hermiston
High School
Fundraiser benefits Echo,
Stanfield FFA
A Holiday Bazaar is kicking off
the early Christmas shopping season
with home business products, hand-
made jewelry, quilted items, crafts
and paintings.
The event is Saturday from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at The Arc building, 215 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston. There is
no admission fee.
Vendor space is $35 each. For
more information, call/text 541-314-
0166 or visit www.facebook.com/
events/817613171733896.
A dinner and auction will help
raise money for the Echo and Stan-
field FFA chapters.
The event is Saturday with the
doors opening at 5 p.m. for the silent
auction in the gymnasium at Stanfield
Secondary School, 1120 N. Main St.
The event continues with a program
and dinner at 6 p.m., followed by a
live auction at 7 p.m. The cost is $10
per person or $25 for a family of four
(kids under 10 are free). Among the
items up for bid are items donated by
the Portland Trail Blazers, the Ore-
gon Shakespeare Festival, the Ore-
gon Museum of Science & Industry,
Wildlife Safari, as well as many local
businesses and individuals.
Money raised will support
members of the two FFA chap-
ters.
For
more
information,
contact Brooke Vanderveen at
bvanderveen@echosd5.org,
541-
376-8436 or visit www.facebook.
com/events/338323986579870.
Community center serves
Saturday breakfast
An a la carte breakfast is available
during the monthly breakfast at the
Stanfield Community Center.
The event is Saturday from 7-10
a.m. at 225 W. Roosevelt Ave., Stan-
field. People are invited to enjoy an
affordable breakfast (for $3 or more)
while visiting with neighbors and
helping to support the community
center.
For more information, call 541-
449-1332.
Collective Goods sale
benefits hospital auxiliary
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Combine plot twists from
the “Game of Thrones,” an
HBO adventure drama,
to the hopelessness of a
Shakespearean tragedy and
you’ll have an adaptation of
“King Lear” that will keep
you in stitches.
Taking the helm of
Hermiston High School’s
drama program, director
Beth Anderson said “Game
of Tiaras” should provide
an entertaining evening for
audience members. A twist
on Disney characters with
a little “Game of Thrones”
thrown in, she said, offers
hilarity at every turn — es-
pecially as the body count
rises.
“It’s a funny parody
with Disney princesses and
more,” she said.
However, Anderson said
the show may not be all
that appropriate for young-
er kids.
“There’s not gore like
‘Game of Thrones,’ but the
humor ... ,” she said trailing
off. “You might not want to
see the princess get behead-
ed.”
The play opens Friday at
7 p.m. in the school’s fine
arts auditorium, 600 S. First
St., Hermiston. Tickets are
$10 for adults, $8 for senior
citizens and $5 for students.
Subsequent performances
are Saturday and Nov. 10-
11, all at 7 p.m. Tickets can
be purchased at the door
or in advance at the high
school’s bookkeeping of-
fice.
About 40 students are
involved with the produc-
tion, Anderson said. In ad-
dition, HHS science teacher
Zyan Silver takes the stage
in a couple of roles.
Holiday bazaar offers gift
ideas
Sam Surber and Tristan
Stephenson rehearse a
scene from “Game of Tiaras”
on Monday at Hermiston
High School. The play opens
Friday in the school’s fine
arts auditorium.
“I wanted the execution-
er to be a bigger guy and
he’s tall,” Anderson said.
The play is about the
aging king of a magical
kingdom who decides to
split his empire between his
three daughters, Cinderella,
Belle and the Snow Queen.
It’s Ella, Anderson said, not
to be confused by another
copyrighted character, Elsa.
With a reference to the
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
and hipster dwarfs, Ander-
son said there’s plenty to
chuckle about.
“Students were laugh-
ing while reading the very
first page of the script,” she
said. “So, I think our audi-
ence will find it hilarious.”
In her third year at
HHS, Anderson is excited
to be teaching at her alma
mater. A former attor-
ney-turned-teacher in Mis-
souri, Anderson is happy to
be back in her hometown
and involved in the drama
program.
“I’m really looking for-
ward to great excitement
about people coming to
shows at Hermiston High
School,” she said.
For more information,
contact Anderson at 541-
667-6100 or beth.ander-
son@hermiston.k12.or.us.
A variety of books and gifts at af-
fordable prices are available for pur-
chase during the Collective Goods
sale.
Hosted by the Good Shepherd
Hospital Auxiliary, money raised
will be used to support scholarships
for those pursuing a medical career
and medical equipment for Good
Shepherd Medical Center. The sale
is Tuesday, Nov. 7 and Wednesday,
Nov. 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the hospital, 610 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston.
Also, applications for member-
ship in the auxiliary can be picked
up at the hospital gift shop. For more
information, contact juner1942@
gmail.com.
through Dec. 15 at HealthCare.gov.
People can change plans or buy a
plan for coverage and avoid a poten-
tial penalty on their 2018 taxes.
“In Oregon, we want people to
get health insurance,” said Gov. Kate
Brown. “Already, 95 percent of Ore-
gonians are covered and 100 percent
of children have access. Now is the
time to get health insurance if you
don’t already have it, and to re-enroll
if you have coverage through Health-
Care.gov.”
The Oregon Health Insurance
Marketplace, a division of the Ore-
gon Department of Consumer and
Business Services, provides local as-
sistance over the phone and through
a statewide network of health insur-
ance agents and community partners.
For more information, visit Oregon-
HealthCare.gov and click “Find local
help.”
Early Learning Hub seeks
grant applicants
Grant money is available for proj-
ects that serve at-risk children ages
0-6 and their families.
Offered through the Blue Moun-
tain Early Learning Hub, priority is
given to activities that serve or sup-
port more than one community. Ser-
vices must be provided in a culturally
competent and gender-specific man-
ner that reflects the population, needs
and resources of the community.
Funding can be provided for
community-based services that in-
crease the strength and stability of
families (including adoptive, foster
and extended families), parenting
skills, provide children a safe, stable
and supportive family environment,
strengthen parental relationships and
promote healthy marriages, and en-
hance child development, including
through mentoring.
The application deadline is Friday,
Nov. 17. For eligibility information,
an application or more information,
visit www.bluemountainearlylearn-
inghub.org. For questions, contact
Kim Thul at kim.thul@imesd.k12.
or.us or 541-966-3157.
Service features singing of
hymns
An evening of singing old hymns
is featured during a special service in
Hermiston.
The public is invited to an evening
of food, fun and fellowship during
the Hymnspiration Sunday from
4:30-5:30 p.m. at Victory Baptist
Church, 193 E. Main St. Hermiston.
There is no admission charge for the
informal gathering.
For more information, contact
Chris Finley at johnchris_1@msn.
com or 541-571-2516.
Health insurance open
enrollment starts Wednesday
Health insurance open enroll-
ment — for those who buy plans on
their own because they do not have
coverage through their employer —
launches Wednesday.
The open enrollment period runs
Altrusa waltzes in with Oktoberfest cash
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY LUANN DAVISON
Altrusa International of Hermiston raised about $30,000 from its Oct. 14 Auction and Oktoberfest Dinner.
HERMISTON HERALD
Altrusa
Internation-
al of Hermiston recently
expressed
appreciation
to the community for the
overwhelming community
support for its Oktoberfest
Dinner & Auction.
The Oct. 14 event raised
about $30,000 — thanks to
the generosity of all the lo-
cal businesses who donated
items and to the communi-
ty members who attended
the event and opened their
hearts and wallets.
“We are extremely
grateful to all,” the Altru-
sans said.
Money raised will be
used to support many local
projects, including Back-
packs for Kids, Domestic
Violence Services, college
scholarships, author visits
to local schools, Little Red
Libraries and more.
As one of the largest
clubs in District Twelve
— which encompasses Or-
egon, Washington, Mon-
tana and western Canada
— Altrusa International of
Hermiston recently cele-
brated its 40th year of giv-
ing back to the community.
For more information, visit
www.districttwelve.altru-
sa.org.
For more information, call 1-800-962-2819
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Celebrate your loved ones in our
VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE
We are so
proud of you
for serving
your country.
Free Example:
Honoring those who have served
and those who are currently serving
our country!
They’ve served our country with
courage and honor. They’ve left
behind loved ones to risk their
lives while protecting our country.
They’ve defended our freedoms
and ideals. They make us proud to
be Americans. Help us honor them.
SALUTE E
1x4 EXAMPLE
Love
Evelyn,
We are
so
Joe
proud and
of you
Cheryl
for
serving
J OSEPH S MITH
your country.
J OSEPH B. D AVIS
Staff Sergeant
Joel Davis
US Marines
Veteran
This special section will print in the Hermiston Herald on Nov. 8 and
in the East Oregonian on Nov. 11, 2017. There is NO CHARGE to
be included. Bring us or send in photos of servicemen, servicewomen
or veterans, along with the information in the form to the right, by
November 2.
Thank you for
your service!
Love Evelyn,
Joe and
Cheryl
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include a special message, border, flags, or stars
and stripes, rates are $40 for a 1x4” space or $55
for a 2x3” space. Private party only.
Please call 1-800-962-2819.
Love always
Marcy, Julie &
Emily
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