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A4 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 IN BRIEF EOU Preview Day highlights STEM Columbia Grange hosts breakfast, craft sale A hands on experiment featuring color-changing crystals is one of the high- lights during the annual STEM Preview Day at Eastern Oregon University. Organizers invite high school and transfer students to spend the day touring campus, learning about fi- nancial aid and interacting with current students — all with a special focus on sci- ence, technology and math. Faculty members and stu- dents will coordinate an in- teractive session, engaging visitors with an experiment that explores the interaction of light and liquid crystals. The event begins Sat- urday at 8:30 a.m. on the university’s La Grande campus. Those planning to attend need to pre-register. The event is open to all prospective students. Ex- clusive scholarships are available for those who at- tend a Preview Day event and later enroll at EOU. For more information or to pre-register, visit www. eou.edu/admissions/pre- view-days. For questions, contact 541-962-3393 or campusvisit@eou.edu. A breakfast, pre-holiday craft sale and flea market is planned this weekend at the Columbia Grange. The event is Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the grange hall, 32339 Diago- nal Blvd., Hermiston. The breakfast includes French toast, waffles, pancakes, hash browns, sausage, ham, eggs and a drink for $6. In addition, take-out orders are available. Also, the event will feature extra value grab bags for $5 to help local charities. People can rent vendor tables for $8. For more information, call Doris at 541-567-8663 or Pat at 541-567-5706. Congressional candidate to visit Hermiston Jim Crary, a candidate for Oregon’s 2nd Congres- sional District, is coming to Hermiston to meet with several target audiences. A pair of town hall meetings and a gathering for veterans are planned: • Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 3-4:30 p.m. at Agape House, 500 Harper Road, Hermiston for administra- tors and employees of as- sisted living facilities. • Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Agape House for care provider union members. • Thursday, Nov. 16 from 1-2:30 p.m. at VFW Desert Post No. 4750, 45 W. Cherry St., Hermiston. A veteran himself, Crary wants to hear from Uma- tilla County veterans re- garding their concerns and ideas. A Democrat from Ash- land, Crary is running for Greg Walden’s seat. Crary has a law degree from the University of San Diego. In addition, he lived and worked in Anchorage for many years. For more information about the Hermiston events, contact Bernie Sanderson at cln42da87@yahoo.com or 541-626-9189. Traveling Lantern introduces King Arthur A young boy stumbles upon an unusual friend in a beloved sorcerer named Merlin in a presentation by the Traveling Lantern The- atre Company. “The Sword in the Stone” tells the story of Young Wart, who will grow up to become King Arthur. The performance is Mon- day, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. at the Hermiston Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave. The free program is open to the public and is suitable for the whole family. Based in Portland, Trav- eling Lantern combines ed- ucation and entertainment while bringing live theater to schools, libraries, parks and courtyards. An inter- active process, audience members are invited on- stage to perform with the presenters. For questions about the local performance, call 541- 567-2882. For more about the theatre company, visit www.travelinglantern.com. Workshop focuses on fair housing laws A workshop for property owners, property managers and realtors provides an in- troduction and overview of fair housing laws. The session is Wednes- day, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Highway 395. Sponsored by the Fair Housing Coun- cil of Oregon and Greater Eastern Oregon Develop- ment Corporation, there is no registration fee. For more information, contact Karen Kendall at karen.kendall@geodc.net or 541-276-6745. Barreto and Hansell holding joint town halls Rep. Greg Barreto and Sen. Bill Hansell will be holding a series of meetings with constituents this week in conjunction with local chambers of commerce. The state legislators will be in Echo on Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Buttercreek Coffeehouse and Mercan- tile, 201 W Main St. to meet with Greater Hermis- ton Area Chamber of Com- merce members and area constituents. Barreto represents Dis- trict 58 while Hansell rep- resents District 29. Red Kettle campaign rings in with fundraiser With the holiday season just around the corner, The Salvation Army is kicking off the Red Kettle Cam- paign with a fundraising dinner. The event is Saturday, Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m. at The Salvation Army, 150 S.E. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. In addition to dinner, the evening includes an auc- tion. Tickets are $25. The Red Kettle Cam- paign helps ensure that children get a toy for Christmas, families have food on the table and peo- ple receive assistance to keep a roof over their head. Bell ringers accept dona- tions that help raise money for year-around programs to help the needy that are served by The Salvation Army. For more informa- tion, contact 541-276-3369 or darcy.coleman@usw. salvationarmy.org. Imagine The Difference You Can Make DONATE YOUR CAR 1-844-533-9173 FREE TOWING TAX DEDUCTIBLE Help Prevent Blindness Get A Vision Screening Annually Ask About A FREE 3 Day Vacation Voucher To Over 20 Destinations!!! e-Edition AVAILABLE EACH WEDNESDAY BY 5:30 A.M. Access is included. Read the Hermiston Herald early in the morning each Wednesday with our e-Edition. Full access to this exact digital replica of the newspaper is included in your subscription. It’s easy to access! Call 1-800-522-0255, ext. 1 Monday through Friday 8 a.m.– 5 p.m. and we’ll help you set up your e-Edition and HermistonHerald.com access. Or go to HermistonHerald.com and click on “Login” in the upper lefthand corner to login, or activate your online subscription for the first time. Questions? Call, email circulation@hermistonherald.com or stop by 333 E. Main St. in Hermiston during business hours. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Diane McClure, Hermiston Cub Scout Pack 645’s project leader for collecting shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child, carries boxes during last year’s collection effort. The public is invited to join them in donating gifts for needy children across the globe. Scouts reach out to needy children HERMISTON HERALD Hermiston Cub Scout Pack 645 is gearing up to help ensure needy children across the globe receive toys, school supplies, hy- giene items and other gifts during the holiday season. The local Scouts are collecting shoeboxes filled with gifts for Operation Christmas Child. The proj- ect is an outreach ministry of the international Chris- tian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse. Last year, the local Scout pack contributed 50 boxes and is aiming to donate 60 this holiday season. Many other individuals, groups and local business- es participate in the annual project. In 2016, the total number of boxes collected from Umatilla and Morrow counties was approximate- ly 1,700, said Barb Watten- burger, drop-off team lead- er in the Hermiston area. Anyone can join the effort to help spread Christmas cheer. In the Hermiston area, New Hope Community Church serves as a drop-off location for shoebox gift donations. People can take donations to the church at 1350 S. Highway 395. Enter through the east en- trance: •11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Monday, Nov. 13 through Saturday, Nov. 18; and Monday, Nov. 20 •5-7 p.m. — Tuesday, Nov. 14; and Thursday, Nov. 16 •Noon to 2 p.m. — Sun- day, Nov. 19 The mission of Opera- tion Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Since 1993, the project has delivered gift-filled shoe- boxes to more than 146 million children in more than 160 countries and ter- ritories. This year’s goal is to send gifts to 12 million children worldwide. Due to customs regula- tions, some items can’t be sent. Gift suggestions are available on the organiza- tion’s website. In addition, people who prefer the con- venience of online shop- ping can browse the site to select gifts to create a virtual gift box. Also, they may add a photo or person- al note of encouragement to the recipient. To help offset ship- ping costs, participants are asked to donate $9 per shoebox gift. They will receive a tracking label, enabling them to learn the destination of their pack- age. For more information, including guidelines for shoebox gifts and an on- line option, visit www.sa- maritanspurse.org/occ. For questions, call 541-626- 3159.
