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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.
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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.