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HermistonHerald.com WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 $1.00 GOING OUT IN STYLE BULLDOGS’ LAST GAME AS MEMBER OF OSAA WILL BE FOR THE 5A TITLE Hermiston’s Dayshawn Neal, left, Joe Gutierrez, center, and Daniel Faaeteete, right, celebrate after Hermiston’s 35-27 win over Wilsonville in the 5A state semifinal. The Bulldogs face Churchill in the championship at Hillsboro Stadium Saturday. PHOTO COURTESY CHASE ALLGOOD/THE OREGONIAN STORIES | PAGE A12, A13 INSIDE 44TH FARM FAIR THE HERMISTON SEMINAR AND TRADE SHOW IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. SPECIAL SECTION • INSIDE ‘MORE THAN A MEAL’ Community Fellowship Dinner moves forward HOME FOR SECTION THE HOLIDAYS INSIDE » BY THE WAY Long-awaited sushi joint to open Friday After nearly a year of signs promising it will “open soon,” Shiki Hiba- chi Sushi in Hermiston really is opening Friday. The Japanese restau- rant will offer sushi, tem- pura, bento and a variety of other Japanese foods, along with beer, wine, liquor and Japanese sakes. “Just come in and explore and experience,” manager Zoe Zhou said. She said Friday will be a soft opening, and there will always be some issues to work out in the first week or two of a new restaurant’s opening, but she expects the transi- tion will go smoother than See BTW, A18 STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI Board member Cathy Stolz and longtime coordinator Laurie Ball-Kiser work with another volunteer during a past Community Fellowship Dinner. The free holiday meals will be served at Hermiston High School. meals — in recent years, more than 300 individ- uals, families, service clubs and youth organiza- tions have assisted — they needed someone with he Community Fellowship Dinner in a strong vision. Hermiston enters a new era as the free meal “And Laurie had that,” Humphreys said. “It’s enters its 30th holiday season. trickled down and we’re doing it to a higher level In addition to a change in venue — to the and that’s because of Laurie.” Hermiston High School “She guided us and showed main commons — it’s us the way so we can grow,” moving forward without long- added Jan Cassens, kitchen man- ager and vice chair. time coordinator Laurie Ball- Ball-Kiser was recognized for Kiser. The Hermiston woman, in declining health the past few her role with the meals, receiv- ing a 2014 Christmas Spirit years, suffered several strokes Award from the Good Shepherd that eventually led to her death Community Health Foundation. June 19 at the age of 64. And, during the 2009 Distin- Chairman Gary Humphreys guished Citizens Awards Ban- said Ball-Kiser possessed a fine- STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS quet, Bob Severson presented tuned focus on details. He lov- ingly likened her leadership her the Mayor’s Award. skills to that of a drill sergeant. Tom Marks, a board member and longtime volunteer, jokingly Coordinating the event since 1990, Ball-Kiser said most drill sergeants are far nicer. was always quick to say that the twice-yearly “Laurie knew what needed to be done and she meals were the result of a lot of people pitching in. was not shy at all in assigning duties,” Marks said. Humphreys said when dealing with the sheer See MEAL, A18 volume of volunteers needed to coordinate the By TAMMY MALGESINI COMMUNITY EDITOR T Volunteers carve out community meal Community Fellowship Dinner •Thanksgiving Day; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. •Hermiston High School main commons For delivery service or a ride, contact cfdhermiston@gmail.com or 541-371-9772