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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2018
COMMUNITY
Resolution Run kicks off 2018
By JADE MCDOWELL
STAFF WRITER
FILE PHOTO
Members of the Hermiston High School boys’ swim team
perform a synchronized dance during a past talent show.
A team fundraiser, the 2018 HHS Swim Team Talent Show,
is Saturday, Jan. 6 in the school’s auditorium.
Talent show dives
into new year
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Members of the com-
munity are ready to make
a splash as more than two
dozen acts are featured
during the Hermiston High
School Swim Team Talent
Show.
With high transporta-
tion costs to shuttle swim-
mers to and from practices
at the Blue Mountain Com-
munity College pool, the
team plunged in to help
offset expenses by hold-
ing the annual fundraising
event. Talent show orga-
nizer Lynne Hamblin said
in addition to behind-the-
scenes help with the sound
booth and other activities
to put on the show, several
members of the swim team
will take the stage.
In its seventh year, the
talent show is Saturday,
Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. in the high
school auditorium, 600 S.
First St. Tickets are $10 per
person or $30 for a family.
In addition to dipping
into the school district’s
budget, Hamblin said the
Hermiston High School
Sports Boosters have been
“amazing” by diving in
to help with the team’s
expenses.
Last year’s talent show
fundraiser brought in about
$3,500. Hamblin said they
are hoping to raise $5,000
during the 2018 event.
During the show’s inter-
mission, there will be a
bake sale. Also, raffle tick-
ets are being sold for $10
each for a chance to win an
iPad, a one-hour massage
from Jodi Wrathall, a Cot-
tage Flowers basket and an
assortment of other themed
baskets and gift cards.
Charlie Clupny will
serve as the show’s mas-
ter of ceremonies. Swim-
mers who will take the
stage include Max Rahm,
who will sing, and Lindsay
McCallister will play the
piano. Hamblin said other
acts are Dance Unlimited,
and the foursome of Nat-
talie Gray, Marti Plum,
Hayden Larson and Schae
Borrego will sing “Jolene.”
Also, fourth-grader Addi-
son McClure will play
“It’s a Small World” on the
piano.
In her fifth year of per-
forming during the talent
show, Mischa Meyer will
be sing “Beautiful Thing.”
Also returning is Sid-
ney Tovey, who will per-
form a violin solo, and the
Polynesian Dancers. Sofia
and Anna Rivera will also
dance.
For more information,
contact Hamblin at 541-
571-5691 or lynne.ham-
blin@hermiston.k12.or.us.
Hermiston High School senior
Isaac Sanchez got his first run of 2018
in before noon on New Year’s Day
thanks to the annual Resolution Run at
Riverfront Park.
Sanchez, a cross country and track
athlete, was the first to cross the finish
line at the bring-your-own-stopwatch
5K. The event brings together dozens
of runners and walkers each year to
help them kick off their fitness goals
together. That usually includes mem-
bers of the HHS cross country team.
“It’s kind of been our tradition,”
Sanchez said.
Despite the Resolution Run moni-
ker, Sanchez said he didn’t have any
official New Year’s resolutions.
“I don’t really believe in that,” he
said. “I figure, if you have a resolution,
why wait until New Year’s? You might
as well get started on it right away.”
Several other runners had a simi-
lar attitude, but Kimberlee Owens said
she had a goal: to participate in at least
STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
Isaac Sanchez, a Hermiston High
School cross-country runner, led the
pack during Monday’s Resolution Run
at Riverfront Park.
one 5K event per month this year.
Owens showed up at the Resolution
Run with her sister Leslie Snyder. The
sisters frequently do 5K runs together,
whether by themselves around town or
as part of an official community event.
“It gets us up off the couch,” Owens
said.
“We don’t like being lazy bums,”
Snyder added.
The run/walk kicked off at River-
front Park and followed the Oxbow
Trail up to its ending across from
Good Shepherd Medical Center and
back again. Leggings and sweatshirts
helped insulate participants from the
below-freezing temperatures, and
T-shirts printed with the date of the run
and “Hermiston: You Can Run Here”
were available. The slogan is an echo
of the city of Hermiston’s former slo-
gan “You Can Grow Here.”
Some athletes took to the trail with
baby strollers, while others brought
along their dogs. The first group of run-
ners to return reported being greeted
by a very excited stray dog partway
through their run, and once they had
rehydrated several of them took off for
another run together.
Liz Sharon, who ran the trail with
her daughter and her daughter’s friend,
said she felt the run went well and was
a good way to start the new year.
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SAIF to host farm
safety seminars
HERMISTON — Free
farm safety seminars will
be held in Hermiston on
Jan. 9-10.
The half-day seminars,
hosted by SAIF Corpora-
tion, are open to “anyone
interested in ag safety and
health” even if they are
not insured by SAIF, Ore-
gon’s not-for-profit work-
ers’ compensation insur-
ance company.
The Jan. 9 seminar is in
English and will run from
9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at
the Hermiston Conference
Center, 415 S Highway
395. The Jan. 10 session is
in Spanish and runs 9:30
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the
conference center. Lunch
is included both days.
According to a news
release from SAIF, this
year’s topics include
mechanical hazards, ergo-
nomics, safety leader-
ship,
communication
skills and the difference
between safety and com-
pliance. The seminar
meets OSHA’s instruc-
tional requirement for
small agricultural oper-
ations, the Oregon State
Landscaping
Contrac-
tors Board’s continuing
education credits and the
Department of Consumer
and Business Services’
producer continuing edu-
cation credits.
For more information
or to register visit www.
saif.com/agseminars.
IN BRIEF
Altrusa looks for
helping hands
Altrusa International of
Hermiston is looking for
“New Hands in the New
Year.” Altrusa clubs around
the world are active in ser-
vice in an effort to create
better communities. Any-
one interested in how they
can become involved with
the service club are invited
to contact the local group
via
hermistonaltrusa@
gmail.com, www.districtt-
welve.altrusa.org or search
Facebook.
Good Shepherd
accepts grant
applications
In an effort to help in
improving the quality of life
and health of residents liv-
ing in west Umatilla County
and Morrow County, the
Good Shepherd Community
Health Foundation funds
worthy projects.Money is
provided for projects that
assist in fulfilling health
needs in the region. Typi-
cally, funding isn’t provided
for building rent, utilities or
employee salaries.The foun-
dation awards grants two
times each year. The dead-
line for the upcoming grant
cycle is Wednesday, Jan. 31.
For more information or
an application, visit www.
gshealth.org/foundation or
call 541-667-3419.
Hymn service offers,
singing fellowship
Fun, food and fel-
lowship
are
featured
during an old-fashioned
Hymnspiration.
The public is invited to
join in during the special
service, which features the
singing of old hymns. The
event is Sunday from 4:30-
5:30 p.m. at Victory Bap-
tist Church 193 E. Main St.,
Hermiston. For more infor-
mation, contact Chris Finley
at johnchris_1@msn.com or
541-571-2516.
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