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A4 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 COMMUNITY IN BRIEF FILE PHOTO Josh Hinkley, front, and Logan Miller, back, compete in a past practice chess match. All area students in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to register for a Chess for Success tournament, which is Feb. 10 at Hermiston High School. Checkmate: Tournament promotes student success HERMISTON HERALD All area students are invited to participate in a local chess tournament. The Region 23/24 Chess for Success Tournament is Saturday, Feb. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the library at Hermiston High School, 600 S. First St. Students in kin- dergarten through 12th grade from Umatilla, Morrow and other Eastern Oregon coun- ties are invited to participate. While Hermiston and Hep- pner have affiliated student chess programs, others can compete as individuals or as a team if there are five play- ers from the same school. All students, even those who are home-schooled, are eligible to qualify and participate in the state tournament. The fee is $21 if registered by Saturday, Jan. 27. Regis- tration then increases to $29. Participants need to sign up by Saturday, Feb. 3. Students can register at www.chess- forsuccess.org/play/registra- tion. For questions, contact Delia Fields at 541-667-6144 or delia.fields@hermistonsd. org. Participants need to bring a sack lunch. In addition, due to some down time during the competition, kids are encour- aged to bring snacks, books, portable music players or other items to use between matches. According to the organi- zation’s website, Chess for Success initially started as the Portland Chess Project in 1992. A pilot program funded by the Meyer Memorial Trust, it was established in nine of the lowest-performing schools in the Portland Pub- lic District. After the end of the four-year pilot project, it was established as a nonprofit organization. As the program expanded, Chess for Success took over responsibility for presenting the Oregon State Chess Tournament in 1998. In 2003, United States Congress commissioned a study of Chess for Success to compare program partic- ipants to students from the same school who were not involved in the program. The study showed that Chess for Success had accomplished its primary goal of focusing on analytical skills in prob- lem-solving situations, which resulted in increased aca- demic achievement. During the 2014-15 aca- demic year, Chess for Success included 3,290 students in 78 schools. The program relies on support from individu- als, businesses, foundations and government entities. For more information, visit www. chessforsuccess.org. 0 Alzheimer’s Association offers support Hermiston library offers creative crafts Emotional support and resources are available for family, friends and caregiv- ers for people with dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association coor- dinates groups that connect people to develop mutual support, provide addi- tional education and discuss prob- lem-solving techniques. Groups avail- able in Hermiston are: •The fourth Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Guardian Angel Memory Care, 540 N.W. 12th St. •The fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Medical Center, 610 N.W. 11th St. In addition, the Alzheimer’s Associ- ation offers other resources, including a 24-hour helpline at 1-800-272-3900 and an online community at alzconnected. org. Also, a new telephone support group has been created for people who don’t have respite or access to transpor- tation. For more information, call the helpline or visit www.alz.org/oregon. Children are invited to participate in free craft activities at the Hermiston Public Library. Kids can drop in for social interac- tion and creative fun each Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. Afterwards, children can take their completed projects. The activity is offered each Saturday through the end of March. For more information, call the library at 541-567-2882 or visit www.hermis- tonlibrary.us.. Stanfield Community Center offers lasagna dinner fundraiser A lasagna dinner and dessert auction will help raise money for Gale Gorrord, who was recently injured in an automo- bile crash. Rose Emerson of Stanfield encour- ages people to take a break from their own kitchens and come out and help support a fellow citizen. The bene- fit event is Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the Stanfield Community Center, 225 W. Roosevelt Ave. In addition to lasagna, the meal includes salad, bread and a beverage. The cost is by donation. For more information, call 541-449-1332 IMAC serves Saturday breakfast A hearty breakfast is being served to help support the Irrigon Multicultural Arts Center project. The meal is Saturday from 7:30- 10:30 a.m. at Stokes Landing Senior Center, 150 Columbia Lane, Irrigon. The cost is $4.50 per person. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help the nonprofit group develop a regional arts center and preserve Irrigon’s 1921 school building. For more information, call Peggy Price at 541-567-3806. Agape House sells bikes, furniture and more A parking lot sale offers a chance to purchase reasonably priced items and help support programs at Agape House. Bins of knick-knacks are you-name- the-price, furniture and bicycles are as marked and clothing is five items for $1. The event is Saturday from 8:30- 11:30 a.m. at 500 Harper Road, Herm- iston. In case of inclement weather, the sale will be held indoors. Donations will be accepted through Friday. Agape House serves individuals and families in need. For more information, to volunteer or make donations, call 541-567-8774. McFundraiser benefits Rocky Heights Rocky Raccoon, principal Jerad Far- ley, and teachers and staff from Rocky Heights Elementary School will be manning the counter at the Hermiston McDonald’s on Jan. 30. The special McTeacher’s Night will help raise money for the Rocky Rac- coon Resource Fund. The program pro- vides sports and recreation scholarships as well as necessities to Rocky Heights students in need. The McFundraiser is Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at 1320 N. First St., Hermiston. The crew will greet custom- ers, take orders and run the drive-thru. McDonald’s will donate 15 percent of all sales during the two-hour period to the school’s special fund. In addition tip jars will be available, with 100 per- cent of the donations going to Rocky Heights. For more information, contact Maria Duron at 541-667-6036 or maria. duron@hermiston.k12.or.us. UP TO 60 MONTHS % GET on select new 2017 & 2018 Toyota models. 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