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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2018 NEWS BRIEFS Agape House sets outdoor sale A parking lot sale offers a chance to purchase rea- sonably 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 rain, the sale will be held indoors. Donations will be accepted through Friday. Agape House serves people and families in need. For information, to volunteer or make dona- tions, call 541-567-8774. Humanities group starts conversation STAFF PHOTO BY JADE MCDOWELL Members of the Yarn Club work on projects Saturday at the Hermiston Public Library. Yarn Club a tight-knit group By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER If there’s one thing the Yarn Club knows how to do, it’s keep people warm. Its members — a col- lection of women who cro- chet and knit together in the Hermiston Public Library twice a week — are always on the lookout for who might need the next hat or blanket or scarf. “If I see a mother in the store, I ask her, ‘Do you have a blanket for that baby?’” Gladys Morrison said. “If she says no, I get her phone number and tell her I’ll make something ... It’s important that those babies are warm and covered.” Veterans, nursing home residents, new babies, hos- pitalized children, victims of domestic violence, the homeless, hospice patients and the local animal shel- ter have all been recipients of regular donations from the Yarn Club over the sev- en-year course of its exis- tence. Members of the club, which meets at the library Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10 a.m., can work on personal projects too, but when they’re not making gifts for family and friends they are often cre- ating items for someone in need. STAFF PHOTO BY JADE MCDOWELL Helen Hauser crochets at Yarn Club at the Hermiston Public Library. “If people donate yarn to us, we make it all up into things we donate,” LaVera Sanchez said. She was working on a baby blanket in a rainbow of neon colors Saturday, in preparation for an upcoming baby shower. While some women are solely knitters or crocheters, Sanchez does both, although she said knit- ting is her favorite. There are varying levels of skill and experience in the club, but they all help each other out. When Morrison was having difficulty figur- ing out a new stitch on Sat- urday, she showed Sanchez the pattern and asked for her advice on her “problem child” of an afghan. “We have to go through a lot of things, when we’re learning a new stitch, but we all put our heads together,” Morrison said. Kathleen McCall was also having a bit of diffi- culty with a pink blanket she was knitting to add to the bag of baby blankets she has ready to donate to Good Shepherd Medical Center, but she worked it out. Some days go smoothly, the group said, while others are “tear- out days” that call for some re-doing. As they worked around two tables in a back cor- ner of the library, the ladies chatted about their lives and their families. They usu- ally continue the conver- sation over lunch or dinner after leaving the library, and Donna Backan said they had a yarn-themed Christmas party together in December. When Morrison came in, she handed Backan a set of crocheted pot holders and sponges. “See? We love each other,” Backan said. “She just handed me a gift. We never know what our friend- ship will bring.” On Saturday there were eight women present, but on Thursdays, they said, it’s often closer to 20. One group member stopped by briefly to say hello and apol- ogize that she hadn’t been around recently due to jug- gling work and classes at Blue Mountain Community College. “Every time one of our sheep goes astray, we won- der what’s going on,” Mor- rison said. There are multiple moth- er-daughter pairs who attend the club, although none of them were present Saturday. The oldest of those pairs has been knitting 50 and 70 years, respectively. The club loves to add new members, and they’re always happy to give advice to anyone who stops by to ask a question about yarn- based projects or donate left- over yarn. “Yarn Club handles it all,” group member Helen Hauser said. For more photos from Yarn Club, see Page A15 Discussing death and dying is difficult and often avoided even with family and close friends — but the Conversation Project is opening the door to talk about the difficult topic. Andrea Cano, a hospi- tal chaplain in Portland, will facilitate a pair of discus- sions titled “Talking About Dying.” The free program is Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. in Confer- ence Room 2 at Good Shep- herd Medical Center, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. The “Talking About Dying” series is led by trained professionals from the fields of chaplaincy, counseling, gerontology and hospice care. Jennifer Sasser, an educational ger- ontologist at Marylhurst University, will lead a dis- cussion Wednesday, April 18 at 1 p.m. at Blue Moun- tain Community College, Hermiston. Topics of other conver- sations throughout the state include race issues, find- ing accurate news sources, Oregon’s seafood industry and agriculture and food ethics. For more informa- tion, visit www.oregonhu- manities.org/calendar. For questions about “Talking about Dying,” contact 541-667-3509 or healthinfo@gshealth.org. WORSHIP COMMUNITY Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday .......................................... English 7:00 am Thursday ....................................................Spanish 6:00 pm SATURDAY: .............................................. English 5:00 pm ....................................................................Spanish 7:00 pm SUNDAY:................................................... English 9:00 am ................................................................Bilingual 11:00 am ....................................................................Spanish 1:00 pm Offi ce ..................................................................... 567-5812 LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 Pastor David Dever Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm www.hermistonlmbc.com Grace Baptist Church 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 First United Methodist Church Hermiston 191 E. Gladys Ave , Hermiston OR Sunday Worship 11am • 541-567-3002 Nursery available Check us out on Face Book Worship Livestream at herfumc.com Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor Echo Community Church 21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR Nursery provided for all services Sunday School - 9:30 AM Worship - 10:45 AM 6:00 PM Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM “Proclaiming God’s word, growing in God’s grace” Phone: (541) 376-8108 Sunday School • 9:30am Worship • 10:45am Children’s Church • 11:15am Potluck & Communion ~ First Sunday of the Month Seventh-day Adventist Church NEW BEGINNINGS Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. English & Spanish Services 567-8241 855 W. Highland • Hermiston First Christian Church “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Sunday School 9:15am Worship Gathering 10:30 am Children’s Church 10:30 am 567-3013 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Worship Service 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Pastor J.C. Barnett Children’s Church & Nursery Available 700 West Orchard Avenue P.O. Box 933 Hermiston, Oregon 541-567-8441 The Full Gospel Home Church 235 SW 3rd Phone 567-7678 Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker Sunday: Sunday School........10:00 am Worship...................11:00 am Evening Service........7:00 pm Wednesday Service..7:00 pm “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Pet. 5:7 St. Johns Episcopal Church Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston t. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. 1520 W ORCHARD AVE Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am Classes for Kids @ 9:15 am SEEKING JESUS, SHARING LIFE, SERVING PEOPLE www.hermistonnazarene.org To share your worship times call 541-278-2678
