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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
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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
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