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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
COMMUNITY
Quilt group stitches together family memories
HERMISTON HERALD
A Hermiston couple
recently found a creative
way to preserve family
memories and solicited help
from the Boardman Quilt
Group.
Carol Michael said typ-
ical ways to pass on fam-
ily memories include photo
albums, games, recycling
grandparents’
clothing
and recipe collections. An
increasingly popular tech-
nique, she said, is incorpo-
rating family memories in a
quilt.
Dave and Shannon Pax-
ton of Hermiston collected
T-shirts, sweatshirts and
team jackets from their
daughter’s school and
sports activities. However,
they weren’t sure how they
would use more than 100
garments in a single project.
They just knew they had to
make a decision before Jen-
nifer graduated with her
RN degree this June. Their
goal was to create a lifetime
of memories and stories
embedded into a project for
the next step of her life.
Last summer while the
Paxtons were pondering
the future, the 2017 Board-
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MARIE CORNELL
Shannon and Dave Paxton display a project members of the
Boardman Quilt Group created as a memory quilt for the
Hermiston couple’s daughter, Jennifer.
man Quilt Show was in the
news. That sparked an idea
for a memory quilt made
from the clothing collec-
tion. Not owning a sewing
machine or possessing sew-
ing experience, the Herm-
iston couple contacted a
member of the quilt group.
They inquired about design-
ing and creating a memory
quilt as a service project.
The group often works
on community service proj-
ects, including support-
ing the American military
with Santa Stockings for
Marines serving in the Mid-
dle East, Quilts of Valor,
American Hero Quilts, and
Comfort Quilts for nursing
home residents and chil-
dren removed from danger-
ous surroundings. In addi-
tion, they have sent quilts to
Canadian communities dev-
or volunteer@dvs-or.org.
ton Booster Club steak feed
is this weekend.
The
event,
which
includes a silent auction,
raffle and live auction, is
Saturday at 6 p.m. at the
Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center, 1705 E. Air-
port Road, Hermiston. The
doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets
are $50 and are available at
mkt.com/hermistonsports-
boosters or the HHS ath-
letic office or the door.
A special Seahawks raf-
fle ticket is $25, which fea-
tures a trip for two to a Sea-
hawks game. Also, a $100
professional sports raffle
offers airfare for two from a
major airport and two low-
astated by forest fires and
donated quilts for scholar-
ship raffles.
While the quilt group
doesn’t solicit commissions,
Marie Cornell said she
would be willing to work on
it if another member would
assist. Kathy Hyder agreed
to hand sew the binding.
Other quilt group members
made suggestions on a reg-
ular basis. In addition, they
contributed batting, back-
ing, thread, time and skills.
Cornell combined selec-
tions from 42 T-shirts and
performed machine quilt-
ing. The finished product, a
100-inch by 92-inch queen-
sized quilt, was presented to
the thrilled parents Feb. 17.
”I want to live long
enough to see our daughter
complete her nursing stud-
ies and receive the memory
quilt,” said Dave, who has
chronic renal disease.
The quilt group encour-
ages people to exhibit mem-
ory quilts during the 2018
Fall Boardman Quilt Show
Oct. 12-13 at the Board-
man Senior Center. For
more information about the
quilt group, call Hyder at
541-571-7009 or Cornell at
480-518-2642.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY ERWIN WATSON
Students and instructors of Eastern Oregon Family
Taekwondo in Stanfield raised $4,534 on behalf of Maddy
Thomas, an Echo girl with a brain tumor.
Taekwondo studio
crushes fundraiser
A group of students and
instructors of Eastern Ore-
gon Family Taekwondo in
Stanfield powered their way
through bricks and boards
to raise money for an Echo
girl with a brain tumor.
The group recently pre-
sented a check for $4,534
to the family of Maddy
Thomas to assist with
medical care. The money
was raised during a Feb. 3
benefit event.
In addition to the partic-
ipants, Home Depot part-
nered with the event by
donating the boards and
bricks. Also, Erwin Wat-
son of the Stanfield studio
expressed appreciation for
students from Loneys Tae-
kwondo in Hermiston for
their contributions.
BRIEFS
Domestic violence
crisis line training
Stanfield serves
breakfast your way
People interested in help-
ing make a difference for
victims of domestic abuse
and sexual violence are
invited to participate in cri-
sis line training.
Domestic Violence Ser-
vices is offering the training
Feb. 28 through March 21.
Topics covered include all
aspects of domestic violence,
sexual assault and stalking.
Participants who complete
all 10 sessions are prepared
to serve as volunteers of the
24-hour crisis line.
For information or to reg-
ister, contact 541-276-3322
An ala carte breakfast is
available this weekend in
Stanfield.
The regular monthly
meal is Saturday from 7-10
a.m. at the Stanfield Com-
munity Center, 225 W. Roo-
sevelt St. Depending on
what’s ordered, a basic meal
is $6. For information, call
541-449-1332.
Sports boosters
announce steak feed
The 39th annual Hermis-
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Financing
er-level seats to a baseball,
football, hockey, basket-
ball or golf event. Only 100
tickets will be sold.
For information, call
Stacy Hunter at 541-564-
4208 or hermistonsports-
boosters@gmail.com.
Baptist church hosts
hymn service
Fellowship, food and
fun are featured during an
upcoming special service.
The Hymnspiration is
Sunday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
at Victory Baptist Church,
193 E. Main St., Hermiston.
Everyone is invited to show
up and sing old hymns.
Dubrovnik, Zagreb-Zadar
Split and Plitvice, all while
staying in first class hotels.
The journey begins Oct. 30,
2018.
For information, peo-
ple are invited to attend an
information session Thurs-
day, March 8 at 4 p.m. at
the chamber office, located
in the Cornerstone Plaza, at
1055 S. Highway 395, Ste.
111, Hermiston.
Ryan Campbell with
Chamber
Explorations
will be on hand to answer
questions.
For more information,
contact Debbie Pedro at
541-567-6151 or debbie@
hermistonchamber.com.
For information, con-
tact Chris Finley at
johnchris_1@msn.com or
541-571-2516.
Chamber Travel Club
discusses Croatia trip
The Hermiston Chamber
of Commerce Travel Club
invites the public to learn
more about an upcoming
trip to Croatia.
The nine-day trip includes
round-trip airfare from Port-
land, 12 meals, a profes-
sional tour director, motor
coach transportation, admis-
sion per itinerary, sightsee-
ing and baggage handling.
Participants will visit Old
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