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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018
COMMUNITY
Desert Disc Golf brings pro event to Hermiston
Three-round event
slated for Saturday
at Oxbow course
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
Ginger Wilkinson is helping organize the Good Shepherd
Community Health Foundation Open. The May 19-20
tournament is the first Professional Disc Golf Association
event at Hermiston Desert Disc Golf.
Area disc golf enthusiasts
are excited as Hermiston
Desert Disc Golf will host
its first Professional Disc
Golf Association event.
The Good Shepherd
Community Health Foun-
dation Open is Saturday and
Sunday at the course, located
at the Oxbow Trail, 1100
N.W. Elm Ave., Hermiston.
A player’s meeting starts
each day’s play at 8:30
a.m. The tournament also
includes a merchandise raf-
fle of disc golf discs, bas-
kets, bags and other items
donated locally. Proceeds
from the event will go to the
health foundation.
Presented by Dynamic
Discs and hosted by the
Umatilla Disc Golf Club, the
event features three 18-hole
rounds.
STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGE-
SINI
The first tee pad at
Hermiston Desert Disc Golf
course is near the gazebo
at the Oxbow Trail. The
course will host the Good
Shepherd Community Health
Foundation Open May 19-20.
The registration fee
ranges from $45-$90. Play-
ers can register online by 8
p.m. Friday at www.disc-
golfscene.com.
The tournament is open
to youths, amateurs and pro-
fessionals. In addition to a
number of locals who plan to
play, Ginger Wilkinson, sec-
retary-treasurer of the Uma-
tilla Disc Golf Club, said
participants have signed up
from out of the area, includ-
ing La Grande, Walla Walla
and the Tri-Cities.
The tournament is open
to 72 players, and as of
Monday evening 53 were
registered to play.
The amateur players will
receive a player’s pack,
which includes a disc, a dry-
fit event shirt and other disc
golf swag. As a B Tier event,
tournament director Matt
Richmond said $500 has
been added to the payouts
for professionals.
“So there is big reward
for the pro divisions,” said
Richmond, who is president
of the Umatilla Disc Golf
Club.
“The am (amateur) divi-
sions are paid out in what
is called a ‘script,’ a money
voucher to buy discs or mer-
chandise from a club that is
providing discs.”
The course’s inaugural
tournament is taking place
less than eight months since
its dedication ceremony.
Wilkinson said that shows
that the sport of disc golf is
growing.
“And like we said a year
ago, if we build a course,
people from all over will
come,” she said.
The city of Hermiston
plans to add another nine
holes to the course during
the 2018-2019 fiscal year.
The tournament, Wilkin-
son said, benefits area busi-
nesses as players coming
into town will likely pur-
chase things like food and
gas. Richmond, Wilkinson
and other club members
are excited to show off the
course and serve as repre-
sentatives of the community.
Wilkinson
encourages
people to come out and play
— regardless of their skill
level. They can enjoy the
camaraderie and sense of
community, get advice on
equipment and techniques,
and engage in outdoor
exercise.
“Disc golfers are really a
close knit community for the
most part,” Wilkinson said.
“We love the challenge of a
new course and players will
come from far and wide to
play this course.”
For more information,
visit
www.discgolfscene.
com, search Facebook for
“Umatilla Disc Golf Club”
or call 541-314-5727.
BRIEFS
Crafters gather in pasture
for Saturday’s free event
Local crafters, artisans and
junkers are gathering together for
some outdoor fun.
People can shop, eat and visit
with friends during Crafters in
the Pasture. The event is Satur-
day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 78532
Highway 207, Hermiston. There is
no admission charge.
Items available include unique
handcrafted items, direct sales
products, re-purposed decor, farm-
house signs, handmade baby
clothes and “good” junk. The ven-
dor fee is $50.
For more information, con-
tact Joy Smith at 509-707-3088,
crafters@charter.net or search
Facebook.
BMCC ag department sets
surplus auction
People can pick up needed
items at the Surplus Equipment
Auction at Blue Mountain Com-
munity College.
Organized by the school’s agri-
culture department, the event is
Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Umatilla
Hall north parking lot at 2411 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. A preview
is available from 8-9 a.m.
Everything from a 1981 Chev-
rolet truck, tool boxes and a
Craftsman table saw to a Hesston
self-propelled swather, irrigation
pipes and Powder River panels and
gates will be up for bid.
Cash, VISA and debit cards will
be accepted.
A partial list of items and some
photos are available at www.
bluecc.edu/auction. All items are
sold as-is and must be removed on
the day of the sale.
For more information, contact
Preston Winn at 541-278-5847 or
pwinn@bluecc.edu.
erans as a special memento for
those who returned to South Korea
through the Revisit Program. The
honor has since expanded to veter-
ans who can’t travel the long trip
to Korea.
Korean official to present
peace medals
ARC Foundation cancels
golf tournament
Korean War veterans living in
the region may receive a commem-
orative medal from the consulate
general of the Republic of Korea
in Seattle.
The official is seeking to honor
eligible veterans with the Ambas-
sador for Peace Medal. The com-
memorative medal is an expression
of appreciation from the Korean
government to American service
personnel who served during the
war.
To be eligible, veterans must
have served from June 25, 1950,
to July 27, 1953. It’s also avail-
able for those who participated
in United Nations peacekeep-
ing operations until the end of
1955.
The consul general will host a
luncheon Friday, June 8 at 11:30
a.m. at the Red Lion Columbia
Center, 1101 N. Columbia Center
Blvd., Kennewick.
If you or someone you know
is interested in attending, RSVP
by Friday, June 1 with your name,
phone number, dates of service in
Korea and the name of your lunch
guest.
For more information or to
RSVP, contact heidia@dva.wa.gov
or 360-725-2154.
The Ambassador for Peace
Medal was first presented to vet-
The ARC Employee Foun-
dation Golf Tournament sched-
uled for May 19 at Big River Golf
Course has been canceled.
Due to numerous events during
the weekend, organizers indicated
they didn’t have enough people
sign up for the tournament. They
will return payment to people who
have already submitted registra-
tion and money. Items donated for
the event will be donated to the
Hermiston Warming Station.
For more information, con-
tact Megan Olsen, Big River gen-
eral manager, at 541-922-3006 or
megan@golfbigriver.com.
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music, Miguel dreams of becom-
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In “Coco,” the young lad fol-
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great-great-grandfather was a leg-
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a.m. to 6 p.m. on West Coe Street,
Stanfield. There is no admis-
sion charge. Bring an appetite, as
in addition to the vendor booths,
there will be food trucks.
For more information, call
Kathy Baker at 541-571-6388,
Lynne Hamblin at 541-571-5691
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One of the fundraising efforts
offers barbecued beef tri-tip, just in
time for a Father’s Day meal. Mel
Keely and members of the Herm-
iston FFA Chapter will prepare the
beef.
People have the option of pur-
chasing a cooked beef tri-tip roast
or a fresh un-cooked roast. The
cost is $30 each.
People must pre-order by Fri-
day, June 8. The meat will be pre-
pared on Sunday, June 17 and
available for pick-up at approxi-
mately 11:30 at Hermiston High
School, 600 S. First St.
For more information, contact
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