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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018
COMMUNITY
BRIEFS
Saturday breakfast
benefits IMAC project
The monthly breakfast
of the Irrigon Multicultural
Arts Center offers a home-
cooked meal.
The fundraising event is
Saturday from 7:30-10:30
a.m. at Stokes Landing
Senior Center, 150 Colum-
bia Lane, Irrigon. The cost
is $4.50 per person.
The group is dedicated
to preserving Irrigon’s
1921 school building and
developing a regional art
venue. For more informa-
tion, call Peggy Price at
541-567-3806.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Zac Grooms of Hermiston is the frontman for Brewer’s Grade Band. The group received the
country band of the year at the 5th Annual IMEA Awards, held June 16 at the Paramount
Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky.
Brewer’s Grade wins first IMEA award
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Brewer’s Grade Band
walked away with their first
IMEA Award while attend-
ing the fifth annual Interna-
tional Music and Entertain-
ment Association’s Awards
event.
Based in The Dalles,
the band — which includes
Hermiston resident Zac
Grooms (guitar, vocals),
national flat-picking cham-
pion Joe Smart (fiddle,
guitar, banjo, mandolin,
dobro), Nolan Hare (bass),
Al Hare (guitar) and Cody
Christopherson (drums) —
reeled in the country band
of the year award during
the June 16 event held at the
Paramount Arts Center in
Ashland, Kentucky.
Brewer’s Grade Band
is blazing their own trail in
country music. The group is
said to perform genre-bend-
ing sound with a unique
twist on traditional country,
which is known as North-
west Country.
Grooms, the band’s front-
man, said the group was ini-
tially formed in 1998. While
it has performed under sev-
eral monikers, he said the
band’s name is a tip of the
hat to their roots in The
Dalles and the vast array
of microbreweries in the
Pacific Northwest.
The group also was nom-
inated for country song of
the year for their single,
“Heartbreak Song,” which
they performed during the
ceremony. However, the
top country single went to
“Tequila Cowgirl” by Cher-
ish Lee.
During the ceremony,
the band presented sev-
eral awards in the folk and
rhythm and blues catego-
ries. Also, while attending
the IMEA event, they par-
ticipated in several radio
interviews — including an
appearance on the Grande
Ole Opry radio station
WSM 650 AM. Grooms
called it a cool experience.
“A career-long dream
and goal just came true.
Wow,” he said on his Face-
book page.
This isn’t Smart’s first
award. In 2017, he received
a Grammy for his work
with the O’Connor Band
and their album, “Com-
ing Home.” Smart and the
O’Connor Band have pre-
viously collaborated with
Paul Simon and are cur-
rently on tour with the Zac
Brown Band.
For a chance to applaud
Brewer’s Grade Band in
person, catch one of their
upcoming local shows. They
will be playing Wednesday,
July 4 at 8:30 p.m. during
the Ione Fourth of July
celebration and Wednes-
day, Aug. 8 at the Umatilla
County Fair in Hermiston.
For more about the
band, visit www.brewers-
gradeband.com or search
Facebook.
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Hansell to speak at
outdoor worship
service
With a theme of “We are
Working Together to Serve
God and our Community,”
churches in Stanfield and
Echo are teaming up to
present an outdoor worship
service.
The free event is Sun-
day, July 1 at 9 a.m. at
Bard Park, Stanfield. Sen.
Bill Hansell is the special
speaker.
Scott Zielke will serve
as master of ceremonies
during the program, which
features a patriotic flavor
with prayer and music. Fin-
ger foods and refreshments
will be served. People are
encouraged to bring a blan-
ket or lawn chair.
Serving his second
term in the state legisla-
ture representing District
29, Hansell previously was
elected to eight consecutive
terms as a Umatilla County
commissioner.
In addition to his duties
as a public official, Hansell
has been active in his com-
munity and church. A past
Athena citizen of the year,
he has served as a volunteer
coach, youth group leader,
Sunday school teacher and
4-H and FFA supporter.
Born and raised in Ath-
ena, Hansell and his wife,
Margaret, have been mar-
ried for 50 years. They have
raised six adult children and
are the proud grandparents
of nine grandchildren.
For more information,
contact 541-449-3434 or
stanfieldag@eoni.com.
Good Shepherd
offers babysitting
class
Young
entrepreneurs
interested
in
learning
general childcare tech-
niques are invited to attend
Babysitting Basics 101.
The next one-day class is
Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at Good Shepherd
Medical Center, 610 N.W.
11th St., Hermiston. Topics
include children’s develop-
mental stages, basic first aid
and infant/child CPR. Other
upcoming classes are Aug.
4 or Sept. 8.
Open to ages 10-15, the
fee is $40, which includes
lunch and all class mate-
rials. Those who plan to
attend need to register and
pay in advance. For more
information or to register,
call 541-667-3509.
Pool party splashes
into Independence
Day
The public is invited
to swim into the Fourth
of July with the Stars &
Stripes Pool Party.
The event is Wednes-
day, July 4 from 7-10:30
p.m. at the Hermiston Fam-
ily Aquatic Center, 879
W. Elm Ave. It features a
pool party, barbecue dinner
(catered by Dickey’s Bar-
becue Pit), games and live
music. In addition, it offers
the best seats in the house
for fireworks viewing at 10
p.m.
The cost is $14 for ages
15 and up, $10 for ages
2-14 and free for under 2.
Limited tickets are avail-
able and must be purchased
by Tuesday, July 3 at the
pool.
For questions, call 541-
289-7665 or 541-667-5018.
Singing duo to shine
in Irrigon
The singing duo 98%
Angels will perform as part
of the Music in the Parks
outdoor summer concert
series.
Otherwise known as
Marie Rose and Renate
Meakins, the duo first met
and began singing together
in 1998 in the Blue Jazz
Choir Ensemble while
attending Blue Mountain
Community College in
Pendleton. Since then, 98%
Angels have performed at
area festivals, as well as vol-
unteering their time singing
in local assisted living facil-
ities. They perform every-
thing from 1930s standards,
Big Band swing music and
hits of the ‘50s and ‘60s to
popular contemporary and
country tunes.
The free concert is Mon-
day, July 2 at 7 p.m. at Irri-
gon Marina Park. During
the show, the Music in the
Parks committee will honor
all local veterans in atten-
dance. In case of inclement
weather, the performance
will be held at Stokes Land-
ing Senior Center, 150
Columbia Lane.
People are encouraged
to bring a blanket or lawn
chair. In addition, those
attending are welcome to
bring a picnic and bever-
ages to enjoy while listen-
ing to the music.
Music in the Parks alter-
nates each Monday through
Aug. 13 between Irri-
gon and Boardman marina
parks. For more infor-
mation, contact Jackie
McCauley at utility.clerk@
cityofboardman.com, 541-
720-1289 or 541-481-9252.
Visit us online at
www.Hermiston
Herald.com
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