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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018
LOCAL
BRIEFS
MOPS meet Sept. 4 at New Hope
includes younger musicians or those who
may be a bit rusty after not playing for a
period of time. The opening concert is Sat-
urday, Nov. 17 in Boardman.
For more information, including on how
to join one of the ensembles, contact 541-
289-4696, inwm@machmedia.net or visit
www.inlandnorthwestmusicians.com.
Mothers of Preschoolers are invited to
the first meeting of the 2018-19 school year
at New Hope Community Church.
MOPS is for women who are pregnant or
have a child age 0-5. The group’s mission
is to provide support and encouragement to
moms. The meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 4 from
9:30-11:30 a.m. at 1350 S. Highway 395,
Hermiston. For information, call 541-567-
8441 or search Facebook for “New Hope
MOPS.”
Hospital auxiliary hosts sale
A selection of books, toys, gifts, games
and unique items will be offered during the
Collective Goods sale at Good Shepherd
Medical Center on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 7 from 7:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd, 610
N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
Money raised from the event will be used
towards medical equipment purchases for
Good Shepherd and scholarships for local
students who are studying medicine.
For more information, contact June
Rosenberg at juner1942@gmail.com.
County collects hazardous waste
FILE PHOTO
A basket on the Ferris wheel passes in front of the setting sun during the 2018 Umatilla
County Fair.
Oregon Blue Book to showcase
community festivals
Contest seeks
photos, student
essays
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
Did you capture any
awesome images from the
2018 Umatilla County Fair,
Umatilla Landing Days, the
Cinco de Mayo celebration
or other community events
and festivals? If so, the Ore-
gon Secretary of State’s
Office wants to see your
photos.
Amateur photographers
who are Oregon residents
are encouraged to submit
photos for possible inclu-
sion in the Oregon Blue
Book. A contest is being
held for the front and back
cover photos for the upcom-
ing publication. In addi-
tion to the cover photo con-
test, the Secretary of State’s
office invites students from
elementary grades through
middle school to submit an
essay for the 2019-20 Ore-
gon Blue Book.
The 2019-20 theme is
“Celebrating
Oregon’s
Local Festivals.” Photos
of local festivals, carni-
vals, fiestas, county fairs,
galas, and other celebra-
tions throughout Oregon
would be the most appro-
priate entries, said Dennis
Richardson, Oregon secre-
tary of state.
The official state alma-
nac, the book has been pub-
lished biennially since 1911.
It features information, fun
facts, maps, listings, and
descriptions of Oregon state
government,
educational
institutions, media informa-
tion, cultural and arts orga-
nizations and other points of
Residents of Umatilla County are invited
to dispose of hazardous household waste
at no charge. Umatilla County, in partner-
ship with the Oregon Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality, is hosting the Household
Hazard Waste Collection Event. In addition,
volunteers are needed to direct traffic.
The collection event is Saturday, Sept. 22
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Pendleton Con-
vention Center parking lot, 1601 Westgate.
Appointments are not necessary. Items can
include everything from art supplies, paints
and batteries to car fluids, cleaning products,
insecticides and more.
Volunteers will not be handling any haz-
ardous materials. People are asked to com-
mit to a four-hour shift, either from 8:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or noon to 4 p.m. Volun-
teers, who will receive a T-shirt, breakfast,
lunch, snacks and beverages, are asked to
register by Sept. 1. For questions or to vol-
unteer, contact Gina Miller at 541-278-6300
or gina.miller@umatillacounty.net.
In addition, small businesses and farmers
may make an appointment for Friday, Sept.
21 to dispose of hazardous waste for a dis-
posal fee. For more information or to sched-
ule an appointment, call 971-401-0367.
Show & Shine revs up
Area car enthusiasts are invited to take
a cruise during the upcoming Labor Day
weekend as the Columbia Gorge Interpre-
tive Center Museum hosts its 22nd annual
car show.
A museum fundraiser, the Show & Shine
Car Show & Swap Meet is Saturday at 990
S.W. Rock Creek Drive in Stevenson, Wash-
ington. The gates open at 9 a.m. and the
event runs from noon to 4 p.m. The vehicle
entry fee is $20. The first 150 entrants will
receive a dash plaque and goody bag. Also,
awards will be presented in 20 categories.
There is no charge for spectators.
The event also features a food booth,
music, door prizes, a raffle, a 50/50 pot and
an auto-oriented swap meet. Vendor space
for the swap meet is $20. For more informa-
tion call 509-427-8211, 1-800-991-2338 or
visit www.columbiagorge.org.
Inland Musicians start rehearsals
FILE PHOTO
Ty Harris of San Angelo, Texas, participates in tie down
roping during the 2018 Farm-City Pro Rodeo.
interest to Oregonians and
visitors.
“The Oregon Blue Book
has been a state icon for
over 100 years,” Richard-
son said. “The Blue Book is
filled with great information
on over 2,000 areas of inter-
est that make up Oregon.”
It features all things Ore-
gon — from absentee voting
to aviation, banking to but-
terflies, wages to windsurf-
ing, and much more, Rich-
ardson said. The publication
is a great resource and a fun
read with breathtaking pho-
tos of Oregon, he added.
For the contest, ama-
teur photographers are con-
sidered those who earn less
than half of their income
from landscape photogra-
phy. Submissions must be
in color, taken in Oregon
and in a vertical or “por-
trait” orientation. Photos
not selected for the covers
may be used elsewhere in
the book with credit given
to the photographer.
For the essay contest,
students are asked to answer
the question: “What is your
favorite local community
celebration, festival, carni-
val, fiesta, or fair and why?”
Participants also are encour-
aged to illustrate their
essays with drawings.
The winning photos
and student essays will be
printed in the Oregon Blue
Book. In addition, the artists
and authors will be invited
to the official release party
and celebration, held in
early 2019 at the Oregon
State Capital in Salem.
The deadline for the
photo contest and essays
is Tuesday, Oct. 16. Photo
may be submitted via
postal service, email or on
the website. Students must
mail their entry, including
their name, grade, teach-
er’s name, school name and
address to: Mary Beth Her-
kert, State Archivist, Ore-
gon State Archives, 800
Summer St. NE Salem, OR
97310.
For additional informa-
tion, visit www.bluebook.
state.or.us. For questions,
contact bluebook.changes@
state.or.us or 503-378-5199.
In preparation for its 20th season, the
Inland Northwest Musicians announced its
rehearsal schedule:
•Inland Northwest Orchestra rehears-
als begin Thursday, Aug. 30 from 6:30-
9:30 p.m. at Harris Junior Academy, 3121
S.W. Hailey Ave., Pendleton. The opening
concert is Saturday, Oct. 13 in Enterprise.
If interested in joining this group, call the
Inland Musicians office at 541-289-4696.
•Inland Northwest Chorale rehearsals
begin Monday, Sept. 3, from 7-9 p.m. at the
Harris Junior Academy. The opening con-
cert is Saturday, Oct. 27 in Heppner. The
ensemble is always looking for new mem-
bers who enjoy singing.
•Willow Creek Symphony will rehearse
at a new location. They begin Tuesday, Sept.
11 from 6-7:30 pm at Armand Larive Mid-
dle School, 1497 S.W. Ninth St., Hermis-
ton. This is the preparatory orchestra, which
Terrific Tuesday features author
Local author Bette Lynch Husted will be
on hand during the upcoming Terrific Tues-
day event at Heritage Station Museum in
Pendleton.
Husted, who recently published her first
novel, “All Coyote’s Children,” will read
selections from her book and sign cop-
ies. The free event is Tuesday, Sept. 4 from
7-8:30 p.m. at 108 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pend-
leton. Copies of the book will be available
for purchase.
Husted has authored three previous pub-
lications, including a pair of autobiographi-
cal memoirs as well as a collection of poems.
For more information about Umatilla
County Historical Society events, call 541-
276-0012 or visit www.heritagestationmu-
seum.org.
THANK YOU
to everyone who contributed and made the 2018 Umatilla County Fair possible.
Families came together from all over the county and beyond, to sacrifi ce their time to ensure that
our fair was such a huge success. A phrase does not exist to fully recognize and appreciate all of the
volunteers and sponsors who make the Umatilla County Fair possible. Every year we are overcome
with thankfulness as we reach out to our sponsors and volunteers for assistance in areas that we
just cannot cover alone. With great pride and humility, we wholeheartedly recognize that we would
not have a fair without the dedication, knowledge and resources so freely off ered by our sponsors,
partners and volunteers. Th ank you ALL for keeping the partnership alive for the sake of the
Umatilla County Fair and for every single person who braved the heat and the wind to attend.
-From the 2018 Umatilla County Fair Board & Staff-
OUR SINCEREST “THANKS” TO:
Title Sponsor:
Premier Platinum Sponsors:
Eastern Oregon Telecom • Hermiston Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram
Platinum Sponsors:
Dynes Enterprises • Hodgen Distributing
• Lamb Weston • Rogers Toyota of Hermiston
Thank you to the following businesses for supporting
Gold Sponsors:
Newspapers in Education
A-1 Industrial • Banner Bank • CALPINE • Elmer’s Irrigation • EOTEC • Les Schwab Tires
• Midway Bar & Grill • Pendleton Bottling Co. • Th reemile Canyon Farms
• Tom Denchel Ford Country
Their generous support of the Hermiston Herald NIE
program helps provide copies of the newspaper and
unlimited access to HermistonHerald.com and the
e-Edition to schools throughout the community.
Kick-Off Parade Sponsor:
V.I.P. Hospitality Tent Sponsor:
Ranch & Home
Builders FirstSource
Silver Sponsors:
East Oregonian/Hermiston Herald • Family Health Associates • JOB Harvesting
• Oxford Suites • Knerr Construction • KOHU/Th e Q • Preferred Property Management
• Shelco Electric • St. Anthony Hospital • Stanfi eld Hutterian Brethren
• Swire Coca-Cola • UEC
Bronze Sponsors:
Amazon Web Services • American Fencing • BBSI • Comrie RV • DuPont Pioneer Seed
• Golden Valley East • Gordon Trucking Centers • Oregon Beverage Services
• Woodpecker Truck & Equipment
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Specialty & In-Kind Sponsors • Agri Northwest • Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo
• Blue Mtn. Potato Growers & Oregon Potato Commission • Bonney’s Ag & Auto • Bud Rich Potato
• Buttercreek Equipment • Cenex Harvest States • City Of Hermiston • Columbia Bank
• Columbia Harvest Foods • Cunningham Sheep • EOM Construction • Eastern Oregon Mobile Slaughter
• Farm City Pro Rodeo • Fiesta Foods • Friends of the Fair & Rodeo • G-2 Farming • Golden Valley East
• Heller & Sons • Hermiston Chamber of Commerce • High Performance Signs • JH Kelly Construction
• Krisanthemums • Mid Columbia Bus Co. • Melonville Sound • M&M Potato • Morrow County Fair Board
• Mosquito Control District • Noble Panels • Nutrien Ag Solutions • NW Farm Supply • Ordnance Brewing
• Oregon Distillery • Oregon Fresh Lamb • Oregon Wheat Growers • Pacifi c Ag Solutions • Pape´ Rents
• Pasco Farming • Pendleton Chamber of Commerce • RDO • Reinie & Judy Fischer • Riverpoint Farms
• Sanitary Disposal • S&S Equipment • Skye & Penny Krebs of Krebs Sheep Co. • Smitty’s Ace Hardware
• Sno Road Winery • Superior Farms • TCB Transportation • Tyson Meats
• Umatilla County Cattlemans Association• Umpqua Bank • US Navy • Vazza Farms
• Velasco Used Cars • Walchlis • Western Ag Improvement
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To make a donation, call 800-522-0255.
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SPECIAL THANK YOU
to our 2018 Grand Marshalls
Greg & Sherri Smith
and our 2017 Volunteers of the Year
Alice Dyer and Steve Kelsoe