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Newspaper Page TextA6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM BTW Continued from Page A1 Activity Center graciously accepted a $5,000 donation during its Nov. 13 senior lunch. Mark Morgan, Hermis- ton’s assistant city manager and a member of the Herm- iston Rotary Club, pre- sented the check on behalf of the club. • • • Midwife Catherine O’Brien, DNP, CNM has joined the Good Shepherd Women’s Center team. O’Brien has been a nurse for more than 30 years and has a Master of Science in Murse-Midwifery and a Doctor of Nurse Practice degree, according to a news release from Good Shep- herd Health Care System. She was living in Spo- kane Valley, Wash. previ- ously and said she chose to come to Hermiston because she always had a desire to serve women in a rural com- munity. She joins Kelli Ste- phenson as the women’s center’s second midwife, and said the fact that Stepen- son also studied at Frontier Nursing University was another factor in her deci- sion to move. O’Brien is welcoming new patients to the Good Shepherd Women’s Center located at the Good Shep- herd Medical Plaza at 620 NW 11th Street in Hermis- ton. To schedule an appoint- ment call 541-667-3801, or established patients may request an appointment through your MyHealth Patient Portal or app. • • • It’s the season of giving — and of taking things that belong to someone else. Law enforcement is warning people who ordered holiday gifts online or are sending them to loved ones via mail to beware of pack- age thieves, who are out in force this time of year. Hermiston Police Depart- ment posted tips on their Facebook page for foiling criminals, including a rec- ommendation to install a home video surveillance system if possible. Major shippers, such as the U.S. Postal Service, UPS and FedEx all offer tracking services that can help keep a valuable package from being left on a porch unattended for long. The apps, accessible by smart- phone or on the shippers’ website, in some cases allow you to choose when a pack- age is delivered, get noti- fications for when a pack- age is delivered and provide delivery instructions. When possible, ask for packages to be left somewhere less visi- ble, such as behind a fence or inside a shed. Other tips for prevent- ing package theft include requiring a signature on delivery, shopping local, purchasing a lockbox and having a package delivered to a more secure location such as your place of work or a trusted friend. If you’re sending someone a package, make sure they know it’s on its way. Hermiston council raises senior taxi ticket prices By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER Hermiston’s taxi tickets for senior and disabled res- idents will be more expen- sive in January. The city council voted Monday to raise the tick- ets from $2 to $2.50. It also raised its subsidy to Uma- tilla Cab Company, paying the company $6.75 instead of $6.60 per ticket redeemed for a ride. The program, which started in 2007, subsidizes rides for Hermiston resi- dents over age 62 or with a documented disability. Qualifying residents can visit city hall and purchase tickets, which they can use for a one-way taxi ride. The city subsidizes the ride by WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 LOCAL paying qualifying cab com- panies an additional $6.60 (now $6.75) for each ticket used. Assistant city manager Mark Morgan said ridership has gone up significantly this year, jumping from 17,500 in 2017 to 18,000 from January through the end of October so far this year. Morgan said that puts the city on pace to subsidize about 23,000 rides by the end of the year, which would put the city over bud- get by about $27,000. The city had expected ticket sales to decrease after it implemented the HART, a free public bus system, at the beginning of 2017. While ridership of the HART rose from 2,700 rides in 2017 to more than 8,000 so far this year, Morgan said bus rid- ers seem to mostly be resi- dents who don’t qualify for the taxi program. Morgan said Kayak Pub- lic Transit, which operates the bus system under con- tract with the city, is plan- ning to expand the HART’s hours of service at the begin- ning of the year, likely run- ning from about 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. In order to handle the budget shortfall for the taxi ticket program and accom- modate future growth, Mor- gan recommended raising the taxi ticket price from $2, where it has been since 2009, to $2.50. While the increase will cost residents, Morgan also pointed out that the HART remains a free alternative to a taxi ride for those who can’t afford it. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Phyllis Tincher of Ring Praise Music Ministry plays three octaves of Schulmerich handbells during concerts with Sean Rogers. The musicians will perform a free Christmas concert Dec. 3 in Hermiston. Music ministry rings in holiday season with free concert By TAMMY MALGESINI COMMUNITY EDITOR A pair of musicians will truly ring in the holiday season as Ring Praise Music Minis- try shares the story of Jesus Christ through music and scripture. The Ring Praise Christmas Concert features Phyllis Tincher on handbells and Sean Rogers on keyboards. The free perfor- mance is Monday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, 1005 S.E. Ninth St., Hermiston. Also, while in the area, Tincher and Rogers will play at Two Rivers Correc- tional Institution in Umatilla. Although that concert isn’t open to the pubic, people are asked to lift the performance in prayer in hopes that inmates who attend will be drawn closer to God. The musicians first performed together in 2002 when Tincher was invited to ring handbells at a Boise church where Rogers served as the accompanist. That launched their music ministry of playing hymns and contemporary praise songs during concerts in the greater Boise area. Tincher and Rog- ers then began traveling to small communi- ties in Eastern Oregon and Idaho. As the Ring Praise Music Ministry, Tincher and Rogers have released three albums featuring collections of hymn arrangements. In addition, their Christ- mas CD, “Come to the Manger,” includes 15 traditional and contemporary holiday songs. Tincher began solo ringing in 1997 and directed her first handbell choir in La Grande. For many years during the holiday season, Tincher brought three octaves of Schulmerich handbells and played for The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign near her home in Nampa, Idaho. She also CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Ring Praise Music Ministry features Phyllis Tincher on handbells and Sean Rogers on keyboards. teaches adult and youth handbell classes at conferences and workshops. An Ontario native, Rogers tours exten- sively as a collaborative pianist with vocal- ists and instrumentalists throughout the United States. As a solo concert artist, he’s known for improvisational skills in multi- ple genres on keyboards. Rogers has been called a “virtuosic performer who makes music come alive” for audiences of all ages. Sonology Music has published four arrangements by Tincher and Rogers, which can be heard at www.sonology- music.com/music-search. They received praise for their rendition of “Silent Night” by Kevin McChesney, an award-winning composer and arranger. “One of the finest writing duos in the business brings us a fresh, beautiful take on a traditional favorite,” McChesney said. “If you don’t think anything new or more lovely could be said about the much-ar- ranged ‘Silent Night,’ treat yourself to this wonderful setting — it’ll change your mind.” Hermiston man injured in rollover crash in Washington YAKIMA — A Herm- iston man was injured in a one-vehicle rollover Satur- day morning on Interstate 82, three miles west of Zil- lah, Washington. Omar Campos, 18, was transported to Astria Top- penish Hospital in Toppe- nish, Washington. Nursing supervisor Steve Hogsett said Campos was treated and then discharged in sta- ble condition. Campos was the pas- senger in a 2001 Dodge Durango driven by Isaac J. Sanchez, 19, also of Hermis- ton. Sanchez was not injured in the crash. Both occupants were wearing seat belts. 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