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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Meal ministry offers Thanksgiving feast
Volunteers needed to help
serve community dinner
OTHER AREA MEALS
Thanksgiving Meal: Thursday, Nov. 21 from 12-12:30 p.m. at Harkenrider
Senior Activity Center, 255 N.E. Second St., Hermiston. The meal costs $4
per person. The Thanksgiving dinner includes turkey, dressing with gravy,
cranberry sauce, mixed vegetables, yams, dinner roll and pumpkin pie.
For groups of fi ve or more, make reservations by calling 541-567-3582.
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
A tradition that was fi rst served
three decades ago to provide a
home-cooked Thanksgiving meal
to those who might otherwise be
alone for the holiday continues to
grow.
Gary Humphreys, Community
Fellowship Dinner board chair-
man, said more than 700 peo-
ple enjoyed the 2018 Thanksgiv-
ing feast. A holiday meal ministry,
anyone in the community who
wants to eat is welcome to attend.
“The board’s number one prior-
ity goal is to provide a good meal,”
Humphreys said. “The quality of
this Thanksgiving meal is really
good.”
The fi rst of two holiday sea-
son meals is Thursday, Nov. 28 —
Thanksgiving Day — from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the main commons at
Hermiston High School, 600 S.
First St. Also, people can make
arrangements to get a ride or to
schedule meal delivery.
With the turkeys already
ordered and arrangements made
Community Thanksgiving Dinner: Saturday, Nov. 23 from noon to
2 p.m. at Echo Community Church, 21 N. Bonanza St. Free and open to
the community. Features a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey and
all the fi xings. For more information, call Jerry at 541-571-4419.
Community Thanksgiving Celebration: Thursday, Nov. 28 from 1:30-
4 p.m. at the Boardman Senior Center, 101 Tatone St. The free celebration
begins with a praise service and the meal is served from 2-4 p.m. For
deliveries or to volunteer, call 503-724-8823 or 503-307-5645.
HH fi le photo
Volunteers Taylor Greene, Karree Lucas and Bryan Virgil, all of Hermiston,
package food for to-go meals during the 2018 Community Fellowship
Dinner on Thanksgiving. Volunteers are needed for this year’s event, which
is Thursday, Nov. 28 in the Hermiston High School commons.
for pies, potatoes and vegetables,
Humphreys turns his attention to
volunteers. Calling them the driv-
ing force behind the effort, he gets
a little nervous as the days tick by.
The meal requires upwards of
150 volunteers. People are needed
to do everything from meal prepa-
ration, packaging to-go meals and
setting up the venue to greeting
people, serving diners and meal
delivery. Volunteers generally
work a one-hour shift.
The sooner people express an
interest in helping, the wider vari-
ety of jobs and time slots are avail-
able, Humphreys said. There are
tasks available for all age groups.
A set-up party will be held
Wednesday, Nov. 27 beginning at
8 a.m. On Thanksgiving Day, a
number of volunteers are needed
before the meal as well during the
serving hours. Also, people are
needed afterwards to help with
cleanup.
A nonprofi t organization, Hum-
phreys was excited to report the
Community Fellowship Dinner
had no outstanding debt after last
season’s meals. That was possible,
he said, due to generous donations
and discounts provided by several
area vendors as well as fi nancial
support provided by individuals,
churches and area businesses.
“We don’t care what a person’s
Les Schwab, FFA team up to drive away hunger
HERMISTON HERALD
Members of Oregon
FFA, Les Schwab Tire Cen-
ter, Wilco and Grange Co-op
locations across the state
recently collected food dona-
tions for those in need this
holiday season.
As many Oregon residents
struggle to have enough food,
the groups geared up during
the month of October to
#DriveAwayHunger. A total
of 580,084 pounds of food
was brought in. The amount
equals 435,171 meals to help
those in need this holiday
season, said Christa Carlon,
stewardship offi cer with the
Oregon FFA Foundation.
Oregon FFA and Les
Schwab Tire Centers have
partnered on the Drive Away
Hunger initiative since 2015.
Each year, FFA members,
advisors, volunteers, and part-
nering stores and newspapers
across Oregon have worked
together to grow the impact
of the effort. Also, EO Media
Group and the Capital Press
distributed collection bags.
For more information, con-
tact Carlon at 541-905-3295,
ccarlon@oregonffa.com.
wright Memorial Veterans
Affairs Medical Center’s
Caregiver Support Program
will be available to provide
information.
Held in conjunction with
National Family Caregiv-
er’s Month, the gathering
is Thursday from 11 a.m.
to noon at the Walla Walla
VA Building 143 Lobby, 77
Wainwright Drive, Walla
Walla.
Caregivers are an import-
ant part of the veteran’s care
team, said public affairs
offi cer Linda Wondra. This
year’s theme is #BeCareCu-
rious and encourages family
caregivers to ask questions,
explore options and share
in decisions that affect the
health and wellbeing of their
loved ones.
For questions, contact
Wondra at 509-525-5200
or linda.wondra@va.gov.
Also, the Caregiver Support
Line is available from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. by calling 1-855-
260-3274. Additional infor-
mation is available at www.
caregiver.va.gov.
and guided fi shing trip for
two; an Oakley Gift Basket;
a $200 Spa Day Gift Card;
and Seattle Mariners tick-
ets. Altogether more than 60
gift baskets valued at $50
or more are featured in the
drawing.
Contact Cecili Mar-
tin-Longhorn via Facebook
or 541-449-1254 to pur-
chase tickets ($10 each) by
Dec. 6.
ages show is Friday from
7-9 p.m. at 403 S. Main St.
There is no cover charge.
McKay offers up the
country sensibilities of a
seasoned bluesman with
drum stomping, guitar bang-
ing and vocalizing — while
Smith is best known for two
decades of performing with
the famed alt-country group
from Austin, Texas.
The Gourds relentlessly
toured the country, playing
every festival stage imagin-
able. Formed in early-2018,
Smith-McKay All Day have
been conjuring up equal
enthusiasm as a two-piece
power duo that provides the
full sound of a four-piece
band.
For more information
about the GP show, call 541-
276-1350. For more about
Smith’s music, visit www.
jimmysmithatx.com.
income is. This meal is for every-
one,” Humphreys said. “People
come in and they are seated and
they don’t get up for anything. We
serve them.”
Additional information is avail-
able on the organization’s Face-
book page. To volunteer or to
schedule meal delivery or a ride,
contact 541-371-9772 or cfdherm-
iston@gmail.com. Also, fi nancial
contributions for the meal ministry
can be sent to Community Fellow-
ship Dinner, P.O. Box 1551, Herm-
iston, OR 97838.
WORSHIP
COMMUNITY
BRIEFS
Tamkaliks dance arbor
needs donations
The circular dance arbor
for the Tamkaliks Celebra-
tion Powwow & Potluck is
in need of maintenance.
Angela Bombaci, Nez
Perce Wallowa Homeland
executive director, said it
was discovered this past
summer that after decades
of use 18 of the 73 pine
and tamarack poles needed
attention. Of those, seven
were replaced prior to this
past summer’s Tamkaliks
celebration — 11 more still
need to be repaired/replaced.
As part of Native Amer-
ican Heritage Month, peo-
ple are invited to help with
the project. An Arbor Main-
tenance Fund has been set
up on GoFundMe. With a
fundraising goal of $13,000,
all
contributions
are
tax-deductible.
For more information,
contact info@wallowanez-
perce.org, 541-886-3101,
Nez Perce Wallowa Home-
land, P.O. Box 15 (209 E.
Second St.), Wallowa, OR
97885; or visit www.wal-
lowanezperce.org.
Dona-
tions can be made at www.
gofundme.com/f/our-tam-
kaliks-dance-arbor-needs-
your-help.
Community Bank
announces charity drive
The annual holiday Char-
ity Drive for local nonprofi t
organizations is underway at
local branches of Commu-
nity Bank.
Money collected at the
Hermiston branch will ben-
efi t the Made to Thrive pro-
gram, which helps local
children and youths by pro-
viding support to encour-
age involvement in sports,
adventure activities, music
and the arts. People can give
through Friday, Dec. 20 in
donation jars at the bank,
50 E. Theater Lane, Herm-
iston. Community Bank will
match donations at 50 cents
on each dollar, up to $500 at
each branch.
Since the program’s
inception in 2010, more than
$194,000 has been given
to area charities. For more
information, contact market-
ing manager Leah Johnson
at ljohnson@community-
banknet.com, 541-207-0717
or stop by the local branch.
Walla Walla VA reaches
out to caregivers
Representatives
from
the Jonathan M. Wain-
Power duo to perform
at Great Pacifi c
Jimmy Smith, former
frontman for The Gourds,
and all-around bluesman
Pat McKay are returning to
Pendleton.
Calling themselves Smith
McKay All Day, the duo will
pack a lot of punch into their
two-hour set at Great Pacifi c
Wine & Coffee Co. The all-
Hit a home run with
raffl e prizes
A variety of prizes are
up for grabs as the Mizuno
Maniacs 16U Softball Team
hosts a fundraising raffl e.
The drawing will be held
Dec. 8, which will pro-
vide winners with some
great Christmas gifts. Items
available include: two Sea-
hawks tickets (Dec. 22
game against the Cardinals)
and four custom Seahawks
TV trays; a $500 Sports-
man’s Warehouse gift card
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Pastor David Dever
Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am
Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm
www.hermistonlmbc.com
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
Scripture, Tradition and Reason
Family service 9am Sunday
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
t. PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church
who welcomes all.
NEW BEGINNINGS
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Worship Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
Pastor J.C. Barnett
Children’s Church &
Nursery Available
700 West Orchard Avenue
P.O. Box 933
Hermiston, Oregon
Turkey Trot benefi ts
warming stations
People have an opportu-
nity to trot off some of those
Thanksgiving meal pounds
during a fundraiser for the
warming stations in Hermis-
ton and Pendleton.
The Club 24 Turkey Trot
is Thanksgiving Day —
Thursday, Nov. 28 — begin-
ning with check-in and race
day registration at 8 a.m. at
Sno Road Winery, 111 W.
Main St., Echo. The races
start at 9 a.m. The cost is $15
for adults, $10 for ages 6-16
and free for 5 and under.
Participants are encour-
aged to wear a costume and
have fun. The races include
a 5K run, 5K walk and a
kids’ dash.
For more information
or to register, search www.
brownpapertickets.com or
stop by a local Club 24.
LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH
541-567-8441
The Full Gospel
Home Church
235 SW 3rd
Phone 567-7678
Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker
Sunday:
Sunday School........10:00 am
Worship...................11:00 am
Evening Service........7:00 pm
Wednesday Service..7:00 pm
“Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you.”
1 Pet. 5:7
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday
...............................English 7:00 am
Thursday...............Spanish 6:00 pm
SATURDAY:.........English 5:00 pm
...............................Spanish 7:00 pm
SUNDAY:..............English 9:00 am
..........................Bilingual 11:00 am
..............................Spanish 1:00 pm
Office..............................567-5812
First Christian Church
“Proclaiming the Message of
Hope, Living the Gospel of Love”
Sunday School...9:15 am
Worship Service...10:30 am
Children’s Church 10:45 am
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
1520 W ORCHARD AVE
Sunday Worship Service
10:30 am Classes for Kids @ 9:15 am
SEEKING JESUS, SHARING LIFE,
SERVING PEOPLE
www.hermistonnazarene.org
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Saturdays
Sabbath School........9:30 a.m.
Worship Service......11:00 a.m.
English & Spanish Services
567-8241
Introducing
Sandra Villalpando
Hermiston Jr. Academy
1300 NW Academy Lane, • Hermiston
MD, Family Medicine
Sandra Villalpando earned her medical degree
from University of Illinois at Chicago College
of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She completed
her residency at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn,
Illinois. She is the daughter of a farm worker
and is fluent in English and Spanish. In her
spare time, Sandra enjoys Mexican art, trivia
and game nights, hiking, walking, and spending
time with her husband, son, and family.
To share your
worship times call
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589 Northwest 11th St.
Hermiston, OR 97838
(541) 567-1717
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