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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020
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HERMISTON HERALD
The annual Community
Bank Holiday Charity Drive
provided support to Made to
Thrive, a Hermiston-based
nonprofi t organization.
This year’s promo-
tion was conducted in the
bank’s branches during the
month of November and ran
through Dec. 20. The yearly
program collects donations
in communities to benefi t
charities in that same area.
The bank matches donations
at 50 cents on each dollar,
with a maximum match of
$500 per branch location.
Made to Thrive received
$1,716 to support pro-
grams that engage vulner-
able youths in the commu-
nity. The season’s grand
total was $23,357 in dona-
tions and bank matches,
which were disbursed to
charities in northeast Ore-
gon and southeast Washing-
ton in communities where
the bank serves.
Over the past 10 years
the effort has provided more
than $217,000 to chari-
ties throughout the region.
Community Bank expressed
appreciation to all the peo-
ple, businesses and clubs
who donated to the fundrais-
ing efforts.
“The spirit of giving is
alive and well in our com-
munities, it’s always amaz-
Photo contributed by Leah Johnson
Pat Collins, Community Bank Hermiston branch customer
service manager, presents a donation to Kriss Dammeyer,
executive director of Made to Thrive, as part of the bank’s
annual Holiday Charity Drive.
ing to see the generosity,”
said Tom Moran, Commu-
nity Bank CEO/president.
Community Bank was
founded in 1955 by a group
of Joseph business lead-
ers as the Bank of Wallowa
County. Since then, it has
grown across the region,
including branches in Herm-
iston, Pendleton, Heppner
and Milton-Freewater.
For more information,
contact Moran at 509-525-
9860 or tmoran@communi-
tybanknet.com.
the holidays.
While purchasing exer-
cise equipment or a gym
membership and going it
alone is certainly better
than not exercising at all,
Madrigal said taking a class
or working with a personal
trainer can help people
make sure they’re exercis-
ing safely and effectively.
Madrigal said exercise
can lead to changes in phy-
sique, but it is vital to pair
it with better nutritional
choices as well to make
lasting changes in overall
health, such as lower blood
pressure.
“If you do not have your
nutrition in check, you’re
just kind of spinning your
wheels,” he said.
Having a workout
buddy or buddies to keep
you accountable also helps.
“People like being part
of a team, part of a tribe, so
to speak,” Madrigal said.
The team aspect is part
of what inspired the Reso-
lution Run, an annual fun
run/walk at Riverfront Park
in Hermiston each year on
New Year’s Day. There’s
no stopwatch, no registra-
tion and no requirement to
stick to the route — just an
opportunity for people to
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links. Just three days into
2020 and the Umatilla golf
course already has its fi rst
hole-in-one.
Neal Flyg aced the third
hole on the third of January.
He joins the course’s exclu-
sive hole-in-one club, Olsen
said, which includes Dennis
Phillips, who has racked up
11 over the years.
Located at 709 Willa-
mette Ave., the course is
open throughout the year.
In case of frozen greens,
check with the clubhouse
for delays or closures. For
more information, contact
541-922-3006,
megan@
golfbigriver.com or search
Facebook.
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Area residents have a
chance to meet two candi-
dates for Congressional Dis-
trict 2 at events in Pendleton.
Sen. Cliff Bentz, R-On-
tario, is the special guest
during
the
upcoming
Round-Up
Republican
Women meeting.
The no-host luncheon
gathering is Thursday at
11:45 a.m. at the Red Lion,
304 S.E. Nye Ave., Pend-
leton. The meal costs $11.
Anyone that’s interested is
invited to attend.
For
more
informa-
tion or to RSVP, contact
rounduprw@gmail.com or
541-276-1206.
Alex Spenser, who
recently announced her
candidacy for Oregon’s
2nd Congressional Dis-
trict, is the special guest
at the upcoming Umatilla
County Democratic Party
meeting.
The gathering is Monday,
Jan. 13 at 6 p.m. in the Com-
munity Room at Pendleton
City Hall, 501 S.W. Emi-
grant Ave. All local Dem-
ocrats are encouraged to
attend.
For questions about
the meeting, contact Sue
Petersen at 541-377-0752
or bikerchick49@hotmail.
com.
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The menu for the Har-
kenrider Senior Activ-
ity Center for Thursday is
shepherd’s pie, garlic bread,
salad and dessert. Friday is
tomato soup, grilled cheese
sandwich and dessert. Mon-
day is chicken salad, sand-
wich, fruit and dessert. Tues-
day is scalloped potatoes,
pork chops, apple salad and
dessert. Next Wednesday is
chips and salsa, tacos and
dessert.
— You can submit items
for our weekly By The Way
column by emailing your
tips to editor@hermiston-
herald.com.
The husband and wife
moved to Hermiston from
California just a year ago,
following what Danielle
described as an “early mid-
life crisis.”
“I love it here,” Dan-
ielle said. “But Kris told me
when we moved here that
the place gets a light ‘dust-
ing’ of snow in the winter.”
She said that when Feb-
ruary came around and his-
toric snow coated Uma-
tilla County, she asked Kris
to clarify the defi nition of
share in a healthy kickoff to
the new year.
Tim Beal, one of the
organizers, said one of
goals of the event is to help
connect people with some-
one who might be inter-
ested in running or walking
with them in the future.
“Trying to just grit it out
and do everything yourself,
I think we know that for
most of us that is not sus-
tainable,” he said.
Beal said another hur-
dle to exercising can be
cold, dark, wet weather
that makes it diffi cult to do
outdoor activities. Finding
ways to stay fi t year-round
is important, and so is fi nd-
ing forms of exercise you
enjoy.
“A lot of people choose
an exercise they don’t like,
like running, and that can
be a big barrier,” Beal said.
For some, disabili-
ties, age, injury or other
health issues can also cause
problems.
Madrigal said when he
teaches classes at Good
Shepherd he helps people
learn to modify traditional
exercises to fi t their needs.
Jessica Reker, commu-
nity health educator for
Good Shepherd, listed other
classes that will be offered
in spring of 2020, and one
is a “Balance Matters” six-
week course offered Janu-
ary through March, plus a
condensed seminar in April
on preventing falls.
The classes will include
goals of increased activity
for participants and exer-
cises to improve strength
and balance.
Reker said she has also
heard from members of
area senior centers that they
would like to see a “chair
yoga” class that offers the
benefi ts of yoga to seniors
who might not be up to
more traditional poses on
the fl oor. Chair yoga is also
sometimes used by profes-
sionals who like to stretch
at their desk.
Reker said other classes
offered by Good Shepherd
this spring aren’t always
obvious “exercise” classes,
but can help with staying
fi t.
Learning how to live
with chronic pain, improve
quality of sleep and man-
age stress can help people
feel ready for exercise.
The same goes for keep-
ing other goals, such as
starting a new hobby or
learning a new language.
Stress and poor health can
make people feel like fl op-
ping down on the couch and
watching television every
day after work instead of
pursuing their goals.
“If you’re just stressed
out and can’t manage that,
you’re never going to make
those goals,” Reker said.
“dusting.”
Colton, originally antici-
pated to be joining the fam-
ily Jan. 3, has an older sis-
ter. Rylee, at almost 2 years
old, is also a January baby.
“We’re keeping them
close,” Danielle said.
Before the couple knew
whether they were having
a boy or a girl, they both
separately compiled lists of
names for each gender.
“Kris, being the kind of
man he is, chose one name
for each gender. I had a
bunch on each list,” she
said.
The male name Kris
selected was Colton, which
just happened to be on Dan-
ielle’s list as well, much to
the couple’s delight.
Colton’s middle name,
David, is a memorial to
Danielle’s late father.
The Family Birth Cen-
ter presented Colton and
his parents with a large gift
basket to celebrate his being
the fi rst baby of the year.
“We were all so excited
it was them,” said Regis-
tered Nurse Terri Voorhees,
who helped deliver Colton.
At 2 p.m. that afternoon,
Voorhees said Colton was
the only child born at the
Hermiston hospital on the
fi rst day of 2020, although
there was another baby on
the way.
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