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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020
Special Olympians score at basketball competition
HERMISTON HERALD
Numerous coaches and
32 athletes representing
Hermiston/Pendleton Spe-
cial Olympics Local Pro-
gram #510 competed in
the fi rst Special Olympics
Regional Basketball Event
to take place this year. The
March 1 event was held at
the University of Portland
campus and featured com-
petition with teams from the
Portland-Metro area.
After a year’s hiatus
from state sponsored com-
petitions, the athletes were
highly motivated by two
months of training at Sand-
stone Middle School to
take on teams from the
west side of the state, said
Kristi Smalley, local Special
Olympics communications
manager. Thirteen athletes
competed in the Individ-
ual Skills Competition,
resulting in gold medals
for Anna Danielson, Sheila
Zick, Kelli Wiseman, Misty
Larsen and Taylor McClure.
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
The Special Olympics Currents team.
Silver medals were earned
by Shirley Fell and Lyall
Arey. Bronze medals went
to Jolynn Smutz, Kari Hall,
Mary Ann Wright and Shona
Bergo. Also, fourth place
ribbons were earned by
Mindyn Struntz and Jona-
than Kinsel.
In the 3-on-3 division,
the Thunder team — with
athletes Christina Moore,
Jilli Smalley, Jeremy Dick-
ens, Daniel Tucker, Adolfo
Zuniga and Joseph Olson-
Ruiz, who were coached by
Kristi Smalley and Jeanette
Goldie — earned gold with
a 3-0 sweep of their divi-
sion; and the Lightning team
came away with silver med-
als. At the 5-on-5 level, the
Shockers battled it out to
earn bronze medals.
Keeping the team fed
was a tremendous task for
local program coordinator
Angela Schneider and her
volunteers. Thanks to gen-
erous donations from Pat
and Tams Beef of Stanfi eld,
United Grocers of Pendle-
ton, Hermiston Safeway and
many individual donations,
the athletes and coaches
enjoyed delicious meals at
no cost to the local program,
Smalley said.
The regional event wraps
up the basketball season.
The powerlifting program
planned this weekend in
Eugene is now on hold for
health concerns.
Special Olympics pro-
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
The Special Olympics Lightning team.
vides year-round training
and athletic competitions for
people of all ages with intel-
lectual disabilities. There
is no charge for athletes to
participate.
Because of public health
restrictions, all upcom-
ing activities involving ath-
letes are suspended until
further notice. Organiz-
ers with the local program
will make an announcement
when the local program’s
spring sports season, which
includes bocce, athletics
(track & fi eld) and golf, will
begin.
Athletes interested in
participating
can
con-
tact Schneider at 541-314-
0166. For more information,
visit www.facebook.com/
hermistonpendleton.
United Way waltzes in for 16th annual Me and My Prince Ball
Organizers still planning
May 16 event
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
The Me and My Prince
Ball committee recently
announced a new partner-
ship with United Way of the
Blue Mountains.
The event was created
more than a decade ago to
promote healthy role model
relationships by helping
to strengthen the bonds
between girls of all ages and
their fathers/father fi gures.
For the past 15 years, the for-
mal/semi-formal dance has
been coordinated by the Girl
Scouts of Oregon and East-
ern Washington.
The 16th annual event
is scheduled for Saturday,
May 16 from 6-9 p.m. at
Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center in Hermis-
ton. The theme is “A Tale
as Old as Time” from Dis-
ney’s “Beauty and the
Beast.” Tickets, which are
not on sale yet, will be $20
per person. When available,
they will be sold at 60 Min-
ute Photo and the Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce.
While organizers are pre-
paring for the 16th annual
event, Christy Lieuallen,
United Way executive direc-
tor, said plans could change
if public gathering restric-
tions due to COVID-19 con-
tinue. The event committee,
Lieuellen said, met Monday
night to determine an imme-
diate plan of action.
“The committee decided
we’re going to keep the
date but we will be look-
ing at it in the next couple
of weeks,” she said. “We’re
Contributed photo
The Me and My Prince Ball committee recently announced
a partnership with United Way of the Blue Mountains.
Organizers continue planning for the 16th annual event,
which is May 16 at EOTEC in Hermiston.
going to move forward for
now and re-evaluate as time
goes on.”
Committee chairwoman
Michelle Kane, who has
been involved with Me and
My Prince Ball since its
inception, said a new part-
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“United Way of the Blue
Mountains truly values
opportunities to enrich fam-
ily relationships,” Lieuallen
said.
Sponsorship
opportu-
nities from $100 to $350
are available. Contribu-
tions, which are tax deduct-
ible, cover such expenses
as venue rental, decora-
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keeping ticket prices more
affordable for participants.
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event to continue. When it
started, many of the commit-
tee members were involved
with Girl Scouts. As their
daughters got older, the con-
nection diminished.
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a close affi liation with Girl
Scouts, it just made sense
that we should fi nd a new
nonprofi t partner to keep the
event going,” Kane said.
The committee, Kane
said, is grateful for groups
that stepped up to pro-
vide help during a search
for a new partner. United
Way was chosen, she said,
because it offered the most
support and stability. Lieual-
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