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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021
Easter brings free community activities
By JADE MCDOWELL
and TAMMY MALGESINI
STAFF WRITERS
The world was on lock-
down last Easter, but this
year churches and other
community organizations
are looking forward to cel-
ebrating with more in-per-
son opportunities as Easter
approaches on Sunday, April
4.
The following are a list of
some of the free local events
in the area. As per Ore-
gon law, masks and social
distancing are required
to prevent the spread of
COVID-19.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
After a yearlong hiatus on
in-person worship because
of COVID-19, Rev. Chuck
Barnes said St. John’s Epis-
copal Church is reopening.
The church will welcome
people for the celebration
of Eucharist and liturgy for
Easter. The service is Sun-
day, April 4, at 9 a.m. at
665 E. Gladys Ave., Herm-
iston. Everyone is welcome.
Current Umatilla County
COVID-19
guidelines,
including masks, social dis-
Jade McDowell/Hermiston Herald, File
Children hunt for Easter eggs at McNary Dam West Park in
2016.
tancing and enhanced clean-
ing, will be in place.
For those who are home-
bound or are not yet com-
fortable with worshipping in
person, the church will con-
tinue to livestream its ser-
vices on Zoom or Facebook.
For questions, call Barnes
at 541-567-6674, text 541-
571-5563 or email chuckb@
eotnet.net.
City of Hermiston
Hermiston Parks and
Recreation is holding its
annual fl ashlight Easter egg
hunt on Friday, April 2, at
8 p.m. at Butte Park.
The event, which will
feature a fi eld of 8,000 plas-
tic eggs, is open to children
ages 10 and under. The event
is free and no registration is
required, just bring a fl ash-
light and basket.
Sun Terrace
Hermiston Christian Center
Sun Terrace Assisted Liv-
ing, located at 1550 N.W.
11th St. in Hermiston, is
hosting a parade of vehicles
decorated for Easter for its
residents on Friday, April 2,
at 2 p.m.
Available spots in the
parade are limited, and par-
ticipants must register for a
spot by Thursday, April 1,
by calling 541-564-2595.
Participants will receive a
bag of goodies at the end of
the route.
Hermiston
Christian
Center’s Easter celebration
includes a morning hike to
the Hermiston Butte on Sun-
day, April 4.
Participants are encour-
aged to meet at 6 a.m. at the
Umatilla Electric Coopera-
tive parking lot across from
Butte Park for a hike to the
top of the Hermiston Butte
to watch the sun rise while
joining together in prayer
and worship.
The church is also pro-
viding a continental break-
fast at Hermiston Christian
Center, 1825 W. Highland
Ave., at 9 a.m. followed by
a worship service at 10 a.m.,
and an Easter egg hunt fol-
lowing the service.
Rekindle Church
Families can pick up free
Easter egg hunt kits on Sat-
urday, April 3, at Victory
Square Park from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m., provided by Rekin-
dle Church on a fi rst-come,
fi rst-served
basis. The
pickup period will then be
followed by a worship ser-
vice in the park at 1 p.m.
City of Umatilla
The city of Umatilla is
holding a fl ashlight Easter
egg hunt for Umatilla chil-
dren on Friday, April 2, at
8 p.m. at Nugent Park.
No preregistration is
required. The hunting areas
will be divided into three
age groups for children ages
0-4, ages 5-7 and ages 8 and
up. Bring a fl ashlight and a
basket for collecting eggs.
3, at 10 a.m.
The event is coordinated
by Stanfi eld Moose Lodge
#920, the event features lots
of eggs and some “special
prizes.” For more informa-
tion, call 541-449-3304.
City of Irrigon
Irrigon will host a Com-
munity EGGtravaganza at
Irrigon Marina Park, 430
Eighth Street N.E., on Satur-
day, April 3, at 11 a.m. Eas-
ter activities will be off ered
for infants and children.
For more information call
541-922-3054.
Irrigon Moose Lodge
Stanfi eld kids ages 12
and under are invited to a
community Easter egg hunt
at Coe Park on West Coe
Avenue on Saturday, April
Irrigon Moose Lodge
2486 & Chapter 2144 are
hosting a drive-by Easter
event at the Irrigon Moose
Lodge on Saturday, April 3,
at 10 a.m. until noon or until
supplies run out.
The lodge is located at
220 N.E. Third St. Children
age 12 and under are encour-
aged to swing by with their
parents to pick up a bag of
candy-fi lled Easter eggs.
Also, some lucky kids will
fi nd a special prize ticket.
For more information call
541-922-1802.
learn more about continu-
ing their educational path
at BMCC. Tammy Short,
director of early childhood
education at BMCC, said
the GYO program contrib-
utes to BMCC’s mission of
providing responsive and
high quality innovative edu-
cational programs that serve
the local communities.
“Through this oppor-
tunity, we will be able to
remove barriers for students
who are interested in pur-
suing a degree in the fi eld
of education,” she said in a
statement.
The BMCC 2-Teach
Institute, which is open to
25 participants, is free. Stu-
dents will receive a laptop
and other distance learn-
ing tools. Upon successful
completion, participants will
receive three BMCC cred-
its. The program provides
an opportunity to assist stu-
dents in taking steps toward
achieving an academic goal
toward teaching and moti-
vation to move forward
in the pathway as a future
educator in rural Oregon
communities.
For more information,
contact Short at 541-278-
5941,
tshort@bluecc.edu
or visit www.bluecc.edu/
education.
City of Stanfi eld
BRIEFS
Boardman library off ers
artist displays
Local artists’ work is on
display on a monthly basis
at the Boardman Public
Library.
The March display is
Bryce Southerland, an Irri-
gon-based artist who works
mostly with oil paints.
According to a biography
provided by the library, he
taught himself to paint by
watching Bob Ross tutorials
starting in 2018.
“A principle theme of his
work is nature and time, and
he is very passionate about
sharing his work with the
surrounding communities,”
the biography stated. “Bryce
not only paints a moment in
time with his art, he cap-
tures emotion in every brush
stroke.”
April’s display will be
Kim Keel, a local artist
who creates mandala art.
According to information
about her display, the man-
dala art form is a spiritual
and ritual symbol in Hindu-
ism and Buddhism, with cir-
cular designs that represent
the universe and the concept
that life is never ending.
Hermiston artist Mary
Corp is scheduled for May’s
display, and origami artist
Jamie Bunch is scheduled
for June.
Exhibits are open during
regular library hours, and
can be viewed without
entering the library.
Local offi cers graduate
from academy
Three local law enforce-
ment offi cers recently com-
pleted requirements for the
Basic Police Class through
the Oregon Department of
Public Safety Standards
and Training.
Among the Basic Police
Class 405 participants
were Shawnee Rodriguez
and Jared Zumwalt, both
police offi cers at the Herm-
iston Police Department,
and Anthony Scott, a dep-
uty sheriff at the Umatilla
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce.
They will graduate during
a private ceremony Thurs-
day, April 1 at the Oregon
Public Safety Academy in
Salem. For more informa-
tion, visit www.oregon.
gov/dpsst.
Bloom with the spring
reading challenge
Prizes will be awarded
for the Bookworms Spring
Reading Challenge in
Beanstack.
Hosted by the Hermiston
Public Library, the event
runs through Monday, May
31. People are encouraged
to open their books and get
reading! Also, be sure to
log your minutes and com-
plete fun at-home activities
for a chance to win a prize.
For more information,
call the library at 541-567-
2882, visit www.hermis-
Pendleton. Its mission is to
provide help to all victims
of domestic violence and
sexual assault. In addition
to the shelters, the agency
maintains a 24-hour cri-
sis line (800-833-1161) and
off ers safety planning, peer
groups, parenting classes
and other support services.
For more information,
call 541-567-0424, 541-
276-3322 or visit www.
dvs-or.org.
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald, File
Bryce Southerland adds oil paint to a tree line in a painting
that he completed in his brother’s dining room on Tuesday
Nov. 19, 2019. The painting, which features a vibrant nature
scene, took Southerland roughly 15 minutes to complete.
ton.or.us/library or stop by
the library at 235 E. Gladys
Ave., Hermiston.
In Her Shoes supports
Domestic Violence
Services
OSEA seeks scholarship
applicants
An experiential aware-
ness event that helps raise
money returns for the sev-
enth year to help Domestic
Violence Services.
“In Her Shoes” is Satur-
day, April 24, from 9 a.m. to
noon on the walking path at
Good Shepherd Health Care
System, 610 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston. Online registra-
tion opened Monday, March
29, at www.dvs-or.org.
The registration fee is $15,
which includes a T-shirt.
The fi rst 20 people to sign
up will receive a mystery
goodie bag.
The activity helps pro-
vide insight as to what
victims of domestic vio-
lence and sexual assault go
through. Participants can
learn about barriers they
face and what kinds of deci-
sions they would make in
situations. Advocates will be
on hand to talk to people.
Domestic Violence Ser-
vices has served Umatilla
and Morrow counties for
more than 40 years. The
nonprofi t organization has
shelters in Hermiston and
The deadline for a pair
of scholarships that Chap-
ter 10 of the Oregon School
Employee
Association
(OSEA) off ers annually is
Tuesday, April 20.
Both scholarships are
for $500 each. The Hermis-
ton chapter encourages all
members of OSEA Chapter
10 who plan to further their
education by the fall of
2022 to apply for the OSEA
Member Scholarship. The
High School Senior Schol-
arship the chapter off ers
is for any graduating high
school senior residing in
the United States who is
related to an OSEA Chap-
ter 10 member in good
standing.
Completed applications
should be sent to Michelle
Kane, scholarship chair,
at Desert View Elemen-
tary School in Hermiston.
For an application or more
information, contact Kane
at michelle.kane@hermis-
tonsd.org.
BMCC receives Grow
Your Own teacher grant
Blue Mountain Com-
munity College has been
awarded a Grow Your Own
grant to develop a Teacher
Pathway Partnership for
future Latinx teachers.
The objective of the
Grow Your Own proj-
ect is to work toward clos-
ing the demographic divide
between students and teach-
ers, according to a news
release. The GYO Teacher
Pathway focuses on retain-
ing
community
mem-
bers from diverse popula-
tions who are interested in
becoming teachers and to
work in their local commu-
nity. Communities partner-
ing with the grant include
Stanfi eld, Boardman and
Milton-Freewater.
BMCC will utilize the
grant money to conduct
a three-day virtual work-
shop, May 14-16, called the
2-Teach Institute. BMCC
has partnered with local
high schools to recruit stu-
dents for this pathway. Par-
ticipants will be introduced
to the fi eld of education, as
well as foster teaching prac-
tices in alignment with the
Oregon Department of Edu-
cation’s Equity Initiatives.
Students will also have
the opportunity to network
with faculty from BMCC’s
education program and
FOSTERS NEEDED
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
Community Worship
Featured this Week:
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Saturdays
Sabbath School........9:30 a.m.
Worship Service......11:00 a.m.
English & Spanish Services
541-567-8241
855 W. Highland Ave.
Hermiston, OR 97838
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
Hermiston Christian
Center & School
Sunday Gathering: 10:00 AM
Nursery care is available 3 years & under
Kids Club available 4 years-5th grade
Sunday Prayer Gathering: 6:00 PM
NEED PRAYER? CONTACT US!
1825 W. Highland Ave.
541-567-3480 | hcc4u.org
hcc4u2020@gmail.com
LANDMARK BAPTIST
CHURCH
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Small or large breed animals - for short or long term. We need your help!
Mark Sargent, DVM • Brent Barton, DVM
Eugenio Mannucci, DVM, cVMA • Jana von Borstel, DVM, cVMA
Small and Large Animal Care
Mon: 8-6
Tue - Fri: 8-5
Sat: 8-12
Emergency Service
541.567.1138
80489 Hwy 395 N
Hermiston
www.oregontrailvet.com
Due to the
COVID-19
pandemic, animal
shelters need
our help more
than ever. Please
donate to your
local shelter, or
offer to foster an
animal in need.
Please go to fuzzballanimalrescue.com for more
information about adopting, fostering or donating to our rescue.
Mail in donations also accepted, please send to: PO Box 580, Hermiston, OR 97838
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
Iglesia Católica Nuestra
Señora de los Ángeles
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
Us
Join
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
Join us on ZOOM 9:00 AM Sunday
Email: chuckb@eotnet.net for link
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church
who welcomes all.
First Christian Church
“Grow Your Faith Through God”
Sunday School...9:00 am
Worship Service...10:30 am
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
NEW BEGINNINGS
To advertise in the Church Directory,
please contact Audra Workman
541-564-4538 or email
aworkman@eastoregonian.com
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
541-289-4774