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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021
Former teacher, students fi nd home at Sun Terrace
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
Rema Fleener’s friends
and family don’t know if she
is the oldest person in Uma-
tilla County, but at 105 years
old, they know she has to be
close.
“She’s certainly had a
long life,” her nephew, Mike
Gillespie, said.
Growing up in Vale, he
remembers visiting his Aunt
Rema (his mother’s sister)
and Uncle Bob many times.
They lived on a ranch near
Burns for a while, but when
Bob developed health prob-
lems that that precluded him
from ranch work, the couple
moved to Hermiston, where
Bob worked at the Umatilla
Chemical Depot and Rema
was a teacher.
“She has a lot of students
Kathy Farabee/Contributed Photo
Rema Fleener, age 105, lives at Sun Terrace Assisted Living in
Hermiston.
still in the Hermiston area,”
Gillespie said.
In fact, at least two of
them live at Sun Terrace
Assisted Living with her.
Verla Frost said Rema
taught her in junior high,
at a time when the school
was small enough teachers
taught multiple subjects.
afterwards. The registration
deadline is Saturday, July
24. There is an additional fee
charged by the golf course
for carts — call 541-922-
3006 to reserve one.
In addition to playing in
the tournament, there are
other ways to help. General
event sponsorships, hole
sponsors and prize/raffl e
sponsors are welcome. Any
help is appreciated.
Located at 500 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston, Agape
House provides programs
and services on behalf of the
elderly, children, the work-
ing poor, single-parent fam-
ilies, the homeless and the
newly unemployed. See
their website at www.agape-
househermiston.org.
For more information
about registering for the
tournament or serving as
a sponsor, contact Mark
Gomolski at 541-567-8774,
agapehouse@eotnet.net
or Cameron Bendixsen at
541-429-3283.
some college courses and is
continuing.
The scholarships are
intended to help students
with their fi nancial needs
as they each embark on
their college adventure. The
recipients were selected
for their academic abili-
ties and for their eff orts put
forth to participate in parish
activities.
“I don’t remember what
subjects she taught, but I
remember she was a good
teacher and very well liked,”
she said.
These days, dementia has
taken over many of Rema’s
memories; her friends and
family say she seems happy
but is much less aware of her
surroundings than she was a
year or two ago.
But Verla said when she
moved into Sun Terrace
about fi ve years ago, Rema
knew who she was and
remembered teaching her.
She said her former
teacher was always patient
with students.
Kathy Farabee, a close
friend of Rema’s, said since
getting to know her, she
has seen that same patience
with young people. Kathy
recounted her friend’s reac-
tion when she was tell-
ing her about a confl ict
between a mother and teen-
age daughter.
“I thought of course she
would take the mom’s side,
like ‘Darn those kids,’ but
she just takes a deep breath
and says, ‘That is such a
hard age.’ She was so sym-
pathetic to the teenager,”
Farabee said.
She got to know the
Fleeners when they ended
up keeping some of her
heifers on their property
about 30 years ago, she
said. As they got up in age,
she started mowing their
lawn and helping out with
other chores around the
property.
“Bob was a heck of a
good guy,” she said. “They
were both good people.”
Bob died in 2001, just
two days shy of their 60th
wedding anniversary.
When Rema moved
into Sun Terrace, Farabee
said she kept in touch and
would visit multiple times
a week — a tradition she
continues.
Gillespie said his aunt
has always been “very well
spoken” and kind.
“I think she was well
thought of by the student
body because she was very
knowledgeable and really
liked the young people and
had a lot of patience with
them,” he said.
She and Bob always
lived a frugal lifestyle
with their acreage. They
raised racehorses on the
property for a while, he
said, and their horses won
some races at Portland
Meadows.
an environment of inclusion
and hopes people will join
in the fun of sharing their
unique talents with each
other.
Those interested in per-
forming are asked to RSVP
Heather Owens at heather.
owens3@va.gov or 509-
525-5200, extension 27179.
For additional details, search
the Walla Walla VA’s Face-
book page or contact Linda
Wondra, Walla Walla VA’s
public aff airs offi cer, at 509-
386-1117 or linda.wondra@
va.gov.
are available at the library.
For more information, call
541-567-2882 or stop by the
library.
to schedule a donation time,
visit www.redcrossblood.
org or call 1-800-733-2767.
BRIEFS
HHS class of 2011 plans
reunion July 9-10
The Hermiston High
School class of 2011 is plan-
ning a reunion event July
9-10.
The event kicks off with
a Friday night outdoor gath-
ering from 6-8:30 p.m. at
Bennett Botanical Gar-
dens, 32632 E. Punkin Cen-
ter Road, Hermiston. The
adult party will feature din-
ner, dessert and drinks.
The cost is $10 per person.
For more details, registra-
tion information or to com-
municate with classmates
visit www.facebook.com/
groups/561913761918637.
Also, the class encour-
ages people to participate
in a family fun day with an
event organized by Hermis-
ton Parks & Recreation. The
Saturday, July 10, Bouncin’
Bins Infl atable 5K & Color
Run from Riverfront to Butte
Parks begins at 9 a.m. The
cost ranges from $5-$25.
For additional details or
to register for the infl at-
able color run, search www.
hermiston.or.us/parksrec or
contact parksandrec@herm-
iston.or.us or 541-667-5018.
Golf tournament tees
off for Agape House
A four-person scramble
golf tournament will ben-
efi t people in need in the
community.
In its fourth year, the
Agape House Golf Tourna-
ment is Saturday, July 31, at
Big River Golf Course, 709
Willamette Ave., Umatilla.
Registration opens at 7 a.m.
with a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
The cost is $60 per person.
A meal will be provided
Catholic Daughters
award scholarships
The Catholic Daugh-
ters of the Americas
Court #1692 in Hermiston
awarded three $750 schol-
arships honoring the mem-
ory of deceased member
Marilyn Harris. The court
is affi liated with Our Lady
of Angels Catholic Church
in Hermiston.
Two scholarships were
given to 2021 high school
graduating seniors Amanda
Nygard and Vincent Klein,
both of Hermiston. The third
scholarship was awarded to
a continuing education stu-
dent, Yessenia Garcia San-
chez, who has completed
Hermiston grad makes
college president’s list
Lainey Anderson, a
2016 graduate of Hermis-
ton High School, was named
to the President’s List at
Tarleton University for its
spring 2021 term. Students
named to the President’s
List must earn a 4.0 GPA for
the term.
Anderson is the daughter
of Ron and Lindsey Ander-
son of Hermiston.
Walla Walla VA hosts
Pride Month open mic
A virtual open mic event
is planned for Pride Month
by the Walla Walla VA Med-
ical Center.
The public is invited to
drop in and watch Thurs-
day, June 24, from 6-7 p.m.
The virtual event will be
shared via Webex by log-
ging in at https://bit.ly/
VAWWOpenMic.
In addition, for those
interested in participating,
organizers are seeking poets,
dreamers, and perform-
ers for the event — a per-
son does not have to identify
as LGBTQ+ to participate.
People can read, sing, tell
stories, play an instrument
or share other talents. The
VA is dedicated to providing
Library’s book club to
discuss ‘Afterlife’
A
Time
Magazine
Must-Read Book of 2020
described as “ravishing and
heartfelt,” is the topic of the
upcoming Bookminders, the
Hermiston Public Library
book club.
The group will discuss
“Afterlife” by Julia Alvarez.
The gathering is Tuesday,
July 13, at 1:30 p.m. down-
stairs in the library meet-
ing room, CHURCH
235 E. Gladys
Ave., Hermiston. Anyone
that’s interested is invited to
attend.
The publication is the
fi rst adult novel in nearly 15
years by the internationally
bestselling author. Accord-
ing to The New Yorker, the
book, which is set in 2019,
“… poses questions about
American immigration and
mental-health policies, and
it is a moving exploration of
the ways we inadvertently
fail the people we love.”
The book club, which is
free and open to everyone,
meets the second Tuesday of
each month. A limited num-
ber of copies of “Afterlife”
Red Cross announces
blood shortage
The American Red Cross
is experiencing a severe
blood shortage as the num-
ber of trauma cases, organ
transplants and elective sur-
geries rise and deplete the
nation’s blood inventory.
Donors of all blood
types are urged to make an
appointment to give as soon
as possible.
As a thank you, those who
give now through Wednes-
day, June 30, will receive a
$5 gift card to Amazon.com.
The next blood drive listed
on the Red Cross website for
Hermiston is Wednesday,
July 7 from noon to 5 p.m.
at Our Lady of Angels Cath-
olic Church; however, there
are also opportunities in the
Tri-Cities area before June
30. For more information or
Hermiston Sports
Boosters plan auction
The Hermiston Sports
Boosters announced that
tickets are still available for
their Steak Feed & Auction.
The 21 and older event is
Saturday, July 17, at East-
ern Oregon Trade and Event
Center, 1705 E. Airport
Road, Hermiston. The doors
open at 5 p.m., dinner starts
at 5:30 p.m. and the auction
begins at 6:30 p.m.
An individual ticket is
$50 or a table of eight is
$400, which includes din-
ner and beer, wine or soda.
A no-host cocktail bar
will be available. Tickets,
which must be purchased
in advance, are available at
hermistonsportsboosters.
square.site. For questions,
contact 541-567-5215 or
hermistonsportsboosters@
gmail.com.
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
Community Worship
Featured this Week:
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus.
Scripture, Tradition and Reason
Courts:
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Irrigon: seeks $592.16.
•United Finance Co. vs. Brenda
Espain of Hermiston: seeks
$3,150.41.
•United Finance Co. vs. Jose
Alberto J. Pablo of Hermiston:
seeks $1,310.95.
•Credits Inc. vs. Maria and Sixto
Barrera of Boardman: seeks
$1,920.13.
•Nationwide Recovery Service
Inc. vs. Anthony C. Rome of
Hermiston: seeks $3,781.08.
JUDGMENTS
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing judgments have been
rendered in Umatilla County
courts (interest, court costs
and fees not listed):
•Synchrony Bank vs. Stephanie
Duquette of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $4,195.23.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Ma-
rina Longoria: judgment for
$1,067.78.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Dale
Mininger of Stanfi eld: judg-
ment for $1,059.18.
•Midland Credit Management
Inc. vs. Juan Macias of Hermis-
ton: judgment for $2,129.40.
•Midland Credit Manage-
ment Inc. vs. Dorthy C. Kulpa
of Hermiston: judgment for
$2,024.45.
•Midland Credit Management
Inc. vs. Youbany Razon Marti-
nez of Umatilla: judgment for
$769.41.
•Credits Inc. vs. Juvencio
Agripino of Boardman: judg-
ment for $388.27.
•Credits Inc. vs. Natalia Arroyo
of Hermiston: judgment for
$7,813.64.
Morfi n of Hermiston and Juan
Morfi n of Umatilla.
DIVORCES
MARRIAGES
PENDLETON — Divorce
decrees were signed in Uma-
tilla County Courts for:
Brian Dean Faro of Pendleton
and Samantha Jean Zielke of
Stanfi eld; Tera L. Kulhanek and
Darren Kulhanek of Hermiston;
Audella Rodriguez Rodriguez
of Hermiston and Jose Alberto
Rodriguez of Umatilla; Holly
PENDLETON — Marriage li-
censes have been registered
in Umatilla County for:
Alyssa Lynn Jackson, 32, and
Cody William Linkel, 35, both
of Hermiston.
Tori Elaine Cate, 30, and Sergio
Abel Loera, 39, both of Herm-
iston.
Kaylee Jade Hunter, 26, and
Bryce Allan Linker, 25, both of
Hermiston.
Haley Justine Parsons, 24,
and Troy Villarreal, 29, both of
Hermiston.
Samuel Perez Perez, 33, and
Ruth Chavez Garcia, 29, both
of Hermiston.
Wendy Jean Bither, 49, and
Gregory Edward Lum, 51, both
of Hermiston.
Octavio Gutierrez, 32, and
Dalia Maria Perez Cabrales, 27,
both of Hermiston.
PET OF THE W EEK
MEET LILLY
Lilly is like a Golden Lab in a
tiny package. She is sweet, silly
and soulful. She did have some
separation anxiety issues with her
previous adopter, so she needs a
home where family is there for
her, maybe a playmate who isn't
demanding. She loves a good belly
rub and her soft blanket.
Mark Sargent, DVM • Brent Barton, DVM
Robert Thonney, DVM • Jana Parks, 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.
If interested please go to fuzzballrescue.com and fill out an application.
If you are not able to adopt, but would like to foster or donate, visit fuzzballrescue.com
or you can mail in donations to Fuzz Ball Animal Rescue, PO Box 580, Hermiston, OR 97838
Family service 9am Sunday
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all.
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
Iglesia Católica Nuestra
Señora de los Ángeles
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
Hermiston Christian
Center & School
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
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
NEW BEGINNINGS
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
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
LANDMARK BAPTIST
CHURCH
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
Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am
Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm
541-289-4774
www.hermistonlmbc.com
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Pastor David Dever
First Christian Church
To advertise in the Church Directory,
please contact Audra Workman
541-564-4538 or email
aworkman@eastoregonian.com
“Grow Your Faith Through God”
Sunday School...9:00 am
Worship Service...10:30 am
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston