COMMUNITY
A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2021
Area towns to celebrate Independence Day
Activities scheduled
Saturday & Sunday
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY WRITER
From parades and com-
munity celebrations to fi re-
works shows, area commu-
nities are gearing up to help
commemorate the Fourth of
July. Events listed below are
scheduled on Saturday, July
3, and Sunday, July 4.
Most celebrations feature
free admission, with some
activities (meals, fun runs,
raffl es, etc.) charging a fee.
Area events include:
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald, File
The sun shines through a new entrance sign at the Funland
Playground in Hermiston. The park will be dedicated Sunday,
July 4, 2021, at the start of Hermiston’s Stars & Stripes Fourth
of July celebration.
HERMISTON
Stars & Stripes Fourth
of July
• July 4, 1-10:30 p.m.
• Butte Park, 1245 N.W.
Seventh St., Hermiston
Event kicks off with the
dedication of the new Fun-
land Park. Then, park activ-
ities will include a game
zone, bounce houses, food
vendors, arts and crafts
booths, music by The
Shades and a fi reworks
show at dusk on the Herm-
iston Butte. For more infor-
mation, search Facebook or
visit www.hermiston.or.us/
parks-recreation/home.
Note: there won’t be a
pool party this year.
STANFIELD
Annual Steak Feed
Fundraiser
•July 3, 6-8 p.m.
•Bard Park
$25/steak (adults), $10/
hamburger (kids). Buy tick-
ets at Main Street Market,
Stanfi eld Public Library or
the city of Stanfi eld. Fea-
tures live music by Hired
Guns and no-host beverages
from Broken Barrel.
Stanfi eld Fourth of July
• 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Bard Park
Jade McDowell/Hermiston Herald, File
People throw candy from the back of a truck during the 2019 Stanfi eld Fourth of July parade.
The town kicks off its holiday celebration with a fundraising meal on Saturday, followed by a
Sunday event featuring a parade, park activities and fi reworks at dusk.
Firemen’s
breakfast
(7-10 a.m.); 5K fun run ben-
efi ts Stanfi eld track pro-
gram (7 a.m. registration,
8 a.m. race); 3-on-3 tour-
ney (7 a.m. register, 9 a.m.
games begin); parade, line
up at Coe Park (8 a.m. reg-
ister, 9 a.m. judging, 10 a.m.
start); pie baking contest
(8:30-10:30 a.m. entries due,
11 a.m. starts). Park activi-
ties from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.;
duck race at 1 p.m. and raf-
fl e prize drawing at 2 p.m.,
tickets are $5 each or eight
for $20 (available now at the
library and city hall). Items
include a 75-inch TV, fi sh-
ing kayak, vacuum, freezer,
portable basketball hoop
and more from Walmart DC.
Fireworks shot off at dusk
from the football fi eld.
See www.facebook.com/
Stanfi eld4thofJuly for con-
tact info for activity pre-reg-
istration. For questions, call
541-449-3831.
BOARDMAN
Boardman Rumble
• July 3, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Boardman Marina Park
Columbia Youth Soccer
Club is hosting soccer com-
petitions and a community
celebration. Be sure to pur-
chase raffl e tickets, which
are $15 each or fi ve for $50,
for a chance to win some
great prizes. Items, which
were donated by the Walmart
Distribution Center and La
Guadalupana, include two
75-inch Vizio TVs, a small
chest safe, carpet cleaner,
a cordless vacuum, cooler,
hiking poles, an electric meat
knife and more.
Tickets are available
now through the time of the
drawing, which is Saturday,
July 3, at 6 p.m. at Board-
man Marina Park — it also
will be shown on Facebook
Live. Winners have 24 hours
to pick up their prizes.
For more information,
visit www.facebook.com/
CYSCboardman. For ques-
tions, contact Luis Cam-
pos at 541-701-8880 or
cysc11@gmail.com.
Boardman Fireworks
• July 4, dusk
• Boardman Marina
Park (people can tune in to
KOHU AM 1360/The Q
93.7 FM for patriotic music
to accompany the fi reworks
display). For questions, call
the Boardman chamber at
541-481-3014.
IONE
Ione Fourth of July
Celebration
BRIEFS
Stanfi eld Baptist
invites kids to track
down God
Kids ages 4-12 will be
“Tracking Down the One
True God” at Stanfi eld Bap-
tist Church.
With a theme of Mystery
Island, the vacation Bible
school is Monday, July 12,
through Friday, July 16. It
runs each day from 9 a.m.
to noon at the church, 310 E.
Wheeler Ave., Stanfi eld. The
daily activities off er fun,
games, crafts and music.
Children do not have to
belong to a church to attend.
Parents can sign their kids
up at the VBS booth during
Stanfi eld’s Fourth of July
celebration at Bard Park. In
addition, people are encour-
aged to stick around the park
for a Quilts of Valor presen-
tation at the Fourth of July
community worship service
at 7 p.m.
For more information,
call 541-449-3313 or visit
www.stanfi eldbaptist.com.
McKenzie Park to host
Friday night fl icks
Movies in the Park off ers
family fun on upcoming Fri-
day nights in July.
The portable screen will
light up at dusk at McKenzie
Park, 320 S. First St., Herm-
iston. People are encouraged
to bring a lawn chair, a blan-
ket and their favorite snacks.
The shows include “Raya
& The Last Dragon (July
9), “Jurassic Park (July 16),
“Tom & Jerry (July 23)
and “The Goonies” (July
30). There is no admission
charge.
The movie nights are
sponsored by Hermiston
Parks & Recreation. For
more information, call 541-
667-5018 or visit www.
hermistonrecreation.com.
Library heats up
with escape room,
beekeeper program
A pair of activities for
the summer reading pro-
gram off ered through the
Hermiston Public Library
will accept pre-registration
beginning Tuesday, July 6.
ested must register in person
at the library.
For more information,
call 541-567-2882 or stop by
the library at 235 E. Gladys
Ave., Hermiston.
All aboard at Faith
Presbyterian Bible
school
Gayle Yoder/Contributed Photo
Stanfi eld Baptist Church is busy with pre-registration for its
vacation Bible school, which is July 12-16, 2021.
For teens, an escape room
is planned Saturday, July 17,
from noon to 4 p.m. Because
of social distancing guide-
lines, there can only be nine
participants per one-hour
time slot. Teens who are
interested in participating
must pre-register.
Adults 18 and older can
attend a beekeeper presen-
tation by Ron Hendrickson
Wednesday, July 14, from
6-8 p.m. Because of social
distancing
restrictions,
only nine participants are
allowed. In addition, masks
are required. Those inter-
A Rocky Mountain Rail-
road Adventure is planned
as part of the vacation Bible
school at Faith Presbyterian
Church, 1005 S.E. Ninth
St., Hermiston. Kids do not
have to attend the church to
participate.
Kids 3 years old (and toi-
let-trained) through fi fth
graders are invited to climb
aboard the train Monday,
July 5, through Friday, July
9. Registration begins at
8 a.m. daily and the boarding
time is 9 a.m. The session
will chug along until noon
each day. The ride includes
Bible stories, songs, games
and crafts.
For more information,
email
pastorbsexton@
gmail.com or leave a mes-
sage at 541-567-9642.
PET OF THE W EEK
MEET MAX
Max is a senior-ish boy who loves
his person. Does fine with cats and
dogs but wants to be right next to
you as much as he can.
Does fine on a leash. Loves to sleep
in bed with his people.
He recently had a dental and had
several teeth removed.
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
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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
• July 4, 7 a.m. to
10:30 p.m.
• in/around Ione City
Park
Bring a hearty appe-
tite for the fi remen’s break-
fast (7-10 a.m., fi re hall); 5K
fun run/walk (7:30 a.m.);
kids games and vendor
booths (11 a.m.); parade
(1 p.m.); free swimming
(after parade); live music
in the afternoon includes
Luke Basile & Jamie Nasa-
rio and Cory Peterson Band,
a talent show (4 p.m. reg-
ister, 4:30 p.m. starts), and
food vendors. Featured
entertainment is Color-
blind (6:30 p.m.) followed
by Stompin’ Ground. Fire-
works at dusk. For additional
details, visit www.facebook.
com/Ione4thOfJuly.
Fourth of July Cruz-In
Car Show
• July 4, 11 a.m.
registration
• Ione City Park
No charge for entry. No
judging or trophies, but all
entries will receive dash
plaques and goody bags. To
pre-register and for specifi cs
about the 10 a.m. Cruz-In
before the show, contact
Loyal Burns at 541-422-
7512 or burnsione@hot-
mail.com.
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald,
File
Fireworks
explode
off
of the Hermiston Butte
in celebration of last
year’s Independence Day.
Afternoon activities are
planned at Butte Park leading
up to a fi reworks show on
Sunday, July 4, 2021.
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
Community Worship
Featured this Week:
LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH
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
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
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
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
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
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