COMMUNITY A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 BRIEFS Umatilla recreation program wraps up summer Games, bounce houses, face painting, arts and crafts, and more are planned as a celebration of the end of summer. Presented by the city of Umatilla, the Summer Wrap-Up Party is Friday, Aug. 13, from 4-7 p.m. at the Umatilla Marina & RV Park, 1710 Quincy Ave. There is no admission charge. People are invited to hang out afterwards for the fi nal Movies in the Park for the season. “The Croods: A New Age” will start at 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 541-922-3226 or visit www.umatilla-city.org/ parksrec. Hermiston Herald, File Super mini stock drivers warm up before their main event race in June 2019 at the Hermiston Raceway. Tickets now are on sale for the Labor Day Spectacular, a three-day racing event Sept. 3-5, 2021. ers include industry experts will receive a full box for and state and federal law- Thursday’s rodeo. The bill- makers. It includes fi eld and board is in the parking lot industry tours, general ses- at Desert Lanes Family Fun sion speakers, and a series Center, 1545 N. First St., of discussion panels focused Hermiston. A fundraiser to benefi t on regional economic The Farm-City Pro Rodeo Lt. Randy Studebaker of the updates, federal and state runs nightly Aug. 11-14 at Hermiston Police Depart- legislative updates, program 7:45 p.m. at the arena at ment will feature and industry updates Eastern Oregon Trade and dinner, an auction and more. Event Center. For tickets, and live music. The summit kicks which are $17-$20, visit In May, Herm- off Thursday, Oct. 7 www.farmcityprorodeo.com iston Police Chief with industry tours or call 541-564-8500. Jason Edmiston and a dinner/recep- shared that Stude- tion, and continues Students cash in with baker had under- through Oct. 8 with Studebaker gone a procedure to a general session Community Bank Despite a chaotic school remove two brain and breakout discus- tumors after he sought sions. Transportation will be year for teachers, students medical attention because provided for the tours. Tick- and their families, Commu- of vision problems. Both ets, which range from $25- nity Bank’s Earn While You Studebaker and his wife, $40 for diff erent activities, Learn program marked its Shelly, who works for the are available at www.easter- 11th year. The program paid out Pendleton Police Depart- noregonsummit.com. more than $11,800 to 552 ment, are off work for an student-customers in the undetermined amount of Local businesses lasso Eastern Oregon and South- time. In addition, medical east Washington area. This equipment and alterations wins with Farm-City brings the total since the to their home is needed to contest program began in 2011, to accommodate Studebak- The winners of the Farm- $137,141. er’s current mobility issues. Earn While You Learn is Event organizers hope to City Pro Rodeo “2021 We’re help ease fi nancial stress so Back” window painting and designed to encourage stu- contest dents in their academic suc- Studebaker can focus on his billboard/banner have been announced. Local cess by rewarding Commu- health and recovery. The 21-and-older benefi t businesses were invited to nity Bank Youth Savings event is Saturday, Aug. 21 participate in the contest by account customers for their beginning at 6 p.m. at Chute submitting a photo of their good grades. During the 8 at the Farm-City Pro entry. months of June and July, all Rodeo Arena at Eastern Ore- Banner Bank won the Community Bank branches gon Trade and Event Cen- window painting contest accepted end-of-the-year ter, 1705 E. Airport Road, and will receive a full box report cards from students in Hermiston. A tri-tip din- seat for Friday night’s rodeo fi rst through 12th grade. ner is being catered by Tom Spoo and Tim Miears. Beer and wine will be served by Neighbor Dudes Tap House. The event also features a silent auction and a live auc- tion with Ford Auctions. Zac Grooms & Friends are the featured entertainment. For tickets, which are $30, visit www.teamstudebaker.com. They must be purchased by Sunday, Aug. 15. In addition, donations are being accepted at Banner Bank and can also be made via venmo. For questions, call 541-720-5415 or email Hermiston Chamber of Commerce/Contributed Photo marci.studebaker@gmail. CMG Financial won the Farm-City Pro Rodeo billboard com. Fundraiser to benefi t Hermiston police lieutenant Organizers reschedule economic summit The Eastern Oregon Women’s Coalition and sponsors of the 2021 East- ern Oregon Economic Sum- mit are rescheduling the event for Oct. 7-8 at Herm- iston High School. “Out of an abundance of caution related to the recent increase of COVID-19 cases in Oregon and because the Economic Summit is a large indoor event, we are rescheduling for early fall,” said Bobby Levy, presi- dent of the Eastern Oregon Women’s Coalition. “We are excited to bring this event back into the region in 2021 and believe the new dates will accommodate better engagement for attendees.” The agenda, including the fi eld and industry tours, will remain the same and tickets will automatically be transferred to the new dates. Hotel reservations at the Holiday Inn Express in Hermiston made with the event’s discount code will also be automatically trans- ferred to the new dates. The two-day event pro- vides an opportunity for pri- vate and public sector lead- ers from throughout Oregon to learn about the growth and potential of Eastern Oregon’s economy. Speak- contest, which is in the parking lot at Desert Lanes Family Fun Center, Hermiston. performance. The decora- tion can be viewed on the bank’s windows along the 100 block of East Main Street, in Hermiston. And CMG Financial won the billboard contest and For every top grade (indi- cated on the grading system used for each school) in a main school subject, Com- munity Bank deposited $1 into their Community Bank Youth Savings Account. The program provides up to $50 annually per student. 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 local branches in Hermiston, Pendleton and Milton-Freewater. For more information, visit www. communitybanknet.com. stocks and Hornets on the Roval; Saturday brings the Speed Tour Wing Sprint Cars, WESCO Wing Sprint Cars, the Speed Tour Mod- ifi eds and Hornets, and Sun- day includes the North- west Super Late Model Series-Street Stocks, INEX Regional Legends Qualifi er, the Local Legends Cham- pionship, and local rac- ing action with mini stocks, street stocks and JR late models. Special three-day passes are available from $50- $130. Also, tickets for indi- vidual nights can be pur- chased; Friday night tickets for adults are $20; students/ seniors/military are $15 and a family pass is $50 (for two adults and three youths). Saturday and Sunday tick- ets cost $5 more than Friday prices. Also, people 21 and older can purchase VIP patio seating next to Speedy’s Bar (the cost is in addition to the regular ticket price) for the best seats in the house — the tables, which seat 2-6 people are $100-$150. Those planning to attend are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance via www. hermistonraceway.com. For questions, contact 509-845- 5510 or info@hermiston- raceway.com. Ince brothers get in during National Night Out Hermiston Raceway gears up for holiday weekend event Race fans can start get- ting revved up for the Labor Day Spectacular at the Hermiston Raceway. Billed as the best three- day racing event in the Pacifi c Northwest, the action kicks off Friday, Sept. 3, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 5. The gates open nightly at 5 p.m. with a fan fest at 6:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Speedy’s Grill will be open to help fans refuel with food and drinks. The race- way is at 81236 N. Highway 395. 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