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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022
Melonville brings laughter to EOTEC
Comedy festival on Jan. 28
supports Special Olympics
By TAMMY MALGESINI
HERMISTON HERALD
A pair of funnymen — includ-
ing a one-time factory worker and
an aspiring skateboarder — and a
funny woman, a former Division
1 collegiate basketball player, are
ready to yuck it up at Melonville
Comedy Festival.
Get ready for some laughs with
headliner Dale Jones, featured
comedian Monica Nevi and emcee
Taylor Clark. In its 28th year, the
event is Friday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m.
at the Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center, 1705 E. Airport
Road, Hermiston.
A no-host bar is available when
the doors open at 7 p.m. Open to
adults 21 and older, reserved seats
are $35 each or $300 for a table for
10. Tickets purchased at the door
are $40.
Dale Jones
on iTunes comedy releases.
A dare from co-workers, Jones’
biography states, was the impetus
for his fi rst stand-up gig.
Referring
to
his mom as a
“smart-aleck” and
his dad as “a goofy
guy,” the come-
dian enjoys mak-
ing people laugh.
Jones
Two years after
his fi rst open mic,
Jones dove into comedy full-time.
Honing his skills for nearly
three decades, including at Second
City, Jones possesses a rapid-fi re
delivery. The headliner’s high-en-
ergy performances feature physical
comedy, animated expressions and
improvisation.
Jones has earned his comedy
chops on stages across the coun-
try and the seas — he’s a favor-
ite on Carnival Cruise Lines. His
TV appearances include Season 6
of NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”
And his November 2021 album,
“I’m Not Well,” rose to Number 3
Monica Nevi
A native of the Seattle area,
Nevi was a subtle class clown.
Describing herself as quiet by
nature, people didn’t always hear
her cutting up.
“Once I noticed
that my friends in
my direct vicin-
ity were always
laughing at me,
I thought maybe
I should talk
Nevi
louder,” she said.
While attend-
ing Seattle University, Nevi wrote
jokes in her free time. After inju-
ries ended her collegiate basketball
career, she decided to participate in
her fi rst open mic.
Even with millions of jokes
available online, Nevi said the
internet isn’t a true comedy expe-
rience. The camaraderie of the
crowd, she said, is like a team
spending 90 minutes together for-
getting about life’s stressors and
BRIEFS
McMasters named
to honor roll
Ryan McMasters of Uma-
tilla was named to the Bis-
marck State College Pres-
ident’s Honor Roll for the
fall 2021 semester. He is an
Echo High School graduate.
To qualify for the list,
students must complete
at least 12 semester hours
while earning at least a 3.5
GPA. Douglas J. Jensen,
the school’s president, said
making the honor roll while
facing additional challenges
of living during a global
pandemic is a signifi cant
accomplishment.
Bismarck State College
is North Dakota’s only poly-
technic institution. It special-
izes in technology and engi-
neering, applied and natural
sciences, as well as work-
force training and enrich-
ment programs. For more
information visit www.bis-
marckstate.edu.
Tigers roaring
for all-class reunion
Organizers for the Stan-
fi eld High Alumni Reunion
are reaching out to all former
Tigers. The event, which is
open to all Stanfi eld grad-
uates, is planned for Satur-
day, July 2, at Nathan Bard
Memorial Community Park,
Stanfi eld.
Norma Kightlinger is
looking to keep the event
low-cost to make it aff ord-
able for all. For more infor-
mation, text 541-786-3077
or search Facebook pages,
including “You Know
You’re from Stanfi eld, Ore-
gon” and “Stanfi eld High
School Alumni.”
— Hermiston Herald
Good Shepherd limits visitation
Hermiston Herald
Good Shepherd Health
Care System in Hermiston
again limited visitation to
protect against the continued
spread of COVID-19.
Good Shepherd in a
press release Friday, Jan. 14,
announced the change went
into eff ect immediately due
to the omicron variant —
which is more contagious
than previous variants.
The visitor restriction is
in accordance with the rec-
ommendations from the U.S.
Centers for Disease Con-
trol & Prevention and other
health authorities, according
to the press release.
Good Shepherd is prohib-
iting visitation for patients
admitted to the hospital or
the Emergency Department
but may allow one visitor
per day for:
Children admitted to the
hospital:
• One parent/guardian of
children admitted may stay
with the minor child 24/7.
• No infant/child patient
under 5 years of age shall be
left unattended.
Patients receiving end-of-
life or palliative care.
Other special circum-
stances, as needed:
• Special circumstances
may be determined by the
nurse manager, nursing
supervisor, or vice president
of nursing.
• Special circumstances
shall be communicated to
Patient Financial Services
for access privileges and
documented in the patient’s
chart
• Maternity patients may
have one visitor with them
through labor, delivery
and the initial postpartum
recovery time. This visi-
tor may not depart the hos-
pital during the duration of
the patient’s hospitalization.
If they depart, they may not
return. Additional precau-
just laughing.
“Nothing, and I mean nothing,
is the same as being in a room full
of people and laughing together,”
Nevi said.
Just over a decade since bounc-
ing into comedy, Nevi is hooked.
In late 2020, she released a pair
of albums within a month of each
other. The fi rst, “Mostly Finger
Guns,” is a standup album and
the other is “Chill,” described as a
comedic guided meditation. Both
topped the comedy charts.
tions may apply for the care
of newborns.
Patients also may qual-
ify for additional support
persons pursuant to policy,
“Disabled Patients Right to
Designate Support Persons.”
If visitors have been
approved due to a circum-
stance as outlined above,
visitors must adhere to the
following requirements:
• Visitors will be screened
about their health before
they can enter the hospital
and will be required to wear
a mask.
• The designated visitor
must be age 16 or older and
healthy (no cold or fl u-like
symptoms and no fever).
• Visitors must follow
safety guidelines to limit
the spread of COVID-19,
including washing their
hands, limiting the sur-
faces they touch and using
any personal protective
equipment required by the
hospital.
Taylor Clark
A Seattle-based comic, Clark
spent time grinding the rails in
New York City. According to his
biography,
an
ankle injury took
a toll on his career
as a sponsored
skateboarder. He
began managing
apartment rentals,
Clark
which
included
special access at a
building where he started produc-
Hermiston chamber
seeks award nominations
Distinguished Citizens
Awards Gala is March 2
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Hermiston Herald
The Hermiston Cham-
ber of Commerce urges
people to save the date
for the Distinguished Cit-
izens Awards Gala. While
the 52nd annual event isn’t
until March 2, nominations
are open for several awards.
The chamber is accept-
ing nominations for man
and woman of the year and
the merit of honor. Cri-
teria for the man/woman
awards includes a Herm-
iston area person that has
demonstrated long-term
leadership or active par-
ticipation in an area orga-
nization or is consistently
involved in charitable out-
reach or community ser-
vice. The merit award,
previously called the com-
munity service award,
recognizes a person that
has demonstrated leader-
ship through current and/
or past participation in the
Hermiston community.
The nominations must
be submitted by Feb. 6. For
a link to nomination forms,
search www.facebook.com/
hermistonchamberofcom-
merce, or stop by the cham-
ber offi ce, 630 S. Highway
395.
Additional
organiza-
tions will announce infor-
mation about other awards
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald
A video camera livestreams the 51st annual Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citizens Awards on
Feb. 24, 2021, at Bennett Botanical Gardens, Hermiston.
Award nominations now are open for this year’s gala event,
which will return in-person on March 2 at the Hermiston
Community Center.
— including the Fire Ser-
vice Award, which will
be presented by Umatilla
County Fire District No.
1; the Business of the Year,
presented by the Hermiston
Rotary Club; and the Young
Distinguished Citizen, pre-
sented by Altrusa Interna-
tional of Hermiston.
The chamber also has
a number of sponsorship
opportunities
available,
which include premium
level support that provides
tickets to the event and rec-
ognition on promotional
materials. In addition,
table sponsors are needed,
which covers the cost of
professionally
designed
centerpieces with recog-
nition on the table and the
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ing stand-up comedy shows.
Contemplating
employment
opportunities, Clark packed up
his family and returned to Seattle
after becoming a dad. While get-
ting back into comedy wasn’t his
plan, he was invited to audition for
the Seattle International Comedy
Competition. A fi nalist in the 2017
contest put him back into a career
in comedy. And he hasn’t left his
love for skateboarding behind —
fi nding a niche culture with the
launch of “Comedians at Skate-
parks,” a tour and web series.
Organized by Midway Bar &
Grill, Melonville Comedy Festival
serves as a fundraiser for the local
Special Olympics program.
“I think this is an important
event in raising money for our
local Special Olympics athletes,”
Midway owner Stuart Rice said.
For more information or to pur-
chase tickets, visit www.melon-
villecomedyfestival.com or stop
by Midway, 1750 N. First St.,
Hermiston. For questions, call
541-567-5180.
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