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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022
The Arc resumes fundraisers, activities
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Hermiston Herald
After waiting nearly two
years, fi ve dozen bowlers
participated in a benefi t tour-
nament, raising $4,703 for
The Arc Umatilla County.
The Jan. 15 event at Desert
Lanes Family Fun Center in
Hermiston, featured a two-
game format, Kristi Smalley
said.
Smalley, The Arc trea-
surer and tournament direc-
tor, said the fundraiser orig-
inally was planned for the
spring of 2020. The pan-
demic, she said, resulted in
a washout worse than a 7/10
split. Special Olympics ath-
letes and other bowling
enthusiasts eager to support
The Arc, Smalley said, were
left with no choice other
than to leave their balls in
the rack. She said they were
thrilled when the tourna-
ment was rescheduled.
“Many
participants
expressed their delight and
were very happy to be able
to experience an enjoyable
activity benefi tting a worthy
cause,” Smalley said.
A nonprofi t organization
serving Umatilla County
for more than 50 years, The
Arc advocates for children
and adults with intellectual
and developmental disabili-
ties. It focuses on improving
services, supporting fami-
lies and expanding oppor-
Kristi Smalley/Contributed Photo
Kristi Smalley/Contributed Photo
The team of Klint Mills, Lee Ozuna, Hoss Veliz, Mark Harris and Kyle Harris won The Arc Umatilla
County bowling tournament with a total pin count of 1,698. The benefi t event raised $4,703 on
Jan. 15, 2022, at Desert Lanes Family Fun Center, Hermiston.
tunities for people with dis-
abilities to connect with the
community.
B-I-N-G-O returns
Jan Schroth, immediate
past president, was excited
to celebrate The Arc Bin-
go’s 44th year this past
fall. After going dark since
shortly after the onset of the
global pandemic, the weekly
games fi nally resumed in
August 2021.
“Bingo is slowly starting
back,” she said. “We did lose
a lot of our regulars over the
past couple of years.”
Schroth surmises that
some of the older folks are
staying home a little longer.
In addition, she said sev-
eral have died — includ-
ing 100-year-old Irene
Miller, who passed away
just last week. The centenar-
ian, Schroth said, had been
a bingo regular for many
years.
However, Schroth was
pleasantly surprised with 57
players showing up recently
— the largest number since
resuming the games. Often,
she said, more players come
when the progressive bingo
is at a lower number and
easier to attain.
To adjust for the smaller
crowd and to ensure profi t-
ability for the fundraiser,
Schroth said the payouts
were lowered. She said oth-
erwise, they might have to
shut down the games. When
discussing the dilemma
with regulars, Schroth said
they were OK with the
change.
“They said, ‘We don’t
care, we just want to play
bingo.’ For a lot of them, it’s
their social life,” she said.
Losing The Arc’s major
fundraiser for more than a
year, Schroth said, took a
toll on the nonprofi t’s bud-
get. However, because of
pandemic restrictions, she
said they weren’t spending
as much for activities but
needed to keep up with rou-
tine expenses.
“We’ve spent a large
portion of our reserves,”
Schroth said. “The build-
ing is expensive to maintain
and heat. And you still have
to pay your insurance and
The Arc Umatilla County bowling tournament participants
Mikayla Herrera, Mary Jones, Jen Williams, Vivian McEachran
and McKayla Thompson show matching shirts provided by
team sponsor Krispy Klean. The team was among 60 bowlers
that helped raise money for the nonprofi t organization Jan.
15, 2022, at Desert Lanes Family Fun Center, Hermiston.
monthly bills that come.”
Smalley expressed grat-
itude to the bowling alley
for providing lane fees at a
reduced rate for the recent
tournament. In addition,
Umatilla Electric Coop-
erative, Burns Mortu-
ary of Hermiston and the
Baumgartner family in
honor of Russ Baumgartner
were joined by lane spon-
sors and team sponsors to
help support the fundraiser.
The Arc also announced
several upcoming events
hosted at The Arc Build-
ing, 215 W. Orchard Ave.,
Hermiston. Get ready to put
on your dancing shoes for a
family-friendly Valentine’s
dance Feb. 13, 2-4 p.m.
Entry is $5, which includes
BRIEFS
Rec It Arena
IMAC serves
fundraising breakfast
Saturday, Jan. 29
Above, children play on an
infl atable slide Saturday,
Jan. 22, 2022, during Rec It
Arena at the Eastern Oregon
Trade and Event Center in
Hermiston.
At left, Gabe Anderson, left,
and Vaso Tziouvaras wield
infl atable pugil sticks also
Jan. 22 during Rec It Arena at
EOTEC.
Photos by Ben Lonergan/
Hermiston Herald
A hearty meal is avail-
able during the monthly
Irrigon
Multicultural
Arts Center breakfast
fundraiser.
The event is Saturday,
Jan. 29, 7-11 a.m. at Stokes
Landing Senior Center,
150 Columbia Lane, Irri-
gon. The cost is $4.50 per
person.
Several years ago, a
group of concerned citi-
zens formed as the Irrigon
Multicultural Arts Cen-
ter. They are dedicated to
preserving Irrigon’s 1921
school building and devel-
oping a regional art venue.
For more informa-
tion, call Peggy Price at
541-561-1737.
Summer internship
program off ers more
than 75 positions
Employers in Morrow
County are off ering more
than 75 internship posi-
tions during the summer
2022 season. All positions
are paid and available in a
variety of sectors.
Information
about
each internship and a link
to apply is available via
www.columbiaworks.org.
The application period is
open through April 1.
Columbia
Works
was established to link
regional employers with
high school and college
students who are looking
to gain experience in their
prospective career fi eld.
Kalie Davis, director of
workforce development at
the Port of Morrow, said
the goal of the program
is to assist young profes-
sionals in connecting with
industry partners who pro-
vide opportunities for pro-
fessional growth and path-
ways to employment.
“We have seen so many
wonderful outcomes from
this program,” Davis
said. “Our hope is that
they complete their sum-
mer internship and return
to Morrow County when
they are ready for a full
time position.”
For more information
about the summer intern-
ship program, email work-
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bingo, refreshments and
a goodie bag. Also, free
Zumba classes are each
Wednesday, 6-7 p.m.
And bingo is each Thurs-
day with the doors open-
ing at 6 p.m. and the fi rst
ball drops at 7 p.m. Schroth
said to play one card in
each game costs $11. Peo-
ple may purchase as many
additional cards as they
would like.
“We’re getting back to
providing services and add-
ing activities we have done
in the past,” Schroth said.
“We’re all excited and look-
ing forward to doing the
important stuff .”
For information, call
541-567-7615 or search The
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