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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022
Special Olympics cashes in with comedy festival
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Hermiston Herald
Organizers with Hermiston/Pendle-
ton Special Olympics Local Program
No. 510 might not be laughing on their
way to the bank, but they certainly have
bright smiles on their faces.
Kristi Smalley, the nonprofi t organi-
zation’s communications manager, said
it recently received a major boost in
funding, thanks to Midway Bar & Grill.
Owner Stuart Rice handed more than
$3,500 — proceeds from the 2022 Mel-
onville Comedy Festival — to help sup-
port the local program.
When the comedy festival started
nearly three decades ago, it served as a
fundraiser for the Umatilla County Fair.
However, after the fair board discontin-
ued its involvement, Warren Smith, who
had coordinated the event as a fair board
member, continued to bring the national
comedy acts to Hermiston as a fundraiser
for the local Special Olympics program.
When Smith stepped back several
years ago, Rice, whose establishment
had been providing bar service for the
event, increased his involvement.
“I think this is an important event
in raising money for our local Special
Olympics athletes,” Rice said.
Smalley said the money comes just
in time to help support local athletes
as they return to in-person training for
bowling. Training sessions for Hermis-
ton-based athletes begin Friday, March
11, 10-11:30 a.m. at Desert Lanes Family
Fun Center, 1545 N. First St., Hermiston,
and Pendleton-area athletes will practice
Saturday, March 12, 10-11:30 a.m. at
Quaking Aspens Lanes at the Wildhorse
Family FunPlex, Mission.
Athletes must have a new medical
form and COVID-19 waiver form com-
pleted before participating. The fi rst 40
athletes who register and submit forms
can participate.
“The local program is very apprecia-
tive of the donation from Stuart Rice and
looks forward to training after a two-
year hiatus,” Smalley said.
Special Olympics provides year-
round training and athletic competitions
for people of all ages with intellectual
disabilities. There is no charge for ath-
letes to participate.
For more information about Spe-
cial Olympics Oregon, including
forms, search www.soor.org. For ques-
tions about participating or volunteer-
ing locally in the Hermiston/Pendle-
ton area, call/text Angela Schneider,
local program coordinator, at 541-314-
0166 or search www.facebook.com/
hermistonpendleton.
Kristi Smalley/Contributed Photo
Mary Jones, a local Special Olympics athlete, accepts a check from Stuart Rice. The owner of Hermiston’s
Midway Bar & Grill donated proceeds from the Melonville Comedy Festival, held Jan. 28, 2022, to
Hermiston/Pendleton Special Olympics Local Program No. 510.
BRIEFING
Catholic Daughters to
award scholarships
A pair of $750 under-
graduate scholarships will
be awarded by Catho-
lic Daughters of America,
Court No.1692. To be eligi-
ble, students must be grad-
uating or recently graduated
high school seniors from
Our Lady of Angels Parish
in Hermiston.
Applications are available
at the church offi ce, 565 W.
Hermiston Ave. The offi ce is
open Monday through Fri-
day, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed
from noon to 1 p.m. on
Tuesdays and Thursdays)
or email a request to Delia
Fields, vice-regent, at dor-
ranfi elds@gmail.com.
Completed applications
must be submitted to the
church by April 7. Scholar-
ship recipients will be noti-
fi ed by mid-May and then
celebrated at the baccalaure-
ate Mass later in the spring.
For questions, call Fields at
541-571-4219.
Cattle Barons seek
agricultural scholarship
applicants
Applications are being
accepted for the Pendle-
ton Cattle Barons Week-
end scholarship program. In
addition, a Protect the Har-
vest scholarship also will be
awarded.
Applicants must be or
plan to be enrolled in under-
graduate or graduate pro-
grams in the pursuit of agri-
cultural-related careers. To
be eligible, students must
be from an Eastern Oregon
county, including Umatilla
and Morrow. Applications
must be submitted by April
1.
Established in 2008,
Pendleton Cattle Barons
Weekend was created as a
nonprofi t entity to showcase
western heritage. The pur-
pose of the event is to raise
money to provide scholar-
ships for the next generation
to keep the tradition alive.
This year’s event is April
29-30, in and around the
Pendleton Convention Cen-
ter. It features the Stock Sad-
dle Bronc Championships,
Ranch Rodeo, Western
Select Invitational Ranch
Horse and Working Stock
Dog Sale, Tradin’ Post Trade
Show and Western Artistry
Show and the Buckaroo
BBQ Challenge.
For more information
about the event or a schol-
arship application, search
www.cattlebarons.net. For
questions about the scholar-
ship program, contact Nick
Michael at 509-240-5841
or nicholas.j.michael1981@
gmail.com.
Good Shepherd
auxiliary off ers
scholarships
The Good Shepherd
Medical Center Auxiliary is
accepting applications for
$2,000 college scholarships
for the 2022-23 school year.
To be eligible, students
must have completed at least
one successful year of study
in the medical fi eld at a col-
lege or university. In addi-
tion, applicants must have
a home residence within
the areas served by Good
Shepherd Health Care Sys-
tem, including Hermiston,
Boardman, Echo, Irrigon,
Stanfi eld or Umatilla.
College transcripts must
accompany the completed
application.
Scholarships
will be awarded contingent
upon acceptance into a med-
ical program.
Applications can be
obtained at the Education
Department at Good Shep-
herd Medical Center, 610
N.W. 11th St., Hermis-
ton, or by contacting Lena
Ray, scholarship chairper-
son, at 541-564-2514 or
lena1104ken@centurylink.
net.
Completed applications
must be received by April
29. Mail application packet
to: Auxiliary Scholarship
Committee, ℅ Lena Ray,
830 S.E. Eighth St., Hermis-
ton, OR 97838.
Library district seeks
public input
The Umatilla County
Special Library District is
conducting a community
needs assessment.
The purpose of the proj-
ect is to gather qualitative
information, data and statis-
tics about the makeup and
needs of the residents of
the library district to inform
future goals and eff orts. In
addition to providing infor-
mation for the UCSLD Stra-
tegic Plan, it will be shared
with its members and part-
ner libraries to provide cur-
rent data for their planning.
The assessment will
explore demographic infor-
mation related to Umatilla
County as a whole, in addi-
tion to the characteristics
and needs of current library
users who reside within the
special library district’s ser-
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the needs of local residents
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The survey will be open
until April 1. For questions,
contact McCusker at direc-
tor@ucsld.org.
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vice area. The study will
identify populations who
may not be utilizing public
library services.
The information will be
collected through online
and paper surveys that indi-
viduals can complete anon-
ymously. In addition, Erin
McCusker, library district
director, will be conducting
one-on-one interviews with
community members.
Input from the public
is critical to determine the
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567-3013
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700 West Orchard Avenue
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Hermiston Christian
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