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and Only $1 Admission! D OMINIC B AEZ have joined my practice Lights and a yard display adorn a home last Christmas season in the 1300 block of East Sandstone Avenue in ermiston. F F o o r r A A p p p p o o i i n n t t m m e e n n t t s s C C a a l l l l 5 5 4 4 1 1 - - 2 2 7 7 6 6 - - 1 1 5 5 6 6 1 1 The film, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1." released nationwide today. By TAMMY MALGESINI East Oregonian By SAMANTHA TIPLER East Oregonian By ERIN MILLS East Oregonian Movie reviewTRANSCRIPT
Four thousand and onehundred pages. Sixmovies totaling about 15hours. Twelve years sincethe first book release. Butalas, all good things must(eventually) come to anend.
For all the splendorand wonder that HarryPotter brought, “HarryPotter and the DeathlyHallows Part 1” is a bitter-sweet first step in sayinggoodbye to a series thathas defined an entire gen-eration of readers.
In those 4,100 pages, J.K.Rowling has cast a spell sopowerful that myriadreaders, both hardcoreand recreational, fell vic-tim to its seduction, itsfantasy, its message thatperseverance, hard work,faith in friends and, moreimportantly, one’s selfpays off. And despite mis-givings that thebooks-turned-moviesmight not generate thesame passion, the sameyearning, the previous sixfeature films have becomea family’s DVD staple.
So it should come as nosurprise that cinemasacross the United Statesfilled to the brim with ea-ger and loyal Harry Potterfans last night just drool-ing to see the first part ofthe two-part finale. (Eventhe Pendleton theater’ssingle showing was fillednearly to capacity; that’squite a turnout for aThursday night release inNovember.)
Directed by David Yates(who directed “Harry Pot-ter and the Order of thePhoenix” and “Harry Pot-ter and the Half-BloodPrince”), the film contin-ued its dark, abysmaltrajectory of Lord Volde-mort’s (Ralph Fiennes)ascent to power. Harry(Daniel Radcliffe) and hisclose companions,Hermione (Emma Watson)and Ron (Rupert Grint)depart from the formerlysafe halls of HogwartsSchool of Witchcraft andWizardry into a less-than-
forgivingworld ofdeceit,mistrustand over-
the-shoulder glaceseverywhere they go intheir quest to destroy theHorcruxes that keepVoldemort alive and togather more informationabout the elusive DeathlyHallows.
Sans a few cheap thrills,Yates expertly boils thecore essence of the firsthalf of the book into whatit was designed to be: ademoralizing, soul-crush-ing endeavor to defeat aseemingly undefeatablefoe. Old conflicts collidebetween Harry and Ron,long an issue simmeringin the background of themain plot. Danger loomsafter every apparition.Self-doubt, once just a dis-
traction, now runs ram-pant. Nothing is as itseems, but that doesn’t de-tract from the very realdanger all three of themare in.
A slow introductionworked to build anticipa-tion for Part 2, slated tobe released July 2011 (afitting tribute: Harry’sbirthday is in July). Whenthe final scene flashes, asense of suspense andemotional investmentcourse through you, gear-ing you (albeit hesitantly)for the final installment inthis decade-long relation-ship. Maybe by then we’llbe ready to say goodbye toour magical friends.
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By TAMMY MALGESINIEast Oregonian
’Twas the weeks before Christmasand all down the road, houses were litfor all to behold.
The Hermiston Chamber of Com-merce and Hermiston Sears arehosting “The Lights Before ChristmasTour” to help brighten the holidayseason. And the lucky winner will re-ceive a $100 gift card from Sears.
The idea for the promotion wasborn last holiday season when “TheChamber Chicks” were out enjoyingthe holiday decorations.
“I was saying ‘Look at that,’ and wethough,t wouldn’t it be fun if thesewere judged,” said Brooke Harsh-field, Hermiston Chamber ofCommerce office manager.
To enter, people need to decoratetheir residence and then take a digi-tal photo and submit it [email protected] by Fri-day, Dec. 10. The cost to enter is $5 perhome.
Photos will be posted at www.her-mistonchamber.com, and after Dec. 10people will be able to go online tovote for their favorite entry. The ad-dress of the homes will not be posted
on the website. The winner will be re-vealed on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 8:30 a.m.during the Odds & Ends program onKOHU 1360 AM.
“It doesn't have to be lit up with10,000 watts of lights,” Harshfield said.“We want people to have fun with it.”
Participating homes must be with-in the Hermiston city limits and on apaved road.
“We are hoping this can become ayearly community tradition.”said Deb-bie Pedro, chamber executive director.
For more information, stop by theHermiston Conference Center, 415 S.Highway 395, or call 541-567-6151.
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File photoLights and a yard display adorn a home last Christmas season in the 1300 block of East Sandstone Avenue inHermiston.
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By SAMANTHA TIPLEREast Oregonian
The front of GriswoldHigh School is a con-struction zone as theschool works to more thandouble the size of thegym’s entryway and re-model the bathrooms, thegirls’ locker room and theconcession stand.
This is the second bigproject, part of the $1.4million bond the citizensof the Helix School Dis-trict passed in 2008. Lastyear the school addedkindergarten and specialeducation classes, cost-ing $341,000.
The gym entrance re-model will cost $560,000.
Before, the gym en-trance was atriangle-shaped room,about 20 feet wide on thesouth end narrowing downto 10 feet on the north end.Built in the 1950s, thebathrooms were not com-pliant with the Americanswith Disabilities Act, theconcession stand was toosmall and the school’sband instruments had tobe stored in cupboardsalong the walls.
Additionally, the girls’locker room was smalland badly designed. Of-ten, said SuperintendentDarrick Cope, the girlsjust used the boys’ lockerroom for games.
The remodel will dou-ble the size of the girls’locker room and re-arrange it so the lockersare along one wall, the toi-lets are tucked out of sightof the door and there willbe more than one electri-cal outlet.
The remodel for thefront of the gym will morethan double its size and
create a rectangle-shapedlobby.
It will double the size ofthe concession stand, cre-ate a storage room for theband, build a new wom-ens’ restroom and makeboth the womens’ andmens’ restrooms ADAcompliant.
The lobby will also hosta long trophy case, actingas a focal point betweenthe two doors leadingfrom the lobby to the gym.The trophies are beingstored in the basement,Cope said, including a1927 basketball trophy.
The remodel also willbuild an entrance closedoff from the lobby —which will keep cold airout of the gym in the win-ter. The doors will be tothe north and south,rather than the west (as itwas before) which is theprevailing wind direction,Cope said.
W.C. Construction ofWalla Walla started workin September and plansto be finished by the be-ginning of March.
In the meantime, stu-dents and the public willenter the gym from a sidedoor.
Construction won’t bedone until after basket-ball season, and likelyafter the annual crabfeed. But Cope is happy toget the job done.
This leaves only oneitem on the list of renova-tions funded by the bond.The district plans to fin-ish paving the parking lotand pave the bus lane.Cope hopes to do this nextspring or summer, andpossibly to partner withthe city which needs topave some streets nearthe school.
Work under wayon gym lobby
By ERIN MILLSEast Oregonian
A newly completed sub-division in Ione already issucceeding at what its de-velopers hoped — bringingmore people to town.
Two families have pur-chased lots in the 19-lotEmert’s Second AdditionSubdivision, a retired cou-ple and a young couplewithout children.
The local corporationGrow Ione, Inc. financedthe development, but localfarmers, businesses andresidents chipped in. The
Port of Morrow built roads,laid waterlines and ful-filled the bulk of thedevelopment requirementsthrough a delayed paymentagreement.
As with the first EmertAddition, the goal of thesecond is to bring familiesto the small community andkeep the 195-pupil IoneCommunity School thriv-ing.
“The overall mission wasto have some affordablelots that families could pur-chase and build on,” saidStacie Miller, Grow Ionesecretary.
Construction on the 40-acre subdivision ended lastsummer, but Grow Ione isjust now ready to begin ad-vertising the lots. The lotsare annexed into the cityboundary and range fromless than an acre to almostsix acres. Each is DEQ-ap-proved for a septic systemand equipped with under-ground power lines.
“It’s just a great opportu-nity for growth,” said MayorCraig Holland.
Holland said a signifi-cant number of childrenattend the school from thefirst Emert Addition, which
lies to the southeast oftown. The second addition,about the same size, isnorth of the first. TheEmert family donated bothtracts of land.
Miller said Grow Ionewill make plans to cele-brate the new addition atits annual meeting Dec. 14.
Miller could not say howlong ago, prior to the firstEmert Addition, a newhome was built in Ione, butshe knew of two homes thatdated to the 1970s or ’80s.The rest, she said, werebuilt in the 1940s, ’50s, orearlier.
Subdivision brings needed newcomers to townIIOONNEE
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High school starts“Helping Hands”
HERMISTON — Her-miston High Schoolleadership, along withthe Key Club and theCenter for Civic Engage-ment, are collectingitems for care packagesto be sent to servicemenand women deployedfrom our area.
Associated StudentBody officers will wel-come the following itemscommunity members candrop them off at the frontdesk — until Nov. 30:
Baby wipes that comeout of packages, not cansor bottles.
Hand sanitizer or tubehand lotion
Gum or hard candyJerky or pepperoniMagazines or books on
the outdoors, sports orhunting
DVDs of recent actionmovies
Coffee or teaMixed nuts or trail
mix.To learn more about
the Helping Hands proj-ect, call HHS leadershipat 541-667-6100, exten-sion 20546, or email TimZacharias [email protected].
— Erin Mills
Warner Brothers Pictures The film, "Harry Potter andthe Deathly Hallows Part1." released nationwidetoday.