Around The Valley
Friday, November 20, 2009 10:38 AM PST
Festival of Trees on tap
ONTARIO
Ontario’s Festival of Trees will be held Wednesday and Nov. 27 through Nov. 29 at the Holiday Inn - Ontario, 1249 Tapadera Ave., Ontario. A free grand opening will be held from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday. The festival will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday and Nov. 29 and from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 27 and Nov. 28. Admission costs $1, $.50 for children 10 and younger. Santa will be at the event from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 28. The event benefits Meals on Wheels and Help Them To Hope. Cinnamon rolls will be available for purchase, and a raffle will be held.
‘Just Jesus’ rally slated
FRUITLAND
A “Just Jesus” rally — praise and worship of Jesus with no preaching, no doctrine and no denomination — will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 28 in the auditorium at the Olde School Community Center, 500 S.W. Third St., Fruitland. Ed Marsh and Perry Dodson will conduct the rally. All Payette, Fruitland and Ontario churches are invited to join. For more information, call (541) 889-0600.
Thanksgiving Eve service scheduled
Ontario
There will be a service at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 208 S.W. First Ave., Ontario.
Nyssa Senior Center events
Nyssa
Gospel music will be performed from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Nyssa Senior Center, 316 Good Ave., Nyssa.
There will be a yard sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 and Dec. 5 at the center.
The center will have a dance from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 5. The cost is $4. Participants should bring a finger food for the halftime intermission.
The center will meet at 11 a.m. Dec. 9, with a potluck to follow at noon. There will be no Dec. 23 meeting. Dues for 2010 are $5 and are due at the meeting.
For more information, call (541) 372-5660.
Chili and potato feed on tap
Payette
The Payette VFW and Woman’s Auxiliary No. 2738 will have a chili and potato feed from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Payette Airport hanger, Payette. Cost will be $3 for combat area veterans, $5 for adults, $3 for children under 12 and $3 for senior citizens. For more information, contact Karma Hunsaker, (208) 278-3786.
Bake and book
sale slated
Ontario
There will be a bake and book sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the meeting room at the Ontario Community Library, 388 S.W. Second Ave., Ontario. There will be baked goods, books, crafts and more. All proceeds will go to support the library.
For more information, call (541) 889-6371.
America Recycles Day awareness
event slated
Fruitland
There will be a recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Silverhawk Realty, 1600 N Whitley Dr., Fruitland. For more information, call (208) 740-1540.
Free Thanksgiving
dinner offered
Vale
The Vale Men’s Prayer Group is sponsoring a free Thanksgiving dinner from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Starlite Cafe, 152 Clark St. S., Vale. Volunteers are needed to serve, to clean up and to donate. There is a need for turkeys, pies and salads. For more information, call Dick Thompson, (541) 823-2155, or Michael Bannon, (541) 823-2710.
Scholarship
applications accepted
Idaho
The Idaho State Board of Education Student Affairs office is offering scholarships online. High school seniors can visit www.boardofed.idaho.gov/scholarships. The deadline for completion of the online application is Jan. 15. For more information, contact Dana Kelly, (208) 332-1574, dana.kelly@osbe.idaho.gov, or Carolyn Hiatt, (208) 322-1573, carolyn.hiatt@osbe.idaho.gov.
Gem State Fiddlers to have potluck and
jam session
Weiser
The Gem State Fiddlers Christmas potluck and jam session will meet from noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Vendome Event Center, 309 State St., Weiser. The jam session regularly scheduled for Dec. 10 has been rescheduled to 7 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Vendome Event Center. The club will resume regular sessions, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month in January. For more information, call (208) 550-0613.
Veterans Monument ready to view
ONTARIO
The Veterans Monument in front of Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676 S.W. Fifth Ave., Ontario, was dedicated Nov. 7. Further work, such as the sand-blasting of the emblems of each of the branches of service onto the monument, is now dependent on good weather. Larry Stitzel is in the process of creating a book with pictures detailing the progress of the monument, which will also mention people and organizations who have helped, including Graphic Impressions, B&B Printing, Calibur Graphics, Anderson Excavating, Clearwater Concrete, Joe Kinney, Horizon Machine, Schofield Design, Roadrunner Towing, Sterling Bank, the Argus Observer, KSRV “The Bull,” Engraved Expressions LLC and the workers on the shovels. The Veterans Monument Committee also wished to urge veterans who are in need of assistance attaining benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs to contact Malheur County Veterans Service Officer Bill Thomson, (541) 889-6649.
College night planned
Ontario
There will be a college night from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in the Malheur River Room. College-planning tips will be provided. Free pizza and soda will be served. Participants can register to win one of four $500 scholarships. For more information, visit www.collegenightinor.org.
Art and craft sale
on tap
Weiser
The Four County Art Guild and Friends of the Library are sponsoring their annual art and craft show and sale from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Vendome Events Center, 309 State St., Weiser. There will be fine arts plus 47 tables of crafts. Food will be available. Admission and entertainment is free. For general information, call Arlene Gillispie, (208) 550-1134, and, for table information, call Pat Hamilton, (208) 549-243.
Women’s support group slated
Ontario
Project DOVE will be sponsoring a free women’s support group from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Holy Rosary Medical Center, 351S.W. Ninth St., Ontario. For more information, email LaDonna Wiedenman at dove7@fmtc.com.
Auditions planned
Ontario
Treasure Valley Community College students and area community members interested in auditioning for “Antigone” should prepare a one-minute memorized dramatic monologue.
Auditions will be at 6 p.m. Jan. 7 at the TVCC Performing Art Center, 650 College Blvd., Ontario. For more information, call Katie Bennett, (541) 881-8822, ext. 215.
Musical slated
Fruitland
“Christmas Hang-Ups,” a musical, will be presented from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at West Valley Church, 100 E. First St., Fruitland. For more information, contact Maryanne, wvc_office@yahoo.com.
Performance of ‘Annie’ on tap
Nampa
“Annie” will be presented by the Music Theatre of Idaho at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 and Dec. 10 through Dec. 12, with additional 1:30 p.m. matinees on Dec. 5 and Dec. 12, at the Nampa Civic Center. Tickets for “Annie” are on sale now at the MTI box office and www.mtionline.org. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $14 for seniors, students and children.
All tickets are $20 at the door. For more information, call (208) 468-2385.
Benefit concert slated
Ontario
Musicians from the Treasure Valley will present a benefit concert to bring in food and funds for Help Them to Hope at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Meyer McLean Theatre on the Treasure Valley Community College campus. Admission is free with canned goods, a new toy and/or a cash donation.
Volunteers needed
Ontario
Volunteers are needed to help organize the first annual Bowl for a Cure in Ontario.
The meetings are from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Sunset Lanes.
For more information, call Tracy, (208) 642-7239, or Wendi, (541) 372-8072, or e-mail treasurevalleybowlingforthecure@yahoo.com.
Holiday bazaar on tap
Adrian
There will be a holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the cafeteria at Adrian High School, 202 High St., Adrian. There will be crafts, jewelry, baked goods, tamales, gifts, candles, biscuits and gravy and more. Pre-order holiday pies and bread today. For more information, call (541) 372-2335.
Tree-lighting
ceremony set
Ontario
A Christmas tree lighting is scheduled to take place at dusk Dec. 5 near the flag pole at Lions Park. Kinney & Keele Hardware has donated lights, but the tree-lighting committee is still seeking more light donations, as well as a star to be placed at the top of the tree.
Elementary school children will sing and decorate the tree at the event. For more information, contact Ontario Mayor Joe Dominick, (541) 881-1121, Megan Cook, (541) 212-9054, or James Vogt, (541) 889-6411.
Mobility Management Program planned
ONTARIO
The Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living is offering a free Mobility Management Program to seniors and people with disabilities with mobility needs. EOCIL’s independent living specialist assists participants in overcoming barriers that prevent one from riding the bus.
For more information, contact Shirley Woolam, (541) 889-3119.
