Pendleton VFW Auxiliary bazaar supports local veterans

PENDLETON — The VFW Auxiliary 922 is having a holiday bazaar at the Pendleton VFW Hall on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the hall, 1221 SE Court Place.

Offerings include crafts, baked goods and gift wrapping. The auxiliary will also have a raffle table and a 50/50 drawing. Proceeds from the bazaar will help local veterans, including Christmas gifts for veterans who are in nursing homes in Pendleton and Hermiston.

For information about more holiday bazaars around Eastern Oregon, see Go! in the Nov. 20 East Oregonian.

Monthly dance is Nov. 23 in La Grande

LA GRANDE — The BlueMountaineers will have their monthly dance on Saturday, Nov. 23, 6-9 p.m. at the Union County Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St.

Admission is $5 or free for ages 12 and younger. The evening includes a finger food potluck.

Thanksgiving served in Summerville — and several communities beyond

SUMMERVILLE — Pleasant Grove Grange, 67218 Hunter Road, will serve Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 28, starting at 3 p.m.

The meal includes roast turkey, classic sides, mashed potatoes, desserts and warm drinks.

Everyone is welcome. Dinner is free, although donations will be accepted. Also, volunteers are needed to help decorate, set up, prep food and clean up afterward. For more information, call Margarette Craig, 541-805-1337.

Community Thanksgiving meals are planned at cities across Eastern Oregon — for details, check Go! Eastern Oregon inside today’s paper.

La Grande church accepts Christmas gift donations for children

LA GRANDE — Calvary Chapel of La Grande, 1433 Jefferson Ave., is among the national drop-off locations for participants in Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, a national nondenominational evangelical Christian organization.

Individuals, families and groups can pack a shoebox filled with gifts — fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items, for example — and drop them off during National Collection Week, Nov. 18–25. Calvary Chapel is among more than 4,700 drop-off locations open around the country.

Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for more than three decades. In 2024, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoeboxes to reach 12 million children.

For more information, call 253-572-1155, or visit samaritanspurse.org/occ.