“Everybody has scars and you will remember exactly how you got them, even though the wound has healed over,” said Tim Willis, pastor, celebrant speaker and “general problem fixer” for Celilo Chapel in The Dalles. “My father died in 2000 and every Christmas I get a little sad about it.” He invites people who want to honor lost friends and family to attend the “Tree of Remembrance Memorial” at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the chapel, 202 E. Fourth St.

Wy’east Community Church, formerly Pine Grove-Odell United Methodist, will install Pastor Tim Willis on Sunday, July 10 at the Pine Grove church location. The service will begin at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.