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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, March 7, 2015
ENGAGEMENT
Hawman-Nice
Mary Hawman of Herm-
iston and Zachary Nice of
La Grande are announcing
their engagement. Mary is
the daughter of Mike and
Diane Hawman of Herm-
iston. Zachary is the son of
Todd and Susie Nice of La
Grande.
The bride-to-be is a 2011
graduate of Hermiston High
School, and is currently a
student at Eastern Oregon
College, with plans to grad-
uate in June 2015.
The prospective groom
is a 2010 graduate of La
Grande High School, and he
will also graduate from EOU
in June. Zachary is employed
with Pepi Cola Bottling Co.
of Eastern Oregon.
Youth artists receive awards
Grand
Prizes
were
awarded to Alexis Sharpe,
17, of Burbank, Washing-
ton, who was recognized as
the Best Emerging Artist at
the ArtWORKz 2015.
In addition to Sharpe’s
Grand Prize for an unti-
tled piece, others receiving
top honors included Alicia
Ariano, 14, for “Family
Stars,” and Lucy Oyama,
10, for “The Stormy Sky.
The awards were presented
during the Feb. 14 artists’
reception during the youth
art show and competition
at Tamastslikt Cultural In-
stitute.
In its fourth year, the ex-
hibit showcased more than
100 pieces of art submitted
by talented young artists
from throughout the region.
Grand Prizes, Awards of
Excellence, Awards of Mer-
it and Honorable Mentions
were awarded in each age
category: 15-18, 11-14, and
10 and under.
Awards of Excellence
went to KD Humello, 18,
for “A Soul’s Journey,”
Arlen Blue Thunder, 14,
for “Brother,” and Carson
Oyama, 8, for “The Dreary
and Frightful Night.”
Awards of Merit went
to Nupur Gorain, 17, for
“Weave Drawing,” Robert
Windy Boy, 12, for an unti-
tled piece, and Crae Camp-
bell, 9, for “Upstream.”
Honorable Mentions in
the 0-10 age group were
given to Lauralee Stanger,
8, Arelia Huber, 10, Gab-
by Wallace, 3, Sarah Eng-
um, 4, and Terry Dick, 9. In
the 11-14 age group, Dani
Moore, 14, Ryan Chapin,
14, Evan Pierce, 11, and
Carson Moore, 12. And
for ages 15-18, Makay-
la Brown, 15, Shayleigh
Nulf, 18, Rachael Lyon,
15, Sierra Randall, 18,
Kristen Taylore, 15, Me-
gan Hearn, 18, L’Rissa So-
happy, 15, LeeJon Totus,
17, Grayson Hughbanks,
16, and (OLVH*ULI¿WK, 17.
Judges for the show were
Lynn Woolson, MaryAnn
Duffy and Avary McKay.
Artists’ Choice awards
were determined by vote
of the participating artists.
First place went to Erin
Monagle, 15, for “Pink Chi-
nese Dragon” and second
was Lucy Oyama, 10, for
“The Stormy Sky.”
Tamastslikt will accept
entries for the 2016 Art-
WORKz in December. For
more information, con-
tact Randall Melton at
541-429-7720 or randall.
melton@tamastslikt.org.
The couple will exchange
wedding vows Saturday,
June 20 at 6:20 p.m. at the
home of the bride’s parents.
BIRTHS
Photo contributed by Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Youth artists who participated in the Feb. 14 awards reception of ArtWORKz 2015 at Tamástslikt Cultural Insti-
tute included back row: Grayson Hughbanks, KD Hummell; middle: Arelia Huber, Crae Campbell, Evan Peirce,
Carson Moore, Carson Oyama, Lucy Oyama, Rachael Lyon; front: Terry Dick, Gabby Wallace, Sara Engum.
Zachary Nice
and Mary Hawman
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
FEB. 24, 2015
WALKER — Melissa L.
Walker and Jonathan R.L.
Walker of Pilot Rock; a boy,
Roger Colton Lee Walker.
FEB. 26, 2015
LINDSEY — Amanda
M. Hespel and Cyle J. Lind-
sey of Adams; a girl, Lyric
Jade Lindsey.
Good Shepherd Medi-
cal Center, Hermiston
FEB. 22, 2015
WILLIAMS-CARR —
Emily M. Williams of Uma-
tilla; a girl, Harper Leigh
Williams-Carr.
FEB. 25, 2015
PEDRO — Whitney C.
Pedro and William D. Pedro
of Hermiston; a girl, Audrie
Rosalie Pedro.
FEB. 27, 2015
KONECNY — Megan
E. Konecny and Otto W.
Konecny of Hermiston; a
girl, Coraline Rose Konecny.
FEB. 28, 2015
DAVIS — April M. Davis
and Brian A. Davis of Herm-
iston; a girl, Katelyn Mae
Davis.
MORALES — Ashley
A. Morari and Jose A. Mo-
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girl, Harmony Renee Mo-
rales.
MURGUIA — Mindy
Haro and Isaac Murguia of
Umatilla; a boy, Leevi Mur-
guia.
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Houk was a guest speaker
and was on hand as Pendle-
ton Toastmasters Club No.
154 marked its 75th anniver-
sary. The club celebrated the
occasion Feb. 24 with sever-
al speeches, pizza and cake.
Darlene
Marquardt,
vice president of public rela-
tions for the Pendleton club,
said the group provides a
supportive and positive en-
vironment where members
can overcome their fear of
public speaking and sharpen
presentation skills. She said
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thinking skills and become
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Some of the club’s nota-
ble members include Gary
Hildebrand, distinguished
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Pendleton Mayor Phillip Houk, fourth from right, celebrates with Jan Taylor, Jim
Marquardt, Gary Hildebrand, Darlene Marquardt and Katharine Hansen as the
Pendleton Toastmasters Club reaches its 75th anniversary.
Toastmaster; Jim Mar-
quardt, lieutenant governor
education and training for
Toastmasters District 9; and
Fritz Miller, club president.
Chartered in 1940, Toast-
masters No. 154 is located
in District 9, which includes
more than 60 corporate and
community clubs in eastern
Washington, northeast Ore-
gon and the Idaho panhan-
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Congressman Lowell Stock-
man. Other charter members
included Dr. G. L. McBee
and Sprague Carter.
Toastmasters Internation-
al teaches public speaking
and leadership skills through
a worldwide network of
meetings in 122 countries.
For information, visit www.
toastmasters.org.
Teacher dresses up for 100th day of school
ll cancers start when
a group of cells in
the body grows out
of control, and crowd out
normal cells. Even though
cancer can spread to other
areas of the body, it is
named for the part of the
body where it starts.
During the month of
March, the American
Cancer Society highlights
colorectal cancer.
Unfortunately, by the
time a person discovers
they have colon cancer, the
disease is no longer in its
early stage. Many of the
symptoms can be caused
by other problems, and are
often overlooked. This is
why it is very important to
be screened for colorectal
cancer — partner with your
doctor to make sure you
have the proper tests based
on your age and medical
history. This can help detect
pre-cancerous conditions,
such as polyps.
Some of the tests
available include fecal
blood tests (which are done
A longtime Pendleton
School District teacher
used some creativity to
celebrate the 100th day of
the 2014-15 school year.
Donning a wig, using
make-up to draw on wrin-
kles and toting a walker,
Liz Nirschl arrived to
Lincoln Primary School
Feb. 27 as a 100-year-old
substitute teacher. She in-
troduced herself as Miss
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students. With the school
celebrating the 100th day
of the school year, Nirschl
thought it was a fun way
to recognize the day.
“I love teaching and
I love to make learning
fun for kids,” Nirschl
said. “I thought having
a 100-year-old substi-
tute on the 100th day of
school would be fun for
the kids.” Although, she
said, Miss Ocelot was
a little crabby and may
have needed a nap.
Highlighting
the
number 100, students
participated
in
100
math and reading activ-
ities throughout the day,
Nirschl said.
Nirschl is in her 34th
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year with the Pendleton Miss Ocelot, AKA Liz Nirschl, recently substituted in the
Pendleton School District.
School District.
I am an energetic dog who likes to play. I am also very
friendly, happy-go-lucky and easy going and I like people
and other dogs - cats, however, are questionable. You
can see what a very handsome boy I am and know that I
will be a great pet and companion to the person who
rescues me. Please come down and let's get acquainted!
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Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-
0818 with questions.
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Some of the symptoms
of colorectal cancer are:
•A change in bowel
habits, which last for more
than a few days.
•A persistent feeling of
the need to void.
•Bleeding from the
rectum or blood in the
stool.
•Cramping or steady
stomach pain.
•Feeling weak and tired.
As mentioned earlier,
these can be symptoms of
other problems but have it
checked out anyway.
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Gert Hawthorne is
on the committee for
Pendleton’s Relay for Life.
The signature fundraiser
for the American Cancer
Society, the Pendleton relay
is June 19-20 at Sunridge
Middle School. For more
information, call her at
541-215-9767.
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