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Saturday, May 23, 2015
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Pendleton superintendent receives
Doug Flatt Leadership award
PENDLETON — After serving as a Pendleton
educator and administrator for 25 years, Pendleton
School District Superintendent Jon Peterson was honored
Wednesday for his leadership at the Crystal Apple Awards
ceremony at the Red Lion in Pendleton.
According to an Intermountain Education Service
District press release, Peterson received the Doug Flatt
Leadership Award, which is awarded
to a Umatilla, Morrow or Union
county administrator each year.
The award is cosponsored by the
Intermountain Education Service
District and Mid Columbia Bus Co.
While Peterson credited much of
his success to the people he works
with, IMESD Superintendent Mark
Mulvihill lauded Peterson for his
Peterson
continued support of the district’s
most disadvantaged students.
“He understands and cares for
people and is an incredible listener,” Mulvihill said. “I
have been around few administrators as adept at making
a tough decision, yet maintaining trust and appreciation
from those directly impacted.”
The son of a former Pendleton superintendent,
Peterson started his career as a teacher in Gresham and
Hood River.
After returning to his hometown, Peterson worked as a
math teacher, guidance counselor and assistant principal
at Pendleton High School from 1990 to 2003.
Following his career at Pendleton High School,
Peterson served stints as the principal of Washington
Elementary School, Lincoln Primary School, West Hills
Intermediate School and Sunridge Middle School before
he was hired as district superintendent in 2009.
Past winners of the Doug Flatt Leadership Award
include Wade Smith, deputy superintendent of the
Hermiston School District, and Jerry Copeland,
superintendent of the Athena-Weston School District.
Burton hired as Umatilla HS principal
UMATILLA — The Umatilla School District has
hired Beth Burton as the principal at Umatilla High
School, effective July 1. She will replace Scott Depew,
who resigned earlier this spring after
accepting the assistant principal
position at Hermiston High School.
Burton is currently the
superintendent for the Imbler School
District.
“I am thrilled to have Beth Burton
as a member of our administrative
team,” Umatilla Superintendent
Heidi Sipe said in a press release.
“She brings with her a wealth of
Burton
experience, tremendous enthusiasm
and dedication to student success. I
believe she’s a great addition to Umatilla High School.”
According to the press release, Burton earned her
bachelor’s degree in English from Washington State
University, her master’s degree in teaching from George
Fox University and her administrative degree from
Western Governors University.
Previously, she worked as a high school athletic
director, language arts teacher, college prep teacher and
district test coordinator, serving in the Molalla River and
Arlington school districts prior to Imbler.
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Little Einsteins, Sacageweas at Highland Hills
Students get into character
for Living History Museum
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
Abraham Lincoln, Walt Disney and
Rosa Parks rubbed shoulders Friday
at Highland Hills Elementary School
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as their heroes from American history.
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“I was the greatest escape artist
because I could unlock any lock,”
Damion Douglas, a.k.a. Harry Houdini,
told onlookers as he escaped from a set
of handcuffs.
His mother Eboney Douglas said
her son had been working on the
project for weeks.
“He did most of it at school but he
did research at home and watched old
Houdini movies,” she said.
Sondra Vo, dressed as Betsy Ross,
said her teacher loaned her the red,
white and blue dress she was wearing.
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Meanwhile Joseth Bazan, wearing
an unruly gray wig, was playing the
part of Albert Einstein. He said he had
fun learning about the famous physi-
cist.
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everything,” Joseth said.
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together to create the museum repre-
sented a wide swath of history. Boys
in powdered wigs or felt beards repre-
sented a number of U.S. presidents.
Several girls dressed up as Sacagewea,
while others found inspiration from
Eleanor Roosevelt or Jane Goodall.
Teacher Carolina Seibel said the
students are given a list of suggestions,
but they’re free to choose whatever
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this year,” she said.
The school used a Hermiston Educa-
tion Foundation Grant to purchase
costumes for a few favorites, like
Amelia Earhart and Neil Armstrong,
but families are encouraged to help
their children to design their own
costumes.
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bring history alive for the students each
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out a test or a worksheet.
“It’s something they’ll never
forget,” she said.
City council to get police camera demo
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
Anyone curious about
Hermiston Police Depart-
ment’s new body cameras can
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iston City Council’s work
session before its regular
meeting Tuesday.
Chief Jason Edmiston
will provide a demonstration
of the cameras for the city
council and answer their
questions at 6 p.m. at city hall.
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First grader Joseth Bazan, playing the part of Albert Einstein, talks about
Einstein’s life at the Highland Hills Elementary Living History Museum.
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A big thank you to all of our sponsors, volunteers, and of
course the owners of all the awesome cars! You all helped
make this our most successful car show to date!
Thank you to our lead Sponsors: Lions Club, Les Schwab, 92.1 Party FM
Thank you to our Sponsors: Pepsi, Cayuse Technologies, PGG, CHI St.
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Arrowhead Travel Plaza, Coldwell Banker, Costco, and Terry Hill.
We recognize: the City of Pendleton Fire Department, Life Flight Network,
United Way, the Oregon National Guard, Lively Music Co., Ron Martin, and
RDO Equipment.
Thank you to our raffle and goodie bag donors: Great Pacific Wine & Coffee
Co., Tom Denchel Ford, Tedde’s Bead Box, Vintage Court Antiques – Bruce
Gianotti, Wildhorse Resort and Casino, Umatilla County Fair, EOCI Creative
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Ammunition, Damsel in Distress, Woodpecker Truck, East Oregonian,
Pendleton Woolen Mills, Hepler Tree Sales, and Main Street Cowboys.
Thank you to our Trophy Sponsors: Hepler Tree Sales, Wheatland Insurance
Center, Eavenson-Kauss Family, Doug’s Custom Welding, Glenn & Deb Sue
Hamby, Lions Club, Community Bank, Birch Creek Trophies & Awards, Tom
Hepler, Tammi Clark, Cayuse Technologies, Capps Broadcast, Jim’s Body
Shop, and the Prodigal Son.
is subject to public records
requests.
During its regular 7 p.m.
meeting, which was moved to
Tuesday to avoid Memorial
Day, the council will discuss
two resolutions related to a
repaving project at the Herm-
iston Municipal Airport.
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city manager to sign an
intergovernmental agreement
with the Oregon Department
of Transportation to perform
pavement maintenance at the
airport. The second autho-
rizes him to sign a similar
agreement with the Federal
Aviation Administration. The
crack-sealing and re-striping
project slated for this summer
will cost an estimated
$111,448 and will be paid for
with FAA grant funds.
The council will also be
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as city councilors and then
reconvening as the Urban
Renewal Agency — an
adjustment to the repayment
terms of the city’s $50,000
loan to the URA.
The loan was given to
jump start the agency’s façade
grant program until the new
Urban Renewal District
started generating funds of its
own. The amendment allows
the agency to wait to start
paying back the loan until
the Urban Renewal District
has earned at least $50,000 in
revenue or been in existence
for at least 10 years.
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Contact Jade McDowell at
jmcdowell@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4536.