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Page 2A UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR East Oregonian Tuesday, August 18, 2015 Robo camp ends with demo By SEAN HART East Oregonian Children had the opportunity to build a different set of skills at the Umatilla County Fair this year. ,Q WKH ¿UVW URERWLFV GD\ FDPS DW the fair, students entering grades six through nine spent two days building robots out of LEGOs and program- ming the computers that controlled them. Members of Umatilla High School’s ),5675RERWLFV&OXE7HDP&RQ¿- dential instructed the class Wednesday and Thursday, and the children gave a demonstration Saturday. Instructor Megan Lorence said the participants were very enthusiastic. “At lunch, they scarfed down their lunches and went right to work,” she said. “I think they loved it.” The participants had varying levels of previous experience, Lorence said, but none had worked with LEGO robotics before. The robots could be built with tracks or wheels and used sensors that detected walls. “We were able to give them that exposure, and they caught on really quickly,” she said. “It was fun to see them get it.” Keagan McCann, 11, from Herm- iston, came into the camp with no experience, but Lorence said he quickly became one of the best programmers at the camp. “I’ve always looked at robotics stuff,” he said. “I thought it would be cool to do.” McCann and Keston Depner, 12, from Hermiston, created a robotic tank with a variety of accessories. Staff photo by Sean Hart Allen Waggoner, from Pilot Rock, won the men’s di- vision of the Umatilla County Fair watermelon seed spitting contest Saturday with the longest distance of the competition at 39 feet 2 inches. Waggoner is the father of fair court princess Kaleigh Waggoner, who helped measure the distances in the contest with the other princesses. Waggoner spits seed nearly 40 ft. to win contest By SEAN HART East Oregonian More than 30 people showed their watermelon seed spitting skills in a contest at the Umatilla County Fair Saturday. The fair court measured the distances, and Allen Waggoner, the father of princess Kaleigh Waggoner, spit the farthest at 39 feet 2 inches. The contest was split into four divisions, and each contestant had three chances. Eight contestants competed in the 7 and younger children’s divi- sion. Lincoln Zamudio, a 6-year-old from Herm- iston, took home the top prize of a ribbon, a T-shirt and a watermelon with a distance of 24 feet 2 inches. Hermiston siblings Brielle and Levi Bonzani placed second and third with distances of 19 feet 6 inches and 15 feet 8 inches, respectively. Matthew Demianew, a 14-year-old from Pendleton, won the youth division, comprised of 8- through 15-year-olds, with a distance of 33 feet 11 inches. In second place, Andrew Demianew, 11, Pendleton, spit 29 feet 5 inches, and Jack Bonzani, from Hermiston, earned third place with a distance of 29 feet. In the ladies division, six competed, and Hermiston resident Angela Bonzani had the longest distance at 25 feet 9 inches. Fair court princess Catie Krumbah Kuhar, a 17-year-old from Milton-Freewater, placed second with a distance of 22 feet 10 inches, and Pendleton resident Tiffany Legore placed third with a distance of 19 feet 8 inches. Five competed in the men’s division, and Don Legore, from Pendleton, was just behind Waggoner with a distance of 39 feet. Pendleton resident Tom Demianew placed third with a distance of 37 feet. Staff photo by Sean Hart Keston Depner, left, and Keagan McCann work on a LEGO robot Saturday they created during the robotics day camp at the Umatilla County Fair. — Keston Depner, Hermiston “Originally, we just were using the instruction manual to create a little car with tank tracks, but we wanted some- thing better because what’s the use of having something called a tank if it’s just tracks?” Depner said. “So we put on the catapult, and later we added the drill, and we put on all the sensors, and we gave it the trailer.” Depner, who had some experience Pendleton teen wins apple pie eating contest By SEAN HART East Oregonian Corrections Staff photo by Sean Hart 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 93° 54° with robotics, said he learned a lot at the camp about programming and using the “brain” of the robot. “You gotta have patience because sometimes it doesn’t work,” he said. Lorence, who also teaches robotics to younger students at the science, technology, engineering and math after school academy in Umatilla, said working on robotics projects teaches students many skills applicable in other areas. Students learn how to complete goals on deadlines and collaborate within a team and with other teams, she said. “We always say it’s more than just building robots,” she said. “It’s about learning life skills that can get you anywhere.” “You gotta have patience because sometimes it doesn’t work.” 6 4 1 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 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