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Page 2C YOUR EO NEWS East Oregonian Saturday, October 3, 2015 Hospital auxiliary Utah cowboy wins Big 4 Best in the Northwest HOHFWVQHZRI¿FHUV Peggy Henderson is the new president of the Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary. Henderson, along with Geri McMullen, vice president; June Rosenberg, secretary; and Lena Ray, treasurer, were installed in their of¿ ces Sept. 10. The auxiliary is a group of volunteer members serving the hospital in many ways. They focus on public service and partici- pate in fundraising projects to provide equipment needed by the hospital, as well as awarding scholar- ships for students entering the medical ¿ eld. The auxiliary has a new wish list from the hospital foundation this upcoming year to work on, including laptop computers, image scanners, recliners and blenders. Business meetings are held the second Thursday of each month from September through June. New members are always welcome. In addition, there are currently four junior volunteers that assist the organization, and more are welcome. If interested in being an auxiliary junior volun- teer, call Cindy Schaan, director of volunteer services, at 541-667-3690. For an application to join the auxiliary, stop by the hospital’s gift shop at 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston. Head Start receives Healthy Families grant The Oregon Early Learning Division recently announced that it intends to award Healthy Families Oregon funding to Umatil- la-Morrow Head Start. Healthy Families Oregon promotes and supports positive parenting and healthy growth and development for all Oregon families expecting or parenting newborns that need extra support. The money will be used in Service Delivery Area No. 12, which includes Umatilla, Morrow and Union counties. A contract between UMCHS and the Early Learning Division will be negotiated in October. Services are delivered through home visits, which “allow for a much more personal connection with families at a time when the newness of parenthood can be overwhelming,” said Maureen McGrath, Head Start executive director. Parents’ engagement in their child’s learning as early as possible leads to wonderful growth and development and underscores many of the agency’s service offer- ings, she added. In the award letter, the Early Learning Division and Early Learning Council noted they were “thrilled at how seriously communities across Oregon have taken the charge to improve, better coordinate and strengthen our Healthy Families Oregon service delivery system at the local level.” Umatilla-Morrow Head Start’s goal is to serve 80 families throughout the three-county area. According to Jessica Britt, Healthy Families manager for UMCHS, the goals of the program are school readiness, improved chil- dren’s health outcomes, less child abuse and neglect, nurturing relationships with parents and improving family support systems with referrals to community services. “With this new award we will be able to support continuation of services to families in all three coun- ties so there is no loss of services to current families enrolled,” Britt said. For more information, call McGrath at 541-564- 6878 or visit www.umchs. org. THANK YOU Successful fair results in gratitude The Umatilla County Fair board would like to thank all of the attendees, participants, exhibitors and most importantly our volunteers and sponsors who made the 2015 Umatilla County Fair a huge success. With our Grand Marshal Jim Voss and extremely involved fair court representing our fair at events throughout the county all year long, the fair manager, staff and the fair board were able to put on one of our most successful fairs in the past few years. The of¿ cial attendance number for the 2015 fair was 82,900 people through the gates during fair week August 11-15. This year we made some of out-of-the-box decisions. As many long time attendees of the UCF recognized in a hurry, our historical format for the Wildhorse Main Stage entertainment reÀ ected a change in our lineup. The Fair Board rotated some of their duties with regard to which directors ran the various aspects of the fair and we feel that this tactic was partially to blame for such a successful year. “It is important to have a fresh set of eyes and to cross-train the fair board members at the same time,” said Lucas Wagner, chairman and entertainment director. We also “beefed up” our activities to add to our Latino night celebration with some eating contests and the addition of a dance À oor in the reserved seating area. With our supporters and sponsors, we were really able to reach out into the surrounding Latino communities, which proved very successful for the fair. Without exception, though, is the ever- growing success of the Umatilla County Fair Youth Livestock Auction. The sheer size of this event is a reÀ ection of the entire county and beyond and their unbridled support of our youth ag programs. Thank you to all of the buyers, bump buyers, livestock committee, 4H & FFA leaders and supporters. It is this most incredible contribution to the dedicated and focused youth of Umatilla County that set another record- breaking sale totaling $493,994.80. There are no words to express the intense feeling of complete humility that the fair board, manager and staff feel each and every day when looking at residents, businesses and supporters of the Umatilla County Fair and all that it has to offer. From all of us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. CoBurn Bradshaw has won the coveted Big 4 Best in the Northwest Award as a result of competing at the Horse Heaven Round-Up in Kennewick, Walla Walla Frontier Days, The Lewiston Roundup and Pendleton Round-Up. The Best in the Northwest award is presented to the contestant accumulating the most points while competing in all of the Big 4 rodeos. Bradshaw of Beaver, Utah, placed high enough in the saddle bronc competition at Walla Walla, Lewiston and Pendleton to earn enough points to win the custom- made saddle designed espe- cially for the award by Stoney Saddlery of Hermiston. The placings at the Big 4 rodeos also helped Brad- shaw inch his way into the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s standings as a quali¿ er for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The saddle, along with other prizes, will be awarded Photo contributed by AI Sports Photography CoBurn Bradshaw of Beaver, Utah, won the Big 4 Best in the Northwest Award. to Bradshaw at the Big 4 Reception held in December during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. The Big 4 Rodeo Associ- ation was established in 1953 and remains as one of the oldest rodeo associations of its type in professional rodeo. The Big 4 rodeos occur in consecutive weeks starting with Kennewick’s Horse Heaven Round-Up in late August and ¿ nishing with Pendleton in mid-September. Realtors board cleans up McKay Park McKay Park in Pendleton is cleaner after a work day by the Umatilla County Board of Realtors. Attendance was good during the Aug. 23 Park Clean-up Project, said Milne McLaughlin, principal broker with Clark Jennings & Associates. The realtors board, McLaughlin said, has adopted the cleanup effort as a monthly project. Umatilla County Board of Realtors conducted a Park Clean-up Project Aug. 23 at McKay Park in Pendleton. Photo contributed by Milne McLaughlin BIRTHS St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton SEPT. 22, 2015 OLDHAM — Sarah H. Oldham and Michael E. Oldham of Pendleton; a boy, Simon Ernest Harmon Oldham. SEPT. 23, 2015 TURNER — Marissa A. Turner and Rocky A. Turner of Heppner; a girl, Dylan Rose Turner. SEPT. 24, 2015 TRICKER — Jaclyn M. Tricker and Michael A. Tricker of Hermiston; a girl, Brooklyn Elizabeth Tricker. SEPT. 25, 2015 PATTERSON — Jessica R. Patterson and Scott R. Patterson of Boardman; a girl, Dianna Jolee Patterson. SEPT. 27, 2015 RANKIN-SMITH — Jessica R. Rankin of Pendleton; a girl, Stella Mae Rankin-Smith. Photo contributed by Larry McMillan Sunset paints evening sky Pendleton resident Larry McMillan captured the colorful evening sky from the deck of his Grecian Heights home on Wednesday. Generously Sponsored by: Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston SEPT. 27, 2015 MENDOZA-VALENCIA — Gladis Valencia and Jose Mendoza of Hermiston; a girl, Abigail Carmen Mendo- za-Valencia. SEPT. 29, 2015 RAMIREZ TRUJILLO — Greysi L. Trujillo Soto and Fernando Ramirez Prado of Boardman; a boy, Matteo Fernando Ramirez Trujillo. Umatilla County Fair board, manager and staff Lucas Wagner Chairman, Umatilla County Fair board SUBMIT YOUR EO NEWS Submit Your EO News information and high-resolution photos to: communi- ty@eastoregonian.com or drop off to the attention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, or Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions. 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