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Page 2C YOUR EO NEWS East Oregonian ,QPDWHIXQGUDLVHUEHQH¿WV'RPHVWLF9LROHQFH6HUYLFHV A recent inmate fund- raiser at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution came at just the right time for Domestic Violence Services. On Jan. 29, EOCI Superintendent Jeri Taylor, on behalf of the inmates, presented a check for $1,625.48 to Kathryn Chaney, executive director of Domestic Violence Services. The nonpro¿ t organization, Chaney said, was in need of money for unexpected repairs, and the inmate donation more than covered the costs. The remainder will be used to help in providing household items — including light bulbs, laundry soap and food — for the shelter, Chaney said. In addition to shelters in Pendleton and Hermiston, the organization provides support to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault through 24-hour crisis assessments, support groups, referrals, emergency trans- portation, abuse assessments, Photo contributed by Jackie Peck Kathryn Chaney, Domestic Violence Services executive director, receives a check from Jeri Taylor, superintendent of Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution. Inmates at the Pendleton prison raised money to help the nonprofi t organization that pro- vides services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. advocacy and community education. Although incarcerated, EOCI inmates support organizations and causes in the community through fundraisers held at the prison throughout the year. They have a fundraiser planned in March to help with the #YoungmanOnEllen campaign. For more information about Domestic Violence Services, call 541-276-3322 or visit www.domesticvi- olenceservices-or.org. For more about programs at EOCI, contact Jackie Peck at 541-278-3615 or jack- ie.a.peck@doc.state.or.us. Hermiston resident lobbies to raise tobacco age limit Paula Messenger joined other advo- cates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for the Feb. 2 Cancer Day at the Capitol. The effort is personal for the Herm- iston woman, who lost both her parents to cancer. Advocates from across the state traveled to Salem to urge Oregon lawmakers to raise the state’s age limit to 21 for the purchase of tobacco prod- ucts. A press conference to help kick off the campaign included Salem-area high school students pledging to be tobacco-free. Information provided by the American Cancer Society indicates that 30 percent of cancers are caused by tobacco. As the leading preventable cause of death in Oregon, 7,000 people die each year from the disease. Statistics also indicate 2,600 Oregon youths become new daily smokers each year, which breaks down to seven kids each day. If current smoking rates continue, 68,000 Oregon kids alive Photo contributed by Noe Baker Hermiston resident Paula Messenger, standing next to Rep. Greg Smith, and other advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Net- work participated in Cancer Day at the Capitol Feb. 2 in Salem. today will die prematurely from tobacco. For more about the Cancer Action Network, visit www.acscan.org. For social media posts about the effort to raise the age to buy tobacco products, search the hashtag #21forOregon. Risk factors that can be changed: tobacco use, being overweight and workplace exposure to certain chemicals. Risk factors that can’t be changed: age (the average age at diagnosis is 71), gender (men are 30 percent more likely to develop the disease), race (blacks have a higher rate) and family history. Medical conditions that increase risk factor: diabetes, chronic pancre- atitis, cirrhosis of the liver and some stomach problems. Treatment: surgery, ablative tech- niques, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or other medications. Also, pain control is an important part of treatment for many patients. The American Cancer Society urges people to partner with their physicians for overall medical well-being. A healthy lifestyle helps in preventing many kinds of cancer. For more information about pancre- atic and other types of cancer, visit www. cancer.org or call 800-227-2345. ——— Information contributed by Gert Hawthorne, who is on the committee for Pendleton’s Relay for Life. The Pendleton relay is June 17-18 at Sunridge Middle School. Teams are now registering and scheduling fundraisers leading up to the summer relay. For more information, call Hawthorne at 541-215-9767, event lead Carol Preston at 541-379-6294 or visit www.pendletonrelay.org. Saturday, February 13, 2016 ANNIVERSARY Loren and Beverly Stoddard On Feb. 13, 1956, a young Marine and his bride slipped away to Yuma, Ariz., to be married. They had met just three months before at a Serviceman’s Dance at the YWCA in Santa Ana, Calif. It was the only time that either had been to the dance. Despite friends’ and neighbors’ dire predictions that “it won’t last a year,” the couple is celebrating 60 years of marriage. Loren served 22 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. When he retired from the service in 1975, they moved from Hawaii to Washington state. He went to work for Reinell Boat Company and later the Bayliner Boat Company. He also worked as a rural route mail carrier in Everett, Wash. In 1983 they moved to Eastern Oregon and he delivered rural route mail in Hermiston and operated a small family cattle ranch. Beverly worked as an RN at Good Shepherd Hospital for 27 years. Now both are retired and they are enjoying travel and hobbies as well as their eight grandchildren. They have three chil- dren: Debbie Pugh (Pete) of Moses Lake, Wash., Sandra VanDyke (Terry) of Arlington, Wash., and Don Stoddard (Marie) of Roseburg, Ore. No anniversary celebra- tion is planned, but they are looking forward to a cruise later this year to celebrate this important event. ENGAGEMENT Patten-Jepsen Bill and Nancy Jepsen of Heppner and Russell and Muffett Ricco of Prairie City and Stephen and Synda Patten of Troutdale announce the engagement of their children, Eric Jepsen and Caitlin Patten. The bride-to-be is a 2010 graduate of Prairie City High School. She is currently completing her ¿ nal nursing internship and will graduate on June 11 with a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Nursing at the La Grande campus. The groom-elect grad- uated in 2010 from Ione High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in multi- disciplinary studies with Eric Jepsen and Caitlin Patten a minor in music in 2013 and a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree in 2015 from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. Eric is a middle and high school science teacher at Ione Community School. The couple will exchange vows on June 18 at Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie City. ENGAGEMENT Focus on pancreatic cancer Early pancreatic cancers often do not cause any signs or symptoms — and by the time symptoms are evident, the disease has spread beyond the pancreas. Having symptoms doesn’t mean a person has pancreatic cancer, as many of the symptoms can be caused by other conditions. However, it’s important to be checked by a doctor. Symptoms: jaundice, dark urine, light-colored stools, itchy skin, abdominal or back pain, weight loss or poor appetite, digestive problems, nausea and vomiting, enlarged gallbladder, blood clots, fatty tissue abnormalities and diabetes. Chamber elects new president Julie Gisi of the Bank of Eastern Oregon was recently elected as pres- ident of the Boardman Chamber of Commerce. The chamber board also extends congratu- lations to Kalie Davis of the SAGE Center and Jim Young of Select Market for being re-elected to the board. This year’s of¿ cers also include Matt Kegler of Calafate Photography as ¿ rst vice president, Maria Richards of Boardman Hardware as second vice president, Emerald Lantis of Banner Bank as secre- tary and Don Russell of Doherty/Russell Car Wash as treasurer. Anna Browne of Windy River Elementary School is past president, after serving the past two years. For more information about the Boardman Chamber of Commerce, contact Executive Director Emily Waite at 541-481-3014 or emily@ boardmanchamber.org. BIRTHS St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton JAN. 29, 2016 DELGADO — Skylee M. Carlos and Juan V. Delgado of Hermiston; a boy, Aiden Jose Delgado. JAN. 30, 2016 RAY — Ashley DeDios and Kyle Ray of Pendleton; a boy, Brantley Jace Ray. FEB. 4, 2016 BROWN — Gabriela Gonzalez and Oliver Q. Brown of Pendleton; a girl, Zaina Halo Brown. FEB. 5, 2016 SCOTT — Corey P. Scott and Francis T. Scott of Pendleton; a boy, Francis Tyson Jeffrey “TJ” Scott. FEB. 9, 2016 MCINTOSH — Jill-Marie Gavin and Demetrius McIntosh; a boy, Jeremiah Xavier McIntosh. Riverbend Hospital, Eugene JAN. 26, 2016 VAN LEUVEN — Allison Albright Van Leuven and Ryan Van Leuven of SSring¿ eld, Ore.; triSlets, Parker Grace Van Leuven (girl), Brynn Rose Van Leuven (girl) and Grayson Lee Van Leuven (boy). Ambulance district holds elections The Milton-Freewater Ambulance Service Area Health District recently voted to appoint George White to ¿ ll the unexpired term of Bill Burwell, who died last August. In addition, the board held elections during its Jan. 26 meeting, which included naming Dan Kilmer as the chairman, White and Wes Koklich as co-vice chairmen, Gina Miller as secretary and Bill Howard, treasurer. For information about the district, visit www.mfambu- lancedistrict.com. Stonecypher-Stricklin Sara Stonecypher and Nate Stricklin of Spring- ¿ eld, Ore., are announcing their engagement. Sara is the daughter of Wes and Pam Stonecypher of Umatilla. Nate is the son of Jon and Natalie Stricklin. Sara is a 2013 graduate of Umatilla High School. She will graduate from Oregon State University in March 2017. Nate graduated from Piggott (Ark.) High School in 2011 and attended Arkansas State University and College of the Ozarks. He will ¿ nish his degree at U of O. He works as a small arms dealer at Cabela’s and as SUBMIT YOUR EO NEWS Generously Sponsored by: In M em ory of Larry Z w eig SATURDAY, FEB. 13 SUNDAY, FEB. 14 HERMISTON EAGLES BREAKFAST, 8-11 a.m., 160 N.W. Second St. Members and guests welcome. PENDLETON EAGLES BREAKFAST, 9 a.m. to noon, Pendleton Eagles Lodge #28, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton. Open to members and guests. (541-278- 2828). MONDAY, FEB. 15 BLUE MOUNTAIN PIECEMAKERS, 12 noon, Thimbles Fabric-N-More, 1849 Westgate Place, Pend- leton. PENDLETON ROTARY, 12 noon, Pendleton Elks Lodge, 14 S.E. Third St. DIRT DABBLERS GARDEN CLUB, 1 p.m., Vert Club Room, 345 S.W. Fourth St., Pendleton. Visitors welcome. (johnsonstub@yahoo.com). HERMISTON TEEN LIBRARY ADVISORY COUNCIL, 4-5 p.m., downstairs Hermiston Public Li- brary, 235 E. Gladys Ave. a sales associate at Eugene Running Company. He is also a Marine reservist. The couple will be married Feb. 20, 2016, at 4 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church in Hermiston. Submit Your EO News information and high-resolution pho- tos to: community@eastoregonian.com or drop off to the at- tention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, or Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendle- ton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions. COMMUNITY CALENDAR MEN’S BREAKFAST, 8 am., Bethel Assembly of God Church, 1109 Airport Road, Pendleton. FRIENDS OF THE UMATILLA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 9 a.m., Umatilla City Hall, 300 6th St. RETIRED UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT WOMEN’S CLUB, 9 a.m. no-host breakfast, Pheasant Cafe, 149 E. Main St. Hermiston. EASTERN OREGON CELTIC SOCIETY PIPERS GATHERING, 1 p.m., The Old Meeting House, 901 M Ave., La Grande. For pipers of all skill levels. Instruc- tion is free, but a $2 donation for use of the building is appreciated. (541-568-4643 or pelder@oregontrail. net). PENDLETON EAGLES SWEETHEART’S BALL, 6-8 p.m. dinner, music 8 p.m. to midnight, Pendleton Eagles Lodge No. 28, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton. Live music with Shaniko. Ribeye or pan-fried oyster dinners (combos available). Open to members and guests. (541-278-2828). Nate Stricklin and Sara Stonecypher Baarstad's General Contracting Residential Commercial Pendleton, OR 541-276-7235 baarstadgeneral contracting.com CCB# 104698 Mr. Gray Gray Domestic Short Hair Mr. Gray is a handsome gray cat. If you give Mr. Gray some extra patience and time, he will become a super duper pet and companion. Mr. Gray needs a loving forever home. Visit Mr. Gray at the Pioneer Humane Society/PAWS 517 SE 3rd St., Pendleton, OR 541-276-0181 • pendletonpaws.org Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store Call Terri at 541-215-0447 to sponsor a pet 125 S. 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