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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Special Olympics athletes have luck of the Irish
A group of 31 athletes and 12
coaches from the Hermiston/
Pendleton Special Olympics
Local Program #510 recently
traveled to Beaverton to compete
in the Special Olympics Regional
Basketball Competition.
It must be close to St. Patrick’s
Day because the majority of the
athletes brought home gold, said
Kristi Smalley, communications
manager.
Due to the increase in
athletes participating in the
basketball program, two 5-on-5
teams competed at the Tualatin
Hills Athletic Center. The
Currents earned gold medals
and the sportsmanship award for
Division F under the leadership
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basketball coach Cal Harris.
The Shockers also scored gold in
Division D guided by head coach
Mark Smalley.
At Cedar Mills Middle School,
Individual Skills Competition
athlete Misty Larson earned a
gold medal along with fellow
teammate Mary Ann Wright,
who earned a bronze medal,
Lyall Arey earned a silver medal
and Kelly WisemanSODFHG¿IWK
The ISC athletes were coached
by Remick Arey and Raymond
Trotter.
In the afternoon the 3-on-3
teams began competing. The
Lightning came away with bronze
medals and the sportsmanship
award for Division D under the
watchful eyes of coaches Kirsten
Kinsel and Lindy Thompson.
The Thunder stormed their way
to a gold medal and also the
sportsmanship award for Division
C coached by Stu Bance, John
Driesen and Kristi Smalley.
Special Olympics provides
training and competition for
individuals with a developmental/
intellectual disability. For more
information about the upcoming
sports season, which includes
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and golf, call Stu Bance at
541-376-8132 or Randy Brown
at 541-278-6168.
Contributed photo
Special Olympics team Thunder: coach John Driesen, Jeremy Hansen, Chris Gillpatrick,
Jonathan Wilson, Jillian Smalley, Tammy Koenig, Christina Williams, coach Kristi Smalley.
Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr.
Watson, were recently in Irrigon and Boardman
to solve a mystery.
Representatives from the Portland-based
Traveling Lantern Theatre Company were
in the two Morrow County towns to present
an enrichment program. A pair of professional
actors set up the stage and changed voices,
characters and costumes many times to solve a
mysterious case.
Evil Professor James Moriarty, a criminal
mastermind, sometimes appeared as a man and
sometimes as a woman. Despite the clothing and
wig, he was easily recognized by a mysterious
growth that shifted from his back to his stomach.
The actors involved students in some roles,
and fourth through sixth graders from Irrigon
Elementary and Windy River Elementary
schools cheered, booed and hissed to help solve
the mysterious case
Sponsored by the North Morrow Commu-
nity Foundation, funding for the program
was provided by the Morrow County Uni¿ed
Recreation District and community donors.
For more about the traveling company, visit
www.travelinglantern.com.
Cancer and survivorship
Contributed photo
Special Olympics team Shockers: Sean Boyd, Jason Cargill, Steven Gutterud, Cody Heaps,
Brian Vandenakker, Trampus Jeffreys, Bobby Phillips, Timothy Vickere, coach Mark Smalley.
Contributed photo
Special Olympics team Currents: Andrea Eiden, coach Cindy Middleton, Jose-Angel
Ramos Garcia, Jeff McEachran, Rian Middleton, Steven Reed, Andi Sue Reid, coach
Jennifer Reed, Veronica Turner, Justin Winters, coach Cal Harris.
Sen. Wyden receives Congressional Steel Champion Award
The American Iron and
Steel Institute presented U.S.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore, with
the 2016 Congressional Steel
Champion Award for his dedi-
cation to the American steel
industry and its workers.
Wyden received the award
in recognition of his long-
standing support of the steel
industry, his leadership in
helping secure passage of
legislation to improve the
anti-dumping and counter-
vailing duty laws during the
debate on Trade Promotion
Authority last summer and
his leadership in obtaining
passage of the ENFORCE
Act as part of the customs bill
enacted into law earlier this
year.
The award was presented
March 16 by Conrad Winkler,
a member of the AISI Board
of Directors and president
and CEO of EVRAZ North
America, which has facilities
in Oregon.
Wyden said one of his top
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workers.
“One way you do that is
by enforcing the rules here at
home and stopping trade cheats
before they hurt American
Sherlock Holmes visits
Morrow County
This month’s spotlight on cancer focuses on
survivorship.
Survivor programs in Pendleton include:
•A free luncheon the second Tuesday of
each month at 1 p.m. at St. Anthony Hospital.
There is no charge. It provides an opportunity
for cancer survivors to draw support from each
other.
•Kick’N Cancer New Beginnings offers
compassionate support for cancer survivors.
The organization supports the Spirit Program
by providing personal training, massage
therapy, nutrition counseling and Pilates/
exercise classes. It’s located at Roundup
Athletic Club.
The American Cancer Society website
provides information about cancer survivor-
ship:
During the 1970s, about 50 percent of those
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years. Now, more than 66 percent survive that
long. Today, there are more than 14 million
cancer survivors in the United States.
The view that cancer can’t be cured and
the fears that have historically been attached
to the disease are slowly changing. Increased
knowledge of cancer biology has led to
remarkable progress in cancer prevention, early
detection and treatment.
For more information, visit www.cancer.org.
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Information contributed by Gert Hawthorne,
who is on the committee for Pendleton’s Relay
for Life. The signature fundraiser for the Amer-
ican Cancer Society, 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.
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
Photo contributed by Lisa Harrison
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden receives the Congressional Steel Champion Award by Conrad Win-
kler, president and CEO of EVRAZ North America, and Thomas J. Gibson, president and
CEO of AISI.
workers and families,” the
senator said. “I helped pass
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because I believe American
workers deserve stronger and
faster relief.”
Winkler said Wyden was at
the forefront in passing laws
P e t of t h e
Week
Rufus
Rufus is Part German Shepherd and an all
around pretty cool guy. He’s a team player
when it comes to sharing toys and running
with the big dogs. He needs some training
because he’s 6 months old and still a puppy,
but
if
you’re looking
for
a friendly
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with Rufus. He is neutered and up to date on
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that came at a crucial time for
the steel industry.
“We are grateful for his
strong leadership on this,
and so many other issues that
impact the American steel
industry and our employees in
Oregon. Sen. Wyden is truly
one of our steel champions,”
Winkler said.
Thomas J. Gibson, pres-
ident and CEO of AISI, said
they are grateful for Wyden’s
strong advocacy on behalf of
the steel industry. He called the
award “much-deserved.”
MARCH 16, 2016
FAIRLEY — Corrina S. Fairley of Pend-
leton; a boy, Levi Allen Eugene Fairley.
MARCH 17, 2016
MARQUEZ-ARMSTRONG — Rita M.
Marquez-Powell and David S. Armstrong of
Pendleton; a girl, Naysa Dawn Marquez-Arm-
strong.
Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston
MARCH 16, 2016
MAYES — Meghan Parke and Shawn Mayes
of Hermiston; a girl, Khloe Kay Mayes.
MARCH 20, 2016
HAUGER — Kimberly Reynolds and Clif-
ford Hauger of Irrigon; a girl, Araya Sunshine
Hauger.
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