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REGION Saturday, April 2, 2016 East Oregonian Page 3A Pinwheels raise awareness for child abuse prevention By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian Pinwheel gardens will sprout all over Morrow County and Umatilla County during the month of April to bring awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The shiny blue and silver pinwheels were provided by a grant from Children’s Trust of Oregon and the Wildhorse Foundation. Often awareness programs for the month focus on grim statistics about child abuse, but Erin Richards of Umatilla Morrow Head Start said they are trying to focus on the happier side of recognizing all of the work people in the area are doing or could do to help children. “Pinwheels are whimsical and carefree and we think that’s what every child should have is a happy, safe, carefree childhood,” she said. Gardens with 150 pinwheels will be “planted” at 10 locations across the two counties, mostly at elemen- Staff Photo by Jennifer Colton Norma Jaime plants a pinwheel at Umatilla-Morrow Head Start’s Main Office on Friday. The organization is planting more than 2,000 pinwheels this month as part of child abuse prevention month. tary schools. Richards said schools will be encouraged to let children place the pinwheels in the ground themselves. “The idea is when a child plants a pinwheel in the garden they are celebrating someone making their childhood a happy and safe one,” she said. The project is meant to make people aware of how to prevent child abuse, and Richards said one of the things proven to reduce the rate of abuse is parenting classes. Umatilla Morrow Head Start offers 10- to 12-week courses to any parent for free, including childcare provided during the classes. Richards said UMCHS is trying to break the stigma of parenting classes, because people get the idea that they’re only for parents who have done something wrong. But she said the concepts taught in the classes can help any parent better communicate with their child. “It’s not because they’re a bad parent, it’s because they want to be a better one,” she said. In April UMCHS will also offer “learning picnics” in several Hermiston woman in critical condition after crash BRIEFLY Korvola crash sends two to hospital PENDLETON — Two 16-year-old girls were injured Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle rollover crash on a gravel stretch of Korvola Road outside Pendleton. Sgt. Adam Gregory with the Umatilla County Sheriff¶s Of¿ce said the injuries were not life- threatening. Nobody else was in the vehicle, which came to rest upside down in a grassy ¿eld off the road, fenced by barbed wire. Emergency crews helped the girls escape the wreck, and one was carried off on a backboard. Gregory did not immediately know what caused the crash. He believed one of the victims may have had a broken arm. They were taken to St. Anthony Hospital. 90-year-old man struck, killed Wednesday MILTON-FREEWATER — A 90-year-old man died Wednesday evening, several hours after being struck by a minivan while crossing Highway 11, the Oregon State Police told the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin on Friday. Everett Leon Carson of Milton-Freewater was crossing the highway at 12:15 p.m. at the 84200 block of Highway 11 when he was struck by a 2003 Dodge Caravan driven by Magdalena Gomez, 52, of Walla Walla. Carson was transported to Providence St. Mary Medical Center, where he died at 10 p.m. Wednesday. No citation was given or fault noted in the state police report, according to of¿cials. By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian Staff photo by George Plaven Emergency crews responded Friday afternoon to a rollover crash on Korvola Road in Pendleton. and stay competitive with other event centers in the region and with similar square footage. Marshall estimated the increase in rental rates to the 13,216-square-foot convention center will bring an extra $4,000-$9,000 in revenue. With the 20-percent increase, use of the entire facility will cost between $660-$1,780, up from $550- $1,485. The recommended rental charges for just the main hall ranges from $330 to $1,320. The rental increase will price the Pendleton Convention Center between the not-yet-open Eastern Oregon Trade and Events Center, which will charge $1,200 for use of its facility, and the Hermiston Conference Center, which rents out at $1,850. The council meeting will be held Tuesday at the council chambers in city hall, 500 S.W. Dorion Avenue. /ast ¿reside features area authors, open mic Council to consider convention center rent hikes PENDLETON — The Pendleton Convention Center Commission is recommending the city council raise convention center rental rates by 20 percent. The council will consider the recommendation at a meeting Tuesday. In a report to the city council, convention center employee Kathy Marshall wrote the commission was proposing the increases to bring more revenue to the center’s operating budget ENTERPRISE — A trio of Wallowa County writers will share their works in the last Fishtrap Fireside of the season. Featured writers are Abbie Amabisca, Cameron Scott and Janie Tippett. Amabisca developed a passion for helping others pick up a pen through a project at Arizona State University and Florence Prison education programs. Scott, who writes a monthly outdoor column for the La Grande Observer, recently received the Blue Light Poetry Prize for his second book of poems. Tippett, a Fishtrap favorite, has been an Agritimes columnist for 30 years, and is the author of “Four Lines a Day: The Life and Times of an Imnaha Ranch Woman.” The event is Friday, April 8 from 7-9 p.m. at 400 E. Grant St., Enterprise. There is no admission charge and light refreshments are available. The ¿reside also includes an open mic for audience members to share their stories. The Fishtrap Fireside is the second Friday of each month from October through April. For more information, 108 SW Frazer Avenue Pendleton, Oregon 97801 541-276-0012 • Fax 541-276-7989 info@heritagestatonmuseum.org with How to Think & Train like a World Class Performer I feel so blessed and honored that I had the opportunity to work with you this week. What helped me the most at the retreat: the ability to define my purpose in life, learning to stay centered and drop my attachments. Mark van ‘t Loo, Market Director, YUM! Brands, KFC Jim Murphy contact Mike Midlo at mike#¿shtrap.org, 541-426-3623 or visit www. ¿shtrap.org. ——— Briefs are compiled from staff and wire reports, and press releases. Email press releases to news@ eastoregonian.com. Submit community news and events to community@eastorego- nian.com A Hermiston woman is in critical condition after she crashed Wednesday after- noon into a semi hauling two tankers. Oregon State Police Sgt. Seth Cooney said airbags and a seatbelt likely saved the life of Carole Ann Bozarth, 69. Bozarth drove a 2012 Ford Taurus westbound on Highway 730 near milepost 195 when she drifted into the eastbound lanes, according to a report from state police. Cooney said Garth Welsh, 43, of Walla Walla, drove the 2007 Kenworth as far over as he could, but the Ford kept coming. Bozarth’s car hit the semi’s running boards, then the dual tires. The car spun back across the westbound lanes, struck the guardrail and came to a stop facing northwest against the rail. The Kenworth traveled 122 feet after the collision, state police reported, went into a side skid, crossed the westbound lanes and smashed into the guardrail. One of the tankers came to a stop facing north, and the second jackknifed and rolled onto the ¿rst. State police reported the wreck totaled the car, the semi and the two tankers. Fire¿ghters freed Bozarth from the Ford and an air ambulance Àew her to Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Richland. Nikki Ostergaard, hospital spokesperson, said Friday afternoon Bozarth was in critical condition. The crash shut down Highway 730 in both directions and damaged 113 feet of guardrail. Welsh was uninjured. Cooney also said state police do not know why Bozarth veered into the wrong lane and may never know. He said it was not uncommon for crash victims to experience memory lapses. State police also have a citation pending for Bozarth for failure to drive within the lane. ——— Contact Phil Wright at pwright@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0833. 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The dates of the picnics will be released later, but the dates of local parenting classes in general can be accessed online at umchs.com/ events. The pinwheel gardens set up during April will be located at elementary schools in Athena, Weston, Umatilla, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater, Heppner, Irrigon, Boardman, Ione and at the Sage Center in Boardman. April 16, 2016 EXTENDED HOURS TO 10 PM % OFF 20 YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE* at Wildhorse Resort & Casino Seminar: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Golf Check-in at 12:35 pm *PROMOTIONAL OFFER VALID ONLY 4/3/2016 WITH COUPON. Charity 18 Hole Golf Tournament $50,000 Hole-in-ONE Contest! 541-276-3369 100% of Proceeds from both events go to the Salvation Army’s H.O.P.E Youth Programs. e ar s d! t e e ck mit i T li Limit one coupon per customer, per visit. This offer does not apply to previous transactions, price holds, non-purchases such as rentals, deposits, charitable donations, purchases of milk, dairy products, eggs and/or purchases of gift cards. 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