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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Contest adds up for Morrow Co. students
A half dozen Morrow
County
students
received
plaques for taking top honors
in the Morrow County School
District Math Contest.
The top six third through
eighth grade students from each
school competed by completing
a rigorous 50-question multiple
choice test designed speciically
for advanced math students.
The winners were: Caelyn
Pullen, a third grader at A.C.
Houghton Elementary School;
Caden George, fourth grader
at Heppner Elementary School;
Caden Szasz, ifth grader
at Windy River Elementary
School; Roen Waite, sixth
grader at Heppner Elementary
School; Jackson Lehman,
seventh grader at Heppner
Elementary School; and Jessica
Cain, eighth grader at Irrigon
Junior High School.
The contest was organized
by the Morrow County School
District Talented and Gifted
coordinators
from
each
building. Although not all
students participating were
identiied TAG students, the
contest was designed to recog-
nize academic achievement of
Photo contributed by Michele Madril
Morrow County students Jessica Cain, Jackson Lehman, Roen Waite, Caden Szasz, Caden
George and Caelyn Pullen took top honors in the recent District Math Contest.
all students.
All students received a
ribbon for their participation,
while the top 10 performers
in each grade level received
speciic placing ribbons.
For more information about
the contest, contact Assistant
Superintendent
George
Mendoza at 541-922-4016 or
george.mendoza@morrow.k12.
or.us.
Pendleton ‘star’ thanks
community for support
On behalf of the six contestants
performing in the recent Dancing with the
Pendleton Stars, please accept our heartfelt
thank you to the Pendleton community
and surrounding cities for supporting six
different charities.
My charity was Kick’N Cancer New
Beginnings, a local nonproit working with
the Roundup Athletic Club to provide
support to cancer patients and survivors
with expert advice on exercise, nutrition,
massage beneits and moving forward.
Check them out online.
The other contestants, Acosia Red Elk
(smashing Charleston), Megan Fursten-
berg (overall winner), Kathy Kinkead
(First Community Credit Union with great
hugs), Robb Corbett (city manager), and
Randy Thomas, (A Sharp Painting and the
Round-Up), worked hard and competed
on the stage. Thank you for a once-in-a-
lifetime experience.
For me, it was “it takes two to tango.”
The crowd was so phenomenal my
memory of the dance is lost in time. At
least I caught my partner when she did the
drop inale.
Thank you to everyone who supported
this event with attendance and giving of
your treasure to the six charities.
David Nelson
Pendleton
Mayor proclaims May 4
Pendleton Friends of the
Library Day
Tamastslikt shines
with solar carports
A pair of solar carports were recently
dedicated at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute.
The April 22 ceremony included a
special thanks to builders and funders of
the project. Hire Electric, who installed
the 50kW wind turbine at Tamastslikt in
early 2014, built the carports. The 432
285-watt solar panels were manufactured
by Solar World in Hillsboro. They will
produce enough electricity to provide a
signiicant percentage of Tamastslikt’s elec-
tricity needs, as part of its ongoing quest to
reduce the expense of energy consumption
at the nonproit cultural institute.
The project, with a capacity of 123kW,
was made possible by a funding award of
$350,000 from BlueSky, a renewable energy
program funded through Paciic Power
customers, and a $78,138 cash incentive
from the Energy Trust of Oregon.
THANK YOU
Photo contributed by Jonathan Lewis
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute dedicated a pair of solar carports during an April 22
ceremony thanking the builders and funders of the project.
BIRTHS
Roosters feeds general fund at children’s museum
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
APRIL 27, 2016
COOPER — Ashley B. Grimes and Taylor
A. Cooper of Pendleton; a boy, Ryan James
Cooper.
APRIL 28, 2016
CREE MEDICINE-MINTHORN — Tasia
Cree Medicine and Caleb Minthorn of Pendleton;
a boy, Josiah Madden Cree Medicine-Minthorn.
APRIL 29, 2016
SPICERKUHN — Melissa K. Naff and
Phillip A. Spicerkuhn of Hermiston; a girl, Juli-
anne Melissa Spicerkuhn.
Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston
APRIL 27, 2016
GONZALEZ CARRILLO — Andrea
Carrillo and Vidal Gonzalez of Hermiston; a boy,
Aiden Gonzalez Carrillo.
APRIL 29, 2016
PURCELL — Norma Ayala and Jared Purcell
of Boardman; a boy, Brexton Vance Purcell.
MAY 2, 2016
BECKTOLD — Christine E. Becktold and
Isaac R. Becktold of Umatilla; a boy, Merrel
Kent Becktold.
SMITH — Ciara Kowalski and Dylan Smith
of Hermiston; a girl, Hailee Mae Smith.
A
month-long
fundraiser at Roosters
Restaurant helped raise
more than $2,000 for the
Children’s Museum of
Eastern Oregon.
The
Pendleton
restaurant donated $1 for
every kids meal sold for
the month and matched
donations made at the
restaurant up to $500. As
the children’s museum
was facing a $12,000
budget shortfall for 2016,
Roosters and the commu-
nity have been stepping
up to ensure the doors to
the museum stay open,
said Heidi Anderson,
the museum’s executive
director.
“The Roosters fund-
raiser not only made a
inancial impact, but
really gave the museum
some
much
needed
exposure to the monetary
challenges we face this
year,” Anderson said.
“We could not express our
gratitude for everything
Roosters has done for the
Contributed photo
Adults taking part in a check donation event from
Roosters to the Children’s Museum of Eastern Ore-
gon include Elizabeth Woodiwiss, Allison Mulcare,
Chris Garrigues, Amy Madden, Lydia Connley, Heidi
Anderson and Kathy Houk.
museum.”
The
Children’s
Museum
of
Eastern
Oregon began in 1996
with a mission to provide
children with opportu-
nities for educational
exploration and develop-
ment through interactive
exhibits and play. The
museum was created
through the collaborative
Pet Week
of t h e
IKE
Hello my name is Ike, and I’m looking for a
special home with someone who can love me just
the way I am. Are you looking for a new
companion? Well, I’m looking for a new
friend! I’m easy going, sweet, and I get along
with most everyone. My favorite thing to do is
play outside in my kiddie pool and toss my water
bucket around the yard. I am a special needs
dog, only because I cannot be exercised
extensively. I get along with most everyone. If
you think I might be the right one for you, I can
be adopted at Pioneer Humane Society in
Pendleton. I am so ready to go to a good home.
effort of more than 300
community volunteers.
The museum is located
at 400 S. Main St., Pend-
leton. Its operating hours
are Monday through
Saturdays from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. For more
information,
contact
541-276-1066, director@
cmeo.org or visit www.
cmeo.org.
Studies have
shown that
people with
pets live longer,
have less stress,
and have fewer
heart attacks.
If never spayed
or neutered, a
female dog, her
mate & their
puppies could
produce over
66,000 dogs in
a year!
Approximately
7.6 million
companion
animals enter
animal shelters
nationwide
every year.
If you were not at the Pendleton City
Council meeting on May 3, you missed
an exciting tidbit. Mayor Phillip Houk
oficially set aside May 4 as Pendleton
Friends of the Library Day.
I may be biased, but Pendleton Friends
of the Library is deinitely deserving of
this honor. With this proclamation, the
city recognizes the outstanding work the
friends’ 350 members accomplish with
their wide variety of fundraising efforts,
which contribute approximately $15,000 to
the library each year.
The annual book sale requires many
hours of work throughout the year sorting
and preparing donations for the sale. The
Adopt-A-Magazine program raises funds
to offset the high cost of magazines, which
are made available to patrons to read in the
library as well as to check out. The Reading
Is Fundamental program raises funds,
purchases books, and distributes a free
book of the child’s choosing to the public
elementary schools in Pendleton. Those
Little Re(a)d Bookshelves you see around
town are stocked with books donated to the
friends. And that is the short list!
The great bookmarks we hand out all
year are the result of a contest the friends
host each spring. Local children are
encouraged to submit a design. Choosing
winners is a very dificult task. Pendleton
has so many artistic children.
Memorials and gifts add to the library’s
collections and provide funding for the
wide variety of children’s and adult
programs the library offers, as well as
purchasing physical items needed by the
library. The friends frequently provide
funding for author visits and program
presenters’ lodging in Pendleton.
I would be remiss if I did not mention
the friends’ greatest gift to the library. They
are our community ambassadors, getting
the word out about what the library has
to offer as well as bringing suggestions to
staff of the community’s desires and needs.
If you are a member of the Pendleton
Friends of the Library, please accept the
city’s gratitude. This proclamation honors
your efforts on behalf of the library. As they
say, one can never have too many friends.
The library’s “friends” are phenomenal and
richly deserve the honor bestowed upon
them. Pendleton Friends of the Library
makes Pendleton a richer place in which to
live, grow and recreate. Thank you, friends!
Mary Finney, director
Pendleton Public Library
Trustime
Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Pamela Johnston Duso,
Account Executive
75 SE Byers • PO Box 250
Pendleton, OR • 866-355-8150
228 Pets
Adopted
in 2016!
Thank you
sponsors!
A cat will almost never
meow at another cat.
Cats use this sound for
humans.
With patience
and
understanding,
you can teach
any old dog
new tricks.
Visit Ike at the Pioneer Humane Society/PAWS
517 SE 3rd St., Pendleton, OR
Tue. - Sat. Noon - 4:00 pm
541-276-0181 • pendletonpaws.org
Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
Approximately
2.7 million
shelter animals
are adopted
each year (1.4
million dogs and
1.3 million cats).
NEEDED:
Volunteer drivers
to and from
spay/neuter
clinics. Call for
more information.
541-276-0181
Help sponsor a pet in need of a home.
Amanda Jacobs at
541-278-2683
