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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, May 21, 2016
McKay Creek Estates residents take the mound Pendleton woman chosen
Several residents of
McKay Creek Estates were
honored as guests during the
April 30 Pendleton High
School baseball game at
Bob White Field.
Noemi Wiseman, the
facility’s executive director,
said three of the residents
— Don Peck, Barbie Davis
and Kris Travers — were
thrilled with an opportunity
to throw out the irst pitch
prior to the start of the game.
Other residents who were
in attendance included Mel
Bates, Teresa Ramirez,
Thelma Lindner, Jean
Thomson and Richard
Courson.
They
were
accompanied by the facili-
ty’s activity director Diane
Fitzpatrick, Wiseman and
her 8-year-old daughter,
Tiffany.
for Duke medical program
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
Residents of McKay Creek Estates were the guests of honor during the April 30
baseball game between the Pendleton Buckaroos and the Hermiston Bulldogs.
“The smiles on our resi-
dents’ faces are priceless,”
Wiseman said. “This a great
experience that will always
be remembered.”
Pendleton baseball coach
T.J. Haguewood said it
was exciting for the players
to have the McKay Creek
residents cheering them on.
For more information
about activities at the center,
contact Wiseman at 541-276-
1987 or nwiseman@pres-
tigecare.com.
Area Scouts collect donations for food banks
Members of Girl Scouts
of Oregon and Southwest
Washington and Boy
Scouts of America Blue
Mountain Council Pack
645 teamed up to collect
almost 1.5 tons of nonper-
ishable food for three local
food banks during Scouting
for Food.
On April 30, the youths
canvassed neighborhoods in
ive towns for donations for
the annual food drive. The
community service project
is a two-step process, said
Michelle Kane, volunteer
communications
coordi-
nator Girl Scouts of Oregon
and S.W. Washington
Service Unit 22. The girls
and boys went out earlier in
the week to distribute liers
in their assigned areas, then
went back to collect the
contributions.
Six Girl Scout troops
and one Cub Scout den took
part in this year’s project
and were able to pull
together 2,955 pounds of
food, Kane said. Girl Scout
Photo contributed by Michelle Kane
Girl Scout troops 51425 and 51444 and Cub Scout Pack 645 collected donations
in Hermiston during Scouting For Food to be distributed through Agape House.
troops 51425 and 51444,
and Cub Scout Pack 645,
all located in Hermiston,
collected a total of 1,293
pounds for Agape House.
Girl Scout Troop 50117 of
Umatilla collected an addi-
tional 90 pounds for Agape
House.
Girl Scout troops 10298
and 50488 of the Echo/
Stanield area collected
1,400 pounds for the Echo
Food Bank. And, Girl
Scout Troop 51413, located
in Pendleton, rounded up
172 pounds for St. Mary’s
Outreach in Pendleton.
Children’s Museum cashes in rural community grant
Northwest Farm Credit
Services recently awarded
the Children’s Museum
of Eastern Oregon a
$1,000 Northwest FCS Rural
Community Grant.
Heidi Anderson, chil-
dren’s museum executive
director, said the money
would be used to build a
rotating exhibit space to
provide educational support
for children and families in
the community.
“With this support, we will
be able to introduce science,
technology, engineering, art
and math in a whole new
way,” Anderson said. “We
are truly grateful to North-
west Farm Credit Services
for helping turn today’s youth
into tomorrow’s leaders.”
Northwest
FCS
is
committed to helping rural
communities succeed. During
the irst rural grant cycle of
2016, more than $99,000
was awarded. Since the
program’s inception in 2007,
the company has presented
527 rural grants totaling more
than $1,047,000.
Julie Peck-Rendon has for individuals in the envi-
been selected to take part in ronment.
the Exploring Medicine in
Peck-Rendon hopes to
Foreign Cultures Program gain a deeper understanding
offered by Duke School of of the people of Honduras and
Medicine.
their community.
The Pendleton
By examining
resident is one
health care chal-
of four students
lenges and under-
chosen from all
standing the needs
Duke
Health
in other commu-
profession
nities, Peck hopes
programs. Peck-
to become a better
Rendon
will
nurse practitioner.
spend 10 days in
She looks forward
Honduras learning Peck-Rendon
to the experience,
about
cultural
which will provide
awareness and medical her with an opportunity to
training in a third world make a difference.
country. She will learn
For more about the
irst-hand the challenges program, visit www.global-
associated with health care health.duke.edu.
THANK YOU
Rascal Rodeo
ropes in special
needs advocate
I want to give an enor-
mous thank you to Rascal
Rodeo founder Ann-Erica
Whitemarsh for putting on
a fun-illed event in our local
Farm-City Pro Rodeo Arena.
This generous and
well-run organization
utilizes volunteers who assist
individuals with disabilities
as they experience the
excitement of various rodeo
events including the oppor-
tunity to ride a real horse.
All participants received
a shirt, hat, bandanna and
either a sheriff’s badge
or crown at no cost to the
participant. The rain and
mud did nothing to dampen
the spirits of the cowboys
and cowgirls “yeehawing”
their way through the ive
different activities.
One of the best aspects
of this event is that there
is not an age limit for the
participants. So often these
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
Photo contributed by Debra Strohmaier
The next rural grant dead-
line is June 1, 2016. For more
information about the grant
program, visit www.north-
westfcs.com/Stewardship/
Rural-Communities.
The Children’s Museum
of Eastern Oregon is located
at 400 S. Main St., Pendleton.
It’s open Monday through
P et Week
of the
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!
Lola
Allow me to introduce myself, I’m Lola,
it’s so very nice to meet you!  I’m looking
for someone who will play with me, take
me on walks and adventures, and most
importantly, love me as much as I love
them. I am a beautiful Chihuahua about 5
years old. I have been spayed and up to
date on all shots. I am a bit shy at first,
but warm up quickly. Let’s meet up soon
so we can see if we are right for each
other.
Approximately
7.6 million
companion
animals enter
animal shelters
nationwide
every year.
Kristi Smalley, board member
of Special Olympics and The
Arc Umatilla County
BIRTHS
MAY 11, 2016
OBONYO
OMONDI
— Kristen J. Van Cleave and
Collins Omondi Obonyo of
Pendleton; a boy, Hudson
Timothy Obonyo Omondi.
MAY 12, 2016
ZAVALZA — Veronica
Rios and Francisco Zavalza
of Pendleton; a girl, Yoselin
Zavalza.
Northwest Farm Credit Services recently made a donation to the Children’s
Museum of Eastern Oregon. Participating in the ceremonial check-passing were
Northwest FCS Customer Service Representative Shelley Atkinson, Children’s
Museum Program Coordinator Elizabeth Woodiwiss, Northwest FCS Financial
Specialist Marty Skillman, Northwest FCS Insurance Specialist Amanda Short,
Children’s Museum Director Heidi Anderson.
wonderful opportunities are
limited to children and do
not include young adults
with a disability. At irst,
my young adult daughter
who has Autism Spectrum
Disorder was hesitant about
attending, but the minute
we arrived at the arena she
immediately began rotating
to the stations ranging from
“milking” a cow to riding a
bucking unicorn.
We are truly fortunate
to have the caliber of
people who helped provide
this positive event for the
disabled in our community. I
know that my daughter will
look forward to attending
another Rascal Rodeo event
and I would encourage
anyone who has a child
with a disability to consider
attending.
More information can
be obtained about this
organization by visiting the
Rascal Rodeo website.
MAY 11, 2016
KALAL — Rosalyn D.
Morton of Hermiston; a boy,
Jace Michael Kalal.
MCCOMAS — Megan V.
McComas and Michael E.
McComas Jr. of Hermiston; a
girl, Josette Elise McComas.
MAY 12, 2016
APPLEGATE — Misty L.
Applegate and Maverick D.
Williams of Hermiston; a boy,
Silas David Applegate.
SKINNER — Jessica D.
Terry and Bryce J. Skinner
of Echo; a girl, Lily May
Skinner.
MAY 13, 2016
GAEDE — Michelle Gaede
and James Gaede of Echo; a
girl, Kennedy Cecilia Gaede.
MAY 16, 2016
SEGURA HERNANDEZ
— Otilia M. Hernandez Elias
and Vicor D. Segura Martinez
of Hermiston; a boy, Daniel
Segura Hernandez.
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or Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendle-
ton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions.
Trustime
Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Pamela Johnston Duso,
Account Executive
75 SE Byers • PO Box 250
Pendleton, OR • 866-355-8150
253 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 Lola 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