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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, June 11, 2016
COMMITMENT
Rogers Toyota gets in gear for local kids
When Umatilla Morrow
Head Start went car shop-
ping at Rogers Toyota in
Hermiston, they drove away
with more than a vehicle.
The conversation with
sales staff by UMCHS
Deputy Director Aaron
Treadwell led to a dialogue
with Glenn Silaski, general
manager of Rogers Toyota of
Hermiston. Silaski said the
dealership wanted to get more
involved with the community,
particularly children and
families — Treadwell had
plenty of ideas.
A few days later, Silaski,
Treadwell and UMCHS
Executive Director Maureen
McGrath were in a classroom
at the Victory Square Head
Start Center, playing with a
group of the center’s 4-year
old students. Silaski learned
how the Head Start program
operates, including informa-
tion about a broad spectrum
of programs targeted at young
children and their families.
The visit led to Rogers
Toyota contributing $2,500 to
Head Start. Silaski then nomi-
nated UMCHS for the Toyota
Dealer Match Program.
A
ceremony
honoring the commit-
ment of Bill Taylor
and Jan Stewart and
the love, support
and companionship
they have found for
each other is planned
for Friday, June 17,
2016 at 6 p.m. at the
Episcopal
Church
of the Redeemer in
Pendleton.
Bill Taylor and Jan Stewart
A reception with
a light dinner and cake will be held in Crysler Hall
following the ceremony. The couple requests no gifts.
All friends and family are welcome to attend.
THANK YOU
Letter carriers help stamp out hunger
Photo contributed by Sue Daggett
MacDonal Rivas, teacher assistant; Aaron Treadwell, deputy director; Glenn Silaski, gen-
eral manager Rogers Toyota; Maureen McGrath, executive director; and April Williams,
education manager; visit a Umatilla Morrow Head Start classroom.
contribution to UMCHS to
$5,000.
The Toyota contribution
will be used for Head Start
programs that provide early
childhood education, nutri-
The program will match an
approved local dealership’s
contribution to a charity of
their choice. Several weeks
later, a second $2,500 check
arrived, bringing Toyota’s
tion, child care referral and
home visiting services.
For more information
about Head Start, contact
Treadwell at 541-564-6878
or atreadwe@umchs.org.
Community, Altrusa turn page on little library
A community of women in
Irrigon and Boardman, along
with Altrusa International
of Hermiston, recently dedi-
cated a Little Red Library to
the city of Irrigon.
The Altrusans purchased
the structure and the north
Morrow County women’s
group will help keep it stocked
with books. The city of Irrigon
poured a cement slab to mount
the library and plans to install
a bench in the future, said
Karen Cooley of Altrusa.
Cooley, along with Judy
Brown, spearheaded the
project in hopes that reading
will become a lifelong habit
for people. They hope the
library is used by both children
and adults.
Students in Tricia Pullen
and Brenda Kettleson’s
classes at A.C. Houghton
Elementary
School
and
students of Eileen Searles
from Irrigon Elementary
School won a penny drive
contest, which was held to
buy books for the library.
The students in those classes
attended the May 25 dedica-
tion of the Little Red Library,
which is located on Third
Street at Columbia Lane,
Stewart-Taylor
Contributed photo
Members of Altrusa International of Hermiston, women from an Irrigon and Boardman
community women’s group and students from the elementary schools in Irrigon par-
ticipated in a dedication of the Little Red Library May 25 near the Irrigon Post Ofice.
across from the Irrigon Post
Ofice.
Some of the children
brought books to donate,
Cooley said. One of the
students told her they thought
the library would be bigger and
that they would need another
one because the students plan
on reading a lot.
The library is designed for
people to borrow a book and
then return it, leave a book or
just take a special book for
themselves.
McKay Creek residents
take steps to reduce falls
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
Adrian Cagigas discusses the risks and how to prevent
falls during an educational seminar May 19 at McKay
Creek Estates.
As part of a Celebrations
Program promoting healthy life-
styles at McKay Creek Estates,
a recent educational seminar was
titled Worried About Falling?
More than two dozen people
attended the May 19 presentation
by Adrian Cagigas, which was
held at the Pendleton assisted
living facility. Participants
learned what causes people to
fall and what can be done to
reduce the risk of falling, said
Noemi Wiseman, McKay Creek
executive director.
P et Week
of the
More than half of people
over the age of 80 will fall each
year, Wiseman said. And 87
percent of all fractures in that
age group are due to falls —
making it important to provide
people with information on how
to decrease the risk.
Many activities and educa-
tional programs are open to the
community at the facility. For
information about upcoming
events, contact Wiseman at
541-276-1987 or nwiseman@
prestigecare.com.
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!
Pork Chop
Hey let me introduce myself, my name is Pork Chop! 
People say I’m a funny and lovable guy. I’m one of a
kind because I’m a mix of Catahoula Leopard and
American Bull Terrier. I’m just 1 year old. I’ve been
housetrained, love to ride in a car and play outside. I
also respond well to treat training. I would do best in
a one dog family and older children. Life here at the
shelter is lonely and I need a new best friend to take
care of me, and in return I will keep you happy for
life. Come meet me at PAWS anytime between
Tuesday - Saturday from 12-4. I am altered, up to
date on shots and ready to GO!  541-276-0181.
With patience and
understanding, you
can teach any old
dog new tricks.
Visit Pork Chop at the
Pioneer Humane Society/PAWS
517 SE 3rd St., z, OR
Tue. - Sat. Noon - 4:00 pm
541-276-0181 • pendletonpaws.org
Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
The city letter carriers of Branch 909, Pendleton,
Hermiston, and Milton-Freewater, Oregon, would like
to thank everyone that donated food for our 24th annual
“Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive Saturday, May 14.
Although we always hope to gather more food than
the year previously, sometimes it just doesn’t happen.
Unfortunately we were down this year, collecting over
5,600 pounds in Pendleton, as opposed to just under
7,000 pounds last year. Between our three towns we
were slightly over 10,000 pounds, down from around
12,000 last year.
A miserable rainy and windy day may have
contributed to the lack of donations, and apparently
the Boy and Girl Scouts of America picked the same
weekend to have a food drive themselves. Although
the scouts deciding to have a food drive coinciding
with ours may not have helped our numbers, it did help
the poor and hungry in our community, and that is the
important thing.
The city carriers also want to thank the United
States Postal Service for working with us, and
encouraging us, and partnering with us to put this
food drive on. We have the full support of the U.S.
Postmaster General. We also want to thank the many
rural carriers who also support us and pick up donations
as well. They are mostly in their own vehicles and do
not have the room that the city carriers have in their
mail trucks, yet they always help us out.
We had more volunteers locally this year than we
have ever had before. Those that contributed were
from St. Marys Outreach, Lost and Found (Youth
Outreach), the Pendleton High School National
Honor Society and the PHS Leadership Class.
I tried to get the names of those that showed up.
Those that did sign that I can thank personally were:
Robert Schonert, Sam Braddock, Kira Boland,
Eighua Martin, Mahayla Martin, Obie Ford ice,
Sam Schmitz, Dania Larios, Taryn Sokoloski, Alexis
Morrison, Cami Montgomery, Annalise, Oertwich,
Isabelle Chapman, Dylan Clemens, Clancy Deutz,
Nicole Chen and Cece Hoffman.
I also want to thank the secretary-treasurer of Branch
909 Tara Shelden, who volunteers her entire family
every year (Dusty, Hagen, Kalon and McKenzie). I’d
also like to thank city carrier Mary Gear who helped
out on her day off, as well as all the city carriers who
picked up food while they were working.
Kevin McKinstry, president
Branch 909 National Association of Letter Carriers
BIRTHS
St. Anthony
Hospital, Pendleton
MAY 31, 2016
S A N C H E Z
MADRIGAL — Aurora
Madrigal Guzman and
Luis A. Sanchez Coria
of Boardman; a boy,
Maximiliano Sanchez
Madrigal.
SHEFFIELD
—
Jessica R. Shefield and
Dustyn K. Shefield of
Adams; a boy, Onyx
Oren Shefield.
JUNE 2, 2016
BANNICK — Eliz-
abeth A. Wilson and
Kyle M.S. Bannick of
Pendleton; a girl, Mavis
Lorrain-blu Bannick.
Good Shepherd
Medical Center,
Hermiston
MAY 31, 2016
WYCKOFF — Maria
T. Wyckoff of Stanield;
a girl,Leona Teresa
Wyckoff.
JUNE 3, 2016
MARTINEZ
—
Amanda D. Scott and
Francisco Martinez Jr. of
Umatilla; a girl, Isabela
Juanita Martinez.
JUNE 6, 2016
RAMIREZ — Alissa
M. Ramirez and Michael
R. Ramirez of Umatilla;
a girl, Sophia Arcadia
Maria Ramirez.
Trustime
Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Pamela Johnston Duso,
Account Executive
75 SE Byers • PO Box 250
Pendleton, OR • 866-355-8150
284 Pets
Adopted
in 2016!
Thank you
sponsors!
A cat will almost never
meow at another cat.
Cats use this sound for
humans.
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