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East Oregonian
YOUR EO NEWS
Saturday, August 6, 2016
THANK YOU
Emigrant Springs
enjoys Heritage Days
We saw ‘em coming. And
they kept coming. And wow did
they pack the park on July 16.
A group of volunteers came
together to provide education,
music and a true sense of
community, complete with free
watermelon. Now that’s what
life is truly all about.
Heritage Days 2016 at
Emigrant Springs State
Heritage Area was one of the
most successful events of the
decade for the park, with more
than 1,000 visitors from the local
area estimated.
And while Oregon State
Parks provided the venue and
organization, it was the indi-
vidual efforts of several groups
that made this such a raucous
success.
We thank the Blue Mountain
Old Time Fiddlers for three
straight nights of great music.
Denny Langford, president of
the fi ddlers, brought together
a great band of some of the
nicest people we have ever met,
and they played their hearts
out to a packed Community
Hall bringing toe-tapping to
hundreds.
Thanks to Buck and
Suzette Schaffer for putting
a little gold fl ake in our pans.
Thanks to Che’rie Astin for
putting the black powder in the
muzzleloaders. Demonstrations
occurred twice as the blasts
could be heard for miles on
Cabbage Hill. Jan Post even
taught us how to carve wood,
and Neal and Cheryle Kierglff
with the Oregon Trail Travelers
gave us some deep insight into
what it was like to be camping
out here more than 100 years
ago. A big thanks goes to all who
made the event a success.
We also applaud our own
rangers as well: Brenda
Garrick and Tammy Hudson
cooked well over 500 cupcakes
for the cake walk, and Diane
Melton gave talks on wildlife in
the area. Our hats are off to the
Oregon Trail Store and Deli in
Meacham for taking on the task
of feeding the throng.
In addition, we had huge
assistance from our local
sponsors who made donations
to the raffl e. The Pendleton
Round-Up, Coca Cola, Pepsi
Cola, La Fiesta and Graybeal
Distributing all helped make the
event a huge success.
We also had some
visitors show up with a pallet
of watermelons. Just average
folks, like you and I, and they
decided everybody in the park
should have a slice for free. We
obliged. There is nothing as
sweet as the simple pleasure of
good company and community.
Pendleton and La Grande, you
are blessed.
Photo contributed by Ricardo V Rodriguez
More than 300 participants attended the Aug. 2 Googlefest in The Dalles.
Googlefest provides online help
Photo contributed by Audra Workman
Natelie Workman, 7, hugs her great-grandmother,
Margaret Thorpe, during the centenarian’s recent
birthday celebration in Hermiston.
Hermiston woman
celebrates century
Nearly 150 people attended a recent open house to
celebrate the 100th birthday of Margaret Thorpe of
Hermiston.
The oldest of fi ve children of Paul and Lizzie Smith,
Margaret Ruth Smith was born July 10, 1916, in Gloyd,
Washington. Her siblings, who are all deceased, included
Charles (Chuck), Lawrence, Bob and Pauline.
For a while, the Smith family settled in the sand
and sage in Boardman. A 1934 graduate of Boardman
High School, Margaret met and married Nathan (Nate)
Thorpe in 1935.
The couple farmed near Boardman and Union with
her parents, later returning to Boardman after World War
II where Nate worked for the state highway department
along with farming. Margaret worked as a school clerk.
In the early ’60s, they moved to a house in Charlestown
— located between Hermiston and Umatilla — where
Margaret continued to live until she was 92. The couple
had fi ve children, Larry, Bill, Jim, Sandie and Teresa.
An 84-year member of the grange — starting at
Greenfi eld Grange in Boardman and later transferring
to Columbia Grange in Hermiston — Margaret played
piano and held various offi ces.
In addition to canning her own food, Margaret was
a seamstress — making everything from clothes to
quilts. Her skills also included everything from hanging
drywall and gardening to cutting and styling hair. Also,
she loved to play pinochle, do crossword puzzles and
watch Mariners baseball on TV.
Margaret and Nate spent a lot of time volunteering
after his retirement. They helped form the Hermiston
Senior Center (where she still regularly attends Tuesdays
and Thursdays) and belonged to the AARP. After Nate
died in 1990, Margaret learned to drive so she could
continue volunteering.
Thorpe has 16 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren
and close to 30 great-great-grandchildren. She now
resides with her daughter and her husband, Teresa and
Tom Long, in Hermiston.
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
SUNDAY, AUG. 7
MONDAY, AUG. 8
TELEPHONE PIONEERS,
9:30 a.m., Cookie Tree Cafe, 30
S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
(Trudi Engen 541-443-4371).
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
Special Olympics athletes,
volunteers celebrate success
JULY 26, 2016
BAEZ MOLINA — Yoana
Molina and Jesus Baez of Herm-
iston; a boy, Daryan Jesus Baez
Molina.
JULY 29, 2016
GIBSON — Brittany Gibson
and Kenny Gibson of Hermiston;
a boy, Graven Shawn Gibson.
LEGORE
—
LaDeana
Morgan and Lee LeGore of
Umatilla; a boy, Aven Kristopher
LeGore.
ROBERTS — Dawn Locke
and John Roberts of Boardman;
a boy, James Prince Roberts.
JULY 30, 2016
MCMURRICK — Tessa K.
Linschied and Kyle A. Ortiz
of Hermiston; a boy, Jackson
Alexander Michael McMurrick.
Coaches, volunteers and family members were on
hand to celebrate the accomplishments of area athletes
who competed during the 2016 Special Olympics
Summer State Games held July 9-10 in Newberg.
More than 75 people congratulated participants
from Special Olympics Hermiston/Pendleton Local
Program No. 510 during the July 26 gathering held at
The Arc Building in Hermiston. In addition to enjoying
a chicken dinner and handing out certifi cates to athletes,
Jonathan Wilson was awarded a medal for placing
second in the nine-hole unifi ed golf competition at
Chehalem Glenn Golf Course during the state games.
Wilson and Cal Harris, coach/unifi ed partner, shot a 62,
earning a silver medal. It was Harris’ fi rst time coaching
in the local golf program.
Special Olympics provides year-around training and
athletic competitions for people of all ages with intellec-
tual disabilities. There is no charge to participate.
Registration for the fall bowling season is Wednesday,
Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at The Arc Building, 215 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston.
For more information about volunteering or partic-
ipating in Special Olympics, call Stu Bance, local
program coordinator, at 541-376-8132.
check out product demos,
share their perspectives
and even pose with a giant
Android mascot.
For more informa-
tion, visit www.events.
withgoogle.com/googlefe-
storegon.
Pendleton resident Jesse R. Strong captured this shot at the pond on Mission
Road.
PENDLETON
EAGLES
BREAKFAST, 9 a.m. to noon,
Pendleton Eagles Lodge #28,
428 S. Main St., Pendleton.
Open to members and guests.
(541-278-2828).
PFLAG, (Parents, Families
and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays), 4 p.m. no-host late lunch,
5 p.m. monthly meeting, location
varies, Pendleton. (Vicki Read
541-966-8414).
Special Olympics athlete Jonathan Wilson, left,
receives a medal won during the 2016 Summer
State Games from coach/unifi ed partner Cal Har-
ris during a July 26 celebration event at The Arc
Building in Hermiston.
sored by the Columbia
Gorge
Community
College Small Business
Development Center and
The Dalles Area Chamber
of Commerce.
The day ended with an
opportunity for attendees to
Pendleton photographer catches pond refl ections
MORROW UMATILLA RE-
TIRED EDUCATORS ASSOCI-
ATION, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Roost-
ers Restaurant, 1515 Southgate.
PENDLETON
EAGLES
STEAK AND LIVE MUSIC, 6-8
p.m. dinner, music 8 p.m. to mid-
night, Pendleton Eagles Lodge
#28, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton.
Open to members and guests.
(541-278-2828).
BIRTHS
Photo contributed by Jennifer Hill
Andy the Android made a special appearance during
the Aug. 2 Googlefest in The Dalles.
Photo contributed by Jesse R. Strong
SATURDAY, AUG. 6
Tom Peterson
Oregon State Parks, Emigrant
Springs State Heritage Area
JULY 26, 2016
HAYNES — Melissa A.
Haynes and Devan J. Haynes of
Pendleton; a boy, Atticus James
Haynes.
JULY 27, 2016
ANDERSON — Hannah L.
Lifferth and Travis P. Anderson
of Pendleton; a girl, Teagan Kay
Anderson.
JULY 28, 2016
CRADDOCK — Megan
Moschkau and Jake Craddock
of La Grande; a boy, Lane T.
Craddock.
JULY 30, 2016
REDMOND-FISHER —
Stephanie D. Redmond and
Henry K. Fisher of Pendleton;
a boy, Henry Justin Redmond-
Fisher.
A fun educational event
presented by Google drew
more than 300 people to the
Columbia Gorge Commu-
nity College Fort Dalles
Readiness Center.
The Aug. 2 workshop
provided nonprofi t orga-
nizations, educators and
small businesses a unique
opportunity to learn how
Google’s tools can boost
their business and help with
the important work they do.
The day began with
a
presentation
about
technology trends and
what happens at Google’s
data center in The Dalles.
Participants
attended
different tracks to receive
customized training from
Google experts. Tools like
Google Apps, AdWords,
Analytics and YouTube
were presented as ways to
enhance their online pres-
ence.
The second annual
Googlefest was co-spon-
GARDENING FRIENDS, 2
p.m., venue varies, Boardman.
(Margie Park 541-481-2570).
IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE
TACOS AND BINGO, 6-9 p.m.,
tacos; 6:30-9 p.m., bingo. Bingo
open to the public, 220 N.E. Third
St. (541-922-1802 from noon-8
p.m.)
GREENFIELD
GRANGE
MEETING, 6:30 p.m. at The Hall,
Boardman.
ATHENA BOOK GROUP, 7
p.m., Athena Public Library, 418
E. Main St., Athena. This month’s
selection: TBA.
V.F.W. POST NO. 922, 7
p.m., VFW Hall, 1221 S.E. Court
Place, Pendleton.
HERMISTON
AMATEUR
RADIO CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Herm-
iston Fire Station 3, Westland
Road.
TUESDAY, AUG. 9
PENDLETON TOASTMAS-
TERS No. 154, 6:45 a.m., Pend-
leton City Hall community room,
501 S.W. Emigrant Ave. (toast-
masterdarlenesue@gmail.com).
TOPS CHAPTER OR 1110,
8 a.m. weigh-in, meeting starts
at 8:45 a.m., Missionary Baptist
Church, 125 E. Beech St., Herm-
iston. (Margaret Wetterling 541-
720-0276).
STATE EMPLOYEES NO-
HOST RETIREMENT BREAK-
FAST, 9 a.m., Shari’s Restaurant,
319 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton.
BIBLE STUDY, 10 a.m.,
First United Methodist Church,
352 S.E. Second St., Pendleton.
(Rev. Jim Pierce 541-276-2616).
GREENFIELD
GRANGE
PINOCHLE, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
at The Hall, 209 N.W. First St.,
Boardman.
LATINO BUSINESS NET-
WORK, 10 a.m., Hermiston Con-
ference Center, 415 S. Highway
395. (Debbie Pedro 541-567-
6151).
“THE LIFE MODEL - LIV-
ING FROM THE HEART JESUS
GAVE YOU” BOOK STUDY
GROUP, 1-2:30 p.m., Bowman
Building, 17 S.W. Frazer, Pendle-
ton. (Pat 541-276-6671).
STUDYING THE MIRACLES
OF JESUS, 4-6 p.m., Good Sa-
maritan Ministries, 319 W. Lo-
cust Ave., Hermiston. (541-564-
1041).
Pet of the Week
Oliver
125 S. Main St.,
Pendleton
541-276-9292
Oliver has been at the shelter for
awhile now, and he’s a super cute guy.
He’s quite the lirt and knows he’s an
awesome dude. We don’t know much
about his history, but he wants to
snuggle and be loved on. He’s just 5
years old, neutered and up to date on all
shots. Come to PAWS anytime between
Tues-Sat from 12-4pm and ill out an
adoption application. The adoption fee
for cats and kittens is just $75.
Certifi ed
Licensed
Audiologist
Pet Grooming~Boarding
Day Care
2237 SW Court
Pendleton
541-276-5053
www.renataanderson.com
541-429-8787 for Pendleton
541-910-2727 for La Grande
www.leterbark.com
Visit Oliver and other pets at
Pioneer Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm
517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
Check out the PAWSABILITY
Thrift Store
Pupcakes
379 Pets
Ado pte d
in 2016!