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Five Kiwanians, 151 years of service
Five
members
of
the
Milton-Freewater Kiwanis Club
have provided more than 151 years
of service to the community.
The individuals were honored
during the Dec. 10 Kiwanis’
Christmas Party. Jack Ruthven
(36 years), Vern Rodighiero (30
years), Corky York (30 years),
Steve Haugen (30 years) and
Debbie York (25 years) each
received a Legion of Honor award
and pin.
The Legion of Honor program
is a way individual clubs can coop-
erate with Kiwanis International
in recognizing club members who
have accumulated 25 or more years
in membership.
Kiwanis is a global organiza-
tion of volunteers dedicated to
improving the world, one child
and one community at a time. The
Milton-Freewater club was started
in Dec. 1980 with Jack Ruthven
as the fi rst president. He currently
serves on the board of directors.
Photo contributed by Kay West
For more information about the
York, Vern Rodighiero, Jack Ruthven, Steve Haugen and Corky York
organization, visit www.kiwanis. Debbie
of the Milton-Freewater Kiwanis Club recently received Legion of Honor
org.
awards and pins for their longterm membership.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Hermiston woman turns 90
Longtime
Hermiston
resident Jeanne Echols is
joining the ranks as a nona-
genarian.
Friends
and
family
are invited to help Echols
celebrate her 90th birthday
Saturday, Jan. 21 from 2-5
p.m. at Hermiston Church
of the Nazarene, 1520 W.
Orchard Ave.
Born Jan. 23, 1927, in
Lincoln, Nebraska, she
moved to California as a
baby and graduated from
high school in Orange,
California, in 1944. In 1945,
she married Herald Echols,
who had just returned from
serving in the Merchant
Marines during World War
II.
Jeanne spent the next
years following her husband
as he went to college and
pursued a career in the Army.
For 22 years, they moved
to different assignments all
across the United States and
overseas. Jeanne was often
a single parent to their fi ve
children while Herald served
two tours in Vietnam or was
assigned places his family
couldn’t go.
The couple moved to
Hermiston in 1973 when
Col. Echols was assigned
to be commander of the
Umatilla Army Depot.
They stayed in Hermiston
after retirement and bought
a ranch in the Buttercreek
area. Jeanne became active
in the Methodist church and
the Christian Women’s Club.
She is an avid seamstress,
still sewing clothes and quilts
for a mission in Honduras.
She’s also an accomplished
artist and has always sung in
choirs and played the ukulele
and violin.
Herald and Jeanne still
live in their home in town.
One of their sons resides on
Echols-past
Echols-now
the ranch the couple bought
when they fi rst moved to
Hermiston.
Jeanne, though not as
active as she once was, is
still very involved in the
lives of her large family,
which includes children
Kristin Adams of Lakeside,
Kurt Echols of Anchorage,
Mark Echols of Houston,
Jennifer Diallo of Portland
and Scot Echols of Herm-
iston, 20 grandchildren and
fi ve
great-grandchildren.
They are looking forward
to gathering to celebrate
Jeanne’s 90 years of life and
72 years as a beloved wife,
mother and grandmother.
THANK YOUS
Pendleton school board goes
above and beyond for students
Photo contributed by Michele Madril
Jon Diehl, Avery Madril and Johnny Stuvland recently earned their Eagle Scout award.
Trio of teens soar with Eagle Scout award
Three members of Pendleton’s
Troop No. 700 attained the rank of
Eagle Scout in fall 2016.
The rank was bestowed in front of
family and friends at a Court of Honor
at Westminster Woods Presbyterian
Camp in Meacham. The Eagle Scouts
are Jon Diehl, Avery Madril and
Johnny Stuvland.
All three completed projects at
Westminster Woods, including an
informational kiosk (Madril), a wood-
shed (Stuvland) and owl nesting plat-
forms (Diehl). The boys are all seniors
at Pendleton High School.
The Boy Scouts provides a
program for young people that builds
character, trains them in the respon-
sibilities of participating citizenship
and develops personal fi tness. About
5-6 percent of all Scouts receive the
Eagle rank.
For more information about Boy
Scouts, visit www.scouting.org.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
SATURDAY, JAN. 14
MEN’S BREAKFAST, 8 a.m.,
Bethel Assembly of God Church,
1109 Airport Road, Pendleton.
(541-276-7559)
FRIENDS OF THE UMATIL-
LA PUBLIC LIBRARY, 9 a.m.,
Umatilla City Hall, 700 Sixth St.,
Umatilla. (541-922-5704)
EASTERN OREGON CELT-
IC SOCIETY PIPERS GATH-
ERING, 1 p.m., The Old Meeting
House, 901 M Ave., La Grande.
For pipers of all skill levels. In-
struction is free, but a $2 dona-
tion for use of the building is ap-
preciated. (541-568-4643)
BLACK INTERNATIONAL
AWAREMESS CLUB, 2 p.m.,
Starbucks, 1235 N. First St.,
Hermiston. Practicing the wis-
dom of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. in the community, including
all cultures and races. Everyone
welcome. (John Cubbage 817-
795-6161)
PENDLETON
EAGLES
STEAK AND LIVE MUSIC,
6-11:30 p.m., Pendleton Eagles
Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendle-
ton. Dinner from 6-8 p.m., music
from 8 p.m. to midnight. Mem-
bers and guests welcome. (541-
278-2828)
SUNDAY, JAN. 15
PENDLETON
EAGLES
BREAKFAST, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428
S. Main St., Pendleton. Open to
members and guests. (541-278-
2828)
MONDAY, JAN. 16
BLUE MOUNTAIN PIECE-
MAKERS, 12 p.m., Thimbles
Fabric N More, 1819 Westgate
Place, Pendleton.
PENDLETON
ROTARY
CLUB, 12 p.m., Pendleton Elks
Lodge, 14 S.E. Third St., Pend-
leton.
IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE
TACOS AND BINGO, 6-9 p.m.,
Irrigon Moose Lodge, 220 N.E.
Third St., Irrigon. Tacos from
6-9 p.m., bingo from 6:30-9 p.m.
Open to members and guests.
(541-922-1802)
OREGON TRAIL GEM &
MINERAL SOCIETY, 6 p.m.,
Pendleton City Hall community
room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave.,
Pendleton. (Tom Moon 541-278-
9702)
BLOOMER GIRLS GARDEN
CLUB, 6:30 p.m., location varies,
location varies, Hermiston. (Bar-
bara Chadwick 541-567-2043)
INLAND
NORTHWEST
MUSICIANS CHORALE RE-
HEARSAL, 7-9 p.m., Harris Jr.
Academy gymnasium, 3121
S.W. Hailey Ave., Pendleton. No
tryouts; all welcome. No rehears-
als June-July-August or Christ-
mas-New Year. (RaNiel Dunn
541-289-4696)
OREGON EAST SYMPHO-
NY CHORALE REHEARSAL,
7 p.m., Pendleton High School
music department, 1800 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. The
OES Chorale will rehearse for
the March 11, 2017 concert of
Ola Gjeilo’s “Sunrise Mass.” Call
the OES offi ce to receive a vo-
cal score. (J.D. Kindle 541-276-
0320)
TUESDAY, JAN. 17
PENDLETON TOASTMAS-
TERS NO. 154, 6:30 a.m., Pend-
leton City Hall community room,
501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pend-
leton.
TOPS CHAPTER OR 1110, 8
a.m., Missionary Baptist Church,
125 E. Beech St., Hermiston. 8
a.m. weigh-in followed by meet-
ing at 8:45 a.m. (Margaret Wet-
terling 541-720-0276)
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.-2 p.m.,
Greenfi eld Grange 579, 209
N.W. First St., Boardman. (541-
481-7397)
GREATER
HERMISTON
AREA REPUBLICAN WOM-
EN’S CLUB, 11:30 a.m., Desert
Lanes Bowling Alley, 1545 N.
Main St., Hermiston. No-host
lunch. All women welcome. (541-
567-0006)
“THE LIFE MODEL: LIVING
FROM THE HEART JESUS
GAVE YOU” BOOK STUDY
GROUP, 1-2:30 p.m., Bowman
Building, 17 S.W. Frazer Ave.,
Pendleton. (Pat 541-276-6671)
WESTON-MCEWEN
LI-
ONS CLUB, 1 p.m., Doubletree
Restaurant, 327 E. Main St, Ath-
ena. (Ellyn 541-566-3987)
TOPS CHAPTER OR 1169,
4-5:30 p.m., Hermiston Assembly
of God Church, 730 E. Hurlburt
Ave., Hermiston. Use west side
door. (Janell Bailey 541-571-
5744)
STUDYING THE MIRACLES
OF JESUS, 4-6 p.m., Good Sa-
maritan Ministries, 319 W. Locust
Ave., Hermiston. (541-564-1041)
STARBOTTLE SKI CLUB,
6 p.m., location varies, location
varies, Pendleton. No-host din-
ner, rotating restaurants. New
members welcome. (Ray Cable
541-969-7759)
AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., Pend-
leton Baptist Church, 3202 S.W.
Nye Ave., Pendleton. For chil-
dren age 3 through sixth grade.
(541-276-7590)
A SHARP PLAYERS OR-
CHESTRA
REHEARSAL,
6:30-8:30 p.m., Pendleton High
School band room, 1800 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. Inter-
mediate orchestra for players of
any instrument. (JD Kindle 541-
276-0320)
PRELUDES ORCHESTRA
REHEARSAL, 6:30 p.m., Blue
Mountain Community College
McRae Activity Center, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton.
For beginning strings players
of all ages. (JD Kindle 541-276-
0320)
HEPPNER BOOK CLUB,
7 p.m., Heppner Public Library,
444 N. Main St., Heppner. Watch
a TED Talks video and read the
corresponding book, then dis-
cuss at the next meeting. Copies
will be available to check out. Ev-
eryone welcome. (Kathy Street
541-481-3365)
ODD FELLOWS EUREKA
LODGE NO. 32, 7 p.m., IOOF
Hall, 19 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pend-
leton. (Gladys Biggerstaff 541-
276-4417)
UMATILLA COUNTY EX-
PERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AS-
SOCIATION, 7 p.m., Pendleton
Airport main hanger, 2016 Air-
port Road, Pendleton. (541-276-
1908)
WILLOW CREEK SYM-
PHONY REHEARSAL, 7:30-
8:30 p.m., Irrigon Jr./Sr. High
School, 315 E. Wyoming Ave.,
Irrigon. Preparatory orchestra
for all ages. Does not rehearse
June-July-August
or
during
Christmas-New Year holidays.
(RaNiel Dunn 541-289-4696)
HERMISTON
MASONIC
LODGE NO. 138 AF & AM, 7:30
p.m., Hermiston Masonic Lodge,
200 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
January is School Board
Recognition Month, and the
Pendleton School District
would like to thank our
school board.
The members of the
Pendleton School District
board of directors spend
countless hours of unpaid
time working to provide
the best possible education
for our students. Board
members attend monthly
board meetings, participate
in trainings and committee
meetings and constantly
communicate with parents,
students, school staff and the
school superintendent.
As a testament to our
board members’ dedication,
all board members recently
attended the Oregon
School Boards Association
(OSBA) Fall Conference.
Board members also serve
as the corporate board
of directors for one of
our community’s largest
employers.
Frequently, the efforts of
school board members go
unrecognized. Celebrating
School Board Recognition
Month is one way to say
thank you for all they do.
Pendleton School District
has an active, well trained,
and effective board who
give of their time for the
betterment of our students
and staff.
of Pendleton: a girl, Brooks
Saige Pieschel.
JAN. 3, 2017
HENDRICKS — Kilsey
M. Hendricks and Andrew
“Gage”
Hendricks
of
Milton-Freewater: a boy,
Lucas Will Hendricks.
JAN. 9, 2017
PIESCHEL — Hannah
Pieschel and Cody Pieschel
Good Shepherd
Medical Center,
Hermiston
JAN. 8, 2017
TORRES — Belinda
Barahona and Rigo Torres of
Hermiston: a boy, Joel Adan
Torres.
SUBMIT YOUR EO NEWS
Submit Your EO News information and high-resolution pho-
tos to: community@eastoregonian.com or drop off to the at-
tention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston,
or Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendle-
ton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions.
Andrew Kovach,
superintendent
Pendleton School District
Pet of the Week
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
School board members
represent their fellow
citizens’ views and priorities
in the complex enterprise of
maintaining and running the
Pendleton School District.
They also reinforce the
principle of local control
over public education, which
is an important, highly
valued aspect of education in
Oregon.
Pendleton’s School
Board members are
Debbie McBee, chairman,
eight years of service;
Lynn Lieuallen, vice
chairman, three years; Steve
Umbarger, eight years;
Michelle Monkman, nine
years; Dale Freeman, two
years; Gary George, fi rst
year; and Dave Krumbein,
18 years.
We honor our board
members during January to
show appreciation; however,
we recognize their contri-
butions refl ect a year-round
effort. Board members are
dedicated individuals who
are committed to improving
student achievement and
implementing board policies.
The next time you see a
Pendleton School Board
member, express your
gratitude by saying, “Thank
you!”
HEMI
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old. Hemi is housetrained, loves the
outdoors, gets along with cats and
older children. He also loves to go for
rides in the car and to play in the
water. Hemi is available for adoption
at PAWS so come meet him at 517
SE 3rd St in Pendleton. 541-276-0181
Tues-Sat from 12-4pm.
Visit HEMI at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm • 517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
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125 S. M ain St.,
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541-276-9292
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Weekly Meetings
For information call
Sherry 541-429-2808
Heather 541-969-6997