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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Heppner teen makes
fashion with wool
Photo contributed by Mike Morehead
Herd of elk on the move
Pilot Rock resident watched a herd of elk travel in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.
Columbia Bank warms
homeless shelters with
Warm Hearts drive
The Warm Hearts
Winter Drive raised
$209,335.96 and received
8,140 items for 54 home-
less shelters across the
Pacific Northwest.
Columbia Bank, in its
second year of the effort,
donated the clothing
and money collected to
organizations in Oregon,
Washington and Idaho.
In Oregon, $59,500.55 in
donations were raised to
benefit local organizations,
including to Neighbor to
Neighbor Pendleton.
The financial institution
established the Warm
Hearts Winter Drive in
2015 to assist nonprofit
organizations in providing
warmth to individuals,
families and children in
need. Philanthropy and
community engagement lie
at the heart of what it means
to be a community bank,
and that’s why Columbia
Bank is committed to such
programs, said Makenna
Huck for Columbia Bank.
“The Warm Hearts
Winter Drive was created
to benefit the growing
number of people who are
impacted by homelessness
and are struggling to
receive essential services
during our cold and
rainy winter months,”
said Melanie Dressel,
Columbia Bank president
and CEO.
Bank
employees,
customers and the commu-
nity rallied together to raise
awareness of the growing
issue and make a real
difference, she added.
After launching the
project in 2015, Columbia
Bank received regional and
national honors, including
the American Bankers
Association Foundation’s
George Bailey Distin-
guished Service Award
and a Community Impact
Award from Seattle Busi-
ness Magazine.
For more information,
visit www.warmheartswin-
terdrive.com.
I’d like to extend a big
thank you to the city of
Pendleton Public Works
employees. While most of
us sit in our warm and cozy
homes and offices, they have
been working long hours
outside under challenging
conditions sanding our
streets, shoveling our
sidewalks, and generally
making sure the rest of
us can get around the city
safely.
Let’s not forget the
Water Department
employees, who work
hard to make sure we have
clean, safe drinking water
all year round. They, too,
spend a lot of time working
adult and pre-teen sewing
categories with other awards.
Palmer, an eighth grader
at Heppner Junior High, is
the daughter of Jason and
Jennifer Palmer of Heppner.
She has been in 4-H sewing
for the past four years.
Anyone is welcome to
enter the annual state compe-
tition, and new categories are
being added. For more infor-
mation, search Facebook
for the Oregon and national
Make it With Wool pages or
visit www.nationalmakeit-
withwool.com.
outside under adverse
conditions. And thanks to
the Wastewater Treatment
Plant employees, who also
spend a lot of time working
outside to make sure all
that wastewater is properly
treated before it goes into the
Umatilla River.
One last thank you to
the Parks Department
employees, who have also
been working outdoors
shoveling sidewalks and
taking care of our parks this
winter.
Thanks to them all. Stay
Safe.
Karen King
Pendleton
BIRTHS
Photo contributed
Columbia Bank’s 2nd annual Warm Hearts Winter Drive
raised $209,335 and collected more than 8,000 cold
weather attire items. Neighbor to Neighbor Pendle-
ton was among the nonprofit organizations to benefit
from the donations.
When Sandstone opened,
he helped develop the
competition
between
the schools to help bring
in more food for the
program.
Christmas
Express
started 47 years ago when
Ken Hodge, then manager
of the Hermiston Sears,
had some extra toys and
called Bob Shannon, who
was the Hermiston police
chief, asking if he knew of
some needy families they
could be distributed to.
This year’s effort,
which also provided toys
for kids, helped 500 area
families have a brighter
holiday season.
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Bryce Brock of Sandstone Middle School and Nicole
Torres of Armand Larive Middle School joined May-
or Dave Drotzmann for the Jan. 12 Hermiston Rotary
Club lunch. The two eighth graders collected the most
food items during a competition to benefit the Herm-
iston Police Department Christmas Express.
Sandstone, he said, won the
middle school contest with
a total of 4,025 items to
Armand Larive’s 2,144.
Photo contributed by Nancy Jepsen
Hannah Palmer, 14, of
Heppner will compete in
the national finals of the
Make It With Wool Fash-
ion Show Jan. 26-28 in
Denver.
THANK YOU
Students drive food contest for Christmas Express
A pair of middle school
students enjoyed a front and
center table during the recent
Hermiston Rotary Club
meeting.
After bringing in the
most food donations for the
Hermiston Police Depart-
ment Christmas Express,
eighth
graders
Bryce
Brock of Sandstone Middle
School and Nicole Torres
of Armand Larive Middle
School were the guests of
honor. Accompanied by their
principals, the two students
sat at the table with Mayor
Dave Drotzmann.
Sandstone principal Lori
Mills called Brock “a rock
star” for his winning effort,
saying he donated more
than a pallet of food. Torres
brought 288 items, many of
which scored extra points
for nutritional value, said
Armand Larive principal
Stacie Roberts.
Ric Sherman, who
coordinates the food drive
competition, said the total
donations by Hermiston
schools was 15,854 items.
Hannah Palmer, 14, of
Heppner will soon be headed
to Denver to compete in the
national finals of the 69th
annual Make It With Wool
Fashion Show.
Contestants from 37
states will compete for prizes
sponsored by the American
Sheep Industry during
the Jan. 26-28 event at the
Marriott City Center.
To qualify for the national
event, Palmer won first place
out of 10 contestants in her
age division at the Oregon
Sheep Growers Associa-
tion’s Make It With Wool
competition held Dec. 3-4 in
Corvallis.
In her first year of
competing in the contest, she
modeled a lined wool jacket,
skirt and wool scarf that
she made for the event. In
Denver, Palmer’s outfit will
be judged on both its sewing
construction skills and during
the runway show.
The contest requires that
wool garments, either sewn
or knitted by the contestants,
must be made using 100
percent wool or a fabric
blend of at least 60 percent
wool.
The Junior (ages 13-16)
and Senior (age 17-24) divi-
sion winners won various
prizes — including an all-ex-
pense paid trip to compete
in Denver. There also were
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
JAN. 10, 2017
WARD — Jonna J. Porter
and Keyard M. Ward: a girl,
Keyonna Jo Ward.
Good Shepherd
Medical Center, Herm-
iston
JAN. 10, 2017
EPPING — Kimberly
L. Marler and Nicholas E.
Epping-Fate of Umatilla: a
boy, Brysen Leon-Rimmick
Epping.
JAN. 11, 2017
BETTENCOURT
—
Hope M. Morasch and
Bradley J. Bettencourtt of
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ton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions.
Pet of the Week
A
retired
educator,
Sherman got students at
Armand Larive involved in
the food drive effort in 1979.
Backyard
blanket
A resident of
the Grecian
Heights area
of Pendleton,
Larry McMil-
lan enjoyed
the beauty of
a cold winter
day with the
sun peeking
through the
trees.
Photo contributed by
Larry McMillan
Hermiston: a girl, Chevelle
Marie Bettencourt.
—
Yolanda
WERK
Tachiquin and Larry Werk
of Hermiston: a boy, Elwood
Izaiah Werk.
JAN. 13, 2017
BISHOP — Elisa Lowery
and Kris Bishop of Stan-
field: a boy, Xander Michael
Bishop.
JAN. 16, 2017
ADAIR — Bethany S.
Adair and John R. Adair of
Hermiston: a girl, Elizabeth
Kristine Adair.
GARCILAZO — Faviola
Garcilazo and Abel Garci-
lazo of Umatilla: a girl,
Keilany Aseret Garcilazo.
NINJA
Ninja is a gorgeous border collie mix. He is
about 2 years old. He is a true farm dog that
needs a new farm or a home with plenty to
do. He is improving on his leash training. He is
good with other dogs, but not cats. Ninja is
friendly with everyone and loves kids. Ninja
loves to follow people, and would be great
to be a hiking partner, he also knows how to
follow along on horse rides. Come meet Ninja
at PAWS and see if he would be the perfect
dog for your family.
Visit Ninja 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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