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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, March 4, 2017
ANNIVERSARY
Group pieces
together
tribal puzzle
Leve and Shirley McPherson
Leve McPherson came
to Oregon in 1946. He
never intended to stay long;
he planned to return to his
native Texas. Quite by acci-
dent, he met and fell in love
with a young woman from
Milton-Freewater, Shirley
Lefore. They were married
in September of 1947 and
took their honeymoon
50 years later
in 1997. Leve
served in the U.S.
Army Air Corps,
and retired in
1992 from U.S.
Gypsum. Shirley
retired in 1987 from
U.S. Bank.
Leve and Shirley have
enjoyed and supported the
Pendleton community for
many years. Leve was a
member of the Pendleton
Drum & Bugle Corps, and an
active member, and Elk of the
Year, in the local Elks lodge.
Shirley and Leve loved
dancing and entertaining
family and friends at their
cabin on Weston Mountain.
They traveled often back to
Leve’s family and friends in
Texas.
This year, Leve will
celebrate his 90th birthday
in March. He and Shirley
Shirley and Leve
McPherson
will
celebrate
their 70th wedding
anniversary
in
September.
Family
and friends are invited
to enjoy and help celebrate
a birthday and anniversary
for two amazing people
on March 11, 2017, from
4-7 p.m. in the Pendleton
Foundation Room, located in
the basement under the Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., in Pend-
leton. Additional parking is
available on the Emigrant
side of the building.
Phone Pam at 541-240-
4151 or Antoinette at
541-969-3000 for additional
information or directions. No
gifts are necessary, cards are
welcome.
Photo contributed by Dorys Grover
A 1,000-piece puzzle featuring Indian tribes of the United States was pre-
sented to Father Michael Fitzpatrick, S.J. (second from left) by Norma Mi-
chael, Betty Sigler and Marilyn Yates of Sunridge Retirement Community.
Looking for different Indian
tribes? You might ask Normal
Michael, Betty Sigler, Marilyn
Yates or Crystal Andregg.
The group from Sunridge
Retirement Community recently
tackled a 1,000-piece puzzle,
The American Indian Tribes.
After completing the weeklong
project, the group presented it to
Fr. Michael Fitzpatrick of St.
Andrew’s Mission.
The puzzle will be framed and
hung in Kateri Hall at the mission
in honor of Kateri, the fi rst
Indian saint of the Mohawk Tribe,
Iroquois Confederacy. Fitzpatrick
is a liaison minister to various
Northwest and Central American
Indian tribes.
ArtWORKz announces winners
The
grand
prize
winners in ArtWORKz
2017 included Isabel K.
Brigham
Watchman,
Sierra Breeding and Kylee
Wiseman.
The youths were recog-
nized during the Feb. 18
artist reception of the fi fth
annual junior art show and
competition. The judges
were Karl Davis, executive
director at Crow’s Shadow
Institute of the Arts; Susan
Crawford, an art collector;
and Dusti Leetch, an artist.
Watchman won the
10-and-under group for
“Fancy Dancer,” Breeding,
the ages 11-14 winner,
for “Painted Horse,” and
Wiseman was recognized
for “Quintessance” in the
15-18 age group.
Awards of Excellence
went to Nizhoni Bearchum
for “Mola Butterfl y,” Jason
Bearchum for “Sheridan
Style,” and Emily Ferguson
for “Wisp.”
Awards of Merit were
presented to Gabriella
Wallace for “Sleeping
Beauty,” Nikolas Esai Silva
for “Where the Mountain
Touches the Sky,” and Paige
Baunach for “Serenity.”
Honorable Mentions in
the 0-10 age group were
given to Sarah Karson
Engum, Emily Wallace,
Tamisa Camille Sherwood
and Eden Rush; ages
11-14 were Baily Stowers,
Lupita Garcia, Marissa
Carlos, Taylor Turner,
Elijah Bearchum, Carson
Chester, Taylor Dough-
erty, Molly Curry, Juli-
anah Hailey Matamoros
and Madison Noggle; and
ages 15-18 included Nancy
Hernandez, Isabel Walker,
Makena Royer, Racheal
Mears, Marisa Jobes, Kai
Oliver, Addie Kilgore, Tori
Suto, Ellery Jones, Sophia
Simpson and Paige Jones.
The Best Emerging Artist
was awarded to Kai Oliver,
18, for “Changing Times”
(ink on paper). And, Artists’
Choice awards, which were
determined by a vote by
the participating artists,
included fi rst place “Where
the Mountain Touches
the Sky“ (watercolor) by
Nikolas Esai Silva, 14, and
the runner-up was Addie
Kilgore, 18 for “Attitude”
(acrylic paint).
This year’s ArtWORKz
features 101 pieces of art
submitted by talented young
artists from throughout the
region. It remains on display
through Friday, March 17
at Tamástslikt Cultural
Institute.
For more information,
contact Randall Melton at
541-429-7720 or randall.
melton@tamastslikt.org.
Cutsforth Park to benefi t from grant
The Morrow County
Public
Works-Parks
Department
recently
received word it was the
recipient of funding from the
Oregon Parks and Recre-
ation Department through
the County Opportunity
Grant Program.
The award of $47,835
will be used for the purchase
and installation of a concrete
dual vault restroom facility
for
Cutsforth
Park.
The facility will further
enhance the amenities for
park patrons by providing
accommodations that are
more centrally located in
the campground and are
accessible.
Park personnel will
complete the necessary
groundwork for the instal-
lation of the facility and
oversee the project until its
completion estimated in the
spring of 2018.
The money for grants,
which comes from a portion
of recreational vehicle
registration fees, has been
funding Oregon camp-
ground projects yearly since
1983.
For more information
about Morrow County Parks,
contact Kirsti Cason at
541-989-9500 or kcason@
co.morrow.or.us.
Port of Arlington receives boater funds
The Port of Arlington
was among the recipients
of grants from the Oregon
State Marine Board.
Money will be used
for parking repairs at the
Arlington port facilities. The
board approved $31,441.87
in state boater funds,
combined with $1,500 in
applicant
administration,
$3,500 in labor and mate-
rials and $5,480.63 applicant
cash for a project total of
$41,922.50.
The board met Feb. 27 in
Salem, approving a total of
$232,021.68 in state boater
funds for boating facility
grants to fi nish out the 2015-
2017 biennium.
For more about the grants,
contact Ashley A. Massey
at 503-378-2623, ashley.
massey@state.or.us or visit
www.oregon.gov/OSMB.
SUBMIT YOUR EO NEWS
Submit Your EO News informa-
tion and high-resolution photos
to: community@eastoregonian.
com or drop off to the attention
of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E.
Main St., Hermiston, or Renee
Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E.
Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call
541-564-4539 or 541-966-
0818 with questions.
Everett and
Ethel Bagwell,
residents of
McKay Creek
Estates, enjoyed
a Love is in the
Air celebration
at the assisted
living facility in
Pendleton.
Photo contributed by
Noemi Wiseman
Love is in the air at McKay Creek Estates
Residents, guests, families and
staff celebrated Valentine’s Day with
a special dinner at McKay Creek
Estates.
Four couples living at the Pendleton
assisted living facility were recognized
for their many years of marriage.
Taking top honors were Everett and
Ethel Bagwell, who tied the knot 70
years ago. Also, a trio of couples have
been married 58 years, including Bill
and Celia Lankford, Wiley and Velda
Cook, and Bill and Nettie Jones.
“Wow, truly, love is in the air at
McKay Creek Estates,” said Noemi
Wiseman, executive director.
Wiseman was appreciative of Rev.
Chris Clemons and his wife, Carol,
for providing music during the event.
For more information about activi-
ties at the center, contact Wiseman at
541-276-1987 or nwiseman@prestige-
care.com.
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
Residents of McKay Creek Estates enjoyed a Love is in the Air Valentine
Dinner celebration at the assisted living facility in Pendleton.
New octogenarian to celebrate birthday
Vincent-past
A lifelong resident
of the Ukiah Valley,
Patsy (Shef) Vincent
will be celebrating her
80th birthday.
After attending all
her primary education
at Ukiah School, she
graduated with the
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
FEB. 23, 2017
MATTES — Mariah
J. McAtee and Michael
P. Mattes of Pendleton:
a girl, Maycee Marie
Mattes.
FEB. 24, 2017
HERNANDEZ
RAYGOZA — Maria
A. Raygoza and Gerardo
Hernandez
Martinez
of Boardman: a boy,
Geovanni
Hernandez
Raygoza.
HOUCK — Katey
Houck and Paul Houck of
Pendleton: a boy, Granger
Donlon Potter Houck.
Good Shepherd
Medical Center,
Hermiston
FEB. 23, 2017
MITCHELL — Megan
R. Stradley and Jordon D.
Mitchell of Hermiston:
a girl, Aurora Mae
Mitchell.
class of 1955. Vincent
would love to celebrate
the milestone with
people she has known
over the years.
Friends and family
are invites to the party
Saturday, March 11
from noon to 4 p.m.
at the Ukiah Senior
Center,
100
W.
Despain St.
For more informa-
tion, contact Theresa
(Vincent) Lockwood
at
theresawho@
comcast.net
or
Vincent-now
503-756-8240.
Pet of the Week
Max
Max has a great personality and needs a home where he
can be himself. Max is a handsome and energetic Texas
Blue Heeler and Australian Shepherd mix. He was born on
Memorial Day 2015. Max is a great dog when he’s around
adults without children. Although Max likes to play with some
dogs, it would be best to make an appointment to bring your
resident dog to meet Max before taking him home. Max loves
to play in the water and dive for rocks. He needs room to run
with an active owner. Max’s adoption fee is $130 and comes
with neuter, current shots, rabies, microchip, de-worming, fl ea
treatment, and a free bag of his favorite dog food. If you
have the perfect home for Max come to PAWS Tues-Sat from
12-4pm located at 517 SE 3rd St in Pendleton or call 541-
276-0181 for more information on how to adopt Max today!
Visit Max at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm • 517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
52 Pets
Adopte d
in 2017!
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Pet Grooming~Boarding
Day Care
125 S. M ain St.,
Pendleton
541-276-9292
541-429-8787 for Pendleton
541-910-2727 for La Grande
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Weekly Meetings
For information call
Sherry 541-429-2808
Heather 541-969-6997