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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Head Start celebrates dudes
Photo contributed by Karen Krein
Pool players raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation during the Feb. 25 Mush Memorial at
Hermiston Tavern.
Pool tourney raises $15K for juvenile diabetes
The Mush Memorial
recently raised $15,133
for the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation.
The pool tournament is
held in memory of Michelle
“Mush” Monaghan, an
avid pool player who died
in 2002. Held Feb. 25 at
Hermiston Tavern —
where Monaghan used to
work — staff at the bar have
held the event for 15 years.
“You see, we had a
friend, a happy-go-lucky
young lady that passed away
due to juvenile diabetes,”
said Karen Krein. “She was
very involved in the pool
leagues and loved to play the
game.”
Krein and others are
committed to helping fight
the disease that took their
friend. Each year, Krein said
more people and businesses
attend and contribute to the
cause.
Formerly referred to as
juvenile diabetes or insu-
lin-dependent diabetes, Type
1 diabetes is an autoimmune
disease that can afflict both
children and adults suddenly.
According to the JDRF, it’s
Dads, grandpas, uncles,
older brothers and other
male role models in the
lives of children were
celebrated during an
event hosted by Umatil-
la-Morrow County Head
Start.
A Day for Dudes —
held March 21 at Rocky
Heights
Elementary
School in Hermiston —
included wood-building
activities,
thanks
to
donations from Smitty’s
Ace Hardware and Home
Depot. Also, Dickey’s
Barbecue Pit in Kenne-
wick provided dinner. A
total of 45 “dudes” and 59
children participated in the
event. In addition, each
child received a free book
and an entry for a chance
to win a bike.
“We were able to posi-
tively impact a total of 104
lives in one evening,” said
Jonny Badillo, family
advocate and co-organizer
of the event. “I just want
to extend my gratitude
for all the people and
establishments that made
A Day for Dudes a huge
success.”
Erin Richards, family
education and support
director, said dads and
male caregivers have an
opportunity to make a huge
impact in their child’s life.
She cited studies that indi-
cate children with highly
involved fathers were 43
percent more likely to
excel in school.
The event also served
to introduce education
sessions, which began
April 4. Both children and
male caregivers can attend
a series of Nurturing
Fathers workshops.
For more information
about
programs
and
workshops, call Badillo
at 541-564-6878 or visit
www.umchs.org and click
on the little red wagon.
THANK YOU
Community
supports hockey
fundraiser
Photo contributed by Karen Krein
The 15th annual Mush Memorial, held Feb. 25 at Hermiston Tavern, raised more than
$15,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
not related to diet or lifestyle.
At present, there is no cure.
For more about the fund-
raising efforts at Hermiston
Tavern, call 541-567-3971.
To learn more about the
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation, visit www.jdrf.
org/oregon.
On behalf of The
Students of Pilot Rock
Loves Hockey Group, we
want to say thank you to
the following individuals
or businesses for prizes or
money to our Balloon Pop
fundraiser.
The students loved
the prizes and with the
money raised, we will be
able to take the students
to a Tri-City Americans
hockey game twice next
year. Our goal was to
raise $300 (this would pay
for 30 student tickets at
$10 each). Our final total
is $719, so we can take
two hockey trips and 35
students each.
The following is a list
of prize donors: J&D
Market, Pepsi, DG Gifts,
Big John’s Pizza, Doherty
Welding, Quizno’s,
Abby’s Pizza, Dave’s
Chevron, Pendleton
Round-Up Association,
Domino’s Pizza, Main
Street Diner, Pendleton
Parks & Recreation,
Children’s Museum
of Eastern Oregon and
Barhyte Specialty Foods.
Money donors:
Rise-Up Foundation,
Zeigler’s Transmission,
R&K Garage Doors,
LLC, Bowman
Trucking Inc., Hatley
Construction, Inc., DQ
Grill, Victor Bates and
Mureen Minthorn, Tim
O’Hanlon, Eastern
Oregon Waste Manage-
ment and Wheatland
Insurance.
We appreciate the
financial support/prizes
from businesses and
organizations. Again, thank
you for your generous
support and involvement
with our school.
Marion Schuening, Pilot
Rock librarian
The Students of Pilot Rock
Loves Hockey Group
McKay Creek residents get their green on
Photo contributed by Michael Agidius
Jovanny Diaz and Keaton Smith of the McLoughlin
High School jazz band received outstanding soloist
awards during the 46th annual Clackamas Communi-
ty College Jazz Festival, held March 17 in Oregon City.
Mac-Hi musicians jazz up festival
A pair of McLoughlin
High School jazz band
members were recently
awarded
outstanding
soloist awards.
Keaton Smith and
Jovanny Diaz performed
solos with the band during
the March 17 Clackamas
Community College Jazz
Festival in Oregon City.
The event is in its 46th
year, said band director
Mike Agidius.
A senior tenor saxo-
phonist,
Smith
was
recognized by the judges
for his solos on “Jada,”
“Round Midnight” and
“Tiger of San Pedro.”
Diaz, a freshman trumpet
player, was recognized for
his solo on “Tiger of San
Pedro.”
For more about the
band program at Mac-Hi,
including
upcoming
performances,
contact
Agidius at mike.agidius@
miltfree.k12.or.us.
Library features student artwork
HERMISTON — An
exhibit
featuring
the
artwork of Hermiston
High School students is
on display for the month
of April at the Hermiston
Public Library.
Nicole Cimmiyotti, who
is in her first year at the
high school after teaching
at
Sandstone
Middle
School, is excited for the
opportunity to showcase
the work of her talented
students.
The public is invited
to a special reception for
the student artists. The
free event is Thursday,
April 20 from 4-6 p.m.
Refreshments will be
served.
The Hermiston Public
Library is open Monday
through Thursdays form 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday/
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. It’s located at 235
E. Gladys Ave. For more
information, call 541-567-
2882
or visit www.
hermistonlibrary.us.
A St. Patrick’s Day event
at Pendleton’s McKay Creek
Estates featured dinner, the
celebration of several birth-
days and a bon voyage to one
of the facility’s directors.
A rousing chorus of
“Happy Birthday” was sung
for residents Ken Newtson
(March 1), Frannie Bissinger
(March 2), Maxine Patterson
(March 12), Carol Browing
(March 15) and Wiley Cook
(March 26). Residents donned
green clothing, posed for
photos and used do-it-yourself
photo frames for keepsake
memories.
Also, Mel Bates was
recognized as the assisted
living facility’s resident of
the month. His family were
in attendance and enjoyed the
meal and had fun socializing
with other guests, said Noemi
Wiseman, McKay Creek
executive director.
The entire McKay Creek
team and residents surprised
outgoing life enrichment
director Diane Fitzpatrick —
thanking her for her service at
the facility. She is moving out
of the area later this month,
Wiseman said.
“Diane is one of the jack-
of-all-trades staff at McKay
Creek Estates and everybody
wished her the best on her next
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
St. Patrick’s Day fun filled the air at McKay Creek Estates in Pendleton.
journey in Idaho,” Wiseman
said.
In addition, Linnea Jones
was formally introduced as
the incoming life enrichment
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Call 541-564-4539 or 541-
966-0818 with questions.
and its residents.
For more information about
activities at the center, contact
Wiseman at 541-276-1987 or
nwiseman@prestigecare.com.
Pet of the Week
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
MARCH 30, 2017
MCINTYRE — Kath-
erine McIntyre and Braylin
McIntyre of Hermiston: a
boy, Emery R. McIntyre.
APRIL 1, 2017
SULLIVAN — Shay
L. Smith and Brodey J.P.
Sullivan of Hermiston:
a boy, Jameson Patrick
Sullivan.
director. Coming to Pendleton
from the Medford area,
Wiseman said Jones has a lot
of experience and ideas, and
will be an asset to the facility
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the shelter and I’d love to keep you company. I need a
younger family to play with me. I get along with other
felines but I’ve never been around dogs. Come meet me
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