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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Foundation celebrates
2016 giving, announces
first quarter grants
Photo contributed by Kathryn Youngman
Members of the Pendleton High School foreign language club recently attended the Foreign Language and
International Studies Day at the University of Oregon.
PHS attends foreign language conference
More than two dozen
students in the Pendleton
High
School
Foreign
Language Club recently
participated in a field trip to
Eugene.
The students participated
in the Foreign Language
and International Studies
Day at the University
of
Oregon.
Kathryn
Youngman, PHS Spanish
teacher, said students had an
opportunity to attend more
than 30 sessions on foreign
languages.
Youngman and French
teacher
Aara
Zweifel
accompanied the students
on the trip, which was made
possible with grants from the
Education Foundation of
Pendleton and the Umatilla
County Cultural Coalition.
Student musicians perform at solo festival
A handful of Pendleton
High
School
students
recently represented the
school during the April 29
state solo contest at Pacific
University in Forest Grove.
Accompanist/director
Emily Muller Callender
also said each of the musi-
cians either won or were
selected as first alternate in
their respective instrument/
vocal categories at the
March 4 district solo contest
in La Grande. The students
were also accompanied by
director Andy Cary.
The students included
Cassidy Welch, alto voice;
Cyrus
Spino-Harris,
tenor saxophone; Kristen
Gregg,
viola;
Wade
Coleman, tenor voice; Lily
Williams, violin; and Jessie
Patterson, flute.
In addition, Callender said
the PHS orchestra traveled
to Newport for the inaugural
Newport Symphony Youth
Orchestra Festival. The
April 29 event also featured
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
MAY 8, 2017
STEIDL — Brooke L.
Sather and Travis M. Steidl
of Pendleton: a girl, Cleo
Chanel Steidl.
MAY 9, 2017
SIMPSON — Jack-
uelyn L. (Taylor) Simpson
and Rory A.E.T. Simpson
of Pendleton: a boy, Kainan
Aaron Simpson.
MAY 11, 2017
CRAWFORD — Tasha
L. Carr and Joseph A.T.
Crawford of Pendleton: a
boy, Joseph Albert Thomas
Crawford Jr.
MAUER — Tiffany M.
Mauer and Jadan D. Mauer
of Pendleton: a boy, Harlan
Donald Mauer.
MAY 12, 2017
HART — Joleen C.
Hart: a girl.
MAY 14, 2017
KOEHLER — Bethany
L. Koehler and Michael D.
Koehler of Pendleton: a
boy, Liam Gibson Koehler.
MAY 15, 2017
PROW — Gabrielle A.
Prow and Trevor S. Prow of
Pendleton: a girl, Penelope
Quinn Prow.
PRYOR — Angela
Todd and Garret Pryor of
Umatilla: a boy, Jasper
James Pryor.
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
MAY 9, 2017
ROBERTS — Carman
L. Roberts and Wade S.
Roberts of Hermiston: a
boy, Cole Griffin Roberts.
MAY 11, 2017
NAVA — Mercedes L.
Longoria and Eric Nava of
Hermiston: a boy, Eric Cruz
Nava.
VILLAGOMES
SALINAS
— Cristal
Sanchez Villagomes and
Humberto Salinas Jr. of
Hermiston: a girl, Obdulia
Citlali Villagomes Salinas.
MAY 13, 2017
AHILON LOPEZ —
Maria Lopez Ordonez and
Elias Ahilon of Hermiston:
a girl, Zoila Pamela Ahilon
Lopez.
Photo contributed by Emily Muller Callender
Cassidy Welch, Cyrus Spino-Harris, Kristen Gregg, Wade Coleman, Lily Williams and
Jessie Patterson represented Pendleton High School at the state solo contest held
April 29 at Pacific University in Forest Grove.
school orchestras from
McKay, North Medford,
North Salem and West Linn.
Also participating were the
Newport Symphony Youth
Orchestra and the Univer-
sity of Oregon Symphony
Orchestra.
Students shared perfor-
mances and time together,
as well as ensemble clinics
with guest conductors and
an opportunity to perform
at (and then explore) the
Oregon Coast Aquarium.
Copeland receives leadership award
Jerry
Copeland,
director of human resources
for the InterMountain
Education
Service
District, received the HR
Leadership Award from the
Oregon School Personnel
Association.
It recognizes outstanding
human resources profes-
sionals who are positively
impacting school districts
while
navigating
the
complexities of public
education. The award was
presented at the OSPA
Spring Conference at Eagle
Crest, but Copeland was
unable to attend. Mark
Mulvihill, IMESD super-
intendent, passed the award
on to Copeland.
“I cannot express how
deserving Jerry Copeland
is of this award,” Mulvi-
hill said. “His capable
and proactive approach
to managing the human
resources department is
unequaled, and Jerry has
become a tremendous asset
to many of our school
districts in Eastern Oregon.”
Colleagues who nomi-
nated Copeland describe
him as a strong leader who
leads by example and say
that his approach to learning
is contagious. They also
expressed what a legacy
Copeland will leave behind
when he retires.
Copeland will now be
nominated at the national
level for the American
Association of School
Personnel Administrators
Awards. He has been
employed by IMESD for
almost two years, but served
as a superintendent and HR
professional for many years
in Eastern Oregon school
districts.
Area libraries offer new online services
If you’ve looked on the
websites of area libraries,
you may have seen links to
Gale/Cengage Learning
provided under online
services.
According
to
the
Umatilla County Special
Library District, all the
county’s public libraries
have access to the Gale
Resources online, provided
through the Statewide
Database
Licensing
Program.
The
service
helps
expand resources available
through local libraries.
Gale Resources features
a vast digital archive of
research databases, refer-
ence books and more. In
addition, some resources
are available in Spanish.
Gale Resources could
be divided into several
Local school board member
graduates Leadership Oregon
Jennifer McClure-Spurgeon, an Athena-Weston
School Board member, was among 20 local school board
members who graduated May 5 from the Oregon School
Boards Association’s Leadership Oregon program.
The graduates completed four sessions of one-and-a-
half days each to graduate. Participants learned leadership
skills and joined a support network of education leaders
from across the state. The sessions consisted of advanced
leadership, advocacy and engagement, key issues and
effective communications.
The free program is offered once every two years.
OSBA, based in Salem, represents nearly 1,400 local board
members of school districts, charter schools, education
service districts and community colleges statewide.
For more information about the program, visit www.
osba.org.
topics — General Topics,
Students
(Elementary
through College), Busi-
ness Resources, Health
Resources, and Special
Topics.
For more information,
log onto you local library’s
website, stop by a library
or contact the Umatilla
County Special Library
District at 541-276-6449 or
dan@ucsld.org.
Pendleton, $10,000 to
install new heating and air
conditioning; Oregon Trail
Manor, $4,172 for walk-in
showers for two individuals
with disabilities; Pendleton
Downtown
Association,
$10,000 for Phase 2 of Pend-
leton Enhancement Project;
Pendleton Senior Center,
$4,000 for roof repair;
Pendleton Youth Football
Program,
$7,200
for
football program; Salvation
Army Pendleton Corps,
$10,000 hot meals program
kitchen upgrade; Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office,
$9,149 for Cellebrite mobile
forensics equipment.
•HERMISTON: Made
to Thrive, $2,239 for art
and music summer classes;
Umatilla County Fire
District #1, $7,250 for
hydraulic rescue tools.
•ATHENA:
Athena
Caledonian Games Asso-
ciation, $456 to promote
the event; City of Athena,
$6,250 for the pool bath-
house phase of master plan.
•STANFIELD: Stanfield
Secondary School, $8,175
for indoor hitting facility for
softball/baseball.
•UMATILLA: McNary
Heights
Elementary
School, $6,500 iPad tech-
nology for integrated STEM
learning.
•WESTON:
East
Umatilla County R.F.P.D.
#7-412, $7,000 for firefighter
personal protective equip-
ment.
•OTHER:
American
Heart Association, Benton
Franklin Fair & Rodeo,
Carnegie Picture Lab, City of
La Grande, College Possible,
Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission,
Connectwerks, Enterprise
Volunteer Fire Department,
Union County Friday Back-
pack Program, Greenwood
Elementary School, La
Grande Middle School, La
Grande School District,
Little Theatre of Walla
Walla, NARA NW, One
Transition at a Time, Oregon
Rural Action, ORTOP, Safe
Harbors Domestic and
Sexual Violence Victims
Services, Shelter From the
Storm, Wallowa Resources
and Wallowa School District.
The foundation manages
a
community
benefit
fund established by the
Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion. The board considers
quarterly grant applications
in the areas of public health
and safety, education, the
arts, historic preservation,
gambling
addiction
services, salmon restoration,
environmental
protection
and cultural activities. The
next application deadline is
July 1.
For more information,
visit
www.thewildhorse-
foundation.com or contact
foundation
administrator
Tiah DeGrofft at 541-966-
1628 or tiah.degrofft@
wildhorseresort.com.
SUBMIT YOUR EO NEWS
Submit Your EO News information 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.
Pet of the Week
Brownie
Brownie is a large and incredibly gentle 5 year old girl.
She will need a home that can provide for her continued
socialization and exercise. Once she’s feeling safe and
secure in a new home, she’ll love you like no other.
Brownie loves older children and gets along great with
other dogs. If you have a dog at home and would like
to add Brownie to your family, call PAWS and arrange
a meet and greet during our adoption hours. Brownie’s
adoption of $130 comes with her spay, micro-chip, recent
vaccinations, de-worming, fl ea treatment and a free bag
of her favorite dog food. If you think Brownie would be
a good fi t for your family be sure to come and meet her
at PAWS soon!
Visit Brownie at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm • 517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton • 541-276-0181
Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
Golf tourney raises cash for recovery
Kick’n Cancer New Beginnings raised $13,500 at its
fifth annual golf tournament Saturday, May 13.
The tournament at Pendleton Country Club drew 19
4-person teams.
The money raised goes to fund the New Beginnings
Spirit program, which provides services for cancer survi-
vors including physical therapy, Roundup Athletic Club
membership and counseling.
For more in formation call 541-301-2295.
The Wildhorse Foun-
dation hosted its annual
Recipients Luncheon May
9 at Wildhorse Resort &
Casino.
A community benefit
fund established by the
Confederated
Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, more than
150 grant recipients from
2016 enjoyed a special lunch
as Wildhorse Foundation
chairman George Murdock
presented details on funding
for the last year.
In addition, four grant
recipients from 2016 spoke
about the impact the Wild-
horse Foundation has on
their organizations. Those
speakers included Mike
Ciraulo, Pendleton Fire
Department chief, Natalie
Hansen of the Yellowhawk
Tribal Health Orthodontics
Office, Richard Szymanski
of the Martin Scout Ranch
and Aaron Duff, principle at
Freewater Elementary.
The
luncheon
also
celebrated passing a huge
milestone, surpassing $10
million in giving. More than
1,750 local and regional
nonprofit organizations have
benefited from the nearly
$10.2 million given by the
foundation since its inception
in 2001.
In 2016, more than
$886,000 was distributed
to 153 organizations in
the foundation’s giving
area,
which
includes
Umatilla, Union, Morrow
and Wallowa counties in
Oregon; Benton, Columbia
and Walla Walla counties in
Washington, and National
Indian Organizations.
Following the lunch,
Murdock and the foundation
board, which also includes
vice-chairwoman
Debra
Croswell, secretary/treasurer
Carrie Sampson, Aaron
Ashley and John Turner,
met to discuss the 2017 first
quarter grant applicants.
A total of $264,541 was
awarded to 41 organiza-
tions. Local organizations
receiving funding include:
•PENDLETON: Blue
Mountain
Community
College, $8,718 for water
conservation, waste reduc-
tion and water availability
on
campus;
Cason’s
Place: Grief Support for
Children and Families of
Eastern Oregon, $3,823
for public education and
Camp Cason; Clearview
Mediation and Disability
Resource Center, $10,000
for wheelchair accessible
vans; CTUIR Department
of Natural Resources,
$20,000 for LED lighting
retrofit and solar power
generation for the CTUIR
Science and Engineering
Laboratory and Public
Transit Center; Dream
Catcher
Therapeutics,
$5,000 for The Welcome
Mat; Let ‘er Buck VFW
Post 922, $3,312 for Avenue
of Flags lighting project;
Neighbor 2 Neighbor
Pupcakes
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
www.leterbark.com
258 Pets
Ado pte d
in 2017!