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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Class of 2017
The following Umatilla
High School seniors were
inadvertently omitted from
the Special Graduation
Section published on
May 24, 2017.
Alvaro
Bautista
Jovanny
Bedolla
Brenda
Campos-Coria
Sonia
Cardenas
Wyatt
Clack
Melisa
Claustro
Jose Coria-
Madrigal
Joshua
Cummins
Armando
Espinoza
Ethan
Holiday
Marco
Madrigal
Justin
Maret
Lilian
Montoya
Tyrone
Morris
Diego
Ramirez
Jesus
Ramirez
Diego
Saldana
Noah
Shorter
Daniel
Silverio
Contributed logo
Pendleton Round-Up’s 2016 Tough Enough To Wear
Pink campaign recently distributed $19,005 to a pair
of local cancer support organizations.
Donations help kick cancer
Cameron
Sipe
Houston
Smith
Joshua
Surber
Julissa
Torres
Destinee
Trujillo
Sebastian
Trujillo
Aleesha
Watson
McKay Creek outing blazes a trail to fire department
Residents and staff of McKay
Creek Estates recently visited the
Pendleton Fire Department.
The entourage expressed apprecia-
tion to the first responders for all their
hard work in serving the community,
said Noemi Wiseman, executive
director of the Pendleton assisted
living facility.
The residents, Wiseman said, had an
opportunity to ask questions and hear
stories about their work as firefighters
and paramedics. The fire department
personnel enjoyed pizza with the group
and accepted certificates of apprecia-
tion, Wiseman said.
“It is always a good feeling to give
back to people that extend help and
assistance to all residents of McKay
Creek Estates,” she said.
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
Members of the McKay Creek Estates community (standing) Don Peck, Glo
Jim, Pat Dick, Judge Dick Courson, Pat Whitman, Ethel Bagwell, Bill Jones,
Linnea Jones, staff life enrichment director, and (sitting), Mel Bates, Nettie
Jones pose for a photo with a pair of firefighters during recent outing to the
Pendleton Fire Department.
Photo contributed by Audra Bunch
Photo contributed by Dorys C. Grover
Sen. Bill Hansell, center, celebrates the opening of
the Athena branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon
with Athena Mayor John Shafer, BEO staff Danielle
Pettyjohn, Athena branch manager Debi Munck,
BEO staff Sarah Denton, BEO lender Jill Parker and
Jeff Bailey, BEO president/CEO.
Normal Michael, Marilyn Yates and Betty Sigler of Sun
Ridge Retirement Community recently pieced togeth-
er a puzzle depicting a historic painting by American
artist John Trumbull. The group plans to donate the fin-
ished project to Sunridge Middle School in Pendleton.
Athena cashes in with new bank
Sun Ridge residents conquer puzzle
Since its inception, the
Bank of Eastern Oregon
has been committed to
serving rural communities
— that tradition continued
May 19 as the bank cele-
brated the grand opening of
its branch in Athena.
The town was left without
a financial institution when
U.S. Bank shuttered its
branch in November 2016.
Linda Navarro, president/
CEO of the Oregon Bankers
Association, said Sen.
Bill Hansell and others
embarked on a mission to
bring another bank to town.
Navarro said it wasn’t an
easy sell, given Athena’s
location and size, but Bank
of Eastern Oregon delivered.
“OBA Chair Jeff Bailey,
president and CEO of Bank
of Eastern Oregon, likes to
say that his bank is ‘where
no one else wants to be.’ I
don’t know about that, but
they certainly proved their
commitment to serving
the financial needs of rural
Oregon,” Navarro said.
In November, Bailey
said the amount of recruiting
of his company from the
outreach effort was “consid-
erable” and played a factor
in the decision to open a
branch in Athena.
“We want to do business
where we’re wanted,” he
said, adding that Athena
resembles many of the
communities where Bank
of Eastern Oregon has a
presence.
Now based in Heppner,
the Bank of Eastern Oregon
was originally chartered in
1945 as the Gilliam County
Bank in Arlington. In 1957
and 1959, operations were
expanded to Heppner and
Ione with the bank changing
its name to Bank of Eastern
Oregon. Today, it operates
more than a dozen branches
and five loan production
offices throughout the
region.
Puzzle experts Norma
Michael, Marilyn Yates
and Betty Sigler are at it
again.
The trio, along with other
residents at Sun Ridge
Retirement Community,
worked more than a week
putting together a 1,000-
piece puzzle featuring the
Declaration of Indepen-
dence. Earlier this year, the
puzzle wizards headed up
an effort to put together one
featuring American Indian
tribes.
The recently completed
project will be framed
and donated to Sunridge
Middle School, said Dorys
Grover. The puzzle, Grover
said, was a gift to Sigler
from her granddaughter,
MacElle Kirsch, who
purchased it while traveling
during a special project to
Washington, D.C.
The puzzle is from
an original painting by
American artist John Trum-
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
MAY 17, 2017
BURDEN — Taylor M.
Jeppe and Daniel W. Burden
of Pilot Rock: a boy, Collin
Wayne Burden.
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
MAY 19, 2017
CARLTON — Alma R.
Rivera and Kyle R. Carlton of
Umatilla: a girl, Kylee Rose
Carlton.
HANNA — Linsey M.
Mitchell and Jason L. Hanna
of Heppner: a girl, Charlee
Mae Hanna.
MAY 20, 2017
COLVIN — Kendra R.
Colvin and Mitchell W.
Colvin of Hermiston: a boy,
Luke Joseph Colvin.
ROBLEDO — Stacee I.
Rebledo and Jonathan R.
Robledo of Hermiston: a girl,
Emilia Robyn Robledo.
MAY 23, 2017
ALMONTE-MENDOZA
— Yadira Mendoza and Carlos
Almonte of Hermiston: a boy,
Hector Almonte-Mendoza.
bull. It portrays Thomas
Jefferson, the principal
author of the Declaration
of Independence, placing a
first draft of the document
before John Hancock,
president of the Second
Continental Congress, at the
Pennsylvania State House,
now Independence Hall in
Philadelphia.
A pair of local cancer
support
organizations
received a boost from
Pendleton Round-Up’s
2016 Tough Enough To
Wear Pink campaign.
Just more than $19,000
was distributed between
the St. Anthony Hospital
Cancer Care Clinic and
the Kickin’ Cancer New
Beginnings
program.
Contributions came from
sponsorships,
TETWP
merchandise
sales,
TETWP Let ’er Buck Run
proceeds, donations from
spectators and volunteers,
custom pink TETWP
Justin Boots and custom
Montana Silver TETWP
buckle raffle ticket sales,
pink Wrangler shirt
sales, collector’s pin sales,
tips donated by Let ’er
Buck Room volunteers
on TETWP Day during
Round-Up and a donation
from the Happy Canyon
Company.
“The funds we receive
each year helps to keep
the Spirit program alive
and healthy,” said Herb
Bitting of the Kickin’
Cancer New Beginnings
(Spirit) program.
Bitting, who is also a
cancer survivor, said the
donations helps ensure that
breast cancer survivors can
continue to receive therapy
and support through the
program.
A high-profile event,
TETWP raises breast
cancer awareness to thou-
sands of visitors who come
to Round-Up each year. In
addition, 100 percent of the
proceeds stay within the
Pendleton community, said
Casey White-Zollman,
co-chair of the Round-
Up’s TETWP campaign.
Both
organizations
benefiting
from
the
TETWP campaign help
local breast cancer patients
from time of diagnosis
through recovery. The
Kick’n Cancer program
provides free massages,
personal training and
Pilates classes for recov-
ering patients, while the St.
Anthony clinic provides
breast prosthetics, mastec-
tomy bras, post-operation
camisoles, lymphedema
sleeves, pads and gloves,
mastectomy swim wear,
wigs, financial help and
mileage reimbursement for
cancer patients.
Support for Tough
Enough To Wear Pink,
White-Zollman
said,
continues to grow each
year.
“We are so apprecia-
tive of the community’s
generosity towards this
important program to
support
local
cancer
patients and survivors, as
well as the tremendous
amount of time and effort
our volunteers put in to
make the event a success,”
she said. “It’s always
heartwarming to see the
sea of pink on Thursday of
Round-Up each year.”
The
Round-Up’s
TETWP campaign appre-
ciates the support of its
2016 sponsors, including
Gold Level: St. Anthony
Hospital,
Wildhorse
Resort & Casino; Silver
Level: East Oregonian,
103.5 KWHT; Bronze
Level: Justin Boots,
Cayuse
Technologies,
Columbia
Bank,
Graybeal Distributing,
Grocery
Outlet-Pend-
leton, Swire Coca-Cola,
Hermiston
Chrysler
Dodge Jeep Ram, Dr.
Robert Pratt, DMD; Pink
Level: Altrusa Inter-
national of Pendleton,
Montana Silversmiths,
Wheatland
Insurance
and Zollman Construc-
tion.
This
September,
Pendleton
Round-Up
Association’s
TETWP
campaign will celebrate its
12th year. For more infor-
mation about sponsorship,
contact
White-Zollman
at cmwzollman@gmail.
com or Jill Gregg at
jill.c.gregg@gmail.com.
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with questions.
Pet of the Week
Rosey
Rosey knows she’s a super star and appreciates being treated
as one. Rosey is looking forward to settling into her new home
and enjoying the fi ner things in life. Rosey is quite a talker and
isn’t afraid to let you know what’s on her mind. Once she gets to
know you, this independent lady is affectionate and easygoing.
Due to her spicy nature, Rosey will probably adjust best in a
quiet home with adults only or older, cat-savvy children. She
also gets along with mild mannered dogs. If you’re looking to
add some royalty to your life then visit with her at PAWS
Tuesday-Saturday from 12-4pm. Her adoption includes her
spay, up to date on shots, tested negative and vaccinated for
FELV and FIV, fl ea treatment, de-worm and a free bag of her
favorite food.
Visit Rosey at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm • 517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton • 541-276-0181
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