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Five Hermiston students pedal into reading
Five students from
each of Hermiston’s fi ve
elementary schools pedaled
into summer with new bicy-
cles thanks to Hermiston
Masonic Lodge #138.
The Bikes for Books
program
encourages
students in third through
fi fth grades to improve their
reading skills. Students
receive a chance to win
a bike by completing AR
Reading Goals.
Winners of the bicycles
and their grade level at each
school included:
Desert View: Jared
Crowther, Abby Goller,
Seth Reeve, all third
graders, Sydney Slonk-
er-Bowe, fourth grade, and
Guadalupe Esparza, fi fth
grade.
Highland Hills: Sienna
Harsteen, third grade;
Ashton
Chairez
and
Lorelai Keefauver, both
fourth grade; and fi fth
graders
Kenya
DeLa
Fuente and MaeAnn Stone.
Rocky Heights: Addison
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
Students from Highland Hills Elementary School receive bicycles as part of the
Hermiston Masonic Lodge’s Bikes for Books program.
McClure, third grade;
fourth graders Ruben
Fernandez and Jaziel
Ramirez; and fi fth graders
Dayana Ponciano and
Claire Anderson.
Sunset:
Gabrielle
Mendoza, Bryanna Lopez
and Addisen Alder, third
graders; Johnathan Avila-
Munoz, fourth grade; and
Veera Patel, fi fth grade.
West
Park:
Alexa
Barreto and Fernando
Varela Lopez, third graders;
Selene Garibaldi, fourth
grade; and Cristal Santos
and Stephen Hofbauer,
fi fth graders.
The program creates a
high level of motivation
for students, said Kristi
Smalley, Hermiston School
District elementary librarian.
Epilepsy Walk takes steps against disease
More than 75 people enjoyed a
leisurely one-mile stroll beginning
at McKenzie Park during the North-
west Run/Walk for Epilepsy in
Hermiston
In its seventh year, the June 17
event aims to raise money, awareness
and support for people who live with
epilepsy/seizure disorders.
After completing the walk, the
participants gathered in front of The
Arc Building for a short presentation.
The Arc president Michele Keitzke
shared about the services offered by
the Northwest Epilepsy Founda-
tion, including providing medications
for homeless people with seizure
disorders. Next on the program was
a testimonial by Yaya Martinez,
mother of 22-month-old Alexia, who
was diagnosed with a seizure disorder
shortly after birth.
Martinez shared that her daughter
is her “Epilepsy Hero” for continuing
to grow and thrive despite the chal-
lenges of living with this complex
disorder that impacts one in 26
people. The crowd, including many
family and friends sporting bright
pink “Team Alexia” T-shirts, cheered
when Martinez declared that, due to
medications, Alexia had been seizure-
free for one year.
The event raised more than
$7,000, which is split between the
Epilepsy Foundation and The Arc
Umatilla County. Prior to the walk,
Photo contributed by Luke Barnes
Members of Jilli’s Silly Walkers, including Jillian Smalley, Kristi Smalley
and Mark Smalley, hold a banner while participating in the seventh an-
nual Northwest Run/Walk for Epilepsy in Hermiston.
coffee was provided by Dutch Bros.
Coffee along with fruit provided by
Fiesta Foods. Many local businesses
provided a variety of items resulting
in door prizes for all participants.
“It is truly amazing how this
community embraces this event every
year,” said Keitzke.
For more information about
epilepsy, visit www.epilepsynw.org.
Local American Legion members attend state convention
District 6 American
Legion was represented by
members from local posts
at the 99th annual Oregon
State Convention, held June
20-24 in Florence.
Those attending include
Toni Cordell of Pendleton,
District 6 Commander;
Andy
Muller
of
Milton-Freewater, National
Executive
Committee;
Glenn Bradley of Herm-
iston, Post 37 Commander;
Bill Runion of Hermiston,
Post Historian; Dan Seimer
of Irrigon, member of Post
37, Jody Frost of Herm-
iston, Service Offi cer; and
Ed Baker of Lexington,
Heppner Post Commander.
The American Legion is
the nation’s largest veteran’s
service organization. It’s
committed to mentoring
youth and sponsorship of
wholesome programs in our
communities, advocating
patriotism and honor, and
continued devotion to our
fellow service members
and veterans. The Legion
Saturday, July 8, 2017
ANNIVERSARY
Bud and Bernie Moore
On July 8, 1967, Bud and
Bernie Moore were married
at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church in Pasco, Wash. The
couple is celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary
Sunday, July 9 during the 10
a.m. mass at St. Mary’s Cath-
olic Church, followed by a
reception from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. at the church parish
hall. The presence of
friends and family
is encouraged,
but the couple
requests no gifts.
Bud is a
retired
phar-
macist. He is
a member of St.
Mary’s
Catholic
Church and Knights of
Columbus, and the Pend-
leton Country Club. Bernie
is semi-retired after selling
Country Sunshine Hallmark,
but works part-time at
Sunshine Gourmet Shoppe
in Pendleton. She also is a
member of St. Mary’s and
The
InterMountain
Education Service District
recently received an award
from the Property and
Casualty Coverage for
Education (PACE) program.
Recognized as a School
Safety Star, the ESD was
presented with the award
from Phil Wentz, chairman
of the PACE board, during
the “PACE Day: Safe and
Secure Schools” event in
Salem.
The local education
service district was honored
as the inaugural School
Safety Star for its regional
school security initiative,
an innovative program to
provide the ESD’s 18 compo-
nent school districts in three
counties with evaluation
tools, resources and training
to improve school security
and increase student safety.
The award included $5,000
from PACE to be used in a
school safety improvement
effort.
“The IMESD is honored
to receive this safety award
from PACE, but we share
this recognition with the
many regional partners who
continue to collaborate with
us on the crucial issue of
school safety,” said Michele
is a nonpartisan, nonprofi t
organization and its success
depends entirely on active
membership, participation
and volunteerism.
Local post meetings are
held monthly in Hermiston,
Milton-Freewater, Athena,
Pendleton and Heppner.
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The Hodaka Days parade drew many participants from
across the country — 53 years after the last Hodaka trail
bikes and motorcycles were manufactured in Athena.
stakeholder involvement. It
implements standards for
the training and certifi cation
of more than 40,000 city,
tribal, county and state
law enforcement offi cers,
corrections offi cers, parole
and probation offi cers, fi re
service personnel, telecom-
municators,
emergency
medical dispatchers and
private security providers.
Eriks Gabliks serves as
director and Jason Myers of
the Marion County Sheriff’s
Offi ce is chairman of the
board. For more information,
visit www.oregon.gov/dpsst.
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tos to: community@eastoregonian.com or drop off to the at-
tention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St., Hermiston,
or Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendle-
ton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions.
Hodaka faithful cruise into Athena
A Hodaka enthusiast from
Plainsboro, New Jersey,
was thrilled to be in Eastern
Oregon recently for the
Hodaka Days event.
Although it’s been 53
years since the trail bikes
and motorcycles were made
in Athena, people are still
hooked on Hodakas, said
Stu Gillard, who owns a
1972 Hodaka 100B+. The
Hodaka faithful, Gillard said,
will continue to converge
on Athena each year for the
poker run, the Bad Rock
Trail Ride, the swap meet,
barbecue, time trials and
a chance to catch up with
fellow
Hodaka
lovers.
Gillard said the event offers
something for the entire
family.
For more about the event,
visit www.hodakadays.org.
Madril, IMESD’s director
of communication and print
solutions.
Stuart Roberts, Pend-
leton’s chief of police, is
an integral partner in the
school security initiative,
Madril said. Roberts said that
safety should be a priority
for everyone, and educating
people about appropriate
responses to perceived/iden-
tifi ed threats is important.
“Through the leadership
of IMESD superintendent
Mark Mulvihill and his
IMESD peers, defi ciencies
were identifi ed and solutions
were vigorously pursued in
order to meet the agency’s
charge of not only educating,
but also protecting students,
staff and visitors alike,”
Roberts said. “Albeit safety
responses and protocols will
always be a work in prog-
ress, I applaud the IMESD’s
vision, commitment and
leadership in the area of
school safety.”
PACE is an insurance
pool made up of roughly
300 Oregon member school
districts, charter schools,
education service districts
and community colleges.
For more information, visit
www.pace.osba.org
Two sheriff’s deputies graduate
from Public Safety Academy
Contributed photo
helps veterans and their
families during times of
need, provides scholarship
opportunities and various
other events that give back
to their communities.
The American Legion
Catholic Daugh-
ters of America,
and P.E.O. The
couple
enjoys
spending time at
their cabin at Priest
Lake, Idaho.
Celebrating with the
Moores are their sons Mark
(Kathi) Moore of Spokane,
Wash., and Eric (Caroline)
Moore of Houston, Texas.
They also have fi ve grand-
children, Mica, Keira, Julian,
Margaux and Kenan.
ESD receives safety award
A pair of deputies with
the Umatilla County Sher-
iff’s Offi ce were among
the recent graduates with
the Oregon Department of
Public Safety Standards and
Training.
Jacob Potter and Kash
Wrightson, along with
other members of Basic
Corrections Local #BCL027,
participated in a graduation
ceremony June 16 at the
Oregon Public Safety
Academy in Salem.
The academy is nationally
recognized for its innovative
training programs and active
Members of District 6 American Legion posts recently attended the 99th annual
Oregon State Convention, held June 20-24 in Florence.
Bernie and Bud
Moore in 1967
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