REGION
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
East Oregonian
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PENDLETON
PENDLETON
Bike Week to ride high on the hog
City councilor gets
stolen bicycle back
in an afternoon
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
Touted as a motorcycle
rally organized by riders for
riders, Pendleton Bike Week
roars into town for its third
annual event.
Event co-founder Eric
Folkestad announced earlier
this year that Harley-Da-
vidson Motor Company
inked a deal as the rally’s
title sponsor. The premiere
motorcycle company will
offer factory demo rides.
The inaugural bike week
event in 2015 drew about
6,000 attendees, and last
year’s rally revved up to
with around 16,000 partic-
ipants across the four days.
Organizers estimate with
Harley-Davidson on-board,
an estimated 20,000 or more
could attend this year’s
Pendleton Bike Week.
Motorcyclists from all
across the Pacific Northwest
and beyond are expected
to enjoy great rides and
good times while making
new friends. The event is
Wednesday, July 19 through
Sunday, July 23, with head-
quarters at the Pendleton
Convention Center, 1601
Westgate.
Registration fees run
from $85 to $125; however,
there are some activities
that are open to the general
public. In addition, $10
day tickets offer a limited
number of activities without
East Oregonian
File photo
The Seattle Cossacks perform during the 2016 Pendleton Bike Week. The group re-
turns for this year’s event and will perform Friday, July 21 and Saturday, July 22.
having to purchase a full
registration. There is no
charge to participate in the
Harley-Davidson
demo
rides. Even if people aren’t
registered for Pendleton
Bike Week, they can buy
general admission seats
for the Grand Funk Rail-
road concert. The show is
Saturday, July 22 at 8 p.m.
in the Happy Canyon Arena.
Tickets are $35 each.
The schedule is packed
with
camping,
rides,
contests, a bike show, a
real biker bar, poker runs
and nightly concerts at
the Hardtail Saloon. The
Seattle Cossacks, a preci-
sion motorcycle drill team,
will perform Friday, July
21 and Saturday, July 22.
A vendor village will be
open, providing all sorts
of merchandise. Also, all
bikes are welcome for the
Wounded Warrior of Oregon
Bike Show. It features 30+
categories and awesome
trophies.
For more information
about Pendleton Bike Week,
contact
info@pendleton-
bikeweek.com or call us
at 541-886-6100 or visit
www.pendletonbikeweek.
com. People can register at
the website or buy concert
tickets.
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Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini at
tmalgesini@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4539
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY, JULY 11
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6 a.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pend-
leton. Half-court basketball.
Adults only.
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
(541-276-8100)
PRESCHOOL
STORY
TIME, 10:30-11 a.m., Stanfield
Public Library, 180 W. Coe Ave.,
Stanfield. (541-449-1254)
BOARDMAN
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Boardman Senior Center, 100
Tatone St., Boardman. Cost is
$4 for seniors 55 and over or $5
for adults. (541-481-3257)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Pendleton Senior Center, 510
S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. Costs
$3.50 or $6 for those under 60.
Pool, puzzles, crafts, snacks,
Second Time Around thrift store
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Meals On
Wheels, call 541-276-1926.
(541-276-7101)
HERMISTON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m., Our
Lady of Angels Catholic Church
parish hall, 565 W. Hermiston
Ave., Hermiston. Cost is $4 for
adults, free for children 10 and
under, $4 for Meals on Wheels.
Extra 50 cents for utensils/dish-
es. Bus service to parish hall by
donation. (541-567-3582)
ATHENA TUESDAY MAR-
KET, 4-7 p.m., Dugger Park,
Main Street, Athena. Local ven-
dors featuring food, crafts and
more. Vendor spaces are free.
(April McKenna or Katie Zmuda
541-310-9557)
CRAFTERNOONS,
4:15
p.m., Pendleton Public Library,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendle-
ton. Drop in for a group or in-
dividual craft project. All ages.
(541-966-0380)
KARATE OPEN GYM, 5-6
p.m., Pendleton Recreation
Center gym, 510 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton. Lars Hansen
will lead this all-ages class.
Wear comfortable clothes. No
experience necessary. (Casey
Brown 541-276-8100)
PENDLETON
EAGLES
TACOS AND BINGO, 6 p.m.,
Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428
S. Main St., Pendleton. Regu-
lar packet $10, special packet
$5. Proceeds donated to local
charities. Public welcome. (541-
278-2828)
INSIDE OUTSIDE THE
LINES ADULT COLORING,
6-7:30 p.m., Irrigon Public Li-
brary, 490 N.E. Main St., Irri-
gon. Materials provided. Bring
snacks to share. (541-922-
0138)
PENDLETON
KNITTING
GROUP, 6 p.m., Prodigal Son
Brewery & Pub, 230 S.E. Court
Ave., Pendleton. (541-966-
0380)
STORY AND CRAFT TIME,
6:30 p.m., Milton-Freewater
Public Library, 8 S.W. Eighth
Ave., Milton-Freewater. For el-
ementary school-age children.
(541-938-8247)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
ADULT OPEN GYM, 6 a.m.,
Pendleton Recreation Center,
510 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pend-
leton. Half-court basketball.
Adults only.
WALKING FOR WELL-
NESS, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Pend-
leton Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
(541-276-8100)
BABY & ME LEARN &
PLAY, 10-10:45 a.m., Herm-
iston Public Library back en-
trance, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. Engaging children
and getting them excited about
music, improving motor skills
and sparking creativity while
supporting early literacy de-
velopment. For children ages
newborn to 4 years and parent/
guardian. (541-567-2882)
STORY TIME, 11:15 a.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235
E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
(541-567-2882)
STANFIELD
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Stanfield Community Center,
225 W. Roosevelt, Stanfield.
Cost is $3.50 for seniors, $6 for
others. (541-449-1332)
PENDLETON
SENIOR
MEAL SERVICE, 12 p.m.,
Pendleton Senior Center, 510
S.W. 10th St., Pendleton. Costs
$3.50 or $6 for those under 60.
Pool, puzzles, crafts, snacks,
Second Time Around thrift store
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For Meals On
Wheels, call 541-276-1926.
(541-276-7101)
ADULT
BEGINNERS’
COMPUTERS, 3-4 p.m., Pend-
leton Public Library meeting
room, 502 S.W. Dorion Ave.,
Pendleton. Registration is re-
quired. Classes tailored to the
needs of the attendees. (541-
966-0380)
Despite having his
bicycle stolen Thursday,
Pendleton City Councilor
Scott Fairley saw it returned
fairly quickly.
Fairley locked up his
bike in front of his Pend-
leton office at 245 S.E.
Fourth St. around 2:30
p.m., a practice he started
when his previous bike was
stolen three months ago
after he left it unlocked in
front of Prodigal Son Pub &
Brewery.
Fairley, who also works
as the Eastern Oregon coor-
dinator for the governor’s
office of regional solutions,
said cycling is the primary
way he gets around town.
So it was much to
Fairley’s chagrin when he
returned outside an hour
later to discover that the
lock was still there but the
bicycle was nowhere to be
seen.
Fairley reported the theft
to the Pendleton Police
Department but didn’t think
it would be recovered.
Fortunately for Fairley,
the thief didn’t make it far.
He was already trying to
think of a way to break the
news to his wife when Pend-
leton police officer Travis
McMasters called him at 4
p.m. to let him know that the
bike was found abandoned
in the Circle K parking lot at
335 S.E. Court Ave., a 1-2
minute bike ride away.
Pendleton Police Lt.
Chuck Byram said no
suspect was identified and
no one was arrested or cited
for the theft.
While bike thefts are
common, Byram said
returning the bikes to the
owners is more hit-and-
miss.
Many bicycle owners
don’t know their bikes’
serial numbers, meaning
they can only provide
superficial information like
its color or brand name.
Some bikes never show
up again after being stolen,
and even more still sit in the
police department’s bike
barn without their original
owners ever coming back to
retrieve them.
“It’s all a matter of luck,”
Byram said.
Luck seemed to be on
Fairley’s side Thursday,
and he praised the police
department for their efforts
in returning his primary
mode of urban travel.
“It was an amazing piece
of police customer service
work,” he said.
BRIEFLY
MID-WEEK MARKET, 4-7
p.m., parking lot across from
Umatilla Library, Sixth Street,
Umatilla. (541-922-3226)
DANCE BOOK CLUB, 4
p.m., Pendleton Public Library,
502 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendle-
ton. For ages 8-12. Pick up a
copy of “Dance Divas: Show-
time!” from the library front desk,
read it at home and come to the
library to talk about the book a
learn a choreographed dance
routine from Coach Courtney.
Free, but registration required.
(Heather Culley 541-966-0380)
GAR SWANSON DRIVE
DEDICATION, 4 p.m., Port of
Morrow, Gar Swanson Drive,
Boardman. No RSVP neces-
sary. Everyone welcome. (Car-
men Mendoza 541-481-7678)
WEYILETPUU LANGUAGE
WORKSHOP, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
Pendleton Center for the Arts,
214 N. Main St., Pendleton.
Learn the history of this dialect
of Cayuse and Nez Perce, and
some spoken phrases and pro-
nunciation. Workshop continues
July 13; participants are encour-
aged to bring words and phras-
es in English to be translated
into Weyiletpuu (bring a phone
or other recording device). Ref-
erence and handouts will be
provided; copies of “Umatilla
Dictionary” will be available for
purchase. Cost is $30 for mem-
bers, $35 for non-members,
preregistration requested. (Bon-
nie Day 541-278-9201)
V E G A N / S U S TA I N A B L E
LIVING POTLUCK SUPPER,
7 p.m., location varies, location
varies, Pendleton. Bring a veg-
an dish and recipe. Gluten-free
friendly group. Call to RSVP
and for driving directions. (541-
969-3057)
Sensory shows
offer special movie
viewing
HERMISTON — A
special screening of
“Despicable Me 3” provides
a comfortable atmosphere
with the lights up a little,
the volume down and the
flexibility for audience
members to move around.
The Arc Umatilla
County in conjunction
with Hermiston Stadium 8
Cinema offers the sensory-
friendly showing. Those
with special needs and their
families or caregivers are
invited to attend.
The special show time
is Saturday with the doors
opening at 10 a.m. at
355 W. Theater Lane, off
Highway 395 in Hermiston.
The movie starts at 10:30
a.m. and costs $5 per
person.
The Arc advocates for
the rights of children and
adults with intellectual and
developmental disabilities.
For more information
about programs, services
and activities, call
541-567-7615 or visit
www.facebook.com/
arcofumatillacounty.
Expo event
connects veterans
Adult paint class
offers instruction
REDMOND — Live
entertainment, military
displays, a food tent, a kids’
area and informational booths
are featured at the Veteran
Benefit Expo.
Organized by the Oregon
Department of Veterans’
Affairs, more than 75 booths
will provide information about
services available to veterans
and their families. The event
also features a career fair.
The expo is Saturday, July 15
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Deschutes Fair & Expo Center
in Redmond. There is no
admission charge.
The entertainment line-up
includes the acoustic/folk
sounds of DD214s, the rockin’
of Got Your Six and multi-
faceted entertainer/comedian
Juan Canopii.
For more information,
contact Tyler Francke at
503-373-2389, tyler.francke@
state.or.us or visit www.expo.
oregondva.com.
PENDLETON —
Budding artists will have
an opportunity to paint
Lavender Fields during
a special class offered
through Pendleton Parks &
Recreation.
Participants in the Paint
Party for Adults don’t need
prior art experience. All
supplies and guidance from
the instructor are provided.
The event is Thursday,
July 20 from 6-9 p.m. in
the Pendleton Foundation
Room at the Pendleton
Recreation Center, 510
S.W. Dorion Ave. Classes
provided by Jeny’s Heart
with Art.
The $30 registration
fee must be paid by
Tuesday, July 18. To
register, visit www.
pendletonparksandrec.
com or stop by the parks
office, 865 Tutuilla Road.
For more information, call
541-276-8100.
P SYCHOLOGICAL
S ERVICES OF
P ENDLETON , LLC
www.pendletonpsych.com
541-278-2222
2536 809
UNIVERSAL REALTY
Welcomes
A native of the Columbia Basin since 1973, Darrell brings his passion for the
area and a desire to help those fi nd their dream home in our rural communi-
ties. Darrell appreciates the slower pace, and sense of community that comes
with living in Eastern Oregon. Darrell’s background also includes 25 years of ac-
counting experience with much of that in governmental accounting. If you’re
at the BMCC campus in Pendleton, you are likely to see him there in the busi-
ness offi ce where he helps with the Grant Accounting.
Darrell enjoys bowling, hiking, biking, kayaking, traveling
a and pretty much anything outdoors. He enjoys watching the
Seahawks, the Tri-City Americans, the Mariners and taking in
a Cougar game in the Palouse. Every year he looks forward
t to catching a play or two, or attending a music concert. To
relax, he enjoys gardening, especially tending to fl ower and
v vegetable gardens.
Join us today!
Darrell Stewart
509-222-0022 • darrell@darrellstewart.net
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