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Special Olympians bring home medals
More than 60 athletes
representing the Herm-
iston/Pendleton
Special
Olympics Local Program
#510 traveled to Corvallis
July 7-9 to participate in
the Special Olympics State
Summer Games.
Competing at Trysting
Tree Golf Course, five
golf athletes brought home
a handful of medals —
including two first-time golf
athletes. David Andrews
earned gold in the Individual
Skills Competition and Saul
Lara got a bronze. Three
athletes along with their
Unified Partners participated
in an alternating shot 9-hole
format — receiving bronze
medals for the teams of Jona-
than Kinsel/Tye Stewart,
and Jonathan Wilson/Don
Headley. Bringing home
the gold were Jason Cargill
and Kris Neustal, the 2016
Local Program Coach of the
Year.
Four bocce athletes
earned a fourth place finish
for the team of Jillian
Smalley and Lyall Arey,
with a bronze medal finish
and sportsmanship award
going to the first time
Unified Bocce Team of
Misty Larsen and Jessica
Sexton.
The athletics (track and
field) events took place at the
Liberty High School, where
first-time participant in the
Pentathlon event, Jenny
Marick, got a gold medal.
Many medals and even more
smiles were earned at the
two-day event, said Kristi
Smalley, communications
director.
Special
Olympics
provides year-round athletic
training and sports compe-
titions for individuals ages
6 and older with intellectual
and developmental disabil-
ities. There is no charge to
participate.
The local program’s next
sports season is bowling,
which begins Sept. 1 at
Desert Lanes in Hermiston.
Signups are Monday, Aug.
21 from 4-5 p.m. at the Arc
Building, 215 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston. For more
information about partici-
pating as an athlete or volun-
teer, call Angela Schneider
at 541-314-0166.
Photo contributed by Pat Edmundson
Heppner resident Jenny Marick, a first-time
pentathlon participant, won a gold medal during the
Special Olympics State Summer Games, held July 7-9
in Corvallis.
Sydney Bracher was
recently awarded the 2017
Top Hand silver buckle by
the Pendleton Round-Up
Association.
The award was presented
to the 13-year-old Pendleton
girl July 12 during the
annual party for young
volunteers at the Pendleton
Aquatic Center.
The Top Hand award
is presented annually to a
young volunteer who has
made significant contribu-
tions to the success of the
Pendleton Round-Up.
Syd is the daughter of
Randy and Char Bracher,
who operate a family ranch
north of Pendleton. She
will be an eighth grader at
Sunridge Middle School in
the fall.
Syd is an honest to
goodness cowgirl, said
Randy Thomas, Round-Up
publicity director. As an
active member in 4-H, she
has won several champion-
ships showing her steers.
Syd also competes in junior
rodeos where she loves to
barrel race.
Her favorite horse to run
the pattern with is Willie, but
she is equally as competitive
on her back-up mount PG.
She not only wins at barrels
but also holds several
all-around victories at her
age group.
Her Pendleton Round-Up
service began at age 8.
Her busy days during the
event includes feeding and
watering the timed event
A highlight of the
June 19 American Red
Cross blood drive held at
Good Shepherd Medical
Center in Hermiston was
Chris Fischer reaching
the 5-gallon donation
milestone.
Overall,
the
drive
collected 30 units from 35
donors, said Patti Perkins,
who helps coordinate the
blood drives. The canteen,
she said, was furnished by
Photo contributed by Randy Thomas
Sydney Bracher, 13, was recently presented with the
2017 Top Hand silver buckle by the Pendleton Round-
Up Association for her outstanding volunteer work.
livestock, running steers and
calves out of the arena and
pulling ropes from various
critters.
“My favorite part of
Round-Up is getting to
hang out with the pick-up
men,” Syd said. “I just love
spending time with Gary
Rempel, Matt Twitchell
and Clint Humble.”
Her father nodded with
approval, saying the men
are great role models.
Columbia Grange.
Blood products are
always in high demand, but
the summer months bring
an increase in demand,
Perkins said.
A person’s donation of
blood can help save the
lives of up to three people.
Perkins encourages people
to consider becoming a
donor and asking a friend
or neighbor to join in
giving the gift of life to a
stranger.
The next blood drive at
Good Shepherd is Monday,
Aug. 21 from noon to 6
p.m. While walk-ins are
welcome,
appointments
assist with planning and
can be made by calling
800-448-3543. In addition,
service groups interested in
providing canteen duties
at upcoming blood drives
are urged to call Perkins at
541-571-5372.
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
Jason Cargill and Kris Neustal received a gold
medal in a unified partner golf competition during the
Special Olympics State Summer Games July 7-9 at
Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis.
Good Shepherd
Medical Center,
Hermiston
JULY 12, 2017
CORTABERRIA —
Briana B. Cortaberria
and
Gregorio
D.
Cortaberria of Herm-
iston: a boy, Tiberius
Jameson Cortaberria.
JULY 13, 2017
EGO — Sonia B.
Ego and Joshua R. Ego
of Hermiston: a girl,
Sawyer June Ego.
Photo contributed by Judy Fordice
Representatives from the Hermiston Senior Cen-
ter receive a “Share The Love” donation from Mike
Boedigheimer, Harley Swain Subaru general manager.
Senior center rides
away with donation
The Hermiston Senior
Center recently felt the love
from a donation from Harley
Swain Subaru.
The Hermiston-area car
dealership held a “Share The
Love” event and presented
a check for $4,814.10 to the
Hermiston seniors.
Mike
Boedigheimer,
Harley
Swain
general
manager, was on hand to
present the check from the
customer-selected
charity
contribution
for
2016.
Representatives accepting
the donation on behalf of the
senior center included Audri
Crabtree, Perry Hawkins,
Julie Rozner, Virginia
Beebe and Irene Miller.
The group is excited about
the donation, which will
go toward the construction
project to build a new senior
center.
Local Moose receives Pilgrim Degree of Merit
Lewis Martuscelli, a
member of Stanfield Lodge
No. 920 Loyal Order
of Moose, was recently
summoned to receive the
Pilgrim Degree of Merit.
The highest honor that
can be bestowed on a Moose
member, the conferral for
Martuscelli was held June
3 in the House of God in
Mooseheart, Illinois. The
degree is currently held
by less than one percent of
fraternity members. The
Pilgrim Degree represents
Pendleton teen wrangles in volunteer award
Blood donor reaches giving milestone
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
JULY 11, 2017
LOVEJOY
—
Patricia M.-E. Lovejoy
and Michael A. Lovejoy
of Helix: twin boys,
Theodore
Francis
Lovejoy and Benjamin
Charles Lovejoy.
JULY 13, 2017
FISHER — Meeka
A. Boyd of Heppner
and Mathew P. Fisher
of Washougal, Wash.: a
girl, Serenity Ann Fisher.
HERSOM — Brit-
tany M. Hersom and
James W. Hersom of
Union: a boy, James
Wylie Hersom.
JULY 15, 2017
REDCRANE
—
Roslynn C. Simmons and
Tracey W. Redcrane of
Pendleton: a boy, Tracey
Weylih Redcrane Jr.
Saturday, July 22, 2017
devotion to the principles
and ideals in caring for
children and seniors, and
is only earned by members
who have given years of
exceptional service to the
Loyal Order of Moose and
its philanthropic endeavors.
Established in 1888 by
Dr. Henry Wilson, the
fraternal organization has
a combined membership
of more than 1 million
members in the Loyal Order
of Moose and Women of
the Moose, and operates
more than 1,600 centers
throughout North America,
Great Britain and Bermuda.
Martuscelli will be
honored locally Saturday,
Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. at the
Stanfield
Community
Center, 225 W. Roosevelt
Ave., with a dinner to follow
at the lodge, 615 E. Coe
Ave., Stanfield. Those plan-
ning to attend are asked to
RSVP by Aug. 1 by calling
541-449-1157. For more
about the organization, visit
www.mooseintl.org.
THANK YOU
A village cared for Karin
Kreshon
On behalf of Karin and myself I would
like to thank a number of folks who over
the past few years had been extremely
helpful to Karin, who passed away June
28.
The following accolades are not in
any specific order: Thank you to the fire
department and the paramedics who came
to the house a number of times to stabi-
lized Karin when she was having heart
issues and transported her to St. Anthony
Hospital.
To the nurses, doctors and staff at both
St. Anthony and Kadlec Medical Center
for the care she received in the emergency
room and from the nurses and staff after
she was admitted, numerous times.
To the teams of Life Flight, who
flew Karin to Kadlec many times, and
especially to the Life Flight nurse, on the
first transport, who called the hospital later
that night to follow up and see how she
was doing. This was above and beyond the
call of duty and brought a smile to Karin.
To her doctors, both cardiologist and
general practitioner, for doing their best to
keep her in fairly good health and by doing
so extended her life by many years. And
especially to her general practitioner who
came to the house, because Karin could
not make it to the office as required by
Medicare within the last 30 days, in order
to get help from Home Health Hospice.
To Clearview MDRC who made
it possible, at no cost to us, to have a
hospital bed delivered and set up that
made it easier to care for Karin and more
comfortable for her.
To her friend who gave up most of
the day at work to come to the house and
assist the Home Health Hospice nurse with
cleaning up caring for her.
And lastly, but not least, to the staff and
nurses at Home Health Hospice who came
to the house, daily, to make sure Karin was
comfortable and tried their best to ease
her pain, and followed up with me after
Karin’s passing to make sure I was doing
OK.
Karin is no longer in pain and I thank
you all again on both of our behalfs.
Tommy Lee Kreshon
Pendleton
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