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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
East Oregonian
PENDLETON
‘Pink day,’ Children’s Rodeo coming Thursday
Arena awash in
pink for breast
cancer awareness
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
Thursday is a big day at
the Pendleton Round-Up.
Not only will the morning
include the 33rd annual Chil-
dren’s Rodeo for kids with
special needs, but fans are
invited to participate in Tough
Enough To Wear Pink at the
Round-Up Grounds, which
raises awareness and funds
for breast cancer patients and
survivors in the community.
For 12 years, the
Round-Up has hosted Tough
Enough To Wear Pink during
Thursday’s rodeo. This year’s
theme is “Spur the Cure,” and
all proceeds will go to benefit
the St. Anthony Hospital
Cancer Care Clinic and the
Kick’n Cancer New Begin-
nings program.
Visitors are encouraged
to wear pink to show their
support. Volunteers will
hand out free pink Mardi
Gras beads inside the arena,
and plenty of pink gear will
be available for sale. Local
cancer survivors will be
honored on the field during a
special presentation following
the first Indian Relay Race.
In addition, rodeo fans
can purchase raffle tickets
to win a pair of custom pink
ostrich leather boots donated
by Justin Boots, and a pair
of one-of-a-kind spurs by
Montana
Silversmiths.
Tickets are $5 each or three
for $12, and can be bought at
any Tough Enough To Wear
Pink booth at the Round-Up
Grounds on Thursday.
The initiative raised more
than $19,000 last year and
more than $36,000 in 2015.
Money for St. Anthony will
go toward things like breast
prosthetics,
mastectomy
bras, specialized swimsuits
and wigs for cancer patients.
The nonprofit Kick’n Cancer
program,
meanwhile,
provides personal training and
fitness classes for survivors.
The annual Children’s
Rodeo, sponsored by the
Round-Up Association and
InterMountain
Education
Service District, will begin at
10:30 a.m. at the Round-Up
Grounds, and provides
children ages 5-10 with
special needs the chance to
be cowboys and cowgirls for
a day.
About 50 kids are expected
to participate in this year’s
event, which includes horse-
back riding, barrel racing on
stick ponies, riding a pretend
bull and American Indian
drumming. Every participant
will receive a T-shirt, cowboy
hat, lariat, scarf, trophy and
photo with their cowboy
volunteer.
“We are so fortunate to
have great support from the
Round-Up, local businesses
and all of our volunteers
to provide such a valuable
experience for these kids,”
said Karen Parker, Children’s
Rodeo director.
Admission is free and
open to the public for the
Children’s Rodeo.
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Contact George Plaven at
gplaven@eastoregonian.com
or 541-966-0825.
HERMISTON
Course provides art and science of growing plants
East Oregonian
People interested in enhancing their
gardening skills and serving the commu-
nity are invited to participate in the 2018
Master Gardener Training Course.
Green thumbs and novices alike are
encouraged to register. Offered through
the Oregon State University Extension
Service, the upcoming course, which
rotates locations within Umatilla
County each year, will be based in
Hermiston.
Gardeners of all skill levels can learn
something new through the comprehen-
sive training course that focuses on the
art and science of growing and caring
for plants. Relevant information can be
utilized for home or community gardens.
Participants will gain knowledge about
lawn and tree care, vegetable gardening,
and pest and weed management, and
much more.
The classes begin Wednesday, Jan.
10 from 6-9 p.m. at Blue Mountain
Community College, 975 S.E. Columbia
Drive, Hermiston. Sessions are weekly
(except Feb. 14) through March 21.
Also, weekend workshops are every
other Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from
Jan 13 through March 24. The weekend
sessions offer hands-on learning
activities. They will frequently include
School district hires
new HR director
Lewis and Clark College,
program director for the
David Marshall has been Seattle Indian Services
hired as Hermiston School Commission and a teacher
District’s new human at an American community
school in Egham
resources director.
in the United
Interim super-
Kingdom.
intendent Tricia
He has a
Mooney handled
bachelor ’s
human resources
degree in English
for the district
from Whitman
last year, and has
College,
a
continued with
master’s degree
those responsibil-
in teaching from
ities since she was
Evergreen State
named to her new Marshall
College
and
position over the
an
education
summer. Marshall
will begin his new position specialist degree from
Lewis and Clark College.
Oct. 1.
Marshall said in a state-
Marshall is currently
assistant superintendent for ment that his experience
Milton-Freewater School in Milton-Freewater has
District. He has worked been “wonderful” and he
for that district since 1994 will miss the friends he
in various roles, including has made there, but he is
human resources director looking forward to working
and principal of Ferndale with Hermiston.
“I am very excited about
Elementary School.
He has also served as becoming a part of the
an adjunct professor for Hermiston School District
business computer lab Team,” he wrote. “I have
classes at Blue Mountain admired the work the
Community
College, district does with students
adjunct instructor for for a long time.”
East Oregonian
Outdoor sale
features furniture,
bikes and more
File photo
As part of a plant identification exercise, master gardener Bill Dochnahl
shows mint to students during the 2015 Watershed Field Days. Gardeners
of all skill levels are encouraged to register for the 2018 Master Gardener
Training Course, which will be offered in Hermiston.
field trips, technical skill building and
demonstrations that provide enhanced
understanding of the topic.
The cost is $145, which includes the
course textbook. Those who participate
in volunteer hours in community-related
garden projects, community outreach
events or activities at the OSU Exten-
sion Service will be eligible for a $50
registration rebate.
Classes are taught by OSU exten-
sion agents, specialists and other local
experts. For an application, contact
Colleen Sanders at 541-278-5403 or
colleen.sanders@oregonstate.edu.
Additional information is available
at
www.extension.oregonstate.edu/
umatilla.
‘Era of Megafires’ coming to Vert Auditorium
Multimedia presentation focuses on growth of wildfires
A multimedia presenta-
tion on the growing threat
of “megafires” in the West is
coming to Pendleton, and not
a moment too soon.
Firefighters are currently
battling numerous large
blazes from Montana to
the Columbia River Gorge,
which at times have left the
region in layers of smoke.
The National Interagency
Fire Center reports there
are currently 34 major fires
in Oregon and Washington
alone,
burning
nearly
650,000 total acres.
Enter Paul Hessburg,
research landscape ecologist
with the U.S. Forest Service
in Wenatchee, Washington,
who has compiled decades
of research on the shifting
of normal, healthy wildfires
into raging, destructive
infernos.
Hessburg’s talk, titled
HERMISTON
BRIEFLY
PENDLETON
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
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“Era of Megafires,” blends
hard data with personal
stories, graphics and video
clips about the effects these
fires have on the landscape.
It serves as a call to action for
local agencies and commu-
nities to boost fire resiliency
while also returning fire to its
natural role in the forest.
Hessburg has given the
presentation 77 times since
September 2016, including
March 1 at Whitman College
in Walla Walla and March 2
at Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity in La Grande. He will
return to Eastern Oregon
on Wednesday, Sept. 20 for
an appearance at the Vert
Auditorium in Pendleton,
and on Thursday, Sept. 21 at
the Grant County Regional
Airbase in John Day. Both
presentations will begin at
6:30 p.m.
The Pendleton event is
sponsored by the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation, Umatilla
National Forest, Oregon
State University Extension
Service, Oregon Department
of Forestry, Umatilla County
Forest Health Committee,
Eastern Oregon Climate
Change Coalition, Umatilla
Basin Watershed Council,
Umatilla County Soil and
Water Conservation District
and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
Dave Powell, a retired
forester for the Umatilla
National Forest and vice
chairman of the Eastern
Oregon Climate Change
Coalition, said he attended
Hessburg’s March 1 presen-
tation and was impressed by
the format.
“Just the whole package I
thought was one of the better
communication tools I have
ever seen,” Powell said.
Hessburg’s data suggests
that, by 2050, the West could
see two to three times as much
fire as it does now. Powell
said that should resonate with
people in northeast Oregon.
“That really is sobering
to me,” Powell said. “I can
think of quite a few folks
around here who would be
quite interested in this.”
“Era of Megafires” is free
to the public, but advance
registration is requested
at
www.eventbrite.com.
The program will run for
70 minutes, followed by a
Q-and-A with Hessburg and
other local experts.
In an email with the East
Oregonian, Hessburg said
this summer has served as a
gentle reminder that wildfires
are going to stick around into
the future. The question is
how people will choose to
deal with them.
“We have options to turn
things in another direction,”
Hessburg said. “But we need
to come together and agree
on what we collectively
want for the future. How do
we want our forests going
forward? What are we
willing to ask for and what
are we willing to help bring
about? It’s up to us.”
HERMISTON —
Bargains are available
during a parking lot sale to
benefit Agape House.
Furniture and bicycles
are priced as marked,
knick-knacks are
you-name-the-price and
clothing is five items for
$1. The sale is Saturday
from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
at 500 Harper Road,
Hermiston. Donations are
welcome through Friday.
Agape House serves
individuals and families
in need. For more
information, to volunteer or
make donations, call Dave
Hughes at 541-567-8774.
Maryhill hosts
benefit auction
GOLDENDALE,
Washington — A
fundraising event offers
people a chance to bid
on an array of exclusive
dinners, trips, wine and
more — while supporting
Maryhill Museum of Art.
Night on the Left Bank:
Annual Benefit Auction is
Saturday from 5-9 p.m. at
the museum. The cost is
$100 per person, with $50
tax deductible. Visitors
can enjoy special hors
d’oeuvres with a French
flair, select wines and
brews, and a view of the
Columbia River.
Maryhill Museum
of Art features a large
permanent collection,
rotating exhibits, an
outdoor sculpture garden
and a life-sized replica of
Stonehenge. It’s located
off Highway 97 near
Goldendale, Washington.
To get there, take Exit 104
off Interstate 84. It’s open
daily from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. through Nov. 15.
For more information or
to purchase tickets to the
benefit auction, visit www.
maryhillmuseum.org or call
509-773-3733, extension
20.
Artisan market
fills TRAC Center
PASCO — Vintage,
antiques, artisan handcrafts,
furniture, signs, garden art
and jewelry are among the
items up for grabs during a
weekend event in Pasco.
The Pickin’ Tri-Cities
Vintage Show & Artisan
Market is Saturday from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the TRAC Center, 6600
Burden Blvd., Pasco.
Admission is $7, which
is good both days with a
handstamp. Kids 12 and
under are free.
The event is touted
as central Washington’s
biggest and best vintage
and artisan show. For
more information,
contact 509-543-2999,
pastblessings@gmail.
com or visit www.
pastblessingsfarm.com.
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Submit information
to: community@
eastoregonian.com or
drop off to the attention of
Tammy Malgesini at 333
E. Main St., Hermiston or
Renee Struthers at 211 S.E.
Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call
541-564-4539 or 541-966-
0818 with questions.
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