REGION
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
PENDLETON
East Oregonian
Photo courtesy of the League of Oregon Cities
Former Pendleton Mayor Phillip Houk, center, receives
the Mark Hatfield Statesman Award at the League of
Oregon Cities conference in Portland Friday. Gov. Kate
Brown, third from right, and state Sen. Betsy Johnson,
D-Scappoose, second from right, paid tribute to Houk
during the ceremony.
Pacific Railroad — was
an event sponsor, and he
thought he was attending the
banquet to say a few words
about the League of Oregon
Cities Foundation.
Houk said the statesman-
ship award is also usually
bestowed on people who
hold higher office. Past recip-
ients include the award’s
namesake, former U.S. Sen.
Mark Hatfield, former Gov.
Neil Goldschmidt, U.S. Rep.
Greg Walden, R-Hood River,
and several state legislators.
“It just shows that I’m
getting old,” he said.
In a press release, the
league
highlighted
his
22-year tenure on the Pend-
leton City Council, which
included 12 years as the
city’s mayor. Houk declined
to seek a fourth term in
2016, citing the increasing
demands of his job as a risk
manager for Union Pacific.
He was replaced by John
Turner in 2017.
The
league
also
mentioned his participation
and membership in the
Oregon Community College
Association, Greater Eastern
Oregon Regional Solutions
Advisory
Committee,
Oregon Solutions Steering
Committee and the National
Disability Board.
Houk has also served as
the president of the League
of Oregon Cities Board of
Directors, Oregon Mayors
Association Board of Direc-
tors and is currently serving
as the president of the league
foundation’s board of direc-
tors.
Pendleton stayed in the
spotlight when it won the
gold award from Countycity
Insurance
Services
for
having zero time-loss inju-
ries, according to a city press
release.
ECHO
St. Peter’s church doors opened to the future
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
A day before the old St.
Peter’s Catholic Church
hosted an open house
event in Echo, a handful of
curious bypassers stopped
in to get a glimpse of the
historic building, which was
constructed in 1913.
“It’s so neat to see the doors
open,” Matthew Greenup said
Saturday as he made his way
up the concrete stairs.
The Heppner man was
in town looking at antiques
and heard there was some
activity at the old church. The
building was de-consecrated in
1996 and donated to the Fort
Henrietta Foundation by the
Diocese of Baker. While initial
discussion centered around a
possible museum, the church
has sat empty for more than
20 years. It was added to the
National Register of Historic
Places on Aug. 28, 1997.
A small group of volun-
teers with the Echo Kiwanis
Club and Fort Henrietta
Foundation worked both
inside and outside the struc-
ture Saturday in preparation
for Sunday’s open house. In
addition to dusting and vacu-
uming, Kiwanian Phyllis
Shovelski said they removed
the plastic covers from the
ornate statues and other
fixtures inside the building.
Outside, Michael Duffy,
Echo Kiwanis president,
cleaned up the parking area
with a backhoe.
The Kiwanis, Duffy said,
have no interest in taking
Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Matthew Greenup of Heppner listens to Echo Kiwan-
is Club member Phyllis Shovelski share about the old
St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Echo. The Fort Henrietta
Foundation and Kiwanis hosted a clean-up effort and
open house this past weekend.
over the project. However,
he said they want to lend a
hand and provide financial
support to help in reducing
the building’s degradation.
“We need to treat this as
the treasure it is,” Duffy said.
Regardless of their reli-
gious upbringing, Shovelski
said the consensus from what
she hears from the people
around town is they don’t
want to see the building
destroyed. In fact, she said
the building elicits quite the
emotional response from
some people.
“A year ago it was
covered in bird droppings,
dead flies, cobwebs and there
was a beehive in the wall,”
Shovelski said. “It was pretty
bad and people were tearful.”
The inaugural Echo
Oktoberfest, held in 2016,
raised about $6,000 for the
project, Shovelski said. The
Kiwanis are again hosting an
Oktoberfest event, with most
of the funds going to the St.
Peter’s project. Some of the
money, Shovelski said, will
be earmarked for the Kiwanis
scholarship program for area
youths who are furthering
their education.
This year’s Echo Oktober-
fest is Saturday, Oct. 21 begin-
ning at 4 p.m. in downtown
Echo. The family-friendly
event will include kids’ activ-
ities, food (German sausage,
coleslaw, potato salad, hot
dogs and brats) and beverages,
including 16 varieties of beer
from Hermiston Brewing Co.,
Shovelski said. In addition,
Cruise Control, an oldies
rock and roll band from the
Tri-Cities, will perform.
Oktoberfest tickets are
$15. Those purchased in
advance will include $20 in
event tokens. They are avail-
able at H&P Cafe in Echo,
Hermiston Brewing Co. &
Nookies Restaurant and from
Echo Kiwanis members.
For more information,
contact Duffy at 541-303-
5730,
echokiwanis@
centurytel.net, Shovelski at
541-379-6992 or Joe Ramos
at 509-366-3980.
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BRIEFLY
Former mayor wins statesmanship award
He has been out of office
for nearly a year, but former
Pendleton Mayor Phillip
Houk continues to collect
accolades.
The latest recognition was
the Mark Hatfield Statesman-
ship Award from the League
of Oregon Cities, which
was presented at the organi-
zation’s annual conference
Friday in Portland.
Gov. Kate Brown and
state Sen. Betsy Johnson,
D-Scappoose, were among
the dignitaries who paid
tribute to Houk as he
accepted the award, which is
given to a “‘statesman’ who
has provided lasting benefits
to the quality of life for
Oregon citizens,” according
to the league’s website.
In an interview, Houk said
he was surprised that he had
won the award, which isn’t
granted annually.
He had other reasons to
be at the league conference:
he was asked to speak at the
workshop on city councils,
his employer — Union
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Pendleton
apartment fire
sends residents
outdoors
PENDLETON —
Pendleton firefighters
stopped a small apartment
fire Monday morning. It
was the second fire-related
evacuation in a week at
Security Apartments, 130
S.W. Court Ave.
Pendleton Fire Chief
Mike Ciraulo said the call
came at 6:03 a.m. and
crews arrived moments
later and saw smoke on the
first floor, then found the
fire in a room in the first
floor’s northeast apartment.
The fire sprinkler kept
the fire in check, Ciraulo
said, and firefighters had
the situation under control
in about 15 minutes.
He also said the
Pendleton team evacuated
the building, and one
victim suffered smoke
inhalation and was taken
by ambulance to St.
Anthony Hospital for
treatment.
The unit and the
basement underneath
sustained some water
damage, Ciraulo said, but
residents otherwise were
able to go back to their
apartments.
Ciraulo also said the
cause of this fire is under
investigation, but it was
“totally unrelated” to
Wednesday’s evacuation,
which occurred after
multiple fire alarms went
off. Firefighters found no
blaze that time.
Stanfield looking
for volunteers to
paint buildings
STANFIELD — The
city of Stanfield is looking
for volunteers to help
“paint the town” on Oct.
14.
The community
service project to paint
buildings downtown
will begin at 9 a.m. on
Saturday, Oct. 14 as
volunteers meet at the
city council chambers,
150 Coe Ave.
The city will
provide paint, supplies,
equipment, water and
refreshments. Community
members just need to
show up ready to work in
clothing that can get paint
on it.
City councilor Jason
Sperr proposed the
project at a recent city
council meeting as part of
Stanfield’s ongoing efforts
to revitalize its downtown
district.
Contact city manager
Blair Larsen for more
information or to RSVP
so the city has an idea of
how many volunteers will
be available.
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