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Spirits fl y high as McKay Creek Estates celebrates
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The month of October
brought spirited celebrations
to McKay Creek Estates,
including a Halloween party and
a birthday celebration dinner.
Visitors of all ages, as well
as many of the assisted living
facility’s residents, dressed up
for Halloween fun. Activities
included guests trick-or-treating
at resident apartments, children’s
games and a costume contest.
Judge Richard Courson
manned the front door, greeting
guests and handing out candy.
The top costumes included
Lilian Marie Gilchrist, who
was an adorable baby Snow
White; Brooklyn Williams
as a cupcake in an outfi t she
constructed
herself
after
researching on YouTube; and
the adult winner was Mollie
Minthorn in an amazing Avatar
costume that she created, said
Karen Hoholik, McKay Creek
Estates community relations
director. Also, Kath Reger
and Celia Lankford won the
resident door decorating contest.
The games, Hoholik said,
were run by a fun crew of Pend-
leton High School volunteers
including Justice Craig, Angel
Cordona, Rylee Gentner,
Nicole Lee, Kalan McGlothan
and Lauren Richards. Also,
Barb Cleveland lent a hand
with the games.
During the celebration dinner,
rounds of “Happy Birthday”
fi lled the air for Bill Lankford,
Bill and Nettie Jones, John
Hardie and Wilma Kispaugh.
In addition, Hardie was honored
as the Resident of the Month.
Also, the facility welcomed
Ashelee Fairbank, the new
health services director recently
joined the McKay Creek team.
The facility invites the
community to join them during
many activities. For more
information, contact executive
director Noemi Wiseman at
541-276-1987 or nwiseman@
prestigecare.com.
Jepsen-Matthews
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
McKay Creek Estates recently held an October celebration for resident birthdays
and to welcome new staff member Ashelee Fairbank to the Pendleton assisted
living facility.
Photo contributed by Karen Hoholik
Photo contributed by Karen Hoholik
Lilian Marie Gilchrist as a baby Snow
White was the youngest age group
winner during the Halloween costume
contest at McKay Creek Estates.
Brooklyn Williams created her own
cupcake outfi t, winning her age group
during the Halloween costume contest
at McKay Creek Estates.
opportunities for fabric
enthusiasts.
Thirteen vintage, histor-
ical or sentimental quilts
were shared during the
“Quilt Turning” program.
A short story of each quilt’s
past was read as the layered
quilts were turned down on a
bed. The popular activity will
return during the 14th annual
show, which is planned for
Oct. 12-13, 2018.
Special appreciation in
helping with the show was
given to the “set-up and take-
down” crew that included
Ron Morgan and athletes
from Riverside and Ione high
schools.
All area quilters are
invited to join the Boardman
Quilt Group, which meets
Mondays from 9 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at the Boardman
Senior Center. There is no
fee to participate. For more
information, contact Kathy
Hyder at 541-571-7009 or
kathyhyder05@gmail.com.
Pendleton
resident
Robert Koch recently
received the Milestone
Chevron Award from Lions
Club International, cele-
brating 50 years of service as
a Lions Club member.
Koch originally joined the
Lions Club in Grants Pass
in 1967. After moving to
Pendleton, Koch worked as
a police offi cer, and later for
the Oregon Liquor Control
Commission for about 25
years, retiring in 1987.
Daughter Chris Dietz
said Koch is thrilled about
the award.
Founded in 1917, Lions
Club International now has
46,000 clubs with more than
1.4 million members. The
club works to help make
communities better places
and to help those in need.
For more information, visit
www.lionsclubs.org.
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
NOV. 1, 2017
BACH — Veronica I.
Messer and Gunnar J. Bach
of Pendleton: a girl, Rain
Marie-Rae Bach.
TOBIAS-CORIA —
Jesica Coria and Israel
Tobias of Hermiston: a
girl, Annalysa Ines Tobi-
as-Coria.
NOV. 3, 2017
NELSON — Jessica
Nelson and Shae Nelson
of Pendleton: a girl, Aspen
Shae Nelson.
STEELE — Caitlin
M. Steele and Tyler B.
Steele of Pendleton: a boy,
Charlie Buchanan Scott
Steele.
NOV. 5, 2017
and Thomas Hahn, niece
and nephew of the bride and
groom respectively.
Music was provided by
violinist Eric Jepsen, brother
of the bride, and pianist
Rebekah Brown.
Given in marriage by
her parents and escorted by
her father, the bride wore
an A-line ball gown of
soft white organza with a
beaded and sequined fl oral
lace overlay and a matching
fi ngertip veil. Her bouquet
was assorted shades of pink
and white Gerbera daisies
and yellow sunfl owers.
Rebecca is a 2012 grad-
uate of Ione High School and
graduated from Whitworth
University in 2015. She is
currently in the Doctor of
Physical Therapy Program at
Eastern Washington Univer-
sity. The groom graduated
from Liberty University
in Lynchberg, Virginia, in
2011 and is a fellow class-
mate with Rebecca in the
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Program at EWU.
Following a honeymoon
trip to Maui, Hawaii, the
couple are living in Spokane
and completing their fi nal
year of physical therapy
internships. They will both
graduate in June 2018.
TORRES MUNIZ —
Ingrid Muniz and Rene
Torres of Pendleton: a
girl, Crystal Lexi Torres
Muniz.
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
OCT. 31, 2017
JAMIESON — Amie
Jamieson
and
John
Jamieson of Pendleton:
a boy, Bruce Anthony
Jamieson.
VENEGAS — Anika
Flores and Sergio Venegas
of Stanfi eld: a girl, Emilia
Luna Venegas.
NOV. 2, 2017
O’NEILL — Elizabeth
N. Beverley and Michael
O’Neill of Stanfi eld: a girl,
Robin Elizabeth O’Neill.
Gun club to elect offi cers
Photo contributed by Kathy Hyder
Pam Dannon of Boardman received one of the peo-
ple’s choice awards for her wool and fl annel appliqué
quilt, “Berties’ Choice,” during the Boardman Fall Quilt
Show Oct. 13-14 at the Boardman Senior Center.
Sinclair DINO visits Pendleton
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and Pat Sisler; Position
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The traveling Sinclair DINO made a visit to Pendleton
as part of a promotion for its upcoming appearance
in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
could grow up to 70-90 feet
long and weigh as much as
20-36 tons.
DINO fi rst appeared in
the Thanksgiving parade in
1963. In 1975, the dinosaur
balloon became an honorary
member of the Museum of
Natural History, said Susan
Schoolfi eld, a public rela-
tions specialist for Sinclair.
The 91st annual Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade
will be televised Thursday,
Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon
on NBC.
The East End Rod
& Gun Club announced
nominations that will be
voted upon during its
upcoming annual meeting.
At the Nov. 2 general
membership meeting, the
following
nominations
were accepted:
Executive board: Dennis
Boland, vice president; and
Diane Kincaid, secretary.
Board of directors Position
1, Jeremy Nogowski;
Position 3, Verl Pressnall
and Gentry Thorpe;
P et of
Photo contributed by Susan Schoolfi eld
A fi berglass likeness of
a balloon that will appear in
the Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade in New York
visited Pendleton earlier this
week.
DINO, the corporate
symbol for Sinclair Oil,
made a pit stop Tuesday at
the Southgate Sinclair. The
replica apatosaurus weighed
in at 75 pounds and is 12
feet long.
One of the largest dino-
saurs to have ever walked on
Earth, an adult apatosaurus
Rebecca Suzanne Jepsen
and
Richard
Thomas
Matthews were united
in marriage on Saturday,
September 2, 2017, at
the Bethel Church of the
Nazarene in Spokane, Wash-
ington. Pastor Dave Farley
offi ciated. The ceremony
was followed by a reception
at the Southside Senior
Activity Center.
The bride is the daughter
of Bill and Nancy Jepsen of
Heppner. The groom is the
son of Pastor Tom and Tami
Matthews of Juneau, Alaska.
The wedding party
included Matron of Honor
Amy Schaffeld, sister of
the bride, from Enterprise.
Bridesmaids were college
friends Breanna Barnes,
Whitefi sh, Mont., Helene
Welch, Woodenville, Wash.,
Lauren Schultz, Reardan,
Wash., and Sarah Leddige,
Spokane. The groom was
attended by the Best Man,
Kris Sperry of Anchorage,
Alaska. Groomsmen were
Nathan Sperry, Matt Tobin
and Sandon Fisher, all from
Anchorage, and Sawyer
Neiffer, Walla Walla. The
fl ower girl was Hannah
Bardwell of Spokane, friend
of the bride. The candle
lighters were Natalie Jepsen
BIRTHS
Robert Koch
Local Lion earns
50-year award
WEDDING
Rebecca and Richard Matthews
Boardman Quilt Group
sews up 13th annual show
Nearly 90 quilts and wall
hangings vied for top honors
during the 2017 Boardman
Fall Quilt Show, held Oct.
13-14 at the Boardman
Senior Center.
The adult people’s choice
winners were a trio of
Boardman women, including
Pam Dannon for “Bertie’s
Choice,” a wool and fl annel
appliqué quilt; and “Big
Mouth Frogs,” a cotton
appliqué creation by Glenda
and Tammy Bozarth. Also,
Esther Birt won in the 9-11
age group and Teagan Birt
was tops in the 12-14 cate-
gory. And Terri Dorran of
Hermiston also walked away
a winner, taking home the
Holiday Jewels raffl e quilt.
Featured quilter Lila
Killingbeck of Boardman
displayed a number of
her creations. In addition,
mini-classes provided tips in
several quilting techniques
and a country store and
vendors provided shopping
Friday, November 10, 2017
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