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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Wildhorse announces
third quarter grants
Photo contributed by Larry McMillan
Colors of the autumn sky
An early morning sunrise filters through clouds to present splashes of color in the skies over Pendleton.
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
The Hermiston Senior
Center recently received
$20,000 from the Wild-
horse Foundation — the
maximum grant amount
awarded by the organization.
The Hermiston seniors,
who are building a new
center, will use the money to
purchase new kitchen equip-
ment. Having commercial
kitchen facilities assists the
group in providing essential
meal services for seniors
and the Meals on Wheels
program.
The foundation also
announced other third
quarter awards, which
included 31 disbursements
for a total of $303,584.
Other local recipients and
the purpose for the grants
include:
•PENDLETON: Altrusa
International of Pend-
leton, $10,000 for youth-fo-
cused projects, including
Feed the Child and Kids At
Risk Empowered; McKay
Creek Elementary School,
$10,942 for gymnasium
renovation;
Sherwood
Heights
Elementary
School, $7,500 for Cycling
To The Next Level, which
utilizes exercise bikes to
promote academic achieve-
ment in reading.
•ATHENA:
Athena
Elementary School, $6,000
for classroom Chrome-
books; Athena’s Gem, Inc.,
$7,000 for theater addition
exterior wall finish project;
East Umatilla County
Health District, $10,000 for
a chest compression system;
Weston-McEwen
High
School, $1,681 for band
room remodel completion
project.
•HEPPNER: Commu-
nity Counseling Solutions,
$2,000 for the Healthy
Smiles Dental Clinic.
• M I LT O N - F R E E -
WATER: Blue Mountain
Community College -
Milton-Freewater Center,
$9,438 for a student lounge.
•UMATILLA: Umatilla
Museum and Historical
Foundation, $9,818 for
museum energy upgrade.
•UMATILLA COUNTY:
Start Making A Reader
Today, $5,155 for SMART
reading programs; Umatilla
County 4-H, $600 for Atti-
tudes for Success: Preparing
for the Future.
•OTHER AREAS: Boys
and Girls Club of Dayton,
Columbia Walla Walla Fire
District No 2, Confederated
Tribes of Coos, Lower
Umpqua and Siulslaw
Indians, Confluence Project,
Eastern Oregon Livestock
Show, F. Maxine and
Thomas Cook Memorial
Library, Fort Walla Walla
Museum, Friends of the
Elgin Opera House, Hells
Canyon
Preservation
Council, Hurricane Creek
Grange, Josephy Center for
Arts and Culture, La Grande
High
School,
Liberty
Theatre Foundation, Oregon
Elks Children’s Preschool
Vision Screening, Provi-
dence St. Mary Foundation,
Shriners Hospital for Chil-
dren-Portland, Union Rural
Fire Protection District,
Walla Walla Sheriff’s Foun-
dation.
The Wildhorse Founda-
tion manages a community
benefit fund established by
the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reser-
vation. The board considers
quarterly grant applications
in the areas of public health
and safety, education, the
arts, historic preservation,
gambling addiction services,
salmon restoration, envi-
ronmental protection and
cultural activities. The next
application deadline is Jan.
1.
For more information
or a grant application,
visit
www.thewildhorse-
foundation.com or contact
Tiah DeGrofft, Wildhorse
Foundation Administrator,
at 541-966-1628 or tiah.
degrofft@wildhorseresort.
com.
Don Peck, Louisa Krosting, Frannie Bissinger and Jerry Schubert of McKay Creek Estates enjoy the Thanksgiving
décor at the Pendleton assistant living facility.
McKay Creek residents celebrate with thanksgiving
A favorite gathering place
at McKay Creek Estates is
by the fireplace in the main
commons area.
Executive
director
Noemi Wiseman said
residents particularly enjoy
meeting up to socialize with
family members and other
visitors. Smiles are abun-
dant, Wiseman said, when
someone pulls out a camera.
Recently, the facility has
been festively decorated
for Thanksgiving, complete
with fall colors, leaves,
gourds and stuffed turkeys
— the plush-type.
The entire McKay Creek
team, Wiseman said, is
grateful for the opportu-
nity to serve the facility’s
residents. In the spirit of
Thanksgiving, she encour-
ages people to be thankful
each day.
The facility invites the
community to join them
during many activities.
Information will soon be
available about a Dec. 5
holiday dinner. For more
information,
contact
Wiseman at 541-276-1987
or nwiseman@prestigecare.
com.
Umatilla County Historical Society harvests heritage grant
The Umatilla County
Historical Society was among
the recent Oregon Heritage
Commission grant recipients.
The money will be used to
complete phase three of the
“Umatilla Gold: The History
of Wheat in Umatilla County”
exhibit. The historical society
runs
Heritage
Station
Museum, located at 108
S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton.
It’s open Tuesday through
Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. For more information,
contact 541-276-0012, info@
heritagestationmuseum.org or
visit www.heritagestationmu-
seum.org.
A total $230,000 through a
total of 18 grants were distrib-
uted across the state through
the commission as part of the
Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department program. They
are for projects that conserve,
develop
and
interpret
Oregon’s cultural heritage.
The grants, which ranged
from $2,000 to $20,000, will
go towards everything from
exhibits to oral history and
awards range from $2,000-
$20,000. The grants are
offered once per biennium.
For
more
information,
contact Kuri Gill at kuri.
gill@oregon.gov, 503-986-
0685 or visit www.oregon-
heritage.org.
BIRTHS
Pendleton Rotarians
provide shelter in the storm
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
NOV. 15, 2017
BELOIT
—
Jacki
M. Harrison and John T.
Beloit of Pilot Rock: a girl,
Landrie Lorraine Beloit.
NOV. 16, 2017
DEAN — Carissa A.
Dean and Justin L. Dean
of Pendleton: a boy, Ethan
Michael Dean.
NOV. 19, 2017
REED — Erin J. West
and Justin D. Reed of
Heppner: a boy, Rhyatt
West Reed.
WHITE — Diana C.
Thompson and Matthew R.
White of Pendleton: a girl,
Abra-Rose Renee White.
NOV. 20, 2017
ALLEN — Tiffany
M. Allen and Matthew S.
Allen of Pilot Rock: a girl,
Aubrey Grace Allen.
The Pendleton Rotary Club recently raised money in
recognition of relief efforts on behalf of hurricane victims
in Florida and Texas.
George Murdock, president-elect of the Pendleton
club, presented a check for $4,000 to Eric Reise, a member
of the Hermiston Rotary Club and the West Coast team
leader for ShelterBox USA. Rotary International part-
ners with ShelterBox to provide emergency shelter and
provisions to help people and communities impacted by
disasters.
For more about ShelterBox, including how to make
donations visit www.rotary.org or www.shelterboxusa.org.
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
NOV. 14, 2017
REVOIR — Matreena
Revoir and Travis Revoir
of Heppner: a girl, Elideé
Anna Revoir.
NOV. 17, 2017
BELEW — Amber J.
Belew and James D. Belew
of Hermiston: a boy, Wyatt
Contributed photo
Eric Reise, Hermiston Rotary Club member
and a regional leader for ShelterBox, accepts a
donation from George Murdock, president-elect of
the Pendleton club.
Thomas Belew.
NOV. 20, 2017
EZELL-VIRREY
—
Leslie Virrey and Randy
Ezell of Hermiston: a boy,
Randy Mason Ezell-Virrey.
Local board members
receive leadership awards
Three school board
members from the region
were recently recognized by
the Oregon School Boards
Association’s Leadership
Institute.
Jennifer Spurgeon of
the Athena-Weston school
board received the gold
and platinum awards for
completing course work
through the OSBA program.
In addition, Jon Lorence
of the Umatilla school
board was presented a gold
award along with 14 other
school board members, and
Herb Winters of the Fossil
school board was among
30 who received a bronze
award.
The
awards
were
presented Nov. 11 at
OSBA’s
71st Annual
Convention in Portland.
They recognize board
members for significant
levels of achievement in
leadership and develop-
ment. Jim Green, OSBA’s
executive director, said
the awards recognize local
school board members
whose volunteer service
and dedication help create
a better future for Oregon’s
children.
OSBA is a member
services agency for more
than 200 locally elected
boards serving school
districts, education service
districts and community
colleges. It also provides
services to charter schools
and their boards. For more
information, contact Alex
Pulaski at 503-485-4812,
apulaski@osba.org or visit
www.osba.org.
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the attention of Tammy Malgesini at 333 E. Main St.,
Hermiston, or Renee Struthers-Hogge at 211 S.E. Byers
Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818
with questions.
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