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East Oregonian
Car enthusiast drives museum donation
Denny Evans of Pendleton recently
donated a Model A (circa 1928-31) to
the Western Antique Aeroplane and
Automobile Museum in Hood River.
Dorys C. Grover said when Jim
Smootz took the 90-year-old to the
museum, he decided to donate the
vehicle that he purchased several years
ago in Pasco.
“With a little help from Donna
Richards, we textured the hood from its
yellow paint by throwing a little dirt on it
to make it look brown,” Evans said.
The vehicle, which was mostly in its
original condition, had been stored until
recently, Grover said. After receiving
no serious offers for the vehicle, Evans
decided the museum would be a great
home for the vintage vehicle.
The Western Antique Aeroplane &
Automobile Museum, which opened in
2007, features an extensive collection
of antique aircrafts and vintage auto-
mobiles. Most of the antique and classic
vehicles are still in running condition.
Museum visitors can ride in vehicles
during the Second Saturday of each
month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition,
many who arrive early may be asked to
give a hand in fi ring up the engines.
The museum collection, which is
housed in a 3.5-acre indoor hangar
facility, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It’s located at 1600 Air Museum Road,
The Jessens in 2016
Jarry & Dixie Jessen
Photo contributed by Dorys Grover
Denny Evans of Pendleton recently donated a vintage Model A to the
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River.
Hood River. Admission is $16 for adults,
$14 for seniors and veterans, $7 for ages
5-18 and free for kids 4-and-under.
For more information, visit www.
waaamuseum.org or www.facebook.
com/WAAAMuseum.
Contributed photo
Among the fi rst place category winners of the Weston Lighting Contest were Will
Gallaway, Greg & Lois Phillps and Jack & Sheila Jasperson.
The city of Weston
announced winners of its
Christmas Lighting Contest.
In the Glitz & Glamour
category, Will Gallaway
took fi rst place; followed by
Joe & Carlene Hearn with
second place and Dusty and
Lucy Hearn in third.
Reason for the Season
included Greg and Lois
Phillips with fi rst place,
Mark and Joni Clark,
second and Betty Munoz,
third.
Top prize for Old-Fash-
ioned Christmas went to
Jack and Sheila Jasperson,
placing second were Tyrel,
Jinni and Hailie Burns and
third place was Roy and
Sue Rachor.
Weston residents
plant giving tree
Contributed photo
Debi Russell and Sheila Jasperson helped coordinate a Giving Tree to provide gifts
for needy children in Weston.
Family unwraps holiday spirit
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
Judge Richard Courson (aka Santa Claus) of McKay
Creek Estates helps in presenting gifts to Maria Pe-
rez, second from left, and her daughter, Citlali, 10. The
Pendleton assisted living facility “adopted” the family
(which also includes Guadalupe, 15, not pictured), pro-
viding them with gifts.
The holiday season was
made a little brighter for
Maria Perez and her two
daughters, Guadalupe, 15,
and Citlali, 10.
McKay Creek Estates
executive director Noemi
Wiseman said the Pend-
leton assisted living facility
“adopted” the family for
Christmas and were happy
to share love and blessings
during the holiday season.
The residents, family and
staff presented gifts to the
family.
Retired Judge Richard
Courson, the resident Santa
Claus, donned a red suit and
shared the happy moment
with the family when they
visited the facility just before
Christmas.
Wiseman said they plan
to make it an annual tradition
to “adopt” a family during
the holiday season.
McKay Creek Estates
invites people in the
community to join them
for many activities. For
more information, contact
Wiseman at 541-276-1987
or nwiseman@prestigecare.
com.
Campos of Irrigon: twin
boys, Liovanni Jose Campos
and
Giovanni
Vicente
Campos.
JAN. 1, 2018
ESCOBEDO — Jennifer
Escobedo and Jose L.
Escobedo Jr. of Umatilla: a
boy, Jose Phillip Escobedo.
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
DEC. 24, 2017
LADENSACK — Carla
K. Naranjo and John P.
Ladensack of Pendleton: a
boy, Aaron Matthew Laden-
sack.
DEC. 29, 2017
CALVERT — Gaylynn
Calvert and Jacob Calvert of
Heppner: a girl, Cora Leigh
Calvert.
LOPEZ HARVEY —
Madison R. Lopez Gomez
Harvey and Kelvin E. Lopez
Gomez of Pendleton: a boy,
Landon Ivan Lopez Harvey.
DEC. 30, 2017
WILDMAN — Christine
Ellis of Pendleton: a girl,
Jaylee Ann Wildman.
Jarry and Dixie Jessen of
Hermiston are celebrating
their 50th wedding anni-
versary. They were
married Jan. 5,
1968, in Stirling
City, Calif.
Jarry retired
from
Union
Pacifi c Railroad
in 1991. He enjoys
hunting, fi shing and
the great outdoors. He also
loves to putter around his
shop, and spend time with
his children and grandchil-
dren.
Dixie’s main claim to
fame is her enjoyment in
taking care of her yard
and garden. She also spent
many years bowling. She
looks forward to
spending time with
family whenever
possible.
The
couple
has three chil-
dren: son Stacey
Jessen of Heppner
and daughters Kathi
Keefer of Honolulu, Hawaii,
and Kelli Biecker of Pend-
leton. They have seven
grandchildren, Kevin, Tyler,
gunner, Maycee, Elijah,
Jared and Tresten, and one
great-grandson, Daniel.
Oregon Community
Foundation supports region
The Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation recently
announced that it approved
the
disbursement
of
$335,800 in grants to
support 17 projects with
nonprofi t organizations in
Eastern Oregon.
“The nonprofi t commu-
nities in Eastern Oregon
know the benefi t of working
together
to
improve
quality of life and build
community resiliency. Our
nonprofi t partners demon-
strate this by providing
creative solutions to much
needed services in their
remote regions,” said
Cheryl Puddy, associate
program offi cer/regional
coordinator for The Oregon
Community Foundation
in central and Eastern
Oregon.
Puddy said the programs
include entities that address
access to health care, early
learning opportunities for
youth and strategies to
address the changing use
of rural lands. The OCF,
she said, is proud to partner
with them in their efforts.
Area
organizations
receiving OCF grants
include:
•Community Action
Program of East Central
Oregon,
Pendleton,
$10,000 to add a refrig-
erated van and increase
staffi ng for a fast-growing
program that rescues
food from grocery stores
and makes it available
to
low-income
and
working-class families in
Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam
and Wheeler counties.
•Community Coun-
seling Solutions, Heppner;
$20,000 to purchase offi ce
furniture and equipment
for a new headquarters
facility under construction,
to house broad-based
behavioral health programs
serving
fi ve
Eastern
Oregon counties.
•Eastern
Oregon
Women’s
Coalition,
Echo; $20,000 to partner
with
watersheds
and
farmers on innovative proj-
ects that increase economic
opportunity and improve
environmental conditions
and the quality of life for
fi ve Eastern Oregon coun-
ties.
•Morrow
County
Health District, Heppner;
$20,000 for an expansion
of the Irrigon Clinic,
including three new exam
rooms,
an
expanded
waiting area, offi ces for
care coordination and
behavioral health, and a
staff meeting room.
•Willow Creek Park
District, Heppner; $25,000
for development of a
multi-purpose community
park.
Others
receiving
funding in Eastern Oregon
include: Baker School
District, Blue Mountains
Forest
Partners
(Mt.
Vernon), Boys & Girls
Club of the Western
Treasure Valley (Ontario),
Building Healthy Families
(Enterprise), City Golf
Club (Baker City), Divide
Camp (Joseph), EUVAL-
CREE (Ontario), Four
Rivers Cultural Center and
Museum (Ontario), Giggles
& Grace Early Learner
Center, Inc. (Ontario),
Music Camps @ Wallowa
Lake and Wallowa Land
Trust (Enterprise).
For a full list of grants
awarded across the state,
more information about
the OCF and how to make
donations, visit www.
oregoncf.org.
SUBMIT YOUR EO NEWS
Submit Your EO News information and high-resolution
photos to: community@eastoregonian.com or drop off
to 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.
P et of
the Week
BIRTHS
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
DEC. 26, 2017
KEELER — Courtney
Keeler and William Keeler
of Hermiston: a girl, Hannah
Noelle Keeler.
DEC. 27, 2017
FRAUSTO CALVILLO
— Cassandra Calvillo and
Juan Frausto of Boardman:
a girl, Alessandra Frausto
Calvillo.
DEC. 29, 2017
CAMPOS — Ofelia R.
Cisneros Zavalza and Luis
ANNIVERSARY
The Jessens in 1968
Weston announces
Christmas lighting
contest winners
A pair of Weston resi-
dents coordinated efforts for
Santa Claus by creating a
Giving Tree to collect gifts
for needy children.
Debi Russell and Sheila
Jasperson initiated the
project with 18 children
identifi ed
as
needing
Christmas gifts. However,
due to an outpouring of
support, an additional 35
kids benefi ted from the
effort.
“The citizens of Weston
really came through for us,”
Russell said.
More than 200 pres-
ents were delivered by
Santa Claus and his trusty
elves several days before
Christmas, Russell said.
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Mama
Visit Mama at the Pioneer
Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm
517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
Check out the PAWSABILITY
Thrift Store
This sweet girl loves attention and
beating her friends at tug-o-war,
she needs a forever home that will
give her all the attention she desires!
This loving girl is 8 years old and
comes spayed, up to date on shots,
and micro-chipped.
Come meet Mama
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125 S. M ain St.,
Pendleton
541-276-9292