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YOUR EO NEWS
East Oregonian
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Heppner FFA fares well at state
The
Heppner FFA
Chapter found lots of
success during the Oregon
FFA State Convention,
held in Redmond.
Fifteen members partici-
pated in many sessions that
recognize members’ accom-
plishments. Coby Dough-
erty and Beau Wolters
earned the Oregon FFA State
Degree, the highest honor at
the state level. In addition,
Dougherty was a finalist in
the state for the Star in Ag
Placement Award
In addition, FFA advisor
Photo contributed by Beth Dickenson
Beth Dickinson said Alex Heppner FFA Chapter members participate in a
Lindsay was a candidate spelunking activity in Bend during a trip to the Oregon
for an Oregon FFA State FFA State Convention in Redmond.
officer. He participated in
many interviews and prob-
lem-solving situations.
“We are all very proud
of the way he represented
himself, our chapter and
community,”
Dickinson
said.
Participants must win at
the district level to advance
to state for proficiency
awards.
Lindsay
won
the Blue Mountain FFA
District Outdoor Recreation
and the Grain Production
Placement; and the Wildlife
Management winner was
Ethan Akers — with Akers’
Photo contributed by Beth Dickenson
application moving on to the FFA Chapter members pose for a photo with the
national level.
National FFA vice president while at the Oregon FFA
Kenneth
Troxell, State Convention in Redmond.
Keegan Gibbs, Matt Orem
and Justin McAninch Cason, Tiffany Akers, Roy as well as having her
competed in the Farm Busi- Collins and Sage Ferguson picture on gift cards for the
ness Management Career
Development Event. Also, competed in various areas store. In other areas, Cason
McAninch and Troxell of Photography. Ferguson (second) and Ferguson
competed in Manufacturing placed first for the Wilco (second) won banners for
Gift Card competition, their photos and Akers won
Art.
Suzy Cason, Charles receiving a $250 gift card a second place banner for her
beaded artwork of the FFA
emblem.
Orem
competed
in
Animal Systems for Agri-
science with a project on
heifers, selective breeding
and EPDs from various bulls.
As the state winner, he has
the opportunity to compete
at the national convention in
the fall.
Chapter officers competed
at the district level and all
were able to move on to the
state level to compete. Histo-
rian Suzy Cason created a
digital scrapbook that placed
second at districts and earned
a bronze at convention.
Tyler Carter, the reporter,
created the chapter scrap-
book and won second at
districts and a silver at state.
Treasurer Jaiden Mahoney
was responsible for orga-
nizing the treasurer’s book,
earning second at districts
and a silver at state. Chapter
Secretary Jacee Currin was
responsible for creating the
secretary’s book, receiving
second at districts and gold
at state.
Lindsay, Wolters, Ethan
and Tiffany Akers, Tresslyn
McCurry,
Mahoney,
Gibbs, Currin and Gibson
McCurry
created
the
National Chapter appli-
cation. Heppner FFA was
selected as a Gold Chapter
that will compete at the
national level and is in the
top nine chapters in the state.
For more information
about
Heppner’s
FFA
program, contact Dickenson
at
elizabeth.dickenson@
morrow.k12.or.us.
Special Olympics celebrates 2017 sports season
Athletes, volunteers and
fans involved with Hermiston/
Pendleton Special Olympics
Local Program #510 recently
celebrated the 2017 sports season.
The April 10 event, held at
The Arc Building in Hermiston,
included the presentation of
awards announced by communi-
cations manager Kristi Smalley.
Those recognized included Justin
Winter (Male Athlete of the
Year) who always maintains good
sportsmanship and a positive atti-
tude; Jennifer Williams (Female
Athlete of the Year), with more
than 10 years of participation, she
consistently shows support for her
fellow athletes; Jessica Sexton
(Volunteer of the Year) has helped
coach three different sports and
stepped up last year as the first
Unified Partner in Bocce; Winnie
Burnett (Coach of the Year) is
the head coach for the track and
field program based in Pendleton;
Boardman Pool and Recreation
Center (Business of the Year),
who allowed Special Olympics
athletes to train for powerlifting
this past winter and this fall will
support an aquatics program; and
Dalton Schneider (Youth Volun-
teer Award), who was recognized
for his commitment in supporting
the athletes, including by utilizing
his photography skills.
Special Olympics provides
year-around training and athletic
competitions for people of all
ages with intellectual disabilities.
There is no charge to participate.
The current sports season
offers training in track and field,
Bocce and golf. If interested
in participating as an athlete or
volunteer, call Angela Schneider
at 541-314-0166.
Photo contributed by Roy Jones
Rich Scheele receives an award from Cay-Uma-Wa
Club president Karen Malcolm after placing first in
the March 21 Cay-Uma-Wa and Pendleton Toastmas-
ters clubs’ combined International Speech Contest.
Toastmasters
members speak out
A pair of local Toast-
masters
International
members will participate in
this weekend’s Toastmas-
ters E2 contest.
Rich Scheele, who
placed first, and Mary
Halfmoon, who came
in second, during the
Cay-Uma-Wa and Pend-
leton Toastmasters clubs’
combined
International
Speech Contest, earned
the right to advance to the
competition. It is Saturday
at 1 p.m. in Room 134 at
Virtual school attends paint party
Several students who
attend the statewide online
public charter school,
Oregon
Connections
Academy, and their parents
recently participated in a
creative and educational
field trip to Jeny’s Heart
With Art in Pendleton
During the April 12
Paint Party in Pendleton,
artist Jeny Stone provided
participants with step-by-
step instructions so they
could try their hand at a
fun spring painting project.
Students learned how to
paint on a canvas using
basic shapes with different
brush sizes, different
strokes and different colors.
Oregon’s largest virtual
public charter school,
ORCA hosts dozens of
field trips each year across
the state. The tuition-free
school offers students the
flexibility to learn at home
with a curriculum that
Photo contributed by Oregon Connec-
tions Academy
Lance Quigg and other
students who attend
Oregon
Connections
Academy, an online
public charter school,
partiicapte in an April 12
field trip to Jeny’s Heart
With Art in Pendleton.
meets rigorous state educa-
tion standards. Instruction
is provided from state-cer-
tified teachers experienced
in online instruction, as
well as support from trained
counselors, principals and
administrative staff.
For more information,
visit
www.connec-
tionsacademy.com/oregon-
online-school.
THANK YOU
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
Boardman Pool and Recreation Center facility director Scott Green, second
from right, accepts the Business of the Year award from Hermiston/Pendleton
Special Olympics Local Program #510 athletes (back) Jonathan Kinsel, Daniel
Tucker, Lyall Arey, (front) Jillian Smalley, Jennifer Williams, Misty Larsen and
Mary Jones.
the Eastern Oregon Higher
Education
Center/Blue
Mountain
Community
College in Hermiston.
Rounding out the top three,
Roy Jones placed third
during the March 21 event.
Toastmasters focuses
on assisting people in the
development of leadership
and public speaking skills.
For more information,
including where to find
local clubs, visit www.
toastmasters.org.
Positive article well received
Thanks for the front
page article in the April 13
paper (Dysfunctional body
can’t cage indomitable
spirit of Irrigon man.) We
need to hear more positive
things about our local
people.
Bravo Jose Adan
Guardado, grandparents,
and friend Laurie Ellis.
You’re all wonderful
Oregonians.
I think I need a T-shirt.
Pam Chatley
Pendleton
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
Photo contributed by Kristi Smalley
Hermiston/Pendleton Special Olympics Local Program #510 presented awards
to celebrate the 2017 sports season. Those recognized include Jessica Sex-
ton, Winnie Burnett, Jennifer Williams, Justin Winter, Misty Larsen (accepting
on behalf of the Boardman Pool and Recreational Center) and Kristi Smalley
(holding Dalton Schneider’s award).
APRIL 12, 2018
CORREA — Rebecca
Correa
and
Mitchell
Correa of Echo: a girl,
Emersyn
Estephana
Correa.
APRIL 14, 2018
BARNES — Rebekah
J. Holton and Austen M.
Barnes of Pendleton: a
girl, Audrielle LeeAnn
Barnes.
APRIL 16, 2018
DRAKE — Tiffany
Crawley and Travis Drake
of Pendleton: a boy,
Dameon Allen Drake.
Good Shepherd
Medical Center,
Hermiston
APRIL 11, 2018
AYALA — Selena M.
Longoria and Juan L.
Ayala of Hermiston: a boy,
Adriel Ricardo Ayala.
P et of
the Week
Photo contributed by Michele Madril
Employees from the Pendleton School District participated in the PSD Wellness
Walk April 14 at Community Park.
Wellness Walk steps out for spring fun
A beautiful spring day
was enjoyed by Pendleton
School District employees
as
they
participated
in the PSD Wellness
Walk.
The April 14 event,
held at Community Park
in Pendleton, included
about 50 employees, who
strolled around for more
than an hour. Maria Davis,
secretary of the PSD
Celebrations
Committee,
helps in planning staff-wide
activities. She partnered
with the American Heart
Association for the event.
“Superintendent Chris
Fritsch wants our district
to be healthy and to model
a healthy lifestyle for our
students with events like
this,” Davis said.
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541-276-0181
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