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East Oregonian
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Dirt Dabblers dig
successful plant sale
Members of Pendle-
ton’s Dirt Dabblers Gar-
den Club were thrilled
with the success of their re-
cent plant sale.
Held May 5 at Peace
Lutheran Church in Pend-
leton, club member Sue
Stefancik said more than
$2,145 was generated from
the event. In addition to
the sale of plants, the club
held a raffle, sold baked
goods and accepted club
memberships.
Proceeds from the event
will be disbursed by the
garden club for the Educa-
tional Garden Project and
Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College scholarships.
Margaret Gianotti, exec-
utive director of the BMCC
Foundation, applauded the
club for their efforts.
“Wow, you do rock!”
Photo contributed by Preston Winn
The Dirt Dabblers Gar-
den Club raised more
than $2,145 during its
May 5 plant sale at
Peace Lutheran Church
in Pendleton. Proceeds
are earmarked for the
Educational
Garden
Project and Blue Moun-
tain Community College
scholarships.
she said in an email re-
sponse to club members
about the event.
For more about the gar-
den club, contact Stefancik
at slafleur53@aol.com.
Photo contributed by Ann Fialka
Karen Sherman of Altrusa International of Hermiston talks to participants during the April 6 Girl’s Night In. The
annual event is organized to help area female eighth students as they anticipate transitioning to Hermiston High
School.
Umatilla police offer
from academy
Altrusans help with high school transition graduates
Patrol officer Kathleen ily and friends congratu-
Local female eight grad-
ers likely will have an easier
transition when entering the
halls of Hermiston High
School next year thanks to
Girl’s Night In.
About 50 Armand Lar-
ive and Sandstone mid-
dle school students partic-
ipated in the April 6 event,
which is an annual tradi-
tion sponsored by Altrusa
International of Herm-
iston. The club organized
the event, which included a
tour of the high school and
a panel discussion featur-
ing high school girls from
each grade level. Activities
also featured fun, with food,
games, crafts and a fashion
show — complete with tips
regarding appropriate at-
tire and accessories for high
school.
Altrusa members were
assisted by other commu-
nity volunteers, includ-
ing Abbie Ditton, Donna
Alder, Jennifer Baldwin,
Kristie Carper and 17
HHS leadership students.
Also, the Altrusans distrib-
uted goody bags to each of
Gamble of the Umatilla
Police Department grad-
uated from the Oregon
Public Safety Academy
during a May 11 ceremony
in Salem.
Gamble and her class-
mates in the Basic Police
Class 377 participated in
a 16-week course through
the Oregon Department of
Public Safety Standards
and Training. Chief Jon
Sassaman of the Corval-
lis Police Department was
the guest speaker. Fam-
LETTERS
Couple soars with Boutique Air
Photo contributed by Ann Fialka
Kathy Krosting, Abbie Ditton, Nancy Brown, Johnna Shimp-Jones and Marie Baldo
get ready to greet participants during Girl’s Night In. Sponsored by Altrusa Interna-
tional of Hermiston, the event is designed to assist female eighth graders in their
the girls so they would have
a memento from the eve-
ning, said Nancy Lauck,
Altrusa president.
Karen Sherman, who
also serves on the school
board, and Ann Fialka have
teamed up for many years
to spearhead the successful
event, Lauck said.
Altrusa International was
founded in 1917. The name
“Altrusa” is derived from
combining altruism and
USA. Altrusa clubs around
the world are active in ser-
vice in an effort to create
better communities. For
more information about the
local club and its activities,
contact hermistonaltrusa@
gmail.com, visit www.dis-
tricttwelve.altrusa.org
or
search Facebook.
Kubishta vies for national history contest award
File photo
Griswold High School history teacher Lorin Kubishta
was nominated for the Harris History Teacher Award
by the Oregon Historical Society. Winners will be an-
nounced at the National History Day National Contest
Awards Ceremony June 14 at the University of Mary-
land.
A Griswold High School
teacher was nominated
for the Harris History
Teacher Award by the Or-
egon Historical Society.
Lorin Kubishta, who
teaches history, has actively
encouraged student in-
volvement in the National
History Day program.
Under Kubishta’s guidance,
many of his students have
created award-winning en-
tries, including film docu-
mentaries, for the annual
contest.
Each of the 57 National
History Day affiliates may
nominate one middle and
high school teacher for the
award. Kubishta is the high
school nominee from Ore-
gon. A pair of $5,000 awards
will be presented, with the
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
SATURDAY, MAY 12
EASTERN OREGON CELTIC
SOCIETY PIPERS GATHERING,
1 p.m., The Old Meeting House,
901 M Ave., La Grande. For pip-
ers of all skill levels. Instruction is
free, but a $2 donation for use of
the building is appreciated. (541-
568-4643)
HERMISTON
CULTURAL
AWARENESS CLUB, 2 p.m., Star-
bucks, 1235 N. First St., Hermiston.
Practicing the wisdom of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. in the community,
including all cultures and races. Ev-
eryone welcome. (John Carbage
541-701-7073)
BAKED POTATO DINNER
AND MUSIC FUNDRAISER,
5:30-10:30 p.m., Stanfield Moose
Lodge, 615 E. Coe Ave., Stanfield.
A baked potato bar dinner with
plenty of toppings, salad and des-
sert will be served from 5:30-7 p.m.;
cost is $7.50 per person. Live mu-
sic with the Lew Plus Two Trio fol-
lows from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Moose
lodge members and guests wel-
come. Proceeds benefit the lodge.
(541-449-3304 after 3 p.m.)
PENDLETON
EAGLES
STEAK AND LIVE MUSIC, 6-11:59
p.m., Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428
S. Main St., Pendleton. Dinner
from 6-8 p.m., music from 8 p.m.
to midnight. Members and guests
welcome. (541-278-2828)
SUNDAY, MAY 13
PENDLETON
EAGLES
lated the graduates during
a reception following the
ceremony.
The Oregon DPSST
provides training to more
than 25,000 students each
year at the academy cam-
pus in Salem and at sites
throughout Oregon. Eriks
Gabliks is the director and
Sheriff Jason Myers of
the Marion County Sher-
iff’s Office is the board
chairman. For more infor-
mation, visit www.oregon.
gov/dpsst.
BREAKFAST, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S.
Main St., Pendleton. Open to mem-
bers and guests. (541-278-2828)
SUNDAY EVENING BIBLE
STUDY, 4-5 p.m., Landmark Mis-
sionary Baptist Church, 120 E
Beech, Hermiston. Sunday Eve-
ning Bible Study begins at 4pm.
Check us out on Facebook. (Pastor
David 541-567-3232)
WHITE EAGLE GRANGE,
5:30 p.m., White Eagle Grange
Hall, 43828 White Eagle Road,
Pendleton. 5 p.m. potluck, bring
salad or dessert. Regular meeting
to follow. (Gail Wilson 541-276-
3778)
MONDAY, MAY 14
BOARDMAN QUILT GROUP,
9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Boardman Senior
Center, 100 Tatone St., Boardman.
Quilt construction, quilting updates,
education, history and friendship.
Free. (Kathy Hyder 541-571-7009)
GARDENING FRIENDS, 2
p.m., venue varies, Boardman.
(Margie Park 541-481-2570)
IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE TA-
COS AND BINGO, 6-9 p.m., Irrigon
Moose Lodge, 220 N.E. Third St.,
Irrigon. Tacos from 6-9 p.m., bingo
from 6:30-9 p.m. Open to members
and guests. (541-922-1802)
UMATILLA COUNTY DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY, 6-8 p.m., Pend-
leton City Hall community room,
500 SE Emigrant, Pendleton. Get
involved with your local party on
issues that pertain to you and your
neighbors in the 2nd Congressional
District. All Democrats welcome to
attend. (Sue Petersen 541-377-
0752)
GREENFIELD GRANGE, 6:30
p.m., Greenfield Grange 579, 209
N.W. First St., Boardman. (541-
481-7397)
SISTERS IN SONG RE-
HEARSAL, 6:30-8 p.m., Pendleton
High School choir room, 1800 N.W.
Carden Ave., Pendleton. Com-
munity women’s choir performs a
variety of music in an atmosphere
of supportive and good-humored
cooperation. Spring concert May
20. No auditions required. (Lezlee
Flagg or Cheryl Carlson 541-263-
2755 or 541-429-0160)
INLAND NORTHWEST MUSI-
CIANS CHORALE REHEARSAL,
7 p.m., Harris Jr. Academy gym-
nasium, 3121 S.W. Hailey Ave.,
Pendleton. No tryouts; all welcome.
No rehearsals June-July-August or
Christmas-New Year. (RaNiel Dunn
541-289-4696)
VFW POST NO. 922, 7 p.m.,
Pendleton VFW Hall, 1221 S.E.
Court Place, Pendleton. (541-278-
2720)
ATHENA BOOK GROUP, 7
p.m., Athena Public Library, 418 E.
Main St., Athena.
HERMISTON AMATEUR RA-
DIO CLUB, 7:30 p.m., Umatilla
County Fire District Station 23,
78760 Westland Road, Hermiston.
winners announced at the
event’s National Contest
Awards Ceremony Thurs-
day, June 14 at the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
“Teachers are one of the
greatest resources children
have to develop the skills
necessary to be successful
in both college and their ca-
reers,” said Cathy Gorn,
National History Day exec-
utive director. “The nomi-
nees for the Harris History
Teacher Award have shown
a dedication to teach-
ing that goes beyond the
classroom.”
Established in 1974, the
nonprofit education organi-
zation promotes an appreci-
ation for historical research.
For more information, visit
www.nhd.org.
We had appointments in
Portland a couple of weeks
ago and decided to fly
Boutique Air rather than
drive in order to make it a
one-day trip.
After this trip with Bou-
tique, it may be a long time
before we drive it again.
Everything was five star
with them — price, cus-
tomer service, and all ar-
rivals/departures on time.
Pendleton has a win-
ner with them providing
service here! Out-of-town
guests using this service
will leave with a “good
feeling” about their expe-
rience in Pendleton, thanks
in part to Boutique.
Give them a try on your
next trip to Portland. We
know you will very sat-
isfied with their overall
performance.
Dennis and Patsy Moffit
Pendleton
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
MAY 1, 2018
KEIMIG — Reyna Bet-
eran of Umatilla and Sebsa-
tian M. Keimig: a boy, Ezra
Luis Keimig.
MAY 2, 2018
SCHULZE — No-
elle Schulze and Crhisto-
pher Schulze of Pendleton:
a girl, Rosalie Kathleen
Schulze.
MAY 3, 2018
NICHOLS — Jessica L.
Nichols and Peter A. Nich-
ols of Pilot Rock: a girl,
Sawyer June Nichols.
MAY 5, 2018
DAVIS-TREGLOWN
— Dawn M. Davis and Jef-
frey W. Treglown of Pend-
leton: a boy, Danyl David
James Davis-Treglown.
PECK — Gracie A.
Peck and Quinn H. Peck
of Pendleton: a boy, Gavin
Benjamin Peck.
Good Shepherd Medi-
cal Center, Hermiston
MAY 1, 2018
ALDERMAN — Anissa
Alderman and Tim Alder-
man of Hermiston: a girl,
Ellie Archer Alderman.
CORRALEZ — Maria
Felipe Esteban and Roberto
F. Corralez of Hermiston: a
boy, Abel Esteban Corralez.
MAY 3, 2018
GARCIA — Lanessa
Bautista and Uriel Garcia
of Hermiston: a boy, Matias
Antonio Garcia.
P et of
the Week
Lokie is a handsome 2 year old lab
mix. He has plenty of energy and
love to give. Lokie comes neutered
and up to date on shots. Come meet
this sweet boy at PAWS!
236 Pets Adopted in 2018!
Visit Lokie at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm
517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
Lokie
125 S. M ain St.,
Pendleton
541-276-9292