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REGION Tuesday, June 19, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3A PENDLETON Walking for a cure at Roy Raley By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian By 4:30 p.m., Kristi Worden had walked 12 and a half miles without leaving Roy Raley Park. As a partic- ipant in the Relay For Life event Saturday, Worden was one of about 250 who started walking laps around the Pendleton park that morning for the event, which raises funds for can- cer research. But not many persisted as long as she did. Worden was few who walked con- tinuously from the begin- ning of the event at 10 a.m. without stopping to rest. “I’m walking for my mom, Pam,” Worden said. “She has breast cancer and is in treatment right now.” Worden said she was also walking for her grandfather, who died of mesothelioma. Along with John Doherty, Worden adopted the spirit of Relay For Life. Originally, the event, founded in 1985, lasted for 24 hours to help people realize that “cancer never sleeps.” The two Heppner resi- dents said they had gotten lots of encouragement from people who heard they were doing the event. “(Worden’s) mom just started treatment,” Doherty said. “So her family thought it was a good time to join.” Pendleton has had a Relay for Life for about Staff photo by Kathy Aney Elizabeth Lindberg holds her dad’s hand as she walks Saturday during Relay for Life in support of her grand- mother, who is undergoing cancer treatment. 15 years, said coordina- tor Carol Preston. This year, their goal was to raise $50,000. By Saturday afternoon, they had raised $40,450. Though the money goes to the national Amer- ican Cancer Society orga- nization, Preston said this year the local chapter will be able to apply to get five percent of the funds raised back to use at a community organization. The event this year drew 27 teams, Preston said, some representing local businesses, groups of friends or families. There are several events that take place each year, such as the survivor lap, and the setting out of lumi- narias, or bags decorated to honor a person who died of cancer or is fighting it now. A small candle is placed in the bag to light it up. The event features live music, a silent auction, and a variety of food vendors. But the highlight for most is the sense of commu- nity among those walking. “My first year, I met a woman who was 30 years out of breast cancer, and I was two years out,” Pres- ton said. “It’s good for us to meet others, and know we’re not going through it alone.” Former Pendleton resi- dents Gert and Dan Haw- thorne came down from Richland. Dan has had basal cell carcinoma four times, and the couple have been involved with Relay for Life since their grand- daughter asked them to be on a team 12 years ago. Gert has served on the planning committee in many different roles, and said she has had many fam- ily members battle cancer. Her sister passed away from pancreatic cancer. “I encourage people to get the appropriate tests, and work in partnership with their doctors,” she said. Though the crowd thinned out a little after some rain Saturday after- noon, a group of people kept walking through it all. Worden looked at Doherty and smiled. “I’m going to keep walk- ing until he gives up,” she said. –—— Contact Jayati Ramakrishnan at 541-564- 4534 or jramakrishnan@ eastoregonian.com Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office looking for armed suspects in two crimes East Oregonian PENDLETON — The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office seeks the pub- lic’s help to find two armed suspects from crimes on opposite ends of the county. The sheriff’s office reported it received a call Saturday at 7:58 p.m. of a robbery that occurred that morn- ing at the Taj Food Mart, 84802 High- way 11, Milton-Freewater. The owner said a young Hispanic male entered the store at approximately 6:30 a.m., grabbed an 18-pack of Budweiser and ran out of the store. The suspect got into the passen- ger side of a white Chevrolet car with damage to the front passenger side, and the car took off toward Mil- ton-Freewater. The gas attendant fol- lowed the car until one of the occu- pants on the Chevrolet held a handgun up in the air, displaying it for her to see. And Sunday around 1:20 a.m., staff at the Comfort Inn & Suites, 77514 S. Highway 207, Hermiston, reported a robbery just occurred. “A male suspect entered the lobby of the business, displayed a gun and demanded the clerk give him all the money in the cash drawer and safe,” according to the sheriff’s office. The clerk complied and the rob- ber left. He was possibly Hispanic, approximately 6 feet tall, had dark hair, wore a light colored jacket with a hood over and around his face. He carried a dark colored bag or back- pack, which he told the clerk to put the money into. The sheriff’s office reported it is working with the business to retrieve video and anticipates releasing clearer photos soon. The suspects in both crimes remain at-large. The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information about either crime to contact the 24-hour dispatch center at 541-966-3651. HERMISTON School distirct narrows potential bond projects scope By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian SAVE A group of commu- nity members and district employees trying to help the Hermiston School District come up with its next bond request has narrowed their options. Stacey Stanek and Phil Hamm, co-chairs of the Hermiston School District Facilities Planning Commit- tee, presented two “project mixes” to the school board at a recent meeting. They also asked the board to approve the facility master plan. Project mix “A” has four goals: replace Rocky Heights Elementary School, renovate Sandstone Middle School, renovate Highland Hills Ele- mentary School and expand Hermiston High School. Project mix “B” has all the same projects as “A,” with one exception. Instead of ren- ovating Highland Hills, proj- ect mix “B” calls for replac- ing the school. Committee members said project mix “A” had an esti- mated cost of around $67 million, and project mix “B” had a projected cost of between $75 million and $90 million. District Operations Man- ager Brad Wayland said the board will now review the information presented to them, and likely ask him for more details about the poten- tial costs and what a bond structure would look like for each of project. “I anticipate several months of back and forth between myself, the board and Superintendent (Tricia) Mooney,” he said. After making presen- tations to parent and com- munity organizations, the committee held two public meetings where people could come and ask questions about the potential projects. The committee then voted on a list of priorities based on their research. “Number one was replac- ing Rocky Heights, and num- ber two was renovating Sand- stone,” committee co-chair Stacey Stanek told the board. Stanek said the third pri- ority was building a new ele- mentary school and fourth was expanding the high school. But Wayland said that when considering the dis- trict’s financial situation, building a new elementary school would have limited the district’s ability to com- plete the first two projects. “The committee rapidly realized we didn’t know the exact numbers of what we could spend, but had ball- park figures of what to spend to keep taxes stable,” he said. Wayland said he didn’t know what the exact cost of each project would be, because the numbers were based on current dollar val- ues, and didn’t factor in inflation. Staff photo by Jade McDowell. Attendees at a regional school and childcare nutrition training sample different recipies. School lunches will get a menu makeover By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian While pizza, sloppy Joes and chicken nuggets still make an appearance in school cafeterias sometimes, today’s school lunches are not what they used to be. “I like to encourage par- ents to go have lunch with their students at school at least one time to see how things have changed,” chef Garrett Berdan said. “They might be surprised to see the variety, the different colors, the love and care that goes into them.” Berdan was at Uma- tilla High School on Fri- day, teaching child nutri- tion program professionals from schools and daycares around Eastern Oregon for a training sponsored by the Oregon Dairy and Nutri- tion Council and the Oregon Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Services. The annual trainings cover a variety of topics, such as evidence-based lunchroom design that helps encourage kids to make healthier eating choices. Friday morning’s training included a section on knife skills with fruits and vegetables and fresh herbs. By 1 p.m. attendees had cooked 16 different reci- pes and everyone sat down to try the buffet of options. They loaded up plates with arroz con pollo, spicy Asian noodles with tofu, fiesta chicken chili, Brazilian rice and beans, berry smoothies, oatmeal, roasted garbanzo beans and more. Most of the recipes, Ber- dan said, were adapted from the Food Hero program that Oregon State University’s extension service uses to teach families about afford- able, nutritious cooking (anyone can look up recipes at www.foodhero.org). “It’s nice to have those recipes featured at school, because there’s a good chance they have already tasted them at home, espe- cially if their families are SNAP recipients,” he said. U.S. Department of Agri- culture standards for school and childcare nutrition have gotten more strict in the past 20 years, Berdan said, which presents more of a challenge but also means that in many cases students today are eat- ing healthier meals at school than their parents did. Menus will vary depend- ing on who runs the kitchen, BUY STUFF! ALL INVENTORY! Jewelry, Pottery, Paintings, Navajo, Rugs, Moccasins, Lamps, Souvenirs, etc! Store Fixtures, Showcases, 1890’s Diebold Safe, Offi ce Desk 6/18-19 Cineplex Show Times $5 Classic Movie • 6/20 • 12:00 PM Jaws $5 Children’s Classic Movie 6/20 • 10 AM Caroline Free Small Popcorn & Small Soda INCREDIBLES 2 (PG) 2D: 6:50 3D 4:10 9:30 TAG (R) 4:20 7:00 9:20 OCEANS 8 (PG13) 4:40 7:10 9:40 HEREDITARY (R) 4:00 6:40 9:50 DEADPOOL 2 (R) 4:30 7:20 10:00 * Matinee Pricing wildhorseresort.com • 541-966-1850 Pendleton, OR I-84 - Exit 216 FRIDAY JUNE 22 50 - 75% STOREWIDE! HELP US MOVE but for the most part culi- nary specialists are encour- aged to offer a more diverse selection that represents a variety of cultures. Rikkilynn Larson, child nutrition director for Uma- tilla School District, said Friday was the second time Umatilla had played host to one of the state’s continu- ing education trainings. Last time she picked up a few new recipes she incorpo- rated into Umatilla school lunches, including a gour- met grilled cheese sandwich with roasted tomatoes. This time she found a few more she wanted to try. “It’s so amazing,” she said. “I always learn some- thing new.” As attendees tasted the various recipes, accom- panied by Armand Lar- ive Middle School students who were documenting the event for ALTV, they dis- cussed ways to adapt them for their own students. Sev- eral people thought the fiesta chicken chili turned out too spicy for younger stu- dents, for example, and one table decided they would add pineapple juice to the berry smoothie to sweeten it without adding sugar. Some attendees discussed which recipes could be used for students who are glu- ten-free, dairy-free or have other dietary restrictions — something that has become increasingly common. Larson said it can be hard to walk the line between offering healthy, diverse foods and offering selec- tions that most students will eat on any given day. 400 BLOCK • MAIN STREET PENDLETON DACHSUNDS ONLY Wiener Dog RACE REGISTRATION Pre-registration $10.00 • Day of Event $15.00 Forms available at CMEO or online at www.cmeo.org SILENT AUCTION • BOUNCY HOUSES • COSTUME CONTEST WITH MUSICAL GUEST: MO PHILLIPS! 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