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Page 2C YOUR EO NEWS East Oregonian Saturday, November 10, 2018 Contest slices pumpkin fun Contributed photo Creativity ruled during the Umatilla Chamber of Commerce & Visitor’s Center pumpkin carving contest. Jordan Robertson placed first in the adult division and Valerie Campos was tops in the 12 and under group. Former residents say goodbye Dear Friends, Neigh- bors and Merchants: As Ron and I leave Pendleton Monday Nov. 5, we can’t leave without saying goodbye. We leave with grateful hearts! The community of Pendleton has blessed us in the last year in so many ways. We have had the opportunity to get to know so many wonderful peo- ple here. Every town has the good and the bad but we leave here with fond memories and blessed by so many of you. To those of you who we have had the oppor- tunity to rub shoulders with, that encouraged us or befriended us in the last year, we thank you. As God leads us to Grants Pass to our new paving company we couldn’t leave without you knowing how so many of you touched our lives. We will be back to visit this fun little town and the amazing people that blessed our lives! Blessings to all of you, Ron, Melissa, Princess and Daisy DePue Kayak rider appreciates transit service Contributed photo A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Oct. 25 to celebrate the completion of the new playground at Sam Boardman Elementary School. Rain doesn’t dampen spirits with playground opening The new playground at Sam Boardman Ele- mentary School officially opened with a ribbon-cut- ting ceremony. Despite a bit of rainy weather, about 40 people participated in the Oct. 25 event. The project was made possible due to the sup- port of the Parent-Teacher Organization, students and local businesses. Amelia Newton, vice president of the school’s PTO, said it’s exciting to have a central playground which improves student safety. Ana Pineyro, the previous PTO president, said the group had talked about this for three years and many volunteers were the driving force behind the project. “The sense of community to make this happen has been amazing,” Newton said. More than $68,000 was raised by students, the Sam Boardman PTO and sev- eral community businesses and organizations, including Columbia River Technolo- gies, Lamb Weston, Wild- horse Foundation, Uma- tilla Electric Cooperative, NW Health Foundation, Boardman Kiwanis and Boardman Child Devel- opment. Also, Mike Sowa of Tillamook in Boardman said the company is pleased to be involved. “Really it’s just an affir- mation that we are part of the community,” he said. “Stew- ardship is one of our val- ues, and seeing healthy kids enjoying the playground is just a wonderful thing.” To Kayak Public Transit: I would like to say thank you to everyone who put together the million rider promotion. To have been selected as THE millionth rider of Kayak was an enjoy- able experience that I will always remember. Thank you also to my drivers, who get me safely to work and back home every day — Rusty, Mark and Leonard of the Walla Walla Whistler, Phil on the Mission Metro and Roger on the La Grande Arrow. Thanks to Andrea Hall and Susan Johnson at the Plan- ning Office, who organized the promotion and surprised me with the presentation on that sunny Friday at the tran- sit hub. Thanks also to Clau- dette, whose smiling face greeted me and all the other riders during the promotion. I’m sure that there are many people behind the scenes that I have not met and to those of you I also wish to express my appreciation. Your com- bined hard work and gener- osity have produced a fun promotion and a successful Kayak organization. Thanks a million! I wish continued success to Kayak and you can be sure that I will always be your #1 (millionth) fan! “People rock, so Kayak rolls!” Sincerely, Jim Youngman Pendleton Umatilla County deputy graduates from safety academy The most recent graduat- ing class of the Oregon Pub- lic Safety Academy included Tyler Bigot of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office. Bigot and his classmates in Basic Corrections Local #BCL034 were honored during a Nov. 9 ceremony at the academy in Salem. Chief Deputy Cliff Harrold of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office was the guest speaker. The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training operates the Oregon Public Safety Academy. It is recognized nationally for its innovative training programs. Eriks Gabliks serves as 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. Pendleton Foundation Trust announces grants for local organizations The Pendleton Foun- dation Trust announced fall grants awarded totaled $70,483.21. Recipients and the projects are: •Guardian Care Cen- ter, $4,960.00 for replace- ment of the air conditioning unit at their Pendleton service building. •Happy Canyon Foun- dation Inc., $10,000.00 toward an electrical upgrade at the Happy Canyon facility. •Arts Council of Pend- leton, $4,403.00 to purchase seven steel, locking storage cabinets for the arts education room. •Pendleton Young Life, $16,198.00 to purchase and install carpet, and purchase equipment, appliances, build- ing materials and furniture to complete the theater room. •Eastern Oregon Regional Airport, $2,321.00 to transform the TSA room into the Doolittle Conference Room with a custom confer- ence table shaped as a B-25 B airplane wing and a coffee table like a tail wing. •Altrusa International of Pendleton, $3,270.00 to pur- chase 30, 8-foot folding tables for use at the Altrusa Bazaar and for other local commu- nity organizations that use the Pendleton Convention Center. •College Community Theatre, $999.98 to purchase two Chauvet DJ LED Fol- lowspots for use in the Bob Clapp Theatre at Blue Moun- tain Community College. •Pendleton High School A Capella Choir, $13,241.25 to purchase 75 choir robes and 75 satin stoles to replace the robes last purchased in 1996. •Pendleton Round-Up & Happy Canyon Hall of Fame, $630.98 to purchase five mannequins and wigs to display traditional leath- ers of the Round-Up court and beaded buckskins of the Happy Canyon princesses in celebration of their 50th anni- versary in 2019. *Pendleton School Dis- trict Elementary music pro- gram, $10,842.00 to purchase a full set of Orff instruments, to include bass, alto and soprano xylophones, metallo- phones and glockenspiels. •Oregon East Symphony and Chorale, $3,617.00 to purchase three cellos and six BIRTHS St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton OCT. 31, 2018 HUTCHISON — Hud- son D. Hutchison and Kha- maron L. Scott of Pend- leton: a girl, Melina Jade Hutchison. NOV. 1, 2018 MOTT — Shannon N. Mott and Nathanial R. Mott of Pendleton: a boy, Kaiden Wyatt Mott. NOV. 5, 2018 KENNEDY — Kyra M. Perry and Dakota L. Kennedy of Pendleton: a boy, Krew Thomas James Kennedy. CONNELL — Rachel D. Haworth and Justin D. Connell of Boardman: a boy, Jaxxon Lee Connell. NOV. 1, 2018 Good Shepherd Medi- cal Center, Hermiston CARRILLO PABLO — Martha Pablo and Hec- tor Carrillo of Hermiston: a girl, Yuleimy Alva Carrillo Pablo. HORNING — Brandi L. Horning and Riley J. Horn- ing of Hermiston: a girl, Hayden Lee Horning. OCT. 30, 2018 BOWMAN — Ashley D. Freel and Brody L. Bowman of Hermiston: a girl, Hayeslee Ray Nicole Bowman. violins, with one laptop com- puter for the “Playing for Keeps” youth musical educa- tion project. The Pendleton Founda- tion Trust board announced that grants, memorial trust funds and scholarships given in 2018 will total $156,637. The Pendleton Foundation Trust uses the earnings from money donated to the trust by individuals, organizations and estates for its semi-an- nual grant allocations. The board includes Kathy Houk, chairperson, Pat Terjeson, Kevin Hale, David Blanc, Jerrod Spriet, Lonnie Read and Marie Hall. Jerri Bealer serves as secretary and can be reached at 541-276-3331. Gifts are tax deductible and can be mailed to Pendleton Foundation Trust, P.O. Box 218, Pendle- ton, OR 97801. P et of the Week Penny will be our pet of the week. She is a perfect balance of sweet and sassy. With an outgoing personality, she is liter box trained, very clean cat. Get’s along with other cat’s has not been tested with dog’s. PENNY 671 Pets Adopted in 2018! Visit Penny at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm 517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton 541-276-0181 125 S. M ain St., Pendleton PAWSABILITY Thrift Store 541-276-9292 Check out the We are running a NOVEMBER SPECIAL on all black and black and white cats.
