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Tuesday, January 8, 2019
East Oregonian
PHS student gets congressional
nomination to military academy
Walden selects 10
Oregon students
By KATHY ANEY
East Oregonian
A Pendleton High stu-
dent and nine other Oregon
seniors received the nomi-
nation of Rep. Greg Walden
for acceptance into U.S. ser-
vice academies.
Kirk Liscom plans to
enter the United States
Naval Academy in the fall.
Liscom played line-
backer and fullback on the
PHS football team for four
years. He has wrestled for
three years and serves as
president of the senior class.
Liscom has been eyeing
a military career for a while
now.
“I think it’s a great thing
to serve your country,” he
said. “It’s a noble job. Going
to the naval academy, I’ll
not only get a great educa-
tion, but will have a chance
to give back.”
The senior got a taste of
academy life last summer
when he attended a sum-
mer seminar at the campus
in Annapolis, Maryland. He
and other students toured
the campus, participated in
physical fitness activities
and sat in on classes.
Liscom said he will fol-
low the legacy of other fam-
ily members who served,
including his grandfather
who was a Marine. He also
credited PHS football and
wrestling coach Wesley
Armstrong, a veteran, for
inspiring him to consider a
military career.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Kirk Liscom, a senior at Pendleton High School, is one of 10 Oregon students nominated by
Rep. Greg Walden for acceptance at one of the country’s military academies.
Other students recom-
mended by Walden include
Clay Keller, Baker City;
Jackson Clough, Benjamin
Roberts and Levi Schwarz,
Bend; and Dana Jung, Med-
ford and Brandon VanMeter,
and Nolan Britton, Klamath
Falls.
The 10 students were
recommended to Walden
by his Service Academy
Nomination Board, com-
posed of retired U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral Paula Brown;
Col. Jeff Smith, Oregon Air
National Guard; Lt. Col.
Travis Lee, Oregon Army
National Guard; Retired
U.S. Navy Commander
John Howard, and retired
U.S. Army Lt. Col Kirk
Mickelsen.
A congressional nomi-
nation is not a guaranteed
ticket to acceptance by a ser-
vice academy, but Liscom
was thrilled to receive notice
he had gotten nominated.
“I don’t even know how
how to describe how excited
I was,” he said.
U.S. academies include
the U.S. Military Academy,
the U.S. Naval Academy,
the U.S. Air Force Acad-
emy, and the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academy. Only the
U.S. Coast Guard Acad-
emy does not require a con-
gressional nomination for
appointment. Although the
tuition is covered by tax-
payers, academy graduates
must commit to five years
active duty after graduation,
plus three more years in the
reserves.
Man falls into Milton-Freewater dump
BRIEFLY
Trailer explosion
displaces Stanfield
residents
Two adults escaped
from a trailer in Stanfield
that caught fire on Satur-
day afternoon.
Michael Gregorio Ber-
mejo and Elai Borstad,
both 25, were inside the
RV trailer at Stanfield RV
Park, on 355 S. Main St.,
Stanfield, when the vehi-
cle caught on fire. They
escaped by breaking a
trailer window, and both
suffered critical burns and
injuries.
Both were flown to
Legacy Emanuel Medical
Center in Portland. Both
remain in the hospital, in
serious but stable condi-
tion. Two puppies were
also found in the trailer,
and appeared unhurt.
Officers have still not
identified a cause, but col-
lected evidence inside the
trailer which will be for-
warded to the state crime
lab for testing. Stanfield
police Chief Bryon Zum-
walt said there was no foul
play suspected “by anyone
who wasn’t in the trailer
at the time.” He said the
trailer could potentially be
used, but he would con-
sider it totaled. He said
there wasn’t extensive fire
damage, but the explosion
created a mess.
Stanfield police are con-
tinuing to investigate the
issue, and were assisted by
Hermiston Police Depart-
ment, Umatilla County
Fire District and the Uma-
tilla County District Attor-
ney’s office.
Bird club
plans potluck,
photographer’s
presentation
PENDLETON — Local
photographer Debbie McIn-
tosh will present an expose
on the “Amazing Birds of
Galapagos Islands” during
the upcoming Pendleton
Bird Club meeting.
The public is invited
to attend Thursday at
6:30 p.m., beginning with a
potluck dinner, at the First
Christian Church, 215 N.
Main St., Pendleton. Those
attending may bring a dish
to share. McIntosh’s pre-
sentation starts at 7 p.m.
For more information,
contact Lorna Waltz at lor-
nawaltz@gmail.com.
Forum seeks
public’s input on
school funding
PENDLETON — The
Oregon School Boards
Photo contributed by East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District
Emergency workers and others helped a man Saturday after he fell into the dump near Milton-Freewater. The East Umatilla
County Rural Fire Protection District reported the 59-year-old man lost his footing around 10:30 a.m. at the open dump at
Humbert Refuse and Recycling, 54841 Highway 332, Milton-Freewater. “He fell several stories from his truck to the bottom of
the dump,” according to the statement from the fire district. “Several medics, firefighters and a couple of civilians came to the
aid and moved the person.” The district also reported the man was conscious the whole time, and a helicopter ambulance flew
him to an area hospital.
A3
Association hosts a forum
Thursday night in Pendle-
ton on stable funding for
Oregon schools.
The association in a
written
announcement
stated members of the
audience will be able to
ask questions and offer
their preferences when it
comes to how the Legis-
lature should prioritize
the needs for increased
school funding. The asso-
ciation also will invite
attendees to be part of
its ongoing campaign,
Oregonians for Student
Success.
The forum is 7-9 p.m.
at Blue Mountain Com-
munity College, 2411
N.W. Carden Ave., Pend-
leton, and will start with a
14-minute video the Ore-
gon School Boards Asso-
ciation produced on the
issues facing the Legis-
lature. You can view that
video here: http://bit.ly/
osbalisten.
Local school board
members also will attend,
including Joshua Goller
from
the
Hermiston
School District, Dave
Krumbien with the Pend-
leton School District and
Scott Rogers with the
Athena-Weston School
District.
Coalition seeks
volunteers to
count homeless
population
PENDLETON — The
Home 4 Hope Coalition
is seeking volunteers to
count the local homeless
population.
Anyone interested in
helping with the point-in-
time count needs to sign
up at tiny.cc/pitcountsur-
veyor and go through an
orientation.
Home 4 Hope also
has scheduled orienta-
tions for count volunteers
at offices of CAPECO,
the Community Action
Program of East Central
Oregon:
Tuesday
10-11 a.m. at CAPECO
in Pendleton, 721 S.E.
Third St., Suite D
2-3 p.m. at CAPECO
in Hermiston, 1565 N.
First St., Suite 1
Wednesday, Jan. 16
10-11 a.m. at the Pend-
leton offices
2-3 p.m. at the Hermis-
ton offices
Tuesday, Jan. 29
10-11 a.m. at the Pend-
leton offices
If the schedule does
not work for you, please
contact Home 4 Hope at
home4hopecommunity@
gmail.com. For more
information, visit home-
4-hope.weebly.com/
Mom & Baby
Support Group
The Morrow County FFA Auction Committee
would like to sincerely thank the following businesses and
individuals who contributed to the first annual county dinner
and auction. We’ve raised over $60,000 for our agricultural youth!
3D Idaho Pro
Blown Away Ranch
M&M Potato
Umatilla Electric Co.
Roger’s Toyota
Solid as a Rock
Anna Browne
Pendleton Rup Assoc.
BiMart- Hermiston
Wes & Mary Killion
A-Plus Connectors
NW Metal Fabricators
Barenbrug USA
5M Custom Farming
Probert Ranch
Torrie Griggs
Farm Credit Services
Strebin Farms
Sam Bates
Blue Mt. Rentals
Solesco
Bank of Eastern Oregon
Swire Coca-Cola
RDO-Hermiston
Rabo AgriFinance
TriCities Dust Devils
Riverfront Lodge & Grill
Les Schwab Tire
NW Farm Supply
Tim & Beth Dickenson
Home Maintenance Center
Bud Rich Potato
Irrigon FFA Chapter
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Tillamook
Threemile Canyon Farms
Pea Ridge Embroidery
Greg & Carma Barron
Bonnie Miller
Krebs Ranches
DuPont
Wyatt Enterprises
Dupont Pioneer
Jeremiah McElligott
Mt. Valley Land Co.
Beef Northwest
Follett’s Meat Co.
West Winds Nursery
Elmer’s Irrigation
Hermiston Drug
Wes Wise Excavation
Aramark
IRZ Consulting
O’Doherty Outfitters
Sue Wagner
Sage Center
Dwight Osborne
Randy Bernard
Hedges Winery
Devin Robinson
EO Women for Ag
Jim Wilson
Trinity Livestock
Elanco
John Wilson
Lamb Weston
Pono & Harry Von Holt
Wildhorse Resort
Oxarc
Country Animal Hospital
Central Machinery Sales
Deacon & Erin Heideman
Community Counseling Solutions
Boardman Main Street Laundry
Neighbor Dudes Tap House
Mike’s Mobile Slaughter
Eastern Oregon Mobile Slaughter
Boardman Family Foods
Mt. Valley Land Company
Columbia River Powder Co., LLC
Dead Dog Custom Calls
Jim & Karen Lunders
NW Mixer/Ag Equipment
We meet every Friday 9AM -11AM
at St Anthony Hospital
in Conference Rooms 3 & 4
This support group is Free and
specifically geared toward
Moms and Caregivers.
We provide Free snacks, support,
breastfeeding help and baby weigh ins.
St. Anthony Clinic
3001 St. Anthony Way
Pendleton, Oregon
www.sahpendleton.org