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C2 YOUR EO NEWS East Oregonian Saturday, January 19, 2019 Local destinations make business magazine list A trio of local tourists activities were included in the Oregon Business mag- azine’s top 100 fan-favor- ite destinations for 2019 in Oregon. Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, which came in at No. 41, is the top regional destination on this year’s list. Placing 28th last year, the museum is operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reser- vation. Preserving the his- tory of area tribes, it features a permanent collection and rotating exhibits. It’s located near Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission. Other regional destina- tions on the list included Pendleton Round-Up, in the 82nd spot. Founded in 1910, this year’s Round-Up week is Sept. 7-14. The SAGE Center, an interac- tive visitor center in Board- man, came in at No. 86. Standing for Sustainable AGriculture & Energy, the Port of Morrow project was 53rd on last year’s list. EO File Photo Instructor Marjorie Waheneka, third from right, teaches an American Indian beading class in the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute gift shop. The museum placed 41st on Oregon Business magazine’s top 100 fan-favorite destinations for 2019. Researchers studied 66,000 reviews — a 74 per- cent increase over last year’s information — on Goo- gle, TripAdvisor and Yelp, which are the most widely used online review sites. The top destinations will be charted on a map for people to use as a guide when trav- eling across the state. They will be distributed at visi- tor centers and at the state’s borders. “It is fantastic to see this project grow. Travelers rely more than ever on third- party reviews. The participa- tion increase in this import- ant research shows that more destinations are pay- ing attention as well,” said Andrew Insinga, CEO of MEDIAmerica. For more information or to view the full list, visit www.oregonbusiness.com. Round-Up Hall of Fame introduces new directors The Pendleton Round-Up & Happy Can- yon Hall of Fame recently welcomed newly appointed Steve Hart, directors Mary French West, Casey White-Zollman and Jor- dan McDonald. Directors are appointed for three-year terms by the Round-Up and Happy Can- yon corporations to promote the history and heritage of the organizations. Hart, who was born in Dallas, moved to Eastern Oregon at a young age. He grew up in Long Creek, John Day and Seneca — mov- ing to Pendleton in 1983, he graduated from high school in 1985. After moving away for a couple of years, Hart returned to Pendleton and worked in sawmills then started doing heating, ven- tilation and air conditioning work in 1993. He first started volunteer- ing at the Round-Up in 1984 and later volunteered with the Happy Canyon Night Show in various capacities. Hart has a passion for the show and Pendleton’s his- tory. He will serve as a direc- tor of facility management. Born and raised in San Francisco, White-Zollman received a journalism degree from the University of Port- land in 2003 and moved to Pendleton that year. She is married to Casey Zollman, owner of NW Installations Construction, and they have a son, Ryder, 2. White-Zollman is vice president of public relations at Blue Mountain Commu- nity College. She has volunteered with Round-Up and Happy Can- yon since 2004, includ- ing co-chairing the Tough Enough To Wear Pink campaign since 2014. Also, her husband’s family is very connected to Round-Up and Happy Canyon. White-Zoll- man also volunteers with Pendleton Cattle Barons’ Buckaroo BBQ and Home- brew Challenge, and is chair of the Oregon Community College Marketing & Public Relations Association. She will serve as the grants and website director. Born in Pendleton, West was raised in the Pendle- ton area and Washington’s Skagit Valley. She gradu- ated from Pendleton High School and Eastern Ore- gon University. West is cur- rently employed as office administrator with Wilbur Ellis Company in the agri- business division located in Adams. Her family history runs deep with the Round-Up, including serving as a prin- cess in 1989. Her grandfa- ther, Jack “J.P.” French, judged bucking contests in the 1920s; her great-uncle, Morris Temple, founded the Main Street Cowboys; her grandmother, Ruth Porter Piquet, was a prin- cess in 1933 and 1934; her daughter, Katy, was a prin- cess in 2014 and her daugh- ter, Betsy, was a princess in 2017 and queen in 2018. West has been a volun- teer with both Round-Up and Happy Canyon inter- mittently for 30 years. She will direct the annual Hall of Fame banquet in September. McDonald was raised on his family’s small ranch out- side of Pendleton. He started early in business as a junior in high school as co-owner of Wtechlink Incorpo- rated, an internet service provider. He graduated from BMCC in 2007, and grew the business until 2017 when he sold ownership and went to work for Windwave Communications. McDonald was the 2018 Pendleton Chamber of Commerce president, is the 2019 Pendleton Cul- tural Foundation president and chaperoned Pendleton’s student ambassador trip to Japan. He most recently finished his ex-officio Round-Up board service in 2018. His Round-Up volun- teer service includes build- ing a facility-wide fiber optic and wireless network for the grounds to support ticketing, ATM, security, phones and video broadcasts. McDonald will serve as the publicity director for the Hall of Fame and coordi- nate the Battle of the Bars fundraiser. Founded in 1969, the hall of fame is located across from the Round-Up Grounds at 1114 S.W. Court Ave. During the winter, it’s open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For more infor- mation, call 541-278-0815 or email McDonald at jor- dan.mcdonald@pendleton- overground.com. Grants help feed students in need Hungry students in the Athena-Weston School District and at McLough- lin High School recently benefited from the Mil- ton-Freewater, Athena, Weston Fund. A pair of $500 grants were disbursed at the end of 2018 to help needy stu- dents. Half of the money provides backpacks of food during the week- ends for students in Athe- na-Weston. The other was given to the Milton-Free- water Kiwanis Foun- dation for the Mac-Hi backpack food/shelter program. An organizing com- mittee led by Les- lie Brown, Tim Ken- nedy, Rick Rambo and Christopher Jay started the fund in 2017. Sam Tucker, Randy Grant and Dr. Carl Wheeler joined the organiz- ing committee in 2018. Twenty-six people, fam- ilies and businesses have each given $1,000 to become founders of the Milton-Freewater Athena Weston Fund, which now exceeds $36,000. “We are thrilled with the support we have received from our friends and neighbors, and grate- ful to be able to help these vital food programs for area children and youth,” Brown said. The group actively sought donations at the founder level this past fall, she said, which pro- vided a sufficient amount to make the initial grants. The MFAW Fund is ded- icated to supporting char- ities and projects in the Milton-Freewater, Athena and Weston area of Uma- tilla County. Umatilla County has been part of the Blue Mountain Community Foundation‘s service area since its founding in 1984, said executive director Kari Isaacson. And, she said, it has a long history of supporting the communities through grants and scholarships. Although generous people have been sup- porting their commu- nity through BMCF, this is the first fund at BMCF dedicated to these com- munities, Isaacson said. The philosophy is “local wealth benefiting local communities under local control.” To make donations to the fund, visit www. bluemountainfoundation. org (click “donate” and select the fund name) or send a donation to the Blue Mountain Commu- nity Foundation, P.O. Box 603, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Be sure to note “MFAW” on the check. For more information, contact Isaacson at 509- 529-4371 or kari@blue- mountainfoundation.org. BIRTHS St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton JAN. 8, 2019 OWEN — Mariana E. Fanning and Zayne C.V. Owen of Stanfield: a girl, Emmaline Marilou Marie Owen. JAN. 9, 2019 MENDOZA — Maria C. Mendoza of Board- man: a girl, Alexia Lucia Mendoza. JAN. 10, 2019 WILDBILL HARPER — Colleen C. Wildbill and Richard L. Harper Jr. of Pendleton: a boy, Alexan- der Liam Wildbill Harper. JAN. 12, 2019 POVEDA — Amanda Starliper and Mark A. Poveda of Pendleton: a girl, Evelynn Neveah Rose Poveda. Good Shepherd Medi- cal Center, Hermiston JAN. 8, 2019 GOLDMAN — Devin E. Goldman and Mitch- ell J. Goldman of Herm- iston: a boy, Jack Walker Goldman. JAN. 10, 2019 STONE-SPRADLIN — Audrey F. Blodgett-Har- rison and Justin R. Stone- Spradlin of Hermis- ton: a girl, Tilly Jean Stone-Spradlin. Local poets respond to call for works after visit from state poet Stafford Oregon poet laureate Kim Stafford visited Pend- leton back in November. He gave a reading and held workshops, and the East Oregonian asked readers to submit their own poems in connection to Stafford’s stay. We received a few lines from Tom Hebert of Pendleton and Janet Boyd of Hermiston, souls brave enough to show their works, and we applaud their efforts. A power-line fell down If only I was young with a better truck A power-line fell down In California and thousands of lives were changed… Forever. From here I can’t smell the smoke But I can feel the miles from Tutuilla Flats and hope to God That I am exempt from trouble like this. Wish me luck, folks, for Trouble I have known. It sometimes beats me. Like in a horse race. How long can Eusebio and I go on? Another decade… I think, I think. — Tom Hebert My dear friends Because my hearing is shot I don’t understand the assignment. Can I go to the… Bathroom, Doc? — Tom Hebert On the lower Umatilla: (Early morn- ing) Fog hangs grey, slick, freezing as it sticks, hits ground, branches and leaves. It’s cold along the waters edge, through reeds, through sedge. To be so blessed! To be alive, survive, into another day. — Janet Boyd On Walking Nude Near Midnight: (After moving to my rural farm) Uncluttered by the stars The dark and deepened night Waits Like a remnant of soft nap, To be tucked, shaped, wrapped About my waist, To lend respectability — Janet Boyd The Dream/Nightmare: (after divorce) And now, unfettered cruel beast; You interrupt life’s feast to rage and tear, to devour my soul Until I long for loneliness to heal my wounds, Rebuild my nest; I dodge your forays into my past. — Janet Boyd COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY, JAN. 19 PENDLETON EAGLES STEAK AND LIVE MUSIC, 6-11:59 p.m., Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pend- leton. Dinner from 6-8 p.m., music from 8 p.m. to midnight. Members and guests welcome. (541-278-2828) SUNDAY, JAN. 20 PENDLETON EAGLES BREAKFAST, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Pendleton Eagles Lodge, 428 S. Main St., Pendleton. Open to members and guests. (541-278-2828) MONDAY, JAN. 21 BOARDMAN QUILT GROUP, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Boardman Senior Center, 100 Tatone St., Boardman. Quilt construction, quilting updates, education, his- tory and friendship. Free. (Kathy Hyder 541-571-7009) BLUE MOUNTAIN PIECE- MAKERS, 12 p.m., Thimbles Fab- ric N More, 1819 Westgate Place, Pendleton. PENDLETON ROTARY CLUB, 12 p.m., Red Lion Inn Walla Walla Room, 304 S.E. Nye Ave., Pendleton. DIRT DABBLERS GARDEN CLUB, 1 p.m., Vert Club Room, 345 S.W. Fourth St., Pendleton. Giving Luncheon: bring items to donate to Domestic Violence Services, including food, per- sonal hygiene items, house- hold items, new clothing items, gas or gift cards, new or used cell phones, etc. Officers will be elected. Guests welcome. (Sue Stefancik 541-443-2334) IRRIGON MOOSE LODGE TACOS 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) OREGON TRAIL GEM & MIN- ERAL SOCIETY, 6 p.m., Pendle- ton City Hall community room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendle- ton. (Tom Moon 541-278-9702) BLOOMER GIRLS GARDEN CLUB, 6:30 p.m., location varies, Hermiston. (Barbara Chadwick 541-567-2043) INLAND NORTHWEST MUSICIANS CHORALE REHEARSAL, 7-9 p.m., Harris Jr. Academy gymnasium, 3121 S.W. Hailey Ave., Pendleton. No try- outs; all welcome. No rehears- als June-July-August or Christ- mas-New Year. (Salli Ketchersid 541-289-4696) OREGON EAST SYMPHONY CHORALE REHEARSAL, 7-8:30 p.m., Pendleton High School music department, 1800 N.W. Carden Ave., Pendleton. Rehearsals led by Steve Muller will include opera choruses from “Aida,” “Nabucco,” “Der Frei- schutz,” “Il Trovatore” and “HMS Pinafore.” Performance March 15 at the Vert. No audition or fee required to participate. (JD Kin- dle 541-276-0320) TUESDAY, JAN. 22 PENDLETON TOASTMAS- TERS NO. 154, 6:30 a.m., Pend- leton City Hall community room, 501 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. GREENFIELD GRANGE PINOCHLE, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Greenfield Grange 579, 209 N.W. First St., Boardman. (541-481-7397) BIBLE STUDY, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 352 S.E. Second St., Pendleton. (Rev. Jim Pierce 541-276-2616) ”THE LIFE MODEL: LIVING FROM THE HEART JESUS GAVE YOU” BOOK STUDY GROUP, 1-2:30 p.m., Bowman Building, 17 S.W. Frazer Ave., Pendleton. (Pat 541-276-6671) STUDYING THE MIRA- CLES OF JESUS, 4-6 p.m., Good Samaritan Ministries, 319 W. Locust Ave., Hermiston. (541-564-1041) COLUMBIA RIVER TOAST- MASTERS, 6-7 p.m., Umatilla Senior Center, Umatilla. AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., Pendleton Baptist Church, 3202 S.W. Nye Ave., Pend- leton. For children age 3 through sixth grade. (541-276-7590) P et of the Week Shep is a 4 year old neutered German Shepard, very out going, loves to play ball, go for walks, knows some commands, very gentle, loves kids, very house broke, affectionate and loves hugs. 37 Pets Adopted in 2019! Visit Shep at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm 517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton 541-276-0181 Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store SHEP -megumi’s dog grooming- 541.276.6220 920 SW Frazer Ste. 105 Pendleton, OR 97801