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East Oregonian
Saturday, January 26, 2019
MCSD celebrates its school board
In recognition of Janu-
ary’s School Board Recog-
nition Month, the Morrow
County School District
recently expressed appre-
ciation for its school board
members.
Those
who
serve
include Becky Kindle,
chair; Richard Cole, vice
chair; Andy Fletcher,
May Killion, Brian Koll-
man, Barney Lindsay and
Marcie Rodelo. Superin-
tendent Dirk Dirksen said
each member of the board
works hard for the district’s
students.
“Being a school board
member takes time, energy
and patience and sometimes
it’s a difficult job, but our
board members go the extra
mile for students in all three
of our communities, Board-
man, Heppner and Irrigon,”
he said.
The school district will
formally thank the board
during its upcoming meet-
ing Monday, Feb. 11 at
7 p.m. at Windy River
Elementary School, 500
Tatone St., Boardman.
The meeting is open to the
public.
Tribal dispatcher to graduate from academy
Shayla Castleberry, a
dispatcher with the Uma-
tilla Tribal Police Depart-
ment, is graduating from
the 112th Basic Telecommu-
nications Class.
A ceremony will be held
Friday, Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. at
the Oregon Public Safety
Academy, 4190 Aumsville
Highway S.E., Salem. Rita
Allman, communications
supervisor of the Umatilla
Tribal Police Department,
is the guest speaker. The
public is invited to the cer-
emony, followed by a recep-
tion to congratulate mem-
bers of the class.
The two-week basic
course is presented by the
Oregon Department of
Public Safety Standards
and
Training.
Topics
include emergency call han-
dling, stress management,
civil liability, ethics, crimi-
nal law and an overview of
fire-rescue and law enforce-
ment operations. Students
will return to their employ-
ing agency to continue train-
ing for a number of months
with a field training officer.
The 9-1-1 training pro-
gram began in 1993 when
Oregon enacted legisla-
tion requiring those receiv-
ing calls for assistance
meet professional standards
for training and certifica-
tion. There are nearly 1,000
people working across the
state in city, county, tribal,
regional and state public
safety communications cen-
ters. For more information,
visit www.oregon.gov/dpsst.
Photo contributed by Debbie Rinehart
Dorothy “Dot” Rodd recently celebrated her 100th birthday in Pendleton.
Good Shepherd presents year-end awards
As 2018 came to a close,
Good Shepherd Health
Care System celebrated
with year-end awards.
Each nominee was eval-
uated on ICARE standards:
Integrity,
Compassion,
Accountability,
Respect
and Excellence, said Nick
Bejarano, marketing and
communications director.
The winners, along with the
other nominees in parenthe-
sis, were:
EMPLOYEE OF THE
YEAR: Jaimie Renteria,
charge master coordinator
(Jade Marston, Christina
Sanchez, Sierra Ibarra,
Mazie Madison, Paulena
Conner, Teresa Martin,
Jennie Wedding, Kathy
Thomas, Jordan Perry,
Krickett
Mabe,
Ben
Calvillo, Laura Sloan,
Dot Rodd celebrates century
Dorothy (Dot) Rodd of Pendleton
recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
The centenarian was born Jan. 24, 1919,
in Miami, Oklahoma. Rodd continues
Keeler
Parsons
JoAnne Lewis, Elissa
Ayres, Steve Odlin, April
Link, Gloria Agnew and
Cherie Wilson).
MANAGER OF THE
YEAR: Wendy Parsons,
surgical services assistant
nurse manager (Rachel
Tate, Rob Rizk, Sid Rit-
tenbach, Tammy Martin,
Kyle Furukawa, Martha
Tibbs, Elizabeth Sperr,
Judi Gabriel, Lucas Brad-
shaw and Devin Goldman).
PROVIDER OF THE
YEAR: Dr. Leila Kee-
Renteria
to be very active in the Pendleton senior
community. Family and friends from as
far away as Idaho and Iowa came to town
to help her celebrate the milestone.
Rosenberg
ler, obstetrics/gynecology,
informatics (Dr. Jennifer
Poste, Dr. Leo DeGuz-
man, Eileen McElligott,
FNP).
VOLUNTEER OF THE
YEAR: June Rosenberg,
Good Shepherd Medi-
cal Center Auxiliary (Lee
Miller and Anne Voytko).
“Each of these individu-
als is deserving of receiving
this award. These recipients
were ultimately chosen by
their outstanding recom-
mendations,” Bejarano said.
ANNIVERSARY
Harold and Sarah Bruce in 1969.
Harold and Sarah Bruce in 2019.
Harold and Sarah Bruce
Harold and Sarah Bruce of Hermiston
were married Jan. 24, 1969, in Winter-
haven, Calif. They are celebrating their
50th wedding anniversary with a private
family event in Hermiston.
The Bruces moved to Hermiston in
November 1974 after living in Sierra
Vista, Arizona. Both are retired.
Harold enjoys making his children and
grandchildren a priority, sharing stories
and instilling the value of family. He also
enjoys hunting, archery shoots, and par-
ticipating with the International Defen-
sive Pistol Association.
Sarah has invested her time shar-
ing stories with her kids, grandkids and
great-grandkids about the value and true
meaning of family. She also hunts and
camps.
The couple’s children include Tam-
mie Jones (Nick) of Milton-Freewa-
ter, Bonnie Kessell (Roy) of Hermiston,
Steve Bruce (Dawn) of Hermiston and
Scottie Bruce (Kim) of Umatilla. The
Bruces have 14 grandchildren and 21
great-grandchildren.
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
JAN. 15, 2019
LINDBERG — Leanna J. Lindberg
and Matthew L.A. Lindberg of Pendleton:
a boy, Noah James Joseph Lindberg.
JAN. 17, 2019
BLAIR — Sadie R. Bliss and Sheldon
F. Blair of Pendleton: a girl, Paisley Renee
Rose Blair.
PERKINS — Lacy A. Vernon and
Henry D. Perkins of Pendleton: a girl,
Harlie Elizamarie Perkins.
VIXIE — Shayne R. Vixie and Dar-
ius M. Vixie: a boy, Braxton Wyatt Vixie.
Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston
JAN. 19, 2019
LANDA — Mallory A. Mulcare and
Jose J. Landa of Hermiston: a boy, Liam
Juan Landa.
Photo contributed by Vicki Dick
Members of the Umatilla County Board of Realtors made their annual holiday delivery of
stuffed animals as part of the Good News Bears project to St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton.
Bears bring good tidings to St. Anthony
A holiday tradition con-
tinued this past December
as the Umatilla County
Board of Realtors col-
lected stuffed animals for
St. Anthony Hospital in
Pendleton.
The Good News Bears
project is made possible by
local realtors and affiliate
offices. St. Anthony CEO
Harry Geller accepted the
stuffed toy delivery from
several of the local real
estate agents.
“These cuddly toys are
given to children as comfort
during their hospital stay,”
said Vicki Dick of the real-
tors board.
The mission of the board
is to represent its members
and community while pro-
moting the real estate indus-
try through education with
ethical and professional
standards and integrity. In
addition, its members par-
ticipate in several efforts to
give back to the community.
McKenna recommends Feves gallery exhibit
I am writing to call
attention to an amazing
art show now appearing at
the Betty Feves Memorial
Gallery at Blue Mountain
Community College.
It is a fabric show
by Shea Wilkinson of
Nebraska. Shea creates art
quilts using fabric, metal-
lic threads, silk fibers,
glass beads, bamboo, hand
embroidery and free-hand
machine quilting.
She states about her
work, which has been influ-
enced by science fiction
writers such as Isaac Asi-
mov, “The stories that I tell
through my work are related
to imagery from science,
natural and extraterrestrial
worlds, and mythology.
I find natural phenomena
has the potential to seem
unreal or supernatural
when seen from an unusual
perspective, which I strive
to share with the viewer.”
I highly recommend this
show. Exhibit dates are Jan.
10-Feb. 7, and gallery hours
are Monday through Thurs-
day 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Loree McKenna
Pendleton
P et of
the Week
Joni is 2 to 3 year spayed
female tabby. Joni is very
loving, outgoing, does well
with other cats, playful and
looking for her forever home.
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
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