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East Oregonian
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Pendleton
Foundation Trust
awards grants
The Pendleton Foun-
dation Trust announced
spring grants awarded
totaled $99,066.25 to 12
community organizations
and seven memorial trust
funds:
•InterMountain Edu-
cation Service District
School Based Oral Health
Program, $1,630 to pro-
vide four mini-dental labs
for Pendleton elementary
schools — McKay, Sher-
wood, Washington — and
the Pendleton Early Learn-
ing Center.
•Domestic
Violence
Services, $8,910.74 to
replace the boiler sys-
tem and radiator heat in
the Pendleton Advocacy
Center.
•Pendleton
Public
Library, $17,412.15 to
replace the carpet in the
joint programming/chil-
dren’s area with fl ooring
that muffl es sound.
•Pendleton School Dis-
trict, $13,099.91 to pur-
chase 48 72” round tables
and 160 chairs to accom-
modate school events.
•Lost & Found Youth
Outreach, $8,000 toward
the purchase of fi ve bicy-
cles and a storage con-
tainer for use at the new
Pendleton Adventure Trail
Recreation Area.
•Umatilla County His-
torical Society, $10,000
toward replacing the roof
at the Community Thrift
Shop.
•Pendleton
Parks
& Recreation, $5,000
toward funding an after-
school program, targeted
to start the fall of 2019.
•Pendleton Pathfi nd-
ers, $2,500 toward pur-
chase of canvas tents for
excursions.
•Round-Up
City
Development Corpora-
tion, Inc., $5,000 toward
economic impact report/
analysis for the Pendle-
ton Unmanned Systems
Range.
•Happy Canyon Foun-
dation, $20,000 toward
materials to rebuild Happy
Canyon infrastructure and
repaint scenery.
•Oregon Trail Manor,
Inc., $5,000 to purchase
and install 4-5 walk-in
showers for tenant rooms.
•Sunridge
Middle
School LifeSkills/Special
Education, $1,062.56 to
purchase a stove, kitchen-
ware and supplies for the
Functional Skills/Special
Education Home Econom-
ics course.
The trust board also
made the following allo-
cations of earned income
from special memorial
trust funds, which totals
$1,450.89:
•City of Pendleton:
Parks and Playgrounds
Fund, $670.60; Roy Raley
Memorial Fund, $30.61
•Kilkenny Fund at
Blue Mountain Com-
munity College Library,
$232.43
•Pendleton
Public
Library: Donert Memo-
rial Fund, $97.50; Jack
Mulligan
Memorial
Fund, $190.36; Wood-
men of the World Fund,
$40.05; ANA Memorial
Fund, $189.34.
An additional $14,000
will be given in scholar-
ship awards:
•Ole Groupe FFA
Memorial Scholarship
Fund for PHS FFA Chap-
ter, for an FFA student to
attend the national conven-
tion, $1,000
•Alan Wyland Memo-
rial Scholarship Fund
provides a scholarship
to benefi t a PHS stu-
dent with a preference
to study music, which is
also a memorial fund of
the Pendleton Foundation
Trust, $1,000
•Jiggs and Maxine
Fisk scholarship award,
$5,000
•Pendleton Founda-
tion Trust, two awards of
$2,500 each.
•University of Ore-
gon Alumni Assoc. Let’er
Duck Scholarship, $1,000
•David Jon Lindberg
Memorial Scholarship,
$1,000
The foundation’s chair-
person is David Blanc;
other board members
include Pat Terjeson,
Kevin
Hale,
Jerrod
Spriet, Lonnie Read,
Marie Hall and Donna
Biggerstaff.
Gifts are tax-deductible
and can be mailed to Pend-
leton Foundation Trust,
P.O. Box 218, Pendleton,
OR 97801. For questions,
call secretary Jerri Bealer
at 541-276-3331.
Dirt Dabblers reap what
they sow
The Dirt Dabblers
Garden Club recently
awarded a pair of Educa-
tional Garden Scholarships.
The recipients include
Weston McEwen High
School, who received
$600. The money will be
used to purchase a gar-
den shed to store garden-
ing tools. Also, the Tower
Garden at InterMountain
Education Service Dis-
trict received $148 for gar-
dening equipment.
The gardening enthu-
siasts meet monthly in
Pendleton. In addition to
sharing tips, Dirt Dab-
blers assist with the main-
tenance of the rose garden
around the Vert Audito-
rium, hosts a yearly plant
sale and provides sup-
port to several nonprofi t
organizations.
For more information
about the garden club,
contact Joey Bechtel at
bjoey06@msn.com.
Photo contributed by Midge Harris
The “Deadwood” team of Ed Long, Jim Long, Jeri Jordan, DJ Tricker, and Dave Haven won The Arc fundraising bowling tour-
nament with 1,688 pins. The April 20 event was held at Desert Lanes in Hermiston.
Fundraiser rolls strikes for The Arc
Strikes,
spares
and
maybe even a few gutter
balls helped provide needed
funds to The Arc Umatilla
County.
During an April 20 fund-
raiser, 60 bowlers gathered
at Desert Lanes Family
Fun Center in Hermiston
— bringing in more than
$2,300 to The Arc.
With 12 fi ve-person
teams vying for top hon-
ors, the ”Deadwood” team,
which was sponsored by
Desert Lanes, had the top
pin count with 1,688. Mem-
bers of the winning team
were Ed Long, Jim Long,
Jeri Jordan, DJ Tricker
and Dave Haven. Com-
ing in second with a total
of 1,602 pins was the ”Hole
in 1!” team. Sponsored by
Randy Sperr, owner of
Randy’s Pro Shop at Echo
Hills Golf Course, team
members included Mike
Jeppson, Jeff Newton,
Don Otto, Mike Botti and
Mike Mayhead. Round-
ing out the top three fi nish-
ers was ”Jilli’s Silly Bowl-
ers,” which included Jilli
Smalley, Mark Smalley,
Lyall Arey, Anita Vernon
and Cal Harris.
The title sponsor for
the fi fth year was Uma-
tilla Electric Cooperative.
Prizes for the top teams
were provided by Kieztke
Angus and Obie’s Express,
and also baked goods made
by Kristi Smalley, The Arc
board member. In addi-
tion, a number of individu-
als and local businesses pro-
Hockey group surpasses goal with fundraiser
The students of Pilot
Rock Loves Hockey Group
would like to thank the fol-
lowing individuals or busi-
nesses for donating monetary
or prizes to our Pop the Bal-
loon fundraiser that we had at
the Pilot Rock Junior/Senior
High School.
We were able to surpass
our goal of $250. This event
helps pay for the student’s
ticket to a Tri-City Amer-
icans hockey game that we
take during the school year.
The students and the staff
who bought balloons were
excited about the prizes they
received. We want to thank
you again for helping the stu-
dents and making this fund-
raiser a huge success by
donating prizes or monetary
donations:
Shannon’s Sweet Con-
fections, Mrs. Gillespie,
Dawndi Johnson, Gayle
Hoeft, Lyla Bensel, Mrs.
Thieme, Miss Schuen-
ing, Pilot Rock Green-
house, Sheila Holman, Mrs.
Campbell, DG Gifts, Big
John’s Pizza, Quizno’s,
Jack-In-The-Box, The Pilot
Rock Leather’s Class, Pend-
leton Round-Up Associa-
tion, Domino’s Pizza, Pend-
leton Parks & Recreation,
Burger King, Buckin’ Bean
Coffee Roasters, Police
Chief Caldera, Police Offi -
cer Badal and Police Offi cer
Flatua, Pendleton Bottling
Company, Zeigler’s Trans-
mission, Tim O’Hanlon,
Hatley Construction, East-
ern Oregon Waste Man-
agement, Wheatland Insur-
ance, Sam Byrnes, Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Hoeft and
Doherty Welding.
A special thank you to
the Tri-City Americans for
donating four free tickets as
our grand prize. The win-
ner of the tickets was Mrs.
Clark.
Once again, the students
of Pilot Rock Loves Hockey
Group says, “Thank you for
your support.”
Marion Schuening
Pilot
Rock
School
District
S.U.R.E. thanks river cleanup volunteers
Thank you to the 102 vol-
unteers — 68 adults and 34
youth — who helped clear
more than 1,500 pounds of
trash from the River Parkway
and the banks of the Umatilla
River in Pendleton on May 4!
Special thanks to John
Cook, Clifford Smith and
Roger Rasico of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars Post
922, who staffed the grills for
our barbecue lunch after the
cleanup.
Food and beverages
were donated by Cash &
Carry, Grocery Outlet,
Walmart and Franz Bak-
ery. Walmart’s Pendleton
store also brought 35 volun-
teers to the event!
Special thanks to Uma-
tilla Basin Watershed
Council for their ongoing
support.
Volunteers found plenty
of Polar Pop cups, empty
beer bottles, energy drink
cans and cigarette butts.
Other notable items included
a pair of suspenders, a kid’s
bike frame, a toilet seat lid, a
rice cooker, a bottle of wom-
en’s body spray, an unopened
can of tomato sauce and the
head of a Worf action fi gure
from “Star Trek: The Next
Generation.”
The Stewards of the
Umatilla River Environ-
ment (S.U.R.E.) is an infor-
mal volunteer organization
that supports the enhance-
ment of the riparian environ-
ment along the parkway. We
hold river cleanups at least
once a year, which are great
opportunities to meet new
people and spend time along
our beautiful river.
If your business or orga-
the Week
Herald and Jean Echols
Col. Herald and Jeanne (Pentecost) Echols of Hermiston are cel-
ebrating their 74th wedding anniversary May 20, 2019.
The couple married May 20, 1945, in Santa Ana, California. Her-
ald served in the U.S. Army for 22 years, and was commander at the
Umatilla Army Depot from 1972-73.
Herald and Jeanne have fi ve children: Kristin Adams, Lake-
side, Ore.; Kurt Echols, Anchorage, Alaska; Mark Echols, Hous-
ton, Texas; Jennifer Diallo, Portland, Ore.; and Scot Echols,
Hermiston, Ore. They also have 20 grandchildren and nine
great-grandchildren.
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
Jorden and Carlos Ruiz volunteered for the May 4 river clean-
up in Pendleton. The event was sponsored by Stewards of
the Umatilla River Environment (S.U.R.E.).
nization would like to sign
up for the Adopt-A-Park-
way program, to help keep
the parkway clean year-
round, give Pendleton
Parks & Recreation a call at
541-276-8100.
Before the Adopt-A-Park-
way program began, S.U.R.E.
volunteers — then led by
Betty Klepper — would
remove over 2,000 pounds of
trash from the riverbanks in a
single morning.
If you would like to receive
emails about future S.U.R.E.
clean up events, please email
kbbrown@eastoregonian.
com to be added to our email
list, or follow @Stewards of
the Umatilla River Environ-
ment-SURE on Facebook.
Kathryn B. Brown, East
Oregonian
Michael Ward, Umatilla
Basin Watershed Council
Organizers,
Stew-
ards of the Umatilla River
Environment
P et of
ANNIVERSARIES
Herald and Jeanne
Echols in 1945.
Sage is a 1 yr old female Terrier/Chihuahua
who is very sweet, eager to please. Loves
all ages of people, does not mind other
dogs/cats. Likes to go for walks, car rides,
and relax on a lap. If your looking for a
small dog with a BIG PERSONALITY Sage
is the little one for you.
224 Pets Adopted in 2019!
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton
MAY 8, 2019
MATHENY — Chelsea Matheny and
Stefan Matheny of Lexington: a girl, Wells
Beverly Matheny.
MAY 11, 2019
WOLFER — Tiffany M. Wolfer and
Michael J. Wolfer of Pendleton: a girl, Aari-
anina Marie Michelle Wolfer.
vided both team and lane
sponsorships.
A nonprofi t organization,
The Arc Umatilla County
advocates for the rights of
children and adults with
intellectual and develop-
mental disabilities. They
focus on providing support,
improving services, inspir-
ing communities and infl u-
encing public policy. For
more information about The
Arc activities, call 541-567-
7615 or visit www.facebook.
com/arcofumatillacounty.
Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston
MAY 10, 2019
SAMPSON — Chasidy N. Sampson and
Clarence A. Sampson of Pendleton: a girl,
Athena Nichole Jolyn Sampson.
MAY 13, 2019
PUZEY — Katlinne G.N. Puzey and
Dallin R. Puzey of Hermiston: a girl, Emma
Ryan Puzey.
Visit Sage at the Pioneer
Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm
517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
Check out the
PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
SAGE
-megumi’s dog grooming-
541.276.6220
920 SW Frazer Ste. 105
Pendleton, OR 97801