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COMMUNITY
East Oregonian
Weston celebrates
with Pioneer Picnic
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
WESTON — The com-
munity of Weston is gear-
ing up for its annual Uma-
tilla County Pioneer Days.
In its 127th year, the
celebration kicks off Fri-
day evening with a queen’s
coronation (JoAnn King)
and the introduction of
the grand marshal (Chuck
Price). The event starts at
6:30 p.m. at Weston Memo-
rial Hall.
The event continues
Saturday with a variety of
activities, with most tak-
ing place at Charles Elliott
Memorial Park. The fire-
man’s breakfast offers a
sizzling hot meal from
6-9 a.m.
A kids’ parade gets roll-
ing at 9:45 a.m., followed by
the Pioneer Days parade at
10 a.m. People are encour-
aged to stake out a spot
on the parade route along
Main Street. An announc-
er’s stand will be set up
on the corner of Main and
Water streets — providing
information about entries
as they pass by.
After the parade, a clas-
sic car show revs up on
Main Street. People can
still register to display
their vehicle for $20. Be
sure to visit the main tent
before 11 a.m. Car show
entries are welcome to join
the parade, with lineup at
9 a.m. For more about the
car show, contact Rob-
ert Hill at 541-379-3737,
roberthillbob@yahoo.com
or Doug Harrel at 541-969-
4909, silveradok5blazer@
gmail.com.
A dozen trophies will be
awarded. In addition, visi-
tors are invited to view the
vehicles and vote for their
favorite.
The park will be abuzz
with activity throughout
the day. In addition to the
Contributed Photo, File
Cars line the street during a car show held during the 2018
Umatilla County Pioneer Days in Weston. The event is Friday
and Saturday in Weston.
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Athena market
runs weekly
ATHENA — Vend-
ing space is free during the
weekly market in Athena.
The event is each Tues-
day in June and July from
4-7 p.m. at Dugger Park on
Main Street, Athena. Peo-
ple are invited to sell hand-
crafted goods, garden pro-
duce hold fundraisers and
set up informational booths.
Vendor space is available on
first-come basis.
People are encouraged to
set up vendor space, shop for
items or come out and min-
gle with your neighbors.
For more information, con-
tact the Athena Chamber of
Commerce at 541-969-4810
or athenachamber@gmail.
com.
Walla Walla artist
shares about
working with wax
Contributed Photo, File
Some past Pioneer Picnic queens of the Umatilla County
Pioneer Association. Back: Noma Herndon Tucker, Tootie
McLean Olinger, Glendoris Wilson Grove, Ruby Hall Kirk,
Erma White Thomas, Carol Greer Gadaire, Catherine Price
Jones, Bernadine Beamer Towne, and Kate Dickenson Gor-
don. Front: Frances Cannon Pinkerton, Violet Jamison Dig-
gins, Lyn Johnson Delph, and Mary Lou Towery Thompson.
In its 127th year, Pioneer Days kicks off Friday evening with
the queen’s coronation and grand marshal introduction at
Weston Memorial Hall.
features a pulled pork bar-
becue lunch — vendor
booths, concession stands,
games for all ages and
stage entertainment will
fill the park. Also, stop
by the main tent on Main
Street to inquire about a
walking tour of some of
Weston’s historic buildings.
The day closes out with
an alumni dinner at
6:30 p.m. at Weston Memo-
rial Hall.
Also, a number of local
residents are taking advan-
area. Watch for yard sales
Friday through Sunday
throughout the town.
For additional infor-
mation about the Pio-
neer Picnic, contact Amy
Killgore at 541-786-3962,
amyhk73@yahoo.com or
Darla Joy at 509-240-4312;
darla1namillion@gmail.
com.
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Contact
Community
Editor Tammy Malgesini
at tmalgesini@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4539
PENDLETON — A gal-
lery talk about wax as an
artistic tool is featured as
Walla Walla artist Dianna
Woolley shows her work
at Pendleton Center for the
Arts.
“Hot & Cold Wax: Fad
or Factual” opens with an
artist’s reception Thursday
at 5:15 p.m. at 214 N. Main
St., Pendleton. The event is
free and open to the public.
Woolley will share about the
mechanics of working with
wax and the role of both
encaustic and cold wax from
the Greco-Phoenician age to
Photo contributed by Dianna
Woolley
“More Than Blue Skies” is
a part of “Hot & Cold Wax:
Fad or Factual” by Dianna
Woolley. The exhibit opens
Thursday with a gallery
talk and artist’s reception
at Pendleton Center for the
Arts.
the 20th and 21st centuries.
Woolley began her art
career making paintings that
featured recognizable imag-
ery. Her formal education at
University of Oklahoma was
focused on business, not art.
In the early 1960s, she
began a five-year mentor-
ship with New York City
abstract expressionist Don-
ald Pierce. He taught her
about the fundamentals
of art, composition, value,
drawing and mark making
— the basics of any visual
artist’s work. She also stud-
ied the work of 20th cen-
tury abstract expressionists
and post-painterly abstrac-
tionists, and her work moved
from realism into abstract
imagery.
After many years of
homemaking and business
careers in New York City
and Kong Kong, she is now
a prolific painter, producing
panels full of enthusiasm,
motion and memory. Wool-
ley’s imagery symbolizes
her life, travels, and thirst for
knowledge.
Exhibit viewing is free.
The gallery is open Tuesday
through Friday from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and Saturday from
noon to 4 p.m. For more
information, call 541-278-
9201 or visit www.pendlet-
onarts.org.
Class highlights
safe medication
use
MISSION — A free class
designed to assist those who
provide care to aging Orego-
nians addresses medication
use, pain management and
medication reviews.
Offered by Oregon Care
Partners, “Safe Medica-
tion Use in Older Adults” is
Monday, June 10. The ses-
sion runs from 8:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. at Wildhorse
Resort & Casino, located
off Interstate 84 at Exit 216,
Mission. The agenda cov-
ers how medications work
in older adults as well as
information about skills to
optimize care. The class
is designed for caregivers,
family members and others
who have professional con-
tact with aging citizens.
For more information, to
register for the free class or
view other resources, visit
www.oregoncarepartners.
com. For questions, contact
1-800-930-6851 or info@
oregoncarepartners.com.
COMING EVENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
BLUE MOUNTAIN SAFETY CONFERENCE, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Pendleton Con-
vention Center, 1601 Westgate, Pendleton. Two-day conference covers safety topics for
workplaces and features a Forklift Round-Up and keynote speaker Rob Fisher, who will
present “How Personality Impacts Risk.” $85 registration includes lunch both days; reg-
ister at https://osha.oregon.gov/conferences/blue-mountain/Pages/index.aspx. (Aaron
Corvin 971-718-6973)
STUDENT PRINTMAKING EXHIBITION, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Crow’s Shadow Insti-
tute of the Arts, 48004 St. Andrews Road, Pendleton. Students from Nixyaawii Com-
munity School will show the results of their printmaking studies. Artwork available for
sale; proceeds go to the student artists. Gallery open 9-5 M-F, located next to St Andrews
Mission. Free admission. (Nika Blasser 541-276-3954)
We’re all part of Umatilla County history.
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS
The East Oregonian is proud to announce its partnership with Athena
Public Library, City of Echo, Milton-Freewater Area Historical Society,
Pendleton Round-up, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, Umatilla County
Historical Society and our readers on a new pictorial history book,
“Umatilla County Memories: The Early Years.”
YOU’RE INVITED
We are excited to invite you, our readers, to participate in this unique project. Please
bring your photos to one of our scanning sessions listed here — and be sure to check
SCANNING SESSIONS
our submission guidelines. Photos will be scanned on-site and given right back to
Saturday, June 22 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
you. In order to keep things speedy, please fill out our simple photo submission form
Tribal images only
prior to the session. Forms can be downloaded at Umatilla.PictorialBook.com.
Please plan to fill out one form for each photo you’d like to submit.
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
47106 Wildhorse Boulevard, Pendleton
Sunday, June 23 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Download submission forms and pre-order at
Echo Bank Building and Historical Museum
Umatilla.PictorialBook.com
230 W. Main Street, Echo
Monday, June 24 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Athena Public Library
418 E. Main Street, Athena
Wednesday, June 26 10 a.m. – noon
Umatilla County Historical Society
Heritage Station Museum
108 SW Frazer, Pendleton
Thursday, June 27 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Milton-Freewater Area Historical Society
and Frazier Farmstead Museum
1403 Chestnut Street, Milton-Freewater
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
General interest photos, such as: commerce, industry, transportation, rural life,
public service, etc.
Photos taken between the 1800s and 1939.
Photos only — preferably original (no newspaper clippings or photocopies).
Photos taken in Umatilla County.
Limit 10 photos per family. No appointment necessary.
If you’re a private collector, call 360-723-5800 to set up an appointment.
Not all photos submitted or used in
ads will appear in the final book.