OREGON East Oregonian A10 Saturday, June 22, 2019 Pendleton resident takes on outreach work for Energy Trust other areas in Oregon, and to be successful we have to PENDLETON — Energy be familiar with the needs Trust of Oregon hired Pend- of communities here. I am leton resident Caryn Appler excited to bring as much as its outreach manager for benefi t as possible to cus- Eastern Oregon. tomers here.” Appler is a facil- Appler comes ity planning con- to her new job sultant and energy with deep experi- industry leader, ence with Energy according to the Trust’s services and news release from offers for residen- Energy Trust, and tial customers and made a career help- relationships with Appler ing Eastern Oregon regional commu- businesses and resi- nities, which she dents make the best choices gained while working as a for their energy and build- residential account man- ing needs. She will continue ager for CLEAResult, one that work with the indepen- of Energy Trust’s program dent nonprofi t organization, delivery contractors. She engaging with utility cus- takes on the role from Susan tomers and other commu- Badger-Jones, a long-time nity members across East- Energy Trust outreach man- ern Oregon to connect them ager who retired at the end to Energy Trust offers and of May. help them save energy and Appler also is active in generate renewable energy. the Pendleton community. “I’m excited to continue She is a member of the Pend- building relationships in my leton Parks and Recreation community while helping Commission and serves on residents and businesses use the board for the Pendleton energy wisely,” Appler said Center for the Arts, where in a written statement. “This she also teachers ceramics part of the state is unique to classes. East Oregonian Courtesy of the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture/Cheryl Coughlin Artist Doug Hyde with “etweyé·wise” (literally, “I return from a hard journey”) on Main Street in Joseph. Native artist creates new bronze statue for Joseph’s main street Doug Hyde will fi nish installing latest statue on Main Street today Ritz-Carlton Hotel to replace Portland’s largest food cart pod By MEERAH POWELL Oregon Public Broadcasting PORTLAND — Portland will soon house the North- west’s fi rst Ritz-Carlton hotel. Marriott International made the announcement Thursday. The hotel will be built in place of Port- land’s largest food cart pod at Southwest 10th Avenue and Alder Street, which has occu- pied the area since the 1990s. “This landmark project is a game changer for The Ritz-Carlton brand and the city of Portland,” said Noah Silverman, chief develop- ment offi cer with Marri- ott International, in a news release. The 35-story building will include 251 hotel rooms and 138 residential units, includ- ing eight penthouses. It will also include restaurant, retail and offi ce spaces. The luxury hotel and res- idences will offer a fi tness center, full-service spa and swimming pool for guests. Portland’s BPM Real Estate is the developer for the building. By APRIL BAER Oregon Public Broadcasting JOSEPH — Artist Doug Hyde will fi nish installing the latest bronze statue on Main Street today in the Eastern Oregon city of Joseph. The road has become a showcase for the bronze foundries dotting Wallowa County. But while many of those statues feature Native American sub- jects, Hyde is the fi rst Native artist to contribute. Hyde draws on Nez Perce, Assiniboine and Chippewa traditions for his work. “It’s an honor, fi rst of all,” Hyde told OPB’s “Think Out Loud.” “I think the town having all these sculp- tures is beautiful.” The work was commissioned by the Josephy Center for Arts and Cul- ture and funded by grant money from the Oregon Community Foundation. Jurors from three reservations — Colville in Washington, Nez Perce in Idaho, and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla in Oregon — settled on Hyde’s design. The sculpture, entitled “etweyé·wise” (literally, “I return from a hard journey”), has both abstract and realistic elements. Hyde created a 100-inch red granite form with a cutout silhouette of a woman, representing the Nez Perce’s forced removal from their home valley. A bronze fi gure of that same woman represents those who remained and returned. Hyde was born in Hermiston and grew up in Lapwai, Idaho. He attended art school in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and remains in the South- west, living in Prescott, Arizona. “The fact a Native gets to do a piece here,” Hyde said, “maybe it’s the beginning of other things that can happen — maybe more things writ- ten in the Nez Perce language that people will gradually learn — simple things like a greeting or signage indi- cating both English and Nez Perce place names. “Bringing back a little Nez Perce culture to the valley is wonderful,” Hyde added. The Josephy Center will host a celebration of the work at 2 p.m. today. Tribal members are specifi - cally invited, but the center said all are welcome. 2 , 000 OR MORE $ Customer Cash! 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