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East Oregonian
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Photo contributed by Brian M. Farrell
Finalists in the Oregon History Day program pose for photos during the April 27 contest at Oregon Episcopal School in Portland.
Helix students triumph during history contest
East Oregonian
PORTLAND — Stu-
dents from Helix were again
recognized for their efforts
in the Oregon History Day
contest — qualifying for
the National History Day
event in Maryland.
The state qualifying
contest, which was open to
students in sixth through
12th grade, was held April
27 at Oregon Episcopal
School in Portland. This
year’s theme was “Triumph
and Tragedy in History.”
The selection committee
highlighted “Let Her Buck:
The Tragic Story of Bonnie
McCarroll,” a first place
group documentary proj-
ect by Kaylee Cope and
Alexis Leake of Griswold
High School. Judges called
the project, “notable.”
Other Helix students,
who worked under the
supervision of teacher
Lorin Kubishta, placing at
the state level — including
the category and project:
Kyleen Stahancyk, 1
individual documentary:
“Remembering the Forgot-
ten: The Triumphant Story
of Sergeant Reckless.”
Kyle Harper, 2 individ-
ual documentary: “Muller
v. Oregon: A Tragedy
for Women in the Labor
Force.”
Logan Davis, 3 individ-
ual documentary: “Xeno-
phobia in America in the
1920’s: The Tragedy of
Sacco and Vanzetti.”
Students placing in
Echo, who worked under
the direction of teacher
Brandi Russell, were:
Sam Wyse, Echo Mid-
dle School, 2 individual
performance: “Deaf Presi-
Teamwork paves way for Irrigon project
East Oregonian
IRRIGON — The city of
Irrigon and Irrigon High
School have been work-
ing together on making
improvements to benefit the
public.
For more than three
years, they have teamed up
to increase parking avail-
ability and transform the
track and field facilities at
the school. Ryan Keefau-
ver, Irrigon High School
principal, and Aaron Palm-
quist, Irrigion’s city man-
ager, are eager to see the
project come closer to real-
ity. The joint effort, Palm-
quist said, not only provides
improvements for school
events but also strengthens
the livability and connect-
edness of the community.
Palmquist said $7,000
was initially made avail-
able in the fall of 2016 for
preliminary costs and a
basic layout for increased
parking on the west side
of the school. The funding
was provided to the city
from the Columbia River
Enterprise Zone II Board.
In June 2019, $33,679 of a
$250,000 need was made
available through the same
process to begin working
toward the track and field
facilities.
“These are long needed
improvements,”
Palm-
quist said. “The improve-
ments still have fiscal needs
to be met to see the full
completion.”
For more information or
to provide support for the
project, contact Keefauver
at 541-922-5551, ryan.keef-
auver@morrow.k12.or.us or
Palmquist at 541-922-3047,
manager@ci.irrigon.or.us.
Conference highlights efforts of area Altrusans
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Sev-
eral awards were pre-
sented to Altrusa Interna-
tional of Pendleton during
the District 12 Altrusa
Conference.
The Pendleton club
hosted the event, which was
held May 16-19 at Wild-
horse Resort & Casino, Mis-
sion. Approximately 150
members — from across
Oregon, Washington, Mon-
tana, Idaho and British
Columbia — attended the
event, including 40 Altru-
sans from Pendleton, said
Darcey Ridgway of the
Pendleton
club.
Pendle-
ton Altrusa
walked away
with
first
place with
McClintock
the Mamie
L. Bass Ser-
vice Award for its Feed the
Child Program. The proj-
ect sends bags of food home
each Friday with Pendleton
School District students in
need. The effort provides
nutrition for kids that might
otherwise go hungry over
the weekend. Pat McClin-
tock, a Pendleton Altru-
san who started the pro-
gram, was recognized with
the group’s most prestigious
honor, the Gwladys Brew-
ster Outstanding Altrusan
Award.
The Pendleton club,
which was chartered in
1938, provides support to
a variety of projects. Club
members donate their time,
talents and resources as a
service to the community.
For
more
informa-
tion, contact altrusapend@
gmail.com, visit www.dis-
t r ict t welve.alt r u sa.org,
search Facebook or write
Altrusa International of
Pendleton, P.O. Box 1735,
Pendleton, OR 97801.
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
JUNE 11, 2019
ANDERSON — Brooke R. Anderson
and Riley D. Anderson of Pendleton: a boy,
Kyler Jack Lee Anderson.
JUNE 12, 2019
MOLINA-REICHERT — MaKayla
Reichert and Martin Molina-Hernandez of
Pendleton: a girl, Avery Rae Molina-Reichert.
ZEPEDA — Mayra Zepeda and Rey-
naldo Zepeda-Perez of Hermiston: a boy,
Cristian Anthony Zepeda.
JUNE 14, 2019
ROBLEDO — Kyndra Lyanise Scofield
and Jose Luis Robledo of Pendleton: a girl:
Ximena Rose Robledo.
JUNE 15, 2019
ROSALES-SANCHEZ — Yanet San-
chez and Jorge Rosales of Boardman, a girl:
Lizbeth Rosales-Sanchez.
JUNE 16, 2019
RUTH — Caitlin Marie Defries and Col-
lin James Ruth of Pendleton, a boy: Corbin
James George Ruth.
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dent Now! The Protest No
One Could Hear.”
Zoe Russell, Echo
High School, 2 individual
exhibit: “Oil: The Wealth
and Woe of the Osage.”
Other local participants
at the state contest:
Eli Sprenger & Bryce
Fairchild, Helix, group
documentary: “The Eighth
Wonder of the World: The
Grand Coulee Dam.”
Lillian Wallis & Mck-
enzie Rose, Echo, group
exhibit: Bonnie Parker and
Clyde Barrow’s Triumphs:
America’s Tragedy
Riley Hampton &
Elliot Glenn, Echo, group
exhibit: “Triumph and
Tragedy of Alaska Natives
in Residential Schools.”
Alexa Rose, Echo,
paper: “In the Eyes of the
Nation: The Tragedy of
Charles Lindbergh’s Fame.”
The Oregon Histori-
cal Society hosts the Ore-
gon History Day program
each year. Kristen Pil-
grim, OHS education man-
ager, works with educators
across the state to coordi-
nate entries. Students can
use OHS resources and
other digital assets to assist
with project development.
More than 500,000 stu-
dents and 30,000 teach-
ers across the U.S. partici-
pate in the National History
Day program. Students
learn research and read-
ing skills, critical thinking,
problem-solving, and gain
self-confidence
through
participation. For more
information about National
History Day, visit www.
nhd.org. Also, a list of par-
ticipants in the Oregon con-
test is available at www.
ohs.org/oregonhistoryday.
CTUIR engineer receives award
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Pat-
rick Mills of Pendleton
was recently honored with
the Young Engineer of
the Year Award by the
Professional Engineers of
Oregon. The award is pre-
sented annually to an engi-
neer 35 years or younger
who has demonstrated out-
standing engineering.
Mills is a chemical
engineer with the Energy
& Environmental Sciences
Program for the Con-
federated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reser-
vation. A certified Proj-
ect Management Profes-
sional, Mills works from
the CTUIR Field Station,
where he served as lab-
oratory manager from
2015-18.
Mills’ current job duties
include project man-
agement and research
and development. Most
recently, he began manag-
ing two Hanford Site proj-
ects funded by the U.S.
Department of Energy.
Mills graduated from
Oregon State University
Contributed photo
Randy Mills, left, recently shared that his son, Patrick Mills,
right, was recognized as the Young Engineer of the Year
Award by the Professional Engineers of Oregon.
in 2012 with a bachelor’s
degree in chemical engi-
neering with an option in
nanotechnology. Also, he
holds an Engineer in Train-
ing (EIT) certificate with
the goal of becoming reg-
istered with the National
Society of Professional
Engineers.
Mills is the son of Randy
and Sissy Mills of Burns.
His father was born and
raised in Hermiston, gradu-
ating from Hermiston High
School in 1972.
P et of
the Week
Rascal is a 7 month old lab male still
intact. Rascal loves to play, loves the
water, going for walks (on a leash still
in training). Rascal loves all ages of
people and other dog’s. He is very
eager to please.
264 Pets Adopted in 2019!
Visit Rascal at the Pioneer
Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm
517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
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