C2 YOUR EO NEWS East Oregonian Stanfield library provides welcome atmosphere The Umatilla County Special Library city of Stanfield agrees that there is a com- District (UCSLD) works in partnership with munity need for this space and is discussing 11 public libraries in Umatilla County. The options and ideas. I believe this would be a wonderful thing about the UCSLD library huge asset for our community. What are your current and upcom- partners is that you can use any of them with ing events? The Stanfield Public Library is your home library card. This month, I am highlighting the Stan- completing our final week of the Summer field Public Library. Library direc- Reading and Free Summer Lunch tor Cecili Longhorn answered programs. The daily, seven-week questions about her library and Summer Reading Program offers told about many of their wonder- the following activities and events: ful events. Dance with Debbie Day, Story Tell me about your library: Time, Story Walks, Crafts and a The Stanfield Public Library is a Free Lunch Program for kids. small library located in west Uma- The Library also hosted eve- ning events for families: an OMSI tilla County. The library locally E rin program, the Traveling Lantern serves our community of just M c c uskEr Theatre Company, the Museum of under 3,000 people. There are cur- COMMENT rently three staff members, library Natural and Cultural History and a director Cecili Longhorn and two Family Rocket Night. assistant librarians, Debbie Baros and Kath- All of the activities are free thanks to the ryn Wall. We all enjoy being active in our State Library of Oregon’s Ready to Read community. We provide a friendly and wel- Grant, the Oregon Department of Education coming experience for all who visit the and Hunger Free Oregon. Local businesses, library. such as Java Junkies, the Main Street Mar- What services do you provide? The ket, Dairy Queen, Umatilla County Fair, Stanfield Public Library provides resources, Bellinger Farms, Broken Barrel, Walmart, information, materials and events. The AWS, Umatilla County Fire District #1 and library creates a family-friendly envi- more have all stepped up to help make these ronment and brings new experiences and programs possible. opportunities to our community. We also Throughout the year we host many other pride ourselves on our community involve- events, such as Trucks and Tractors in the ment and try to partner with various orga- Park, weekly Story Times, Movies in the nizations like the local fire department, the Park, Santa’s Workshop, a Book Club, the public school, the police department, the Haunted Library, a Family Story Time and city’s public works, local farmers, our Head more. If you are ever looking for something Start, businesses and the list goes on and on. to do, stop in and see what is coming up at We are always looking for new ideas and the Stanfield Public Library. opportunities to enrich our services for our ——— community. Erin McCusker is the district direc- What is the Stanfield Public Library’s tor of the Umatilla County Special Library vision of the future? We plan to continue District. Read her column, Libraries Pro- updating our library, including adding a vide – Countywide!, the last weekend of the public meeting/event room that will also month. Contact McCusker at 541-276-6449 share a bit of our community’s history. The or director@ucsld.org. Caledonian Games announces winners East Oregonian ATHENA — Final results are in for Athena Caledonian Games. A cele- bration of all things Scottish, the annual festival was held July 12-14 in Athena. Piping competition: 2/4 March: Dan Dorsett, Davin Aycock, Meric Aycock; Strathspey/Reel: Davin Aycock, Meric Aycock, Dan Dorsett; Slow Air: John Blunt, Dan Dorsett; Piobaireachd: Dan Dorsett, Peter Elder; Piping Aggre- gate: Dan Dorsett. Scottish Athletic Compe- tition, Men A: Scott Hutchi- son, Alexander Jeffrey III, Evan Ruud; Men B: Jus- tin Funderburk, Tyler Tompkins, Dan Gregory, Andrew Schibig, Daniel Keffer; Men C: Cory Swan- son; Men Light: Billy Kee- ley, Chris Moore, Jacob LeBaron, Kage Moore; Men Novice: Seth Den- ton, Samuel Denton, Caleb Kraut, Duncan Willian- son, Brent Leonhard; Mas- ters Women 40: Angela Shelly, Gretchen Yoder; Women A: Aixa Owens, Orejeone Jeffrey, Katie Richardson; Women C: Hanna Lee, Niki Eberly, Danialle Homer, Cait- lin Hearn; Women Novice: Matney Jamieson, Camille Tree, Rebecca Bruse, Bai- ley Adams, Joy Garcia; Masters Men 40+: Mark Wechter, Kyle Daley, Mike Lanegan, William Grif- fith, Les Wallace, Sean Pel- frey; Masters Men 50+: Kel Mulrey, Jer Hume. Horseshoe Tournament, Saturday singles: Paula Powaukee, Kris Powau- kee; Sunday doubles: Steve Bailey & Easton Powau- kee, Brent Lane & Kris Powaukee. Parade: Float, individual: Pendleton Air Museum, Inland Northwest Musi- cians, Athena Auto Parts; Band: Clan Macleay Pipe Band, Weston-McEwen Pipes and Drum; Marching Unit: Pendleton VFW Post 922; Cars/vehicles: Hum- bert Spit and Shine, Walla Walla Cruisers, Zimmer- man’s Dodge Brothers 1915 car; Royal Court-rid- ing: Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days, Mil- ton-Freewater Pioneer Posse Queen and Court, Pendleton Round-Up Queen and Court; Royal Court-non-riding: Happy Canyon princesses, Uma- tilla County Fair court; Equestrian group: Pend- leton Round-Up Pen- nant Riders; Clan: Clan Donald of Nampa, Idaho, Clan Turnbull of Pend- leton, Clan Morrison of Lacey, Washington; Spe- cial/Novelty: Athena Clan of Mid-Columbia School of Highland Dance, Athena Pooper Scoopers, Main Street Cowboys; Service organization: Pendleton Shrine Club, Blue Moun- tain Shrine Club, Bank of Eastern Oregon. For more information about Athena Caledonian Games, contact Sue Friese at athenacaledoniangames@ gmail.com, 541-566-3880, visit www.athenacaledo- nian.org or search Facebook. Foster kids splash into summer fun HERMISTON — A high- light of the summer for area foster children is the annual Department of Human Services pool party. In addition to swimming, the July 12 event included a diving contest and barbecue dinner. And representatives from Oregon State Univer- sity’s Food Hero program offered samples of cowboy salad and organized games for children who could not swim. Elmer’s Irrigation donated the money for the cost of renting the Hermis- ton Family Aquatic Center. The Hermiston Kiwanis Club helped in serving the meal as well as donating hamburgers and hot dogs. Also, Home Depot provided charcoal briquettes to cook the food and Eastern Ore- gon Trade and Event Cen- ter donated ice to keep bev- erages cold. “The community support that comes together to make this event happen every year for the foster children is nothing short of amazing,” said Marvin Hamilton, a DHS certifier. Other donations came from Hamilton and Jason Bremner, who manned the grill and created tro- phies from materials pro- Saturday, July 27, 2019 Yard blooms with monthly award East Oregonian ATHENA — Kim and Judi Clark were recog- nized with the July Yard of the Month by the Athena Chamber of Commerce. A sign has graced their yard throughout the month to bring attention to the honor. They live on South Third Street, which is located across from Ath- ena City Park. In addi- tion, the Clarks received a ceramic flower pot and gardening gloves in con- gratulations from the chamber. People are invited to submit a nomination for yards to be recognized. Nomination forms are available at the chamber table during the Athena Tuesday Market and at Contributed photo The South Third Street home of Kim and Judi Clark of Ath- ena was recognized as the July Yard of the Month by the Athena Chamber of Commerce. the Athena Post Office. Also, people can send nominations via the cham- ber’s Facebook page or email athenachamber@ gmail.com. Local woman elected to lead State Association of Emblem Clubs East Oregonian HERMISTON — Carol Goin of Hermiston Emblem Club #215 was recently elected as presi- dent of the Oregon State Association of Emblem Clubs for 2019-20. Other Hermiston Emblem Club members installed as state offi- cers include Sheryl Goin, marshal; and Teresa Mon- crief, corresponding sec- retary (both appointed); Coyla Bedord, financial secretary; and Maxine charity work they do in their communities, Rice, first guard. scholarships they Other past provide, their ded- state presidents ication to patrio- from the Hermis- ton group include tism and their sup- port of the Elks and Nancy Brown, our country’s vet- Tim Glass, erans. The Herm- Coyla Bedord Goin iston Emblem Club and Donna Lau- rence. The Herm- meets the sec- iston Club also placed ond Wednesday of each first for its drug aware- month at the Hermiston ness efforts. Elks Lodge. For infor- Emblem Club members mation, call Moncrief at are recognized for the 541-564-0887. BIRTHS ST. ANTHONY HOSPITAL, PENDLETON Parker Lee Fisher Libby. JULY 15, 2019 JUNE 29, 2019 LEASY — Tara M. Glynn and Skylar S. Leasy of Pilot Rock: a girl, Leighton Jo Leasy. JULY 2, 2019 ELLIS — Whitney A.L. Ellis and Paul L. Ellis of Pilot Rock: a boy, Samuel Walker Ellis. SHANE — Piper Shane and Kendrick Shane of Pendleton: a girl, Londyn Elizabeth Shane. SORENSEN — Loriah R. Sorensen and Jonathan P. Sorensen of Pendleton: a boy, Viggo Harry Sorensen. PARKER — Brittni K. Gulden and Austin L. Parker: a boy, Carson LeRon Parker. JULY 17, 2019 COVER — Heather R. Cover and Joseph T. Cover of Pendleton: a boy, Isaiah Rush Cover. TILLERY — Caitlin L. Tillery and James K. Til- lery: a boy, Thorus James Tillery. JULY 19, 2019 SCOTT — Stephanie Williams and Rashad Brown: a boy, Sekani Matthew Scott. JULY 3, 2019 WAGONER — Jessica M. Emanuel and Zack- ary L. Wagoner of Pendleton: a girl, Kendra Lyn Wagoner. JULY 23, 2019 AMBRIZ-VIRELAS — Maria Virelas-Garcia and Adolfo Ambriz Bolaños of Hermiston: a girl, Analia Ambriz-Virelas. JULY 7, 2019 GOOD SHEPHERD MEDICAL CENTER, HERMISTON HURST — Debra J. Bartlett and Paul B. Hurst of Pilot Rock: a boy, Kieran Patrick Hurst. JULY 9, 2019 CANALES-ROBLES — Diana Canales-Ro- bles of Pendleton: a girl, Evangeline Reina Canales-Robles. JULY 10, 2019 BURNS — Dezaray M. Burns and Tyrel J. Burns of Weston: a girl, Iylah May Burns. JULY 11, 2019 PINE — Alicia M. Pine and Jeremiah E. Pine of Pendleton: a girl, Margaret Paige Pine. SUELL — Amber Starliper and Bryan Suell of Pendleton: a girl, Ka’Liyah Dienesia Nadine Suell. JULY 12, 2019 LIBBY — Gwen Libby and Brandon Libby: a boy, JULY 18, 2019 HALL — Frances J. Hall and Andy A. Hall of Hermiston: a girl, Hadlee Rose Hall. JULY 19, 2019 MENDOZA — Mariza J. Ayala and Tomas F. Mendoza of Irrigon: a boy, Mateo Jose Mendoza. JULY 22, 2019 PETERSOHN — Brenda N. Olson and Gage A. Petersohn of Hermiston: a boy, Lucas Alexan- der Petersohn. JULY 23, 2019 GARCIA — Tesia G. Hunsucker and Juan M. Garcia of Irrigon: a boy, Aurelius Manuel Garcia. P et of the Week Photo contributed by Marvin Hamilton Members of the Umatilla County Fair court assisted as judges for a diving contest during the Department of Human Ser- vices annual foster children’s pool party. The July 12 event was held at the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center. vided by Home Depot; the Hermiston Goodwill store, who donated gold trophy cups; Chet Hall, who gave some smaller trophies; and R&R Engraving & Sports Trophies, who provided nameplates. The Umatilla County Fair princesses assisted as guest judges for the diving contest. Hamilton said the annual pool party has been a splash- ing success since 2005. The Department of Human Services regularly organizes activities for area foster chil- dren, as well as awareness and recruitment events. For infor- mation on how to get involved with upcoming events, con- tact Hamilton at 541-564- 4484 or marvin.hamilton@ dhsoha.state.or.us. Lucille is a 5 year old spayed female. Up to date on shot’s has been FELV/ FIV tested negative. Lucille is litter box trained, good with other cat’s/dog’s and loves all ages of people. Lucille’s adoption fee is $70.00. 341 Pets Adopted in 2019! Visit Lucille at the Pioneer Humane Society/Paws Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm 517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton 541-276-0181 Check out the PAWSABILITY Thrift Store LUCILLE -megumi’s dog grooming- 541.276.6220 920 SW Frazer Ste. 105 Pendleton, OR 97801