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East Oregonian
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Virginia student learns about
Oregon from area residents
Photo contributed by Shawna Clark
4-H youths learn about wildlife at Lake Creek Youth Organizational Camp in the Malheur Na-
tional Forest.
Forest Service provides
camp experiences
East Oregonian
GRANT COUNTY —
United States Forest Ser-
vice personnel taught day-
long workshops on wildlife,
archaeology and Global
Positioning System (GPS)
navigation during an annual
4-H camp in the Malheur
National Forest.
The event was held
during the week of July 29 at
Lake Creek Youth Orga-
nizational Camp in Logan
Valley, said Shawna Clark,
public affairs specialist with
the USFS. The weeklong
camp included 86 youth
participants, which included
fourth- through sixth-grade
campers and high school-
aged camp counselors.
Campers learned about
wildlife found locally on
the Malheur National For-
est and the important role
each species plays in natural
and healthy communities.
They observed wildlife with
binoculars and built nests
with found materials. Par-
ticipants also learned about
archaeological
fieldwork
and the tools archaeologists
use to study history.
Geocaching offered an
outdoor treasure hunting
game using GPS-enabled
devices. Youths learned
Dear People of Oregon,
THANK YOU, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU!
When I wrote a letter to
you back in February ask-
ing you to send items of
interest that might help me
learn about your state, I had
no idea that I would receive
16 pieces of mail from your
state!
I was so excited when
packages started arriving
from different places in
Oregon! I received a China
plate, brochures, and maps.
This is a picture of my final
project. This is just one view
of my State Fair Float and
many items were attached
to the sides and back of the
float, as well. I couldn’t fit
all the good stuff you sent
me on my little shoe box!
Since you shared so
much information with me
about Oregon I wanted to
share a little bit of infor-
Photo contributed by Molly Lyons
Andrei, who was a third grade student at The Langley
School last year, created this display from submissions
from readers for a school project about the state of Oregon.
mation with you about Vir-
ginia. It is very beautiful
here and we live very close
to the famous monuments
in Washington, D.C.
This project could not
have been the success that it
was without YOU! I am so
grateful.
From Andrei
Ms. Lyons’ third grade
class
The Langley School,
McLean, Virginia
how a GPS device calcu-
lates its location on the
earth’s surface using GPS
satellites and how to oper-
ate a GPS device. Campers
navigated to a specific set of
GPS coordinates and then
attempted to find the geo-
cache hidden at that loca-
tion. There were a total of
six geocaches, with each
containing a puzzle piece
that would be solved at the
conclusion of the course.
For more information
about programs with the
forest service, contact Clark
at 541-575-3008, shawna.
clark@usda.gov or visit
www.fs.fed.us.
Main Street Cowboys
announce parade results
Photo contributed by NEOAHEC
MedQuest Health Career Exploration Camp participants toured Grande Ronde Hospi-
tal. Coordinated by Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center, the camp provides
hands-on experiences for high school students interested in a career in the medical field.
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Spe-
cial awards during the 2019
Main Street Cowboys
Dress-Up Parade included
the top two entries who
garnered the most votes —
Larry Wahl Memorial
Trophy, which went to Ore-
gon Grain Growers Brand
Distillery; and the East
Oregonian Sweepstakes
Trophy, which went Love
America Tour with Viet-
nam veterans. Also, the
President’s Choice went
to the Umatilla County
Republican Party.
Other category results
for the Sept. 7 event were
FLOATS: Eastern Ore-
gon Philippine American
Community (1), Pendle-
ton Underground Tours
(2);
NEIGHBORHOOD
FLOAT: Oregon Grain
Growers Brand Distill-
ery; QUEENS & COURTS:
Happy Canyon princesses
(1), Round-Up queen &
court (2); DANCE/DRILL:
Steppin’ Country; HORSE
& BUGGY: Round-Up
& Happy Canyon Hall
of Fame board (1), Toni
Students explore health care
jobs at MedQuest camp
East Oregonian
Photo contributed by Noemi Wiseman
The Eastern Oregon Philippine American Community placed
first in floats during the 2019 Main Street Cowboys Dress-Up
Parade. Club president Noemi Wiseman said they showcased
one of their traditional dances, The Pandanggo sa Ilaw (can-
dle dance).
Minthorn & Friends (2);
YOUTH GROUPS: Pilot
Rock High School pep
band;
CIVIC/SERVICE
CLUBS: Main Street
Side Saddlers (1), Quilts
of Valor (2); EQUES-
TRIAN:
Chief
Gary
Burke; AUTOS-CLASSIC/
ANTIQUE: Blue Moun-
tain A’s (1), Ben Johnson
antique John Deere trac-
tor (2); AUTOS-MISCEL-
LANEOUS:
Zom-B13
(1), Wildhorse Resort &
Casino (2).
Johnny Blagg of the
Main Street Cowboys said
more than 110 entries par-
ticipated in the parade. He
expressed appreciation to
the fun run participants for
“kicking off the parade with
a bang.”
For more about the Main
Street Cowboys, call 541-
278-9332 or visit www.
mainstreetcowboys.org.
Ready 2 Learn receives Wildhorse grant
East Oregonian
MISSION — Ready 2
Learn recently received
$3,000 to support early lit-
eracy in public libraries
throughout Eastern Oregon.
The Wildhorse Founda-
tion funds will go toward
monthly incentives for
Ready 2 Learn participants.
Children who use their
Ready 2 Learn library card
are entered into a monthly
drawing to win early learn-
ing books and toys.
Michelle Munro, a
Ready 2 Learn volunteer,
said the special library card
program began in 2013 to
help children learn the skills
necessary to be successful in
kindergarten. Public librar-
ies in Umatilla, Morrow,
Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Mal-
heur, Union and Wallowa
counties are Ready 2 Learn
participants. Libraries offer
programs for children start-
ing at birth and provide edu-
cation to parents about the
importance of reading and
playing with their children.
For more information
about Ready 2 Learn, visit
www.ready2learnoregon.
weebly.com, search Face-
book or contact your local
library.
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
SEPT. 13, 2019
FOSTER —Tiffany L. Knight and
Ricky S. Foster of Pendleton: a boy, Wade
Andrew Foster.
SEPT. 17, 2019
SCHILZ — Denis R. Schilz and Kylar
M. Schilz of Pilot Rock: a girl, Reese Lee
Schilz.
Good Shepherd Medical Center,
Hermiston
SEPT. 12, 2019
DELANO — Bridgette N. Delano and
Nathan T. Delano of Pendleton: a boy, Finn-
ley James Delano.
HUBERD — Katherine H. Neel and
Donovan G. Huberd of Hermiston: a girl,
Evelyn Rain Huberd.
SEPT. 13, 2019
AMES — Lisa M. Ginther and Andrew
N. Ames of Irrigon: a boy, William Greg-
ory Ames.
SEPT. 14, 2019
GOATLEY — Katrina R. Goatley and
Allen R. Goatley of Hermiston: a boy, Justin
Lee Goatley.
SEPT. 17, 2019
LOPEZ — Billie E. Roberts and Oscar
D. Lopez of Boardman: a boy, Dante Alex-
ander Lopez.
LA GRANDE — The
Northeast Oregon Area
Health Education Center
welcomed 37 high school
students to its MedQuest
Health Career Explora-
tion Camp.
In its 26th year, the
weeklong
camp
was
held June 16-21 at East-
ern Oregon University
in La Grande. It provided
hands-on learning oppor-
tunities to students inter-
ested in future careers in
the healthcare field.
Attendees participated
in three job shadows with
local clinics, engaged with
Life Flight and the local
OHSU School of Nurs-
ing satellite campus, stud-
ied real brains with NW
Noggin and much more.
The NEOAHEC team
expressed appreciation to
area businesses, organiza-
tions and individuals who
helped in making the pro-
gram a success.
The camp is offered
Photo contributed by NEOAHEC
Hannah Palmer of Heppner participates in an activity
during the MedQuest Health Career Exploration Camp,
held June 16-21 at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande.
each summer and pro-
vides students with oppor-
tunities to further explore
possible careers. For more
information, contact Brit-
tany Hargrove at 541-962-
3422,
bhargrove@neo-
achec.org or visit www.
neoahec.org /prog rams/
medquest.
P et of
the Week
Annakah is a spayed 1 yr old who
is loving, gentle, gets along with
other cats (do not know about
dogs). Annakah will make someone a
wonderful companion
421 Pets Adopted in 2019!
Visit Annakah at the
Pioneer Humane Society/Paws
Tues - Sat • Noon - 4pm
517 SE 3rd ST, Pendleton
541-276-0181
Check out the
PAWSABILITY Thrift Store
ANNAKAH
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541.276.6220
920 SW Frazer Ste. 105
Pendleton, OR 97801