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Newspaper Page TextREGION Tuesday, December 10, 2019 East Oregonian State parks offer free guided hikes, park access By KATY NESBITT For the East Oregonian PENDLETON — Four state parks in Eastern Ore- gon are encouraging people to spend their New Year’s Day in the great outdoors by hosting events in conjunction with Oregon Parks and Rec- reation Department’s First Day Hikes. In its ninth year, park rangers will lead 37 First Day Hikes at 31 parks statewide. The First Day Hike at Emigrant Springs State Her- itage Area in Meacham will likely be over snow, so Park Manager Mark Miller said to bring snowshoes. He said he’ll have about 20 pairs to loan hikers without snowshoes. “Last year, we had 30 peo- ple and 3 feet of snow,” Miller said. The guided snowshoe hike is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on New Year’s Day and Miller said the route varies based on conditions. Emigrant Springs is an Oregon Trail site nestled among public lands managed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Res- ervation and the U.S. Forest Service. Emigrant Springs is at 65068 Old Oregon Trail in Meacham and is accessible from Interstate 84 at Exit 284. To the west in Sherman County, Evan Seidl man- ages Cottonwood Canyon State Park and the Deschutes River Natural Area. He said his parks have two First Day Hikes planned. At Cottonwood Canyon, Seidl said a 3-mile hike down EO ﬁ le photo Diane Melton, left, volunteer and seasonal assistant at Emigrant Springs State Park, chats with visitors during the 2014 First Day Hike at Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, located near Mea- cham. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is oﬀ ering free Jan. 1 hikes at more than two dozen sites across the state. the Pinnacles Trail, along the John Day River, starts at the park’s Experience Center at 10 a.m. “The trail goes along the rock walls and we see plenty of wildlife like mule deer, big horn sheep and red tail hawks,” Seidl said. The hike at Cottonwood Canyon has been held since the First Day Hikes started in 2012 and has grown popular over the years, attracting as many as 80 people. Cottonwood Canyon State Park is 29 miles from Biggs Junction along Interstate 84 at Exit 104. A 5-mile, ranger-led hike on the Ferry Springs Trail that follows an old railroad bed starts from the Oregon Trail kiosk at the Deschutes River State Recreation Area at 9 a.m. Seidl said this is just the second year the Ferry Springs Trail has been part of the First Day Hikes and rec- ommended it for children 10 years and older. To get there, take Exit 104 from Interstate 84 and head southwest on Biggs-Ru- fus Highway/Frontage Road toward US-97 North for 4½ miles. While these trails are not difﬁ cult, Seidl did say the terrain is too rough for strollers. He suggested hik- ers dress warmly and wear hiking shoes or boots and to bring water, binoculars and cameras. Wallowa Lake State Park is joining in with a very dif- ferent type of hike — one that involves walking behind ﬂ y- ing plastic discs. A disc golf course installed in the park BRIEFLY Construction on Geer Road begins last June is attracting a lot of attention, according to Park Manger Marc Freeborn. “It’s wildly popular here at the park,” he said. “It’s almost a daily thing to see people playing — even in the snow.” Winter has landed in Wal- lowa County, so disc golfers are encouraged to bring their own discs and snowshoes, though the park will have a few sets of snowshoes and discs to loan. The disc golf First Day Hike event starts at 10 a.m. To get to Wallowa Lake State Park take the Exit 261 from Interstate 84 and fol- low Highway 82 70 miles to Joseph. Continue south for 6 miles along Wallowa Lake to get to the park. America’s State Parks, a nonproﬁ t based in Raleigh, North Carolina, started the First Day Hikes program to promote and advance Amer- ica’s state park systems. On New Year’s Day state parks in each of the 50 states offers free, guided hikes. Last year, nearly 55,000 people cele- brated the New Year with a First Day Hike, covering 133,000 miles. In Oregon, all hikes are free and day-use park- ing fees will be waived at all participating parks Jan. 1 only. Hikers can register for speciﬁ c hikes online at the Oregon State Parks store — bit.ly/ParkStoreEvents. While online registration isn’t required for participa- tion, visitors are encouraged to register to help park staff plan the hike and provides them with participant con- tact information should hike details change. HERMISTON — Drivers could see minor delays on Geer Road after work began last week on installation of a new water main. The main is being installed along the section of Geer Road between Theater Lane and Harper Road, moving the water system in Hermiston’s northeast neighborhoods from dead ends to a loop. The beneﬁ ts of the proj- ect will include greater capacity and water pres- sure, reduced loss of ser- vice during breaks and maintenance, better ﬁ re protection and improved water quality. Umatilla Electric Cooperative will be working on an unrelated project along Geer Road at the same time, which could also cause minor disruptions to trafﬁ c this month. Heppner robbery leads to arrests HEPPNER — In the wake of a reported rob- bery and chase, the Mor- row County Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce arrested two men Monday morning. Police said they received a call shortly after 9:30 a.m. about an attempted robbery of a car near Cornerstone Gal- lery & Gift, 388 N. Main St., according to a press release. Morrow County depu- ties were able to locate the suspects within nine min- utes of the call, the release said. Police arrested Zach- ary Richard James Holte, 29, on multiple charges, including second-degree Art, awareness during Native American Heritage Month East Oregonian LA GRANDE — Stu- dents at Eastern Oregon Uni- versity took an active role during the month of Novem- ber, organizing and attend- ing events in recognition of Native American Heritage Month. Historically, the month of November is when tribes celebrate the new hunting season. “Although every month is Native American Heri- tage month to me, the month of November gives Native Americans a chance to cel- ebrate their heritage,” said Katie Harris, the school’s Native American program coordinator. With 54 Native American students on campus, the pro- gram works within the Ofﬁ ce of Student Diversity and Inclusion to create a sense of belonging on campus. “It is important they feel welcomed here, espe- cially when they are far from home,” Harris said. She said dedicated activ- ities and gathering spaces help Native people build sup- port groups, learn traditional skills and share information about where they came from. At the start of the month, students visited the Tamast- slikt Cultural Institute in Pendleton, the only museum on the Oregon Trail that tells the story of Western expan- sionism from a tribal point of view. Exhibits bring to life the traditions of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes, who have called the region home for 10,000 years, and connects their rich his- tory to modern times. Later in the month, stu- dents embraced their artistic sides by making beaded neck- laces with local artist Sequoia Conner, attending a cultural painting night and decorating their own moccasins. “College is a time when students ﬁ nd independence,” Harris said. “It is important for students on campus to learn how to make their own regalia as many do not know how because they did not get stuff handed down to them.” The month also recognizes issues affecting students from reservations. ASEOU, Title IX, Shelter From the Storm, the Nightingale Gallery and Student Diversity and Inclu- sion have collaborated to raise awareness about Miss- NW Shade Co LLC ing and Murdered Indige- nous Women (MMIW). The groups collected and hung red dresses around campus to represent Native women who have gone missing or been murdered. “Students claim the dresses creep them out or make them uncomfortable, which is the point,” Harris said. “We want to show them this is a real issue and show how strong of an impact it has.” In conjunction with MMIW, the Nightingale Gal- lery hosted an exhibition of textiles by artist Lily Lee entitled “The Great Basin Murders.” Lee’s collection of 3-D artwork commemorates unidentiﬁ ed female murder victims found along road- sides from 1983 to 1997 in the American West. “The exhibit represents where the bodies of unidenti- ﬁ ed women have been found in local places. The artist uses data regarding age, race, Solar Shades, Screens, Retractable Awnings & More! height and weight and trans- fers it into handwoven tex- tiles. 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