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East Oregonian
Saturday, September 5, 2020
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Hermiston
Altrusa offers
scholarship
HERMISTON — West
Umatilla County and
North Morrow County
college students who are
approximately two-thirds
of the way through their
post-high school education
are eligible to apply for
the Altrusa International
of Hermiston’s memorial
scholarship.
The scholarship appli-
cation can be found online
at http://bit.ly/altrusaschol-
arship20. The deadline to
submit the application is
Oct. 1, 2020.
For more information,
email hermistonaltrusa@
gmail.com.
Carlson graduates
from Iowa State
University
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
A tree of heaven reaches toward the sky in a southwest Pendleton neighborhood. When crumpled up, the tree’s leaves smell
like peanut butter.
Tree of heaven reeks havoc
By KATHY ANEY
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Stink-
ing sumac. Varnish tree.
Stink tree. Tree of heaven.
By whatever name, this tree
has invaded Pendleton’s
yards, streets, and parks,
creating an environment no
one would call heavenly.
Chances are good that some
of these devilish invaders
are thriving brazenly in your
neighborhood, perhaps even
in your yard.
That tree with the gray
bark that looks like canta-
loupe skin? The one with
the smooth-edged leafl ets
in a long compound leaf
that looks sort of like a wal-
nut or sumac leaf? That tree
that puts out multiple sprouts
from its roots, with an odor
like rancid peanut butter?
Yep, that’s the culprit.
This tree was introduced
into the United States from
China in the 18th century,
brought in because of its
ability to survive all sorts of
soil conditions and its rapid
growth. It was said to reach
for the sky once planted,
hence the alias tree of heaven.
This aggressiveness and
adaptability are the same
traits that make it arbor non
grata here in our town. The
sap irritates the skin. The
fallen leaves put compounds
in the soil that inhibit other
plant growth. It is a pro-
lifi c producer of pollen and
winged seeds, and puts off
a strong, offensive smell.
An undesirable character
indeed.
Anguiano
receives OSHA
scholarship award
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
The tree of heaven is a stubborn invader that can’t simply be cut down because it puts out
multiple sprouts from its roots.
Control of this tree is
much more complicated than
simply cutting it down. In
fact, cutting a tree of heaven
without follow-up treatment
may be the worst thing one
could do. This is a prolifi c
sprouter, and cutting down
a tree will cause numer-
ous new shoots to rise from
the stump and roots many
feet out from the main stem.
Repeated cutting and mow-
ing of sprouts seems to sim-
ply stimulate more sprouting.
The internet is full of
ideas about how to con-
trol this tree, and the most
effective methods seem to
involve using an herbicide in
late summer on a living tree,
applied to the foliage, bark,
or “frill cuts” in the bark
near the base of the tree. This
method uses the tree’s own
system to move herbicide
to the roots, which should
inhibit future sprouting.
Even after such a dras-
tic treatment, it is import-
ant to still be watching for
new seedlings next spring,
especially if there is a tree
of heaven elsewhere in your
yard or in your neighbor’s
yard. Launch an aggressive
campaign to fi nd and pull
new seedlings, be sure to get
the entire root, and don’t try
to dig out sprouts attached to
the roots of a larger tree.
Do you have a tree of
heaven holed up in your
yard? You’re not alone; even
though the tree has been
on the city’s list of prohib-
ited trees (applying to pub-
lic property), a recent inven-
tory identifi ed 57 individual
tree of heaven plants in parks
and other public properties.
It will take a concerted effort
of landowners and manag-
ers of public spaces to con-
trol this obnoxious species,
and this is the time of year to
do so.
Tom Seaver, mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK — Tom
Seaver transformed a fran-
chise and captivated a city,
setting enduring standards
as he whipped his powerful
right arm overhead for the
Miracle Mets and dirtied
his right knee atop major
league mounds for two
decades.
A consummate pro
and pitching icon, he fi n-
ished fulfi lled after a career
AMES, Iowa — Iowa
State University awarded
degrees to 820 graduates
this summer, including
Chase Carlson of Hermis-
ton, who earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in agri-
cultural business.
Students
earning
degrees have the opportu-
nity to participate in fall
or spring commencement
ceremonies.
remembered with awe long
after his fi nal strikeout.
“It is the last beautiful
fl ower in the perfect bou-
quet,” Seaver said on the
afternoon he was inducted
into baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Seaver, the galvanizing
force who steered the New
York Mets from National
League laughingstock to a
stunning World Series title
in 1969, has died. He was
75.
The Hall said Wednesday
night, Sept. 2, that Seaver
died Aug. 31 from com-
plications of Lewy body
dementia and COVID-19.
Seaver spent his fi nal years
in Calistoga, California.
Seaver’s
family
announced in March 2019
he had been diagnosed with
dementia and had retired
from public life. He con-
tinued working at Seaver
Vineyards, founded by the
three-time NL Cy Young
Award winner and his wife,
Nancy, in 2002 on 116 acres
at Diamond Mountain in
Northern California.
Seaver was diagnosed
with Lyme disease in 1991,
and it reoccurred in 2012
and led to Bell’s Palsy and
memory loss, the Daily
News of New York reported
in 2013.
“He will always be the
heart and soul of the Mets,
the standard which all Mets
aspire to,” Mike Piazza, a
former Mets catcher and
Hall of Famer, tweeted
when Seaver’s dementia
diagnosis was announced.
DEATH NOTICES
Philip ‘Larry’ Berg
Eldon T. Cave
Helix
Feb. 18, 1932 – Sept. 2, 2020
Pendleton
July 3, 1932 — Sept. 2, 2020
Philip “Larry” Berg, 88, of Helix, died Wednesday, Sept.
2, 2020, in Walla Walla, Washington. He was born Feb. 18,
1932. Arrangements are entrusted to Mountain View-Colo-
nial DeWitt in Walla Walla.
Eldon T. Cave, 88, of Pendleton, died Wednesday, Sept.
2, 2020, in Pendleton. He was born July 3, 1932, in Portland.
Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
Sign the online guestbook at www.burnsmortuary.com.
UPCOMING SERVICE
OBITUARY POLICY
SATURDAY, SEPT. 5
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No services scheduled
SUNDAY, SEPT. 6
BATEMAN, JERRY — Celebration of life at 1 p.m.
at the Bateman family home, 31437 Medvill Court,
Hermiston.
MONDAY-TUESDAY, SEPT. 7-8
No services scheduled
SALEM — Each of
them has different educa-
tional goals, career plans,
and dreams. All of them
have endured the per-
sonal and fi nancial hard-
ships that result when a
parent or spouse is lost to
a workplace death or per-
manently disabled while
on the job.
Salma Anguiano of
Hermiston is one of seven
Oregon high school grad-
uates receiving the 2020
Workers’ Memorial Schol-
arship award, the Oregon
Occupational Safety and
Health Division (Oregon
OSHA) announced in a
press release. The awards
program helps fi nance
higher education for fam-
ily members of Oregon
workers who have been
fatally injured or perma-
nently disabled on the job.
“In the face of serious
challenges, these students
have shown a lot of heart
and a lot of grit in stay-
ing focused on their edu-
cational pursuits,” said
Oregon OSHA Admin-
istrator Michael Wood.
“These awards represent
an opportunity for us to
help them as they continue
moving forward on their
respective paths.”
The Workers’ Memo-
rial Scholarship is open
to any high school grad-
uate, graduating high
school senior, GED recip-
ient, or current college
undergraduate or graduate
student who is a depen-
dent or spouse of an Ore-
gon worker who has been
fatally injured or perma-
nently disabled while on
the job.
Trucare to host
virtual fundraiser
HERMISTON — Tru-
care Pregnancy Clinic will
host its annual fundraiser
as a virtual event in 2020
due to COVID-19 restric-
tions on in-person gath-
erings. The Choose Life
fundraising event will be
broadcast on three occa-
sions: Sept. 20, Sept. 24
and Sept. 25, all at 7 p.m.
The event will last
approximately 45 min-
utes, and attendees will
see behind the scenes of
Trucare, clinic progress
and goals, a testimony of
life by Melissa Littrell,
and an ultrasound demon-
stration done in the clinic’s
new building. The annual
fundraiser provides the
majority of funds to sup-
port client resources.
To register for the
event, visit https://www.
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Hospice plans
virtual pond and
garden tour
WALLA
WALLA,
Wash. — Walla Walla
Community Hospice will
host its 19th annual Pond
and Garden Tour as a vir-
tual event on Saturday,
Sept. 26, at 11 a.m. Five,
one-minute videos will
be streamed live on Zoom
and Facebook, with an
introduction by WWCH
staff and a Q&A session
with property owners fol-
lowing the presentation.
Five unique properties
were selected and profes-
sional photographs were
taken by local photogra-
phers Steven Lenz, Donna
Laseter and Vicki Zoller.
Property owners were
interviewed by Elkhorn
Media Group, who edited
the photos and audio into
short videos.
Though not their larg-
est annual fundraiser, and
more of a treasured com-
munity event, the tour
does turn a net profi t that
positively impacts the
work of WWCH. To offset
the loss of that revenue,
WWCH will be asking for
donations, especially from
those who traditionally
support this event.
For every $25 donation,
a name will be entered
into a raffl e. This year’s
generously donated raf-
fl e items are a Todd Tel-
ander original oil paint-
ing painted en plein air
at one of the properties,
a one-night stay in a gar-
den suite with a private
hot tub and breakfast for
two at the beautiful Inn
at Blackberry Creek, and
a $50 gift certifi cate for
Wenzel’s Nursery.
The tour includes some
landmark properties and
range from small and
casual to expansive and
extensively landscaped.
As always, the properties
refl ect the personalities
and lifestyles of the prop-
erty owners.
For more information
about the virtual tour,
email brad@wwhospice.
org or call 509-525-5561.
For those interested in
registering for this event
and receiving an invi-
tation to the interactive
Zoom webinar, links to
the Eventbrite page can
be found on the WWCH
website, wwhospice.org,
or on the Facebook event.
Walla Walla Com-
munity Hospice serves
Columbia, Walla Walla
and Northeast Umatilla
counties offering com-
passionate care for their
patients and support
for their loved ones and
caretakers. In addition,
WWCH offers educa-
tional opportunities sur-
rounding end-of-life care
and planning.
— EO Media Group
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