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COMMUNITY
East Oregonian
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Soroptimist
group announces
education awards
HERMISTON
—
Soroptimist International
of the Greater Hermiston
Area is currently accept-
ing
applications
for
their annual “Live Your
Dream”
Educational
and Training Awards for
Women.
A pair of awards will
be given in the amounts
of $1,000 and $500. To
be eligible, applicants
must have the primary
financial
responsibil-
ity for themselves and
their dependents. Also,
they must be attending or
have been accepted into
an undergraduate degree
program or a vocational
skills training program.
Applications are avail-
able and can be submitted
online at bit.ly/LYDA-ap-
ply. The deadline to apply
is Nov. 15 and the recipi-
ents will be announced in
March.
The winner of the
$1,000 award may be
considered for further
awards at Soroptimist’s
regional and federation
level. Soroptimist Inter-
national of the Ameri-
cas created the awards
in 1972 to help women
around the world fur-
ther their education and
the economic well-be-
ing of their families.
Since 2007, the Hermis-
ton group has given 22 of
the awards — for a total
of $15,000.
The
2020
recipi-
ents are Amanda Mon-
tanez, who is attending
Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College and work-
ing toward a degree in
psychology and Sabrina
Photo contributed by Pendleton Center for the Arts
Caryn Appler poses with sidewalk art during the 2018 Weiner Week Chalk Art Festival in Pendleton.
Art activity chalks up creative fun
Chalk it Up! Saturday, Oct.
3, in public sidewalk spaces
around the town.
“In a time when much
of the news is discourag-
ing, making art can inspire
and uplift people, providing
fun and fellowship,” Bryan
said. “Chalk art is accessi-
ble to almost everyone and
it gets people outdoors, so
it seemed like a perfect fit.”
The group will distrib-
ute free chalk sets to kids
and families with curb-
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — An
outdoor art activity offers
an opportunity to “Chalk it
Up!”
Local
artist
Peter
Bryan, who is the driv-
ing force behind the idea,
hopes it will inspire unity
and community solidar-
ity. The Baha’i Commu-
nity of Pendleton, with sup-
port from Pendleton Center
for the Arts, is presenting
side pickup Thursday, Oct.
1, and Friday, Oct. 2, from
3-6 p.m. at the arts cen-
ter, 214 N. Main St., Pend-
leton. Ideas for interactive
designs that can engage
others in a fun way can be
found by searching Pinter-
est for “interactive chalk
art.”
It’s recommended that
participants work in open,
unoccupied spaces like
Brownfield Park or the
Riverfront Park on Court
Street, as well as neigh-
borhood sidewalks. Event
organizers recommend uti-
lizing face coverings and
safe distancing while mak-
ing and viewing the fin-
ished art, and as always,
consideration for others.
Photos of finished work
may be emailed to direc-
tor@pendletonarts.org for
inclusion on the Pendleton
Center for the Arts website.
For more information, call
Ruth Hall at 541-276-9360.
Johnson, who is attending
Charter College to obtain
her medical assistant cer-
tificate. Both women live
in Hermiston.
For more information,
contact Deniece Der-
byshire at sigreaterherm-
istonarea@soroptimist.
net or 541-567-9409.
Zoom in for
virtual book club
PENDLETON — Blue
Mountain
Community
College and the Pendle-
ton Public Library invites
people to participate in
the Fall Virtual Book
Club — both via Zoom
and email.
A pair of books are
currently
the
focus,
including “Frankenstein”
by Mary Shelley and
“Oryx & Crake” by Mar-
garet Atwood. Partici-
pants are invited to read
one or both books.
The group will meet
on Zoom (955-0643-
4193) every two weeks to
discuss. However, people
may share their thoughts
via email at heathercul-
ley@ci.pendleton.or.us.
The first four chapters of
both books is the topic
of the first virtual meet-
ing on Monday, Oct. 12,
at 2 p.m.
In addition, there will
be discussions on the col-
lege course organization
platform, Canvas. The
“join code” is N9BJKR.
To create a free account,
visit
www.bluecc.edu/
en roll ment-ser v ices/
st udent-por tals/log-in-
to-canvas-information.
For questions or more
information, call Heather
Culley at 541-966-0380.
— EO Media Group
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