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Nyla Macomber
Pendleton
January 21, 1929 — December 15, 2020
Nyla Macomber, a long- Westward Ho! Parade for 22
time resident of Pendleton, years. She rode in the annual
Oregon, passed away peace- Wagon Train, as well.
fully at home on Dec. 15
During her last months of
from congestive heart fail- life, many of her horseback
ure. She was 91.
riding
friends
Nyla was born
came to visit her,
at her home in
reminding all of
Hazelton, North
us of the fun they
Dakota, on Jan. 21,
had and what a
1929, to Wesley
strong, indepen-
dent woman Nyla
and Ethel Chan-
dler. When she
was. Nyla is sur-
vived by her two
was six, her family
daughters, Jeanne
moved to Idaho.
Macomber
Butcher
(Paul),
She grew up on a
Connie Macomber
farm in Potlatch,
Idaho, with five other sib- (Ron Fonger); stepson,
lings and her mom and dad. Dan Macomber; daughter-
Her never ending love of in-law, Gayla Macomber;
animals, particularly horses, grandchild, Lexy Hubberts
began there.
(Dave);
great-grandchil-
Nyla
married
Dan dren, Ryan and Natalie; her
Macomber and they moved sister, Marlene West; her
to Pendleton in 1946. They nephew, Dan Macomber
had three children together, (Sandy) from Pendleton, and
Jeanne, Kerry and Connie. other numerous nieces and
Nyla and Dan owned East- nephews.
ern Oregon Construction
Nyla is preceded in death
Company until 1985. Dan by her husband, Daniel; her
and Nyla played golf for son, Kerry; her brothers,
many years. She won numer- Lynn, Lawrence, Melvin,
ous awards, including being Alden; and her sister, Elsie.
club champion one year at
With current COVID
Pendleton Country Club.
restrictions and out of safety
Nyla returned to her and concern for everyone,
love of horses after Dan we will be having a celebra-
passed away. She bought tion of life in the summer
and trained her horses to for family and friends. In
trail ride in the mountains, lieu of flowers, please con-
as well as to round up cat- sider a donation to Walla
tle for ranch friends. Nyla Walla Hospice, Their guid-
and her friends were even ance, teamwork, caring and
featured on an Oregon Field comfort were lifelines for us
Guide episode for the work during Nyla’s illness. Share
they did rounding up cat- online condolences and
tle from forest allotments. memories of Nyla at www.
Nyla was also a helper in the pioneerchapel.com.
Wavalee Faircloth
Pendleton
December 7, 1931 — December 9, 2020
Wavalee Faircloth passed Jonathon of Pendleton, Ster-
away on Dec. 9, 2020, at ling of Union, Serenity of
home surrounded by fam- Hermiston; sisters, Ina of
ily. She was born Dec. 7, Pendleton, Wanda of Hep-
1931, in Brashear, Missouri, pner; and several nieces and
nephews. She was
to Reed and Ella
preceded in death
(Ross) Black. She
by her husband,
was raised in Ath-
ena and attended
Darrell; son, Clay-
ton; her parents,
Athena schools.
She
mar-
several brothers
ried Darrell Fair-
and sisters.
cloth. They lived
A
memorial
in
Pendleton
service will be
where they raised
held in the spring.
Faircloth
their family. She
Memorial con-
tributions in her
worked for Rite
Aid and after many years memory may be made to St.
retired from there. She loved Judes, Shriners or a charity
gardening and doing crafts. of choice in care of Pendle-
She left behind a daugh- ton Pioneer Chapel, 131 S.E.
ter, Kay Cooper of Pend- Byers Ave., Pendleton, OR
leton; grandchildren, Tim 97801
Cooper of Pendleton, Tam-
Share online condolences
berlee Faircloth of Herm- with the family at www.pio-
iston; great-grandchildren, neerchapel.com.
DEATH NOTICE
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Hamley Giving Tree harvests holiday spirit
Giving tree now
in its 20th year
By BRYCE DOLE
East Oregonian
PENDLETON
—
Despite the challenges of
the coronavirus pandemic,
The Giving Tree at Hamley
Western Store in Pendle-
ton saw every tag plucked
from its branches this year.
The giving tree, in its
20th year, is a collabora-
tion between local elemen-
tary schools, the Pendleton
Early Learning Center, the
Umatilla County Care Pro-
gram and the Department
of Human Services. The
groups submit referrals, or
“wish lists” to the tree, and
after community partici-
pants take those referrals
and gather the gifts, the
gifts are provided to at-risk
children and their families.
“Every request is hope-
fully going to be filled
this year,” said Heidi Zei-
gler, from Umatilla County
Health and Human Ser-
vices, who has worked
with the giving tree for
about 12 years.
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
A selection of gifts sit at the base of the Hamley Giving
Tree on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.
In total, 90 children
under welfare jurisdiction,
64 in the self-sufficiency
program and 30 families
will receive gifts this year,
Zeigler said. The Pendle-
ton Round-Up and Happy
Canyon association gath-
ered the last of the tags last
week.
Because DHS staff
cannot meet with clients
in-person due to the pan-
demic, obtaining refer-
rals was more difficult this
year, Zeigler said. How-
ever, Zeigler was pleas-
antly surprised to see the
community come out and
support families in need.
“People are already
feeling the financial burden
because of the pandemic,
and that they wouldn’t be
able to support taking a tag
and purchasing gifts,” she
said. “But I think we found
that it’s just the opposite.”
Zeigler also supports a
giving tree in Milton-Free-
water, and on Monday,
Dec. 14, at around 9 a.m.,
there were 60 tags remain-
ing. Zeigler and her col-
leagues posted on social
media and sent emails
out to the community to
encourage people to come
down and take the tags.
About two hours later, all
the tags were gone, she
said.
“People were just com-
ing in left and right,” she
said, adding that 28 of the
tags were taken by staff
members from Pendleton.
“I thought that was awe-
some that the staff stepped
up. They just saw a need
and they helped fill it.”
One staff member took
10 tags for her Bible study,
and another took eight for
her sibling group, she said.
In the past two years,
Wildhorse
Resort
&
Casino have sponsored the
tree, providing participants
with raffle tickets which
are placed in a drawing for
passes to the resort’s Fam-
ily FunPlex. Hamley West-
ern Store also offered peo-
ple discounts if they took a
tag, Zeigler said.
“It’s important, but it’s
just something we have
to do to help our families
out,” Zeigler said.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
iston@gmail.com or call Groups to cook
Community
Fellowship Dinner 541-371-9772.
up community
needs volunteers
Christmas dinner
Parks and Rec
HERMISTON — The hosts light contest
PENDLETON
—
Community Fellowship
Dinner in Hermiston will
be serving free heat-and-
serve Christmas dinners
on Friday, Dec. 25.
Traditional Christmas
meals will be available for
pick-up from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. in the parking lot of
Hermiston High School,
600 S. First St. People are
asked to wear a mask and
stay in their vehicle.
Meals are also avail-
able on a delivery basis.
To have a meal delivered,
call 541-371-9772 before
7 p.m. on Wednesday,
Dec. 23.
The group of volun-
teers reported serving
1,300 meals on Thanks-
giving, and are still look-
ing for more volunteers
to help prepare, pack-
age, hand out and deliver
meals for Christmas. To
volunteer, email cfdherm-
HERMISTON
—
Hermiston Parks and Rec-
reation is hosting a Christ-
mas light contest.
Voting opened on Tues-
day, Dec. 15, and will end
on Sunday, Dec. 20. To
vote on the best light dis-
play in Umatilla County,
visit the Hermiston Parks
and Recreation Facebook
page and leave a comment
under the photo of your
favorite house.
“Photos do not do these
homes justice,” the depart-
ment’s post states. “Take
some time and go out and
see them in person!”
A map of Christmas
light displays in Uma-
tilla County can be found
online at bit.ly/lightup-
thetown-umatillacounty.
Winners will receive up to
$250 in gift cards to local
businesses.
Although the Blue Moun-
tain Community College
annual Christmas Eve
dinner has been canceled
because of COVID-19,
other groups have stepped
up to ensure people can
enjoy a nice holiday meal.
The Pendleton Com-
munity Action Coali-
tion, Altrusa International
of Pendleton, Umatilla
County Responds, The
Salvation Army-Pendle-
ton Corps and Neighbor 2
Neighbor Pendleton joined
forces in working together
to offer a dinner on Christ-
mas Day.
The free Community
Christmas Dinner will
feature in-person pickups
or deliveries for 250-plus
people in need or those
impacted by COVID-19 in
the communities of Pend-
leton and Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla
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Indian Reservation.
The meal is avail-
able Friday, Dec. 25, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The
Salvation Army, 150 S.E.
Emigrant Ave., Pendleton.
For additional details, visit
https://fb.me/e/K081TGTJ.
The menu includes tur-
key, ham, stuffing, mashed
potatoes and gravy, deviled
eggs, bread rolls, cranberry
sauce, pie with whipped
cream, a fruit mix and
water or juice.
Briana Spencer said the
effort is “a great way to end
a difficult year by serving
each other.”
Financial donations are
being accepted through
Sunday, Dec. 20. They
can be made online at
www.n2npendleton.org/
donate.html or a check
can be dropped off or
sent to Neighbor 2 Neigh-
bor Pendleton, 715 S.E.
Court Ave., Pendleton, OR
97801. Donations need to
say “Christmas Dinner” on
them.
— EO Media Group
MESSA
TO YOU GE
CUSTO R
MERS
Albert Dwight Smith Jr.
Milton-Freewater
June 13, 1935 — Dec. 14, 2020
Albert Dwight Smith Jr., 85, of Milton-Freewater died
Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, at his home. He was born June 13,
1935. Arrangements are with Munselle-Rhodes Funeral
Home of Milton-Freewater.
PUBLIC SAFETY
MONDAY
LAST
MINUTE S!
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GIFT ID
8:38 a.m. — Police responded to the report of an unauthorized
entry of a motor vehicle on Northwest Ingram Lane in Pendleton.
9:04 a.m. — Police responded to the report of an unauthorized
entry of a motor vehicle on Northwest Third Street in Pendleton.
2:45 p.m. — Police responded to a report of a lost 8-year-old boy
at Sherwin Williams Co. on Southeast Emigrant Avenue in Pendleton.
3:15 p.m. — Police responded to the report of an unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle at the intersection of Northeast 10th Street
and East Elm Avenue in Hermiston.
7:15 p.m. — Police responded to the report of a hit-and-run on
Coffman Lane in Milton-Freewater.
TUESDAY
8:04 a.m. — Police responded to the report of an unauthorized
entry of a motor vehicle on Southeast Second Street in Pendleton.
1:57 p.m. — Police responded to the report of an unauthorized
entry of a motor vehicle at Rocket Mart on North First Street in
Hermiston.
3:15 p.m. — Police responded to a reported burglary on North
Townsend Street in Hermiston.
5:35 p.m. — A domestic disturbance occurred on Southwest
Third Street in Pendleton.
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