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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
East Oregonian
LOCAL BRIEFING
Pacific Power Foundation grant
boosts aid to BMCC students
PENDLETON — Pacific Power Founda-
tion grant funding went to Blue Mountain
Community College student employees who
lost employment during spring term 2020,
reimbursing them for lost wages.
The students were impacted by the unex-
pected transition to distance education and the
nationwide shutdown at the time in response
to COVID-19, said BMCC Grants Manager
Bonnie Day in a release.
Emergency relief funds through federal
coronavirus dollars are still available to
students. Current students can find informa-
tion and request Emergency Needs Stimulus
Funds of up to $300 at bluecc.edu/R.
CARES Act funding paid for lost wages by
federal work study students, but didn’t cover
students employed by the college directly, she
said. BMCC employed 31 students that fit this
situation.
“Funding from Pacific Power Foundation
made it possible to provide a small stipend for
each student employee to support personal
costs,” Day said.
The aid made a significant difference for
BMCC students.
“Many applied the stipend toward rent,
child care or textbooks. This funding provided
financial security when most students needed
help maintaining their lives while remaining
in their college program,” Day said.
Electric utility PacifiCorp created Pacific
Power Foundation in 1988. PacifiCorp serves
1.8 million customers in six western states
as Pacific Power in Oregon, Washington and
California and as Rocky Mountain Power in
Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.
Pacific Power Foundation awarded $1
million in 2020 to local nonprofit organiza-
tions.
Through charitable investments, the foun-
dation supports the growth and vitality of the
communities served by Pacific Power and
Rocky Mountain Power.
— Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Wildhorse celebrates 26th anniversary
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Fireworks light up the sky near Wildhorse Resort & Casino in celebration of the casino’s 26th
anniversary on Saturday, March 6, 2021, as a large crowd of people watches from their cars.
Scouts host shooting sports day
Event teaches about
shooting sports in
safe, controlled
environment
By BEN LONERGAN
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Marsh-
mallows, dog food, BBs and
arrows were among the many
different projectiles flying
through the air at the Pendle-
ton Convention Center over
the weekend.
The Blue Mountain Coun-
cil of the Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica welcomed Cub Scouts
from Hermiston to Baker
City to the convention center
for a Shooting Sports Day for
Oregon Scouts on Saturday,
March 6. According to Sheila
Graham, who organized the
event for the Boy Scouts, the
event serves to teach kids
about shooting sports in a safe
and controlled environment
and give them an opportunity
to do something they enjoy.
“They love to do it. It’s
one of the things that attracts
people to scouting. So if
they’re going to do it, we want
them to do it safely,” said
Graham of shooting sports.
“We want to make sure that
they’re taught correctly how to
respect these things and how
to handle them.”
The kindergarten through
fifth grade children rounded
through a series of stations in
small groups. First, they were
given the opportunity to build
a marshmallow catapult out
of tongue depressors before
moving on to an inflatable BB
gun range.
At the BB gun range they
were given a safety briefing
and instruction before being
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Kids draw back their bows during a shooting sports day put
on by the Boy Scouts at the Pendleton Convention Center on
Saturday, March 6, 2021.
turned loose with BB guns
under the watchful eye of a
rangemaster and a group of
older Scouts.
“I liked it a lot,” said Sam
Lieuallen, 9, as he collected
his paper target from the BB
gun range before proceeding
to the next station.
Following BB guns, Scouts
moved outside to the Happy
Canyon Arena where they
learned about archery.
“We have NRA-regis-
tered rangemasters teaching
safety,” Graham said. “That
way they know how to handle
them before they start shoot-
ing things that can actually do
damage.”
The final station consisted
of using slingshots to fire
dog food at a line of targets
designed to resemble IV bags.
Graham said the shoot-
ing sports day was origi-
nally planned for October
or November 2020 before
inclement weather postponed
the day into 2021.
“Normally, all of this would
be done at an outdoor day
camp,” she said. ”The hardest
part was finding a venue that
would be big enough and let us
shoot inside.”
The Pendleton Convention
Center provided the space to
spread out and allowed for
the variety of projectiles they
would be instructing with,
Graham said.
In addition to venue chal-
lenges, Graham added the
pandemic put additional limita-
tions on how the event oper-
ated. Among those changes
were the implementation of
small groups and staggered
start times throughout the day
to keep contacts to a minimum,
as well as sanitizing equipment
between groups.
“Ideally, you don’t have
shared equipment, but because
we can’t bring a BB gun or a
bow for every Scout we have
to make sure that everything is
wiped down in between,” said
Graham.
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Theater seating will adhere to social distancing protocols
EO-11211
Pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 305.583 (9) and (10),
notice is hereby given that on March 2, 2021, the City of
Boardman, Morrow County, Oregon (the “City”) adopted a
resolution (a) classifying the tax levy to be imposed to pay the
principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the City’s
proposed issuance of general obligation bonds in the aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $20,320,000 as not being
subject to the limits of section 11 or 11b, Article XI of the
Oregon Constitution, and (b) specifying the authorized uses of
the proceeds of the general obligation bonds. Any individual
may contact the City Manager of the City at PO Box 229,
Boardman, OR 97818, telephone (541) 481-9252, to obtain a
copy of the resolution. Judicial review of the classification of
the taxes or the specification of authorized uses may be sought
within 60 days of the date of the resolution.
CITY OF BOARDMAN
MORROW COUNTY, OREGON
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Pendleton
graduate
Kathleen
Bradt shakes
hands with
Pendleton
Principal Me-
lissa Sandven
after receiv-
ing her diplo-
ma on June 1,
2019, during
a graduation
ceremony in
Pendleton.
East Oregonian,
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PHS principal resigns
to be closer to family
Sandven said some of the changes
administration was making to school
culture were beginning to bear fruit, but
the COVID-19 pandemic “threw a wrench”
By ANTONIO SIERRA
into the school’s progress.
Still, Sandven praised teachers for
East Oregonian
continuing to work from their classrooms
PENDLETON — Melissa Sandven’s once most educational activities moved
three-year tenure as the principal of Pend- online, and staff’s work to bring back
leton High School is coming to an end.
students sooner than many other schools
At a Monday, March 8, meeting, the across the state.
Pendleton School Board is set to approve
Pendleton High School will expand
Sandven’s resignation, which will
its in-person offerings on March
go into effect June 30.
29, when Pendleton’s second-
Sandven said she enjoyed her
ary schools begin their “hybrid”
time in Pendleton, but with most
schedule. After announcing her
of her family located west of the
departure, Sandven said she reas-
Cascades, she felt like she needed
sured her staff that she would work
to return to the west side of Oregon.
“24/7” for the Pendleton School
“I couldn’t go another year away
District until her contract ends in
from them,” she said.
Sandven
June.
Sandven was hired to lead
The district is already advertis-
Pendleton High School in 2018 following ing the principal position, which will have
a lengthy career in school administration. a yearly salary of $125,566.
According to the job ad, the district is
After getting her start in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, Sandven had administra- hoping to attract an experienced candi-
tive stints at schools across the Willamette date for the position. Preferred qualifica-
Valley, including schools in Portland, tions for applicants include seven years of
Gresham and Sandy. She was the principal classroom teaching and five years of expe-
of Rainier Junior/Senior High School in rience in public school administration.
Columbia County when she was selected Whoever is hired will also be the principal
to lead PHS.
of Hawthorne Alternative High School, an
Sandven said she will miss working alternative school that has struggled with
with the high school staff and the 8-minute low graduation rates.
commute to work that contrasted heavily
Superintendent Chris Fritsch will have
with her commutes in the valley. But over- the final say in who replaces Sandven,
all, she was proud of her time in Pendleton. and he’ll be looking for someone with
When she first arrived at Pendleton High “outstanding communication” skills and a
School, Sandven said the school often felt comprehensive knowledge of school oper-
siloed, with teachers in each department ations.
tending to congregate and collaborate
“This is going to be a great opportunity
only among themselves. She began having for somebody,” he said.
teachers meet with their peers in other
The application period will end on April
departments, a move she said led to more 2 and Fritsch said he hopes to identify their
trust and camaraderie among the faculty.
top candidate for principal by May 1.
Melissa Sandven’s three-year
stint to end June 30
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