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East Oregonian
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
White Eagle Grange donates funds for music department
By TAMMY MALGESINI
For the East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
White Eagle Grange recently
scored support for the Pilot
Rock High School music
department. Gail Wilson,
the group’s treasurer, said
the group provided a $250
donation to help with the
repair and purchase of
instruments.
Nikki Shattuck, a six-year
White Eagle Grange member
and current secretary, shared
about the condition of the
school’s instruments during
the Feb. 1 Grange meeting.
Shattuck, who participates in
the Pilot Rock High School
band, said she was well aware
of the need and was hoping to
gain support.
“That’s what the Grange
is about, helping out the
programs within our local
ABOUT THE RAFFLE
The raffl e drawing will be held during the Saturday, July
10, breakfast at the Grange Hall, 43828 White Eagle Road,
located off Highway 395 between Pilot Rock and Pendleton.
The meal, which runs from 7-10 a.m., costs $7 for ages 8 and
older, $4 for ages 5-7 and free for kids 4 and under.
Tickets for the rifl e raffl e can be purchased in Pendleton at
Les Schwab Tire Center, 1550 Southgate Place; Elite Guns
& Tactical, 1400 S.W. Court Ave.; from any Grange member;
or by contacting Gail Wilson at gail11wilson@gmail.com
541-310-9655.
LEFT: Nikki Shattuck, left, Pilot Rock High School senior and
secretary of White Eagle Grange in Pendleton, presents a
$250 check to Pilot Rock music teacher Jacob Try on Feb. 24,
2021, for the school’s music department.
White Eagle Grange/Contributed Photo
communities and programs,”
Shattuck said.
Wilson, a fourth-gener-
ation Granger and member
since 1972, said the group
attempts to provide assis-
tance where they can.
She said while the Pilot
Rock music program has a
substantial need, the Grange
could at least offer a little
help.
The fundraising efforts
of the White Eagle Grange,
Wilson said, have been
somewhat stymied because
of COVID-19 restrictions
on gatherings. The group
has been known in the past
for its monthly all-you-can-
eat breakfasts, which raises
money for different entities
and efforts.
Wilson said when the
Grange has the money or
manpower, they help with
such things as FFA, 4-H
and Little League. In addi-
tion, they donate use of their
hall for youth dances, prom
parties, graduation celebra-
tions and more. The group
also supports the Main
Street Cowboys through the
purchase of a bench each
year.
While the Grange is
hoping to resume regular
breakfasts in the future, they
are currently raising money
through raffl e ticket sales for
a Ruger 8500 AR-556 Semi-
Auto 223 REM. A total of
500 tickets for the rifl e raffl e
are available for $10 each.
“Proceeds go to our youth
programs and building fund,”
Wilson said. “The more tick-
ets we sell the more programs
we can help.”
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Contact Community Editor
Tammy Malgesini at tmalge-
sini@eastoregonian.com or
541-564-4539.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Local seniors, graduates
eligible for scholarships
HERMISTON — The Red & Gena Leon-
ard Foundation is accepting scholarship appli-
cations from students who will graduate this
year or have graduated in the past or obtained
a GED from Arlington, Boardman, Condon,
Echo, Fossil, Heppner, Hermiston, Ione, Irri-
gon, Monument, Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Spray,
Stanfi eld, Ukiah or Umatilla high schools.
Students must attend an accredited college,
university, community college, vocational,
trade or technical program based in Oregon;
exceptions may be made if the training they
seek is not offered in Oregon.
It is the intent of the Red & Gena Leonard
Foundation to benefi t average students of good
character with poor fi nancial circumstances
who have a desire to seek further educational
opportunities but, due to their lack of scholastic
performance, their ability to receive scholar-
ships may be limited.
In the selection process, priority will be
given to students who: are not at the top academ-
ically; have limited fi nancial resources; show
the ability to be or become upstanding citizens;
and have an interest in a trade or blue-collar
type profession. Gena Leonard was a nurse by
trade; to honor her we also like to offer schol-
arships to students attending nursing school or
other medical related fi elds.
Applicants do not have to be current high
school graduates. The foundation has a strong
interest in helping adults return to school for
education or additional training to better their
position in the workplace and the community.
The Red & Gena Leonard Foundation
has awarded 2,707 scholarships totaling $5.3
million, all to local students, since its inception.
Applications may be obtained online at
www.leonardfoundation.org, from high school
counselors, at Blue Mountain Community
College, or by contacting Tracy Gammell at
rglfoundation@qwestoffi ce.net. Deadline to
submit an application is March 31.
For more information contact: Tracy
Gammell, executive director, P.O. Box 1024,
Hermiston, OR 97838 or email to rglfounda-
tion@qwestoffi ce.net.
BMCC receives grant
for teaching program
PENDLETON — Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College has been awarded a Grow Your
Own (GYO) grant to develop a Teacher Path-
way Partnership for future LatinX teachers.
The objective of the GYO project is to work
toward closing the demographic divide between
students and teachers. The GYO Teacher Path-
way focuses on retaining community members
from diverse populations who are interested in
becoming teachers and to work in their local
community. Communities partnering with
the grant include Stanfi eld, Boardman and
Milton-Freewater.
BMCC will utilize the grant money to
conduct a three-day virtual workshop on May
14-16, called the 2-Teach Institute. BMCC has
partnered with local high schools to recruit
students for this pathway. Participants will be
introduced to the fi eld of education, as well as
foster teaching practices in alignment with the
Oregon Department of Education’s Equity
Initiatives.
Students will also have the opportunity to
network with faculty from BMCC’s educa-
tion program and learn more about continu-
ing their educational path at BMCC. Tammy
Short, director of early childhood education at
BMCC, said the GYO program contributes to
BMCC’s mission of providing responsive and
high quality innovative educational programs
that serve the local communities.
“Through this opportunity, we will be able
to remove barriers for students who are inter-
ested in pursuing a degree in the fi eld of educa-
tion,” she said.
The BMCC 2-Teach Institute, which is open
to 25 participants, is free. Students will receive
a laptop and other distance learning tools.
Upon successful completion, participants
will receive three BMCC credits. The program
provides an opportunity to assist students in
taking steps toward achieving an academic
goal toward teaching and motivation to move
forward in the pathway as a future educator in
rural Oregon communities.
For more information, contact Short at
541-278-5941, tshort@bluecc.edu or visit www.
bluecc.edu/education.
Youth organizations have
option for fundraisers
PENDLETON — For the seventh year in a
row, youth-focused organizations in the region
can earn up to $1,000 through US Cellular’s
Community Connections program. Whether
it’s STEM programs, sports teams, marching
bands, dance teams, arts or a variety of other
groups, organizers can sign up at uscellular.
com/communityconnections and start earning
money for their activity, 100% virtually.
Once registered online, nonprofi t groups
representing youth from kindergarten up to
12th grade have 14 days to rally their friends,
families and social followers to complete digi-
tal activities like watching a video or following
US Cellular on its social channels to earn funds.
Each completed activity earns money that goes
directly to the organization.
Since launching the program in 2015, U.S.
Cellular has awarded more than $1.4 million to
3,100 groups nationwide to support their needs
from equipment purchases to fi eld trips. For
more information, and to view the offi cial rules,
visit uscellular.com/communityconnections.
— EO Media Group
FREE
Colorectal Cancer Pre-Screening Kits
Available March 15th & 29th
Colorectal cancer, the 2nd leading cause of cancer death,
can be detected early through screenings such as a
colonoscopy or a Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT).
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center will provide free Fecal
Immunochemical Tests (FIT) that are FDA cleared to screen for
colorectal cancer at our satellite office in Hermiston. FIT is a
simple, self-administered test that checks for hidden blood in
your stool and provides quick results.
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When:
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• Open to anyone ages 45+
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