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COMMUNITY
East Oregonian
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
the M-F Drive-In Theater.
Tickets are now on sale for
the Saturday, June 12, event.
The gates open at 7 p.m.
with the concert fi lm being
shown at 8 p.m.
T he M-F D r ive -I n
Theater is at 84322 High-
way 11, Milton-Freewater.
The cost is $74 per vehicle,
which can have up to six
people.
For tickets or more infor-
mation, click the link on the
drive-in’s Facebook page. In
addition, concert merchan-
dise is available on the ticket
website.
Old Iron Show
gears up for
its 17th year
PEN DLETON
—
Displays featuring old iron
engines, steam engines,
antique cars, vintage farm
implements and other
machinery from bygone eras
will fi ll Roy Raley Park this
weekend, June 4-6.
In its 17th year, the
Umatilla County Historical
Society is presenting the Old
Iron Show. The free event is
Friday and Saturday from
8 a.m. to dusk and Sunday
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The
park is at 1205 S.W. Court
Ave., Pendleton. The event is
free and open to the public.
For more information,
contact 541-276-0012, info@
heritagestationmuseum.org
or visit www.heritagestation-
museum.org.
7 youth receive
Happy Canyon
R-Up scholarships
PEND-
L E T O N
—
The
Pe n d l e t o n
Rou nd - Up
and Happy
Burke
Canyon
boa rds of
directors
recently
awarded
scholarships
to students
Duchek
from Pend-
le t on - a r e a
high schools
who volun-
teer t hei r
time to make
the annual
Kendrick
rodeo and
night show
a success
and main-
tain a high
standard of
academics.
McFetridge
Pendleton
Rou n d - Up
scholar-
ships in the
amount of
$2,500 were
awarded
Neistadt
to Pendle-
ton seniors
Macken-
zie Burke,
Chelsea
Kend r ick,
Abigayle
Schreier
McFetridge,
L a i n e y
Neistadt
and Sidney
Schreier
a nd P i lot
Rock’s Riley
Waggoner
Waggoner.
Re ceiv-
ing $1,000 scholarships from
Happy Canyon were Burke,
Kendrick, Neistadt, Schreier
and Waggoner and Pendle-
ton’s Delaney Duchek.
Vatican items
on display at
Hermiston church
HERMISTON — Sacred
relics from the Vatical collec-
tion are featured during a
teaching exposition at Our
Lady of Angels Catholic
Church.
More than 150 relics
will be present, some as
old as 2,000 years. Among
the treasures will be relics
of the Twelve Apostles, St.
Joseph, St. Maria Goretti,
St. Therese of Lisieux (the
“Little Flower”), St. Fran-
cis of Assisi, St. Anthony of
Padua, St. Thomas Aquinas,
and St. Faustina Kowalska.
There also will be a portion
of the Veil of Our Lady and
one of the largest remaining
pieces of the True Cross in
the world.
Treasures of the Church is
Thursday, June 3, at 6 p.m. at
the church, 565 W. Hermis-
ton Ave., Hermiston. Those
in attendance will be able to
examine each relic.
Those planning to attend
are invited to bring your
articles of devotion (such
as rosaries, holy cards) and
pictures of ill friends/family
members, which you will be
able to touch to the reliquar-
ies as a means of intercession.
The exposition is directed
Antonio Sierra/East Oregonian, File
A row of tractors are lined up at Roy Raley Park in Pendle-
ton as a part of the 16th Old Iron Show. This year’s event runs
Friday through Sunday, June 4-4, 2021, and features old iron
engines, antique cars other machinery from bygone eras.
by Father Carlos Martins. For
more information, visit www.
TreasuresOf TheChurch.
com.
Pendleton deals
in Shamrock
Cardroom
PENDLETON — People
are invited to experience
what it was like to have a
drink in a late-1800s under-
ground bar.
Pendleton Underground
Tours will open the Sham-
rock Cardroom for 13 Satur-
days from 4-7 p.m. During
the June 5 opening event,
tastings will feature Lewis
and Clark Bourbon Whiskey
by Hood River Distillery
and specialty drinks using
Lewis and Clark. Staff will
be in period clothing and
will conduct an evening
adult-only (must be 21) tour
beginning at 5 p.m. through
the Underground portion of
the tour.
The cost is $20 per
person, which includes one
free drink. Space is limited.
Reservations must be made
and paid for in advance for
the tour.
To go on this tour you
must not get off ended easily,
can handle some crude and
foul language, not believe
everything you hear, and be
able to relax and have fun.
Those not interested in the
tour are invited to come
down and have a drink
before the music starts on
Main Street at 6 p.m.
Entrance to the Sham-
rock Cardroom is on South-
west First Street at the
staircase under the awning.
For more information or
to make a reservation, call
541-276-0730.
pandemic, Oldies Night in
Milton-Freewater is return-
ing.
BJ the DJ will spin tunes
featuring rock stars of the
1950s. In addition, he’ll
provide information about
the performers, songwrit-
ers, and how it all evolved.
The free event is Saturday,
June 5, from 7-10 p.m. at
Wesley United Methodist
Church, 816 S. Main St.,
Milton-Freewater.
For more i n for m a-
tion, contact Bob Jones at
dubuquer70@gmail.com or
541-938-7028.
Drive-in concert
features Florida
Georgia Line
MILTON-FREEWATER
— The upcoming Encore
Drive-In Concert features
Flor ida Georgia Line.
The country duo of Tyler
Hubbard and Brian Kelley
released their debut single,
“Cruise,” in 2012. At the
time, it was the best-selling
country digital download,
remaining on the top of the
chart for 24 weeks.
The never-before-seen
show was recorded live,
exclusively for the one-night
only event at drive-ins and
outdoor venues, including
Milton-Freewater
grad earns
bachelor’s degree
WALLA WALLA —
Milton-Freewater native
Carlos Angel Jr. received
this bachelor’s of arts degree
from Whitman College on
May 23. A graduate of
McLoughlin High School,
Angel Jr. graduated with a
degree in sociology.
Founded in 1882, Whit-
man College is a private,
independent, co-educa-
tional, nonsectarian residen-
tial liberal arts and sciences
undergraduate college in
Walla Walla. The college is
home to 1,500 undergradu-
ate students.
Wildhorse Resort
& Casino to hold
Hermiston job fair
HERMISTON — Repre-
sentatives from Wildhorse
Resort & Casino are holding
a hiring event in Hermiston
to fi nd enthusiastic individ-
uals who want to join Team
Wild!
Prospective employ-
ees can learn about a wide
range of opportunities, as
well as potential pay and
benefi ts available. The event
is Thursday, June 3, from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McKen-
zie Park, 320 S. First St.,
Hermiston.
For more information,
visit www.wildhorseresort.
com/careers.
— EO Media Group
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Morrow County
Cultural Coalition
announces grant
recipients
East Oregonian
MORROW COUNTY
— The Morrow County
Cult u ral Coalition,
supported by Oregon’s
Cultural Trust Founda-
tion, recently granted 2020
awards made to Morrow
County organizations. In
addition, it announced it
is accepting applications
for 2021. The 2020 grant
recipients include:
•I n la nd Nor t hwe st
Musicians, to assist local
musicians in sustaining
their ability to continue to
provide free concerts to the
citizens of Morrow County
following the COVID-19
pandemic shutdown.
•Heppner Community
Foundation, for collecting,
reproducing and display-
ing historical photographs
of ranching, logging,
farming and local history
in the refurbished historic
Gilliam and Bisbee Build-
ing.
•Oregon Trail Library
District, for efforts in
i mprov i ng access to
information and services
regarding arts and crafts
videos and increasing digi-
tal off erings for patrons to
access at home.
•Mor row Cou nt y
Historical Society, to help
with the costs of print-
ing the Morrow County
Chronicles.
Applications for the
2021 cultural-based activ-
ities in Morrow County
now are being accepted.
Projects supported in the
past have included art
displays, historical library
books, cultural entertain-
ment and events, children’s
activities and musical
workshops.
Grants can be awarded
for up to 50% of the total
project cost. For complete
guidelines and application
forms, contact Jaylene
Papineau at 541-676-5630
or jpapineau@co.morrow.
or.us or visit www.co.mor-
row.or.us/clerk and scroll
down to Morrow County
Cultural Coalition Infor-
mation. Applications must
be submitted by Aug.
1, 2021. For more infor-
mation, visit the Oregon
Cultural Trust site at www.
culturaltrust.org.
The local coalition is
seeking volunteers for the
committee. Anyone inter-
ested in making a dona-
tion to the Oregon Cultural
Trust or participating on
the committee is encour-
aged to contact Papineau
or call Melissa Lindsay at
541-561-0234.
VISIT US
ON THE
WEB
EastOregonian.com
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Pendleton Comes
Alive with Main
Street concert
PENDLETON — Nash-
ville recording artist Cale
Moon is the featured enter-
tainer for the upcoming
Pendleton Comes Alive
Concert.
Presented by the Pendle-
ton Chamber of Commerce
and Pendleton Downtown
Association, the free event
is Saturday, June 5, from
6-10 p.m. on Main Street.
People are encouraged
to bring a lawn chair and
enjoy an evening of country
music.
Several years ago the
Benton City, Washington,
musician hit the road with
his family in a 40-foot recre-
ational vehicle to pursue his
dream. Moon continues to
perform everywhere from
small clubs, main stages and
rodeo arenas to wineries,
beer gardens and cowboy
churches.
For information about
the event, call the chamber
at 541-276-7411. For more
about Moon, visit www.
facebook.com/calemoonof-
fi cial.
Oldies Night
returns to Milton-
Freewater
M I LT ON - F R E E WA-
TER — After a 14-month
hiatus because of the global
THE CHOICE IS YOURS