COMMUNITY
Saturday, June 12, 2021
East Oregonian
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Athena civic
association awards
scholarships, grants
ATHENA — The Athena Civic
Memorial Association announced
scholarships recently were awarded
to fi ve Weston McEwen graduat-
ing seniors, along
with grants to the
Athena Public
Library and Cale-
donian Games
celebration.
Scholarships
in the amount
Malchow
of $1,000 were
awarded to Nevin
Malchow, Victoria
Vandenbos, Bailey
Munck, Shelby
Yunk and Isaac
Wood. Malchow
received the Doro-
thy Bjork lu nd
Munck
Memorial Schol-
arship.
Grants were
awarded to the
Athena Public
Library in the
amount of $300,
and the Athena
Caledonian Games
Vandenbos
received $2,500.
The association
was established in
1957 as a means
to honor commu-
nity charitable
giving. A gift to
the Athena Civic
Memorial Associ-
Wood
ation is a tax-ex-
empt contribution
and can be mailed
any time of the
year to P.O. Box
12, Athena, OR
97813.
Memorials
were received
Yunk
from a number
of people in memory of deceased
family and friends during the
year, including: Mike Wallan, Jim
Gentry, Charlotte Hudson, Betty
Lowary, Jim and Jane Gentry, Carl
King, Dorothy Bjorklund, Jim
Lieuallen, Garry Groves, Doris
McMillan, Mary Wallan, Carolyn
Cogswell, James and Linda Stroud,
June Schmidtgall, Gaylord Salter,
Michael Smith, Helen Callaway,
Millie Shaner, Lawrence Beamer,
Beverly Mathwich, Joy Nell Salter
and Doreen Munck.
Board members are: McKen-
zie Hansell, Judy Weidert, Molly
Betts, Kendal Zerba, Elvin Taylor,
James Zerba and Sally Thomp-
son. Ken Bjorklund retired from
the board in 2021 after 32 years of
service.
Training focuses on
sharing your faith
HERMISTON — When Chris-
tians share their faith-based expe-
riences, it off ers a message of hope
many people are looking for, said
Chris Hankel, senior pastor at New
Hope Community Church.
The Greater Hermiston CityFest
Committee, which includes local
pastors and church leaders, invites
people to attend “Friendship Evan-
gelism Training.” The session helps
people learn to share their faith
story in a natural way.
Presented by Jose Zayas, those
in attendance will learn that even if
they’re not a preacher or an outgo-
ing person, everyone can develop
their own personal style in sharing
about their faith in God. The free
event is Tuesday, June 15, at 7 p.m.
at Hermiston Christian Center,
1825 W. Highland Ave. Those plan-
ning to attend are asked to RSVP
via luispalauassociation.regfox.
com/herm-fe.
Zayas is active in global
missions — speaking at festivals,
conferences and outreach events
across the United States, Europe
and Africa. He also serves as lead
pastor of 26 West Church in Port-
land and is the author of “Airborne:
Getting Your Faith Off the Ground.”
The committee continues to
make plans for numerous activities
and community events during the
week of Aug. 22 — leading up to
Greater Hermiston CityFest, which
is Saturday, Aug. 28, at Butte Park
in Hermiston. For more infor-
mation and to sign up for regular
updates, visit www.cityfest.org.
For questions, call Mary Corp at
541-720-3859 or Phil Hamm at
541-561-4724.
OES announces
youth music camp
PENDLETON — The Oregon
East Symphony is excited to
announce it is resuming its annual
Summer Strings Music Camp.
Oregon Department of Transportation
It’s open to youth string play-
ers, including violin, viola, cello
and bass. To enroll, students must
be able to read music at an elemen-
tary level.
The camp runs July 26-30 in
the courtyard at Heritage Station
Museum, 108 S.W. Frazer Ave.,
Pendleton. Since Summer Strings
will be outdoors, the camp is
being reduced to a half day from
9 a.m. to noon to avoid the after-
noon heat.
Because of an Oregon Commu-
nity Foundation K-12 Summer
Learning Grant, the symphony is
able to compensate for the reduced
camp hours. Camp participants
will be off ered a series of four,
45-minute private lessons with a
camp instructor of their instru-
ment during the summer follow-
ing the camp.
For more information about
the Summer Strings Music Camp
contact OES Education Director
Zach Banks at education@orego-
nEastSymphony.org or 541-276-
0320.
Olson graduates from
Gonzaga University
SPOKANE — Skylar Olson
of Milton-Freewater received a
bachelor of arts degree in psychol-
ogy during Gonzaga Universi-
ty’s commencement ceremony
Sunday, May 9, 2021.
Gonzaga University is a private
Catholic, Jesuit and humanistic
university providing education to
more than 7,800 students. Situ-
ated along the Spokane River near
downtown Spokane, Gonzaga
is routinely recognized among
the West’s best comprehensive
regional universities.
Cattle Barons increase
2021 scholarships
PENDLETON — Pendleton
Cattle Barons Weekend’s 2021
comeback year was a success
beyond expectations. The Cattle
Barons Board of Directors at its
June meeting matched the extraor-
dinary success by increasing the
student scholarship amounts
awarded for this year by an addi-
tional $250 each.
“Our board of directors is
committed to our mission,” said
board President Andy VanderPlaat.
“With the event exceeding our
hopes for success, the next logical
step was to increase the scholar-
ships.” VanderPlaat acknowledged
the success for this year was a
combination of great ranch horses
and working dogs for the premier
auction, vendors and barbecue
participants willing to step up
and, most of all, enthusiastic spec-
tators that were an unexpected
support for the weekend events.
VanderPlaat also acknowledged
the American National Cattle-
women participation through its
Region V convention as a boost to
the success in the still-uncertain
times of the waning pandemic.
Young adults receiving the
2021 scholarships that will see the
added increase are Emily Gluch,
attending Oregon State University;
Taylor Ann Skramstad, attending
the University of Idaho College of
Law; Audrey Harwood, attend-
ing Treasure Valley Community
College; Mathew Orem, attend-
ing Blue Mountain Community
College; Morgan Orem, attend-
ing Oregon State University; and
Macy Rosselle, attending Okla-
homa State University. All are
involved in studies related to the
fi eld of agriculture.
More information about Pend-
leton Cattle Baron’s Weekend and
the plans for April 29-30, 2022, can
be found at www.cattlebarons.net.
Hermiston resident
receives fellowship
WALLA WALLA — Herm-
iston resident Salma Anguiano
has received a public policy and
international affairs fellowship
through the Junior Summer Insti-
tute at Carnegie Mellon Universi-
ty’s Heinz College of Information
Systems and Public Policy. The
seven-week fellowship prepares
students with rigorous coursework
for future careers in public aff airs.
Anguiano is a rising senior at
Whitman College in Walla Walla,
where she studies politics and
Chinese. She was recently elected
as the new Whitman student body
president. In addition, she leads
Protecting Our Roots, which seeks
to get a federal bill into Congress
that protects undocumented work-
ers from deportation when seeking
compensation for an injury.
— EO Media Group
Juneteenth
Celebration
features fun
for the family
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — The public is
invited to bring a big appetite and
get ready to have fun as the Herm-
iston Cultural Awareness Coalition
hosts a Juneteenth Celebration.
It will feature a barbecue, chil-
dren’s games and fellowship. The
family-friendly event is Saturday,
June 19, 4-8 p.m. at McKenzie Park,
320 S. First St., Hermiston. There is
no admission fee.
While there are picnic tables at
the park, those planning to attend
may bring their own chairs or blan-
kets. People also can bring their
favorite lawn games.
John Carbage, president of the
coalition, said some area churches
have partnered with them to coor-
dinate the event. Juneteenth, some-
times referred to as Freedom Day,
Liberation Day or Emancipation
Day, is celebrated on June 19 to
commemorate the emancipation
of enslaved people in the United
States.
“It’s one of the most important
holidays after the Emancipation
Proclamation,” Carbage said. “Even
though the slaves were free, it was
two years later when all the slaves
were really free.”
Carbage said many Blacks at the
time couldn’t read, so they weren’t
aware of the implications when
President Abraham Lincoln issued
the proclamation. Denying people
education, Carbage said, is a way of
continuing to control them.
The holiday, Carbage said, is
important because if people aren’t
aware of history, they are doomed
to repeat it. “That’s why we have to
keep challenging the status quo,” he
said. “We have to look forward and
continue to make positive changes.”
The Hermiston Cultural Aware-
ness Coalition meets the second
Saturday of each month at 2 p.m.
at the Hermiston United Method-
ist Church, 191 E. Gladys Ave. For
more information about the celebra-
tion event or the coalition, contact
Carbage at 541-701-7073 or jcar-
bage@yahoo.com.
Update 6/2/2021
Project Information
OR 207 Chip Seal
(Umatilla Co)
The Oregon Department of Transportation is chip-sealing sections of Oregon
Highway 207 in Umatilla County in June. Crews will apply the chip seal resurface
treatment, then repaint the highway lines and markings afterwards. The process
includes spreading rock chips onto emulsified oil, then pressing the rocks in with
rollers. The route will be restriped afterwards.
SCHEDULE: Work is scheduled to begin June 14 and will be completed by the end of June.
1. OR 207 (333 Hermiston Hwy.) between I-84 Exit 182 at milepost 12 and Madison
Road/Butter Creek at milepost 17.
2. OR 207 (320 Lexington-Echo Hwy.) between Butter Creek at milepost 27 and
Morrow County line at milepost 19.
This is a continuous 13-mile stretch of highway.
The milepost number change where two routes intersect at Butter Creek.
NOTE: Project schedule is subject to change.
Visit TripCheck.com for current traffic impacts.
PARKING RESTRICTIONS: Park vehicles outside work zones during chip seal
activities in downtown areas.
IMATALAMLAAMI SINWIT
UMA101 –
Umatilla Tribal
Language Class
OFFERED FALL TERM
CLASSES ON TUES/THURS | 5 P.M.-6 P.M.
TAUGHT BY MASTER SPEAKER, FRED HILL
TRAVEL IMPACTS: Expect up to 20-minute delays, reduced speeds, loose rock
on the roadway, flaggers, and pilot cars directing single lane traffic through work
zones. There will be two short-term closures of the Exit 182 east bound off ramp
sometime during the project. Minor delays during nighttime/early morning hours
for road sweeping. Plan extra travel time, reduce speed and watch for construction
crews and equipment. Crews will sweep roadway, but expect some loose rock to be
present for several days after chip seal.
Bicycle riders should be prepared for traveling on rock chip covered highway sections
behind a pilot car with no usable shoulders. Pedestrians, including those with
disabilities, will be provided access through or around the work zone. Use alternate
routes or delay travel if possible to avoid work zones.
RANCHERS, FARMERS, PROPERTY OWNERS: Please keep farm equipment
off the impacted highway sections during and up to two days after the chip seal
application. Also, adjust irrigation pivots and lawn sprinklers to keep water off the
roadway. If you have plans for moving livestock on these highway sections in June,
please advise Randy Randolph at 541-969-8518 or Justin Reed at 541-612-2605.
We greatly appreciate your support and cooperation during these paving operations.
For more information on eastern Oregon highway construction projects contact:
Tom Strandberg @ 541-963-1330, email: thomas.m.strandberg@odot.state.or.us.
For updated road conditions check TripCheck.com or call 511, or (800) 977-6368.
A7
Register in Wolfweb at bluecc.edu/NAC
UMA101 class counts as elective credit
Fall terms starts Sept. 22 and ends Dec. 10
For more information, please contact Annie Smith, Native
American Liaison and Success Coach at asmith@bluecc.edu
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AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EDUCATOR AND
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