RECORDS/COMMUNITY
Saturday, June 26, 2021
East Oregonian
Leadership for vibrant library service
OBITUARY
Monta Rae ‘Monty’ Pickerd
Pendleton
Aug. 4, 1935 — June 23, 2021
Beloved mother, g rand mother, crafts and art forms. She was an accom-
great-grandmother and great-great-grand- plished seamstress. Her custom tailored
mother Monta (Monty) Rae Pickerd, 85, of clothes and upholstering skills were sought
Pendleton, died peacefully in her home on after by many. She also was an avid quilter,
June 23, 2021.
and loved to teach the craft to her children
Monty was born Aug. 4, 1935, in and grandchildren. She created beautiful
Wenatchee, Washington, to
wedding cakes for many ceremo-
Charles Wilmont and Clara Faith
nies.
Reynolds. She grew up near
One of Monty’s greatest plea-
Viola, Idaho, where she met and
sures came from beautifying her
married Eugene (Gene) D. Pick-
house and lawn. She took great
erd in 1950.
pleasure in planting and nurturing
Monty and Gene moved
her fl ower beds and garden each
several times in their early years
year. No stranger to a tool box, she
to places like Baker City, Oregon;
took on household renovations
Moscow, Idaho; Kelso, Washing-
before HGTV was heard of!
ton; and Yakima, Washington,
A memorial service will be
while raising their fi ve children.
Pickerd
held at Pendleton Pioneer Chapel
They eventually moved to Pilot
on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at one
Rock where they lived for nine years, before o’clock in the afternoon. A public viewing
moving to Pendleton in 1972.
is scheduled Monday, June 28, 2021, from
Monty is preceded in death by her 12-4:30 p.m. Interment will be at Viola
beloved husband Gene D. Pickerd and by Cemetery, Viola, Idaho.
her daughter-in-law Sharon A. Pickerd.
The service will be viewable via ZOOM;
She is survived by her fi ve children John those desiring to view on ZOOM must send
J. Pickerd, Gerald L. Pickerd, Jackson D. a request to m.pickerd.service@gmail.com
Pickerd, Jeannette R. Taylor and Joseph E. to get the link and meeting ID.
She will be missed by all those blessed to
Pickerd. She also is survived by her sisters
Clara V. Bowles, Sharon L. Anderson and have known her. She will always be remem-
Dixie J. Sailing, her 16 grandchildren, 18 bered as a caring and generous person who
great-grandchildren and one great-great- shared her love and talents freely.
grandchild.
Online condolences may be sent to www.
Monty was talented in a multitude of pioneerchapel.com.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Irrigon rolls out
Music in the Park
IRRIGON — Irrigon
is getting ready to rock
the river with a variety of
music as it hosts Music in
the Park.
Although past years
have featured alternating
weeks between Irrigon
and Boardman, the 2021
summer concert series is
only being hosted at Irri-
gon Marina Park, 430
N.E. Eighth St. This year’s
lineup includes:
• Monday, June 28:
Estilo Diferente, a Latino
band.
• Monday, July 12: J.D.
Kindle, a Pendleton musi-
cian who will perform
country and jazz.
• Monday, July 26:
Cruise Control, an oldies
rock and roll band from the
Tri-Cities.
• Monday, Aug. 9: Cale
Moon, a Nashville record-
ing artist who hails from
Benton City, Washington.
The music starts at
7 p.m. People are encour-
A7
aged to bring a blan-
ket or lawn chair. In
addition, those attend-
ing are welcome to bring
a picnic and beverages to
enjoy while listening to the
music.
Sponsored by the North
Morrow Community Foun-
dation and funded by the
Morrow County Unified
Recreation District, there
is no admission charge
for the concert series. For
questions, call Donna at
541-922-3197.
— EO Media Group
ERIN
MCCUSKER
LIBRARIES PROVIDE —
COUNT Y WIDE!
O
n May 18, 2021,
voters of the Umatilla
County Special
Library District elected three
directors to fi ll positions on
the board of directors, which
consists of fi ve at-large seats
for qualifi ed electors residing
anywhere within the bound-
aries of the UCSLD (all of
Umatilla County, except
incorporated Hermiston).
Elections are every two years
for a term of four years.
The duties of a Umatilla
County Special Library
District board director
consist of, but are not limited
to:
• Hire, supervise and
work in partnership with the
district director.
• Set the vision and
mission of the district.
• With the district director
and UCSLD staff members,
create the strategic plan that
guides the activities of the
district. Also review and
evaluate specifi c district
programs, projects and initia-
tives.
• Accept, review and
evaluate the member and
partnering libraries’ Annual
Library Service Plans, which
provide the goals and activi-
ties with which they will use
UCSLD funding to provide
library service to the resi-
dents of the district.
• Review and approve
budgets, audit reports, and
fi nancial activities.
• Be informed of and
meet all legal and fi duciary
responsibilities of a special
library district in the state of
Oregon.
• With the district director,
create, review and evaluate
UCSLD policies and deci-
sions.
Board directors meet once
a month for a regular meet-
ing, which covers the ongo-
ing business of the district.
There are other meetings that
arise during a year — board
trainings, budget committee
meetings and more.
The UCSLD Board of
Directors meets on the fourth
Thursday of the month at
5:30 p.m. All of the board
meetings are open to the
public. Notice is posted on
the district’s website and is
sent to all of the cities and
libraries in the district, as
well as posted on the window
of the district offi ce building
at 425 S. Main St., Pendleton.
This year, the the district
has one outgoing board
director, Hilary Stoupa; her
term ends June 30. She has
been a dedicated board direc-
tor since September 2016.
She led the board as president
for two years, stepping down
to encourage others to learn
the board leadership role and
processes. Her leadership has
been extremely valuable to
the forward progress of the
UCSLD.
The board of directors’
annual meeting is in July
when the newly elected board
members begin its term of
offi ce. At the annual meet-
ing, new board members are
welcomed, a regular board
meeting date is set and offi -
cers are elected for the year.
At this year’s annual
meeting on July 22, the board
will welcome a reelected and
two new at-large directors.
John Thomas, residing in
Pendleton, was reelected for
a four-year term. Sharone
Pettus McCann, residing
in Stanfi eld, was elected
for a four-year term. Jubi-
lee Barron, residing in the
rural Hermiston portion of
the UCSLD, was elected to a
two-year term. This position
is the remainder of a term
that Kara Davis vacated this
year.
———
Erin McCusker is the
district director of the
Umatilla County Special
Library District. Reach her at
541-276-6449 or director@
ucsld.org.
DEATH NOTICES
Thomas ‘Tom’ Tangney
Pendleton
May 12, 1932 — June 23, 2021
Thomas “Tom” Tangney, 89, of Pendleton, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Walla Walla.
He was born on May 12, 1932. A celebration of a life of service will be held Wednesday, June
30, at 1 p.m. at the Pendleton Convention Center. Arrangements are being handled by Pendle-
ton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. Online condolences may be sent to www.pioneerchapel.
com.
Darius Robert Young
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, COURTS, WARRANTS,
MEETINGS, BIRTHS, LOTTERY GO TO
Weston
April 2, 1938 — June 23, 2021
www.EastOregonian.com
Darius Robert Young, 83, of Weston, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Walla Walla. He
was born April 2, 1938. Munselle-Rhodes Funeral Home, of Milton-Freewater, is in care of
arrangements.
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