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East Oregonian
Saturday, August 7, 2021
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Rock & Roll Camp
set to Zoom
PENDLETON — The
annual Rock & Roll Camp
for teens is going virtual.
Presented by Pendle-
ton Center for the Arts, a
decision was made earlier
this week to hold the event
online because of an uptick
of COVID-19 cases and the
spread of the delta variant.
Families who were hesitant
to have their teen attend can
still register them for the
Zoom Rock & Roll Camp.
The arts center has
guitars, basses, ukuleles and
even drum kits that can be
borrowed for the week (and
maybe beyond) for free. In
its 16th year, the camp runs
Aug. 9-13.
For detailed information,
visit www.pendletonarts.org.
For questions, call 541-310-
7413.
Pendleton Center for the Arts/Contributed Photo
The free teen Rock & Roll Camp is going virtual. Pendleton Center for the Arts is coordinating the day camp, which
is Aug. 9-13, 2021.
Arts center
announces new
exhibit
PENDLETON — The
geologic time scale is not the
first thing most people think
of when they think about
viewing art, but the context
of Kirsten Furlong’s new
exhibit at Pendleton Center
for the Arts introduces food
for thought about the current
age we’re living through.
Her exhibit, “Night
Passages,” recently opened
in the art center’s East Orego-
nian Gallery. It will remain
on public view through
Thursday, Sept. 30. The arts
center is at 214 N. Main St.,
Pendleton. Admission is free.
Visitors to the gallery are
required to wear masks.
Furlong’s recent projects
relate to nuclear waste in
the high desert of the west-
ern United States, declin-
ing habitat in the grasslands
of the Great Plains and the
effects of climate change on
species everywhere. In the
work, animals and plants
serve as emblems of nature
and as metaphors for human
desires. She uses detail, repe-
tition and patterns inspired
by those encountered in the
natural world as a represen-
tational tool while also using
mark making to express
empathy, loss, and longing.
Bor n in Wisconsin,
Furlong lives and works in
Boise. Her work has been
shown nationally and inter-
nationally in solo and group
exhibitions. She is the direc-
tor of the Blue Galleries and a
lecturer in the department of
art, design, and visual studies
at Boise State University.
For more information
about Pendleton Center for
the Arts, call 541-310-7413 or
visit www.pendletonarts.org.
by email (new subscribers
only).
For more information or
to schedule a donation time,
visit www.redcrossblood.org
or call 800-733-2767.
Local students
Umatilla recreation named to online
program wraps up school honor roll
summer
SCIO — The statewide
Local groups
announce Red
Cross blood drives
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton Lions Club is part-
nering with Pendleton VFW
Let ‘Er Buck Post No. 922
and the American Red Cross
to host a blood drive.
With low blood supplies,
people are encouraged to
consider donating during
upcoming blood drives in
Pendleton.
• Monday, Aug. 9, from
noon to 6 p.m. at CHI St.
Anthony Hospital, 2801 St.
Anthony Way.
• Tuesday, Aug. 17, from
12:30-5:30 p.m. at the VFW
Hall, 1221 S.E. Court Place.
• Tuesday, Aug. 31, from
noon to 5:30 at the Pendle-
ton Convention Center, 1601
Westgate.
The Red Cross recently
reported it has been distrib-
Icey handout on a
National Night Out
week the second Eastern
Oregon Economic Summit
is just around the corner.
T he t wo - d ay event
provides an opportunity for
private and public sector
leaders from throughout
Oregon to learn about the
growth and potential of
Eastern Oregon’s economy.
Speakers include industry
experts and state and federal
lawmakers. It includes field
and industry tours, general
session speakers and a series
of discussion panels focused
on regional economic
updates, federal and state
legislative updates, program
and industry updates and
more.
The summit kicks off
Thursday, Aug. 19, and
continues through Friday,
Aug. 20. Sessions are at
the Hermiston Agricul-
tural Research & Extension
Campus, 2121 S. First St.,
and Armand Larive Middle
School, 1497 S.W. Ninth St.,
Hermiston Transportation
will be provided for the tours.
Tickets, which range from
$25-$40 for different activ-
ities, are available at www.
easternoregonsummit.com.
Kirsten Furlong/Contributed Photo
“Night Passages,” the new exhibit at Pendleton Center for
the Arts, includes “Waiting for Plant Magic,” created with
ink and collage by Kirsten Furlong.
uting about 12% more blood
products to hospitals across
the United States compared
to this time last year. To meet
hospital demands and to end
the severe shortage, the Red
Cross has been giving incen-
tives for people to donate.
To thank donors who
help ensure a strong blood
supply, all who come to give
blood in August will receive
a free four-month subscrip-
tion offer to Apple Music
UMATILLA — Games,
bounce houses, face painting,
arts and crafts and more are
planned as a celebration of
the end of summer.
Presented by the city
of Umatilla, the Summer
Wrap-Up Party is Friday,
Aug. 13, from 4-7 p.m. at the
Umatilla Marina & RV Park,
1710 Quincy Ave. There is no
admission charge.
People are invited to hang
out afterwards for the final
session of Movies in the Park.
“The Croods: A New Age”
will start at 8:30 p.m.
For more information, call
541-922-3226 or visit www.
umatilla-city.org/parksrec.
Local economic
summit highlights
Eastern Oregon
HERMISTON — The
Eastern Oregon Women’s
Coalition announced this
tuition-free online public
school Willamette Connec-
tions Academy announced
the honor roll for the second
semester of the 2020-21
school year. The list recog-
nizes hundreds of students in
grades K-5 from every corner
of the state for their academic
excellence.
Local students making the
list include Kassidy Homer,
fifth grade, of Fossil, and
Arya Brindle, kindergarten,
of Milton-Freewater.
To qualify for the honor
roll, students in kindergar-
ten through 5th grade must
receive “A’s” in all their
classes during the second
semester of the 2020-2021
academic year.
Enrollment is now open
for the 2021-22 school year
at the academy. Learn more
about how to enroll or more
information about the school
at www.WillametteConnec-
tionsAcademy.com, or call
888-478-9474.
— EO Media Group
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