COMMUNITY/RECORDS
Saturday, October 30, 2021
East Oregonian
Libraries contribute to healthy communities
ERIN
McCUSKER
LIBRARIES PROVIDE
— COUNT Y WIDE!
With the turning of the season to
autumn, your public libraries are busy
with many activities. From handing out
new back-to-school library cards, to
preparing and off ering fun and inter-
active story times, to discovering and
learning new ways to off er service
in an ongoing pandemic world, your
library staff members don’t sit still.
Story times and other programs and
events have started up again and are
running regularly. Check with your
library for specifi c dates and times.
Some events are off ered virtually, some
in-person and some through online
avenues. Whatever your comfort level
with being out and about, there is
something for you at one of our excel-
lent libraries in the Umatilla County
Special Library District.
And for the member and partner
libraries in the UCSLD, autumn brings
several events for library staff involv-
ing reporting and training.
During the late summer, the State
Library of Oregon asks all of the public
libraries to submit an annual Oregon
Public Library Statistical Report for
the prior fiscal year running from
July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021. These
reports are due Oct. 31. The statistics
are compiled and are available at www.
oregon.gov/library/libraries/Pages/
Statistics.aspx.
Beginning in September, the
UCSLD Board of Directors holds
meetings for library directors to pres-
ent their reports reviewing their last
fi scal year’s progress toward the goals
of their Annual Library Service Plan.
These are the ALSP Reviews and they
are a highlight for the district board.
Each library shares how the
received tax revenue, distributed by
the district, was utilized to bring excel-
lent library services to their communi-
ties. The board learns of the amazing
work each library does to ensure that
all in their community have access to
reliable and trustworthy information,
literacy building, and fun and educa-
tional activities. For a sampling of these
reports, visit www.ucsld.org/librar-
ies-annual-service-reports.
And the first Friday in Novem-
ber, all public libraries are closed and
library staff members attend an in-ser-
vice training on current best practices
in libraries. The planning team for this
autumn in-service chose the follow-
ing theme: Making a Diff erence in the
Community’s Health.
Noah Lenstra, author of “Healthy
Living at the Library,” will provide the
keynote address. Jill Boyd, primary
care transformation coordinator with
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc.
will provide a presentation of best prac-
tices from her experience of working
with homeless populations.
In between these presentations,
we have local staff sharing ideas for
healthy programs and their recent
professional development experi-
ences. It will be a full day of learning
and networking with the 12 libraries in
Umatilla County — all to continually
improve our library services for all.
For information on prior in-service
trainings, see www.ucsld.org/in-ser-
vice-training. For more information on
any of these topics and more, stop by
your local library or fi nd a contact link
at www.ucsld.org.
———
Erin McCusker is the district direc-
tor of the Umatilla County Special
Library District. Reach her at 541-276-
6449 or director@ucsld.org.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Umatilla-Morrow CASA
receives $5K grant
PENDLETON — The court
appointed special advocates program
within Umatilla-Morrow County
Head Start announced in a press
release Thursday, Oct. 28, it received
a $5,000 grant from the Wildhorse
Foundation.
The CASA program helps children
in foster care. Jesus Rome, the direc-
tor of Umatilla-Morrow CASA, in the
press release thanked the Wildhorse
Foundation.
“The funding for this grant will
be focused on outreach and recruit-
ing community volunteers to become
court appointed special advocates,”
he said.
According to the press release,
there are 242 children in foster care in
Umatilla and Morrow counties, but a
lack of volunteers means the program
only serves 80 of the foster youth.
The mission of Umatilla-Mor-
row CASA is for trained volunteers
to advocate for safe, permanent,
loving homes for all children in foster
care in Eastern Oregon. CASAs are
trained volunteers whose duties are
to gather information from families,
social service agencies, public safety
departments and other resources to
prepare a written report to a judge
concerning the best interest of the
child concerning their future.
Funding from grants and dona-
tions goes toward training commu-
nity volunteers to become advocates
for foster care children, the press
release stated. Umatilla-Morrow
CASA is focusing on recruiting
volunteers in the east end of Umatilla
County for Pendleton, Milton-Free-
water, the Confederated Tribes of
Umatilla Indian Reservation and
surrounding area where the need is
great.
Umatilla-Morrow CASA is look-
ing for local volunteers. If you are
interested in becoming a CASA,
contact Tina Fox, East End CASA
coordinator in Pendleton at 541-278-
6292, or Diane Shockman, West End
CASA coordinator in Hermiston, at
541-667-6091 OR CASA@umchs.
org.
UMCHS is a nonprofi t organiza-
tion. If you would like to donate to
Umatilla-Morrow CASA program,
go to UMCHS.org and click on
the donate link. Donations are tax
deductible.
Good Shepherd to hold
virtual meeting on Nov. 3
HERMISTON — Good Shepherd
Health Care System will share a review
of its accomplishments in the past year
during its fourth annual community
meeting. Sue Daggett, board of trust-
ees chair, and Brian Sims, president and
CEO, will provide an update on new
doctors, added services and the “Good
Shepherd Experience,” a commitment
to put patients fi rst.
Held virtually, the presentation is
Wednesday, Nov. 3, 5-6 p.m. It can be
viewed via a link at www.gshealth.org
or on its Facebook page.
The hospital welcomes questions,
which can be submitted at www.
gshealth.org/contact. For more informa-
tion, call Caitlin Cozad, marketing and
communications director, at 541-667-
3460.
— EO Media Group
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PUBLIC SAFETY
Wednesday, Oct. 27
9:03 a.m. — The Umatilla
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of a domestic dis-
turbance on North Washington
Street, Weston.
10:56 a.m. — Hermiston police
responded to a report of a bur-
glary on the 1400 block of East
Hurlburt Avenue.
2:54 p.m. — Oregon State
Police responded to a report of a
crash near milepost 99 on High-
way 11. The crash occurred when
a sports utility vehicle swerved
off the road and into a guard-
rail, according to OSP. The driver,
a 39-year-old man, suff ered
minor injuries and offi cials took
him to CHI St. Anthony Hospital,
Pendleton.
3:17 p.m. — The Umatilla
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of a vehicle theft on
Highway 207, Hermiston.
10:30 p.m. — Stanfi eld police
responded to a report of a domes-
tic disturbance on the North Slope
Mobile Home Park, 650 N. Lucy St.,
Stanfi eld.
Thursday, Oct. 28
8:18 a.m. — The Umatilla
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce responded
to a report of a domestic distur-
bance on Marks Road, Hermiston.
9:37 a.m. — Pendleton police
responded to a report of an assault
on Southwest Athens Avenue.
3:12 p.m. — Hermiston police
responded to two reports of a
theft on the 700 block of West
Hermiston Avenue.
Arrests, citations
Oct. 29
Pendleton police arrested Tony
James McCorkindale, 35, for sec-
ond-degree burglary.
BIRTHS
CHI St. Anthony
Hospital, Pendleton
Oct. 18, 2021
HULCE — Kendall Brittani
Hulce and Ryan Joe Hulce of
Pendleton: a boy, Palmer Knox
Hulce.
Oct. 20, 2021
KOSEY — Abbigayle J.
Kosey and Dweight Lewis
Kosey of Pilot Rock: a boy,
Garrett Lewis Kosey.
Oct. 22, 2021
EVER ETT — Taylor
Louise Everett and Matthew
Edwin Everett of Pendleton: a
girl, Elaina Anne Marie Everett.
Oct. 25, 2021
STEIDL — Brooke Lynn
Steidl and Travis Matthew
Steidl of Pendleton: a girl, Cora
Rose Steidl.
Oct. 26, 2021
MEDINA — Harmonie
Rose Campbell and Cezar
Manuel Medina of Pendleton:
a boy, Santiago Shawn Medina.
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, Hermiston
Oct. 22, 2021
MORENO — Zoey Bran-
son and Julio Moreno of Herm-
iston: a girl, Zaylee Amora
Moreno.
COURTS
Sentences
The following criminal
sentences have been imposed
in Umatilla County Circuit
Court:
Dustin Joseph Engel, 36, of
Pendleton, pleaded guilty to
charges in separate cases from
2020 and 2021 of identify
theft, first-degree forgery and
unauthorized use of a vehicle;
sentenced to three years, nine
months in the Oregon Depart-
ment of Corrections, one year
post-prison supervision and
restitution, which the court
will determine later.
Kenneth Cristopher Marti-
nez, 41, of Walla Walla, pleaded
guilty to driving under the infl u-
ence of intoxicants; sentenced
to 30 days in Umatilla County
Jail and one year suspension of
his drivers license.
There was no sentences
in the past week in Morrow
County Circuit Court
Lawsuits
There were no lawsuits of
note in circuit court in Umatilla
or Morrow counties.
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