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A6 COMMUNITY East Oregonian Thursday, February 3, 2022 High school students focus on acts of kindness PUBLIC SAFETY MONDAY, JAN. 31 6:14 a.m. — A caller at Green Acres RV Park, 80542 Pater- son Ferry Road, Irrigon, reported a male assaulted her and she wanted to speak to a Morrow County sheriff’s deputy. 7:44 a.m. — A caller at Strebin Farms, 76094 E. Oregon Lane, Irrigon, reported someone grinded the lock off a fuel tank and stole fuel. 7:53 a.m. — Hermiston police responded to the 800 block of Southwest Coyote Drive for a burglary. Police took a report. 1:07 p.m. — A caller on West Sunland Avenue, Hermiston, asked police to send an officer to check out a cat that was stuck in a tree for four days and was meowing all night in the cold. 2:06 p.m. — Umatilla Police Department received a report of shoplifting at Crossroads Truck Stop, 2020, Highway 730, Uma- tilla. Law enforcement responded and took a report. 3:19 p.m. — A caller from San Diego requested to speak to an officer at the Umatilla Police Department regarding fraud. Police took a report. 3:57 p.m. — The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint about a home on Division Street, Irrigon, displaying a United States flag and a flag with profanity directed toward the president. The caller said he was concerned about school chil- dren walking past the flag. A deputy contacted the man and advised him about what he could or could not do about the flags. 4:33 p.m. — Pendleton police received a report of child abuse or neglect at D & B Supply, 850 Southgate. 6:07 p.m. — A 911 caller reported a theft had just occurred at Ranch & Home, 85342 Highway 11, Milton-Freewater. 7:44 p.m. — Pendleton police received a 911 report from Bi-Mart, 901 S.W. Emigrant Ave., that a man grabbed a gun from a clerk and ran out the door. TUESDAY, FEB. 1 10:43 a.m. — A 911 caller reported that there was a bur- glary in progress at Reese Orchards, 53862 Highway 332, Milton-Freewater. 12:13 p.m. — A caller at Clean Spot, 630 Switzler Ave., Uma- tilla, reported there was a small Chihuahua running loose in the area. 2:04 p.m. — A man in custody at the Umatilla County Jail, Pendleton, told the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office he wanted to report the thefts of two vehicles. A deputy contacted the man and informed him he could not report vehicle as stolen that were not registered to him. 5:46 p.m. — Emergency services responded to a vehicle that rolled on Highway 74, Heppner. The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office cited the driver for driving while suspended and driving uninsured. 10:56 p.m. — An 18-year-old woman in Boardman reported her boyfriend assaulted her. She said she was driving and wanted to make contact with a Morrow County sheriff’s deputy. The sheriff’s office, Boardman police and the Boardman ambu- lance responded. MEETINGS East Oregonian UMATILLA — Umatilla High School students are taking to heart the saying, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” The school’s Leadership Class has created a Kindness Campaign, according to a press release from the school district, that the whole school can get involved in. First, there is a “Give what you can, Take what you need” Kindness Board, where students have two choices. On a small, blank piece of paper, students write a kind, motivational or inspirational message and leave it there for someone, or they can take one of the messages others have written. Second is the Motivational Tree, where students can leave heart-shaped messages with positive words and ideas for how to brighten someone else’s day. Some of the exam- ples on the tree are “Give a teacher a note of thanks” and “Tell someone to have a great day.” But the class is not done Umatilla School District/Contributed Photo The “Give what you can, Take what you need” Kindness Board at Umatilla High School is ready for students to leave positive messages for others or to take one. The board is part of the school’s Leadership Class’s Kindness Campaign. with the project, according to the release. Coming soon is a large cardboard mailbox where students can write a note praising someone for doing a great job, which Leadership Class students will deliver. Students are also making TikTok kindness videos to share during advisory, making positive and funny signs to hang around the school and creating a painted rock garden to share kind words and artwork. April Dirksen, vice prin- cipal at UHS, said in the press release the Kindness Campaign is the final proj- ect of the semester for the Leadership Class, but “the campaign also is a great way to make this time of year, with its cold weather and stress of the semester ending, a little happier for everyone.” January was cooler than normal in Pendleton East Oregonian PENDLETON — The National Weather Service reported January was cooler than normal in Pendleton. The National Weather Service office in Pendleton reported that according to preliminary data, tempera- tures in Pendleton area aver- aged slightly cooler than normal during the first month of 2022. The average temperature was 34.1 degrees, which was -0.8 degrees cooler than the normal average temperature for January. High tempera- tures averaged 40.9 degrees with the high of 58 degrees on Jan. 20 Low temperatures averaged 27.4 degrees with the low of -5 degrees on Jan. 1. There were 27 days when the low temperature was below 32 degrees, accord- ing to the report, and one day with a low temperature below 0 degrees. The Pendleton area also reported 9 days when the high temperature was less than 32 degrees. Precipitation was not much above normal during January, totaling 1.53 inches, which was 0.01 inches above normal. Precipitation of at least .01 inch was reported on four days. The heaviest amount of precipitation was 0.65 inches, which was reported on Jan. 3. Snowfall for the month totaled 6.9 inches. The heaviest snowfall was 3.5 inches, also on Jan. 3. The highest snow depth was 7 inches, occurring on Jan. 4. THURSDAY, FEB. 3 Irrigon Water Users, 6 p.m., Stokes Landing Senior Center, 195 N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon. General membership meeting (Lisa Baum 541-922-3814 lisa@westextension.com) MONDAY, FEB. 7 Heppner Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Heppner City Hall, 111 N. Main St. (541-676-9618) TUESDAY, FEB. 8 Port of Umatilla Commission, 1 p.m., 505 Willamette Ave., Umatilla. (541-922-3224) WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9 Helix School District, 6 p.m., multipurpose Room, 120 Main St. (Cindy Wood 541-457-2175) Weston City Council, 6 p.m., Gizmo, 114 E. Main St. (Sheila Jasperson 541-566-3313) Condon Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Condon City Hall, 128 S. Main St. (541-384-2711) Condon School District, 7 p.m., Condon Grade School, 220 S. East St. (541-384-2441) Umatilla County Fire District No. 1, 7 p.m., Fire Station 23, 78760 Westland Road, Hermiston. (Reta Larson 541-567-8822) STUDENTS more information, visit www.weber.edu. M-F pair earn Weber State honors OGDE N, Ut a h — Weber State University awarded Shelbi Brown and Sydney Dibble, both of Milton-Freewater, the honor of High Academic Excellence for maintain- ing a 4.0 GPA for the fall 2021 semester. Initially founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy, it became a state junior college in 1933. Weber State College awarded its first baccalau- reate degree in 1964, and later became Weber State University in 1991. For Linfield announces Dean’s List MCMINNVILLE — The fall 2021 semes- ter Dean’s List at Linfield University includes Nick Zdroy of Pendleton. The honor recognizes students who have earned a grade point average equivalent to a cum laude (at least 3.650 GPA) for a given semester. Chartered in 1858, Linfield is an independent nonprofit university based in McMinnville. For more information, visit www. linfield.edu. — EO Media Group COMMUNITY BRIEFING Fourth graders go Down Under PEN DLETON — A recent Australia Day lesson at Washington Elementary School in Pendleton provided firsthand information to fourth grade students. Enes Kaplanovic, aka Mr. K, who is from Newcas- tle, Australia, shared about his native land during class on Jan. 26. Australia Day is celebrated Down Under, providing residents a chance to reflect on their history and people. Dressed in “boardies,” which are Australian shorts with a tropical print, a shirt from a well-known store called Bunnings Trade, and a hat that would be worn in the Australian outback, Kaplanovic shared about the country’s geography, history, language and foods. Students even had an opportunity to sample two Australian foods — TimTams, chocolate cook- ies, and Vegemite, a paste made from brewer’s yeast. According to a press release from the school district, the cookies were a hit — the Vegemite, not so much. 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