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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.
The purpose for the
lesson, Kaplanovic said,
was to increase his student’s
knowledge about other
countries, their people and
customs.
“As a teacher, I want to
instill different points of
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American
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heart for veterans
HER MISTON — A
sweetheart of an event is
planned for area veterans.
American Legion Post &
Auxiliary Unit 37 is hosting
Hearts for Veterans.
The free dinner and social
for veterans and their guests
is Saturday, Feb. 12, 5:30 p.m.
at the First Christian Church,
775 W. Highland Ave., Herm-
iston.
A lasagna dinner will be
served and Dance Unlimited
will provide entertainment.
Those attending are invited
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A native of Australia, Enes Kaplanovic, a fourth grade teacher
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his homeland during an Australia Day lesson Jan. 26, 2022.
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Nazarene church
hosts trafficking
awareness training
HERMISTON — A train-
ing to help people recognize
signs that someone is being
trafficked for sex is offered
free of charge in Hermiston.
Open to youths in seventh
grade through adults, Traf-
ficking Awareness is Sunday,
Realtors wrap
up holiday season
with donation
PENDLETON — The
Umatilla County Board of
Realtors sponsored a Good
News Bears collection drive
during the 2021 holiday
season.
According to a press
release from Mary Earlley,
the board’s executive offi-
cer, members and affiliate
members collected stuffed
animals to be distributed to
young patients at CHI St.
Anthony Hospital, Pendle-
ton. Members of the group
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Earlley said, often help calm
young children during their
hospital experience.
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Hermiston Church of the
Nazarene, 1520 W. Orchard
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a free lunch. Also, childcare
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Presented in conjunc-
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