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East Oregonian
School to Careers continues at PHS
Program benefi ts
students, employers
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Estab-
lished a handful of years ago,
the Pendleton School District
was pleased with the develop-
ment of its School to Careers
program.
“Essentially, it’s an oppor-
tunity for young people to
walk in someone else’s career
shoes,” said Jill Gregg in
describing its purpose.
As the ASPIRE coordina-
tor, Gregg works closely with
School to Careers. In a press
release from the district, she
called it a “great tool” in help-
ing students determine inter-
est in certain career fi elds.
Participants engage in job
shadows, internships and
listen to guest speakers from
area businesses and indus-
tries.
Curt Thompson, PHS
assistant principal, knew
the program was valuable
because rather than contact-
ing businesses first, many
employers began reaching
out to the district to partic-
ipate. Upwards of 160 busi-
ness partners were on board
off ering high school students
a glimpse of what potential
career paths look like — and
then the global pandemic hit.
Funded through grants,
the prog ram operates
through the Pendleton
Chamber of Commerce.
After nearly a two-year
pause, the district hired Patti
Ronda Thornburg/Contributed Photo
Steve Lawn Jr., Pendleton UAS Test Range chief engineer, was a guest speaker Feb. 16, 2022,
for the School to Careers program at Pendleton High School.
Hyatt as its new coordinator.
Exciting things are
happening again with Hyatt
reconnecting with area busi-
nesses. They didn’t have
to start over, Gregg said,
because original collabora-
tions and many of the work-
ing relationships still exist.
The program, Thomp-
son said, provides busi-
ness owners with a voice in
shaping future employees.
Employers can essentially
grow their workforce by
building skills with students
now. The program also
increases occupational liter-
acy — awareness of what
careers and jobs exist in the
area.
And Work It Wednes-
days does just that by invit-
ing local employees to speak
to students. Steve Lawn,
chief engineer at the Pendle-
ton UAS Test Range, spoke
Feb. 16 in business instructor
Sonia Cooley’s classroom.
He shared how his love of
airplanes from early child-
hood was part of his long and
circuitous route in getting
to his current career. Lawn
also said high-paying jobs
are available even without a
college degree. And, he said,
there are dozens of current job
openings. He urged students
to inquire about summer
internships at the UAS Range.
“Getting a degree about
airplanes to make a success-
ful career is something I
wished I had known was
possible when I was 16 years
old,” Lawn said.
For more information
about School to Careers, email
Hyatt at school2careers@
pendletonchamber.com.
Boardman remembers Barry Beyeler
By ERICK PETERSON
East Oregonian
BOARDMAN — When
Barry Beyeler died Feb. 15
at the age of 65, he left many
locals with feelings of loss
and sadness. Recently, a pair
of Boardman leaders voiced
their thoughts.
“He was a devoted and
hardworking citizen who
cared about his city,” Board-
man Mayor Paul Keefer said.
“Barry was actively engaged
in his city and cared about
his home, Boardman. You
could always see Barry driv-
ing around in his work truck
actively trying to promote
Boardman. You could even
see him at athletic events as
well as community events.”
He added, “As Mayor, I
will truly miss Barry.”
Boardman City Manager
Karen Pettigrew described
Beyeler as an exemplary,
longtime employee.
“You just don’t find
people who are committed
to their jobs for that length
of time,” she said.
She said she knew him for
around 30 years, dating back
to her work in the private
sector. Her husband, Petti-
grew said, was an electrical
contractor, which put them in
contact with Beyeler.
Beyeler worked well with
people, she said, because he
had a genuine fondness for
others.
“He was always willing to
help you out if he knew you
City of Boardman/
Contributed Photo
A photo of Barry Beyeler
was on the city of Boardman
website Tuesday, March 15,
2022. It ran alongside a mes-
sage announcing his death
on Feb. 15. He was a long-
time dedicated public ser-
vant for the city and died at
the age of 65.
needed help,” she said.
Pettigrew said she liked
Beyeler for years. He was the
sort of person who always
seemed to be around and be
useful. Unfortunately, she
said, it is easy to take such
people for granted — until
they are gone.
“I can’t tell you what a
willing person he was to
help people, particularly
at work here,” she said.
“He was willing to share
what he knew about things,
his knowledge.”
Much of his knowledge,
she added, is lost. Accord-
ing to Pettigrew, the city
had thought to connect
Beyeler with someone who
could learn from him and
“capture” Beyeler’s knowl-
edge. Sadly, she said, that
did not happen, and it would
have been tough to do, she
said.
Pettigrew pointed out that
Beyeler’s fi rst work was with
a private construction crew
several years ago, and he was
working on a public project.
It was later, she said, that he
started working with the city,
fi rst with the public works
department and then with
community development.
Beyeler’s obituary states
that he started working for
public works in 1980.
“He always remembered
that hands-on work, which
made him so valuable,” Petti-
grew said.
She added that in the
1970s, people were “not
so good” at as-built draw-
ings. This being the case, it
was useful to have Beyeler
around, she said; he under-
stood the city and how things
had been built.
As the city was begin-
ning major new projects, she
said, Beyeler’s knowledge
was useful. Beyeler, she said,
understood how important
he was to these projects, and
he was planning on staying
with the city until the proj-
ects could be fi nished.
Beyeler’s commitment
to service extended beyond
Boardman’s borders.
He was a longtime
member of the American
Water Works Association
and League of Oregon Cities.
He served as a volunteer for
the Oregon Hanford Cleanup
Board 2005-08, and that last
year he was appointed to the
U.S. Department of Energy’s
Hanford Advisory Board. He
also served on the Oregon
Energy Facilities Siting
Council 2010-19, even serv-
ing as vice chair 2013-15 and
as chair 2015-19.
The city manager empha-
sized Beyeler’s great worth
in Boardman. Projects or
streets could be named after
him, she said, and she stated
that she has some thoughts
about naming something
after the man “in a couple
of years.”
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PENDLETON — U.S.
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gon, will touch on his work
in Washington, D.C., and
answer questions later this
month at an online town
hall for his constituents in
Umatilla County.
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Tuesday, March 22, via
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on the telephone — about
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release Monday, March 14,
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for the port’s next executive
director.
Ryan Neal, the port’s
last executive director, died
Jan. 17. Since then, the Port
of Morrow has been operat-
ing under an administrative
team.
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accepting letters of inter-
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March 14 through April 4.
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Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation
for its federal appointees.
Several months after the
Senate confirmed former
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Director Chuck Sams as
the National Park Service
director, the White House
announced it was appointing
Brent Leonhard to the Presi-
dent’s Committee for People
with Intellectual Disabilities.
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the tribes’ Offi ce of Legal
Counsel.
“As a parent of an autis-
tic child, he is intimately
familiar with the structural
and systemic problems and
frustrations those with intel-
lectual or developmental
disabilities face,” a March 11
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for signifi cant improvements
to federal law and policy in
this area.”
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hard’s first experience in
federal committee work. In
2011, Leonhard was named
a member of former U.S.
Attorney General Eric Hold-
er’s Federal/Tribal Domes-
tic Violence Taskforce. Four
years later, the U.S. Sentenc-
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him to its Tribal Issues Advi-
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appoints the executive direc-
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management and adminis-
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port employs approximately
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region’s economic develop-
ment leader.
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release, the successful candi-
date will provide the leader-
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administrative abilities to
continue to move the port in
the direction of industrial,
commercial and community
development potential while
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