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Athena library receives 10K grant
East Oregonian
ATHENA — The Athena
Public Library announced
Thursday, March 31, it
received a $10,000 grant as
part of the American Rescue
Plan: Humanities Grants for
Libraries.
An emergency relief
program, 200 libraries across
the nation were chosen to
receive funds to assist librar-
ies that have been adversely
affected by the pandemic.
With funding from the
National Endowment for
the Humanities through the
American Rescue Plan Act
of 2021, the Athena library
will use funds to anchor
itself in the community as a
strong humanities institution,
Kristin Williams, outgoing
library director, said in a
press release.
“We are so excited to
be selected for this grant,”
she said. “Our ability to
offer programs was really
impacted by the pandemic,
particularly our ability to
partner with the local school
district.”
The library, Williams
said, was approached by
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The Athena Public Library announced Thursday, March 31,
2022, it is the recipient of a $10,000 grant as part of the Amer-
ican Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries.
some teachers from Weston
McEwen High School who
were looking for ways to
bring theater experiences
to their students. She said
it sounded like a great idea,
especially since students
hadn’t been able to partic-
ipate in fi eld trips or other
educational enhancements.
The grant funds, Williams
said, provide a chance to
develop opportunities that
haven’t been available for
some time. In addition, she
said with the Athena Public
Library in a time of transition
between library directors,
the grant will give Stepha-
nie Partida, the new library
director, a “fun welcome to
the community.”
Williams said the Athena
library will use the grant
funds for a couple of upcom-
ing programs. The first
is a Seattle Shakespeare
Company production of
“Romeo y Julietta.” The
play will be performed on
April 26 during the school
day for students. And then an
evening performance will be
open to the public at 7 p.m.
at Weston McEwen High
School.
“Libraries have faced
sig n i f ic a nt h a rd sh ip s
throughout the pandemic
— from budget cuts to
staff furloughs to build-
ing closures — especially
in our communities of the
greatest need,” ALA Presi-
dent Patty Wong said. “This
crucial support from NEH
will enable our beloved
institutions, and the dedi-
cated people who run them,
to rebuild and emerge from
the pandemic stronger than
ever.”
More than 370 libraries
applied for the grant, accord-
ing to the ALA. For a full list
of libraries selected, search
www.ala.org.
For more information
about the Athena Public
Library, visit www.athenali-
brary.weebly.com. For ques-
tions, contact 541-566-2470
or athenalibrary@cityofath-
ena.com.
BMCC announces winter term honor roll
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Blue
Mou nt ai n Com mu n it y
College winter term 2021-
2022 honor roll recognition
went to the following full-
time students:
President’s List: 3.75 —
4.0 GPA: Ellie Acord, Blair
Aichele, Coy Aldrich, Jacob
Allen, Allison Allstott, Nick-
olaus Armstrong, Samantha
Atilano, Mersadees Avila,
Emma Barclay, Megan
Baskins, Kikona Bautista,
Nathan Bean, Nathan Beath,
Kaylyn Bell, Kelli Benage,
Jayden Benson, Megan Bill-
ings, Mackenzie Bingham,
Tulley Bloom, Kayla Boone,
Kylie Borchert, Kaden Boyle,
Eryn Britton, Gracie Broad-
foot, Lorene Broncheau,
Preston Brower, Russell
Brown, Owen Burbank,
Michael Caballero, Jessica
Cain, Marissa Caldwell,
Jessica Calvillo, Ryan Casa-
ray, Magnolia Castaneda,
Gwyneth Cheyne, Danielle
Church, Mik ki Clark,
Emily Collinsworth, Alan
Contreras, Macy Cordon,
Liam Coyle, James Davis,
McKinzie Dawson, Marivi
De Robles, Wyatt Dial,
William Dominguez, Eliz-
abeth Durfee, Aeryn Elder,
Haven Esik, Isabella Espar-
za-Clark, Nathaniel Farris,
Hailey Fehrenbacker, Tena
Ferguson, Michael Fielden,
Lexie Flanagan, Keith
Fleming, Jennifer Flores,
Kyra Ford, Morgan Gaines,
Jasmine Garcia Ramirez,
Bianca Garcia, Izabella
Garcia, Rylee Geddes, Zora
Gehrke, Zoey Gilbert, Josie
Giordano, Keegan Glenn,
Gabriel Goad, Dustin Goldie,
Ayerim Gonzalez, Edith
Gonzalez, Terra Griggs,
Mellyssa Guenther, Kirsten
Guldemond, Valorie Gustin,
Jason Hall, Brady Harrington,
Amanda Harris, Ann Hays,
Simon Headings, Coady
Hepton, Saranely Hernan-
dez, Jacob Holling, Katrina
Holmes, Shannon Holmes,
Eric Hoyos, Connor Hull,
Alan Humphrey, Jimena
Ibarra, Johanna Ibarra,
Donyale Jackson, Jailin
Jimenez, Shakayla John-
son, Kathryn Jones, Lindsey
Jones, Dilraj Kaur, McKenna
Kendrick, Nolan Kennedy,
Ernst Kern, Patrisha Klier, Ty
Knutz, Brianna Kohr, Austin
Koski, Kira Krumbah Kuhar,
Kash Lang, Kaitlyn Ledger-
wood, Natalie Legore, Hana
Litzlbeck, Rebeca Lomprey,
Richard Lopez De Loera,
Kelsey Lovercheck, Reilly
Lovercheck, Emma Lowe,
Arianna Lozano, Mari-
bel Marin, Carmen Markel,
Dana Martin, Breana Marti-
nez, Savanna Matott, Louis
Maxcy JR, Aleia May, Kiya
May, Kathleen Mayberry,
Madelline McClain, Brenda
McCormick, Coya McDer-
mott, Araceli Medina-Pe-
rez, Faith Meine, Carlos
Meza, Summer Miller, Jarret
Mink, William Montee,
Yolanda Montes-Cernas,
Rylee Montgomery, Marcee
Moore, Yaretzy Morfin,
Katie Mosqueda, Chelsea
Moutray, Trevor Murphy,
Rebecca Murrill, Chris-
tine Nandy, Ivonne Navarro,
Drew Nelson, Emma Odman,
Mckaylee Orton, Olivia
Page, Byron Patt, Kylea Paul-
lus, Quinton Peterson, Eida
Piercy, Kailee Ponce, Naomi
Potter, Louis Powell, Trinity
Price, Makayla Rabourne,
Matthew Ramirez, Maggie
Ramoss, Noah Reaves,
Andrew Reyburn, Jacob
Reyburn, Emma Rice, Maria
Richardson, Laramie Ricker,
Romayne Ricker, Kyra Rico,
Brenale Ritter, Rheanna
Rivera, Katie Roach, Alit
Rosales, Faith Rosen, Laura
Sanchez, Olivia Sappe,
Hannah Schvaneveldt, Alexia
Siders, Kyle Sigston, Marina
Simrell, Jagjot Singh, Maya
Smith, Katelynn Sowa, Elsy
Spears, Valerie Speir, Taliah
St. Hilaire, Troy Stever,
Colton Stewart, Brenda
Stringham, Taylor Suko,
Sebastian Szweda Mittel-
stadt, Bogdan Tanasa, Emily
Taylor, Maria Tejeda, Mckee-
ley Tonkin, Alberto Umana,
Rebecca Upchurch, Alexis
Waine, Sara Waldrop, Chel-
sie Walker, Chey Watkins,
Hunter Weaver, Olivia West,
Jessica Wheeler, Tommy
Whiles, Jessalee Wilks Laurel
Williams, Dysen Wilson,
Morgan Wilson, Sarah
Wollam, Jaelynn Wright,
Noelle Wright, Jeremy Yepez,
Keaston Young, Noelle Zach-
arias, Andrew Zellars, Kaylee
Zimmerman.
Vice President’s List: 3.5
— 3.74: Jacob Airoldi, Lesly
Anzora, Yazeli Ayala, Itzarely
Bautista Gomez, Catherine
Bose, Julia Boyett, Abigail
Bozarth, Jaelyn Brainard-Ad-
ams, Tristan Brannan, Tiara
Brumley, Kennedy Buck-
ner, Alesha Cain, Esperansa
Carrillo, Michael Carvalho,
Jaden Chavez, Tyler Church,
James Cornelius, Cole
Cramer, Katelyn Crismon,
Mariah Dahlen, Jade David-
son, Tyler Davis, Uriel Delaluz
Garcia, Chad Doherty, Madi-
son Duker, Lena Eckstein,
Victoria Edmonds, Maurissa
Eshleman, Marco Estrada
Gutierrez,Venises Estrada,
Cristian Flores Bernal, Jenni-
fer Flores-Lopez, Macay-
lah Force, Jordan Forsythe,
Patricia Gaede, Victor
Gamez, Ulysess Garcia, Uriel
Garcia, Tyler Garrett, Eliza-
beth Gaskin, Cody Gerrard,
Maxine Goldie, Hunter Gray,
Robin Hagen, Teri Hamilton,
Bailey Hillmick, Jennifer
Hook, Jayda Hoston, Wyatt
Hull, Andrew Huwe, Isaac
Ibarra, Simon Johnson, Alex-
ander Kehr, Crystal Klein,
Katie Kline, Vincent Lewis,
Christa Loomis, Daniel
Madrigal Barrera, Morgyn
Maxwell, Matthew McBride,
Annabella McDaniel, Saleen
McEntire, Wyatt McNary,
Arlene Mejia, Dylan Miles,
Meghan Montgomery, Jenni-
fer Morgan, Avaley Morti-
more, Lilly Naiser, Austin
Nault, Emilio Nunez, Jake
O’Brien, Marissa Olivas,
Jack Olson, Fernando Orte-
ga-Madrigal, Samantha
Patterson, Samuel Patter-
son, Marissa Perez-Mor-
ris, Anthony Pratuch, Hollie
Putnam, Jason Rea, Bonne
Rexroad, Nora Rivera, Eric
Saldana, Dean Schiller, Carol
Shilhanek, Binita Shrestha,
Jonathan Smith, Nancy Solte-
ro-Hernandez, Mariah Story,
Morgan Styvar, Sarah Tach-
ella, Ashley Taylor, Rebecca
Tesch, Kristen Thomp-
son-Graber, Ellie Van Doozer,
Zachary Walsh, Blaise Warn,
Taylor Wasserman, Crys-
tal Wernlund, Rosa Wilkins,
Anna Williams, Emily
Williams, Kenzie Williams,
Joshu a Willi ng ham,
Spencer Zeller.
Wheat foundation announces scholarship winners
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
Oregon Wheat Foundation
recently announced its schol-
arship recipients, with each
receiving $1,500 to support
studies at their selected
universit y, communit y
college or vocational/trade
school.
Among the 12 Oregon
high school seniors are four
students from Umatilla and
Morrow counties. They are
Sydney Dodge and Kinley
McAnally, both of Pendleton
High School, Grace Ogden of
Ione High School and Haylie
Peterson of Ione Community
Charter School.
Sydney Dodge plans to
pursue a career as an agri-
cultural lawyer. She intends
to attend Colorado State
University to major in agri-
cultural science, communi-
cation and leadership, with a
minor in law after the comple-
tion of her associate’s degree
at Blue Mountain Community
College.
She is the daughter of Chad
and Jody Dodge of Dodge
Land & Cattle. She is active
in 4-H, the Washington and
National Junior Angus Asso-
ciations, Oregon High School
Equestrian Team, Reined
Cow Horse Events and is a
member of the National Honor
Society. She is also extremely
active in FFA, obtaining her
State FFA degree.
Kinley McAnally will
study agriculture business at
Montana State University. She
played volleyball and has been
very active in FFA, serving as
the FFA Chapter President.
The daughter of Maya
Bates and Andy McAnally,
she has spent countless hours
on her family’s century farm
— in the hayfi elds moving
irrigation pipes, swathing,
raking, moving hay and learn-
ing how to drive the colum-
bine for wheat harvest. She
cites a true work ethic and
passion for agriculture devel-
oped working with her grand-
father at Straughan Farms.
Her goal is to become an
advocate for the agriculture
community.
Grace Ogden will pursue
a double major in agriculture
communications and animal
science at Oklahoma State
University. The daughter of
Jarrod and Alison Ogden, she
works farm labor and drives
columbine at Ogden Farms
and Weedman Ranches.
Ogden is active in 4-H as
a County Ambassador, is a
member of the National Honor
Society, plays varsity volley-
ball and tennis and is Associ-
ated Student Body president.
She has been a student intern
with OSU Morrow County
Extension and an intern for
Rep. Greg Smith. She also
is extremely active in FFA,
serving as chapter presi-
dent, district vice president
and obtaining her State FFA
degree.
Haylie Peterson will
at tend Blue Mountain
Community College, with
an emphasis on agriculture
production. She is a Morrow
County 4-H ambassador,
a member of the National
Honor Society, involved
in Ione FFA, a member
of the student body and is
active in multiple sports,
including varsity basketball,
volleyball and tennis.
The daughter of Treve and
Liz Peterson, she works on the
family operation, Rocky Bluff
Ranch. In addition, Peterson
most recently interned with
Beef Northwest Feeders. She
plans to return to the family
ranch and farm after getting
her degree.
According to a press
release from the founda-
tion, this year’s application
process was very competitive
with three times the number
of applicants as in 2021. In
recognition of the number
of applicants, the foundation
extended the number of state-
wide scholarships to support
more students.
“It is through the gener-
ous contributions of our
wheat industry that the foun-
dation has a healthy base of
resources to support the next
generation through these
scholarships,” said Dale Case,
Oregon Wheat Foundation
Board chair.
For more information,
cont a ct 541-276 -7330,
info@owgl.org or visit
www.owgl.org.
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian, File
Members of the Hermiston High School jazz band per-
form Dec. 11, 2021, at the Hermiston Community Center.
The HHS Band Boosters are hosting a community talent
show as a fundraiser to support the school’s band pro-
grams. Open auditions are April 12-13, 6-9 p.m. in the
band room.
Got talent?
Community talent
show auditions
are April 12-13
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — The
Hermiston High School
Band Boosters are hosting
a community talent show.
Any and all forms of talent
are welcome to audition.
“We are accepting any
sort of musical act, even
comedy or dancing —
anything that you could
consider a talent is on the
table,” said Mike Kellison,
a band booster and begin-
ning jazz band director at
the high school. “We’re
looking for magic or some-
thing fun like that. Any
type of talent that can be
featured, we would love to
have someone do it.”
Auditions are April 12-13,
6-9 p.m. in the band room
at Hermiston High School,
600 S. First St. People
do not have to register in
advance to audition. The
performance is April 23,
6 p.m. in the school’s fi ne
arts auditorium.
The show will be an
open competition, Kellison
said. All age groups and
types of talent will compete
against each other.
The event is a fundraiser
for the HHS Band Boost-
ers. Audience members
can vote for the winners by
placing donations in their
favorite act’s corresponding
box. The overall winners
are the acts that garner the
most donations on behalf of
the band boosters. Organiz-
ers, Kellison said, still are
in the process of determin-
ing prizes for the top three
acts.
“Ultimately it’s all
about raising money for
the students to participate
in music,” he said. “The
winner will get bragging
rights and some sort of
prize.”
The HHS Band Boost-
ers, Kellison said, provide
support in various ways to
students. The group assists
with such things as regis-
tration fees for music festi-
vals/competitions, travel
expenses and the purchase
of musical instruments for
student use.
“We basically want to
create opportunities for
our students,” he said.
“We want to help students
become active or continue
their journey in music.”
For more information,
email Kellison at michael.
kellison@hermistonsd.org
or search/send a message
via www.facebook.com/
hermistonbandboosters.
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Kenneth A. 'Ken' Elliott
March 10, 1931 - December 18, 2021
Kenneth A. “Ken” Elliott, for-
mer longtime Hermiston, Oregon,
resident of Forest Grove, Oregon,
was born on March 10, 1931, in
Colton, California, to Dell and
Edyth Elliott. He died on Dec. 18,
2021, in Forest Grove, Oregon, at
the age of 90 years. When Kenneth
was 10 years old, the family moved
to Metzger, Oregon. While attend-
ing grade school, he met a girl named Margaret in the
fourth grade whom he would later marry in June 1954.
Kenneth enlisted in the Army in 1949 and was a para-
trooper. He was discharged in July 1952 with the rank
of sergeant.
He attended college in Klamath Falls at the Oregon
Institute of Technology. Kenneth worked as a police
officer in Scappoose, Oregon, just before joining the
Oregon State police in 1960 and he retired as a senior
trooper in 1985. Over the years he and his family were
stationed in Pendleton, Burns and Arlington.
Kenneth was active in the Masonic Lodge (serving
as a grandmaster from 1990 to 1991), Shriner’s, Red
Cross of Constantine and other benevolent organiza-
tions. Kenneth's deep singing voice was an integral part
of the Hermiston First United Methodist Church choir.
He enjoyed singing in the choir and at special events.
He and Margaret toured the country in their RV, in-
cluding trips to Alaska and Canada. The highlight of
their travels was a cruise through the Panama Canal.
Kenneth is survived by his wife of 67 years, Margaret
Elliott; sons, Steve Elliott and his wife Kris Kruse-El-
liott, and Fred Elliott and his wife Cynthia Statham.
Kenneth was preceded in death by his brother, Rob-
ert Elliott.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to
the Hermiston First United Methodist Church, Care
Partners Hospice or a charity of your choice
A celebration of life will take place at the Hermis-
ton First United Methodist Church on Saturday, April
9, 2022, at 11 a.m. with lunch to follow at the church A
private family burial was held at the Hermiston Ceme-
tery, Hermiston, Oregon.
Please share memories of Ken with his family
at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of
arrangements.