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COMMUNITY
East Oregonian
Pendleton Outdoor School Program
plans its 50th session celebration
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Spring River Cleanup is
Saturday in Pendleton
East Oregonian
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — A celebration
is in the works to mark the 50th
session of the Pendleton Outdoor
School Program.
The event is April 29 at Buck
Creek Cabins on the Umatilla
National Forest and open to former
ODS campers, counselors, field
study volunteers, teachers and
community supporters. The plan-
ning committee is working to
connect with these groups and indi-
viduals to invite them to the event.
Since the early 1970s, Pendleton
sixth graders have ventured to Buck
Creek Cabins and the U.S. Forest
Service’s Corporation facility on
the banks of the Umatilla River.
There, students have applied skills
developed in the classroom to real-
life situations in the natural envi-
ronment.
The event includes dedication
ceremonies to name three build-
ings in honor of individuals who
contributed their time, talents and
skills to the program: the Cook-
house will honor Bob McMillan, the
Bunkhouse Jim Christensen and the
Ranger Cabin the late Vern Willcox.
Due to limited parking at
the ODS site, the Intermoun-
tain Education Service District is
providing transportation via Mid
Columbia Bus Company from
PENDLETON — Round up
your family, friends and colleagues
and volunteer for a morning along
Pendleton’s River Parkway and the
banks of the Umatilla River, beau-
tifying the area. And maybe take
home a tree or other plant as well.
The annual Spring River
Cleanup is Saturday, April 23,
9:30-11:30 a.m. Participants meet
at Roy Raley Park, 1205 S.W. Court
Ave., Pendleton, and should bring
sturdy shoes, a bottle of water and
a willingness to pick up litter along
the Umatilla River.
Stewards of the Umatilla
River Environment, or SURE,
Umatilla Basin Watershed
Council and Pendleton Parks &
Recreation sponsors the event
and provide safety information,
gloves and trash bags. Last year,
volunteers removed almost 1,700
pounds of trash from the banks
East Oregonian, File
Biological research technician Tami Johlke, with the USDA Agricultural Re-
search Center, teaches a class on soil erosion in May 2015 at the Pendleton
School District’s Outdoor School in the Blue Mountains east of Pendleton.
The program is holding a celebration of its 50th session on April 29, 2022.
Pendleton for the event.
The schedule for the day follows:
• 11:30 a.m. — Bus leaves Pend-
leton (from IMESD parking lot,
2001 S.W. Nye Ave.).
• 12:30 p.m. — Bus arrives at
Outdoor School site.
• 12:30 p.m. — Hot dog lunch is
served.
• 1:15 p.m. — Bus shuttles visitors
to Buck Creek area.
• 1:30 p.m. — Flagpole ceremony at
Buck Creek.
• 1:50 p.m. — Bus shuttles visitors
back to Corporation.
• 2:00 p.m. — Building dedications
at Corporation.
• 3:00 p.m. — Bus departs ODS.
• 4:00 p.m. — Bus arrives back in
Pendleton.
People interested in learning
more about this historical occasion
can connect with the program by
emailing PendletonODS@pend-
letonsd.org, visiting its Facebook
page, www.facebook.com/Buck-
CreekCabins, or search on Face-
book for Pendleton Outdoor School.
Hunting
Easter
eggs in
the snow
Snowfl akes swirl as a girl
hunts for Easter eggs
Saturday, April 16, 2022, at
Pioneer Park in Pendleton.
The event sponsored by
Eagles Lodge No. 28 was
one of many egg hunts
around the area.
Kathy Aney/East Oregonian
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Golf tourny to benefi t
Hermiston teams
HERMISTON — The Herm-
iston High School Golf Asso-
ciation will host a two-person
scramble on April 23 at Big River
Golf Course in Umatilla.
The fee to play is $60 for
adults and $40 for students.
Entries can be made at Big River
Golf Course.
Carts are not included. If play-
ers would like a cart, they need to
reserve one by April 16 by calling
BRGC at 541-922-3006.
There will be a biscuits and
gravy breakfast from 7:30-
8:45 a.m., and a barbecue lunch
will follow the tournament.
There also will be raffl e prizes
and a silent auction. Local busi-
nesses have stepped up as hole
sponsors, and there’s still room
to add your name.
For questions, or to register,
contact Pat Kerrigan at 541-571-
0166, or Josh Browning at
541-701-9363.
The tournament helps support
the Hermiston High School boys
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of the Umatilla River.
Everyone who cares about the
river and enjoys spending time
outdoors along the Pendleton
River Parkway and riverbanks is
welcome to join the eff ort. Children
12 and younger need an accompa-
nying adult. Those who are not up
for physical exertion can help by
staffi ng the sign-in table during the
event.
In addition, Pendleton Tree
Commission, Pendleton Parks
& Recreation, Umatilla National
Forest and Oregon Community
Trees are teaming up for a tree and
plant giveaway 9 a.m. to noon also
at Roy Raley Park. The groups will
be giving away seedlings to cele-
brate Arbor Day, which is April 29.
And you do not have to partic-
ipate in the river cleanup to get a
free tree.
If you have questions, call Kath-
ryn Brown at 541-278-2667 or email
kbbrown@eastoregonian.com.
and girls golf programs.
Chili feed supports
Westminster Woods
Day Camp/VBS
PENDLETON — Tickets
are available now for the new
chili feed to support Westmin-
ster Woods Day Camp/Vacation
Bible School.
May 6, 5-7 p.m. join friends
and neighbors at First Presby-
terian Church, 201 S.W. Dorion
Ave., Pendleton, to enjoy chili
with toppings, a beverage and
ice cream for $7 per person or
$20 per family.
This year’s day camp is
during the second week of July.
Funds from the chili feed will go
toward the costs of the busses to
transport the children and all the
craft supplies used throughout
the week. The bus costs are $42
per seat, and Westminster covers
the cost for all attending camp-
ers.
Call 541-276-7681 and ask for
Barbara Wright to reserve a meal.
— EO Media Group