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East Oregonian
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Cornhole for
charity seeks
participants
PENDLETON — People
will throw for a cause during
a charity event featuring
cornhole.
Cornhole for a Cause is
Thursday, May 19, 5 p.m. in
the Happy Canyon Arena,
1601 Westgate. The event
also features a silent auction,
door prizes, a 50-50 drawing
and a no-host bar.
Each team that enters will
choose a charity to play for
— the selected charities of
the first, second and third
place teams will receive
a donation. In addition,
winning teams will receive
a prize package from local
businesses.
The registration fee is
$60. For more information or
to register a team, call Greg
Galloway at 541-612-0926,
Chris McClellan at 541-612-
0923 or email cornhole-
forcharity@yahoo.com.
Ladies night
fundraiser
features laughter
M I SSION — Live
comedy with Susan Rice is
featured during a fundraiser
for the Pioneer Relief Nurs-
ery.
The Pendleton Ladies
Night Out is Friday, May 6,
5 p.m. in the Rivers Event
Center at Wildhorse Resort
& Casino, off Interstate 84
at Exit 216. Tickets are $25
per person or a table of eight
for $180.
In addition to the comedy
show, hors d’ oeuvres will
be served and a no-host
bar is available. Also, the
event features a silent purse
auction and an opportu-
nity to learn more about the
Pioneer Relief Nursery and
the ways people can help
support the program in its
efforts in strengthening
families and keeping chil-
dren safe.
Rice’s comedic style is
described as conversational
and hysterical. A Longview,
Washington native, she got
her start in comedy at Port-
land’s Leakey Roof Tavern
in 1983. Three years later,
Rice headed to Los Ange-
les, where she became a
regular at many of the area’s
top clubs, including The
Comedy Store.
Returning to the Pacific
Northwest in 1998, Rice
continues to yuck it up in
the Portland metro area and
beyond. In 2015, she was
voted Willamette Week’s
“Funniest Person in Port-
land.”
Founded in 2007, Pioneer
Relief Nursery seeks to
prevent child abuse and
neglect through early inter-
vention. It focuses on build-
ing successful and resilient
children, strengthening
parents and preserving
families. Staff work with
each family and child in our
program to provide individ-
ualized services tailored to
their unique needs and goals.
For more information, to
purchase tickets or to place
bids on auction items without
attending, visit one.bidpal.
n e t / l n o2 0 2 2 / we l c o m e .
People and businesses also
are invited to make dona-
tions for the auction. For
questions, call 541-215-1017.
Time to tune up
for Sing United
WALLA WALLA —
The United Way of the
Blue Mountains is excited
to announce the return of
its virtual singing competi-
tion. Sing United: Clash of
the Blue Mountain Beats
will celebrate and recognize
great musical talent in area
counties while helping the
community grow stronger
through the efforts of United
Way.
The vir t ual singing
competition and fundraiser
is for local bands and musi-
cians who are from, go to
school, or have performed
in or have ties to Walla
Walla, Columbia, Umatilla,
Morrow, Baker, Union,
Wallowa, Grant, Harney or
Malheur counties. The grand
prize winner will receive
$2,500 and an opportunity
for live headline perfor-
mances. Additional prizes
will be announced. Money
raised during tournament
voting will support United
Way in the fight for the
health, education and finan-
cial stability of community
members throughout the
region.
“We have tremendous
musical talent here,” said
Christy Lieuallen, United
Way executive director.
“During the first Sing United
competition, we heard from
the artists that they felt the
competition helped them
grow as musicians, but even
more as people.”
Si n g Un it e d i s a
single-elimination bracket
tournament organized by a
selection committee. Musi-
cians/bands must submit
registration no later than
May 16, 8 a.m.
The competition bracket
and first round match-up
dates will be announced
soon after. The winner of
each match-up is based on
the number of votes in the
United Way Sing United
fundraiser. Each $1 contrib-
uted counts as one vote.
To enter the tourna-
ment and further details,
visit www.uwbluemt.org/
sing. For questions, contact
Monica Boyle, director of
development, at 509-529-
1183 or monica@uwbluemt.
org.
‘Ring of Fire’
features life of
Johnny Cash
PENDLETON — The
story of Johnny Cash is
told through music in a trio
of performances presented
by the Friends of the Opera
House. “Ring of Fire”
features 30 songs, includ-
ing several Johnny Cash and
June Carter Cash duets.
The opening performance
is Friday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.
at the Vert Auditorium, 480
S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton.
Subsequent shows are Satur-
day, May 7, at 2:30 p.m. and
7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 for
lower level, $8 for balcony
or $13 per person for a group
of 10 or more. There is a
$2 processing fee for each
ticket.
The event is an encore
performance, which first
took the stage at the Historic
Elgin Opera House in 2016.
Back by popular demand,
the show features the orig-
inal cast along with several
new performers.
Playing Johnny Cash are
actor-singers Brent Smith,
Ashley O’Toole, Tucker
Mu r phey, J.D. K indle
and Dr. Wesley Rampton
as an aged Johnny. June
Carter Cash is performed
by Jeanette Smith, Jocelyn
Berado, Staci Elguezabal
and Karen Taylor. The cast
also includes Misty Hines as
Johnny Cash’s mother and
Jordan Uhlman as a featured
singer.
Tickets can be purchased
at www.elginoperahouse.
com or by calling 541-663-
6324.
Chocolate
Derby rides into
Pendleton
PENDLETON — Don
your best Kentucky Derby
attire and get ready to
indulge in chocolate. Dream
Catcher Therapeutic Riding
Center is hosting its Choco-
late Derby benefit event.
In its fourth year, the
fundraiser is Saturday,
May 14, 7 p.m. at the Pend-
leton Convention Center,
1601 Westgate. Tickets are
$30 each or $180 for a table.
In addition to tasting a
variety of delectable choc-
olate, the event features a
horse racing game and silent
and live auctions.
A nonprofit organization,
Dream Catcher provides
people with physical,
emotional and developmen-
tal challenges an opportunity
to discover their abilities and
stir up hope through equine
activities. Par ticipants
engage in riding, grooming
and bonding with horses.
For more information,
contact Morgan Matteson
at 541-377-1479, morgan@
dreamcatcher trc.org or
search www.facebook.com/
DCTpendleton.
— EO Media Group
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Main Street Cowboys honor top volunteer
By WYATT TEGGINS
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Marga-
ret Osborne is Main Street
Cowboys’ Tenderfoot of the
Year.
The Pendleton-based
nonprofit awarded Osborne
with the honor Friday night,
April 29, during its annual
banquet to thank bene-
factors and recognize an
outstanding member of the
community.
Osborne has spent more
than 30 years helping differ-
ent populations of Pendle-
ton. As an office assistant at
Pendleton High School, she
helped as many students
navigate life as any teacher,
counselor or principal.
After Osborne retired
from the school district in
2006, she cared for elderly
residents around the county.
Osborne provided food,
transportation, essential
maintenance and compan-
ionship to many through
her efforts. Her actions have
impacted so many people,
from students to the minor
league teams she assists,
and through her strug-
gles with the elderly, it was
no surprise to anyone but
Osborne that she had won
this year’s award.
O sbor ne expre sse d
Wyatt Teggens/East Oregonian
Margaret Osborne of Pendleton displays the Tenderfoot of
the Year Award she received Friday night, April 29, 2022,
from the Main Street Cowboys during the organization’s
banquet in Pendleton to honor volunteers.
tremendous gratitude for
the award but said it wasn’t
about her.
“It’s about the commu-
nity,” she said. “I enjoy
giving back. When I retired
from working with teens,
I wanted to continue help-
ing people and began help-
ing the elderly and seeking
out other ways to make an
impact.”
The Mainstreet Cowboys
has handed down the
Tenderfoot of the Year for
more than 60 years, making
it one of the oldest commu-
nity service awards in Pend-
leton.
T he Main St reet
Cowboys operate the bench
program with three levels of
sponsorships. Sponsorships
of $75-$149 ensures a bench
goes out a minimum of
14-21 days; for $150-$399,
benches go out as needed to
fulfill requests in addition
to the 14-21 days around
Round-Up; and for $400
and up, the benches go out
each time a request is made,
which is approximately 200
days each year.
Preparations for the
organization’s Main Street
show during the Pendleton
Round-Up and the Dress-Up
Parade are underway. The
Cowboys also seeks new
members and meets on the
fourth Tuesday of every
month. For more informa-
tion about the Main Street
Cowboys, call 541-278-9332
or visit www.mainstreet-
cowboys.org.
Arts center to host international concert pianist
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton Center for the
Arts on Monday, May 16,
hosts a free recital of inter-
national concert pianist
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner.
The performance begins
at 4:30 p.m. and is free for
anyone who reserves a seat
at PendletonArts.org or by
calling 541-278-9201. Seat-
ing is limited to the first 100
reservations.
According to a news
release from the arts center
Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner
was selected to be a Gilm-
ore Young Artist, an honor
awarded to the most prom-
ising American pianists of
the new generation, and his
multifaceted artistry has
been featured on NPR, PBS,
CNN International and the
Wall Street Journal.
Sanchez-Werner’s recent
international performances
include The Royal Concert-
gebouw in the Nether-
lands, CultureSummit in
Abu Dhabi, the Louvre
and Grenoble museums in
France and Verbier Festival
in Switzerland.
S a n c h e z -We r n e r
performed at the Kennedy
Center and the White
House for President Barack
Obama and President Joe
Biden, for President Pena
Nieto of Mexico and other
i nter nat ional lea der s.
Sanchez-Werner received
the Atlantic Council Young
Global Citizen Award
recognizing his dedication
to social action through
music in such countries
as Iraq, Rwanda, France,
Canada and the United
States.
Si n c e m a k i ng h i s
concerto debut at age
6, Sanchez-Werner has
performed under the batons
of some of the world’s most
notable conductors, the
press release states. He holds
master’s and bachelor’s of
music degrees from Juil-
liard, where he was awarded
the Kovner Fellowship, and
an artist diploma from the
Yale School of Music, where
he was awarded the Charles
S. Miller Prize. As part of
his commitment to giving
back, he’s working with a
local young piano student
the morning of the recital,
providing a one-on-one
master class for the lucky
teen.
The perfor mance is
made possible through a
partnership with Portland
Piano International and
its Rising Stars program,
which brings world-class
pianists to rural commu-
nities. The PCA event
follows a performance
the evening of April 24
at The Vert Auditorium
with the Portland Youth
Philharmonic Orchestra.
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