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Tuesday, May 31, 2022
East Oregonian
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PENDLETON
‘Americans and the Holocaust’ opens at the library
Pendleton only
library in Oregon
to host exhibit
ABOUT ‘AMERICANS AND THE HOLOCAUST’
East Oregonian
PENDLETON. — The
traveling exhibit “Ameri-
cans and the Holocaust” is
on display at the Pendleton
Public Library.
The exhibition opened
Friday, May 27, the city
announced in a press release.
Pendleton is one of 50 librar-
ies nationwide — and the only
one in Oregon – to host the
exhibit.
The United States Holo-
caust Memorial Museum and
the American Library Asso-
ciation presents “Americans
and the Holocaust,” which
examines the motives, pres-
sures and fears that shaped
Americans’ responses to
Nazism, war and genocide in
Europe during the 1930s and
1940s.
“The Pendleton Public
Library is delighted to
provide our community with
access to this extraordinary
exhibit,” Library assistant
director James Simpson said,
according to the press release.
City of Pendleton/Contributed Photo
The traveling exhibit “Americans and the Holocaust” is on
display at the Pendleton Public Library through July 1, 2022.
Pendleton is the only city in Oregon to host the exhibit.
WHEN YOU CAN VIEW THE EXHIBIT
“Americans and the Holocaust” is open for public viewing
now until July 1 during library hours: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday
and Saturday. For more information, contact the Pendleton
Public Library at 541-966-0380.
“Pendleton is, of course, no
stranger to the events of
World War II with the Pend-
leton Field Airbase being
located here, once housing
the Doolittle Raiders and
the Triple Nickles, not to
mention the many residents
that enlisted from the area.”
Simpson explained the
exhibit help frames two
important questions: “What
did Americans know about
the Holocaust?” and “What
more could have been done?”
The exhibit breaks down
Funnel cloud forms near Pendleton
Based on extensive new
research of that period,
“Americans and the Holo-
caust” addresses important
themes in American history,
exploring the many factors
— including the Great
Depression, isolationism,
xenophobia, racism and
antisemitism — that infl u-
enced decisions the U.S.
government, news media,
organizations and individu-
als made as they responded
to Nazism. According to the
press release, this exhibition
challenges the commonly
held assumptions Amer-
icans knew little and did
nothing about the Nazi
persecution and murder
of Jews as the Holocaust
unfolded.
Drawing on a remarkable
collection of primary
sources from the 1930s and
’40s, the exhibition focuses
on the stories of individuals
and groups of Americans
who took action in response
to Nazism. It will challenge
visitors to consider the re-
sponsibilities and obstacles
faced by individuals — from
President Franklin Roosevelt
to ordinary Americans —
who made diffi cult choices,
sought to eff ect change
and, in a few cases, took sig-
nifi cant risks to help victims
of Nazism even as rescue
never became a govern-
ment priority.
A full schedule of appear-
ances is available at www.
ala.org/tools/programming/
USHolocaustMuseum/tour-
schedule.
the fi rst question in 16 themed
panels, looped video content
and four kiosks. The viewer,
however, he said, answers the
second question after experi-
encing the exhibit.
“Americans and the Holo-
caust” will be on display at
the Pendleton Public Library,
along with a series of related
special events, through July 1.
The city also announced
the following special event
at the library in connection
with the “Americans and the
Holocaust” exhibit:
Pendleton announces more
blasts for Airport Hill project
East Oregonian
This screenshot is
from a video Kode
Prag reported he
took of a funnel
cloud at 3:25 p.m.
Friday, May 27,
2022, while out
feeding horses
on Tutuilla Flats
near Pendleton.
This comes almost
three weeks after
two tornados
touched down
near Weston and
damaged homes
and vehicles.
You can view
the short video
at www.eastore-
gonian.com.
Kode Prag/
Contributed Image
May 31 at 5 p.m. —
Speaker Anneke Bloomfi eld,
Holocaust survivor, tells her
story.
Shortly after Bloomfi eld’s’
fi fth birthday, Nazi Germany
invaded the Netherlands.
Fearing for the safety of his
family, her father found fami-
lies that would take her and her
brothers into hiding. During
the course of the war, Bloom-
fi eld was moved three times to
diff erent homes. She was just
10 years old when victory was
declared in Europe.
June 7 at 5 p.m. — World
War II: a local story: Join in
the library art gallery for a
walk through of local news
coverage of World War II. East
Oregonian newspapers will
be on display, featuring major
events from the war and the
impact felt in Eastern Oregon.
June 21 at 5 p.m. —
Author Clarice Wilsey
speaks on behalf of her
late father, World War II
U.S. Army physician Capt.
David B. Wilsey, who was
present at the liberation
of the Dachau Concentra-
tion Camp. He was one of
27 physicians who treated
30,000 survivors in a make-
shift fi eld hospital.
PENDLETON — Resi-
dents of Pendleton and
surrounding areas may feel a
shake on Wednesday, June 1,
and the week of June 6.
The city in a press release
announced the test blast
on Thursday, May 26, was
successful with shaking in
the vicinity of the site of the
blast.
The next blast is June 1
between noon and 2 p.m.
Aggregate Resource Drill-
ing is performing its second
test blast at the site of the new
water reservoir and booster
pump station near the East-
ern Oregon Regional Airport.
“Similar results are
expected with m i n i-
mal g rou nd sha k i ng
outside the local vicinity
of the second test blast,”
according to the city.
These two test blasts
are to assist with prepara-
tion of the full-scale blasts
for the week of June 6. Shot
times will be between noon
and 4 pm on June 6, 7, 8 and
June 9 if necessary.
“These blasts will be at
a larger scale than the test
blasts,” the city reported.
“Ground vibration is likely
to be felt at the west end of
Pendleton and may be felt in
the greater community.”
Preparing the site for exca-
vation to construct the new
reservoir and new booster
pump station could require up
to four blasts, one each day,
to break up the basalt rock.
Aggregate Resource Drill-
ing expects to complete their
work with only two to three
days of blasting.
Blasting will complete one
of the fi rst stages of construc-
tion, part of a $10.5 million
project to improve water pres-
sure and storage to the west
side of Pendleton. Accord-
ing to the city, the blasting,
followed by rock excavation,
will make way for a new 2
million gallon welded steel
reservoir and new booster
pump station, allowing for
industrial growth opportuni-
ties underway at the airport
industrial parks.
The project is part of the
city’s Water System Master
Plan adopted in 2015. When
complete, the project will
replace 1940s vintage stor-
age reservoirs and booster
pump stations, provide
better water pressure for the
west end of Pendleton, and
allow for additional develop-
ment at the Eastern Oregon
Regional Airport.
LOCAL BRIEFING
Wyden announces fi rst of 3 town halls
focusing on veterans in Eastern Oregon
East Oregonian
WASHINGTON, D.C.
— U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of
Oregon announced the fi rst
of three online town halls
he secured just for Eastern
Oregon veterans, their fami-
lies and veterans service
providers to ask top Veter-
ans Administration offi cials
health care questions is Satur-
day, June 4 at 10:30 a.m.
The virtual town hall
provides opportunity for
Eastern Oregon veterans,
their families and veterans
service providers to ask VA
health care questions, includ-
ing concerns about its propos-
als to reduce physical and
mental health services
This first veterans-fo-
cused town hall for Umatilla,
Union, Wallowa, Baker and
Morrow counties follows a
letter Wyden wrote earlier
in May about VA recom-
mendations that the Veter-
ans Administration Medical
Center in Walla Walla be
reclassifi ed to a communi-
ty-based outpatient clinic and
to move its 31-bed residen-
tial rehabilitation treatment
program 180 miles north of
Walla Walla to Spokane. The
announcement from Wyden’s
offi ce said that is an issue on
the table during the town hall.
“The message I heard
consistently at my recent
town halls in Eastern Oregon
made it clear that veterans
have lacked a real oppor-
tunity to share their legiti-
mate concerns about how
these proposed changes will
reduce access to both physi-
cal and mental health care,”
Wyden said. “Veterans
deserve topnotch care here at
home thanks to their service,
and I’m committed to work-
ing with them and the VA
through these veterans-only
town halls to brainstorm solu-
tions to secure that quality
and accessible care.”
Veterans, their families
and veterans service provid-
ers interested in participat-
ing with Wyden, Walla Walla
VAMC Director Scott Kelter
and Teresa D. Boyd, network
director, VISN 20, in this
online meeting, can submit
questions at bit.ly/3LYFsTA.
The link to watch the June 4
meeting is at bit.ly/3N2tkSW.
Dates, formats and times
for the next two veter-
ans-focused town halls in
Eastern Oregon will be
announced soon.
Scramble for Scholarships
Friday, June 10th
1pm Shotgun Start
Big River Golf Course - Umatilla
Golfers of all skill levels are invited to participate in the 29th annual
Scramble for Scholarships Golf Tournament. Four person teams can sign up
together or individual pairings can be made by the tournament committee.
Your $100 entry fee covers green fees, a box lunch, BBQ Dinner, and
makes a charitable donation to the Foundation to use in awarding
scholarships to local students pursuing careers in a medical field.
Register at scrambleforscholarships.eventbrite.com or call
541-667-3409. Entry deadline is June 6th
Putting contest to win a pair of Blazers Tickets.
Great Prize Holes and Hole-in-One on #1 & #9 wins
$25,000 towards a new car sponsored by ROGERS TOYOTA
of HERMISTON
Greater Idaho
movement moves
forward
MORROW COUNTY
— Followers of The Greater
Idaho movement are taking
steps to make their goal a
reality.
According to a Friday,
May 27, press release from
Citizens for a Greater
Idaho, supporters recently
submitted a petition at the
Morrow County Court-
house to force a ballot initia-
tive onto the November 2022
Morrow County ballot.
The release states they
submitted 287 signatures
and the ballot initiative’s
purpose is “to show state
legislators that voters want
them to begin talks with
Idaho to move the border.”
The movement is asking
Oregon legislators for “hear-
ings and for cosponsors for
a resolution that would
invite Idaho to begin talks
with Oregon on moving the
border,” according to the
press release.
It goes on to point out
the voting habits of people
in Eastern Oregon — that
voters on this side of the
state side with Republicans
at a rate similar to Idaho.
“Our representatives
would be heard in the
Idaho legislature, because
they would be a part of the
majority party there. Idaho
respects rural values and
rural industries. Idaho has a
lower cost of living and lower
taxes,” said Mike McCarter,
movement leader, according
to the press release.
— EO Media Group
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