COMMUNITY
Saturday, June 25, 2022
East Oregonian
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Wildhorse Pow Wow returns for 26th anniversary
American
Indian dancers
and drummers
to gather in
Eastern Oregon
East Oregonian
MISSION — Follow-
ing a two-year absence, the
Wildhorse Pow Wow returns
June 30, marking the event’s
26th anniversary.
The gathering of Amer-
ican Indian dancers and
drummers takes place at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino
on the Umatilla Indian
Reservation near Pendleton.
“Pow Wows are a celebra-
tion of cultural and spiritual
traditions by Native Ameri-
cans and First Nations people
through drumming, singing,
dancing and competition,”
according to the announce-
ment from Wildhorse. “The
popular gathering attracts
dancers and drummers from
across the U.S. and Canada
to celebrate their indigenous
heritage. Pow Wows also
provide an opportunity to
pass traditions on to youth.”
The Wildhorse Pow
Wow welcomes individuals
of any heritage to observe
East Oregonian, File
Dancers fi ll the venue during the grand entry of the 25th Wildhorse Pow Wow on July 7, 2019. Wildhorse Resort & Casino an-
nounced on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the Pow Wow returns June 30-July 3 after a two-year hiatus.
and enjoy the activities.
More than $90,000 in
cash and prizes are avail-
able to outstanding dancers
and drummers in a variety
of categories. Dancers will
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Downtown district
uncorks wine/beer
tasting event
HERMISTON — The
He r m ist on Dow nt ow n
District is rolling out its
annual Cork & Barrel event.
Featuring wine/beer tast-
ings and food, the event is
Saturday, June 25, 5-10 p.m.
on Hermiston’s Festival
Street, 100 block North-
east Second Street. Also,
bring your dancing shoes as
the Chase Craig Band will
provide live entertainment.
Advance tickets for the
21 and older event are $20.
They are available at Herm-
iston Parks and Recre-
ation, 415 S. Highway 395,
the Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce, 630 S. Highway
395, and Lucky Endz Gifts,
239 E. Main St. Tickets at
the gate are $25.
For more information,
search www.facebook.com/
Hermistondowntown. For
questions, email hermiston-
downtown@gmail.com or
call 541-667-5018.
CASA program
off ers certifi cation
training
HER MISTON
—
People interested in serv-
ing as a voice for abused
and neglected children are
invited to participate in a
training course to become
a Court Appointed Special
Advocate.
CASA volunteers are
appointed by judges to advo-
cate for children in group
or foster homes. The law
requires that each child in
foster care has a special
advocate appointed on their
behalf.
The Umatilla-Morrow
CASA program will host a
two-week volunteer train-
ing course in Hermiston. It
is available both in person
and virtually. The sessions
run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
July 11-14 and July 18-21.
At the end of the 40-hour
course, participants will
receive certification as a
CASA volunteer by a judge
from the district.
When a child enters
the child welfare system,
suddenly there are many
strangers in their lives
— judges, police offi-
cers, lawyers, counselors,
foster parents and others.
With more than 260 kids in
Umatilla and Morrow coun-
ties needing a voice to advo-
cate on their behalf, many
volunteers are needed.
For more information or
to register, visit www.umchs.
com/programs/casa. For
questions, call 541-667-6170
or email cas@umchs.org.
— EO Media Group
Richard ‘Bud’ Wallace Rugg
May 18, 1924 - October 2, 2020
In loving memory of Richard "Bud"
Wallace Rugg of Pilot Rock, who was born
in Pendleton, Oregon, on May 18, 1924 -
passing Oct. 2, 2020. Bud
was a lifelong resident of
Umatilla County, only living
his last three years in Port-
land so his family could care
for him.
He was the second of
three sons born to Archie
Edward Rugg and Hazel
Mae (McCulley) Rugg. His
earliest years were spent on
his folk's homestead, near
the Rugg family sheep ranch
5 miles west of Vinson.
During the Depression, they
relocated to Echo, and then
on to acreage outside Uma-
tilla. Bud attended Hermis-
ton Union High School for
Its competitive basketball
and track teams, graduating
with the class of '43.
Bud enlisted in the Navy
in 1943, serving on the es-
cort carrier USS Tulagi,
VCE 72, as machinist mate,
2nd class. He participated
in campaigns in the Medi-
terranean, including Oper-
ation Dragoon; and in the Pacific Theater
performing anti-submarine activity in the
Marshall Islands, the Philippines, Guam
and Okinawa. At the cessation of war, the
Tulagi assisted in the transport of planes
and personnel from the South Pacific. He
was honorably discharged in 1946.
Bud met and married Betty (Kutch)
Borngraeber in 1959. They made their
home in Pilot Rock for the next 69 years.
Bud opened his arms and heart to Betty's
three children, Phil, Eva and Angela. Di-
ane was born soon after. He worked as a
mechanic for Comrie Oldsmobile and Ca-
dillac on Southeast Court Avenue, Pendle-
ton, until his retirement. He was an active
member of the Pilot Rock Community First
Presbyterian Church for over 60 years,
serving as an elder, and choir member.
Having repaired and jazzed up jalopies
in his youth, Bud would continue to restore
'wrecks' for cash, and helped Phil rebuild
a '57 Ford. In addition to being a skilled
mechanic, Bud utilized the carpenter skills
taught to him by his father,
Archie, for endless remodels
and other projects conceived
by his wife Betty.
As a family, there were
many trips to the mountains
for camping, hunting, fish-
ing, wood cutting, huckle-
berry picking and mushroom
gathering. Family vacations
were spent driving to many
state and national parks, and
the AlCan Highway to visit
Eva in Anchorage, Alaska.
Bud enjoyed ocean fish-
ing out of Ilwaco, Washing-
ton, with family and friends;
fishing and hunting in Alaska
with son-in-law, Warren; and
horse and mule pack trips
into the mountains of Mon-
tana with son-in-law, Farrell.
In retirement, a cherished
activity was the annual hunt-
ing trips to the Roy's cabin in
the Blue Mountains - mostly
for all the joshing, food and
games they could indulge in!
Bud loved sports, picking up
golf again in retirement; and he speculated
that he might have gone on to be a high
school coach except for the war.
He was a soft-spoken, gentle man who
quietly loved his family, raising three
stepchildren like his own, and a daughter
he cherished. He was a good son who not
only watched over his mother and father
in their aging years but also Betty's folks,
Emma (Wurl) Edwards, Ralph Kutch; and
even Betty's former mother-in-law, Judy
(Kruse) Borngraeber.
Bud was preceded in death by his wife
of 51 years in 2010; his parents, brothers,
George Eugene and James Rugg; and step-
son, Phil Borngraeber. Bud is survived
by his daughter, Diane Frye (Fred), Point
Richmond, California; stepdaughters, Eva
Sanders (Warren), Lake Oswego, Oregon;
Angela Cooper Lind (Dennis), Missoula,
Montana; and 10 grandchildren.
compete in Traditional,
Fancy, Golden Age, Grass,
Chicken, Jingle and more.
Special dances include Elder,
Cowgirl and War Bonnet.
Drummers compete in Hand
Drum and Contest Drums.
The event kicks off with
Pow Wow Comedy on
Thursday, June 30, at 7 p.m.,
in the Rivers Event Center at
Wildhorse. The show opens
with Mark Yaff ee, founder
and co-star of the Pow Wow
Comedy Jam; headlining is
Tonia Jo Hall, known for her
hilarious alter ego, “Auntie
Beachress.”
The first Grand Entry
for the Pow Wow starts
Friday, July 1, at 7 p.m. at the
outdoor arena. Drumming
and dancing continue daily
through the afternoon of
July 3. The full event sched-
ule is online at wildhorsere-
sort.com.
Host Drum for the Pow
Wow is “Southern Style” of
Montezuma Creek, Utah.
Emcees are Jerry Meninick,
Fred Hill and Thomas Morn-
ing Owl.
The Wildhorse Pow
Wow features traditional
foods, handcrafted Native
American items and other
merchandise available from
visiting vendors and artists,
including fry bread.
The outdoor arena is north-
east of the Tower Hotel at
Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
Parking is east of the arena.
The Pow Wow and comedy
show are free to the public.
Food, fun and games at new Fourth
of July event in Roy Raley Park
By JOHN TILLMAN
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
new Fourth of July event in
Pendleton’s Roy Raley Park
is set to begin after the parade
ends at 11 a.m. and provides
music, games and more.
DJ Anson Crane handles
music noon to 5 p.m. Games
and activities all day include
spike ball, bean bag toss,
lawn dice and face paint-
ing. Two giant Jenga
toppling towers and two
giant Connect Four games
also are featured.
Several food trucks are
offering their goods, and
there are prizes for the relay,
spoon-egg and three-legged
races.
A judged, pat r iot-
ic-themed children’s bicy-
cle parade is scheduled for
1 p.m., with prizes for each
entrant. The age groups are
8 and under, and 9 to 12.
A cornhole tournament
is 1-4 p.m., and a dunk tank
2-4 p.m. Targets in the tank
signed up so far are Pendle-
ton police Lt. Tony Nelson
and Mayor John Turner.
The event still needs
two volunteers for the third
and fourth half hours in the
tank, and also for the milk
can toss and face painting.
To volunteer, contact Donna
Biggerstaff at Pendleton
City Hall at donna.bigger-
staff @ci.pendleton.or.us or
541-966-0220.
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