COMMUNITY
Saturday, July 9, 2022
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
East Oregonian
Wildhorse Pow Wow winners named
East Oregonian
Fire Chief Jim Critchley/Pendleton Fire & Ambulance
Fire crews from Pendleton and the Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reservation hoist a U.S. fl ag July 4, 2022,
over Main Street, Pendleton, for the town’s Fourth of July
celebration.
AWS makes
community
grants available
UMATILLA COUNTY
— Amazon Web Services has
launched a new $120,000 fund
for local community groups,
schools and nonprofi t organi-
zations in Umatilla County.
Administered by the
nonprofi t ChangeX, the new
funds will be available to help
those in Umatilla County
interested in launching a new,
or expanding an existing local
project that support an area of
science, technology, engineer-
ing, art and math education,
environmental sustainabil-
ity, economic development or
community prosperity.
The deadline to apply is
July 29. To learn more and
fi nd the application go here
bit.ly/3ABF1MM.
Horse and Bugg y/
Wagons: Walla Walla Fair
& Frontier Days, (1).
First Responders and
Armed Forces: Pendleton
and CTUIR fi re departments,
(1); Umatilla County Sher-
iff ’s Offi ce (2).
Mo t or i z e d Ju d ge s
Choice: Smith’s Military
Jeep & Trailer.
Civ ic Groups and
Service Clubs: Pendleton
Shrine Club (1); Hope with
Options (2); Umatilla County
Republican Central Commit-
tee (3).
Business and Commer-
cial: Walmart Flag Group
(1); First Community Credit
Union (2); Lucky Story (3).
Youth Groups: BMX
Dudes (1).
Floats: Main Street Side-
saddlers (1), Pendleton Lions
Club (2).
Patriot Trophy: Let’er
Uber.
Fourth of July
Parade trophy
Athena American
winners announced Legion hall receives
PENDLETON — The fi re $75K for upgrades
departments of Pendleton
and the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian Reser-
vation hoisted a 30-by-50-
foot United States fl ag July 4
over Main Street, Pendleton,
for this year’s Fourth of July
parade. But the large fl ag was
only part of the procession of
colorful floats, horseback
riders and more through the
streets of Pendleton to cele-
brate the nation’s Indepen-
dence Day.
Fred Bradbury, organizer
of Pendleton’s Fourth of July
events, reported this year’s
parade trophy winners as
follows:
Equestrian Groups:
Vaqueros del Valle de Walla
Walla, (1).
Equestrian Groups —
Royalty: Pioneer Posse
Royalty, (1).
PENDLETON — The
hall of the Athena American
Legion Post 130 is getting an
upgrade.
The Umatilla County
Board of Commissioners at
its meeting Wednesday, July
6, approved a payment of
$75,000 to upgrade the hall.
“The hall is in general use
by the community,” Commis-
sioner George Murdock noted.
The work will improve
safety and make the hall’s
bathrooms compliant with the
Americans with Disabilities
Act, he added.
The money comes from
the 2021 federal American
Rescue Plan Act, which
allocated some funds for
local community invest-
ment projects.
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Willard D. Woods
October 7, 1936 - April 22, 2022
Willard D. Woods of Pendle-
ton, Oregon, was born on Oct. 7,
1936, in La Grande, Oregon, to
parents Charles and Leta Comstock
Woods. He died on April 22, 2022,
in Pendleton, Oregon, at the age of
85 years. Willard was raised and
attended schools in Baker and later
Pendleton, Oregon, where graduat-
ed high school. He married Kaye
Beebe in 1978 in Pendleton, Oregon. Willard worked as
a postal carrier for USPS for over 30 years, retiring in
2000. He enjoyed his dogs, fishing, hunting, camping,
mushroom hunting and gardening. Willard was a mem-
ber of the Pendleton Eagles Lodge and the Main Street
Cowboys.
He is survived by his children, Chuck and Becky
Woods, Pendleton, Gwen and Tom Little, Pendleton,
Denise Norris, Pendleton, and Leona Brown, Prineville,
Oregon; sister-in-law, Virginia Beebe, Pendleton; nu-
merous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and cousins.
Willard was preceded in death by his wife, Kaye
Woods; sons, Ron Woods, Larry Watkins, Gail Watkins;
and his parents.
A graveside service at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton
will be held on Monday, July 11, 2022, at 10:30 a.m.
Contributions in Willard’s memory may be made to
PAWS.
Please share memories of Willard with his family
at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com.
Burns Mortuary, of Hermiston, Oregon is in care of
arrangements.
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PENDLETON — The
26th annual Wildhorse
Resort and Casino Pow Wow
has been labeled an “outright
success,” despite rain, wind,
thunder and lightning inter-
rupting the events July 2 and
causing a weather delay.
After a two-year absence
due to the pandemic, the
pow wow saw people eager
to return with 372 danc-
ers registered and 16 drum
groups.
All dance and drumming
contests took place before
the traditional gathering of
the tribes and community
concluded. Cash prizes are
awarded to the top four danc-
ers in each category, drum
contests and dance specials
were awarded diff erently.
Dance competition
winners were:
Junior Boy’s Fancy: Jonathan
Casper, Yakima, Washington,
Shuswap/Haida/Yakama tribes
(1); Jeremia Wahchumwa, Mil-
ton, Washington, Pyallup Tribe (2);
Mosie Walsey, Toppenish, Washing-
ton, Yakama Tribe (3); J3 Meninick,
Lenore, Yakama Tribe (4).
Junior Boy’s Grass: Avery New
Holy-Mountain Sheep, Pocatello,
Idaho, Dine/Lakota tribes (1); Eli-
jiah Denny, Warm Springs, Warm
Springs Tribe (2); Jayden Walsey,
Toppenish, Washington, Warm
Springs/Yakama tribes (3); Kenston
Chief, Island Lake, Saskatchewan,
Canada, Cree-Canada Tribe (4).
Junior Boy’s Traditional: Lewis
Allen, Culdesac, Idaho, Nez Perce/
Paiute tribes (1), Stephan Brown,
Nevada, Paiute Tribe (2), Mosie
Walsey, Toppenish, Washington,
Yakama Tribe (3); Tiger Liley, Wap-
ato, Washington, Yakama Tribe (4).
Junior Girl’s Fancy: Jocelynn
Phoenix, Rosemead, California,
Navajo/Paiute/Tohono O’odham
tribes (1); Abi Ford Kordatzky, Pend-
leton, Umatilla Tribe (2); Verna John-
son, Salem, Paiute-Shoshone/Hai
Tribe (3); Elissa Meninick, Harrah,
Washington, Yakama Tribe (4).
Junior Girl’s Jingle: Alimae Jack-
Antonio Arredondo/East Oregonian, File
Yakama tribal member Peter Jo Olney of White Swan,
Washington, dances in Native clothing in the early after-
noon July 3, 2022 at the Wildhorse Pow Wow in Mission.
Olney won fi rst place at the event in the Men’s Golden Age
category.
son, White Swan, Washington,
Yakama Tribe (1); Lila Crookedneck,
Billings, Montana, Navajo/Cree
tribes (2); Alexis Payer, Goldendale,
Washington, Yakama Tribe (3); Scar-
lett Schroder, Chiloquin, Klamath
Tribe (4).
Junior Girl’s Traditional: Dymond
Say, Pilot Rock, Yakama Tribe (1);
Athena Reed, Zillah, Washington,
Yakama Tribe (2); Tiara Price, Harrah,
Washington, Warm Springs Tribe
(3); Annie Payer, Goldendale, Wash-
ington, Yakama Tribe (4).
Teen Boy’s Fancy: Kenny Brown,
Fort Defi ance, Arizona, Dine/North-
ern Arapaho tribes (1); Apollo John-
son, Warm Springs, Wasco/Paiute
tribes (2); Julius Phoenix, Rosemead,
California, Navajo/Paiute/Tohono
O’odham tribes (3); Sonny Walsey,
Toppenish, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (4).
Teen Boy’s Grass: Justus Cree Jr.,
Bonner Ferry, Idaho, Cree Tribe
(1); Sun Hawk Barney, Portland,
Navajo/Burns Paiute tribes (2); Ken-
ton Walsey, Toppenish, Washing-
ton, Warm Springs Tribe (3); Cashis
Alferez-Bevis, Pendleton, Umatilla
Tribe (4).
Teen Boy’s Traditional: Jayden
Esquiro, Warm Springs, Warm
Springs Tribe (1); Bryson Wallahee,
White Swan, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (2); Nakoa Kukakaway, McDer-
mitt, Nevada, Cree Tribe (3); Lebron
Boise, Warm Springs, Warm Springs
Tribe (4).
Teen Girl’s Fancy: Kee’ala Walsey,
Tuba City, Arizona, Dine Tribe (1);
Miriam Walsey, Toppenish, Wash-
ington, Yakama Tribe (2); Macy-
quinn Johnson, Warm Springs,
Wasco/Paiute tribes (3); Aurora
Whiskeyjack, Pilot Rock, Saddle
Lake First Nation (4).
Teen Girl’s Jingle: Junee Picard,
Lapwai, Idaho, Nez Perce Tribe (1);
Kee’ala Walsey, Tuba City, Dine Tribe
(2); Analynn R. Olney, White Swan,
Washington (3); Shayla Ochoa, Chil-
oquin, Klamath Tribes (4).
Teen Girl’s Traditional: Analynn
R. Olney, White Swan, Washington,
Yakama Nation (1); Miriam Walsey,
Toppenish, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (2); Gerra Shock, Toppenish,
Washington, Yakama Tribe (3); Lau-
ren Gould, Lenore, Idaho, Nez Perce
Tribe (4).
Women’s Golden Age: Pat Heem-
sah, Toppenish, Washington,
Yakama Tribe (1); Thomisata Moun-
tain Sheep, Pocatello, Idaho, Dine/
Apache tribes (2); Audrey Olney,
White Swan, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (3); Wilma Wahsise, Toppenish,
Washington, Yakama Nation (4).
Men’s Golden Age: Peter Jo Olney,
White Swan, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (1); John Meninick, Lenore,
Idaho, Yakama Tribe (2); Rod Begay,
Granger, Washington, Yakama/Dine
tribes (3), Frank Eagle Speaker, Yelm,
Washington, Blood Tribe (4).
Women’s Fancy: Arienne
Sheka, White Swan, Washing-
ton, Ho-Chunk Tribe (1); Urselo-
ria Walsey, Tuba City, Arizona, Dine
Tribe (2); Jovena Scabby Robe,
White Swan, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (3); Tennille Wahtomy, Wap-
ato, Washington, Yakama Nation (4).
Women’s Jingle: Bridget Eagle
Speaker, Yelm, Washington, Puyal-
lup Tribe (1); Michelle Etsitty, Chinle,
Arizona, Navajo Tribe (2); Jovena
Scabby Robe, White Swan, Wash-
ington, Yakama Tribe (3); Arianne
Sheka, White Swan, Washington,
Ho-Chunk Tribe (4).
Women’s Short Fringe: Tilda
Walsey, Toppenish, Washing-
ton, Warm Springs/Yakama tribes
(1); Teata Ellenwood, Pendleton,
Confederated Tribes of the Uma-
tilla Indian Reservation (2); Zelma
Walsey, Toppenish, Washington,
Yakama Tribe (3); Katrina Miller,
Pendleton, Yakama Tribe (4).
Women’s Traditional: Ida Shock,
Toppenish, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (1); Emily Washines, Toppe-
nish, Washington, Yakama/Cree/
Skokomish tribes (2); Violet Olney,
White Swan, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (3); Katrina Miller, Pendleton,
Yakama Tribe (4).
Men’s Fancy: Carlos Benally, Red-
mond, Washington, Crow Creek
Dakota Sioux Tribe (1), JJ Meninick,
Lenore, Idaho, Yakama Tribe (2),
Gary Olney, White Swan, Washing-
ton, Yakama Tribe (3); Gary Smith,
Granger, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (4).
Men’s Grass: Gary M. Villa, Warm
Springs, Warm Springs Tribe (1);
Alec Bluff , Medical Lake, Washing-
ton, Kalispel Tribe (2); Jordan Yazzie,
Georgeville, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (3); Kyle Mountain Sheep,
Pocatello, Idaho, Navajo/Apache
tribes (4).
Men’s Prairie Chicken: Alex Meni-
nick, Harrah, Washington, Yakama
Tribe (1); Jordan Yazzie, Georgeville,
Washington, Yakama Tribe (2); Jer-
emy Barney, Portland, Burns Paiute
Tribe (3); Logan Quaempts, Pend-
leton, Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation (4).
Men’s Traditional: Justus Cree Sr.,
Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Cree/Nook-
sack tribes (1); Nakia Williamson,
Lapwai, Idaho, Nez Perce Tribe
(2); George Meninick Jr., Toppen-
ish, Washington, Yakama Tribe (3);
Andrew Tewawina, Polacca, Ari-
zona, Hopi/Apache tribes (4).
Hand drum contest winners:
Southern Style, Arizona (1); Charles
Wood III, Pendleton (2); Sonny
Eaglespeaker, Yelm, Washington (3).
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