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East Oregonian
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Hermiston artist is beggin’ for new beginning Let us have love
Art show and
sale is July 23
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
East Oregonian
HER MISTON — A
one-day art show and sale is
planned by Hermiston artist
Kim La Plant.
Presented by Ozark Hippie
Art and Creations, the “New
Begginings Art Exhibit” is
Saturday, July 23, 5-9 p.m. at
611 E. Highland Ave., Herm-
iston. It features all originals
by La Plant, who describes
herself as an “abstract impres-
sionistic painter and creator.”
La Plant said the show and
sale is the culmination of her
last three years. After expe-
riencing numerous traumatic
losses in the past few years,
she dove into her artwork.
“There’s two ‘g’s’ on the
‘begginings’ because it’s kind
of a joke — like I’m beggin’
for a new beginning,” the artist
said. “I need to clean house.
I’m just doing a clean slate.”
Ozark Hippie — La
Plant’s moniker — refers to
her Arkansas roots. She is a
self-taught artist who works
in watercolors. She also has
created with charcoal, acryl-
ics, carving and woodwork-
ing, as well as repurposing a
variety of objects.
La Plant was the featured
artist in an exhibit fi ve years
ago at the Hermiston Public
Library. In addition, she has
shown and sold her work at
various vendor fairs.
Several years ago, La Plant
opened an art studio in Stan-
field. While that endeavor
didn’t continue long, she said
she would like to start some
sort of art venture that assists
people experiencing stress and
trauma.
For a chance to win one
of La Plant’s original prints,
search Facebook for Ozark
Hippie Art and Creations —
scroll the page to a post on
July 12 for directions on how
to enter. The winner will be
announced July 23. For ques-
tions, email ozarkhippie-
creations@gmail.com.
SARAH
HAUG
LIGHT OF UNIT Y
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Kim La Plant/Contributed Photo
Original artwork by Ozark Hippie Art and Creations is fea-
tured during a show and sale Saturday, July 23, 2022, at
611 E. Highland Ave., Hermiston.
COMMUNITY BRIEFING
Guitar legend to
perform at
Great Pacifi c
PENDLETON — Blues
guitar virtuoso Terry Robb
returns to Pendleton for Live
@ Great Pacifi c.
As part of the free concert
series, the upcoming show is
Saturday, July 23, 6-8 p.m. at
Great Pacifi c Wine & Coff ee
Co., 403 S. Main St., Pendle-
ton. Sponsored by The Prodi-
gal Son Brewery & Pub, three
of its beers will be available
on tap. The event is open to
all ages.
Hailing from Portland,
Robb has been inducted into
both the Oregon Music Hall
of Fame and the Cascade
Blues Association Hall of
Fame. After winning the
Muddy Award for best acous-
tic guitar for 19 consecutive
years, in 2011 the award was
renamed the Terry Robb
Acoustic Guitar Muddy
Award to honor his contribu-
tions to blues music. In 2017,
he received the Muddy Award
for lifetime achievement.
For more information
about the concert series,
call Addison Schulberg
at 541-276-1350 or email
Sounds Like Entertainment
at bookpendleton@gmail.
com. For more about Robb,
visit www.terryrobb.com.
Local stores
host Walmart
Wellness Day
UMATILLA COUNTY
— Walmart invites people
to get healthy and ready
for back-to-school during
Walmart Wellness Day. The
event is off ered at numerous
Walmart stores throughout
the region — including Pend-
leton (2203 S.W. Court Ave.)
and Hermiston (1350 N. First
St.) — on Saturday, July 23,
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the store’s
pharmacy.
Customers can receive
f ree glucose, choles-
terol, BMI and blood pres-
sure screenings as well as
COVID-19 vaccines. Also,
affordable immunizations,
including shingles, pneumo-
nia, tetanus, hepatitis, HPV
and fl u are available.
The goal of Walmart
Wellness Day is to encour-
age customers to get healthy
and to gain basic test results to
assist in making decisions to
improve their health. People
can learn about wellness
resources and have an oppor-
tunity to talk with pharma-
cists.
For more information
about participating stores,
search www.walmart.com/
wellnesshub.
Heritage Station
announces
summer hours
PENDLETON — With the
weather heating up, Heritage
Station Museum is resuming
its summer hours.
Located at 108 S.W. Frazer
Ave., Pendleton, the museum
is now open seven days a
week. Operating hours are
Monday through Saturday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admis-
sion is $5 for adults, $4/
seniors, $2/students and free
for members and children
under 5. And on the fi rst Satur-
day of each month, admission
is free for everyone.
The Heritage Gallery
features “Umatilla Gold, the
History of Wheat in Umatilla
County.” And the Depot
Gallery includes a short fi lm
about the Oregon Trail, a
Fred Wayne Bradbury
May 13, 1942 - July 8, 2022
Fred Wayne Bradbury passed away July
8, 2022, at the age of 80. He was born May
13, 1942, in Portland, Oregon, to Donald
and Martha Renner Bradbury.
The family moved to
Pendleton when he was 12.
He was promised a pony
when they moved, which
he never got. While in high
school, his parents owned a
couple of restaurants, which
Fred would spend his lunch
hour helping out and then
return to school. Another job
he had was bagging grocer-
ies at the local grocery store.
He developed strong work
ethics at a young age.
After graduating from Pendleton High
School in 1960, he enlisted in the U.S. Ma-
rine Corp. He was very patriotic, loved our
country and held our military members in
high regards, often feeling humbled in the
presence of others who served in the mili-
tary. While in the service, he met and mar-
ried Odelia “Dee” Souza. They raised two
sons, Scott and Jeff. They later divorced.
He had worked at Hill Meat as an ac-
countant, then was executive director for
the Umatilla Reservation Housing Author-
ity while owning and managing his own
rental properties. He married Donna McA-
tee James in 1998.
Fred loved to go hunting, fishing, and
playing cards with friends and family. He
cared deeply for his community and was
active in many organizations and activi-
ties. He was a member of Pendleton VFW
Post 922, Pendleton Downtown Associ-
ation, Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, Pendleton Chamber
Ambassador, founder and first president
of Knights of Pythias Little League Foot-
ball (1979), president: Parents For Junior
High Sports (1980-81), Oregon VFW Mr.
Quartermaster 2014-15, Umatilla Reserva-
tion Housing Authority executive director,
Power Lifting World Record holder (50-59
age group), with the help of many volun-
teers, he brought “Dancing
with your Pendleton Stars”
2015 and the Fourth of July
Parade to Pendleton in 2012
to present, Pendleton man of
the year 2015, Elks member
for 24, received the Main
Street Cowboy Tenderfoot
Award 2021, charter mem-
ber of the Pendleton Line-
backers Club, Main Street
Cowboys, he especially
enjoyed flipping pancakes
at the Cowboy Breakfast
during Round-Up. He lived by the creed
of “There is no limit to what you can ac-
complish if you do not care if you get the
credit.”
He is survived by his wife, Donna;
son, Jeff, half-brother, Jay; stepson, Mark
James; and 10 grandchildren. He was pre-
ceded in death by his first wife, Odelia
“Dee,” brother, Donnie; son, Scott; and
both parents.
Fred was often seen wearing western
shirts with the sleeves rolled up. The fami-
ly is suggesting wearing patriotic or casual
western wear. His funeral service will be
Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the
Pendleton Convention Center. Burial will
follow at Olney Cemetery in Pendleton,
with a reception following at the Pendle-
ton Eagles Lodge. Contributions in Fred’s
name can be made to the VFW Let’er Buck
Post 922, P.O. Box 787, Pendleton, OR
97801. Semper Fi.
Online condolences may be shared with
the family at www.pioneerchapel.com.
Century Farms exhibit and
an exhibit highlighting fi rst
responders. The museum
grounds feature the Byrd
Schoolhouse, the Barn and
Homestead, the Fix Cabin and
the Caboose.
Also, mark your calendars
and watch for additional infor-
mation as the date gets closer
— Pioneer Day returns to the
museum on Aug. 20. In addi-
tion, special evening programs
are periodically offered on
Terrifi c Tuesday.
For more information, visit
www.heritagestation.org or
search Facebook. For ques-
tions, call 541-276-0012 or
email info@heritagestation-
museum.org.
— EO Media Group
et us have
love and
more love.”
This quote is from
the Baha’i Writings, but
all the religions of the
world are united around
the concept of love. Love
provides some of the
strongest evidence for
the existence of a spir-
itual world in that, by
transcending physical
existence, it has the power
and potential to transform
not only a human being
but every human being.
Love drives human
behavior at its most basic.
Studies have shown that
humans raised without
love fl ounder and die. And
yet, love remains hope-
lessly undefi ned, and it
doesn’t really help to say
that those of us who have
loved or been loved know
it when we see it. “Love
is patient, love is kind,”
“a mother’s love,” even
“tough love” all describe
a concept that is tangi-
ble and intangible at one
and the same time.
The result of love, on
the other hand, is plain
for all to see. It is hard
to fi nd a single aspect
of human existence
that isn’t augmented
by the presence of
love — or isn’t made
worse by its absence.
Love embodies positive
virtues and values such
as compassion, empathy,
caring, service — and the
very concept of “good.”
Negative attributes such
as hatred, greed and envy
are devoid of love. Often,
it isn’t even that the people
consumed by the latter are
without love, but rather
that they deliberately
deny love for others and
suppress it within them-
selves in order to pursue
their own desires. Or
maybe, even more, their
love of themselves eclipses
their love of others.
What would the world
be like without love? I
submit that the less we
love, the more our lives
resemble that of the lowest
of creatures, pursuing
our wants and desires to
the exclusion of all else.
Humans might not be
unique in our ability to
love, but the choice to love,
and to meet hate with love,
defi nitely is. That isn’t
even to say we shouldn’t
stand up to, defend
against, or counter evil.
It’s just that we shouldn’t
do it out of a need for
revenge or hate. We should
do it because we love, and
we recognize the harm
a lack of love does to
those who act without it.
One might even say
that true triumph over
evil cannot be accom-
plished without love.
To continue the quote:
“Let us have love and more
love, a love that melts all
opposition, that sweeps
away all barriers, that
conquers all foes, a love
that aboundeth in charity,
large-heartedness, toler-
ance and noble striving,
a love that triumphs over
all obstacles … Hast thou
love? Then thy power is
irresistible (and) … all the
stars will sing thy praise.”
———
Sarah Haug is a member
of the Baha’i Faith and has
called Pendleton home
since 2002. You can fi nd her
most days walking on the
Pendleton River Parkway
with her husband, Dan.
William ‘Bill’ Meade
Dec. 18, 1937 — July 9, 2022
William “Bill” Meade, 84, of Hermiston,
died on July 9, 2022, in Pendleton, Oregon.
Bill was born on Dec. 18, 1937, in the
small Eastern Oregon town of Stanfield
to parents Jess and Gladys
Meade. He grew up working
on the family farm, playing
sports and attending school.
As a graduating senior, he
was class president and
student athlete of the year.
Relationships
established
during Bill’s youth became
lifelong friendships.
Bill attended college at
Eastern Oregon University
where he also played
baseball. If you ever asked
Bill how a guy his size could
throw a 90-mph fastball, he’d smile and
tell you a little story about growing up as
a young Stanfield farm boy milking cows.
Bill was a standout high school and college
athlete whom many felt had the potential
to play in the big leagues. However, Bill
chose family and love over his athletic
aspirations.
In 1957, Bill met the true love of his
life, Barbara. A year later, they married
and relocated to the Seattle, Washington,
area where Bill had found employment
working for the largest volume grocery
retailer at the time in the Pacific Northwest,
Grocery Boys. Bill worked his way up the
ranks from night crew to store manager.
Bill and Barbara started their family with
the birth of their first son, David, followed
four years later by the birth of their second
son, Mitchell.
After some time, Bill left grocery
retail management for a consulting and
advertising manager opportunity for two
different grocery retail advertising groups;
Family Grocer and Red Apple Markets. Bill
played an integral role in the development
of the Red Apple Market program.
Bill’s job required frequent travel within
the Pacific and Inland Northwest, where he
would regularly meet and work directly
with various member store owners. While
networking and building relationships with
member store owners, Bill gained interest
in eventually owning a store of his own.
In 1992, Bill and Barbara realized the
American dream and purchased Key Buy
Foods in Umatilla, Oregon. Bill ultimately
chose this location based on the potential
for growth within the community. Bill
had a simple operational philosophy — to
provide quality products and services at
fair prices while providing for a pleasant
shopping experience. Having remodeled
the store and naming it Columbia Red
Apple Market, they operated within this
format for the following 12 years. In 2008,
they again remodeled the store to become
what it is today, Columbia Harvest Foods.
As a result of his hard work, dedication and
success, Bill was named business person of
the year on three separate occasions.
From his prior experiences working with
different store owners, Bill also understood
the value in supporting and
involving himself in the
local community. It was in
Bill’s genuine nature to help
others become successful.
In their own quiet and
unassuming way, Bill and
Barbara gave back to their
community in so many
ways. Bill hosted and
assisted local fundraising
efforts for the school district,
donated to local events and
organizations,
children’s
hospitals,
nonprofit
organizations, among other local charities.
Bill was also a proud sponsor of the
Umatilla County Farm-City Pro Rodeo.
Bill invested over 17 consecutive
years to the city of Umatilla working in
various capacities of public service such
as Chamber Board member, Planning
Commission member, City Councilor and
City Council president. For a brief time,
Bill served as the acting mayor of Umatilla.
Over the years, Bill Meade became a
respected household name throughout the
area and his leadership and advice was
regularly sought out by local and area
public officials. He was a pretty easy guy
to find — just look for the 35-foot cowboy.
Bill enjoyed having the flexibility of
being a business owner as it allowed him
the opportunity to do what he loved most,
spending time with his family. When Bill
wasn’t running a business or providing
guidance and advice to city officials, he was
spending time with those he loved most
and attending his grandchildren’s sporting
events. Bill was a true competitor and
advocate of local high school athletics. He
believed organized sports taught children
healthy and valuable life lessons, such as
teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship and
work ethic.
Bill was preceded in death by his wife,
Barbara; siblings, Jim and Dode; parents
and grandparents.
He is survived by his children and their
spouses, David and Julie Meade, Mitchell
and Sara Meade; grandchildren and
spouses, Ashley and Kyle Snow, Calvin
and Alesia Meade and Cameron and Laura
Meade; great-grandchildren, Benjamin,
Samuel, Colton, Ada and Clara, along with
many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was held on
Saturday, July 16, 2022, at 10 a.m. at
the Pleasant View Cemetery, Stanfield,
Oregon.
Please share memories of Bill with his
family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston,
Oregon, is in care of arrangements.