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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM LOCAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 Intricate quilts gain national recognition By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER Shelly Coykendall’s quilts are so detailed, most people would rather hang them on the wall than use them to keep warm. “I used to say I’m a quil- ter, but I realized people were saying I’m more of a fiber artist,” she said. Intricate patterns of thread swirl across the top of each creation, forming feathers and flowers and animals. The flowing lines of stitches, which often pass within millimeters of each other, are all free-motion handiwork by Coykendall, who steers the needle of her quilting machine by hand around the top of each quilt, following designs she creat- ed herself. One of Coykendalls creations — a two-foot by two-foot “graffiti quilt” — is featured in this month’s edition of Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine as the second place finisher in a national contest sponsored The dove on a quilt, made by Shelly Coykendal, is an example of a raised trapunto design. STAFF PHOTOS BY E.J. HARRIS Quilter Shelly Coykendall holds out one of her quilts in her work room at her home in Hermiston. Coykendall says her the detailed work on her quilts has been referred to as fiber art. by the magazine. The honor is one of dozens of awards that the Hermiston woman has earned over 10 years of quilting, a hobby she picked up after retirement. “I think it pushes me, that competitive edge,” she said of entering contests and ex- pos. The Coykendall house is full of quilts, hanging over curtain rods along walls and draped over furniture. A large tan quilt with colorful diamonds and a dreamcatch- er adorns one wall in the hallway, while a patterned bedcover in fall colors sits in the guest room. The col- lection is just this season’s quilts — Coykendall has a closet full of others ready for Christmastime, spring State police give Umatilla bomb robot Robotics students will get to learn from robot used to inspect devices By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN STAFF WRITER The students of the Uma- tilla School District got a surprise on Monday when they found out they’re the new caretakers of a robot. Not just any robot, either — a bomb-inspecting robot formerly used by the Oregon State Police. Lt. Mike Turner told the students of Clara Brownell Middle School that he and some other officers had heard about Umatilla’s ac- tive robotics program, and wanted to give the students the robot to help them apply the skills they’re learning in the real world. “A lot of what state troop- ers do is going out and pa- trolling the highway, but there are many other things we do as an agency,” he said. “One of those things is the bomb technician program.” Turner and three mem- bers of the explosives di- vision demonstrated three different robots for students: an ICore robot, a lightweight machine which can quickly climb stairs and is primarily used to observe and reach for objects, and a Remotec F6A, a heavy-duty robot which STAFF PHOTO BY JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN Cheyenne Clark, a Umatilla seventh grader, talks with OSP Detective Placido Lopez about the robots the police use to handle potentially dangerous items. is used for visibility and to manipulate or open packag- es. Both robots had several cameras attached to them. The third one, a Green Cub Robot, had a unique nickname. “We call it ‘Dill Pickle’ because it’s green,” said De- tective Placido Lopez. The students were excited to learn that the robot was there to stay. A student from each grade was picked out of the audience to learn how to drive the machines, which are operated by remote con- trol. “Our motto is ‘start re- mote, stay remote,’” said Sgt. Karl Farber, explaining to the students how robots allow the team to explore suspicious packages or ma- terials, while keeping people away from potential explo- sives. Even if students don’t use their robotics skills to en- ter a law enforcement field, Superintendent Heidi Sipe said she was excited for stu- dents to see an example of the types of jobs available to kids with knowledge of the subject. “Their robots are far more sophisticated systems than what we do,” she said. “We’ll let the kids disassem- ble them and learn, and ap- ply the knowledge to what they work on.” The newer robots are ra- dio-controlled, whereas the old one is controlled by fiber optics. Farber said that is a little more cumbersome. But students were happy with the older model. “We get to drive it, and make improvements if we want,” said Cheyenne Clark, a seventh-grader at Clara Brownell who works as a programmer on the school’s robotics team. After the assembly, offi- cers let students test out the robots. The Remote F6A is strong enough to pull a per- son across the gym floor — a feature several Umatilla students had to test out for themselves. Turner said he looks forward to checking back in with the team in a few months to see what they have learned. MEDICAL DIRECTORY FAMILY DENTISTRY MENTAL HEALTH LET US BE THE ONE THAT HELPS! • Adult, Child and Family Therapy • Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment • Mental Health and Crisis Services • Confidential and Professional Care LIFEWAYS PENDLETON Crisis Phone: LIFEWAYS HERMISTON Family Dentistry ~ N ew Patients Welcome~ 541-567-8161 995 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston Ryan M. Wieseler, D.D.S . COUNSELING “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Sunday School 9:15am Worship Service 10:30am Children’s Church 10:30am 567-3013 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday ...............................English 7:00 am Thursday...............Spanish 6:00 pm SATURDAY:.........English 5:00 pm ...............................Spanish 7:00 pm SUNDAY:..............English 9:00 am ..........................Bilingual 11:00 am ..............................Spanish 1:00 pm Offi ce..............................567-5812 Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. English & Spanish Services 567-8241 855 W. Highland • Hermiston St. Johns Episcopal Church Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston t. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. First United Methodist Church Hermiston 191 E. Gladys Ave , Hermiston OR Sunday Worship 11am • 541-567-3002 Nursery available Check us out on Face Book Worship Livestream at herfumc.com Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Rev. 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Many of Coykendall’s quilts mix styles, meshing pieced quilting with em- broidery, raised trapunto designs and free motion stitching overlaying lines she first sketched out with a water soluble pen. While the thread often matches the color of the material it over- lays, for her graffiti quilts Coykendall uses colors that stand out against the back- ground, starting at the center of the fabric and improvis- ing patterns as she works outward. “Every single one is go- ing to be different,” she said. Coykendall said she al- ways had an artistic nature growing up, but she didn’t indulge it much past her art classes at school until she retired from Eastern Or- egon Telecom and began experimenting with quilting techniques. She is mostly self-taught using DVDs and webinars. Her husband Dennis, who says he’s immensely proud of her, has his own hobby, woodworking, and has custom-built a number of racks, tables and desks for her quilting room. Coykendall sometimes gives quilts away to family members and friends, but she doesn’t have an interest in taking orders or selling the ones she completes. “I’m not in it for busi- ness, I’m in it for fun,” she said. “I don’t want to take the joy out of quilting.” 1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834 oasisvineyard.us Worship 10:00 AM “come as you are” NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Worship Service 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Pastor J.C. Barnett Children’s Church & Nursery Available 700 West Orchard Avenue P.O. Box 933 Hermiston, Oregon 541-567-8441 Echo Community Church 21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR Phone: (541) 376-8108 Sunday School • 9:30am Worship • 10:45am Children’s Church • 11:15am Potluck & Communion ~ First Sunday of the Month 1060 W. Elm, Suite #115, Hermiston, OR www.apd4kidz.com 236 E. 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