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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2018
LOCAL
Umatilla gets five-year STEAM grant
By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN
STAFF WRITER
Umatilla students can
learn as much outside of
class as they do in, with the
help of a grant the district
just received to fund science
and arts programs.
The district received a
five-year grant from the
Oregon Department of Edu-
cation, and will receive
$467,572 per year for the
first three years. The final
two years of the grant will
be funded at 75 percent.
Grant money will go
toward developing STEAM
— science, technology,
engineering, art and math
— programs.
Superintendent
Heidi
Sipe said the grant will allow
the district to supplement
existing programs, as well
as add some new classes and
services.
“We’ll get to add so many
cool things, like Saturday
HH FILE PHOTO
Alexander Gutierrez, second from right, instructs a group of campers in August 2016 on how
to program a robot during the Greater Oregon Science Engineering and Math camp.
classes and mental health,”
she said.
The district has an active
after-school program that
about 50 percent of students
attend, and offers classes
that are driven by student
interest and often taught by
high schoolers.
The grant will allow for
more classes, Sipe said,
and will especially focus
COURTS
on expanding arts opportu-
nities. Previously, the after-
school program focused on
“STEM” — science, tech-
nology, engineering and
math — but Sipe said they
are added to include more
art components.
“We’re looking at dance,
probably more drama offer-
ings than we had before,”
she said. “We’re really hop-
ing we can expand the anime
club.”
The grant will also fund
expansion of the district’s
mental health and adult edu-
cation programs.
“It’ll be a lot of the same
mental health services
offered during the day,”
Sipe said. “But the chal-
lenge was that families had
to leave work, or kids would
have to leave class to partic-
ipate. This gives families the
option of having the same
services, after school and in
the evening.”
The district will also
expand the time and funding
options for evening educa-
tion programs. Family mem-
bers can take GED, ESL and
parenting classes. The dis-
trict will now be an approved
GED testing site, meaning
fees will be absorbed by the
district, and testing times
will become more flexible.
This year, Sipe said 26
people attended the ESL
class, and four are taking the
GED class.
Umatilla has had some
form of after-school pro-
gram since 2003, originally
funded with Title I money
and limited to reading and
math instruction. Sipe said
the first grant from the Ore-
gon Department of Educa-
tion’s 21st Century Commu-
nity Learning Center Title
IV-B was received in 2005.
A grant in 2013 allowed
them to expand the pro-
gram to include Friday after
school, when they conduct
many of their field trips.
BRIEFS
SENTENCES
PENDLETON — The following sen-
tences have been imposed in Umatilla
County courts:
FELONY
•Ana Laura Avila, 29, Hermiston,
pleaded guilty to Possession of Meth-
amphetamine: sentenced to 18 months
probation, 90 sanction units, 30 max-
imum jail units, 80 hours community
service, $500 fine and $1,000 fine-sus-
pended, plus attorney fees; pleaded
guilty to Failure to Appear I: sentenced
to 2 years probation, 120 sanction units,
60 maximum jail units, 100 hours com-
munity service, $200 fine and $1,000
fine-suspended, plus attorney fees;
pleaded guilty to two counts of Theft
II: sentenced to 180 days jail-sus-
pended, 2years probation, 100 hours
community service, $100 fine and
$1,000 fine-suspended for each count;
pleaded guilty to Theft III: sentenced to
$100 fine (sentence to discharge).
•Angel Nehemiah Oseguera, 22,
Hermiston, pleaded no contest to Bur-
glary I: sentenced to 3 years proba-
tion, 180 sanction units, 90 maximum
jail units, 160 hours community ser-
vice, $200 fine, $2,300 fine-suspended
and restitution to be determined;
pleaded guilty to Assault IV: sentence
discharged.
MISDEMEANOR
•Donald Lee Wade, 63, Stanfield,
pleaded guilty to DUII: sentenced to
180 days jail-suspended, 2 years pro-
bation, 80 hours community service,
$2,255 fine, $1,000 fine-suspended and
1 year driver’s license suspension, plus
court costs and fees.
SUITS FILED
PENDLETON — The following suits
have been filed in Umatilla County
courts (interest, court costs and fees
not listed):
•Credits Inc. vs. Miguel Pelayo and
Isabel Morales of Hermiston: seeks
$503.91.
•Credits Inc. vs. Mary and Bryan V.
Dechand of Echo: seeks $643.33.
•Credits Inc. vs. Ana Rosa Jara of
Hermiston: seeks $5,770.46.
•Credits Inc. vs. Judy Cardenas of
Umatilla: seeks $2,816.88.
•Credits Inc. vs. Melissa Harnack of
Stanfield: seeks $567.56.
•Credits Inc. vs. Brad and Mindy
Wilson of Hermiston: seeks $1,251.30.
•Credits Inc. vs. Amanda P. Villar-
real of Hermiston: seeks $1,161.80.
•Credits Inc. vs. Israel Villa and
Maria E. Landeros of Boardman: seeks
$5,534.86.
•Credits Inc. vs. Guillermo J. Rodas
Perez and Sally Leon of Hermiston:
seeks $734.08.
•Credits Inc. vs. Helmer Zamudio
Jimenez of Irrigon: seeks $3,401.31.
•Credits Inc. vs. Jordan T. Beckley of
Umatilla: seeks $3,356.34.
•Credits Inc. vs. Justin E. Reyes of
Hermiston: seeks $6,802.69.
•Credits Inc. vs. Nathan and Steph-
anie L. Johnson of Hermiston: seeks
$675.18.
•Credits Inc. vs. John Herbert Dash-
naw Jr. of Umatilla: seeks $1,504.49.
•Credits Inc. vs. Christine and
Wilyam Sabri of Hermiston: seeks
$2,061.21.
•Credits Inc. vs. Daniel and Brandi
Verley of Irrigon: seeks $2,147.52.
•Credits Inc. vs. Juan and Sara
Rodriguez of Hermiston: seeks
$1,699.31.
•Credits Inc. vs. Ricardo Guerrero
and Thelma Mendiola of Stanfield:
seeks $973.87.
•Corwin Company Inc. dba East-
ern Oregon Rental & Sales vs. Lara
Arriola dba Superior Northwest Build-
ings and Center Construction Inc.: seeks
$31,172.65.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Bonifacio
Gaspar: seeks $1,282.26.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Tavis Fergu-
son: seeks $1,140.74.
•Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Robin Ken-
nedy Sabri: seeks $976.85.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Adam Men-
tzer: seeks $616.25.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Daphne
Henderson: seeks $575.51.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Helen
Kuehn: seeks $874.47.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Darleen
Eversole: seeks $841.67.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Karen
McNally: seeks $749.15.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Sarah Har-
mon: seeks $879.34.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Kelli Cal-
deron: seeks $594.62.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Leanna
Worden: seeks $1,021.65.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Chad Rob-
bins: seeks $793.26.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Casey Rog-
ers: seeks $763.93.
•Credits Inc. vs. Rebekah K. Wom-
ack of Hermiston: seeks $460.12.
•Credits Inc. vs. Timothy Green of
Hermiston: seeks $549.74.
•Credits Inc. vs. Teresa A. LaPeirre
of Irrigon: seeks $907.55.
•Credits Inc. vs. Nathan A. Nardi of
Irrigon: seeks $746.38.
•Credits Inc. vs. Javier Carrillo of
Hermiston: seeks $3,533.97.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Jacque-
line Miller: seeks $5,089.85.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Devon
Chestnut: seeks $838.10.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Benjamin J.
Harvey: seeks $1,548.26.
•Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
vs. Earlene Reese of Hermiston: seeks
$1,443.20.
$542.36.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Spencer Hull:
seeks $669.39.
•LVNV Funding LLC vs. Casandra
Leonard: seeks $882.73.
•Hormel Foods Corporation vs.
Matthew Prior: seeks $18,599.79.
•Midland Funding LLC vs. Leonides
Ornelas: seeks $2,374.17.
Travis Dean Michel, 27, and Ashlee
Nicole Osgood, 26, both of Hermiston.
James Leon Schell Jr., 47, and Kristi
Ann Barrett, 43, both of Umatilla.
James Jacob Ross, 28, and Marie
Elaine Pedro, 27, both of Hermiston.
Noah Elias Lawson, 19, and Free-
dom Marie Bennett, 19, both of Irrigon.
Derek Lee Mooney, 37, and Anne
Marie Ford, 35, both of Hermiston.
Andy Allen Hall, 32, and Frances
Jane Fallon, 30, both of Hermiston.
Jorge Ricardo Munoz, 26, and
Courtney Marie Walchli, 25, both of
Hermiston.
JUDGMENTS
PENDLETON — The following judg-
ments have been rendered in Umatilla
County courts (interest, court costs and
fees not listed):
•Credits Inc. vs. Michelle All-
dritt-Holtz of Heppner: judgment for
•Credits Inc. vs. Jeremy and Cheree
Gillette of Hermiston: judgment for
$7,747.85.
•Ray Klein Inc. vs. Debbie L. Hall of
Stanfield: judgment for $275.56.
DIVORCES
PENDLETON — Divorce decrees
were signed in Umatilla County Courts
for:
Andrew Michio Tao and Danielle
Elizabeth Tao of Hermiston.
MARRIAGES
PENDLETON — Marriage licenses
have been registered in Umatilla
County for:
JD Wilord Easley, 35, of Myrtle Point
and Megan Faye Futter, 33, of Heppner.
Antonio Soto Contreras, 32,
and Veronica Andrade, 38, both of
Boardman.
Reymundo Alfonzo Gomez, 61,
and Patricia Lopez Gomez, 49, both of
Hermiston.
Jose Guillermo Chvez, 25, and
Monique Cashay Montoya, 24, both of
Boardman.
Crash near Warehouse Beach
One man suffered injuries from a crash near Umatilla
on July 3, and was life-flighted to the Tri-Cities for med-
ical care.
Around 5 p.m. a pick-up truck driven by Dwight Finch
of Hermiston was traveling westbound on Highway 730
near milepost 194, when the left front tire blew out and
the vehicle swerved, sideswiping a motorcycle in the
eastbound lane.
The driver of the motorcycle, John Torres of West
Richland, lost control and the motorcycle fell on its left
side, skidding about 255 feet before going onto the south
gravel shoulder of the road. Torres was ejected and suf-
fered a broken leg, and was transported by helicopter to
Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. The motor-
cycle had damage to the entire left side, and the SUV had
damage to the left front fender and mirror.
One person shot in possible robbery in
Boardman
Boardman Police Chief Rick Stokoe reported one per-
son was shot early July 2 in a possible robbery.
He said on July 3 that there was a person of interest but
the person was not in custody yet.
Stokoe said Boardman police responded to the call
about the shooting around 1 a.m. Monday. An aircraft
ambulance flew the victim to Legacy Emanuel Medical
Center, Portland. Stokoe added the injuries do not appear
to be life-threatening.
He also said Boardman police is not revealing other
information about the shooting at this time.
www.HermistonHerald.com
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