Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current, April 14, 2021, Page 6, Image 6

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021
BRIEFS
StoryWalk celebrates
grand opening April 14
The Umatilla Public
Library is celebrating the
grand opening of its new
StoryWalk on Wednesday,
April 14, from 3-5 p.m.
The StoryWalk, located
at Hash Park, 440 Pendle-
ton Ave. in Umatilla, pres-
ents enlarged pages of a pic-
ture book on display kiosks
around the park, encour-
aging children to combine
reading and exercising by
going on a walk to visit all
the pages of the book.
The book featured at
the grand opening celebra-
tion will be “I Can Save the
Earth” by Alison Inches.
Food, crafts and giveaways
will be available.
Cecili Longhorn/Contributed Photo
Stanfield Public Library staff visit Stanfield schools dressed as dinosaurs to drop off dinosaur
activity kits for students.
Stanfield kicks off
Dino-Story program
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
Stanfield students have
an opportunity to learn
about dinosaurs this month
through a pilot program
from the Museum of Natural
and Cultural History at the
University of Oregon.
The Oregon Dino-Story
promises a “dino-mite
adventure” for students
looking to learn more about
what Oregon might have
looked like during the age
of the dinosaurs. It started
on Friday, April 9, when
Stanfield Public Library
Director Cecili Longhorn
and other library staff vis-
ited Stanfield classrooms in
dinosaur costumes to hand
out kits to each student to
participate.
Kits include activities
to learn about how fossils
form, measure how big dif-
ferent dinosaurs were, make
dinosaur crafts and play
memory games with cards
containing dinosaur facts.
Cecili Longhorn/Contributed Photo
Stanfield Public Library staff dressed as dinosaurs wave to
students as they leave school.
Children and their par-
ents can also visit the Stan-
field Public Library to see
the dinosaur display, avail-
able until April 22.
“We have a display about
how to find dinosaurs, a
replica of the first dinosaur
bone found in Oregon, an
example of how big dino-
saur feet were, and other
things that you can walk
through,” she said.
Story time activities at the
library will also be focused
around dinosaurs this month,
and the StoryWalk display
under the water tower next
to the library is a book on
dinosaurs.
The Museum of Natural
and Cultural History at Uni-
versity of Oregon, located
in Eugene, has been closed
to the public during the
pandemic, but offers vir-
tual exhibits, family activ-
ity ideas and other “museum
at home” options. For more
information about Dino-
Story and other outreach pro-
grams available to Oregon
libraries, visit mnch.uore-
gon.edu/virtual-outreach.
Street fair, car show
planned in Stanfield
A street fair, including
food trucks, craft vendors,
live music, kids’ crafts and
more, is Saturday, April 17,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
West Coe Avenue and Bar-
bara Street in Stanfield.
A car show featuring
the Hermiston Classics Car
Club will run with the fair.
Vendor space can be
reserved for $30, and food
trucks can join the vendor
list for $50.
For more information,
call Cecili Longhorn at
541-449-1254.
Catholic Daughters
offer scholarships
Two scholarships are
available to Hermiston-area
students from the Catholic
Daughters Court #1692 of
Our Lady of Angels Catho-
lic Church.
The scholarships are
available to graduating
seniors, as well as those
who have recently gradu-
ated and were affected by
the COVID-19 situation and
are now entering college
coursework or trade classes.
Applications for the
$750 scholarships can be
found at the parish office,
565 W. Hermiston Ave., or
by requesting one from Vice
Regent Delia Fields at dor-
ranfields@gmail.com or by
phoning 541-571-4219.
Applications are due by
Friday, May 7.
Blood drives planned
for April
The American Red Cross
is urging people to celebrate
National Volunteer Month
in April by donating blood,
platelets and plasma.
Type-O blood is partic-
ularly needed, according
to a news release. Blood
donors are being tested for
COVID-19 antibodies, and
plasma with high levels
of antibodies may be used
as treatment for COVID-
19 patients. People who
are showing symptoms or
may be ill with COVID-19
should not donate, however.
Volunteers can schedule
a donation appointment by
downloading the Red Cross
Blood Donor App, visit-
ing RedCrossBlood.org, or
calling 1-800-RED CROSS
(800-733-2767). As a thank
you, those who give before
April 30 will be entered for
a chance to win one of five
$1,000 gift cards.
Upcoming local dona-
tion opportunities include:
Monday, April 19, from
12:30-5:30 p.m., Our Lady
of Angels Catholic Church,
565 W. Hermiston Ave. in
Hermiston
Tuesday, April 20, from
12-5:30 p.m., Veterans of
Foreign Wars, 1221 S.E.
Court Place in Pendleton.
OSU names winter
honor roll
Students who have made
the Scholastic Honor Roll
Winter 2021 have been
announced by Oregon State
University. A total of 8,150
students earned a B-plus
(3.5) or better to make the
listing. To be on the Honor
Roll, students must carry
at least 12 graded hours of
course work.
Local students on the
Honor Roll included:
Boardman: Taylor R.
Hamby, senior, biology;
Tania Mendoza, senior, pub-
lic health; Jennifer Rodri-
guez Pena, senior, design
& innovation manage-
ment; Emily Sepulveda,
junior, sociology; Jake N.
Sorensen, junior, history.
Jasmin
Hermiston:
Chen, junior, biohealth sci-
ences; Alyssa B. Cropp,
senior, political science;
Carla S. Medel, senior,
psychology; Benjamin L.
Moore, junior, fisheries &
wildlife sciences; Yulaidi
M. Ornelas, junior, human
development and family
science; Wyatt R. Paschal,
senior, business admin-
istration; Kasia Robbins,
senior, public policy; Han-
nah L. Walker, senior, ani-
mal sciences; Rachael Wil-
son, junior, psychology;
Katelynn Winters, senior,
human development and
family science; Nevada
Wright, junior, computer
science; Kellie Zepeda,
senior, kinesiology.
Irrigon: Ethan R. Greer,
senior, construction engi-
neering
management;
Asusena Munoz Flores,
senior, human development
and family science; Jazlyn
Romero, freshman, busi-
ness administration; Alexus
R. Williams, senior, animal
sciences.
Stanfield: Brianna A.
Cornejo, senior, digital com-
munication arts.
Umatilla: Daniel Agu-
ilar, senior, computer sci-
ence; Giovani Armenta-Gar-
cilazo, senior, construction
engineering management;
Ashley L. Durning, senior,
agricultural sciences; Jon-
athan M. Macias, senior,
computer science; Nancy
Ortiz-Ochoa, senior, human
development and family
science; Diego Soto-Leon,
senior, psychology; Natalie
Soto-Leon,
sophomore,
biohealth sciences; Skyler
K. Stokoe, junior, business
administration.
HONOR THE
SENIOR IN
YOUR LIFE!
Let their
accomplishments
shine with a sign
for your yard!
CLASS OF 2021
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STANFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
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