ATHENA — Athena Caledonian Games announced the creation of a memorial archway over the walkway into the Hesketh Rose Garden in Athena City Park. The archway, expected to be completed in early July, was designed by graphic artist Michelle Kirby of Athena and produced by Freel’s Fabrication of…
PENDLETON — The winning photographs in this year’s Open Regional Online Exhibit, hosted by the Pendleton Center for the Arts, have been announced.
PENDLETON — The Blue Mountain Community College Corrections Education program will receive a much-needed boost thanks to a $10,000 grant recently awarded by Bank of the West.
HERMISTON — Hermiston High School Generation College students continue a tradition of recognizing elementary and middle school teachers whose hard work and inspiration helped students realize …
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PENDLETON — The Betty Feves Memorial Gallery at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton recently received a $2,000 grant from the Pendleton High School CommuniCare Club to support arts ed…
HERMISTON — The Communicare/College Savings Club of Hermiston High School awarded a $3,000 grant to Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), a program with Umatilla-Morrow County Head Start th…
HERMISTON — Hermiston High School and Sandstone Middle School student councils were recognized by the Oregon Association of Student Councils (OASC) as high-achieving student councils. Under no…
HERMISTON — Altrusa International of Hermiston formally kicked off a new year on June 4, 2020, at McKenzie Park with a new president, Stephanie Hughes. Her motto for the year is “Refresh, Rest…
HERMISTON — Every year the Hermiston School District partners with the Hermiston Masonic Lodge for the Bikes for Books Program. The Masons donated a total of 25 bicycles, five bikes to each el…
PENDLETON — The teachers of the Pendleton Early Learning Center felt it was important to be able to send their students off with a wave, smile and gift, and on Thursday, June 4, 2020, they sho…
HERMISTON — Robert Lee Davis of Hermiston was sworn in Thursday, June 4, as the new post commander for Hermiston’s VFW Desert Post 4750.
A couple of weeks ago we had our water line between the water meter and our house rust through. We had to replace the water line. We called the city. They sent some one out right away. Very ni…
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) recently announced the graduation of its 397th Basic Police Class. Included in the graduates were officer Cotter Butler of…
UMATILLA COUNTY AND MORROW COUNTY — May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month. The Oregon Department of Human Services District 12 office normally has a dinner in May for all the foster parents …
A highlight in a library’s year is the Summer Reading Program. This year, libraries are planning some exciting and fun ways to keep all ages reading and imagining. The 2020 theme is “Imagine Y…
Two Echo School District students recently won at the Oregon History Day competition. McKenzie Rose won first place in the Junior Division (6th-8th grades) exhibit category for her display ent…
PENDLETON — National Volunteer Week is recognized each year the third week of April, and the city of Pendleton did not want to miss the opportunity to celebrate its volunteers despite a pandem…
HERMISTON — The Hermiston Lions Club recently presented checks to two local food pantries to support families in need due to COVID-19. The Irrigon/Boardman Food Pantry was given $1,000, and Ec…
PENDLETON — Five graduating seniors, Seth Scott of Pendleton High School and Christina Kaltsukis, Susie Patrick, Lily Picard and Joseph Simon of Nixyáawii Community School, have been awarded …
PENDLETON — The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund has distributed $206,190.36 to 68 organizations, including Two Rivers Correctional Institution’s Native American Circle, as it contin…
An event held in Cocoa Beach, Florida, recently celebrated milestones in the careers of mother and daughter in a joint pinning ceremony attended by family, friends, and co-workers.
PENDLETON — The Board of Directors of the Pendleton Foundation Trust has announced allocations totaling $97,320 to 13 community organizations and seven memorial trust funds.
MORROW COUNTY — The Morrow County Cultural Coalition, supported by Oregon's Cultural Trust Foundation, is pleased to announce the following grant recipients for 2019 projects in Morrow County…
HERMISTON — Eastern Oregon Mission recently received a generous donation for COVID-19 relief from Huawei Technologies USA. The donation will be used to help increase food distribution through …
National Library Week celebrates libraries and promotes library use and support for libraries. When the American Library Association developed the theme for this year, they originally chose “F…
The Pendleton Basketball Club wishes to express its thanks for a 2020 Wildhorse Foundation Grant allowing the club to provide new equipment and new uniforms for the AAU basketball program.
The Pendleton School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.
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PENDLETON — April is National Volunteer Month, and even though many volunteer opportunities are on hold in the midst of COVID-19, Blue Mountain Community College is taking the opportunity to t…
Ellie Corey and Morgan Currin understand just how hard the nurses at St. Anthony Hospital have been working to protect the Pendleton area’s residents from the coronavirus and care for those wh…
Lillie Holman, a seventh-grader in Elizabeth King‘s social studies class at Pilot Rock School District, has been awarded second place for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriots Pen Patriotic Es…
HERMISTON — The sixth annual Diaper Dash was deemed a success. Developed as a ministry by the Hermiston Church of the Nazarene to help people meet basic needs, organizers requested a package o…
The 12 libraries in Umatilla County continue to be very creative, finding ways to provide services yet keep their customers and staff safe during the COVID-19 virus.
HEPPNER — Donning festive green attire, Raymond and Norma French were still able to serve as grand marshals of the St. Patrick’s parade in Heppner — just a smaller, indoor version.
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Kaitlynne Jensen, a 2019 McLoughlin High School graduate, was part of an effort to expand civil rights education in local schools through Whitman Teaches the Movement.
SALEM — A trio of local arts-related nonprofit organizations were among the recipients to receive operating support grants from the Oregon Arts Commission.
LA GRANDE — First-year honor students at Eastern Oregon University recently nominated 21 educators from from across Oregon, Idaho and Washington to receive recognition as Inspirational High Sc…
UMATILLA COUNTY — Pendleton Bird Club member Jack Simons shared information about a couple birds that Mike and Barbara Morehead of Pilot Rock recently snapped photos of in the region.
HERMISTON — The Hermiston Lions Club recently provided a boost to the Umatilla County 4-H program.
SALEM — Hector Hernandez of Umatilla Police Department and Joanna Lomas of the Boardman Police Department recently completed a course with the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and …
PORTLAND — Numerous coaches and 32 athletes representing Hermiston/Pendleton Special Olympics Local Program #510 competed in the first Special Olympics Regional Basketball Event to take place …
HERMISTON — Several community partners teamed up with the Department of Human Services-Child Welfare program to offer indoor activities for area foster kids and their families.
HERMISTON — Brothers Seilala Jr. and Siu Sepeni of Hermiston recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout, scouting’s highest honor.
PENDLETON — The Umatilla County Cultural Coalition recently provided a grant to the Oregon East Symphony. The $1,500 will be used for the OES Youth Orchestra’s Simple Symphony concert.
PENDLETON — The community continues to reach out to help area flood victims, including providing firewood for residents of Riverview Mobile Home Estates.
IONE — The Ione School District is providing assistance to a couple of area schools recently affected by catastrophes.
HERMISTON — A local branch manager of Cleary Building Corp. was recently recognized for outstanding sales performance in 2019.
HERMISTON — A Quilts of Valor presentation was featured during the inaugural Hearts for Veterans event held Feb. 15 at VFW Hall of Desert Post #4750 in Hermiston.
IONE — The Ione School District was recently awarded $24,366 from the Columbia River Enterprise Zone II (CREZ II).
The 12 libraries in Umatilla County are always looking for ways to get more people, young and old, reading. This year, the Stanfield and Echo public libraries are inviting everyone with a curr…
PENDLETON — Boy Scout Troop #700 recently cashed in on their recycling efforts during the 2019 Pendleton Round-Up.
MISSION — The Wildhorse Foundation sprung to action after reading a Feb. 10 email from the American Red Cross.
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