Adventure Festival full of family fun

After a short hiatus recuperating from a broken shoulder, I got to cover the Pendleton Summer Adventure Festival. Since the story only ran with one photo, I thought I'd post some here. ************************
Pendleton on Wheels sponsored Tour de Pendleton, a downhill bike ride, as well as a bike rodeo and road races.

Hestin Estrada, 4, bears down for the win.

Oregon Farwell, 2, having fun.

Victoria Estrada, 5, puts on her game face.

Elandea Estrada, 6, was ready to race.

Chris Schulze shares his love for Ultimate Frisbee.

T.O. Farwell gives his son, Oregon, 2, a boost.

Wyatt and Carlise take a breather after the Tiny Tot Olympics.

Devvon Dumont, 9, gets some air.

General Lee Seeger, 4, learned about Smokey Bear

A trio of Estradas enjoy the slide.

P-Town throws down skateboard competition

Umatilla says good-bye to 77

Good Sams invade fairgrounds

After hanging out a couple of afternoons at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds during the Country Cuzzins Rendezvous - I want to join the Good Sams.

The only problem is we don't have a recreational vehicle. Maybe I'll inherit one from mom and pops when they go to the campground in the sky. Don't get me wrong, I don't want them to depart any time soon & I still need to work a few more years, but those Good Sammers seem like a fun group of folks.

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Kickin' it at Pendleton Cattle Barons Weekend

Pendleton Cattle Barons Weekend offered activities for the youngest and oldest cowpokes.




oh yeah, and the food!!!

 

ED is now PI

Sometimes articles we write trigger intriguing discussions in the newsroom. That happened after I wrote "In memory of a lost son" (East Oregonian, 04/22/10).

While doing a precede story about today’s March for Babies, Melissa Hays said the reason her and her husband, Shawn, lost their first-born son was due to cervical incompetence. When she said this I kind of tilted my head sideways.

“That really is the medical terminology,” she said.

Associate Publisher Kathryn Brown, who previously worked as a registered nurse and family nurse practitioner, left me a voice mail saying the term "cervical incompetence" should be changed.

Think about it, when men have medical problems related to their family jewels, it’s called erectile dysfunction. Why not penile incompetence? The female condition that causes the cervix to weaken could instead be called cervical dysfunction.

I sent a Facebook message to Melissa and she concurs.

Beamer beams

When Barbara Hodgen called me earlier this week to say she read my recent column ("Varsity letter arrives four decades later," East Oregonian 03/26/10), and had a similar story, I was all ears. ("Good things come to those who wait," East Oregonian 04/17/10)

Her father, Larry Beamer, was named "Young Farmer of the Year" in 1960 by the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce. However, he left the awards banquet empty handed as the plaque hadn't arrived. 

***The Pendleton chamber rectified that by presenting him with the plaque as well as giving him a "cold" branding.

*** Barbara Hodgen proudly poses for a photo with her father, Larry Beamer, after he waited five decades to be presented with his "Young Farmer of the Year" plaque.