OTEC board meets tomorrow

BAKER CITY — The Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Board of Directors will meet at 9 a.m. Sept. 17 at OTEC headquarters, 4005 23rd St., Baker City.

Translator district board meeting set

LA GRANDE — The Blue Mountain Translator District Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting at noon Sept. 17 in the meeting room at Umpqua Bank, 1215 Adams Ave., La Grande. The board packet is posted at www.bmtd.org/public-notice.

Literacy Center’s fall hours begin this week

LA GRANDE — Beginning Sept. 17, the Literacy Center at Cook Memorial Library, 2006 Fourth St., La Grande, will be open from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The Literacy Center offers free tutoring to all ages. Walk-ins are welcome. Sessions may also be 

arranged in advance by calling the library at 541-962-1339.

IMESD board meeting includes executive session

PENDLETON — The Board of Directors of the InterMountain Education Service District will have a regular board meeting at 2.34 p.m. Sept. 18 at the IMESD, 2001 SW Nye Ave., Pendleton. There will also be an executive session pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) to negotiate real property transactions.

Awards will honor local teachers

JOSEPH — During the month of September, Community Bank is collecting nominations for its new Apple Appreciation Awards. The award is meant to acknowledge amazing teachers in the local community as well as support school clubs. The winning teacher in each town where Community Bank has a branch will be presented with an Apple Award. The teacher will choose a club or student organization at their school to receive a $200 donation from the bank.

Nominations must be for those actively teaching in grades K-12 and employed at a public or private school. Anyone can nominate a teacher.

Nomination forms are available on Community Bank’s Facebook page and at local branches in Joseph, Enterprise, Wallowa, Elgin and La Grande. Nominations will be collected through Sept. 30. For complete rules visit www.communitybanknet.com or your local branch.

LHS Class of ’54 has lunch

LA GRANDE — The members of the La Grande High School Class of 1954 will meet for lunch at the Flying J Restaurant at 

11:30 a.m. Sept. 18.

Dispatcher graduates from state training

SALEM — Margherita Cherise Kaechele, a dispatcher with the La Grande Police Department, graduated with the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training’s 115th Basic Telecommunications Class on Aug. 16.

The three-week course covers emergency call handling techniques, stress management, civil liability, ethics, criminal law, overview of fire-rescue and law enforcement operations and a number of other topics.

Max Walker Memorial Scholarships awarded

ENTERPRISE —The Hells Canyon Mule Days Board of Directors supports the youth of Wallowa County by awarding Max Walker Memorial Scholarships to county seniors. This year’s scholarships — $1,000 each — were granted to Michael Diggins, Emma Hite and Deidre Schreiber. The committee was impressed by the students’ diverse goals as well as their character evaluation references, career choices and leadership qualities.

Michael Diggins is the son of Bruce and Cyndie Diggins. He graduated from Wallowa High School and will continue his education at Sheridan Community College in Sheridan, Wyoming, where he will major in rangeland management.

Emma Hite is the daughter of James and Jill Hite. A graduate of Joseph Charter School, she will be attending Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, majoring in elementary education.

Deidre Schreiber, the daughter of Debi and Charlie Warnock, graduated from Enterprise High School. She plans to attend Oregon State University in the fall of 2020, where she will major in agricultural education. Deidre is delaying her college plans for one year in order to serve as a state FFA officer (secretary), the ultimate success in the FFA realm at the state level.

The Max Walker Memorial Scholarship program was conceived in 2005 to honor Max Walker, one of the founding members and ongoing supporters of Hells Canyon Mule Days. To date, HCMD has awarded a total of $41,000 to Wallowa County students to help further their academic goals.

PEO awards $3,000 scholarship

LA GRANDE — Jillian Roberts, a 2019 graduate of La Grande High School, was selected as the recipient of the 2019-2020 Union County PEO Trfi-Chapter Scholarship. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating senior girl who will be attending Eastern Oregon University. Scholarship applications are evaluated for academic achievement, community service, financial need and commitment to higher education. The scholarship is funded by the three local chapters of PEO, a philanthropic organization dedicated to the education of women.