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The Umatilla County Fair Appreciation Dinner set to take place on May 15 will be combined with next yearâs event instead. In a letter to sponsors, Fair Manager Angie McNalley said that Umatilla County moving back to high risk restrictions for COVID-19 would not allow the fair to hold a full event, and after speaking with the county health department about different options, the fair board agreed it did not want to cut anyone from the guest list. McNalley said fair organizers are still hard at work planning the 2021 fair, and still plan to hold the fair on Aug. 11-14. The fair court, grand marshals and other honorees for the 2021 fair will be honored alongside the next yearâs honorees during the annual Fair Appreciation Dinner in January 2022. ....
PENDLETON â Despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, The Giving Tree at Hamley Western Store in Pendleton saw every tag plucked from its branches this year. The giving tree, in its 20th year, is a collaboration between local elementary schools, the Pendleton Early Learning Center, the Umatilla County Care Program and the Department of Human Services. The groups submit referrals, or âwish listsâ to the tree, and after community participants take those referrals and gather the gifts, the gifts are provided to at-risk children and their families. âEvery request is hopefully going to be filled this year,â said Heidi Zeigler, from Umatilla County Health and Human Services, who has worked with the giving tree for about 12 years. ....