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for projects in Morrow and Umatilla Counties

Individuals and organizations can apply for funds to support projects that positively impact their neighborhoods. Learn more and apply.

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The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt - Jeff Shaara

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture MasterpieceTom Hanks

1794: The City Between the Bridges - Niklas Natt och Dag

All the Days of Summer: A Novel - Nancy Thayer

Non-F iction

Honey, Baby, Mine - Laura Dern

Raw dog: the Naked Truth about Hot Dogs - Jamie Loftus

Mary Berry's Baking Bible: Fully Updated With over 250 New and Classic Recipes - Mary Berry

The Ribbon of Road Ahead: One Woman's Remarkable

Journey with Parkinson's Disease - Carol Clupny

Allergic: Our Irritated Bodies in a Changing World - Theresa MacPhail

Y'all Eat Yet?: Welcome to the Pretty B*tchin' KitchenMiranda Lambert

Genealogy of a Murder: Four Generations, Three Families, One Fateful Night - Lisa Belkin

The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season that Defined the American West - Chris Wimmer

Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Letters, Recipes, and Remembrances - Kwame Alexander

We’re wrapping up Summer Reading 2023, but patrons will have access to the Summer Reading program on our website through September - Keep Reading ALL Summer!

Crafty Nights @ the Library will be offered on Wednesday, August 9th in Heppner and Irrigon; and on Wednesday, August 16th in Boardman. All Crafty Nights @ the Library programs begin at 6:00 pm and are intended for adult crafters. Sign up or call your library now to reserve your spot!

We will be resuming our Toddler Storytimes soon, check our website for updates at otld.org.

July 17, 2023 - Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces that applications are now open for the AWS InCommunities Fund, a community grant program that supports local initiatives in Morrow and Umatilla Counties. AWS has committed $300,000 to the fund, which is open to individuals, local community groups, schools, nonprofits, and other organizations. This is the second consecutive year AWS is launching a fund to support local projects driving positive change in eastern Oregon as part of its commitment to support communities where it has presence. To date, AWS InCommunities funds have supported more than 50 projects in eastern Oregon, which have included a creative space for small business development, free English language evening classes for people who speak Spanish, and a garden at a local high school where students can grow their own produce.

Applicants for this year ’s fund can apply for grants up to $10,000 to launch a new or expand an existing community project, focused on one of the following themes: science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) education, sustainability, economic development, workforce development, inclusion, diversity and equity, homelessness, hunger, health and well-being. Applicants can also apply for funding to introduce one of seven established community programs that have been successful in other communities across the world.

“AWS has a long-standing commitment to support meaningful programs in the communities where our employees live and work,” said David Tanner, Director of Data Center Operations for AWS. “Through our AWS InCommunities Fund, we have the unique opportunity to empower residents and inspire the deployment of bold, community-driven ideas that can be transformative and positively impact our neighborhoods.”

Applications for the AWS InCommunities Fund will be accepted until September 1, 2023. The AWS InCommunities fund will be managed and administered by non-profit organization ChangeX. ChangeX will review applications, and will assess and score them against funding criteria and the positive impact to the community, especially underserved populations. All successful applicants will complete a 30-day challenge, which includes mentorship and other resources, to kickstart their idea and take their first steps towards making their project a reality.

The AWS InCommunities Fund is just one-way AWS is striving to make a positive difference in eastern Oregon. AWS also supports STEAM education and equity programs for school age children through programs such as AWS Think Big Spaces, which include spaces at the SAGE Center in Boardman, at the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), in Hermiston, and at Umatilla High School. It has also launched initiatives to help provide free tech skills training through no-cost programs such as the AWS Fiber Optic Fusion Splicing Certification Course.

To apply to the AWS InCommunities Fund, and for more information click here: https://www.changex.org/ funds/awsoregon to access the ChangeX platform.

ChangeX is a non-profit organization with a community engagement platform designed to get funding and resources directly into citizens’ hands to lead impactful projects in their neighborhoods. The ChangeX team works with social innovators across the world to find and open-source proven solutions to environmental, economic, and social issues, partnering with companies and foundations to support communities with the necessary funding.

Bank of Eastern Oregon collects school supplies

Boardman, OR (August 1, 2023). The Bank of Eastern Oregon branches in Boardman and Irrigon are collecting school supplies for local elementary students through August 18th. These supplies will be distributed to local schools in August.

“If you would like to help, please drop your school supply donations at the Boardman or Irrigon branch of Bank of Eastern Oregon,” says Becky Kindle, Chief Operating Officer. Each branch will feature a drawing for several backpacks filled with supplies for a local student. Community members with an elementary school stu- dent are encouraged to stop in and fill out a ticket. You do not have to be a Bank of Eastern Oregon customer to donate supplies or enter the drawing and no purchase is necessary.

The Boardman branch is located at 100 City Center Drive, Boardman and the Irrigon branch is located at 230 S. First Street, Irrigon. About BEO Bancorp

BEO Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon. It operates 20 branches and four loan production offices in 11 eastern Oregon and four eastern Washington counties, and one western Idaho county.

Branches are located in Arlington, Ione, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon, Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil, Moro, Enterprise, Athena, Hermiston, and La Grande, OR; and Colfax, Dayton, LaCrosse, Pasco, and Pomeroy WA; loan production offices are located in Ontario, Pendleton, and Madras, OR, and Caldwell, ID. Bank of Eastern Oregon also operates a mortgage division and operates the Washington locations under the name of Bank of Eastern Washington. The bank’s website is www.beobank.com.

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