MILTON-FREEWATER — While it’s officially called the M-F Jr. Show, the event at the edge of Milton-Freewater every May encompasses all of Umatilla County and now the neighboring Walla Walla
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MILTON-FREEWATER â Linda Whiting has been chosen as the new director of the Milton-Freewater Area Foundation.
Whiting is executive director of Frazier Farmstead Museum, and will continue in that position while taking on the new leadership role, according to the foundation.
The philanthropic organization, founded in 1962, supports community youth and service clubs through scholarships and grants.
Whiting replaces Luis Alvarez, who served the Milton-Freewater Area Foundation for nearly five years. Alvarez helped direct funds to a wide variety of local causes during his tenure.
Whiting was an educator in Milton-Freewater Unified School District for more than 20 years and has led the historic Frazier Farmstead Museum for the past three years, the news release said.