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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 2015 FROM PAGE A1 MARTIN: “At times, it’s one of the most discouraging careers you can be in because of everything that you see, but then you’ll walk into a situation where you’ll see things that will restore your faith in humanity.” continued from page A1 more than 15 years before EHFRPLQJDUHVHUYHRI¿FHU Once he did, however, he knew he wanted to be a full- WLPH FRS $IWHU ODXQFKLQJ his new career, Martin said he began looking for ways to “move up the ranks” while taking advantage of every opportunity to train DQGJHWPRUHH[SHULHQFH “There’s many avenues \RXFDQJR´KHVDLG³<RX typically need to spend SUREDEO\WKUHHWR¿YH\HDUV in patrol, learning all the ins DQG RXWV )URP WKHUH \RX can usually start at looking at collateral duties: detec- WLYH ¿UHDUPV LQVWUXFWRU ¿HOG WUDLQLQJ RI¿FHU WKRVH NLQGVRIWKLQJV´ During his 11 years on the force, Martin trained to EHFRPH FHUWL¿HG DV D ¿UH- DUPV LQVWUXFWRU DQG D ¿HOG WUDLQLQJRI¿FHU+HVDLGRQ- going training is required to maintain the collateral FHUWL¿FDWLRQVDVZHOODVWKH FHUWL¿FDWLRQ DV DQ RI¿FHU through the Department of Public Safety Standards and 7UDLQLQJ $FFRUGLQJWRLQIRUPDWLRQ IURPWKH'3667DQRI¿FHU FDQ EH FHUWL¿HG DW VHYHUDO different levels based on years of experience, train- ing hours, college credits and other requirements: ba- sic, intermediate, advanced, supervisory, management DQGH[HFXWLYH2I¿FHUVZKR have attained higher levels of college education are re- quired to complete fewer hours of training to achieve HDFKFHUWL¿FDWLRQOHYHO Martin said he could probably earn his advanced FHUWL¿FDWLRQEXWPD\QHHGD IHZPRUHFROOHJHFUHGLWV $VDQRI¿FHU0DUWLQVDLG he has seen enough inter- esting things happen that he could probably write a book, but he still enjoys be- LQJDQRI¿FHU “I can’t see myself doing anything else at this point,” SEAN HART PHOTO Patrol Sgt. Kelly Parsons stands outside of Hermiston Police Department. His stepfather, who had a long career in law enforce- ment, introduced him to the job. 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Turkey Prep/Carvers US Linen & Uniforms Lisa Van Swoll Wal-Mart DC Team A Special Thank You to 24 of our local Churches Church Directory CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Worship Service 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM 700 West Orchard Avenue P.O. Box 933 Hermiston, Oregon 541-289-4774 Sunday Morning: Worship Service @ 10:00am (Nursery and children's church available) Straight Out Youth Church @ 6:00-8:00pm Pastors: Michael and Candis Angel 541.289.7526 298 E Gladys Ave, Hermiston livingwaterfoursquare.org Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturdays Sabbath School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. s h i p w i t h u s ! r o W 1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834 oasisvineyard.us Worship 9:30 AM "come as you are" The Full Gospel Home Church 235 SW 3rd Phone 567-7678 Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker Sunday: Sunday School . . . . . . 10:00 am Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 am Evening Service . . . . . . 7:00 pm Wednesday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm First United Methodist Church Of Hermiston Rev. Dr. James T. Pierce, Pastor Open Hearts, Open minds, Open doors "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Pet. 5:7 191 E. Gladys Ave. Sunday Worship at 11am (541) 567-3002 Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church Grace Baptist Church 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 7:00 am THURSDAY . . . . . . . . . Spanish 6:00 pm SATURDAY: . . . . . . . . . English 5:00 pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 7:00 pm SUNDAY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 9:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bilingual 11:00 am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 1:00 pm OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567-5812 NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1350 S. Hwy. 395, Hermiston "People Making A Difference" Sunday Worship Services 9:00 am, 10:45 am Classes for kids during both Services en Español Dave Andrus, Pastor For more information call 567-8441 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 Nursery provided for all services Sunday School - 9:30 AM Worship - 10:45 AM 6:00 pm Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM “Proclaiming God’s word, growing in God’s grace” First Christian Church "Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love" SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:45 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM CHILDREN'S CHURCH 11:00 AM Nursery Provided Allan Payne, Pastor 567-8241 855 W. Highland • Hermiston EAT SHOP PLAY Exploring Boardman, Hermiston, Pendleton & Beyond! Supporting local businesses, will also support members of your own community that pay taxes, serve on committees, teach our children, and serve our needs. The Bistro at Bellingers 1823 S Hwy 395 - Hermiston, OR 97838 #541-289-2355 www.bellingerfarms.com/ thebistroatbellingers Mon - Sat 8am - 5pm Sage Center 101 Olson Rd. - Boardman, OR 541-481-7243 www.visitsage.com/home Interactive Visitor Center St. Johns Episcopal Church All People Are Welcome Scripture, Tradition and Reason 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston Family service 9am Sunday Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672 Hermiston Church of the Nazarene LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICE SCHEDULE Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:15 am Sunday Morning Worship . . . . . . . 10:30 am Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 pm Wednesday Night Kids In The Word for Kids 4 yrs to 5th grade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Small Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 Pastor David Dever Sun. Bible Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am Sun. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am Sun. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study . . . 6:00pm Located at: 1520 Orchard Ave. For More Information Call: 567-3677 www.hermistonlmbc.com 567-3013 thinking about achieving the next step in his law enforce- PHQWFDUHHU “I’ve always been one to push myself: What else can I do? What’s my next level of achievement?” he VDLG ³1RZ WKDW ,¶YH JRW- ten to the spot of being a sergeant, the next logical step would be to look for an executive management spot, which, hopefully, by the time I get my time and grade here, I’ll be ready IRUWKHQH[WVWHS´ Every dollar that is spent locally helps retain our local businesses, and benefits the future of our community. NEW BEGINNINGS Pastor Bill Griggs Children's Church & Nursery Available percent sure what they should do in regards to maybe a pro- FHVV RU SURFHGXUH , DSSURYH UHSRUWV , DQVZHU FDOOV , GR pretty much everything that DUHJXODUSROLFHRI¿FHUGRHV just with the added bonus of EHLQJWKHVXSHUYLVRU´ Parsons earned a bache- lor’s degree in criminal jus- tice in May 2014 and began working on a master’s degree in management, which he SODQVWRFRPSOHWHLQ)HEUXDU\ +H VDLG KH LV DOZD\V — Chris Martin Hermiston police officer The Bistro at Bellinger’s To share your worship times call Amanda Jacobs 541-278-2683 Sage Center