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Christmas Express to deliver canned food
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
Hermiston
Police
Department has completed
its collection of canned
food donations for Christ-
mas Express.
The annual program,
in its 52nd year, provides
boxes of food and gifts to
hundreds of households in
need.
On Monday, Dec. 14,
Police Chief Jason Edmis-
ton said in an email that
in the end the depart-
ment collected about 90%
of the nonperishable food
it normally does. Mone-
tary donations were up by
about 40%, however, which
helped cover the approxi-
mately $6,000 more than
usual the department had
to spend on food, in part
due to problem the depart-
ment ran into when solic-
iting grocery store bids for
turkeys and other food used
to fi ll out the boxes.
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald
Cans of food fi ll donation bins outside of the Hermiston
Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020.
Much of the food usu-
ally comes from large food
drive competitions between
classrooms at Hermiston’s
schools. This year, with
almost all students learn-
ing from home, the depart-
ment set up a collection
point outside Hermiston
Community Center instead.
More than halfway through
the two-week collection
period, Mayor David Drot-
zmann posted a plea to
Facebook stating that the
police department had only
Umatilla fi re department
offers food giveaway
HERMISTON HERALD
All residents of Umatilla
are eligible for a free food
giveaway sponsored by the
Umatilla Fire Department
on Saturday, Dec. 18, from
noon to 4 p.m. at McNary
Fire Station, 305 Willa-
mette Ave.
Any resident of Umatilla
with proof of residency,
such as a utility bill, is eli-
gible to participate.
Residents
will
be
directed to a parking area
upon arrival, and must
remain in their vehicle.
A mask or face shield is
required when interact-
ing with volunteers. Only
one person per vehicle is
allowed due to COVID-19
restrictions. Residents will
then be given a list of food
items available and will be
able to indicate which items
they would like. A vol-
unteer will retrieve those
items and load them into
their vehicle. Food will be
on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served
basis while supplies last.
The food giveaway
event is made possible by
donations from the city of
Umatilla and the Corona-
virus Aid, Relief and Eco-
nomic Security Act to
help the community due to
impacts of COVID-19.
The Umatilla Volun-
teer Firefi ghters Associa-
tion was asked by the city
to purchase and distribute
these foods to any resident
of Umatilla. The Umatilla
Rural Fire Protection Dis-
trict and the Umatilla Police
Offi cer’s Association also
are supporting the event.
For more information,
email Craig Bensen at
craig.bensen@umatillafi re.
org or call 541-922-3718.
collected about 20% of its
usual haul.
People came through
in the last few days, how-
ever, including major dona-
tions from Umatilla Electric
Cooperative and Hermiston
Christian Center that had
been holding drives of their
own. Overall, Edmiston
told the city council on Dec.
14, he was “very happy”
that donations had come in
as high as they had in such a
challenging year.
The city puts together 500
boxes each year to donate to
households referred to the
program by the schools,
social services agencies
and other local groups that
are aware of what families
might be struggling. Edmis-
ton said despite the obvious
levels of need in the com-
munity, referrals for the pro-
gram were actually down
20%, suggesting that local
agencies had not been able
to check in with families as
much as normal due to the
pandemic.
Any leftover food the
city might have from the
program will simply be
added to the Agape House’s
food bank to be given out to
visitors in January, he said.
City staff put dona-
tions together into boxes
on Tuesday, Dec. 15, and
the boxes will then be taken
to the Agape House, where
people who have been noti-
fi ed they have a box wait-
ing for them will be able to
pick one up.
DEATH NOTICES
James F. “Jim” Godier
Hermiston
Feb. 6, 1939 — Dec. 12, 2020
James F. “Jim” Godier, 81, of Hermiston died Sat-
urday, Dec. 12, 2020, at his home. He was born Feb. 6,
1939 in Ste Genevieve, Missouri. A private family burial
will be held at the Hermiston Cemetery. Arrangements
are with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Please share
memories of Jim with his family at www.burnsmortua-
ryhermiston.com
Betty Jo Joynes
Beaverton
Oct. 18, 1921 — Dec. 9, 2020
Former Hermiston resident Betty Jo Joynes, 99, died
Dec. 9, 2020, at her home in Beaverton. She was born
Oct. 18, 1921 in Fossil, Oregon. Arrangements are pend-
ing with Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Please share
memories of Betty Jo with her family at www.burnsmor-
tuaryhermiston.com.
Carlos Ricardo King
Hermiston
Feb. 19, 1971 — Dec. 10, 2020
Carlos Ricardo King, 49, of Hermiston died Thursday,
Dec. 10, 2020, in Hermiston. He was born Feb. 19, 1971,
in Seattle, Washington. Arrangements are pending with
Burns Mortuary of Hermiston. Please share memories of
Carlos with his family at www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.
com.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
POLICE LOG
TUESDAY, DEC. 8
10:09 a.m. — A distur-
bance involving a customer
threatening employees was
reported on West Highland
Avenue.
10:33 a.m. — Child abuse
or neglect was reported on
Southwest 16th Place.
4:44 p.m. — A hit-and-run was
reported on North First Street.
4:59 p.m. — A hit-and-run was
reported on West Ridgeway
Avenue.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9
11:22 a.m. — Someone re-
ported they had gotten their
stolen vehicle back, but there
was drug paraphernalia left
inside.
4:21 p.m. — A missing person
was reported on Northwest
11th Street.
8:20 p.m. — A domestic distur-
bance was reported on West
Ridgeway Avenue.
THURSDAY, DEC. 10
2:37 a.m. — A vehicle theft
was reported on Northwest
Seventh Street.
1:14 p.m. — A disturbance was
reported on West Hermiston
Avenue.
2:44 p.m. — A hit-and-run was
reported on Southwest 10th
Street.
2:52 p.m. — A disturbance was
reported on Northwest 12th
Street.
7:21 p.m. — A domestic dis-
turbance involving a woman
hitting her ex-boyfriend in the
head was reported on East
Wilshire Avenue.
7:41 p.m. — A motor vehicle
accident was reported on West
Sandpiper Avenue.
FRIDAY, DEC. 11
5:40 a.m. — A domestic distur-
bance was reported on West
Highland Avenue.
12:07 p.m. — A Hermiston resi-
dent reported a scam call from
someone claiming to be from
the Hermiston Police Depart-
ment asking for donations to
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10:16 a.m. — A disturbance
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bia Drive.
11:41 a.m. — Unauthorized
entry into a motor vehicle was
reported on North First Street.
12 p.m. — An assault was
reported on North First Street.
1:37 p.m. — Unauthorized
entry into a motor vehicle was
reported on North First Street.
7:25 p.m. — A two-vehicle
motor vehicle accident was re-
ported on South Highway 395
and a citation was issued.
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1:01 p.m. — A domestic dis-
turbance involving a “violent”
16-year-old was reported on
Northeast Sixth Street.
2:13 p.m. — Child abuse or
neglect was reported on West
Sunland Avenue.
7:05 p.m. — A verbal domestic
disturbance was reported on
West Highland Avenue.
10:50 p.m. — Child abuse or
neglect was reported on East
Highland Avenue and South
Highway 395.
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2:46 a.m. — A domestic distur-
bance was reported on South
Highway 395.
9:01 a.m. — A hit-and-run was
reported on West Ridgeway
Avenue.
11:31 a.m. — An attempted
burglary was reported on
Southwest Third Street.
2:19 p.m. — A disturbance was
reported on South First Place.
10:45 p.m. — A disturbance
was reported on Southwest
Seventh Street.
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