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EXCHANGE STUDENT BOOSTING BUCKS GOLF/1B 63/43 ADAMS DAY ON THE WAY COMMUNITY/7A Forrester to retire from DA REGION/3A TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 140th Year, No. 127 One dollar WINNER OF THE 2015 ONPA GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD HERMISTON Usher picked as AD East Oregonian Staff photo by E.J. Harris Paddling through Pendleton An American white pelican swims upstream in the Umatilla River on Monday near the 10th Street bridge in Pendleton. seasons. The athletic GLUHFWRU¶V RI¿FH LV DW The Hermiston School Board Hermiston High School picked two Sandstone Middle and the position over- 6FKRROHGXFDWRUVWR¿OOKLJKSUR sees athletics at the high ¿OHDWKOHWLFSRVLWLRQVLQWKHVFKRRO school and both middle schools. district. The district staff Larry Usher, principal at Sand- stone and former boys basketball also approved Casey physical coach at the high school, was Arstein, named the district’s new athletic education teacher at Usher director. He will replace Blaine Sandstone, to become Ganvoa who resigned the position the boys basketball coach at the high school. He is an assistant effective June 30. Usher coached the Hermiston coach on the team and replaces boys basketball team from 2002- Dave Ego, who returned from 2010, leading the team to the retirement to coach during the playoffs in eight of those nine 2015-16 season. Other changes include making Ben DeCarlow assistant tennis coach at Armand Larive Middle School; Jessica Edwards assis- tant girls golf coach at the high school; Kreig Mueller assistant basketball coach at the high school; Juan 5RGULJXH] DV DVVLVWDQW boys golf coach at the high school; DQG$QWKRQ\9RHONHUDVDVVLVWDQW baseball coach at the high school. For more on the school board meeting, see Wednesday’s East Oregonian. HERMISTON Wildhorse considers new hotel, bowling alley Confederated Umatilla Journal A second hotel tower and bowling alley are pieces in a master plan being developed for Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission. The Board of Trustees on April DSSURYHG ¿QDQFLQJ WR KLUH DQ DUFKLWHFWXUDO DQG HQJLQHHULQJ ¿UP WR WDNH WKH ¿UVW VWHS RI GUDIWLQJ the preliminary proposals. The anticipated cost of the proposed expansion was not disclosed, and QRSURMHFWVKDYHEHHQ¿QDOL]HG 3ODQVDOVRZRXOGGRXEOHWKHVL]H of event space for a total of 30,000 square feet to accommodate larger meetings and other functions, such as conferences and conventions. “It’s time to take over the market,” said BOT member Justin Quaempts. “It’s there for the taking. We need to think big and move forward. We’re at the center of the universe equal distance to Spokane, Seattle, Portland and Boise.” BOT Chairman Gary Burke UHFDOOHGKLV¿UVWYLVLWVWR/DV9HJDV when he saw gamblers 24 hours a day. “A lot of people here weren’t behind (Wildhorse), but now we have a resort and casino. The sky is the limit,” he said. Wildhorse CEO Gary George DQG0DWW5RELQVRQIURPWKH¿UPRI Klas Robinson, which did the feasi- bility study for the planned devel- opment options, more thoroughly explained proposals that have been talked about since September. George told the board the new tower would replace the 20-year-old courtyard hotel, which has 99 rooms. He said last September, 890 requests for rooms were “turnaways” and Wildhorse could support another 140 rooms. See WILDHORSE/8A Staff photo by E.J. Harris The Hermiston Conference Center’s viability is in question now that the Event Center at EOTEC is due to open in May. Conference center’s fate unsettled Decision pushed to 2017 after EOTEC is operational By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian After a year-long process to determine the future of the Herm- iston Conference Center, the city still doesn’t know what it is going to do with the building. The Livable Hermiston Committee that was convened to answer that particular question came back with a recommendation Survey results Percent of survey respondents who said they “loved” an idea: Indoor aquatic center ...... 89 Downtown revitalization ... 86 More parks...................... 83 Family activity center ...... 83 Arts and culture center .... 64 to ask again in late 2017. But the committee also came back with a report on where residents want to see the city’s money spent overall — including a possible indoor aquatic center and family/youth activity center. “They recommended that the city step back and take a longer view,” assistant city manager Mark Morgan told the city council Monday night. The conference center’s fate came into question in early 2015, when city staff voiced the opinion that it didn’t seem prudent to use the city’s limited resources WR VXEVLGL]H ERWK WKH +HUPLVWRQ Conference Center and the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, which plans to open its event center to the public on May 13, with full completion of the surrounding fair and rodeo grounds in Aug. 2017. The Livable Hermiston Committee’s recommendation on Monday was that the city’s number See HERMISTON/8A PENDLETON Calm in chaos Kevin Coleman has served as a minister, as a chaplain and as a firefighter/paramedic Chief Mike Ciraulo said. “Kevin holds hands and heals hearts. We are a better a blessed For 40 years, Kevin community, Coleman has brought a community, because of him.” )URP WKH ¿UH GHSDUWPHQW calming presence to the stressed and weary of Pend- to mental health, Coleman has spent his life in chaotic situa- leton. $ ¿UH¿JKWHU FRXQVHORU tions, defusing a calm into minister, paramedic and chap- settings many people would lain, Coleman brings calm to avoid. He has worked with people facing the worst days fatal accidents, devastating ¿UHV ZLWK WKRVH ZKR KDYH of their lives. “What Kevin does is lost loved ones and those who much more than bandaging See COLEMAN/3A wounds,” Pendleton Fire By JENNIFER COLTON East Oregonian Staff Photo by Jennifer Colton Kevin Coleman has served as chaplain for the Pendleton Fire Department for more than 30 years and will continue to, even in his retirement.
