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REGION Wednesday, October 10, 2018 East Oregonian Gorge museum sets firefighters’ appreciation event HERMISTON Hermiston School Board meets four prospective members STEVENSON, Washington — A Firefighters’ Apprecia- tion Day is planned at the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Cen- ter Museum. Firefighting agencies throughout the Columbia River Gorge protect lives and property every day and the signifi- cance of their efforts showed clearly during the Eagle Creek Fire in 2017, said Rob Peterson, museum director. Fire dis- tricts from throughout the region plan to have personnel and vehicles at the event, which is Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at 990 S.W. Rock Creek Drive in Stevenson, Washington. “We felt it was time to give the firefighters recognition they deserve,” Peterson said. “We invite families of the Gorge to come and express their appreciation.” In addition to fire vehicles on display, Glenn Daman will present a video and discuss photographs he took of the Eagle Creek fire. In addition, he published a book, “Destructive Beauty, Eagle Creek Fire,” which will be available for pur- chase. The museum also features a special exhibit of fire photos, which is on display through Dec. 31. The appreciation day event is free, but regular admis- sion is $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, $6 for youths ages 6-12 and free for those under 6. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, con- tact 509-427-8211, info@columbiagorge.org or visit www. columbiagorge.org. By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN East Oregonian Right: Eagle Creek Fire taken from Fort Rains in the Columbia River Gorge. A Firefighters’ Appreciaton Day event and photo exhibit is featured Saturday at the Co- lumbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum in Steven- son, Washington. Photo contributed by Damon Messersmith Inland Northwest Musicians open 20th season Concerts scheduled in Enterprise and Heppner The chorale program includes “Twelve Canti- cles” by Randall Thomp- son. The piece, which was Thompson’s last composi- tion, is based on 11 of his favorite passages from the Bible. In addition, the chorale will perform “A Festival of Psalms” by John Ness Beck. It includes Psalm 24, identi- fied as a Psalm of David in the King James translation of the Bible. Both concerts are free, although donations are gra- ciously accepted at the door. Receptions will follow each performance. Founded in 1999, Inland Northwest Musicians is committed to providing live musical performances to rural audiences. It fosters an atmosphere of encourage- ment and assists musicians in developing their talent. Also, as part of the 20th season, a special celebration reunion concert is planned in June 2019, which will include a commissioned orchestral/choral piece. Additional details will be revealed at a future date. For more information, contact 541-289-4696, inwm@machmedia.net or visit www.inlandnorthwest- musicians.com. East Oregonian The 20th anniversary season of the Inland North- west Musicians will open with a pair of October concerts. The Inland Northwest Orchestra will take the stage Saturday at 4 p.m. at the Enterprise Christian Church, 85035 Joseph Highway. The Inland Northwest Chorale will perform Saturday, Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. at Heppner Ele- mentary School, 235 Stans- bury St. Both concerts are under the direction of R. Lee Friese. The program for the orchestra concert includes “Irish Suite,” which draws from familiar Irish folk tunes and provides a rich musical palette brimming with color and fresh inven- tion; and “Russian and Lud- milla Overture” by Mikhail Glinka. An opera in five acts, it’s based on the 1820 poem of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. Also, “Clarinet Concerto in A Major” by Mozart will feature soloist Roger Gar- cia of Waitsburg, Washing- Contributed photo Clarinet soloist Roger Garcia of Waitsburg, Washing- ton, is the featured soloist for the “Clarinet Concerto in A Major” by Mozart at the Oct. 13 Inland Northwest Orchestra performance in Enterprise. ton. Employed by the Walla Walla School District, Gar- cia is in his 29th year in music education. He’s also the clarinet instructor at Whitman College and is an active adjudicator and cli- nician throughout Eastern Oregon and Washington. In addition to playing clar- inet with the Inland North- west Musicians, Garcia has performed with the Virginia Wind Symphony, the Walla Walla Symphony and the Mid Columbia Symphony. The Hermiston School Board will decide how to fill its open position at the next meeting, after hearing pitches from applicants on Monday. The board had five applicants for the posi- tion, which was recently vacated when longtime board member Jason Mid- dleton resigned. Kris Lerten, Mark Mil- lard, Brent Pitney, Trish Rossell and Mike Todryk all applied for the position. Four of the candi- dates (Millard was absent) answered a series of ques- tions from current board members, ranging from their reasons for want- ing to join the board, to what kind of relationship a board member should have with the community. Some, like Lerten and Pitney, said they have chil- dren in the district, which has made them more inter- ested in getting involved. Pitney, who manages Knerr Construction, said he is on the board of the Homebuilder’s Associa- tion, and has worked with the student-built homes program. Lerten is a plumber at Two Rivers Correctional Institution, and said he has taken a teaching role with the inmates. Rossell, who owns sev- eral small businesses in the region and has run the Hermiston Warming Sta- tion, said she wants to help others succeed. “I come from a disad- vantaged background,” she said. “I feel like I’m a suc- cess story, and I’m inter- ested in helping the next generation.” Todryk, a retired teacher and soldier, said he was a homeless high school student. He also has children in elemen- tary and high school, and has spoken at several board meetings about try- SUBMIT COMMUNITY NEWS Call 541-564-4539 or 541-966-0818 with questions. The Oregon Commis- sion on Historic Cemeter- ies will meet in Pendleton Oct. 25 and 26 to discuss cemeteries and how to sup- port them. According to a press release, the commission will begin by holding its regular quarterly meeting from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 25. The commission is expected to discuss the pro- motion of historic cemeter- ies, the historic cemetery permit process, and plan- ning for the next two years. 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Todryk and Rossell also said they feel the schools over-test students, and said they’d instead like to see teachers have a bit more autonomy in their own classrooms. Candidates also shared what they feel the day-to- day role of a board mem- ber should be. Todryk said a school board member should have a feel for the pulse of the district and community, and know what’s going on in the specific schools. “There are two aspects — the education side and the community side,” Ler- ten said. “I should have an answer for a community member, or be able to get it for them.” Board members asked the candidates how they would gauge whether their goals are being accomplished. “There’s statistical and anecdotal informa- tion,” Rossell said, cit- ing a presentation earlier in the meeting, where a staff member told a story of a family that had moved from another local dis- trict to receive services in Hermiston. “That’s not going to be reflected in data, but it’s good to hear.” Lerten said he would look carefully at gradua- tion rates and attendance numbers as a measure of success. Board chair Karen Sher- man said they will make a decision at the board’s Oct. 22 work session. 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