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East Oregonian
HERMISTON
Walla Walla Fair comes in hot
Brothers Osborne
headlines concert
By TAMMY
MALGESINI
East Oregonian
WALLA WALLA — The
Walla Walla Fair & Frontier
Days is “Comin’ in Hot.”
It opens Wednesday,
Aug. 31, at the fairgrounds,
363 Orchard St., Walla Walla.
And as part of Pepsi Family
Fun Day, everyone is admit-
ted free until 3 p.m.
Make plans to linger
longer, as Brothers Osborne
performs at 7 p.m. in the
newly upgraded Potlatch No 1
Financial Credit Union Walla
Walla County Fairgrounds
Grandstand Complex. The
Southern rock/outlaw coun-
try musicians climbed the
charts with their 2015 hit,
“Stay a Little Longer.”
Opening the show is
Jackson Dean, known for
his old-school, gritty style
of country music. Tickets
range from $54-$114, which
includes fair admission.
The fairgrounds open
daily at 11 a.m. Regular
admission is $12/adults or $7/
children and seniors. Kids’
Day (Friday, Sept. 2) tickets
Walla Walla Fair/Contributed Photo
The Walla Walla Fair & Frontier Days parade is Sept. 4, 2022,
10 a.m. in downtown Walla Walla. The 2022 event kicks oﬀ
Wednesday, Aug. 31, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 4, at
the fairgrounds in Walla Walla.
for children ages 6-12 are
$3. The fair closes Wednes-
day and Thursday at 11 p.m.
— and midnight through the
weekend.
Also, a familiar face and
voice from Eastern Oregon
will perform on the fair’s
Many Waters Stage. Sing-
er-songwriter Wade Aylett of
Irrigon will strum some tunes
with his band Friday, Sept. 2,
6 p.m. And The Hankers, a
Southern rock, country and
blues band, will close out the
night at 9:30 p.m.
Other highlights include a
demolition derby (Thursday,
Sept. 1, 6 p.m.). Don’t wait
to buy tickets — reserved
seats are $24-$32 — orga-
nizers said it always sells
out. PRCA action Sept. 2-4
kicks oﬀ nightly at 6:30 p.m.
Individual tickets are $18-$25
or giddy up all three nights
for $60, which includes fair
admission. Also, a four-event
package oﬀ ers the demolition
derby, three nights of rodeo
and gate admission for $90.
Additional stage enter-
tainment during the week
features The Matt Baker
Comedy + Stunt Show,
oﬀ ering a unique combina-
tion of humor and skills that
have landed him ﬁ ve Guin-
ness World Records; Vikki
Gasko Green, a bilingual
ventriloquist and magician;
Hillia Hula Hoop Extraor-
dinaire, with jaw-dropping
tricks; and Dangerous Feats
of Comedy, a high-energy act
with daredevil juggling and
ﬁ re breathing.
Davis Shows Northwest
is bringing all your favor-
ite carnival rides. Regular
all-day armbands are $38.
Buddy Day (Wednesday,
Aug. 31) features buy one,
get the second half oﬀ and
Family Day (Thursday, Sept.
1) is $3 per ride or armbands
for $33.
The fair parade, which
rolls through downtown
Walla Walla, is Saturday,
Sept. 3, 10 a.m. Also, a clas-
sic car show revs up Sept. 2-3
behind the Pepsi Stage. And
motorcycles hog the limelight
Sunday, Sept. 4. Both shows
run from 3-6 p.m.
For tickets and more infor-
mation, visit www.walla-
wallafairgrounds.com. For
questions, contact 509-527-
3247 or info@wallawalla-
fairgrounds.com.
East Oregonian, File
Ramon Quirarte and Joel Varela enjoy breakfast before
class in September 2018 at Armand Larive Middle School
in Hermiston. Starting this fall, all Hermiston School Dis-
trict students enrolled for the 2022-23 school year at the
elementary and middle schools may eat breakfast and
lunch at no charge.
K-8 students to receive
free breakfast, lunch
East Oregonian
H ER M ISTON —
Beginning this fall, all
Hermiston School District
students enrolled at the
elementary and middle
schools may eat breakfast
and lunch at no charge.
As part of The Healthy,
Hunger Free Kids Act of
2010, the Community Eligi-
bility Provision, allows the
nation’s highest poverty
districts and/or schools to
serve all students free meals
without submitting house-
hold income information or
completing an application.
No action is required by
families for their students to
eat breakfast and/or lunch at
the schools.
According to a press
release from the school
district, the provision
eliminates the possible
stigma associated with
free or reduced price status
because all students will
receive the meals free of
charge. Also, by oﬀ ering
all students a nutritious
breakfast and lunch, more
students will come to class
Hermiston prepares to open doors to new schools
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — With
the 2022-23 school year
just around the corner, the
Hermiston School District
is preparing to unveil its two
new elementary schools.
The public is invited to
ribbon-cutting events at
each of the facilities.
The or iginal Rock y
Heights Elementary School,
constructed in 1962, had
numerous maintenance
and security concerns. The
new school is on the site’s
former athletic ﬁ elds. The
oﬃ cial opening is Tuesday,
Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m. at 650 W.
Standard Ave.
The other new facil-
ity, which helps address
increased student enroll-
ment, is Loma Vist a
Elementary School. The
public is invited to the
ribbon-cutting Wednesday,
Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m. at 2095
N.E. 19th St.
Voters in November
2019 approved an $82.7
million bond measure to
pay for projects. The bond
will pay for the new soft-
ball complex, a new annex
adding classrooms at Herm-
iston High School, the
purchase of additional prop-
erty for future schools, and
STUDENTS
Willamette
Connections
releases honor roll
SCIO — Willamette
Con nections Academy
recently announced its
kindergarten through middle
school honor roll for the
second semester 2021-22
school year.
Local students recog-
nized for superior academic
achievement, their grade
level and town include
William Larsen (sixth)
of Adams; Alexandra
Hennings (second) and
K at her i ne He n n i n g s
(seventh) both of Hermiston;
and Jaxx Clayton (eighth) of
Pendleton.
The tuition-free, virtual
public school serves kinder-
garten through 12th grade
students throughout the
state. Authorized by the Scio
School District, it is overseen
by its own governing board
and school leadership.
Willamette Connections
is enrolling students for the
2022-23 academic year. For
more information, visit www.
willametteconnectionsacad-
emy.com or call 800-382-6010.
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The new Rocky Heights Elementary School, 650 W. Standard
Ave., Hermiston, prepares Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, for its
opening Aug. 30, 6-8 p.m.
A7
approved the bond, a Nov. 5,
2019, district press release
said student enrollment
had increased by nearly
900 students since the 2008
general obligation bond for
$69.9 million. That project
included the replacement
of West Park and Sunset
elementary schools and
the construction of a new
Armand Larive Middle
School.
For more information,
contact Briana Cortaberria,
district communications
officer, at 541-667-6010,
briana.cortaberria@herm-
istonsd.org or search www.
hermiston.k12.or.us.
well-nourished and ready to
learn.
In addition, the program
streamlines administrative
requirements, saving the
district time and money.
While Hermiston High
School didn’t qualify for
the program, the district can
reapply next year.
Students enrolled at the
high school are eligible for
one free breakfast per day.
In addition, students may
be eligible for the tradi-
tional free or reduced price
lunch program by complet-
ing a family application
or via direct certiﬁ cation.
Students not qualifying for
the traditional program will
pay $3.50 for lunch.
For more information
about the program, contact
Briana Cortaberria, district
communications oﬃ cer, at
541-667-6010 or briana.
cortaberria@hermistonsd.
org. For questions about
free or reduced price meals,
contact Naomi Lopez-Na-
varrete in food services
at naomi.lopez-navar-
rete@hermistonsd.org or
541-667-6026.
Yasser Marte/East Oregonian
The new Loma Vista Elementary School, 2095 N.E. 19th St.,
Hermiston, prepares Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, for the new
school year. The ribbon-cutting for the school’s opening is
Aug. 31, 6-8 p.m.
improvements to the park-
ing and drop-off areas at
several schools.
Each of the new schools
has a capacity to serve
600 students. After voters
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Terri L. Downs
May 5, 1949 - August 13, 2022
Terri L. Downs was born in
Boise, ID on May 5, 1949, and
went home to Heaven on Aug. 13,
2022, in Thornton, Colorado, at the
age of 73 years.
Terri was the daughter of
Chester H. Downs and G. Imogene
Downs of Hermiston. She moved to
Hermiston in 1959 with her family
and graduated from Hermiston
High School in 1967. After high school, she attended
Northwestern College of Business in Portland, Oregon,
receiving a diploma in fashion merchandising and went
on to attend a school of nursing before finding and
enjoying her niche as a stewardess for United Airlines
for 10 years.
During her 10 years of service, she traveled, either
professionally or personally, to most of the lower 48
states, as well as a few overseas trips. She retired from
United Airlines to marry and raise a family. Terri's home
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and she continued to make Denver her home for over
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were young and she raised a daughter and son as a single
mother. She had a mother's love for her children, which
never diminished, even as they reached adulthood.
She loved the Lord and had a strong Christian faith,
which sustained her every day. Besides her children,
she most enjoyed her friends, her dogs, sewing, going
out to eat, watching movies on the Hallmark Channel,
cooking and baking and sharing homemade muffins
with her neighbors.
Terri is survived by her children, Susannah L.
Staples of Denver, Colorado; and Joel M. Staples of
Westminster, Colorado; her four-legged fur baby, Jill;
and sister, Kathy A. Downs of Hermiston, Oregon.
A graveside burial was held on Aug. 25, 2022, at
the Hermiston Cemetery with Pastor Gary Snavely
officiating and a celebration of life will be held on Sept.
4, 2022, in Thornton, Colorado.
Please share memories of Terri with her family at
www.burnsmortuaryhermiston.com. Burns Mortuary in
Hermiston was in charge of arrangements.
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