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COMMUNITY ASSET PREP HOOPS EL CAZADOR OWNERS WANT TO GIVE BACK WATSON GOES FROM BARRE TO COURT PAGE A4 SPORTS PAGE A6 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015 YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER HERMISTONHERALD.COM 'LVWULFWJLYHVKRPHOHVVVWXGHQWVD¿JKWLQJFKDQFH City of Hermiston seeking public input about new charter Editor’s note: This is the last DUWLFOHLQD¿YHSDUWVHULHVDERXW KRPHOHVVQHVVLQWKHFRPPXQLW\ students living in a variety of liv- rollment and educational stability ing conditions may be considered for homeless children and youth homeless. in kindergarten through “When people think 12th grade. Under that of homelessness, they act, homeless students BY MAEGAN MURRAY think of a student or PD\ EH LGHQWL¿HG DV HERMISTON HERALD a family living on the those who are current- Even as they endure uncertain street,” he said. “Al- ly living in a shelter Number of identified and challenging living situations, though that is one as- or transitional hous- the Hermiston School District of- pect of homelessness, ing, living unsheltered, homeless students fers students who have been iden- most of our families are those who are doubled by district as report- WL¿HG DV KRPHOHVV D PXOWLWXGH RI doubled up and may be up or sharing a home, ed from the 2013-14 resources to keep them from fall- living with other fami- those who are waiting school year: ing through the educational cracks. ly members while they foster care placement Hermiston: 73 The Hermiston School District have lost their home sit- or living in a hotel or Stanfield: 12 FXUUHQWO\ KDV LGHQWL¿HG KRPH- uation.” motel. Umatilla: 25 less students, although how home- Smith said the McK- Smith said while the OHVVQHVVLVGH¿QHGE\WKHVWDWHPD\ inney-Vento Home- Hermiston School Dis- be different than what most people less Education Assistance Act is WULFW PD\ QRW EH DEOH WR ¿QG VWX- would assume. Hermiston Deputy a federal law that requires school dents a home, it does provide a Superintendent Wade Smith said districts to provide immediate en- number of services that eliminates By the Numbers Current document in need of facelift The public is invited to attend a community meet- ing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Hermiston Confer- ence Center board room to learn more about pro- posed changes to the City of Hermiston Charter. A charter is the basic document that establish- es how the city govern- ment operates, as well as what laws the city can create. Hermiston’s char- ter hasn’t been revised in almost 50 years, and, during that time, various components have become outdated. The City Council began drawing up revisions to the charter in early 2014. A rough draft of updates has now been completed, and the City Council is seeking public input for any final changes before the new charter is placed on the May ballot. some of the barriers homeless stu- dents face that their peers with per- manent housing situations do not. “Our intent behind homeless services is to try to ensure that, de- VSLWHDVWXGHQW¶VGLI¿FXOWKRPHVLW- uation, we try to provide the most stable educational environment we can,” he said. Smith said if a student moves in with a relative or to a location out- side the Hermiston School District boundaries, the district can bus the student, within a reasonable amount of distance, back to their home school. He said, many times, a student may move from resi- dence to residence three or more times within a few months. SEE HOMELESS/A2 MANAGING A POLICE DEPARTMENT TODAY’S WEATHER Partly Cloudy High: 43º Low: 30º OUTLOOK • THURSDAY Mostly cloudy High: 38º Low: 31º • FRIDAY Morning clouds High: 38º Low: 30º SEAN HART PHOTO Administrative Capt. Travis Eynon, left, speaks to records clerk Sandy Warner at the Hermiston Police Department. Eynon oversees three detectives, a school UHVRXUFHRIÀFHUDFULPHSUHYHQWLRQRIÀFHUDFRGHRIÀFHUDQGDFRPPXQLFDWLRQVPDQDJHUZKRRYHUVHHVWZRUHFRUGVFOHUNV Captains describe daily grind at HPD A complete weather forecast is featured on page A2. Editor’s note: This LVWKHIRXUWKDUWLFOHLQD ¿YHSDUWVHULHVDERXWODZ HQIRUFHPHQWDQGEHLQJD SROLFHRI¿FHU Find the Hermiston Herald on Facebook and Twitter and join the conversation. FOR LOCAL BREAKING NEWS BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD www.HermistonHerald.com Although a police de- partment is responsible for enforcing laws, like any other organization, person- nel management is an im- portant aspect of having a well-functioning agency. Chief Jason Edmiston said the Hermiston Police Department separates its personnel into two major divisions. Operations Capt. Darryl Johnson supervises the patrol units — four ser- geants who supervise four FRUSRUDOVDQGHLJKWRI¿FHUV — and support services, in- FOXGLQJDWZRRI¿FHUVWUHHW crime team and seven re- VHUYH RI¿FHUV $GPLQLV- trative Capt. Travis Eynon supervises three detectives, D FULPH SUHYHQWLRQ RI¿FHU DVFKRROUHVRXUFHRI¿FHUD FRGHRI¿FHUDQGDFRPPX- nications manager, who su- pervises two records clerks. Edmiston said, while WKH GXWLHV RI WKH RI¿FHUV may vary, the reason peo- SOHFKRRVHWREHFRPHRI¿- cers is often the same. “I do believe, very much so, that there is still some- thing very noble about this profession,” he said. “It’s not for everybody, DQG WKDW¶V ¿QH 7HDFKLQJ is not for everybody. Get- ting into ministry is not for everybody. Everybody has their own niche, but at the end of the day, I would ar- gue any cop that is asked, ‘Why do you want to be a cop?’ you’re going to hear answers such as, ‘Every day is something different. I want to be able to make a difference,’ you know, have some meaning in the day-to-day job.” OPERATIONS Johnson has been an RI¿FHU IRU \HDUV DQG transferred to HPD as a SDWURO RI¿FHU LQ +H was promoted to captain in 2010 and said he organizes trainings, manages the pa- trol schedule, reviews and creates reports and super- vises his staff. “You’re basically tak- ing the young minds and you’re helping develop them — and some of the seasoned guys because we’re having to develop people to replace us even- tually — so a lot of it’s development,” Johnson SEE POLICE/A10 ‘A totally different experience’ Chamber execs visit China, will promote trip to others BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Hermiston Herald $1.00 8 08805 93294 © 2014 EO Media Group 2 When Umatilla Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karen Hutchinson-Talaski visited China in October, the experience was not what she expected. Hutchinson-Talaski and Herm- iston Chamber of Commerce CEO Debbie Pedro traveled to China with other counterparts from Or- egon, Washington, Montana and Canada last fall as part of a 10- day free business mission offered to chamber of commerce directors with the hope they return to their communities and promote tourism in the country. She and Pedro will recount their experiences on their trip and tell others how they can visit the country at a public presentation from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Altrusa Room at the Herm- iston Conference Center. Hutchin- son-Talaski said a 10-day trip is being planned to leave Oct. 19, and people can visit China for $2,399, which includes meals and lodging. The local chambers also receive revenue if people go, she said. Hutchinson-Talaski said, her visit to China was enlightening, and the upcoming trip is perfect for people seeking “a totally dif- ferent experience,” like she had in the Far East. “One of the highlights for me SEE CHINA/A2 PHOTO COURTESY OF KAREN HUTCHINSON-TALASKI Umatilla and Hermiston Chamber of Commerce directors Karen Hutchin- son-Talaski and Debbie Pedro visited China with chamber representatives from Oregon, Washington, Montana and Canada, pictured here in Tiananmen Square with the Forbidden City in the background.
