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FUN BIRTHDAY BUSINESS MOVE PAGE A4 PAGE A3 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 Former victim helps others break the cycle 30 $ SHIPPING SOLUTIONS OPENS IN NEW LOCATION LOCAL CHILDREN CELEBRATE DR. SEUSS Worth of cou savings in pon side YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER HERMISTONHERALD.COM STATE CHAMPS Even in retirement, longtime advocate helping others as motivational speaker BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD As a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, Mickie Ebert used her expe- riences to help others emerge from similar situations. After surviving four heart attacks in August, Ebert de- cided it was time to retire from the career she loved for almost 10 years as an advo- cate for Domestic Violence Services in Hermiston. The 65-year-old Umatilla resident still has plans to help people, however. In the next chapter of her life, Ebert will spend more time with family and friends DQG D ¿VKLQJ SROH EXW VKH will also continue using her experiences to inspire others as a motivational speaker. “I loved my job” she said. “I don’t want to stop helping SEE EBERT/A2 PHOTO COURTESY ADDIE TUIA Members of the 2015 state championship Hermiston wrestling team pose for a photo at the 5A state wrestling tournament Saturday at Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The Bulldog wrestlers accumulated 161 points to defeat Hillsboro and Sandy. Sam Colbray was the only Bulldog to to claim a state title, but seven others placed in their weight classes. To read the more about the state champions, see page 6. To see more photos from the tournament, go to page 8. A FROTHY SUCCESS Nookies’ fi rst Beerex Fest draws many to Hermiston BY MAEGAN MURRAY TODAY’S WEATHER Sunny High: 55º Low: 29º OUTLOOK • THURSDAY Mostly sunny High: 61º Low: 34º • FRIDAY Mostly sunny High: 63º Low: 34º A complete weather forecast is featured on page A2. Find the Hermiston Herald on Facebook and Twitter and join the conversation. FOR LOCAL BREAKING NEWS www.HermistonHerald.com BY MAEGAN MURRAY HERMISTON HERALD 6WDQ¿HOG UHVLGHQW :D\QH -RQHV considers himself somewhat of a beer connoisseur, so when he found out the Hermiston Brewing Compa- ny was hosting its own beer festival, he leaped at the chance to partici- pate. -RQHV VDLG KH KDV WUDYHOHG DOO over the state to taste beers from a variety of microbreweries. Given that he could try a number of beers from throughout the region in one location, he said Saturday’s Beerex Fest at Nookies was an opportunity too good to pass up. “I think it is awesome,” he said of the event. “I grew up here, and we haven’t had anything like this before.” -RQHVVDLGKHJRWLQWHUHVWHGLQWKH beer industry several years ago af- ter making a trip to Big Horse Brew Pub in Hood River. He said, since then, he has developed his own rat- ing system based on his personal taste. He has rated every beer he’s WULHG EDVHG RQ ÀDYRU XVLQJ D VFDOH RIRQHWR¿YHZLWK¿YHEHLQJDSHU fect score. He records all that data in a notebook he carries with him to each brewery and beer event. -RQHV VDLG KH DGGHG D IHZ QHZ ratings to his notes after tasting more than 13 beers Saturday. He said, of the more than 40 brews featured at the event, a couple of beers from Prodigal Son in Pendle- ton were his favorites. Of those, he HHS principal fi nalists introduced HERMISTON HERALD MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Nookies Restaurant and Sports Bar employee Logan Taylor pours a tasting cup RIEHHU6DWXUGD\GXULQJWKHHVWDEOLVKPHQW·VÀUVW%HHUH[IHVW OLNHG³7ULSOH-´DQ,QGLD3DOH$OH the most, giving it a 3.5 rating on his personal scale. His second and third favorites were “Beer Named Sue,” a golden ale from Prodigal Son, and “Owyhee,” an amber ale from Beer Valley Brewing Company out of Ontario, both of which ranked in the three-range. (YHQ WKRXJK KH GLGQ¶W ¿QG KLV SHUIHFW¿YHDWWKHHYHQW-RQHVVDLG he had a great time and hopes the event will continue through the years. “I think that Hermiston Brewing MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Company did an outstanding job,” The ‘Golden Growler’ people’s choice he said. Nookies General Manager Moni- award for the Hermiston Brewing &RPSDQ\·V%HHUH[)HVWZHQWWR'·V SEE BEEREX/A12 Wicked Cider Satuday afternoon. The consensus Tuesday after community members and teachers met with the WZR ¿QDOLVWV IRU WKH +HUP iston High School principal position was that district administrative staff have a tough decision to make. Current VanderVeen 3ULQFLSDO -RF HO\Q -RQHV DQ nounced her re- tirement earlier this year, which will take effect at the end of the school year. To replace her, Harris WZR ¿QDOLVWV were selected from a pool of candidates IRU D ¿QDO PHHW DQG JUHHW interview and school tour Tuesday. During the meet and greet, staff and members of the public asked the two ¿QDOLVWVTXHVWLRQVWRJHWWR know them a bit better and gave their feedback on who was their favored candi- date. SEE FINALISTS/A12 Community members ‘wowed’ by student-built house BY MAEGAN MURRAY HERMISTON HERALD Hermiston Herald $1.00 MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO © 2014 EO Media Group Umatilla High School student Cody Boggs shows Hermiston resident John Lauck the insulation students in the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders program used in construction Monday afternoon during an open house. Columbia Basin Student Home Coordinator Curt Berger has been saying for weeks that community members would be “wowed” by what the Columbia Basin Student Homebuilders program students were doing. On Monday night, during an open house for the program, res- idents were just that after touring the home, 895 W. Angus Court, adjacent to Armand Larive Middle School in Hermiston. Linda Rodriguez, who is the grandmother of Elizabeth Herrera, a student in the home building pro- gram, had nothing but good things to say about the students’ progress. “They have done such a good job,” she said. “I am so proud of them all. I can’t see anything that they would have shorted. It just looks so nice.” Rodriguez and her husband, Tereso Rodriguez, said they were astonished that students had a hand in building something so solid and to the best of standards. “Who would have thought that teenagers could do this?” she said with a laugh. Residents from the area trickled into the 2,050 square-foot home Monday afternoon to see how the students have worked to construct SEE HOUSING/A2