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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
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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
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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.
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Nookies’ fi rst Beerex Fest
draws many to Hermiston
BY MAEGAN MURRAY
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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.
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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.”
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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
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fect score. He records all that data
in a notebook he carries with him to
each brewery and beer event.
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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
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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.
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he had a great time and hopes the
event will continue through the
years.
“I think that Hermiston Brewing
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Company did an outstanding job,”
The ‘Golden Growler’ people’s choice
he said.
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Wicked Cider Satuday afternoon.
The consensus Tuesday
after community members
and teachers met with the
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iston High School principal
position was
that
district
administrative
staff have a
tough decision
to make.
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nounced her re-
tirement earlier
this year, which
will take effect
at the end of
the school year.
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were selected
from a pool of candidates
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interview and school tour
Tuesday.
During the meet and
greet, staff and members
of the public asked the two
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know them a bit better and
gave their feedback on who
was their favored candi-
date.
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Community members ‘wowed’ by student-built house
BY MAEGAN MURRAY
HERMISTON HERALD
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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
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