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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 FROM PAGE A1 KARTS: continued from page A1 year, and he and his stu- dents have stuck to a basic plan allowing them to com- plete the project in one or two semesters. They started on one go-kart last year as a class. This year, the stu- dents paired up into groups RI IRXU DQG ¿YH DQG EHJDQ their own go-kart projects. McMichael said students Cody Boggs and Chris Humphrey were essential to the program’s success. +XPSKUH\ ZDV WKH ¿UVW WR ¿QLVK KLV JRNDUW ZKLFK at its highest speed, runs 32 mph. Both Boggs and Hum- phrey said, without the go- kart program, they would have no opportunity to gain experience in the mechan- LFVRUPHWDOV¿HOGV “I am interested in all trades,” Boggs said. Humphrey agreed. “This is just something we’re good at and some- thing we like doing,” he said. Stephen Morris, a junior at UHS, said the go-kart class is preparing him for his future career as a diesel and track mechanic in the United States Navy. Morris said he has at- WHQWLRQ GH¿FLW K\SHUDFWLY- ity disorder, but when he works on engines and in the metal shop, that doesn’t bother him. “When I’m working on an engine, I don’t have to worry about that,” he said. “It holds my focus. Taking in every bolt, piston rings, FUDQNVKDIWLWIXO¿OOVPH´ Morris said working on go-karts, or engines in gen- eral, is like a puzzle he has to solve, which is what he enjoys most. “It is extremely exciting because, like working on a car, you think you got an LVVXH¿[HGDQGWKHQVRPH- thing else comes up where \RX KDYH WR ¿JXUH RXW WKH next problem,” he said. “Once you get everything together, it makes you feel IXO¿OOHG EHFDXVH \RX DF- complished something.” UHS senior Trevor Hodge said he has found his true calling in life through the metals program BUDGET: continued from page A1 the park,” according to the resolution authorizing the transaction in the agenda. City Manager Byron Smith said most of the other expenditures not covered by grants will come from the city’s regu- lar surplus or savings. The budget includes $35,000 for a skate park, $45,000 for Oxbow Trail, $45,000 for the Sun- set Park expansion and $55,000 for the pool slide. Many smaller expendi- MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO The metal shop class is important to many students at Umatilla High School, including a number of girls. Pictured from left, junior Kimberly Garcia, sophomore Melisa Claustro and sophomore Brenda Campos weld a rack together that will hold some of the high school’s shop tools. at school. “It was after I did it here that I really started think- ing about wanting to do (welding),” he said. “I was in woods (shop), and I real- ly liked it. Then I got into welding.” Hodge said he now wants to go to school to be- come a machinist after he graduates, and the go-kart program has better pre- pared him for that. “It helped me learn a lot of welds,” he said. Hodge said what he likes PRVWDERXWZHOGLQJLVLW¿WV perfectly with his personal- ity and skill set. “It is just kind of relax- ing,” he said. “You get into the zone.” Since completing some of the go-karts, the students have test driven their vehi- cles on the asphalt driveway behind the school. Wednes- day, the students used a go-kart to drag the school’s VRIWEDOO¿HOGVRDWKOHWHVDQG coaches wouldn’t have to do it by hand. “It’s been fun,” Morris said. McMichael said the stu- dents will sell four go-karts for $350 a piece to help raise money for the pro- gram. That wouldn’t com- pletely cover the costs of the program next year, but it is a start. “If we want to continue doing something like this, it is very expensive,” McMi- chael said. “I would like to continue doing these proj- ects.” McMichael said each go-kart requires about $650 worth of parts, which is a huge cost burden for the district. He said he was for- tunate the district funded the program this year, but more funds will be needed for the program to continue in future years. People can contact Mc- Michael about the go-kart program or purchasing the cars at mcmichaelj@uma- tillasd.org. )URPOHIW8PDWLOOD+LJK6FKRROVWXGHQW&KULV+XPSKUH\ZRUNVWRÀ[WKHFKDLQRQDJRFDUW built by students as classmate Cody Boggs sits in the driver’s seat and classmate Stephen Morris watches. tures are also in the bud- get, but the largest bud- geted items not covered by grants are $600,000 for Hermiston Energy Ser- vices and $250,000 for the Utility Fund to establish reserves for future expen- ditures related to rate sta- bilization. The council will also vote on an ordinance amendment authoriz- LQJ SROLFH RI¿FHUV WR EDQ people from parks for 30 days if they misuse city equipment. Council mem- bers will also vote on or- dinances to annex into the city 20 acres of land near the airport for the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center and a .16-acre res- idential lot on Northeast Second Street near East Theater Lane. In a work session be- fore the meeting at 6 p.m., Blue Mountain Commu- nity College will present information about its May 19 bond measure. MAEGAN MURRAY PHOTO Take Home Bleach Kits just $40 in April! • Vapor Shop • Accessories 541-667-4184 Mon-Fri 10am-6pm • Sat 10am-5pm 1055 S. Hwy 395, Ste. 333 • Hermiston, OR 97838 facebook.com/essenceemporium97838 D r. 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