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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015
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High school graduation to stay indoors
Umatilla
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Armand Larive Middle School physical education assistant Michele Bergstrom, center, laughs with P.E. instructor Todd Sprong and eighth-grader Matilynn
Byrd during class Tuesday. After 25 years working in various roles in the school district, she is retiring at the end of this school year.
Bergstrom refl ects on 25 years in district, recent recognition
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Teatro Milagro hosting
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free drama events
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BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
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Free bilingual
drama events
• Community workshop and potluck,
5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today in the
Lanham Room at Hermiston Public
Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.
• “Searching for Aztlan,” 7 p.m. Friday in
the auditorium at Armand Larive Middle
School, 1497 S.W. Ninth St., Hermiston.
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limited. Call 541-561-1332 to reserve
a spot for either event.
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