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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 COMMUNITY Children reel them in McNary Channel Ponds stocked with trout for fishing event Saturday BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD Children had the op- portunity to catch freshly VWRFNHG¿VKDWWKH0F1DU\ Channel Ponds in Umatilla Saturday. Oregon Department of )LVKDQG:LOGOLIH¿VKELRO- ogist Bill Duke said 4,500 trout were stocked in the fountain pond and Wes Pond behind it near the Mc- 1DU\'DP0RVWRIWKH¿VK were “legal size,” eight to 10 inches, he said, but 500 weighed at least a pound, and a few were “trophy size,” more than 20 inches. Duke said the event, organized by Hermiston Parks and Recreation De- partment and sponsored by Tom Denchel Ford, allowed only children to ¿VK EHWZHHQ DP DQG QRRQZKHQWKH¿VKLQJZDV opened to everyone. “There was a tremendous turnout,” he said. “We were estimating it to be a total of 850 people, kids and adults. It was great weather. Lots of people came out, and lots RI¿VKZHUHFDXJKW´ The ponds will be stocked again May 16 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts a similar event, but Duke said there DUH VWLOO ³SOHQW\ RI ¿VK´ LQ the ponds, and ODFW also stocks the creek. He said these events inspire chil- GUHQ WR ¿VK DQG HQMR\ QD- ture. “For ODFW, it is to introduce kids and their IDPLOLHV WR ¿VKLQJ DQG WKH outdoors,” he said. “We’re an agency that is funded by SHRSOH EX\LQJ ¿VKLQJ DQG hunting licenses, and we want to give an opportunity for people to get introduced WR ¿VKLQJ 7KHUH¶V D ORW RI ¿VK DQG \RX JHW WKHP RXW there, and, hopefully, may- be they choose to keep do- ing it.” Hermiston Recreation Supervisor Dan Earp said, while children 13 and \RXQJHU FDQ DOZD\V ¿VK without purchasing a li- cense, this event provides a better opportunity for HYHU\RQH WR FDWFK D ¿VK He said prizes were also awarded, and equipment was available for people who did not have their own. “I think it went pretty awesome this year,” he said. “I think we had some of the best weather we could have hoped for. It’s a good event. It’s always fun to see which ones are totally afraid of the ¿VKDQGWKHUH¶VWKHRQHV² SEAN HART PHOTO From left, Nely Maldonado, 7, and Eliseo Maldonado, 5, show RIIWKHÀVKWKH\FDXJKWDWWKH0F1DU\&KDQQHO3RQGVLQ8PD- tilla Saturday. The ponds were stocked with 4,500 trout for a FKLOGUHQ·VÀVKLQJHYHQWHDUOLHULQWKHGD\ ER\V RU JLUOV ² WKDW DUH fearless and have no prob- lem holding up their trophy for all the world to see.” After the morning’s ac- WLYLWLHV ZKHQ WKH ¿VKLQJ opened to everyone, people FRQWLQXHGWRUHHOLQWKH¿VK Krieg Mueller, who lives LQ0F1DU\EURXJKWKLVWZR older daughters, Rudi, 5, DQG(OOVLH ¿VKLQJ DIWHU his wife gave birth to his youngest, Raelynn, earlier that day. He said he en- MR\HG EULQJLQJ KLV IDPLO\ WR WKH 0F1DU\ &KDQQHO Ponds. “It’s good for the girls, and it’s real close to home,” he said. “It gives them an opportunity to get out into the outdoors.” Heath Pock, Kenne- wick, brought his daugh- ter Hailey to the ponds DQGVDLGVKHHQMR\VWR¿VK The 7-year-old’s take on WKH¿VKLQJ³QRWEDG´ “I’ve had bigger ponds in my days,” she said but added she still had fun. To get to the ponds from Highway 730 in Umatilla, turn north onto %URZQHOO %RXOHYDUG MXVW west of Interstate 82; proceed to West Third Street; turn right on Third Street; and proceed through the I-82 under- pass. The ponds are north of Third Street, between , DQG 0F1DU\ 'DP Signs point to several ve- hicle access points. The fountain pond is visible from Third Street. SEAN HART PHOTO Anthony Lemus, 3, reels in a trout from the McNary Channel 3RQGV6DWXUGD\DIWHUWKHSRQGVZHUHVWRFNHGZLWKWURXW SEAN HART PHOTO Anthony Lemus hands his father, Jose Lemus, pliers to re- move the hook from a trout’s mouth after the 3-year-old reeled LWLQIURPWKH0F1DU\&KDQQHO3RQGV6DWXUGD\ Girl Scout troops help Agape House Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washing- ton gathered nonperishable food for the Agape House Saturday in Hermiston, Umatilla and Irrigon in their annual Scouting for Food event. Despite only three troops participating, Girl Scouts still rounded up 759 pounds of canned and packaged food, organizer Michelle Kane said. The troops participat- ing this year were: Girl Scout Daisy Troop 50038 of Hermiston, Girl Scout Brownie Troop 54379 of Umatilla and Girl Scout Se- nior and Ambassador Troop 51444 of Hermiston. Earli- er in the week, each troop KXQJXSÀLHUVLQWKHQHLJK- borhoods they had signed up to canvass, and returned to those neighborhoods to pick up the donations and deliver them to the Agape House. Girl Scout troops will be out in force again this Sat- urday in Pendleton, Echo DQG 6WDQ¿HOG WR DVVLVW WKH food pantries in their towns. For more information about Scouting for Food, call Michelle Kane at 541-564- 5985. For more information about registering and/or be- coming an adult Girl Scout volunteer, contact Brandi George, membership and community development specialist for Eastern Or- egon, toll free at 877-286- 9819. Wildhorse Resort & Casino presents the 3rd Annual Mammoth Cup Golf Tournament Sunday, May 17 Wildhorse Resort Golf Course PHOTO COURTESY MICHELLE KANE Local Girl Scouts donate food they collected during a drive Saturday to Agape House. They will EHRXWDJDLQWKLV6DWXUGD\LQ(FKR6WDQÀHOGDQG3HQGOHWRQ Hosted by Pepsi/Pendleton Bottling Co. 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