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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015
District,
Head Start
partnering
on preschool
BY JESSICA KELLER
HERMISTON HERALD
To give children in the
Hermiston School District
without early education
opportunities available a
better chance of succeed-
ing, the district and Uma-
tilla-Morrow County Head
Start are collaborating to
offer a preschool program
beginning this fall.
Through the partnership,
the Hermiston Center for
School Readiness will help
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serving 4-year-olds whose
families fall within the 100
to 200 percent poverty level
and who do not have access
to other formal preschool
options.
Deputy Superintendent
Wade Smith said at Mon-
day night’s School Board
meeting, many students are
entering kindergarten not
knowing basic skills need-
ed in education. According
to 2014-15 Kindergarten
Assessment Results, Herm-
iston was tied for the eighth
lowest in the state among
kindergartners’ ability to
do early mathematics. It
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YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
Hermiston plans to allow
multiple taxi companies
City to research costs for
natural gas transmission
line to industrial area
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
Despite objections from the current
exclusive Hermiston taxi service, the city
will soon allow multiple companies to
operate.
At the regular Hermiston City Council
meeting Monday, council members unan-
imously approved an ordinance creating
a taxi licensing program that will replace
the current exclusive franchise agreement
for Hermiston Transit, which expires
June 30.
Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan
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in 1964 was intended to ensure the ser-
vice was always available for residents.
He said, because the city population
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Team approach
will utilize multiple
departments
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
After a successful re-
cycling event last month,
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TRCI hosting fi rst dog adoption
open house Saturday
adopted before but had
been returned to the shel-
ter, while some had stayed
For the last eight weeks, there for months.
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taught six rescue dogs basic in TRCI’s rehabilitation
training skills and manners program, where each was
with the hopes that soon the assigned an inmate primary
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and baby-sitter, who, under
homes.
Before moving to the big the guidance of a dog train-
house for training and so- er, taught the canines how
cialization through TRCI’s to follow basic commands,
new Rehabilitating Offend- such as sit and stay, and so-
ers and Canines program, cialize with people and oth-
Zoey, Coco, Bear, Mister, er dogs.
“It’s gone really well,”
Trixy and Duke were all
residents of Humane So- Sherry Isles, TRCI assis-
ciety of Eastern Oregon tant to the superintendent,
Pet Rescue in Hermiston.
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Some, like Mister, had been
BY JESSICA KELLER
HERMISTON HERALD
TODAY’S WEATHER
Rain early
High: 69º Low: 43º
OUTLOOK
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A mix of sun and clouds
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• FRIDAY
Showers possible
High: 75º Low: 49º
Meet some of the
Rehabilitating Off enders and
Canines program dogs
Bear
A complete weather forecast is
featured on page A2.
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Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate Justin Schiller-Munnemanlol has Zoey, the dog
he is handling and training for the prison’s Rehabilitating Offenders and Canines program,
do a trick Monday at TRCI. Zoey is one of the six dogs up for adoption after completing the
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out adoption applications Saturday on the TRCI administrative building lawn.
Bear is a 6- or
7-year-old German
Shepherd mix need-
ing a new home.
ROC organizer Dawn
Wagner described
Bear as being very
easy to train, with a
mild disposition and
loving nature.
“I always thought
he’d be really good as
a service dog,” she said. “He’s so well-behaved.”
Wagner said Bear’s mellow and well-tempered nature makes him
ideal for an older couple or someone with a disability.
“He’s so easy to like. I’d love to fi nd him a home,” she said.
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Nonprofi t organization
hosting fundraiser to
provide free pregnancy
tests, counseling
BY SEAN HART
Hermiston Herald $1.00
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be taking a more proactive
approach enforcing codes
to make the city more at-
tractive.
Parks and Recreation
Director Larry Fetter said
the City Council rated
code enforcement a top
priority during a January
goal-setting session, and
he will be leading a new
HERMISTON HERALD
Pregnancy Care Service will
host its fourth annual walk/run
fundraiser Saturday at Riverfront
Park in Hermiston.
and that we’re here to support her
in making that decision.”
The organization offers pro-
grams after birth for mothers
Registration for the Walk/Run aware of what we do.”
for Life begins at 8:30 a.m., and
Cissna said Pregnancy Care and fathers to make them bet-
the event starts at 9 a.m. People Services provides free pregnancy ter, more confident parents and
can sponsor themselves or collect tests, referrals for free ultrasounds also offers post-abortion coun-
pledges for prizes.
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Last year, Cissna said, Preg-
Director Debbie Cissna said the pregnancy options. She said the
event is one of the organization’s organization offers “complete, ac- nancy Care Services provided free
major fundraisers.
curate information on all options,” services to 150 women.
“We see a lot of girls from the
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solely by donations, so it’s a way as well as information about abor- area high schools,” she said. “It is
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to raise money to provide this re- tion.
source for our community and
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“We’ve noticed that, even after she has all the facts and all the and just want to help.”
four years, there’s a lot of peo- information,” she said. “We just
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ple in our community that aren’t want to let her know she has time
