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SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2015
Hermiston
man charged
with assault,
vehicle theft
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A Hermiston man was
arrested Thursday morning
after a crime
spree that in-
cluded two sto-
len cars and an
assault.
Cody Ste-
phen
Stack-
Stackhouse
house,
26,
was taken into custody on
charges of fourth-degree
assault, attempted robbery,
two counts of unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle and
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and run.
Hermiston Police Chief
Jason Edmiston said in an
email that the investigation
was ongoing and not all of
the victims had been inter-
viewed, but it appeared the
suspect had stolen a car in the
county’s jurisdiction Thurs-
day morning, abandoned it,
stole a second one and then
drove it into the city.
Edmiston said Stack-
house then crashed into
several vehicles within the
city limits, coming to a stop
at the intersection of North-
east Seventh Street and
Catherine Avenue.
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Public safety fee generates almost $45,000 for offi cer salaries
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
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full staff after the city implemented a
public safety fee a year ago to provide
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Lt. Monty Toombs said the $5 month-
ly fee charged on all residential and busi-
ness utility bills in the city has helped
the department offer more competitive
wages.
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thing to help us better provide for the
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that everyone else was paying so much
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cruits earned $28,200 per year, compared
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Stanfi eld Police De-
partment has been more
active this year at full staff
after two offi cers completed fi eld training.
Following is a comparison of incidents from
August through October 2014, when the new
offi cers were away at the police academy, and
from February through April of this year, when
the new offi cers were actively patrolling:
• Total incidents increased from 579 to 1,160.
• Offi cer-initiated incidents increased from
352 to 908.
• Traffi c stops increased from 229 to 703.
• Total offi cer reports increased from 42 to 69.
• Total arrests increased from 14 to 24.
• Total citations increased from 101 to 106.
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McBride served on security
detail for presidential helicopter
Last day in Marines
spent ‘hanging out’
with George W. Bush
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
In his previous police expe-
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McBride served on the security
detail for the United States pres-
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Hermiston’s Lyall Arey is like many
22-year-olds — he has a job, does some
volunteer work, enjoys movies, spending
time with friends and playing sports — in
fact, he’s a three-sport athlete.
Arey’s experience with athletics, how-
ever, differs from those of other athletes,
even that of his Hermiston/Pendleton Spe-
cial Olympics team peers.
Because Arey has autism, he has trouble
communicating, and he actually does not
speak much at all.
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or bowling, however, his challenges and
those of his teammates do not matter, which
is what, coach Kristi Smalley said, makes
Special Olympics so, well, special.
She said, at its core, Special Olympics is
a training and athletic competition program
for people with mental or developmental
disabilities, but the organization is really
much more than that.
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ty to celebrate the uniqueness, the talents
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coach, said of the organization.
Instead of focusing on what people with
mental or developmental disabilities can’t
do, Special Olympics shines the spotlight
on what the athletes can and do accomplish,
she said.
“Special Olympics gives this population
the opportunity to show they can handle much
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pated in Special Olympics, Smalley said he
has really excelled, both as an athlete and
socially.
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Hermiston-area club flies remote-controlled planes for STEM education
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
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Local elementary students
excitedly watched and cheered
as Hermiston-area model air-
plane club members demon-
strated remote-controlled avi-
ation Friday.
The presentation, hosted
by the Columbia Aeromod-
elers club, not only intro-
duced the students to the
world of radio-controlled
airplanes, it was also a learn-
ing experience for many.
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of the McNary Heights af-
ter-school Science, Technol-
ogy, Engineering and Math
program, said the model air-
plane demonstration, which all
of the students enjoyed, was
a way to expose the students
to just another application of
STEM education.
“A lot of people associate
(STEM) only with robotics,
and it’s not — it’s so much
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open and engage these kids in a
lot of different things. Because
so many things are focused
on computers and technology
nowadays, some kids get it,
some kids don’t. They can un-
derstand that this is another av-
enue that they can experience
that will still expand their learn-
ing but not be so intense that it
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