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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 LOCAL WEATHER Remembering fallen soldiers Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Wed Thu 5/27 Fri 5/28 Sat 5/29 Sun 5/30 95/64 5/31 83/56 90/58 Mostly sunny skies. A stray shower or thunderstorm is pos- sible. High 83F. Abundant sunshine. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the up- per 50s. More sun than clouds. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 60s. Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the low 60s. 94/63 Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 60s. 92/60 Sunrise Sunset 5:13 AM 8:35 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:12 AM 8:36 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:12 AM 8:37 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:11 AM 8:38 PM Sunrise Sunset 5:10 AM 8:39 PM Oregon At A Glance Portland 80/54 Salem 81/53 JADE MCDOWELL PHOTO An audience lines the Avenue of Flags during a Memorial Day ceremony at Hermiston Cemetery. NEWS IN BRIEF Enrollment open for Echo Preschool The Echo School Dis- trict will again offer a full- day preschool program for 4-year-olds for the 2015- 2016 school year. The pro- gram is designed to provide working families, who would otherwise not have a preschool option in the area. Enrollment for the pre- school is open now. There will be a preschool open house and informational meeting at 6 p.m. Tues- day, with the opportunity to meet the teacher. The pre- school is across the street from Echo High School. Echo Preschool has the following options: • Before-School Pro- gram, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., cost $25 per month • Traditional All-Day Class, 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., cost $400 per month • After-School Program, 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m., cost $25 per month. Traditional all-day class includes breakfast and lunch. The after-school pro- gram includes a snack. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. For an en- rollment form, visit www. echo.k12.or.us and click on the Echo Preschool tab un- der “Get it Quick,” or call the Echo School District at 541-376-8436. P.E.O. Chapter DR hosts garden tour P.E.O. Chapter DR is hosting its 11th annual Hermiston Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 13. For $10, people can tour six local gardens featured at various locations in the city. The gardens, along ZLWKDPDSDUHLGHQWL¿HGLQ a guide, which serves as a ticket for the tour. Guides can be purchased at The Cottage, 1725 N. First St., Hermiston. Peo- ple will be asked to present their tickets at each gar- den stop. The P.E.O. was founded in 1869 by seven Wesleyan College students. The organization supports women and encourages them to realize their poten- tial by providing scholar- ships at a local, state and international level. bids to the district. On June 22, the district will offer the home to the highest bidder. Proceeds earned from the sale will be used to construct the second home in the 11-home subdi- Stanfield hosts vision. More information is Main St. hearing available at www.columbia- 7KH FLW\ RI 6WDQ¿HOG LV basinstudenthomes.org. hosting a public hearing about )LHOGVWRQH LV WKH ¿UVW possible Main Street im- of 11 homes from the CB- provements at 7 p.m. June 10 SHP to be built. It is a high- DW WKH 6WDQ¿HOG +LJK 6FKRRO end 2,050-square-foot home cafeteria, 1120 N. Main St. with three bedrooms, two Refreshments will be pro- EDWKURRPVDQRI¿FHGHQDQG YLGHG &LW\ RI¿FLDOV ZRXOG many upgraded amenities. like to hear from residents about what they would like to Fundraiser on tap see happen to improve Main for cooling station Street and Coe Avenue in The Umatilla Coun- downtown. This meeting will include ty Peer Support Network a presentation on proposed sponsored by Lifeway’s, designs, time for residents to Inc. and community part- comment and an opportunity ners are hosting a Running to submit and vote for chang- Hot & Walking Cold 5K walk/10K run fundraiser es. EHQH¿W WKH +HUPLVWRQ Epilepsy run/walk WR Warming and Cooling Sta- tion from 9 a.m. to 12:30 fundraiser slated p.m. June 6 at Riverfront The 2015 Northwest Park and the Oxbow Trail, Run/Walk for Epilepsy will County 1238 Road, Herm- take place June 20 at McK- iston. The registration fee enzie Park, 320 S. First St., for the event will be sup- Hermiston. Registration plies for the Warming and will take place from 9 a.m. Cooling Station and can be to 9:30 a.m., with the one- brought on the day of the mile run/walk beginning event. at 10 a.m. People can also Supplies being accept- register online at www. ed include: cases of water NWRunWalk.org/Herm- bottles; packaged crack- iston. Cost is $25, which ers/cookies; laundry soap; includes a T-shirt for partic- bleach; pre-packaged oat- ipants. Call 206-291-6893 meal; Clorox wipes; paper for more information, or plates, bowls and cups; stir visit the website. sticks; creamer; sugar pack- The Northwest Run/ ets; cups of soups; fruit cups; Walk for Epilepsy is the paper towels; toilet paper; Epilepsy Foundation hand sanitizer; hand soap; Northwest’s annual epilep- For more information, call sy awareness walk. Amy Funk, 541-567-2536, 645, or Alisisa Mendo- Student-built home ext. za, 541-567-2536, ext. 654. Medford 84/52 Hermiston 83/56 La Grande 71/47 Bend 69/39 Ontario 78/50 Burns 70/49 Klamath Falls 76/45 Area Cities City Albany Ashland Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Coos Bay Corvallis Eugene Hi 81 82 61 69 69 67 70 62 82 80 Lo 52 51 46 44 39 50 49 52 52 53 Cond. sunny sunny pt sunny pt sunny t-storm sunny mst sunny pt sunny sunny sunny City Florence Grants Pass Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Lakeview Lincoln City Mcminnville Medford Hi 65 86 83 69 76 71 73 66 80 84 Lo 48 53 56 46 45 47 44 50 52 52 Cond. pt sunny sunny mst sunny mst sunny sunny pt sunny sunny pt sunny mst sunny sunny City Newport Pendleton Portland Redmond Roseburg Salem Springfield The Dalles Tillamook Vale Hi 59 77 80 76 84 81 79 84 66 77 Lo 49 53 54 45 55 53 51 59 50 52 Cond. pt sunny pt sunny sunny sunny pt sunny sunny sunny sunny pt sunny pt sunny Cond. t-storm windy pt sunny t-storm pt sunny City Houston Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New York Hi 88 74 85 85 78 Lo 75 58 75 60 66 Cond. pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny rain City Phoenix San Francisco Seattle St. Louis Washington, DC Hi 92 62 75 86 89 Lo 64 53 56 69 72 Cond. pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny t-storm National Cities City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Hi 79 83 77 87 73 Lo 64 64 59 70 50 Moon Phases UV Index Wed First Full Last New May 25 Jun 2 Jun 9 Jun 16 ©2010 American Profile Hometown Content Service Thu Fri Sat Sun 5/27 5/28 5/29 5/30 5/31 7 High 7 High 7 High 7 High 7 High The UV Index is measured on a 0 - 11 number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin protection. 0 Corrections The grand opening of )LHOGVWRQHWKH¿UVWKRPH of the Columbia Basin Stu- dent Homebuilders Program, will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. June 1 at the home site on West Angus Avenue. The open house has been set to show off the custom home June 2. Prospective buyers can submit sealed Join the graphic designer team at the East Oregonian's Real Estate Guide publication. You'll work with multiple people and deadlines in a fast paced environment. Must be very accurate and detail-oriented. This position is responsible for designing creative including but not limited to website, ad campaigns and print advertisements, promotional posters and flyers, email advertisement and internal marketing creative. Experience in Multi-Ad Creator and Adobe Photoshop desired, QuarkXPress and/ or InDesign a plus. Newspaper experience preferred, but not required. 11 It is the policy of the Hermiston Herald to correct errors as soon as they are discovered. Incorrect information will be corrected on Page 2A. Errors committed on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Corrections also are noted in the online versions of our stories. 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