WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
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Firefighters compete in charity donkey basketball game
for the second year in a
donkey basketball game
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Just before tipoff of a Shrine Club Saturday at
charity basketball game the Farm-City Pro Rodeo
in Hermiston, the players grounds.
Umatilla charged to an
mounted their donkeys,
early lead, up 8 to 4 at the
and the action began.
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BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
ahead by a nose with a
10-8 lead at the half. In
the second half, Umatil-
la was running away for
the win until Hermiston
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homestretch. Hermiston
came up short, however,
and Umatilla claimed a
29-26 victory.
The firefighters said
they enjoyed the game,
but the real winner was
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Vice President Jim
Leitch said the event
in Hermiston last year
raised about $2,400,
and he expected a simi-
lar amount this year. He
said the club supports
the Shriners Hospital in
Portland, which provid-
ed free care to about 200
children from the area in
each of the last two years.
“We work hard to get
the money to keep that
hospital operating,” he
said.
Umatilla
postpones
commercial
zoning change
decision – again
New strip club moratorium
set to expire July 14, the
day after the City Council
will discuss the issue again
BY SEAN HART
HERMISTON HERALD
Umatilla City Council members
postponed a decision on commercial
zoning changes for a third time at the
regular meeting Tuesday.
The Umatilla Planning Commis-
sion worked for months to come up
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where new strip clubs — along with
every other type of commercial busi-
ness — could locate and sent the rec-
ommendations to the City Council in
April.
The city enacted a moratorium
preventing new adult entertainment
businesses from opening last year
and extended the temporary ban
earlier this year. With the moratori-
um set to expire July 14, the council
decided to continue discussion about
the commercial zoning changes to a
special meeting at 7 p.m. July 13 at
Umatilla City Hall.
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ommendation to postpone a deci-
sion before any discussion about the
zoning changes. He said, except for
strip clubs and marijuana dispensa-
ries, none of the changes needed to
be enacted immediately. He said the
council should have the time to dil-
igently understand and discuss the
issue.
City Manager Bob Ward said the
city may be able to extend the mora-
torium again, but he was not certain
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ments could be met before the cur-
rent extension expired.
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HHS earns bronze from national magazine
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trict announced this week
that
Hermiston
High
School was recently recog-
nized by a national maga-
zine in rankings of public
high schools.
U.S. News and World
Report reviewed 29,070
U.S. public high schools
as part of the Best High
Schools rankings. Accord-
ing to the 2015 report, re-
leased last month, Oregon
had 114 high schools make
the rankings. Hermiston
High School was among
those, listed as a bronze
medalist.
In partnership with RTI
International, a research
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na, U.S. News judges high
schools on advanced place-
ment scores, state testing
scores, how well a school
serves all students and how
well a school prepares stu-
dents for college.
Oregon has 185,591
high school students in-
structed by 8,216 full-
time teachers throughout
325 high schools in 180
school districts. Of the
325 high schools, 114
were included on the
Best High School rank-
ings: three earned gold
medals, 25 earned silver
medals and 86 earned
bronze medals.
To see the full 2015 U.S.
News High Schools rank-
ings, nationwide and by
state, visit http://usnews.
com/education/best-high-
schools.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Entries being
accepted for Desert
Classic Jackpot
Show
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a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Satur- Aug. 27 through Aug. 29.
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day at Agape House, 500
Call Peggy at 541-567- pm. to 1:15 p.m.
$OOPHDOVDUHRQD¿UVW ies will be offered.
forms, call 541-481-3473.
Harper Road. The sale 6568 for more information.
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will feature clothing, fur-
must be eaten on site.
niture, books and other
assorted goods. Cloth- Free summer
ing items are three for lunches available to
Rib cook-off
The Umatilla County $1. Furniture is priced as
Cattlemen’s Association marked, and customers youth
coming up
is accepting entries for may name their price for
The City of Hermiston
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is sponsoring free sum-
The Boardman Fire-
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Classic Jackpot Steer
& Heifer Show July 11 WKURXJK)ULGD\&DOO'DYH 18 years old and younger the Boardman Fire Corps
at the Umatilla County at Agape House at 541- Monday through Friday are hosting the sixth an-
Fairgrounds in Hermis- 567-8774 or 541-571- through Aug. 14.
nual Scorchin’ Summer
ton. The champion steer ZLWKDQ\TXHVWLRQV
Lunches are available Rib Cook Off July 11 at
will receive $300, the
at Sunset Park from 11:30 the SAGE Center parking
reserve champion steer
a.m. to noon; at Butte Park lot in Boardman. Check-
Open 7 days a week- 6:30-11 am and 5-8 pm
will receive $200 and the Class reunion
from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 in begins at 7 a.m., and
Pre-order your flats or pick your ow n!
third-place steer will re- scheduled
p.m.; at Rocky Heights Ele- judging starts at 2:30 p.m.
541-567-3146
ceive $100. Premiums/
mentary School from 12:15 Top prize receives $100,
payouts for the heifers
The Hermiston High p.m. to 12:45 p.m.; at the second-place gets $75 and
www.kandkblueberries.com
will depend on the num- School Class of 1955 is DTXDWLF FHQWHU IURP third receives $50. The
29555 Minnehaha Rd., Hermiston
ber entered and the size holding its 60th class reunion p.m. to 12:45 p.m.; and at people’s Choice Award,
of the jackpot. The cham-
pion heifer will receive
50 percent of the jackpot,
reserve champion heifer
will receive 33 percent
TUESDAY, JUNE 23
and the third-place heifer
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
will receive 17 percent.
Silver buckles will be
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awarded to the champion
th
showman in each of the
three age categories of ju-
Old West Federal Credit Union
nior, 11 years and under,
The event is open to the community with
intermediate, 12-15 years
Secure Shredding provided by Accu shred
Please stop by and
old, and senior, youth 16
of La Grande
and older.
join us in celebratin g
Additional information
is available at
http://extension.ore-
gonstate.edu/umatilla/
cattlemen-association or
enjoy
by contacting Marie Lin-
Please come
nell, 541-561-6563 or
& drinks.
urgers, chips
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mlinnell5@gmail.com,
or Randy Mills, 541-278-
5403.
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Member
APPRECIATION DAY
June 26
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Agape House
parking lot sale
Saturday
Hermiston’s
Agape
House is conducting a
parking lot sale from 8:30
O L D W E S T
FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
1739 N. 1st St. | Hermiston