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ABOUT TOWN
NEW BREWS ON TAP
NEIGHBORS TAKE NIGHT
OUT TO COMBAT CRIME
Fair section
inside today
The 100th anniversary edition
of the Umatilla County Fair runs
next week and today’s issue of the
Hermiston Herald included a spe-
cial section previewing this year’s
fair.
The 24-page section is your
guide to the action and events on
tap for the 2015 Umatilla Coun-
ty Fair. It includes a map of the
grounds, a day-by-day schedule,
a parade route map and details
about the entertainer scheduled to
appear on the main stage.
Start planning your fair adven-
tures today and we’ll see you at
the fair.
PHOTO COURTESY ADAM SIMS
Photographer
reception
planned at library
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Block parties encourage
communication
NIGHT OUT
By SEAN HART
Staff Writer
A Hermiston neighborhood be-
came even closer Tuesday.
After the South family found
the medallion hidden by Hermis-
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Sandoval, members of the Hermis-
ton Solice and ¿ re deSartments and
city of¿ cials hosted an ice cream
social at their home on Southwest
Joshua Drive for National Night
Out.
A variety of other neighbor-
hoods also hosted their own block
parties for the event that encourag-
es neighbors to get to know each
other in hopes of reducing crime.
Sandoval said National Night Out
helps establish communication,
so neighbors feel more inclined to
look out for each other.
“It’s a really great opportunity
for neighbors to get out and meet
each other,´ she said. “It helps ¿ ght
crime when you start taking own-
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ership of your neighborhood.”
Rondi South said searching for
the medallion was a fun family
activity, and the party brought the
neighborhood closer together.
“I actually know everybody that
did show up,” she said. “We’ve
lived here for eight years, so you
see everybody, but I guess there are
two or three that this is the ¿ rst time
I’ve chatted with them.”
South said the neighbors all
keep an eye on the neighborhood,
which makes it a better and safer
place to live.
Neighbor Virginia Hoeye
agreed. She said neighbors will
watch other people’s houses when
they travel and pick up newspapers
so nobody knows they are gone.
“I have never seen any (crime)
happen in the 15 years I have lived
here in this neighborhood,” she
said. “Nobody has ever hurt any-
body. Nobody has ever broken into
a house. And that’s why I like it.
I think a lot of people know that
people watch out for other people,
so they ¿ gure, µI don’t think we’re
going to try it.’”
Hoeye said the community held
a block party about 14 years ago,
but many of the residents have
since moved. She said the party
this year provided a great oppor-
tunity for the neighbors to interact.
Neighbor Hannah Garver said
the neighborhood is nice because
people do look out for their neigh-
bors.
“We kind of keep an eye on
everything for the most part,” she
said. “I think because of the fact
that we are out so much and we do
watch, I haven’t heard of anything
really bad (happening here). I think
just making yourself present kind
of helps reduce a lot of that too.”
City ready to hire
architect for
new senior center
Camera rules for
cops could deter use
By JADE McDOWELL
By SEAN HART
The city of Hermiston is ready to
start moving forward in earnest on a
new senior center.
Hermiston Parks and Recreation
director Larry Fetter said a grant
administrator has
been hired and
SENIORS the City Council
will be asked to
approve a contract with Lenity Ar-
chitecture, with of¿ ces in Salem and
Bend, on Monday.
Construction on the Harkenrid-
er Center, named for former mayor
and long-time councilor Frank Har-
kenrider, is expected to start in the
spring. According to Lenity’s web-
site, the company works extensively
in designing senior housing and com-
What began as an effort to require of¿ cers to use body cameras
may actually prevent some agencies from implementing the tech-
nology.
In a legislative compromise, a proposal to mandate that of¿ -
cers wear body-mounted cameras and record their
entire shifts instead became strict regulations for
POLICY agencies that already voluntarily use the cameras.
House Bill 2571 requires these agencies, includ-
ing Hermiston, to set policies for of¿ cers to record
the entirety of most interactions with people and retain the data for
at least 180 days. The bill also exempts most of the recorded video
from public records laws and requires the editing of any videos that
are disclosed to render any faces unidenti¿ able.
Hermiston Police Chief Jason (dmiston said the new regula-
tions will deter other agencies from implementing body cameras,
but he said his department will continue to use them. He said, al-
though the bill was a “good compromise” compared to the initial
proposals, he was not “overly happy” with it.
The department began mandating that patrol of¿ cers wear
See SENIORS, A18
See POLICY, A18
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
The Hermiston Public Library
will host a reception for photog-
rapher Adam Sims from 4-6 p.m.
Thursday.
He started studying photogra-
phy in 2007. Although he was un-
able to take formal classes in col-
lege because of his schedule, he
learned through tutorials, books,
critiques and practice.
“I believe my interest in pho-
tography branched off from my
interest in video recording light-
ning and other subjects,” he said.
“I have always been someone that
loved to be outdoors, and I feel
like photography really gave me
a way to interact with the beauty
that is out there.”
Sims uses different software to
edit RAW photo ¿ les to highlight
details he saw in the scene.
His work is on display at the li-
brary throughout the month.
Anderson leaving
Umatilla County Fair
By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
Umatilla County Fair manager
Peggy Anderson will manage her
last fair for the county next week
before heading to her native Jo-
sephine County to take a similar
position there.
The
Umatil-
la County Board of
Commissioners an-
nounced Anderson’s
planned
departure
Tuesday and said
that her replacement
Anderson
would likely be a
part-time position in light of the
fair moving to the (astern Oregon
Trade and (vent Center next year.
Fair board director Don Mill-
er said Anderson’s position as
manager has included taking care
of the fairgrounds, but moving
to (OT(C with a manager of its
own might mean the new manager
doesn’t need to work full-time all
year long.
“Looking at the budget, it
makes it very dif¿ cult to consider
a status quo,” he said.
Miller said Anderson has been
an asset to the fair and the board
is sad to see her go, but they also
support her in taking an oppor-
tunity she is excited about in the
area where she is originally from.
“She has given us adequate no-
tice to continue to make the fair a
success and implement a smooth
transition in whatever direction
we decide to go,” he said.
Anderson has managed the
Umatilla County Fair since 2006.
During her nine-year tenure at-
tendance at the fair grew by 20
percent and cash sponsorships
increased by $130,000 a year, ac-
cording to the county.