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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 LOCAL NEWS It takes a village to prepare a nice community dinner By TAMMY MALGESINI Community Editor STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS (FKRÀUVWJUDGHUVZHDUKRPHPDGHRXWÀWVWRORRNOLNH 0DULQHVRQ7KXUVGD\GXULQJD9HWHUDQV·V'D\SDUDGHLQ(FKR Echo students honor veterans with parade different branch of the mili- tary. First-graders dressed as Echo veteran Joe Ham- Marines, and a recruiter from mer removed his hat and held the Corps visited the class it in front his chest in rever- on Tuesday. Student Mateo ence as elementary students Gutierrez said he liked the paraded through the center recruiter’s uniform and hear- of town Thursday morning ing about the places he had dressed as service members, been. His “Papa” was in the FDUU\LQJ$PHULFDQÀDJVDQG Coast Guard, and he wanted to join the military “so I can signs, chanting, “U.S.A.” Hammer, originally from ¿JKWIRU$PHULFD´KHVDLG First-grader Jude Winkler Hermiston, served in the Air Force from 1991-1995 and said she asked the recruiter said the parade was a wel- about the badges on his uni- FRPHWULEXWHIRUWKHVDFUL¿F- form. He had 12, she said, and explained he received es of veterans. “It was pretty awesome,” them for serving in different he said. “It’s nice to see they places. She said she enjoyed are instilling patriotism back honoring veterans and was happy to have an American in the schools.” Sixth-grader Ryan ÀDJDWKHUKRXVH First-grade teacher Kara Clark was dressed as his great-grandfather, Elmer Mackenzie, whose grandfa- Henry Sears. Clark said he ther served in the military, was a pilot in the Army be- said the students also worked fore the Air Force was cre- with their parents to create ated. His classmate, Xan- family trees identifying rela- der Harsh, was dressed as a tives who served in the mili- more recent veteran, Capt. tary. She said many were un- Michael Brian Daake, who aware they had grandparents served in the Army in 2004- who were veterans. Principal Keith Hol- 2005. Both said they learned a lot about veterans prepar- man said the teachers and ing for the parade and an af- students put a lot of work ternoon assembly, in which into the parade, which was the middle school students new this year. He said rec- acted as a wax museum of ognizing veterans was im- veterans from different eras portant. “We always need to say and explained their charac- thank you to the veterans. ter’s service. “Veterans are nice to our The students don’t under- country,” Harsh said. “They VWDQG ZKDW NLQG RI VDFUL¿FH are awesome. They have goes on,” he said. “I think it’s cool guns, and they protect something else that brings the community and school the U.S.A.” For the parade, each el- together, and I think that’s ementary grade honored a great to see.” By SEAN HART Staff Writer STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS 6L[WKJUDGHU7D\ORU0DFKULGHVDWULF\FOHLQIURQWRIKHU FODVVPDWHVGXULQJWKH9HWHUDQV·'D\SDUDGHLQ(FKR Dan Hill to take over as district’s presiding judge In January, Circuit Judge Dan Hill of Hermis- ton will be the new presid- ing judge of Oregon’s Sixth Judicial District. The district encompass- es the cir- cuit courts of Umatilla and Morrow coun- ties and has ¿YH MXGJHV Hill The district’s trial court administrator Roy Blaine made the announcement Nov. 12. “Presiding judges serve as the administrative judge for a district,” Blaine ex- plained in a written state- ment, “setting policies and procedures and de- termining, for example, what caseload judges will carry and where they are assigned. The presiding judge in each judicial dis- trict is chosen by Oregon’s Chief Justice, with input from all the judges in a district.” The term is for two years. Judge Ron Pahl has been the district’s presiding judge since 2010. Blaine stated Pahl decided not to continue in the role. After coordinating the twice-yearly Community Fellowship Dinners for a quarter of a century, Laurie Ball-Kiser has the process down to a science. Over the years, the Hermiston wom- an has received recognition for her ef- forts. Last year she received a Good Shepherd Community Health Foun- dation Christmas Spirit Award. Also, the Mayor’s Award was presented to her by Bob Severson in 2009 during the Hermiston Distinguished Service Awards Banquet. However, Ball-Kiser is quick to point out that volunteers are the heart- beat behind the effort. Without all the people helping — the effort requires upwards of 300 volunteers — the meals couldn’t happen. The Community Fellowship Din- ners provide a free holiday meal to anyone who wants one on Thanksgiv- ing and Christmas days. In addition, Ball-Kiser said the gatherings provide what she calls a “heart connection.” “No one needs to be alone or lonely on the holiday,” she said. With Thanksgiving a little more than a week away, Ball-Kiser says she’s starting to get a bit concerned. “I need volunteers,” she said. “I hav- en’t had very many phone calls, so I’m looking for people to help.” The dinner, which began in 1988 serving 30 people, dished up more than 800 meals each of the past two Thanks- givings. 7KH¿UVWRIWZRKROLGD\VHDVRQ&RP- FILE PHOTO 9ROXQWHHUVER[XSWRJRRUGHUVGXULQJWKH7KDQNVJLYLQJ&RPPXQLW\ )HOORZVKLS'LQQHUDWWKH+HUPLVWRQ6HQLRU&HQWHU munity Fellowship Dinners is Thursday, Nov. 26 — Thanksgiving Day — from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hermiston Se- nior Center, 435 W. Orchard Ave. The ¿UVWGHOLYHULHVZLOOEHJLQDWDP A variety of tasks are available for volunteers Thanksgiving Day between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. People are needed for food preparation, servers, meal de- livery, greeters, waiters and clean-up crews. Individuals, families, churches, service organizations or clubs are in- vited to participate. To volunteer, call Ball-Kiser by Sunday at 541-567-8600. Those who haven’t reached Ball-Kiser are invited to show up for the set-up party Wednesday, Nov. 25, between 1-4 p.m. at the senior center. For meal delivery or for a ride to the dinner, call 541-567-3013 from 8 a.m. to noon or 1-3 p.m. On Thanksgiving Day, calls need to be made to the senior center at 541-567-3582. A donation box is provided at the senior center for those who would like to give. In addition, people can send FKHFNVWR&RPPXQLW\)HOORZVKLS'LQ- ners, P.O. Box 1551, Hermiston OR, 97838, or drop off at the First Christian Church, 775 W. Highland Ave. Sipe chosen as state’s top super Heidi Sipe, the super- intendent of the Umatilla School District, was cho- sen as the 2016 Oregon Superintendent of the Year at last week’s Ore- gon School Boards As- sociation annual con- ference in Portland. Sipe has been the Sipe Umatilla superin- tendent since 2007 and is now in the running for the National Superintendent of the Year. The state hon- or is given by the Oregon Association of School Ex- ecutives and the Confed- eration of Oregon School Administrators. “Heidi is an outstand- ing educational leader with a deep commitment to equity and a strong be- lief in the promise and po- tential of each and every child,” said Salam Noor, Oregon Deputy Superin- tendent of Public Instruc- tion. “Her passion, dedica- tion, and vision make her a true asset not just to her district and region but to the whole state. 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