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Hermiston SIMON SIGNS WITH MSU- NORTHERN Herald HermistonHerald.com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 SPORTS Page 9 $1.00 ABOUT TOWN SPORTS Page 9 IES FOR STATE QUALIF ROBOTICS TEAM Page 3 S Y E N R U O T AAU E V I S S A M S L E P O R P T R O F F E L A LOC STAFF PHOTO BY SAM BARBEE Tracy Gammell (left) speaks with a parent at West Park Elementary on Saturday as she runs the For the Love of the Game AAU basketball tournament in Hermiston. LED, IN PART, BY TRACY GAMMELL, HERMISTON YOUTH BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION THROWS REGION’S TOP TOURNEYS By SAM BARBEE Staff Writer racy Gammell didn’t have a lot of time to relax over the week- end. There were too many things to do. She had to update brackets and standings. She ran sandwich- es to teams at gym facilities around Hermiston. She had to solve SUREOHPVDQGSXWRXW¿UHV6KHUHFUXLWVWHDPVDSSURYHVWKHORJRV She makes the schedules. It’s a lot of work, running a tournament. As the long-time Herm- iston resident runs the annual For the Love of the Game AAU bas- ketball tournament, Gammell appears to be in her element. She is sitting at a table 20 feet from the purple gym, known as The Dawghouse, at Hermiston High, busily writing in scores from results on Saturday. There are patrons huddled around the card table where Gammell sits, pen in hand stack of papers in front of her. ³:HVWDUWHG\HDUVDJRZKHQP\VRQ/DQGRQZDVSOD\LQJ$$8´ See AAU, A16 STAFF PHOTO BY SAM BARBEE Hermiston junior Kylee Smith (in gray) works the clock during Saturday’s For the Love of the Game AAU tournament on Saturday at Hermiston High School. Highway 395 work begins By JENNIFER COLTON Staff writer Chunks of concrete and orange caution signs greeted drivers and pedestrians this week as the Ore- gon Department of Transportation broke ground — literally — for its U.S. Highway 395 improvement project in Hermiston. Starting at midnight Tuesday, crews began breaking up the concrete and dirt at intersections to prepare for rebuilding dozens of new sidewalk ramps that comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. At the intersection of U.S. High- way 395 and Jennie Avenue, work- ers set up at dawn to begin the pro- cess of excavating holes for new WUDI¿FVLJQDOV:KLOH2'27ZRUN ers broke up concrete, John and Larry Riggs, of Eugene-based R&R Earth Boring, began digging a 14- IRRWKROHIRUHDFKRIWKHIRXUWUDI¿F lights. ODOT workers on scene said the holes must be 14-feet deep to al- low strong footings for the lights to stand against wind gusts Umatilla See HIGHWAY, A16 STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON John, left, and Larry Riggs excavate a 14-foot-deep hole near the intersection of Highway 395 and Jennie Avenue in Hermiston. As part of an ODOT project, the trafÀ c signals are being relocated and replaced at the intersection. Honor Flight provides trip for WWII vets Honor Flight of East- HUQ 2UHJRQ LQYLWHV :RUOG :DU,,YHWHUDQVWRWUDYHORQ +RQRU)OLJKWWULSVWR:DVK ington, D.C. 7KH QRQSUR¿W %HQG Heroes Foundation oper- ates Honor Flight of East- ern Oregon and has hon- RUHG :RUOG :DUH ,, veterans with free four-day trips to the nation’s capital since 2010. Veterans and their guardians visit the na- WLRQDO:RUOG:DU,,0HPR rial and 10 other veterans’ memorials. Veterans are eligible to travel providing they VHUYHG GXULQJ :RUOG :DU II, live in any of the 17 Or- egon counties east of the Cascades, have not visited the memorial in the past, are able to travel and are accompanied by a guard- ian. Full-time medical staff is available during the trip. There is no fee for the vet- eran; the guardian fee is about $1,250 and covers all expenses for the four-day trip. The use of wheelchairs, walkers and portable oxy- gen by veterans is allowed. Guardians can be family members or friends and must be able to assist veter- ans by pushing wheelchairs and walking reasonable distances with them. If in- terested in traveling during WKH0D\WULSFRQWDFW the Bend Heroes Founda- tion immediately. For more information, contact Darla Rozelle, foundation director, at 541- 419-0007, rthreads@uci. net or visit www.bendhe- roes.org. Chamber elects new president Julie Gisi of the Bank of Eastern Oregon was re- cently elected as president of the Boardman Chamber of Commerce. The chamber board also extends congratulations to Kalie Davis of the SAGE Center and Jim Young of 6HOHFW 0DUNHW IRU EHLQJ re-elected to the board. This \HDU¶VRI¿FHUVDOVRLQFOXGH 0DWW .HJOHU RI &DODIDWH 3KRWRJUDSK\ DV ¿UVW YLFH SUHVLGHQW 0DULD 5LFKDUGV of Boardman Hardware as second vice president, Emerald Lantis of Banner Bank as secretary and Don Russell of Doherty/Rus- VHOO&DU:DVKDVWUHDVXUHU $QQD %URZQH RI :LQG\ River Elementary School is past president, after serving the past two years. The upcoming Board- man Chamber of Com- merce luncheon is at a new date and location. Chris Ensley, execu- tive director of the North- west Region for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is the special speaker. The no-host luncheon gath- HULQJ LV 0RQGD\ )HE 22 at noon at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman. The cost is $12. Those who plan to attend need to RSVP by contacting 541-481-3014 E\:HGQHVGD\ For those who want to save money, lunches can be pre-paid for a year for $120 — that’s a savings of $2 per meal. For more information, contact Executive Director (PLO\ :DLWH DW 3014 or emily@boardman- chamber.org.
