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LOCAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 Vaccination deadline hits schools proof of vaccination for 738 students, according to Sha- Hundreds of Eastern Or- ron Waldern, clinic nurse egon children could be sent supervisor for the Umatilla County Health Department. home from school today. Of those students, 695 Today, Feb. 17, is “School Exclusion Day” had incomplete records for the state of Oregon, with Umatilla County and any students behind or Health, indicating students undocumented on vaccina- were missing one or more tions will be excluded from required vaccinations, and class in public and private 43 students had no vaccina- schools, preschools, child tion record at all. The num- care facilities and Head bers do not include families Start programs in the state. with approved exemption Families with children paperwork. “Exclusion Day is im- on the exclusion list were QRWL¿HG LQ 6HSWHPEHU DQG portant because one of the October, but as of Feb. 3, VXUH¿UH ZD\V WR SUHYHQW the county still required contagious disease is to get By JENNIFER COLTON Staff Writer vaccinated,” Waldern said Tuesday. “Immunizations are safe and really help pro- tect those students and the community, as well as kids who cannot receive vacci- nations, who are protected by the herd immunity.” Waldern pointed to low- er numbers of outbreaks for diseases such as chicken pox since the implemen- tation of required vaccina- tions. Not having a disease like chicken pox or measles means the student is able to remain in school. Umatilla County Health will be open and able to provide vacci- nations all week. ed art to the walls or blinds on the windows. “We’ve already seen an increase in numbers in well- child checks to make sure they have those last-min- ute vaccinations done,” Tiffany Fitzmorris, clinic supervisor, said Monday. “The school nurse has been working around the clock getting a hold of all those parents, and the secretary MXVWVHQW¿YHRUVL[RYHUODVW week to schedule well-child checks, and we were able to get those taken care of.” Exclusion day is part of the Oregon Immunization Program, which works to In Hermiston, 120 stu- dents remained on the ex- clusion list as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Jon Mishra, executive di- rector of special programs. School secretaries and nurses have been in con- tact with families at risk for exclusion, and staff at the new Wellness Center at Hermiston High School, which connects all Hermis- ton students and staff with medical practitioners from Family Health Associates, has been scheduling well- child checks and vaccina- tions. The clinic recently opened and has not yet add- have all children vaccinat- ed against preventable dis- eases. )DPLOLHV PD\ ¿OH DQ exemption from the vacci- nation requirements based on medical or non-medical reasons; however, the state tightened exemption re- quirements for the 2015-6 school year with Senate Bill 895. The new restrictions changed the exemption pro- cess to require a “Vaccine (GXFDWLRQ&HUWL¿FDWH´IURP a healthcare provider with all non-medical exemptions and made all religious ex- emptions signed prior to March 1, 2014, invalid. IN BRIEF Boardman hosts weekly tax help Walk-in tax help is available each Wednesday in Boardman. People can receive as- sistance with completing their income tax forms through AARP Tax Aid. No appointments are need- ed. People can drop in Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Boardman Senior Center, 101 Tatone St. The service continues through April 6. Local firefighters combat leukemia $ JURXS RI ORFDO ¿UH- ¿JKWHUVDUHKROGLQJDIXQG- raiser this weekend as they prepare for the Scott Fire- ¿JKWHU6WDLUFOLPE Members of the Herm- iston Fire & Emergency Services team will set up a table and stair-climbing machine Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Smitty’s Ace Hardware, 1845 N. First St., Hermiston. They will accept donations, which are tax-deductible, for The Leukemia & Lym- phoma Society. The actual stairclimb event is Sunday, March 6, at the Columbia Center in downtown Seattle. Par- ticipants will race up 69 ÀLJKWV RI VWDLUV LQ IXOO ¿UH gear while raising money to combat blood cancers. In addition, the team will raise money Satur- day, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon in front of Big Lots, 930 S. Highway 395, Hermiston. Also, people can make donations on be- half of Hermiston Fire at ZZZ¿UH¿JKWHUVWDLUFOLPE org — click donate and then search for “Hermiston Fire.” For more information, contact team member Mi- chael Bozeman at mrboz- eman@msn.com or 541- 314-2596. Auction, raffle benefits Desert View A family-friendly event will help raise money for ¿HOGWULSVOLEUDU\ERRNVDQG classroom projects at Desert View Elementary School. In its ninth year, the $XFWLRQ DQG 5DIÀH LV Thursday, Feb. 25 from 5-7 p.m. at the school, 1225 S.W. Ninth St., Hermiston. Sponsored by the Desert View Parent Club, the event features a live auction, silent auction, food and games for kids. For more information, contact Shannon Picard at spicard28@hotmail.com. Hospital auxiliary offers medical scholarships The deadline for sub- mitting applications for the Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary scholar- ships is April 29. To be eligible for a $1,500 scholarship, a stu- dent’s home residence must be within the areas served by Good Shepherd Health Care System. Also, applicants must have suc- cessfully completed at least one year of study in WKH ¿HOG RI PHGLFLQH DW D college or university. Application forms are available at the hospital gift shop or by calling the director of volunteer ser- vices at 541-667-3690. Completed applications and college transcripts may be returned to the gift shop or mailed to GSMC Attn: Auxiliary Scholar- ship Committee, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston, OR 97838. Tonia Mulcare Auto Health Home Life Tonia Mulcare Family Insurance Agent 541/289-3300 • 800/225-2521 The Stratton Agency Hermiston/Pendleton • stratton-insurance.com Please welcome... Esther Langley & Samantha Cox Esther, a graduate of Lucas Marc Academy, specializes in hair: cuts, color & styles. Samantha specializes in nails, hair and is a licensed esthetician. ials: Valentine S t p o r ec co lo r 20 % o ff cu er ! by E st h yle ee shampoo/st Fr of one or with purchase ucts. more prod good thru 2/2 Call for an appointment. Walk-ins welcome! 8/16 405 N. 1st., Ste. 108 • Hermiston 541-567-6075 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY UMATILLA SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY JOHN FISHER Hermiston Bulldog Robotics members Allison Galdamez, from left, Jerence Lyons, Jadwin Lyons and Randy Conejo prepare for the FIRST Tech Challenge Super4ualiÀers. Umatilla’s “Vikings with Attitude” FTC team will be moving on to the state championships in the FIRST Tech Challenge. Robotics teams qualify for state Hermiston, Umatilla compete in Super-Qualifiers By JENNIFER COLTON Staff Writer Students from Hermis- ton and Umatilla trekked to Hillsboro over the weekend to pit their robots against the best in the state — and two teams will be mov- ing on to the Oregon State Championship. The weekend’s battles made up the FIRST Tech &KDOOHQJH 6XSHU4XDOL¿HUV in Hillsboro. To compete in one of the four Oregon FTC 6XSHU4XDOL¿HUVWHDPVKDG WRWDNH¿UVWRUVHFRQGSODFH in a local or regional match in this year’s FTC competi- tion, FIRST RES-Q. As part of FTC, teams must program robots to FRPSHWH LQ D VSHFL¿F game. The game changes each year, and the 2015-16 game, FIRST RES-Q, chal- lenges teams to reset res- cue beacons, deliver rescue climbers to a shelter, park on a mountain and clear de- EULVIURPWKH¿HOG Twelve teams from Herm- LVWRQ 6WDQ¿HOG 8PDWLOOD Pendleton and Helix com- SHWHGLQWKH6XSHU4XDOL¿HU and three teams — Umatil- la’s Vikings with Attitude, Hermiston’s Bulldog Robot- ics and Helix’ Bear Mettle — TXDOL¿HGIRUVWDWH The local teams qual- L¿HG IRU WKH 6XSHU4XDO- L¿HU DIWHU FRPSOHWLQJ WKH Columbia Basin League Championship. The Herm- iston team was selected as part of the second-place alliance in Columbia Ba- sin, and the Vikings with Attitude team was the sec- ond team selected for the “Finalist Alliance” at the 6XSHU4XDOL¿HU The Oregon State Cham- pionship is Feb. 27-28 at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland. CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT CLASS Oregon - Utah - Valid 35 States HERMISTON Best Western: 2255 Highway 395 South February 19 th • 1:00 pm & 6:00 pm Walk-Ins Welcome! 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