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COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 Hermiston Police to offer active shooter training for civilians By JENNIFER COLTON Staff Writer The poster shows a man with a gun pointed at the camera and the haunting words, “What would you do?” The Hermiston Police Department hopes the post- er — and the program be- hind it — will start a con- versation about what to do when faced with an active shooter. C.R.A.S.E. stands for “civilian response to active shooter events,” and Herm- iston police are bringing their training and tools into the community. “The big question is, do you know what to do in that situation? It really is that simple,” Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston said. “For the majority of people, the answer is no.” C.R.A.S.E. works to give individuals tools and awareness of how to stay safe until law enforce- ment arrives through a mantra of “Avoid. Deny. Defend.” “I think it’s valuable to give them a little informa- tion of what to do should an event take place,” Edmis- ton said. “Statistics show that little things like im- peding someone’s thought process can make a huge difference.” This summer, Edmis- WRQ KRSHV WR VHQG RI¿FHUV into local businesses to complete trainings on site so employees know how to react to an aggressive individual — shooter or not — in the time between when an alarm is signaled DQGZKHQRI¿FHUVDUULYH “Our plan is really to open it up to anyone who wants that training, go out there and offer one in their place of business,” Edmis- ton said. “It’s not a fun sub- ject when you think about it, but it is necessary.” Edmiston said before shooting events like Col- umbine High School, law enforcement training fo- cused on waiting for spe- cialized responders, but, as law enforcement waited for Two Rivers reports death of inmate in prison in¿rmar\ GREEN: continued from Page A4 ment, the offender ran, and the farmer with the soiled boot removed it and threw it at his compatriot. The spat turned into a fun re-enactment and eventu- ally a friendly competition that found its way onto the streets of Heppner. For the 2016 competition, four teams tossed the Welling- tons as well as more than 60 individuals. The 4-H Club “Grow Em and Show Em” organized the Wel- ly Toss this year, handing out appropriately sized Wellington boots to par- ticipants of all ages. “We started helping three years ago, and then we started taking over,” Jennifer Wilson, 4-H club co-leader, said Saturday. “It’s a lot of fun.” The fun brought out crowds from Heppner, throughout Morrow Coun- ty, Umatilla County and beyond. Two boys from Dallas, Oregon, visiting the area sported green and took a chance at the Welly Toss. “It’s tricky and harder than it looks,” Ben Fink, 11, said. “But it’s fun to come to this.” While Fink performed well in the toss, his fellow Dallas visitor made it even farther. “It’s fun because we don’t get to do things like this back home,” 11-year- old Garrett Munkers said. “We have parades, but we don’t have these kinds of activities. This one (the Welly Toss) is my favor- ite. I love this.” The Wee Bit O’Ireland Festival continued Sunday with vendors, sheep dog trials, and “Road Bowl- ing” at Balm Fork Road. LQ -XQH RI¿FHUV ZLOO WUDLQ school staff. Edmiston said offering the training allows RI¿FHUVWRLQWHUDFWZLWKWKH community in a positive way. “We’re not promoting violence, but we’re pro- moting people protecting and defending themselves,” Edmiston said. If anyone is interested in scheduling a training with the Hermiston Police and C.R.A.S.E, contact Capt. Travis Eynon at 541-667- 5103. those teams to arrive, peo- ple died. The shooting lead to different programs and strategies, and Hermiston 3ROLFH 2I¿FHUV DUH WUDLQHG in two both C.R.A.S.E. and A.L.I.C.E. — Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Count- er, Evacuate — response programs. While the de- partment has worked with A.L.I.C.E. for a longer peri- od of time, they started with C.R.A.S.E. in 2015. Last week, Hermiston Police trained Umatilla RI¿FHUV LQ WKH SURJUDP STAFF PHOTO BY JENNIFER COLTON Wellington boots were the material of choice during the Welly Toss. 2016 ‘Great Green’ parade winners Irish Theme – Green: 1. Grand Marshal’s Float 2. Hermiston Funrunners Antique & Custom Vehicles: 1. Blue Mountain A’s 2. Desert Shrine Club Irish Floats – Business: 1. Heppner Post Office 2. Morrow County Grain Growers (CASE Apache Sprayer) Merchant Trophy: 1. Bank of Eastern Oregon 2. Community Bank Welly Toss Results Teams First place — Extinguishers Second place — Murrays Third place — Team Tom Gregg A 60-year-old inmate ¿UVWGHJUHH PDQVODXJKWHU died unexpectedly Sunday His earliest release date LQ WKH LQ¿UPDU\ DW 7ZR was March 15, 2028. This is the second un- Rivers Correctional Insti- anticipated death at tution. Prison staff TRCI in less than a found Ronald Mar- month. cus unresponsive Joel Abbot, 60, in his cell at about who was serving 10:10 a.m. An in- a life sentence for vestigation is un- ¿UVWGHJUHH PXUGHU derway by Oregon since 1993, was State Police. No Robert found unresponsive other details have Marcus in his cell on Febru- been released. DU\DQGÀRZQWR Marcus was in- a Portland hospital, carcerated on Feb. 18, where he died. 2014, out of Multnomah TRCI houses about County on one count of 1,800 male inmates. MEDICAL DIRECTORY FAMILY DENTISTRY Family Dentistry ~ N ew Patients Welcome~ 541-567-8161 995 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston Ryan M. Wieseler, D.D.S . 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