WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016
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School clinic considers adding hours
By JENNIFER COLTON
Staff writer
The Wellness Center at
Hermiston High School con-
tinues to thrive, according to
oI¿cials Irom )amil\ Health
Associates and the Hermis-
ton School District, the two
partners in the project.
The Hermiston School
Board of Education toured
the clinic during a special
Eoard meeting 0onda\
night. Dr. Derek Earl and
clinic supervisor Tiffan\
)it]morris spoke with the
board about the clinic’s op-
erations. Earl said the clinic
has seen a mixture of both
students and staff.
³The ¿rst week or two, it
was ver\ staff dependent, but
that has transitioned,” he said
0onda\. ³As time has gone
on, it’s been more and more
students, which is great.”
The clinic has seen 359
patients since the beginning
of the \ear. The slowest da\
brought in one patient; the
busiest had 19. Earl said the
clinic is breaking even ¿-
nanciall\, and )amil\ Health
Associates is considering
expanding the hours for the
1-1 school \ear.
The most common issues
in the clinic have been ear
infections, sinus infections,
respirator\ infections, well
child checks, bronchitis,
concussions, sore throats and
croup.
Wade Smith, deput\ su-
perintendent, said the Well-
ness Center is an asset to the
district and has been success-
ful.
“It’s been the perfect
slow, methodical rollout
to make sure we were pre-
pared,” Smith said.
In other business, the
school board:
- Presented the Hermis-
ton High School wrestling
team members and coaches
with certi¿cates of excel-
lence.
- Commended Hermiston
High School band director
Paul Dunsmoor for receiv-
ing an inspirational teacher
award from Eastern Oregon
8niversit\.
- Discussed school begin-
ning testing for the Smarter
Balanced Assessment.
- Met in a closed-door,
executive session to discuss
labor negotiations.
The next Hermiston
School Board meeting is
6;30 p.m. April 11 at the
Hermiston School District
Of¿ce.
Reverence for the cross
By JADE MCDOWELL
Staff writer
As hundreds of Catholics
prepared to celebrate Good
)rida\ in Hermiston, 5icar-
do Mendo]a felt a special
burden to give the da\ his
full reverence.
The 1-\ear-old was por-
tra\ing -esus in the Wa\ of
the Cross pageant — a role
he was stepping into for the
second \ear in a row know-
ing it would be emotionall\
and ph\sicall\ draining.
“I just pra\ and hope and
ask God to give me strength
to deliver his message,”
Mendo]a said, mixing to-
gether ingredients to form a
blood-red paint that would
later splatter his robes and
drip down his back as the
men and bo\s dressed as 5o-
man soldiers whipped him
with ropes.
Our /ad\ of Angels Cath-
olic Church puts on the pag-
eant before hundreds of pa-
rishioners ever\ \ear. The\
move through 14 stations,
starting with the trial of -esus
before Pontius Pilate in the
church parking lot and end-
ing with -esus’ cruci¿xion
and burial atop the Hermis-
ton Butte.
Mendo]a said dragging
the cross, made of sturd\
four-b\-four beams, up the
Hermiston Butte is no eas\
task.
“Going up the hill, it’s tir-
ing, but it’s also emotionall\
tiring because \ou’re getting
hit and \elled at and \ou’re
thinking about what -esus
went through, and \ou just
want to sit down and cr\,” he
said.
Staff writer
STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS
Ricardo Mendoza portraying
Jesus.
There are concerns that
the rodeo arena at the Eastern
Oregon Trade and Event Cen-
ter will not be ¿nished b\ the
-ul\ 1, 01 deadline.
Contractors building both
the barns and rodeo arena
for EOTEC will be asked
to complete construction of
those projects b\ that date.
The 8matilla Count\ )air
and )arm-Cit\ Pro 5odeo are
planned for August 8-12.
But 5ob Drier of )rew
Development Group told the
EOTEC board )rida\ he is
concerned about having con-
struction of the rodeo arena
¿nished on time.
In his written report to the
board he noted that the\ had
retained local ¿rm Michaels
Design to create architectural
drawings, but in -anuar\ he
had noti¿ed the board’s ex-
ecutive committee that the
drawings were “insuf¿cient”
and a second architect was
hired to bring the drawings
up to standard.
“The rodeo arena bid doc-
uments will reTuire ever\
respondent to agree to com-
plete work b\ -ul\ 21, 201,
but unlike the barns project,
there is no guarantee that we
will receive an\ bids, that the
EOTEC Board will accept
an\ of the bids received, or
that the bidders will agree to
the deadline,” Drier wrote.
“EOTEC should also assume
that an\ contractor submit-
ting a bid will increase its
price if the\ have incomplete
design documents and/or an
unrealistic construction time-
line.”
He wrote that the schedule
assumes the board receives
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By JADE MCDOWELL
Staff writer
The cit\ of Hermis-
ton is setting its sights
on the big picture this
\ear with the creation of
a five-\ear capital im-
provement plan.
The plan will outline
and prioriti]e the capital
improvement needs for
the street department,
water department and
wastewater department.
Assistant cit\ manag-
er Mark Morgan told the
cit\ council on Monda\
that eventuall\ the pro-
cess could be expanded
to include all depart-
ments, but while the
cit\ was starting from
scratch it would stick to
just the public works de-
partments.
He said having all of
the cit\’s infrastructure
needs centrali]ed into
one document would
help staff and the coun-
cil better plan for the
future.
“8ltimatel\, whether
it’s the private sector or
the public, investment
hates uncertaint\,” he
said.
Morgan said the de-
partment heads, working
in conjunction with cit\
engineer Anderson Per-
r\ Associates, would
be asked to contribute to
a raw list of projects that
would be discussed with
the cit\ council in -une.
The cit\’s infrastructure
committee would then
work on paring it down
to a more realistic si]e
and prioriti]ing the top
needs. The plan would
be approved b\ the cit\
council sometime in the
fall, then reviewed and
updated once a \ear.
The creation of a
capital
improvement
plan was one of the top
goals identified b\ the
cit\ council during its
goal-setting session for
2016, and Ma\or David
Drot]mann said he was
excited to see the pro-
cess started.
“This is a phenome-
nal step in the right di-
rection,” he said.
He said there would
likel\ be large dollar
signs attached to the
final list, but looking
ahead to upcoming costs
would help the cit\ bud-
get accordingl\.
Slam Dunk the Junk on April 2
EOTEC project manager concerned about rodeo arena timeline
By JADE MCDOWELL
Hermiston begins capital
improvement plan process
complete, biddable design
documents for approval no
later than April 22 and “we
urge the board and commu-
nit\ not to assume that the
construction schedule can be
compressed to make up for
further dela\ in completing
and approving the design.”
Additional tasks, includ-
ing construction of bath-
rooms, food booths and
other amenities, posed “no
signi¿cant challenges” in be-
ing completed on time, Drier
said.
On )rida\ the EOTEC
board also discussed adding
a part-time ¿nancial position
with the cost split evenl\ be-
tween EOTEC and the cit\
of Hermiston.
UMATILLA — Uma-
tilla residents read\ to
do some spring cleaning
can Slam Dunk the -unk
on April 2-3.
The cit\’s commu-
nit\ cleanup weekend
will kick off at 8:30 a.m
at cit\ hall on Saturda\,
April 2 as volunteers get
organi]ed into groups
and spread out across
the cit\ to help clean up
properties around town.
Dumpsters will also
be located around the
cit\ during the weekend
for people to dump items
for free, including one at
the Port of Umatilla of-
fices at 505 Willamette
St., one on Eighth Street
behind cit\ hall and a
scrap metal dumpster at
1205 Third St.
Cit\ manager 5uss
Pelleberg said the event
has been an enjo\able
one to volunteer for in
the past and helps give
people incentive to
clear out their \ards and
spruce up Umatilla’s im-
age.
“The whole idea is
to get the town cleaned
up,” he said.
At 12:30 p.m. volun-
teers will be invited to
take a break and enjo\ a
barbecue at cit\ hall.
To sign up to be a vol-
unteer or to request help
from a volunteer crew
in getting junk removed
from a propert\, visit
cit\ hall at 00 Sixth St.
or call 541-922-3226.
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Sunday: Sunday School . . . . . 10:00 am
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Evening Service . . . . . . 7:00 pm
Wednesday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm
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SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30 AM
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Family service 9am Sunday
Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
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567-9497
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855 W. Highland • Hermiston
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
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