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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2016
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BROOKDALE RESIDENTS ENJOY
THEIR OWN SENIOR PROM
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
A
rmando Mendoza’s dance
card was full as a handful
of silver-haired ladies vied
for his attention during Sat-
urday’s Senior Citizen Prom
held at Brookdale Hermis-
ton.
When Nene Johnson, 86, spotted the
Umatilla High School senior dancing with
88-year-old Ruth Hawes, she scurried across
the room and tapped him on the shoulder.
“You’re going to get your butt kicked,”
Johnson said with a sly smile.
Taken aback by her directness, Mendoza
asked why.
“You’re dancing with someone else,”
Johnson responded with a laugh.
Mendoza was invited to attend the event
by Laura Zepeda, out-going vice president
of the Hermiston High School Key Club. He
said it seemed like a enjoyable way to create
extra fun for residents of the facility.
The Key Club, a student group affi liated
See PROM, A12
STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
Laura Zepeda and Armando Mendoza celebrate with Julie Wynn when she gets a bingo during the
Senior Citizen Prom Saturday at Brookdale Hermiston.
ABOUT TOWN
Workshop
targets ag
tourism
Area industries with a
focus in agriculture are
invited to learn how to
add a tourism component
or to expand current of-
ferings.
Opportunities include
adding a farm stand, farm
tour, hunting or camping,
event venue or lodging to
farms, ranches or garden
businesses.
A free Agri-Tourism
Workshop is planned,
which includes two days
at separate locations. It
begins Tuesday, June
21, from 1-5 p.m. in the
Riverfront Center at the
Port of Morrow, 2 Ma-
rine Drive, Boardman.
It continues Wednesday,
June 22, from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Eastern Ore-
gon Trade & Event Cen-
ter, 1705 Airport Road,
Hermiston.
Pre-registration is re-
quired to ensure there
is enough supplies and
meals. For more infor-
mation or to RSVP, contact
Janet Dodson, Eastern Ore-
gon Agritourism Develop-
ment project coordinator, at
541-786-8006 or janetd@
eoni.com. For more infor-
mation on the presenters,
course agenda and register
online, visit http://industry.
traveloregon.com/rugged-
countryATS.
Leadership
Hermiston sets
graduation event
Leadership Hermiston
will celebrate the gradu-
ation of Class 19 during
an upcoming event at the
Hermiston
Conference
Center.
The graduation celebra-
tion begins Tuesday, June
14, with a social at 6 p.m.
at 415 S. Highway 395,
Hermiston. Dinner will be
served at 6:30 p.m. The cost
is $25 for guests.
Reservations are need-
ed by Monday, June 6.
For more information or to
RSVP, contact Barb Martin
at 541-567-6151 or barb@
hermistonchamber.com.
Recreation
department
off ers outdoor
programs
STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
Alex Quesada adjusts Nene Johnson’s crown after being named queen during the Senior Citizen Prom Saturday at Brookdale Hermiston.
48-star fl ags retired from Avenue of Flags
By JADE M C DOWELL
Staff Writer
STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL
A bugler plays “Taps” at the Hermiston Cemetery on Memorial Day.
As people fl ocked to the Hermiston
Cemetery to pay their respects on Memorial
Day, a sharp-eyed visitor noticed something
interesting about one of the fl ags lining the
gravesites: It only had 48 stars.
“You can see it in the pattern of the stars,
the way they’re offset,” Ken May said.
It wasn’t easy to spot — the fl ag is one
of approximately 600 that form the Avenue
of Flags lining the cemetery each Memo-
rial Day. The effort is spearheaded by Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars Post 4750, and they
thought they had retired all of the old 48-
star fl ags years ago.
The fl ags are all casket fl ags donated by
veterans’ families, standing as a stark visual
reminder of the number of men and wom-
See FLAGS, A12
Summertime
sports
programs offered through
Hermiston Parks & Rec-
reation include everything
from kayaking trips to
baseball games and clinics.
Also, new this year is
USTA Tennis. All equip-
ment is provided. It’s open
to ages 6-17 and runs Mon-
day through Fridays from
June 13 through Aug. 19
from 8 a.m. to noon (camp)
or 9-10:30 a.m. (lesson
only) at the Sunset Courts,
located near the Hermiston
Public Library. The cost is
$95 per week for the camp
or $35 for lessons only.
Also, a family-friendly
tennis program open to all
ages runs Tuesdays from
June 13-Aug. 19 from
6-7:30 p.m. The cost is $25
per night (and $5 for each
additional family member).
And, after four lessons, the
fi fth session is free. For
more about the tennis pro-
grams, visit www.RecTen-
nis.com/hermiston.