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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 2016
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ABOUT TOWN
PAOLA WINS 3-POINT CONTEST
FOR THIRD-STRAIGHT YEAR
STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
Justin Paola shoots during the three-pointer competition at the 3-on-3 basketball tournament Saturday in Hermiston. The Hermiston man has
won the competition for three years running.
Hermiston resident’s smooth
shot leads to Takin’ it to the
Streets 3-point championship
Although school build-
ings are empty for the
summer, Umatilla Morrow
Head Start is already work-
ing to fi ll its classrooms for
the 2016-17 school year.
Head Start invites ap-
plications from pregnant
mothers and families with
children ranging from new-
borns to 5 year olds. The
agency provides services
to children and their fam-
ilies in Morrow, Umatilla,
Wallowa, Gilliam, Grant,
Sherman and Wheeler
Counties.
Also, the agency is
teaming up with the Mor-
row County School District
to offer the Ready for Kin-
dergarten program to 3- and
4- year olds from families
that don’t meet Head Start
eligibility criteria. Classes
will be offered two days per
week in Irrigon and Board-
man.
To register, visit www.
umchs.org, and select
“Head Start Application.”
Also, applications are avail-
able at Oregon Department
of Human Services, area
social service agencies and
the Head Start administra-
tion offi ce, 110 N.E. Fourth
St., Hermiston.
For more information,
call Suellen Whitlock at
541-564-6878 or 800-559-
5878.
Hermiston
parks dept.
sets movie
nights
An oversized infl atable
movie screen will be erect-
ed for Movies in the Park.
The public is invited to
view “Norm of the North”
for free Friday at dusk at
McKenzie Park, 320 S.
First St., Hermiston. Peo-
ple are encouraged to bring
blankets, chairs and snacks
and enjoy the show.
The July 29 show fea-
tures “The Good Dino-
saur” and the Aug. 5 movie
is ‘Star Wars: The Force
Awakens.”
For more information,
call Hermiston Parks &
Recreation at 541-667-
5018.
By ERIC SINGER
Staff Writer
J
ustin Paola stepped onto the HAPO Credit
Union Center Court on Saturday with one thing
on his mind: Just make shots.
That mindset worked as well as it has for
the past three years, as the Hermiston resident
nailed a total of 19 3-pointers to capture the
Takin’ it to the Streets 3-point championship for the
third consecutive year. Paola said the adrenaline rush
he gets in the event is what keeps him coming back
each year.
“I’ve played in this every year since it started so
there are some really good people that come here for
this,” Paola said, “and the new guys each year bring
it too. The competition is always great.”
The 45-year-old sharpshooter has quite the bas-
ketball background, playing collegiately at Eastern
Washington University from 1990-1992 where he
earned his place as one of the best 3-point shooters in
school history. He currently sits at No. 7 on the all-
time list in made 3-pointers with 164. He has played
competitively in various 3-on-3 tournaments and
other events since graduating from college, which he
says has allowed him to keep his shot sharp.
See BASKETBALL, A12
Head Start
accepts fall
enrollments
Robotics
workshop
returns to fair
STAFF PHOTO BY KATHY ANEY
Two players battle it out Sunday in the high school boys championship game of the
Takin’ it to the Streets three-on-three basketball tournament.
New fi re district faces rent increase
By ALEXA LOUGEE
Staff Writer
FILE PHOTO
New decals adorn the door of a Umatilla County Fire District 1 engine at the
main station downtown in Hermiston.
The fi re board for Umatil-
la County Fire District 1 met
Wednesday and learned their land-
lord is proposing to increase their
rent.
The city of Hermiston owns the
Public Safety Center, which hous-
es the police department, and leas-
es a portion to Hermiston Fire and
Emergency Services. The terms of
the original lease, which had been
in effect since 2007, had the Herm-
iston Fire Department paying $1 a
year. When the new district was
formed on July 1, the previous
lease agreement was terminated.
The city proposed a new lease
agreement with the fi rst year’s rent
See FIRE, A12
Participants will build,
design and program work-
ing robots and will show-
case their robots at the fair.
InterMountain Educa-
tion Service District and the
Umatilla School District
have partnered to provide
the opportunity for students
entering sixth through ninth
grades. The workshop is
Thursday, Aug. 11 from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. in Hoeft Hall
on the fairgrounds, 515
W. Orchard Ave., Hermis-
ton. In addition, a special
demonstration day is set for
Saturday Aug. 13 at 1 p.m.
on the fair’s Coke Stage.
Space is limited and
it costs $20 per student.
Registration is required by
Friday, July 29. Forms are
available at the Umatil-
la School District Offi ce,
1001 Sixth St., Umatilla;
the fairgrounds offi ce or at
www.umatillacounty.net/
fair. For more information,
contact 541-567-6121 or
fair@umatillacounty.net.