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Hermiston Herald HermistonHerald.com WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 $1.00 AUGUST 10-13 , 2016 Alberta, Clint Laye, of Till I C U Canada, rides a past s in for 86 point rmance. Farm-City perfo FARM-CIT E Y O PRO ROD INSIDE GET THE LOWDOWN ON THE FARM-CITY PRO RODEO ABOUT TOWN Page 3 Youth offi cer deemed success Page 4 ‘Star Wars’ comes to McKenzie Park FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR’S UMATILLA COUNTY FAIR AND FARM-CITY PRO RODEO 1 FILE PHOTO It will likely be the last time the two events use the fairgrounds in the heart of Hermiston. The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, currently under construction to the southeast of Hermiston, will host the 2017 fair and rodeo if construction is completed on schedule. The site will feature 55 acres of developed Cate Doherty, 7, shows off a Rhode Island Red hen at the 2015 Umatilla County Fair. See INFO, A14 Umatilla County Fair is fi fth most popular in the state, begins this week with early contests CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY AMERICAN PICKERS Frank Fritz and Mike Wolfe of American Pickers are headed to Oregon this fall. American Pickers returning to Oregon By JADE MCDOWELL Staff Writer W hether corndogs, calves or carni- val rides are your thing, the favor- ite features will all be there at the Umatilla County Fair and Farm- City Pro Rodeo next week. The fair will also feature a fresh face, however: The 2016 event will be Don 6ORQH¶V¿UVW\HDUDV8PDWLOOD&RXQW\)DLUPDQ ager. Slone came to Umatilla County after manag- ing the Harney County Fair for 25 years. He said he’s feeling “anticipation and ner- YRXVQHVV´ DERXW SXOOLQJ RII KLV ¿UVW 8PDWLOOD &RXQW\)DLUEXWKH¶VGH¿QLWHO\ORRNLQJIRUZDUG to the experience. “There’s a lot of similarities in all fairs,” he See FAIR, A14 Head to McKenzie Park with your friends and family this Friday, Aug. 5 for a free movie in the park. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will be show- ing at dusk on the city’s RYHUVL]HG LQÀDWDEOH screen. Attendees are en- couraged to bring chairs, blankets, and snacks. There will be multiple food vendors on site as well. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which was released in late 2015 and made more than $2 bil- lion in the international ER[ RI¿FH LV UDWHG 3* 13. People are encour- aged to take time to re- view the movie online and decide if it’s appro- priate for them and their families. This is the third and ¿QDO PRYLH LQ WKH SDUN for this summer sea- son, which have been sponsored by Advanced Pediatric of Hermiston through the city parks and recreation department. STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Reed Middleton, 16, of Hermiston pins a number on the dress of Kaisa Tynkila, 13, of StanÀ eld, on Wednesday at the H Fashion Review Contest in Pendleton. ‘Just a guy from Hermiston’ Thompson living a dream as a grad assistant at OSU By ERIC SINGER Staff writer STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS Former Irrigon boy’s basketball coach Mitch Thompson is now a graduate assistant for the Oregon State University men’s basketball program in Corvallis. A graduate assistant for a Division I college sports team is one of the most-coveted positions in the coach- ing ranks. Sure, it’s not a lucrative position, but it’s one that offers a foot in the door to the coaching world with real experience with some of the best and brightest coaches and players in all of college sports. Some of the best coaches in Division I basketball and football started their careers as gradu- ate assistants, such as Arizona men’s See COACH, A8 American Pickers could end up in Umatilla County this fall if a local collection catches their eye. The History Channel show features Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz, who travel the country looking IRUKLVWRULFDOO\VLJQL¿FDQW antiques — what they call “rusty gold” — that have been hidden away in the corner of an attic or barn. 7KH\ KDYH SODQV WR ¿OP episodes in Oregon in September and scouts are looking now for interest- ing collections to check out as they plan their route through Oregon. According a news re- lease, the show is looking for “characters” with “siz- able, unique collections” that the pickers could spend the better part of a day looking through during an episode. The long list of items they are looking for in- cludes old furniture, board games, movie posters, toys, vending machines, lamps, clocks, motorcycles, dolls, art, dishes, oil cans and other antiques. To bring a private col- lection (no antique shops RU ÀHD PDUNHWV WR WKH scouts’ attention, submit your name, phone num- ber, location, a descrip- tion of the collection and photos of some of the items to americanpick- HUV#FLQHÀL[FRP RU FDOO 1-855-OLD-RUST.
