Hermiston
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016
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AUGUST 10-13
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‘Star Wars’
comes to
McKenzie Park
FIVE THINGS
TO KNOW
ABOUT THIS YEAR’S
UMATILLA COUNTY
FAIR AND FARM-CITY
PRO RODEO
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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
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ager.
Slone came to Umatilla County after manag-
ing the Harney County Fair for 25 years.
He said he’s feeling “anticipation and ner-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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antiques — what they call
“rusty gold” — that have
been hidden away in the
corner of an attic or barn.
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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
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scouts’ attention, submit
your name, phone num-
ber, location, a descrip-
tion of the collection and
photos of some of the
items to americanpick-
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