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By ALEXA LOUGEE
Staff Writer
In 2015 the Hermiston
Police Department created a
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position in an effort to create
better community connec-
tions.
“It’s an area the police
have been extremely remiss
on,” said Police Chief Jason
Edmiston at a public safety
committee meeting Monday.
He said the closest thing
he could think of was the
previously used D.A.R.E.
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grade classrooms to address
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“I was not fully 100 percent
sold on the change in my po-
sition,” Sandoval said at the
meeting, but that has changed
over the year. “I love it and
getting to meet the kids.”
The youth services posi-
tion is the result of a brain-
storm between Hermiston
Superintendent Fred Maioc-
co, Edmiston and Captain
Travis Eynon. In conjunction
with the Hermiston School
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working to address truancy
issues at a young age. Efforts
include meeting with families
and working to identify and
assist with barriers that lead to
absence from school. Sando-
val also spends time at the el-
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Erica Sandoval, of the Hermiston Police Department, eats
lunch with students at Highland Hills Elementary School
during the 2015-16 school year as part of her duties as a
youth services ofÀ cer
ementary schools during the
lunch period, gives presen-
tations, participates in home
visits and is a presence after
school. Sandoval described
the last year as “eye-opening”
and said she is looking for-
ward to the new school year.
The school district pays
50 percent of the Youth Ser-
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been involved in juvenile
crime prevention since 2008
and the city has seen a steady
decline in juvenile crime
since that time, according to
Edmiston. “It made perfect
sense to engage Erica with
younger kids that we nor-
mally have limited contact
with,” Edmiston explained.
Much of the contact the de-
partment has with elemen-
tary-aged kids comes as a
result of calls for service that
are not always positive, like
those related to domestic in-
cidents.
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es our department has made
in the last decade,” Edmiston
said of the youth services po-
sition.
Additionally at Monday’s
meeting, the committee
looked at crime rates which,
for the most part, were on
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One area that jumped out
to Chief Edmiston and the
committee was aggravated
assaults, which have seen a
spike this year. Edmiston did
not have an explanation for
the increase, but said his de-
partment would be looking at
ways to address the issue.
He noted the department
has really been focused on
burglaries and has seen a
steady decline since 2012.
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HERMISTON HERALD
Nearly 150 people at-
tended a recent open house
to celebrate the 100th birth-
day of Margaret Thorpe of
Hermiston.
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dren of Paul and Lizzie
Smith, Margaret Ruth
Smith was born July 10,
1916, in Gloyd, Wash-
ington. Her siblings, who
are all deceased, included
Charles (Chuck), Law-
rence, Bob and Pauline.
For a while, the Smith
family settled in the sand
and sage in Boardman. A
1934 graduate of Boardman
High School, Margaret met
and married Nathan (Nate)
Thorpe in 1935.
The couple farmed near
Boardman and Union with
her parents, later returning
to Boardman after World
War II where Nate worked
for the state highway de-
partment along with farm-
ing. Margaret worked as a
school clerk. In the early
‘60s, they moved to a house
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ed between Hermiston and
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ret continued to live until
she was 92. The couple had
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Jim, Sandie and Teresa.
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man and later transferring to
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In addition to canning
her own food, Margaret
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ing everything from clothes
to quilts. Her skills also
included everything from
hanging drywall and gar-
dening to cutting and styl-
ing hair. Also, she loved
to play pinochle, do cross-
word puzzles and watch
Mariners baseball on TV.
Margaret and Nate spent
a lot of time volunteering
after his retirement. They
helped form the Hermiston
Senior Center (where she
still regularly attends Tues-
days and Thursdays) and
belonged to the AARP. After
Nate died in 1990, Margaret
learned to drive so she could
continue volunteering.
Thorpe has 16 grand-
children, 52 great-grand-
children and close to 30
great-great-grandchildren.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016
COMMUNITY NEWS
She now resides with her
daughter and her husband,
Teresa and Tom Long, in
Hermiston.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
BY AUDRA WORKMAN
Community Editor
Food, games, prizes, in-
formational booths, health
screenings, live entertain-
ment and fun were plenti-
ful during Fiesta de Salud!
A health fair held Sun-
day at Mirasol Family
Health Center in Herm-
iston, the event was de-
signed to help introduce
more people to the clinic.
“We’re a community
health center and we want-
ed to help the community
understand what we do
and that we are a resource
for them,” said Greg Mill-
er, public affairs specialist.
In addition to providing
medical care, the clinic
offers assistance with the
Affordable Care Act, be-
havioral health with men-
tal health clinicians and
nutrition services through
registered dietitian nutri-
tionists.
Participants
were
able to have basic health
screenings during the
event. Miller said it pro-
vided an opportunity for
people to gain some base-
line information and deter-
mine if follow-up care was
needed at the clinic.
Along with booths
manned by Mirasol em-
ployees, more than two
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parking lot, providing
information about other
community services and
resources. A petting zoo
provided by Kerry Thomp-
son of Patriot Lane Alpac-
as featured a 3-week old
female alpaca and Dancer,
a 9-year-old female, who
enjoyed posing for photos
and greeting visitors.
“She’s the queen of our
herd,” Thompson said.
DJ Pitufo of Luz y
Sonido provided music
and commentary during
activities, including a hula
hoop contest and water-
melon eating contest. The
afternoon also featured
Zumba, yoga and salsa
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Beth Thomas of Family Care Health Plans chews a mouthful
of watermelon during a contest at Sunday’s Fiesta de Salud
at Mirasol Family Health Center in Hermiston The health
fair event featured food, games, prizes, informational
booths, health screenings and entertainment
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Competitors wait to À nd out who won a watermelon eating
contest at Sunday’s Fiesta de Salud at Mirasol Family
Health Center in Hermiston
dancing lessons.
Erica Sandoval, Herm-
iston Police Department
crime prevention/youth ser-
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ercising her love for danc-
ing during the event.
“It’s just a lot of fun,”
she said.
Miller estimated up-
wards of 350 people at-
tended the event. He said
organizers are already
kicking around ideas for
another event.
“It was a pleasure to be
able to do that for the com-
munity,” he said. “We had
a great time.”
Mirasol Family Health
Center is located at 589
N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
It is open Monday through
Fridays form 7:30 a.m. to
7 p.m. For more informa-
tion, call 541-567-1717 or
visit www.yvfwc.com.
Jason Anteau
November 23, 1971 ~ July 24, 2015
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Our family would like to express our deepest appreciation and
gratitude to EVERYONE who offered their overwhelming kindness,
support, comfort, sympathy, food, flowers, donations to Jason’s children’s
college fund, and time and donations for his Celebration of Life and
gathering.
We especially wish to thank
Hermiston Fire and Emergency
Services, Chief Scott Stanton
and Fire Marshal Tom Bohm,
Hermiston
Fire
Volunteer
Association and Tamie Norris,
Hermiston Police Department,
Hermiston Police Association
and Captain Darryl Johnson,
Iron Order Motorcycle Club to
include the local chapter, Bill “Redneck” Horn, and multiple other
chapters from various locations, Stanfield Fire Department, Chief Whelan,
and Eldon Marcum, Umatilla Fire Department, Pendleton Fire
Department, Umatilla Tribal Fire Department, Boardman Fire
Department, Portland Fire Department, Vernonia Fire Department,
Pendleton Police Department, Stanfield Police Department, Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Office, Hermiston School District and Mike Kay,
Hermiston High School Dance Team,
coaches, and dance moms, Keli
Espinoza, Umatilla County Fair, Peggy
Anderson and Lucas Wagner, Farm City
Pro Rodeo Directors, Chaplain Jim
Tanner, Chaplain Terry Cummings,
Burns Mortuary and Ken Huber,
Oregon Department of Transportation,
Correctional Police Officers Foundation,
Donnie, Karie, Skip and Sherry Walchli,
Mark McLeod Memorial Fund,
Northwest Intercollegiate Rodeo, Two Rivers Correctional Institution
Management Team, Ashley Siebel Photography, Hermiston Classic Car
Club, Oregon Trail Fire Training Association, Walmart Distribution
Center, The Cottage, Bend Fire Pipes & Drums, Oregon Fire Service
Honor Guard, Hodgen Distribution, all those who donated food and other
items for the gathering at the rodeo grounds, and Eric Folkestad, Brandon
Packman and everyone who supported Pendleton Bike Week 2016. To
any person, business, or organization we may have overlooked, please
know we will be forever grateful.
Jason would have been beyond words and so very humbled by the
outpouring of love and support for his family. Words can never express
what is in our hearts to relay our love, appreciation, and thankfulness for
each and every person during this most difficult time.
Sincerely,
Angie, Trenten, Alex, David,
Lynda, Kristen &
extended family members