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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A3 LOCAL NEWS STUDENTS HONOR VETERANS WITH PARADE training he received and the various positions of leadership he held during his time in the National Guard he also found the confidence to do things he never thought he could do. Sweet told the students that his service did not come without a price, however. While deployed he missed many moments in his chil- dren’s lives that he will never get back. “The best feeling in the world, after being deployed and away from family is coming home — when I got home and off the plane and my family and friends were waiting,” he said. Sweet said he was hon- ored to be called a veteran, and humbled by the support the Echo School students and others had shown to him for carrying that title. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at 541-564-4536. By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL The Broken Barrel is now open for business at 120 W. Coe Ave. in Stanfield. Broken Barrel offers new dining option in Stanfield By JADE McDOWELL Staff Writer Stanfield has added a new bar and grill to bolster the area’s list of dining op- tions. The Broken Barrel fea- tures local wine, cocktails, craft beer, milkshakes, hand-pressed burgers, and other food. It opened Oct. 19 at 120 W. Coe Ave. Owner Martha Mc- Clusky said she opened the Broken Barrel because she loves pairing good food with good alcohol. She said the menu is starting out fairly simple, but she likes adding a new twist to famil- iar menu items. “I just want really ap- proachable food, like cheeseburgers, and then we make it a little bit better,” she said. An example of that is the tequila lime burger, made with local beef and topped with homemade guacamole. Another current offering is mozzarella sticks wrapped in egg roll wrappers and served with sriracha aioli. The cozy bar features a pool table and multiple televisions, and McClusky said she is working on adding lottery and would like to add outdoor seating when the weather warms up. She said she is striving for an atmosphere that is fun and casual, suitable for a business lunch or a drink after a day in the fields. “We want people to be able to come straight from work and not feel uncom- fortable,” she said. She said she moved to Hermiston about three years ago and had been looking for the right place to open a restaurant. When the space on Coe Avenue and Main Street in Stan- field opened up she felt like it was the “right place at the right time.” McClusky said she has extensive experience in the food service industry, in- cluding several restaurants on the East Coast. “I’ve been everything — dishwasher to waitress to manager,” she said. So far she has four em- ployees and said that things have been busier than she expected during her first three weeks. She said she has been grateful for the support of the community and hopes that the Broken Barrel will help contribute to Stanfield’s growth. The Broken Barrel is open 11 a.m. to midnight seven days a week. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at 541-564-4536. Openings now available on EOTEC board, city committees The city of Hermiston is accepting applications for the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center board and four city committees. The Parks and Recreation Committee has an opening for a one- year term, the Budget Committee has three three-year terms open, the Recreation Projects Fund Advisory Committee has two three-year terms open and the Hispanic Advisory Committee is looking for someone to fill the final six months of a three-year term. The seat on the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center board representing the hotel industry — currently held by Vijay Patel — is also up for appointment. The city of Hermiston and Umatilla County jointly appoint someone to the seat every four years. For city committees, applicants must not work full-time for the city, sell to the city or already be serving on another city committee. Preference will be given to city residents. Applications are due to the Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St., by 5 p.m. on Nov. 28. They can be found at City Call or online at www.hermiston.or.us. Questions can be directed to Lilly Alarcon-Strong at 541-567-5521. With chants of “USA! USA!” the students of Echo School showed their appreciation for military veterans Thursday with a parade through town. Kindergarteners were dressed in camouflage, holding signs up thanking those who served in the U.S. Army. Other classes honored the other branches of the military, or held signs paying tribute to specific veterans. During an assembly held later in the afternoon, students shared songs and poems to thank veterans from the community who were in attendance. Each fourth and fifth grader also shared information about two or three veterans with ties to the community. “Above all, we want to honor our veterans,” junior high teacher Brandi Rus- sell told the audience. “But STAFF PHOTO BY JADE McDOWELL Echo School high school students lead a Veterans Day parade through Echo on Thursday. just you being here also allows these young men and women to see what honor and courage is, and that somebody stood up for what was right.” The assembly’s keynote speaker was Lee Sweet, a former sergeant with the 1186 MP Co. Oregon Na- tional Guard. He served from 2005 to 2013, de- ploying to Afghanistan in 2011. Sweet told the stu- dents that his time in the National Guard helped him learn teamwork and serve with people from all over the world. “I made many new friendships with people I still keep in contact with today,” he said. He said through the Umatilla County sheriff’s office adds to ranks Hermiston Herald Two new Umatilla County sheriff’s deputies are on their way to police school. The sheriff’s office re- ported in a written statement that Steven McDaniel and Jeff Brown will attend the 16-week basic police course at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem. Once they complete that work, they will have several more weeks of field training. The sheriff’s office hired McDaniel as a full-time patrol deputy on Sept. 15. He worked as an on-call corrections deputy with the agency since 2014. He has 18 years of experience in the Oregon Army National Guard and is a chief warrant officer with Bravo Compa- ny, 168 Aviation, Pendleton. McDaniel, a Riverside High School, Boardman, gradu- ate, pilots a CH-47F Chi- nook helicopter and served two tours of combat duty in Iraq and Kuwait and this summer returned from duty in Afghanistan. Brown has been a Uma- tilla County Community Justice probation and pa- role officer since 2006. He has started work as sheriff’s patrol deputy. He is a Pend- leton High School graduate and has a state certification for parole and probation of- ficers. On Dec. 1, sheriff’s deputy Loren Westmore- land takes on the role of detective with the Umatilla County Community Justice Department. The new po- sition came about through a collaboration between community justice director Dale Primmer, Sheriff Ter- ry Rowan and their depart- ments. Westmoreland will head up fugitive appre- hension for probation and parole absconders, sex with sheriff’s office for more than four-and-half years. He holds an interme- diate police certification and has a bachelor’s degree in criminology. offender registration and compliance, and investigat- ing new charges involving persons under community justice supervision. Westmoreland has been Want Year Around Outdoor Space? W e’ve Got A Solution! 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