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A14 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM FOOD: continued from Page A1 families they could be dis- tributed to. In 1979, Sherman got students at Armand Larive involved in the food drive effort. Admittedly, Sherman had low expectations that first year, thinking maybe they’d collect 80 or 90 cans. However, he was pleasantly surprised when donations topped 800. When Sand- stone opened, Sherman BUILDING: continued from Page A1 Simmons Insurance Group held a ribbon-cutting on their new headquarters Tuesday. “This is our hub. This is our home,” managing part- ner Jacob Neighbors told the group gathered for the celebration. Simmons Insurance Group was founded in Hermiston in 1974 and has since grown to about 100 employees in 20 loca- tions. Hermiston is still the company’s headquarters, however, and almost half of the employees are there. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016 FROM PAGE A1 helped develop the competi- tion between the schools. “The biggest contribu- tion of food to this program is the schools,” Sherman said. “Our kids are really great kids.” DeCarlow said the can drive is important as it’s a way for students to be aware of needs in the community. It also helps drive home an understanding that they can contribute and help make a difference. Sherman is continually amazed by the generosity of students and families that have very little themselves. It still touches him when he recalls a former band student that brought in two cans. “They were usually go- ing hungry,” Sherman said. “They know what it’s like to go without.” Top collectors will earn the privilege of attending a special Hermiston Rota- ry Club luncheon with their principal and sit at the table of honor with Mayor Dave Drotzmann. The meeting also features a “fleecing,” Sher- man said. Rotarians willingly open their wallets to provide seed money for next year’s Christmas Express. Roberts encouraged stu- dents to talk to their families about making a food dona- tion. “We’re not asking you to strip your pantry,” she said. Meanwhile, don’t be sur- prised if an exuberant youth shows up at your door ask- ing if you’d like to donate food for the effort — re- member, there is a contest going on. The competition continues through Dec. 9. “That’s one of the things they take pride in — that Ar- mand has been the winner of the crosstown rivalry with Sandstone in recent years,” DeCarlow said. “Also, with some of the kids their sib- lings had won, so it’s pass- ing on the torch to be victo- rious over the other school.” In the end, Sherman said the recipients are the win- ners. Recipients of Christ- mas Express don’t sign themselves up. Names can be suggested through so- cial service agencies, civic groups, churches or even neighbors, Sherman said. They must be submitted by Dec. 2. For more information, call Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston or Rev. Ter- ry Cummings, lead chaplain with the Hermiston fire and police departments, at 541- 567-5519 or leave a mes- sage for Sherman at Umatil- la Fire District No. 1, 320 S. First St., Hermiston. Neighbors said the move to the bigger space for admin- istrative offices will allow for continued growth. Managing partner Jus- tin Simmons thanked those who transformed the for- mer western wear store into an open, modern-looking workspace. He said helping fill the long-empty build- ing was important to him and to his brother-in-law Neighbors because they had grown up in the com- munity. “We’re really excited,” he said. “What we wanted to do was revitalize Main Street.” The building was first built in 1907, the same year Hermiston was incorpo- rated, and had previously served as a public library, a ladies’ boutique and the of- fices of the East Oregonian before Roe Gardner turned it into RoeMarks. The Simmons Insurance offices take up the eastern section of the large prop- erty, while Bloomz Coffee and Floral will move into the corner space early next year. The Simmons side includes a spacious open area on the first floor, a waiting area, board room, staff kitchen and a variety of glass-fronted offices sur- rounding the main floor and the upstairs mezzanine. The renovations includ- ed bringing natural lighting to the mezzanine by adding a row of upstairs windows facing Main Street. The Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency provided a $10,000 facade grant as a match for the $21,000 it took to put windows into what was pre- viously a solid concrete wall. Assistant city manager Mark Morgan said the city was pleased to award urban renewal district dollars to Simmons Insurance Group for turning one of Herm- iston’s few second-story spaces downtown into a us- able space. “We’re very excited about the commitment by Simmons Agency to invest in the downtown, and we hope that it leads many more to follow suit,” he said. Neighbors said to start out 15 people will have their offices in the building, while others stay at the 702 E. Main Street address. He said “so far everything has gone to plan” in finishing the renovations. “It’s been a great space for us,” he said. The office will be open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. “Feel free to stop in and say hi and check out the new digs,” Neighbors said. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at 541-564-4536. 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