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BULLDOGS WIN IN OVERTIME THRILLER AT HOME
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017
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Basketball team
slam dunks snow
in Stanfi eld
By TAMMY MALGESINI
Community Editor
early two dozen
Stanfi eld Second-
ary School students
put their idle time
to good use after
the recent snowfall.
School
was
canceled Monday after another
winter storm dumped a thick lay-
er of snow throughout the region.
Stanfi eld basketball coach Jason
Sperr huddled with his players and
decided to help the city and area
residents.
Instead of hitting the hard-
wood Monday afternoon, the
student-athletes and a handful of
coaches hit the streets in Stanfi eld.
Armed with shovels and brooms,
the group cleared snow away from
more than two dozen homes and
many city sidewalks.
“They’re learning to give
back,” Sperr said about his players.
“The community is what keeps the
school running. They need to sup-
port that community just as much.”
Players Rafael Orozco, Mario
Sanchez, Cody Griffi n and Carlos
Hernandez all said it felt good to
provide a service to the commu-
nity. Helping others, Orozco said,
gives youths an opportunity to
show people that the younger gen-
eration can step up when needed.
The freshman small forward said
assisting others lays the ground-
work to success.
Griffi n, a sophomore guard,
agreed, saying it’s a good refl ec-
tion of what youths are capable
of. Also, he said, shoveling snow
gave him something productive to
do instead of just sitting around at
home all day.
Cecili Longhorn was impressed
with the efforts of the players and
their coaches.
“I think this is a simple and great
way to show kids how much fun
helping others can be,” she said.
As the Stanfi eld Public Library
director, Longhorn was pleased to
have the group clear snow around
the building — even offering them
hot chocolate and cookies during a
break.
“When the boys left the library,
they were all so polite and thank-
ful,” she said.
Longhorn was equally im-
pressed with the number of people
that offered the youths goodies.
Their efforts was the topic of nu-
merous posts on Facebook, she
said. Many grateful residents,
Longhorn said, offered treats to the
team.
Sanchez, a freshman guard, and
Hernandez, a senior guard, said
they were having a good time.
Also, both players said working
together with their teammates
could help on the court.
See SNOW, A14
SPECIAL SECTION
OUR ANNUAL PROGRESS
EDITION LOOKS AT THE YEAR
AHEAD FOR OUR REGION.
INSIDE
KING HOLIDAY
HERMISTON GROUP LEADS
LOCAL CELEBRATION OF
MARTIN LUTHER KING’S CIVIL
RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
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ROLLED AWAY
TINY HOUSE TOWED
AWAY AFTER OWNER GOT
STRANDED NEAR HERMISTON
DUE TO WEATHER.
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CHOCOLATES
COMMUNITY EDITOR TAMMY
MALGESINI’S HEAD IS LIKE A
BOX OF CHOCOLATES....
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MOVIN’ ON UP?
STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
A group of Stanfi eld Secondary School basketball players shovel snow Monday afternoon at a home on
West Coe Avenue in Stanfi eld.
Where is
the snow
supposed
to go?
HERMISTON HERALD
STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
Cody Griffi n, a sophomore at Stanfi eld Secondary School, cools
off while shoveling snow as part of a basketball team community
service project Monday afternoon on West Coe Avenue in Stanfi eld.
The latest winter storms
have dumped a blanket of
snow on the region — in
many places on top of pre-
vious snowfall and ice that
hadn’t completely melted.
While highways and
freeways have experienced
road closures, the issue fac-
ing local home and business
owners includes what to
do with all the snow that’s
piling up. Driving through
town, it’s not an unusu-
al sight to see mounds of
snow in parking lots and
along curbs.
Ron Sivey, city of Herm-
iston street supervisor, urg-
es people to be selective
about what they do with
snow being removed from
sidewalks and driveways.
STAFF PHOTO BY TAMMY MALGESINI
A group of Stanfi eld Secondary School basketball players shovel
snow Monday afternoon at a home on West Coe Avenue in Stanfi eld.
See DISPOSAL, A14
Hermiston paramedic inauguration
By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN
Hermiston Herald
FILE PHOTO
Emersyn Aitkin, 5, sprays a fi re hose with some assistance from paramedic Mark
Johnson during a tour of the Hermiston fi re station in February 2014. Johnson will
be going to Washington, D.C., to serve as a paramedic on the Disaster Medical
Assistance Team during Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Mark Johnson will see histo-
ry up close this month, when he
serves on a team of paramedics
working at the Jan. 20 inaugu-
ration of president-elect Donald
Trump in Washington, D.C.
Johnson, a Hermiston native
and paramedic with Hermiston’s
fi re district for almost 17 years,
is part of a statewide disaster re-
sponse team called the Disaster
Medical Assistance Team. The
teams are formed by state, and
are deployed for federal events
that can include natural disasters
or national security matters. Most
states in the U.S. have at least one
team, Johnson said. Those teams
are on rotation throughout the
See EMS, A14
HERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL
MAY MOVE UP TO THE LARG-
EST ATHLETIC CLASSIFICATION
FOR THE 2018 SEASON.
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BRIEFLY
SAGE Center
hosts job fair
More than 30 immedi-
ate career opportunities are
available at Lamb Weston.
People can participate
in interviews and get in-
formation during the Lamb
Weston Sage Center Job
Fair. The event is Thursday,
Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the SAGE Center,
101 Olson Road, Board-
man.
People are encouraged
to bring a copy of their
resume. For more infor-
mation, visit www.lamb-
weston.com/about/careers
or call 855-216-9551.
Altrusa seeks
nominations for
youth award
An outstanding young
citizen will be recognized
during the upcoming Dis-
tinguished Citizens Awards
Banquet in Hermiston.
Altrusa
International
of Hermiston is seeking
nominations for the award.
Young people under the
age of 21 will be consid-
ered. Altrusa is looking for
someone that demonstrates
commitment, personal re-
sponsibility, a positive atti-
tude and who goes beyond
what’s expected of them to
benefi t others.
Nomination forms are
available at the Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce,
415 S. Highway 395, or by
emailing hermistonaltrusa@
gmail.com. The form and a
letter detailing the person’s
achievements must be sub-
mitted by Friday, Jan. 20.
The awards banquet is
Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 6
p.m. at the Hermiston Con-
ference Center. Tickets are
$30 per person and can be
ordered at www.hermiston-
chamber.com or by calling
541-567-6151.