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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 COMMUNITY Work history includes cards and crabs and diapers, oh my I ’ve done some odd jobs over the years — some odder than others. The first time I recall earning money, I wanted to buy a baseball mitt. I saw a small advertisement in a comic book and asked my parents if I could sign up to sell greeting cards. We lived in rural Kern County, California, and I straddled my Stingray bike and headed out to hit up the area farmers. Honestly, I don’t know if they really wanted the cards, but it seems they couldn’t resist a lit- tle tow-headed kid on a bike. These same farm- ers also bought Kool-Aid and iced tea from the stand I set up at the end of our driveway. Later, while living corner outside of Portland. We picked up a load of near Medford, my entre- preneurship continued. A live crab on the coast and neighbor up the street had the roughly two-hour drive a fruit stand, so I went out home featured the sound and picked wild blackber- of clacking claws. The lit- tle suckers seemed ries and sold them to to know their demise her by the flat. was soon to come. The neighbor But that was noth- lady seemed to have ing compared to the the best end of the first time I thought deal. She made a they were screaming profit, while I toiled when we threw them in the sun and got into boiling water. purple fingers. In- Tammy Malgesini I freaked out! stead of being the INSIDE MY “They screamed, middle man, I later SHOES they screamed,” I sold them myself. My sales experience exclaimed. “We’re hurting came in handy when some them.” My friends, who college roommates and I hooked up with a fishmon- seemed to know a little ger in Newport. We con- more about crustaceans vinced him to let us sell that I did, said the high- fresh crab on the street pitched sound was mere- Yup, I was 23 years old and married and wretched my guts out changing Chad’s diaper. ly steam escaping from their shells. Having only eaten crab on one prior occasion, I wasn’t totally convinced we would be able to sell them. However, once we got set-up on the street corner, they sold like hotcakes. Evidently, I was much more suited for sales than babysitting. I’ll never forget the time I watched a toddler and baby for the youth pastor and his wife. This is back in the day when cloth diapers were the standard. Rather than merely disposing of a soiled diaper, you had to rinse it out so it could go in the washer. Angie, an inquisitive 3-year-old, was right there watching my every move as I changed her baby brother’s diaper. She later gave a play-by- play to her parents. “Tammy got sick,” Angie said. “She barfed, she barfed lots.” Yup, I was 23 years old and married and wretch- ed my guts out changing Chad’s diaper. However, that experi- ence came in handy when I worked in a group home for emotionally disturbed adolescents and later one for adults with develop- mental disabilities. I became so skilled at dealing with a variety of body fluids, I could list it on my resume — now, that would be odd. ——— Tammy Malgesini is the community editor. Her column, Inside my Shoes, includes general musings about life. Con- tact her at tmalgesini@ eastoregonian.com or 541-564-4539. Umatilla returns to world robot championships By ANTONIO SIERRA Staff Writer Umatilla County will be well represented at the world robotics champion- ship. For the first time, two county schools compete at the same FIRST Robotics Competition — Umatilla High School and Pendle- ton High School. Both schools will trav- el to Houston, where they will be able to test out their robots on the world stage against teams from Cana- da, Mexico, China, Israel, Australia and more. Superintendent Heidi Sipe said Umatilla’s ro- botics program, now in its sixth year, used to be one COURTS: continued from Page A5 to Munoz: seeks $1,713.73 plus interest, costs and fees. •Quick Collect Inc. vs. Eliza Huxel of Umatilla: seeks $513.77 plus interest, costs and fees. •Quick Collect Inc. vs. Bryan Stith (Tarter) of Hermiston: seeks $522.88 plus interest, costs and fees. of the few in the region that participated in compe- titions. But in the past few years, robotics programs have proliferated to other schools like Hermiston, Helix and Pendleton. “We’re thrilled that it’s starting to spread,” she said. Umatilla did more for Pendleton than provide an example for success. Sipe said Umatilla helped the Pendleton team in building their robot and offered a Tom Denchel Ford-sponsored truck to transport both teams’ gear to Houston. Julie Smith, the Pend- leton School District spe- cial programs director and a coach on the robot- ics team, said she and the students were thankful for Umatilla’s help in getting to their first robotics cham- pionship. Only a few years old, Pendleton earned the Houston trip by doing well in regional competitions in Ellensburg, Washington, and Clackamas, winning the “rookie all-star” award along the way. After further review, competition judges decided to send Pendleton’s Mod- ern Americans team to the championship on April 9. While this is Pendleton’s first trip to the champion- ship, it’s Umatilla’s fourth foray, which isn’t that un- expected for a team ranked 21st in the Pacific North- west division. Umatilla’s Team Con- fidential will send 48 out of the 57 members of their team. With some experience under their belt, Sipe said Team Confidential is trying to learn from how it did in the competition last with year with an eye on win- ning a prize. Like many robotics com- petitions, the teams will use their robots to retrieve ob- jects like balls and place them in receptacles, which will factor into their score. Sipe urged communi- ty members back home ther of Pendleton: seeks $6,897.10 plus interest, costs and fees. ton: seeks $9,027.83 plus interest, costs and fees. •Discover Bank vs. Gregory L. Mey- ers of Hermiston: seeks $6,549.86 plus interest, costs and fees. •Bank of New York Mellon vs. Ga- len V. Schuh, unknown heirs of Gloria L. Blessing, Janelle Marie Nordyke, Melodie Diane Nordyke, Rebecca Joy Nordyke, Mark A. Barkhurst and par- ties in possession: seeks $120,638.68 plus interest, costs and fees. •Ray Klein Inc. dba Professional Credit Service vs. Janette Rivera of Hermiston: seeks $431.42 plus interest, costs and fees. •Les Schwab Tire Center of Port- land vs. Deborah L. Coatney of Uma- tilla: seeks $274.17 plus interest, costs and fees. •Cach LLC vs. Jennie L. Wolfe: seeks $3,250.82 plus interest, costs and fees. •Discover Bank vs. Adam C. Guen- •A-1 Industrial Supply LLC (Craig F. Evans) vs. Wilkerson Welding & Fabri- cation Inc. (Kelly Wilkerson) of Hermis- LOGS: ARRESTS, CITATIONS: Syrus Andrew Sampson, 27, was arrested by HPD for two counts of contempt of court, and one count of probation violation. Hermiston Police arrested Trevor James Richman, 28, for simple assault and criminal mistreatment. Charles David Ruckman, 45, was continued from Page A5 at a domestic disturbance on Yucca Avenue, Hermiston. 11:57 p.m. — An alarm sounded and some glass was broken at Eastern Ore- gon Tactical, East Main Street, Hermiston. CALL US FOR YOUR HEARING NEEDS! JUDGMENTS •Ray Klein Inc. vs. David E. Gould of Umatilla: judgment for $769.08 plus interest, costs and fees. The following judgments have been rendered in Umatilla County courts: •Capital One Bank vs. Aurelio Marin of Hermiston: judgment for $3,365.01 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Monty Williams of Umatilla: judgment for $9,561.19 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Yoland Carrillo (fka Yolanda Tachiquin) of Hermiston: judgment for $928.06 plus interest, costs and fees. •Ray Klein Inc. vs. Michael Eick- staedt of Stanfield: judgment for $529.31 plus interest, costs and fees. •Midland Funding LLC vs. Anne- liese Hasty of Hermiston: judgment for $3,363.13 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Lance D. and Stephanie Strege of Hermiston: judg- ment for $6,686.12 plus interest, costs and fees. arrested by Hermiston Police for two counts of misdemeanor failure to appear. Hermiston Police arrested Zachary Charles Renollet, 26, for two counts of being a fugitive. Kaelynn Hollingsworth, 34, was arrested by Hermiston police for three counts of misdemeanor and one count of felony failure to appear, and •Credits Inc. vs Jeffrey D. Toms of Boardman: judgment for $2,404.16 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. John Califf of Hermiston: judgment for $1,515.56 plus interest, costs and fees. •Credits Inc. vs. Noe Arellano of Umatilla: judgment for $1,016.21 plus interest, costs and fees. one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Eileen Jean Guerrero, 42, was arrested for one count of felony and one count of misdemeanor failure to appear, and one count of contempt of court. Clarence Delgardo King, 47, was arrested for two counts of felony failure to appear and one count of parole violation. ^ƵŶĚĂLJ͕DĂLJϭϰ Mother’s Day Brunch Photo, Left to right: Verna Taylor, HAS Ric Jones, BC-HIS Forrest Cahill, HAS 541-567-4063 • 405 N. 1st St., Suite #107, Hermiston 541-215-1888 • 246 SW Dorion, Pendleton 'ĞƚƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐŶŽǁĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƉŽƉƵMĂƌƌŝĚĞ͊ %RRNRQOLQHDW HDJOHFDSWUDLQULGHVFRP RU FDOO STUDENT >ĞĂǀĞƐůŐŝŶĂƚϭϬĂ͘ŵ͘ OF THE WEEK Laci Wiggins SENIOR E CHO H IGH S CHOOL Laci is involved in student leadership. She is a positive role model for the younger students and her peers. Laci is kind and caring. Laci is a FFA officer and very involved in teaching the younger students about animals and agriculture. Laci plays basketball and runs cross country. With all her involvement in school and extracurricular activities Laci also holds down a job. Sponsored by: ELMER’S IRRIGATION, INC. “Proudly serving and investing in the future of our communities” Hwy 395 • Hermiston 541-567-5572 • Fax: 541-567-8721 Emergency service also available LET US MEAT YOUR NEEDS to watch the teams on the FIRST Robotics Compe- tition live stream at www. firstchampionship.org. WORSHIP COMMUNITY the best thing about Sundays 1520 W ORCHARD AVE Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am Classes for Kids @ 9:15 am SEEKING JESUS, SHARING LIFE, SERVING PEOPLE www.hermistonnazarene.org St. Johns Episcopal Church Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. BOX BOX INCLUDES: $ 50 • 4 Pork Chops • 2 Pork Steak • 1 Pork Roast • 3 Pkgs Pork Sausage • 2 Pkgs Bacon • 2 Ham Steaks All individually packaged for your convenience. 541.567.2011 253 W. Hermiston Ave. Hermiston First Christian Church “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Bible School: 9:15am Worship Gathering: 10:30am 567-3013 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston Echo Community Church 21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR Phone: (541) 376-8108 Sunday School • 9:30am Worship • 10:45am Children’s Church • 11:15am Potluck & Communion ~ First Sunday of the Month 1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834 oasisvineyard.us Worship 10:00 AM “come as you are” The Full Gospel Home Church LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 235 SW 3rd Phone 567-7678 Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker Sunday: Sunday School........10:00 am Worship...................11:00 am Evening Service........7:00 pm Wednesday Service..7:00 pm “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” 1 Pet. 5:7 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. English & Spanish Services 567-8241 855 W. Highland • Hermiston Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. PORK –– Contact Antonio Sierra at asierra@eastoregonian. com or 541-966-0836. DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday ...............................English 7:00 am Thursday...............Spanish 6:00 pm SATURDAY:.........English 5:00 pm ...............................Spanish 7:00 pm SUNDAY:..............English 9:00 am ..........................Bilingual 11:00 am ..............................Spanish 1:00 pm Offi ce..............................567-5812 First United Methodist Church Hermiston 191 E. Gladys Ave , Hermiston OR Sunday Worship 11am • 541-567-3002 Nursery available Check us out on Face Book Worship Livestream at herfumc.com Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor Pastor David Dever Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm www.hermistonlmbc.com NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Worship Service 10:30 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Pastor J.C. Barnett Children’s Church & Nursery Available 700 West Orchard Avenue P.O. Box 933 Hermiston, Oregon 541-567-8441 Grace Baptist Church 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 Nursery provided for all services Sunday School - 9:30 AM Worship - 10:45 AM 6:00 PM Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM “Proclaiming God’s word, growing in God’s grace” To share your worship times call Terri Briggs 541-278-2678