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The couple has had
several other classic cars,
including a 1964 Falcon
Sprint, a 1961 Ford Fair-
lane, and a 1940 Ford pick-
up, which Lyle said was his
favorite.
For Russ and Tammi
Lynch, the car they had on
display is a piece of person-
al history.
“My grandfather bought
it brand new in 1958,” said
Russ of the red and white
Ford Country Sedan. “He
drove it till he was 92. Then
he came back from break-
fast one morning, got out
of the car, and he passed
away.”
Russ ended up with the
car, and has had it for about
20 years. The couple tries
to maintain the car just as it
was, repainting it in its orig-
inal colors and restoring the
front seat, which had a hole
where Russ’ grandfather
used to sit.
“It’s only got 68,000
miles on it,” Russ said. “It
reminds me of him when I
drive it.”
The car club also gave
out some awards, including
one for a car manufactured
in each decade, as well as
the “Police Chief’s Award”
or, according to the emcee,
the car least likely to get out
of town without a ticket. The
best of show award went to
Chip Chapman, with his
1941 Willys Roadster.
MAIOCCO
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The interim superinten-
dent will come in at a time
when the board is evaluat-
ing how to move forward
with a new bond measure,
after the most recent one
failed on the May ballot.
The board has collected
comments from the com-
munity, and plans to look
at when to come back with
a new bond proposal.
“Obviously it’s going to
New life for lawn
mowers
On Main Street, vehi-
cles of another type drew a
crowd.
The Outlaw Lawn Drag-
sters took over a block of the
street on Saturday to stir up a
little excitement.
“It fulfills your need for
speed,” said James Buchan-
an, a Boise, Idaho resident
who has traveled to the Fun-
fest for several years to race.
Buchanan
and
his
17-year-old son, Dakota,
were two of five racers on
Saturday. The two enjoy
working on their vehicles,
which, at this point, are
lawnmower in name only.
“You use motorcycle or
snowmobile motors,” Bu-
chanan said. “Basically the
name is just for how it used
to be.”
Buchanan said he spent
about $2,000 on his vehicle,
and it has been running for
10 years.
The Outlaw Lawn Drag-
sters have about 15 active
team members, and host rac-
es around the region: Boise
and New Plymouth, Idaho;
Dayton and Yakima, Wash-
ington; and in Pilot Rock.
“The speeds they reach
within an eighth of a mile
are commensurate with what
they reach with the big cars,”
said Bob Middleton, who
usually watches the races
with his wife Carol and their
grandson, Rian. “They’re
doing 70 or better.”
Lisa Olson, the only
change things in terms of
the fact that (Maiocco) is
gone, but I think we’re in
a position where we’ll con-
tinue to look at the actions
we have in terms of the
bond,” said Karen Sher-
man, board chair. “Wheth-
er Dr. Maiocco is with us
or not, we will take a look
and see what we need to
do in terms of making the
bond more palatable.”
Sherman also said she
didn’t think the question of
familiarity with the bond
issues would affect the
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Also on Main Street, kids
played and adults browsed
the many vendor shops set
up, both local and out-of-
town merchants.
Patsy Dickinson was sell-
ing brightly colored bird-
houses and planters, con-
structed by her 87-year-old
father, Dean, in his wood-
shop. Many of the pieces
were painted to look like
watermelons.
Caitlin Hunsaker was at
the event for the second time
with her business, Painted
Mountain Henna.
This
was
Melissa
Littrell’s first year at the
event, selling her own paint-
ings.
“It’s a home hobby,” she
said. “I use acrylic paint, and
just do a bunch of inspira-
tional messages.”
For the first time, the
Eastern Oregon Arts Show
merged with Funfest, hop-
ing to add something to both
events. The show was held
in a tent in front of city hall,
just across from the Hermis-
ton Farmer’s Market.
“We have a little less
than we had last year,” said
Mary Corp of the Desert
Arts Council, which orga-
nized the event. “Some of
the usual artists didn’t show
this year, but we have some
new artists, and it’s really a
strong show.”
A new component this
year was the show’s youth
division, featuring art from
students ages 13 to 18.
The show was juried
by Roberta Lavadour, the
director of the Pendleton
Center of the Arts, and
the best in show prize was
awarded to Andi Aldrich
for the photograph entitled
“The Next Generation,” of
a row of birds sitting on a
fence.
Just outside the tent, the
Hermiston Farmer’s Mar-
ket was in full swing, with
several local farms rep-
resented, as well as some
unique additions. Cayla
Barthel and Tammy On-
tiveros of Flowingroots
Farm were selling lettuce
and basil grown in an aqua-
ponics system — meaning
the plants were not grown
in mud, but in water.
On the main stage at the
corner of Second and Main
streets, crowds enjoyed the
sounds of the Bram Brata
Steel Band from the Tri-Cit-
ies, the antics of a mime
clown, and an auction.
The event ended around
3 p.m., but at 4, there was
a new attraction — the
Around the World in One
Fun Day event, which high-
lighted various cultures
with performances, food
and informational booths.
board’s choice for an inter-
im superintendent.
“I don’t know that we
would look specifically
for someone to focus on
just that part of it,” she
said. “We’re looking for
someone who can continue
the vision of the district. I
don’t see us as narrowing
in just on that point. The
bond is part of that, but it’s
not necessarily the moving
force.”
Sherman said the board
still has much to discuss,
but at this point, they’re
thinking the bond will be
re-submitted to the public
in two years.
“But that’s a rough esti-
mate,” she said. “We need
to look at what the surveys
tell us, look at the econom-
ic impact in the next year
or so. Two years down the
road is a strong possibility,
but we haven’t discussed it
yet.”
Maiocco noted that
once he returns, the interim
superintendent may still be
able to have a place within
the district. When former
woman racing on Saturday,
had a pink drag racer she
and her husband built. She
has been racing for 17 years,
and is from New Plymouth,
Idaho.
“It’s just bragging rights,”
she said. “It used to be more
competitive, but now it’s just
all in fun.”
Funfest
BTW
dation of Oregon recent-
ly presented a $25,000
grant to Domestic Vio-
lence Services.
Serving Umatilla and
Morrow counties, the
program is in its 40th
year of providing ser-
vices to survivors of sex-
ual, domestic and dating
violence, and stalking
— providing services in
both English and Span-
ish. Domestic Violence
Services staffs a 24-hour
crisis line (800-833-1161)
and operates emergen-
cy shelters and advocacy
centers in Hermiston and
Pendleton. In addition, it
has part-time advocacy
centers in Boardman and
Milton-Freewater.
The program provides
individual and group
support, court accompa-
niment,
transportation,
safety planning and life
skills classes. For more
information, contact ex-
ecutive director Kathryn
Chaney at 541-276-3322,
kathryn@dvs-or.org
or
visit www.dvs-or.org.
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Kerri Potts has been
saving lives and proper-
ty in the district and sur-
rounding communities for
more than two decades.
The Umatilla woman be-
gan her career as a vol-
unteer firefighter with the
district April 1, 1997. She
subsequently was certified
as an emergency medical
technician to work on
the ambulance. Today, in
addition to fulfilling her
volunteer role as an EMT
Intermediate and firefight-
er, she also works as an
registered nurse for the
Good Shepherd Health
Care System.
On behalf of the fire
distric, Rob Tooley, as-
sistant chief and training
officer, announced the
milestone — congratulat-
ing and thanking Potts for
her 20 years of volunteer
service.
The Umatilla Rural
Fire Protection District
is a primarily volunteer
fire department serving
the city of Umatilla and
surrounding areas. They
also provide quick re-
sponse medical services
in conjunction with Uma-
tilla County Fire District
1. For more information,
including how to become
a volunteer, visit www.
umatillafire.org.
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The Women’s Foun-
house,” he said. “I certain-
ly look forward to coming
back.”
Board members wished
Maiocco well during his
absence.
“Thank you for your
service,” said Jason Mid-
dleton.
The board will begin
accepting applications this
week. The district will
hold its next work session
July 24 at the Hermiston
School District office, 305
SW 11th Street, Hermis-
ton.
director of special pro-
grams Jon Mishra, left at
the end of this school year,
Maiocco said he did not fill
that position, but kept it in
the budget.
“It’s likely we’ll be able
to keep that position, so
there’s some security with
that (interim role) as well,”
he said.
Maiocco has been the
district’s superintendent
since 2007, and said he
plans to return to Hermis-
ton after his service.
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