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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 OPINION Fair and rodeo move took massive effort over decades Community support still needed the next phase of project By DENNIS BARNETT GUEST COMMENT A s the preparation for the 2017 Umatilla County Fair and Farm-City Pro Rodeo continues to increase in pace, the board of directors of the Friends of the Fair and Rodeo Inc. wanted to take a moment to reflect on the relationships and needs of the four entities involved in the events. This may help clarify the understanding of what is happening next to the Hermiston airport. First, the fair and rodeo facility is owned by the East- ern Oregon Trade and Event Center. EOTEC is a joint activity of Umatilla County and the city of Hermiston. It is charged with building and maintaining the facili- ties located on 90 acres next to the Hermiston Airport. Those facilities include an Event Center, a common area, barns, and a rodeo are- na. Those facilities are cur- rently being completed from funds that were provided by the city, county, the state of Oregon, and donations from individuals and businesses across Umatilla and Morrow Counties. The facilities are limited by these funds, be- cause EOTEC has built these facilities without any bonded debt. Secondly, a brief review of the makeup of the Uma- tilla County Fair and the Farm-City Pro Rodeo. The Umatilla County Fair is run by a fair board appointed by the Umatilla County Com- missioners. These board members are non-paid vol- unteers who manage the an- nual event. The fair is actu- ally part of Umatilla County. This board and hundreds of volunteers come togeth- er each year to produce the fair. The Farm-City Pro Ro- Please keep in mind the effort in man hours and money that has been expended for the benefit of our county and our communities. deo Company is a non-prof- it whose volunteer board is involved in producing a Professional Rodeo Cow- boys Association rodeo each year. The rodeo also has many volunteers who help the board manage the event. The rodeo is completely in- dependent of the Umatilla County Fair. The fair and rodeo cooperate with each other to hold the events in conjunction with each other each year. Thirdly, the Umatilla County Fair and the Farm- City Pro Rodeo do not own any of the facilities. They merely rent the facilities to hold their annual events at the EOTEC site. Both en- tities have long-term leases with the landlord, EOTEC, to hold their events there. The fair and the rodeo both have made substantial lease- hold improvements to the facilities to assist in the op- erations of the fair and rodeo outside of what EOTEC has provided. These improve- ments are not owned by the fair or rodeo. This all brings us to the discussion of what the Friends of the Fair and Ro- deo is. The Friends of the Fair and Rodeo is a charita- ble non-profit formed to sup- port the needs of the Uma- tilla County Fair and the Farm-City Pro Rodeo. This entity was formed to allow businesses and individuals a way to donate for the benefit of the fair or rodeo, or both. Because the Friends of the Fair and Rodeo is a charita- ble non-profit, all donations to it are tax deductible. The board of Friends of the Fair and Rodeo is made up of two rodeo board members, two fair board members, and an outside member, indepen- dent of each board. As the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center comes to the completion of Phase 1 of its development, and the Umatilla County Fair and Farm-City Pro Rodeo gear up for their first event at the new location, please keep in mind the effort in man-hours and money that has been expended for the benefit of our county and our communities. If you have interest in helping with the needed funds to put the fin- ishing touches on the facility, and assist the fair and rodeo in putting on their events, please do not hesitate in con- tacting one of the Friends of the Fair and Rodeo board members. They are Dan Dorran, David Dickmeier, Roe Gardner, Lucas Wagner and Dennis Barnett. Dennis Barnett is the co-owner of Barnett & Moro, P.C., in Hermiston, a member of the Farm-City Pro Rodeo board of direc- tors and a board member of Friends of the Fair and Rodeo. WORSHIP COMMUNITY 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 Seventh-day Adventist Church Grace Baptist Church 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 Saturdays Nursery provided for all services Sunday School - 9:30 AM Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship - 10:45 AM Worship Service......11:00 a.m. 6:00 PM English & Spanish Services Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM “Proclaiming God’s word, 567-8241 growing in God’s grace” 855 W. Highland • Hermiston 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 t. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. Echo Community Church 21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR Phone: (541) 376-8108 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 First Christian Church “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Sunday School • 9:30am Worship • 10:45am Children’s Church • 11:15am Potluck & Communion ~ First Sunday of the Month Coffee and Mingle Time 9:15 am Worship Gathering 10:00 am Children’s Church 10:00 am Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. 125 E. 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