WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2017
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to iron out.”
Rowan said his depart-
ment has increased its staff
presence at the fair by about
40 percent, and will also
have a dispatcher stationed
at the sheriff’s home base on
the fairgrounds during peak
hours.
The sheriff’s staff and
emergency medical person-
nel also have a small build-
ing in which they can go get
cold water and get out of the
heat for a moment, Rowan
said.
Rowan said deputies will
be on the lookout for tres-
passers and shoplifters, as
well as conflicts, verbal or
physical, between people.
On Tuesday, Rowan cau-
tiously said so far things
have been quiet.
“We don’t like to use the
‘Q’ word,” he said.
Some fair attractions, like
the vendor booths and 4-H
projects, will be on display
all day. Others open later in
the day, such as the carnival.
The carnival will start at 2
p.m. every day, and run until
11 p.m.. There will be a con-
cert on the Wildhorse Main
Stage every night Tuesday
through Saturday, starting at
9 p.m. Various other shows,
contests and activities will
happen throughout the day.
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Drotzmann thanked the
many people and groups that
have contributed money or
time to EOTEC’s progress.
Along with the many peo-
ple who have been working
on the project in the past
few years, he acknowledged
those who had the vision for
it in the first place. One of
those people was Hermis-
ton’s first city manager, Tom
Harper, who was present at
the gathering.
Givens noted that the
work was not finished.
“This is just the begin-
ning,” he said. “We’ll be
here, and we’ll continue to
grow.”
After the ribbon cutting,
community members stuck
By JAYATI
RAMAKRISHNAN
STAFF WRITER
Dan Dorran told the
crowd attending the Uma-
tilla County Fair kickoff
barbecue on Saturday that
this year would be his last
as a member of the fair
board.
But he says he doesn’t
want to be honored for his
20 years on the Umatilla
County Fair Board. In fact,
he didn’t even want to talk
about it.
“It would take too long
to talk about all of that,” he
said.
Instead, he spent the
days before his last fair as a
board member doing what
he’s always done: putting
the fair together.
Dorran’s term on the
fair board is set to expire,
but he plans to continue
to serve on the Eastern
Oregon Trade and Event
Center board. He will
also remain involved with
Friends of the Fair and Ro-
deo, the fund-raising arm
supporting both organiza-
tions.
Dorran, a Hermiston na-
tive, said being on the fair
board is not an honorary
thing or ceremonial. It’s a
hands-on, working board.
“We work
every day, all
day long,” he
said.
Leading
up to this
year’s fair at
Dan Dorran its new home
at EOTEC,
Dorran has been busy. He
showed a group of city
councilors around the fair-
grounds the day before it
opened. He noted details
that had been added this
year and said hello to ven-
dors who were brand-new
to the Umatilla County
Fair. He pointed out things
that needed to be fixed.
“A couple things we’ve
done differently,” he said,
driving the group by the
concert stage where a new
musical act will perform
each night. “We’ve opened
up the concert area a lot
more. You’ll be able to see
clear across the grounds to
the concert area.”
He knew all about the
food being sold at the fair,
and the people selling it.
“Like Zach here, out of
Arizona,” he said, point-
ing to a young man who
was working at Piggly’s
Barbecue. “Zach and his
dad travel the West Coast
doing this. They’ve got a
great product.”
He stopped to say hel-
lo to a woman setting up
a Hawaiian Teriyaki cart,
also new to this year’s fair.
“One thing about the fair
folks,” he said. “They’re
some of the most incred-
ible partners we’ve dealt
with. Everybody works to-
gether.”
He added that in a part-
nership, it’s OK to get frus-
trated.
“In a half-hour, I’m
gonna get mad at all of
them, because we’re going
to be so plugged up, we’re
not going to be able to get
the rest of the folks in,” he
said, nodding at a vendor
who was busy plugging
cords into an electrical out-
let.
Dorran drove the coun-
cilors around the grounds
with obvious pride in how
the project has come to-
gether — but also with a
realistic approach to the
challenges ahead.
“The ‘warts,’” he said,
taking them to the back
of the lot where several
pieces of equipment from
the old fairgrounds were
stored. “This is where we
spent our Christmas vaca-
tion, we moved everything
from the old grounds.”
He added that there’s
still work to be done.
around to tour the new fa-
cility, both indoors and out.
People were busy setting up
vendor booths, rides and the
rodeo arena, and students
were milling about the animal
barns, preparing to show their
livestock. Inside, displays of
food, produce and handwork
were already set up.
Visitors were eager to ex-
plore the new facility.
Steve Williams, a Uma-
tilla County resident since
1984, said he comes to the
fair and rodeo every year.
“It’s a great addition,” he
said, adding that he’s look-
ing forward to the rodeo
most — especially the bull
riding.
Fair participants seemed
pleased with the new digs,
too. Taylor Betz, a 19-year-
old showing open-class
breeding stock, said she’s
been showing at the fair for
13 years.
“It looks a lot more
like the bigger shows I’ve
been to,” said the Hermis-
ton High School graduate,
who’s studying agricultural
business and animal science
at Oregon State Universi-
ty. Betz will show a junior
heifer on Wednesday in
the cross-breeding portion
of the fair. She has always
shown beef, but started out
with steers and slowly added
breeding stock to her reper-
toire.
There’s more room at
EOTEC, too, with 56 acres
compared to 17.5 at the
old fairgrounds and 81,060
square feet of barn space
compared to 26,187 square
feet at the old fairgrounds.
A group of students from
Echo’s Future Farmers of
America chapter said they
were looking forward to
some of the amenities.
“I’m really excited about
the shower situation,” said
Laci Wiggins, who recently
graduated from Echo High
School and is showing two
breeding goats and a market
hog. “And the pens are a lot
nicer.”
Her teacher, Brooke
VanderVeen, said the big-
gest difference between this
facility and the previous one
was the layout.
“The old one was outdat-
ed,” she said. “And here, the
beef, goats and sheep are all
under one roof.”
The fair began Tuesday
at 9 a.m. Tickets are $10 for
general admission, and park-
ing is $5. The money from
parking will go toward cov-
ering fair costs, Smith said.
design and engineering.
Members apply STEM (sci-
ence, technology, engineer-
ing and mathematics) con-
cepts through co-curricular
programs.
For more information,
visit www.tsaweb.org.
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The Greater Oregon
STEM Partnership and
Umatilla High School re-
cently coordinated a three-
day camp exploring science,
technology, engineering and
math concepts.
Held at Eastern Oregon
University, 24 high school
students from five Eastern
Oregon counties attended the
second annual STEM Camp
July 25-27. Participants vis-
ited a local wind farm, prac-
ticed assembling and flying
drones, and performed phys-
ics experiments. They also
toured EOU’s campus and
visited Blue Mountain Com-
munity College.
Two students from each
school were selected to at-
tend the camp and organize
a project to impact STEM
education in their school or
community during the up-
coming year.
“It’s exciting to hear
the impact of these experi-
ences on local high school
students,” said Julie Ke-
niry, GO-STEM facilitator.
“When they have the oppor-
tunity to meet with students
and learn more about what is
happening at other schools
in Eastern Oregon, they feel
they can make a difference
at their own school.”
For information about
upcoming events and pro-
grams, visit www.go-stem.
org or contact Keniry at jke-
niry@eou.edu.
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21-25 in Orlando, Florida.
Teacher David Dever
received the Advisor of the
Year award. And, the Viking
technology students were
recognized for Chapter Ex-
cellence.
The Technology Stu-
dent Association features
230,000 middle and high
school students across the
nation who aspire to be fu-
ture engineers, scientists and
technologists. The organiza-
tion provides leadership and
opportunities that focus on
in technology, innovation,
“Our Roots Run Deep
in Morrow County”
August 16-20, 2017
FAIR: www.co.morrow.or.us/fair
th
Wednesday, Aug. 16
Reptile Man & Kid Zone
Scarecrow Contest
The Junebugs
th
Thursday, Aug. 18
Reptile Man & Kid Zone
Old Time Fiddlers
Talent Show
4-H/FFA Conformation
Murray's Wine Tasting
Featuring:
Joe Lindsay
Nate Bosford
4-H Food Contest
4-H/FFA Small Animal
Showmanship
Ice Cream Social
4-H Archery Shoot
RDO Tractor Pull
Cory Peterson Band
Friday, Aug. 18 th
Reptile Man & Kid Zone
4-H/FFA Showmanship
Ballet Performance 4-7 yrs.
Master Showmanship
Adult Showmanship Greased Pig
Contest
OTPR/NPRA Rodeo
Music by: Dan Burns 3D Productions
Saturday, Aug. 19th
Reptile Man & Kid Zone Parade FFA
Awards
Buyers Luncheon
Livestock Auction OTPR/NPRA Rodeo
Music by: Dan Burns 3D Productions
Sunday, Aug. 20th
STAFF PHOTO BY E.J. HARRIS
Umatilla County Fair Board member Dan Dorran, right,
waits as guests load up on his golf cart as he guides a tour
Monday of the new Umatilla County Fair grounds at EOTEC
in Hermiston.
“These benches still
need to be put out on the
ground between now and
9 a.m. tomorrow,” Dorran
said on Monday.
Dorran was hesitant to
talk about his own work
in making the fair hap-
pen, noting all the people
it takes to put on the event.
“It’s not me,” he said.
“There’s so many other
people.”
And of course, it’s not
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goodbye to everything.
He’ll still be in the ring,
dodging sheep and chasing
after kids as the announc-
er of the Mutton Bustin’
event at the Farm-City Pro
Rodeo, a fan favorite.
“Some day, I’ll tell the
story of how I started do-
ing that,” he said.
Until then, he’ll keep
doing what he likes best —
helping it all come together
one more time.
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