Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 2017)
A8 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM VENUE Continued from Page A1 CONTRIBUTED BY CITY OF HERMISTON A graphic shows the layout of Hermiston Desert Disc Golf. The course dedication is Sept. 20 at the Oxbow Trail. DISC GOLF Continued from Page A1 Richmond said. Wilkinson and Rich- mond immediately spread the word via the Umatilla Disc Golf Club Facebook page. A num- ber of disc golfers voiced their support during the September 2016 planning meeting. Flemmer, Zielke said, began researching course REOPENING Continued from Page A1 more than 680 Gigabytes of data — equivalent of more than 680,000 500- page books or 228,800 digital photos. Much of the activity online was on social media. Franell said having such a well-con- nected venue will allow EOTEC to more effective- ly market the property and attract more events to the area. It would certainly be unfortunate if a venue with “tec” in the name was not equipped with the latest technology, now wouldn’t it? • • • Sue Winter was recog- nized with the first Good Neighbor Award during Echo’s National Night Out event. Organizers plan to continue the yearly award to recognize the ongoing efforts of Echo residents who make contributions to improve the quality of life in the community. In oth- er news in Echo, the city council recently chose the name and logo for the hik- ing/walking trail that will overlay the Thielsen Street sidewalks. The drawing is of a tule mat teepee and will include the American Indian name for the Echo area, T’ko. A graphic artist will provide a professional rendition that can be used on signs and stencils. Ac- cording to the September newsletter distributed by the city of Echo, the area was named for the abun- dance of tules that grew on the swamps of the Echo Meadows. For more infor- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 FROM PAGE A1 designs on the internet. Eventually, he plotted the 18-hole course so it was within regulations. Having a larger lay- out with some open areas is an attraction for disc golfers, Richmond said. He expects the Hermis- ton course will contribute to the growth of the sport. “It has championship size holes and pads, so that’s exciting,” Wilkin- son said. “If you build it, they will come.” mation, call city hall at 541- 376-8411. • • • The Aug. 21 American Red Cross blood drive held at Good Shepherd Med- ical Center in Hermiston included first-time donor Maria Lourdes Garcia. Volunteer Patti Perkins said the drive competed with the solar eclipse, which resulted in many missed appointments. There were 39 donors, which resulted in 33 units being collected. Altrusa International of Hermiston provided the canteen. Perkins said walk-ins are welcome, but it’s helpful if donors schedule an ap- pointment. The next blood drive at Good Shepherd is Monday, Sept. 18 from 12:30-6 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 800- 448-3543. A service group is needed for the December drive. For details, call Per- kins at 541-571-5372. • • • On Saturday Alyssa and Corey McLeod will cele- brate the grand opening of their new downtown store, McLeod Bargain Bin, 256 S Main St. in Hermiston. The store opens at 8 a.m. We’re working on getting an interview set up with them, so stay tuned to learn more about this new Herm- iston business. You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by emailing your tips to editor@hermiston- herald.com or share them on social media using the hashtag #HHBTW. Follow the Hermiston Herald on Twitter at @Hermiston- Herald. spends about $10,000 to hold graduation in the high school gymnasium. “We just lost a bond is- sue because people are con- cerned about money,” Go- molski said. “Holding the graduation (at the Toyota Center) is the best bang for our buck.” He said he liked Mooney’s suggestion to use the Toyota Center on a one- year, trial basis. But Holthus, Middle- ton, Smith and board mem- bers Bonnie Luisi and Josh Goller all eventually voted to delay the decision. Several questioned whether they would lose their opportunity to have graduation in the Toyota Center if they didn’t secure a spot this month. Mooney said the district had not been given an offi- cial date by which they had to decide. “They sent us a contract in June,” she said. “As the board wrestled with the de- cision, they said we could put it off. They haven’t said an absolute last date yet.” But Sherman was still concerned the district might lose its chance to have grad- uation there. “We have to make sure we have a venue,” she said. “If the Toyota Center doesn’t become available, we’ll make do, but people will be sitting with four tickets. It’s a no-win situation where we are at this point. And to be honest, I’m very frustrated.” Earlier in the meeting, several people had discussed the graduation venue. Mul- tiple community members addressed the board, asking them to consider keeping graduation local. “If you do the Toyota Center, consider that there will be bridge construction, and a lot of families travel- ing that way,” said Tonya Hoff. “I realize it will cost a lot to keep it here. But I think it will be worth it.” Only one commenter, Jack Bellinger, suggested that the district move the event to the Toyota Center, because weather during an outside ceremony would be too unpredictable. “Though I’m a big sup- porter of EOTEC, and want to see events come there, I don’t recommend we have it Cattle truck crash sends driver to hospital PINE CITY — The driver of a semi truck hauling cattle crashed Fri- day in Morrow County. The driver, Cesar Is- rael Eudave Avila, 27, of Washington, was trapped in the cab of the truck for about 20 minutes before being transported to Good Shepherd Medical Center, Hermiston, for treatment of a laceration, according to Morrow County Sheriff Kenneth Matlack. Matlack said all of the cattle survived and only one needed medical at- tention, according to the crash report. They were moved to a secure field nearby and arrangements were made for the owner to pick them up. The 9-1-1 call came in at about 5:50 p.m. on Friday, with a report of a truck that had rolled over at the intersection of Big Buttercreek and Little Buttercreek roads near Pine City. Matlack said the truck appeared to have been traveling fairly slow- ly when “for reasons we don’t know at this point” it slid off the shoulder and rolled over. Morrow County Sher- iff’s Office and Umatilla County Fire District re- sponded. The fire district also stayed busy Friday night with a brush fire at Joy Lane and Kik Road, Hermiston. Firefighter James Franz said the blaze burned about 10 acres of grass and brush but did not threaten structures. The district as well as the fire department from Umatilla responded. Fire crews have gone back to the burn multiple times since Friday night, Franz said, because it keeps reigniting. That happened again Saturday at about 1:50 p.m., after the district was on the scene of a small and slow-moving grass fire on the 80400 block of Sage- brush Road, Hermiston. Eye Health & Vision Care Robert D. Rolen , O.D., LLC Optometric Physician COMMUNITY Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 565 W. HERMISTON AVE. 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 Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. English & Spanish Services St. Johns Episcopal Church The most valuable and respected source of local news, advertising and information for our communities. eomediagroup.com PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Call Today! 541-289-5433 Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston t. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. Phone: (541) 376-8108 Sunday School • 9:30am Worship • 10:45am Children’s Church • 11:15am Potluck & Communion ~ First Sunday of the Month COUNSELING Ryan M. Wieseler, D.D.S . MENTAL HEALTH HERMISTON FAMILY MEDICINE & LET US BE THE ONE THAT HELPS! 541-567-1137 236 E. Newport, Hermiston (across from U.S. Bank) www.hermistonlmbc.com 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” “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” 1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834 oasisvineyard.us 567-3013 “come as you are” 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston 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 • Adult, Child and Family Therapy • Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment • Mental Health and Crisis Services • Confidential and Professional Care LIFEWAYS PENDLETON Crisis Phone: LIFEWAYS HERMISTON 331 SE 2nd St., 595 NW 11th St., 866-343-4473 Pendleton, OR 97801 Hermiston, OR 97838 Office: 541-276-6207 WWW . LIFEWAYS . ORG Office: 541-567-2536 To advertise in the Medical Directory, please call: Jeanne at 541-564-4531 or Audra at 541-564-4538 Sunday School 9:15am Worship Gathering 10:30 am Children’s Church 10:30 am Worship 10:00 AM CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY Pastor David Dever Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm First Christian Church www.apd4kidz.com Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm URGENT AND FAMILY CARE HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 7:30am-7:00pm 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 (across from Good Shepherd Medical Center) ~ N ew Patients Welcome~ URGENT CARE LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH 21 N. Bonanza Street, Echo OR NEW BEGINNINGS Sports & Dot Physicals • Minor Injuries • Family Care • Minor Surgeries We accept Medicare & some Advantage Medicare plans 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 Grace Baptist Church 1060 W. Elm, Suite #115, Hermiston, OR Family Dentistry 541-567-8161 995 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston The Full Gospel Home Church Echo Community Church 115 W. Hermiston Ave. Suite 130 541-567-1837 FAMILY DENTISTRY “We want to be your part- ner,” he said. “We have a great facility up there. But if you’re waiting for that turn- key solution, we can’t offer that.” Mooney said the decision was difficult for the district. “The board really wants to make sure the commu- nity has the opportunity to be heard,” she said. “We all want to make the best de- cision for the students, and this isn’t a decision that will make everyone happy.” Mooney said she was waiting for the board to give her direction on what those “next steps” would be. Middleton also said he had not decided what the board should do to further vet the issue with the com- munity. But he said he had heard enough comments that he was convinced the issue deserved more thought. “I know the district has done a pretty detailed job with the numbers,” he said “But allowing a month or so for those numbers to be completely vetted, in my opinion, is worth doing.” The board plans to vote on the issue at their October meeting, currently sched- uled for Monday, Oct. 9. WORSHIP 567-8241 855 W. Highland • Hermiston MEDICAL DIRECTORY VISION CARE there,” he said. EOTEC’s interim manag- er, Nate Rivera, also spoke to the board. Rivera had met with Mooney to assess whether the facility could host a graduation. “EOTEC wants to be a good long-term partner with the school district,” Rivera said. “We see a lot of future partnerships. But the reality is that this year, we have an interim supervisor, me, and one staff member.” Rivera said EOTEC right now does not have the infra- structure to support an event as large as Hermiston High School’s graduation. “Speakers, chairs, setup, teardown (at the rodeo) was all done by Farm-City Pro Rodeo (board and volun- teers),” he said. Rivera said in some ways, EOTEC would always have drawbacks as a graduation venue: weather and flooring. “We can’t do anything about the weather,” he said. “And the flooring — it’s a dirt surface. There may be ADA issues.” But Rivera said EOTEC hoped to have a long-term management solution in place for the facility by the end of the year. 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 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 To share your worship times call 541-278-2678
