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A graphic shows the layout of Hermiston Desert Disc Golf.
The course dedication is Sept. 20 at the Oxbow Trail.
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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
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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.”
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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.
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