LOCAL NEWS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017
Local firefighters head to CA
Herald to be delivered by mail
Starting Nov. 1, the print
version of the Hermiston
Herald will be delivered
to subscribers’ homes each
Wednesday by the U.S.
Postal Service rather than
by newspaper carrier. This
change is happening as the
Herald’s sister paper, the
East Oregonian, is tran-
sitioning to mail delivery
also. Currently, EO carriers
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By JADE McDOWELL
STAFF WRITER
A grueling fire season
that has stretched resourc-
es thin across the country
isn’t over yet for Umatilla
County firefighters de-
ployed to Southern Cali-
fornia.
A strike team includ-
ing three firefighters and a
brush truck from Umatilla
County Fire District, four
firefighters and a brush
truck from Pendleton Fire
Department plus person-
nel and equipment from
Union County headed
south late Saturday along
with four other Oregon
strike teams deployed by
the Oregon State fire mar-
shal. The Umatilla/Union
team is staged in Chino,
California, to fight one of
the state’s wildfires. Fires
further north near Sonoma
have killed more than 40
people and drawn in doz-
ens of strike teams from
other states.
“We send firefighters
to Washington state on
a pretty regular basis, or
into southern Oregon, but
things have to get pretty
OSP identifies man struck by car
Oregon State Police Sgt.
Seth Cooney identified the
man a car struck Oct. 11
north of Hermiston.
Victor De Diego Del-
maral, 71, of Umatilla,
tried to cross Highway 395
near Bensel Road when
he stepped in front of a
northbound Toyota sedan.
The driver, Ralph Lortie of
Stanfield, said he was al-
most stopped when the col-
lision occurred.
Cooney said a nearby
COMING EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
TAI CHI: MOVING FOR BETTER
BALANCE, 9-9:45 a.m., Good
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610 N.W. 11th St., Hermiston.
Improve balance, increase
flexibility and strengthen core
muscles. Participants should
wear comfortable clothing
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Can be performed standing or
sitting. Class size capped at 15;
registration required. (Lynda
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BABY & ME LEARN & PLAY, 10-10:45
a.m., Hermiston Public Library
back entrance, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. Engaging children
and getting them excited
about music, improving motor
skills and sparking creativity
while supporting early literacy
development. For children ages
newborn to 4 years and parent/
guardian. (541-567-2882)
STORY TIME, 11:15 a.m., Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. (541-567-2882)
STANFIELD SENIOR MEAL SERVICE,
12 p.m., Stanfield Community
commercial truck with a
video cam caught clear
footage of the incident.
Delmaral was crossing ille-
gally, but Cooney said state
police don’t plan on giving
him a citation.
A helicopter ambulance
flew Delmaral to Kadlec
Regional Medical Center
in Richland, Washington.
Cooney also said he did not
know Delmaral’s medical
condition but confirmed he
did survive the crash.
Center, 225 W. Roosevelt,
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seniors, $6 for others. (541-449-
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carts, pumpkin patch and more.
Admission is $10 for ages 3 and
up. (509-528-5808)
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES
REMEMBRANCE WALK, 5:30
p.m., DVS Advocacy Center,
240 S.E. Second St., Hermiston.
Join others to show support for
domestic violence victims and
survivors. Free. (541-276-3322)
KIDS CLUB, 6:30-8 p.m., Hermiston
Christian Center, 1825 W. Highland
Ave., Hermiston. For ages 5-12.
Includes open gym, games,
prizes, snacks music, puppets and
more. Transportation available.
(Joanna Hayden 541-561-5573)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
BOARDMAN SENIOR MEAL SERVICE,
12 p.m., Boardman Senior Center,
100 Tatone St., Boardman. Cost is
$4 for seniors 55 and over or $5
for adults. (541-481-3257)
HERMISTON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE,
12 p.m., Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church parish hall, 565
W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston.
Cost is $4 for adults, free for
children 10 and under, $4 for
Meals on Wheels. Extra 50 cents
for utensils/dishes. Bus service
to parish hall by donation. (541-
567-3582)
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from birth to age 4. (541-481-
2665)
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Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. (541-567-2882)
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bad in California for them
to send for help,” Pendle-
ton Fire Chief Mike Cirau-
lo said.
A few weeks ago it was
Oregon that needed the
help, as the Chetco Bar
fire burned almost 200,000
acres in southwestern Or-
egon and another blaze
swept across the Colum-
bia Gorge. Ciraulo said
his department has sent
personnel out to help fight
nine different fires in the
Northwest this summer,
and Umatilla County Fire
District has deployed to a
number of out-of-district
wildfires as well. Cirau-
lo is a wildfire incident
commander for the state
and said there were times
they asked for help that
other states couldn’t send
because they were already
dealing with too many fires
of their own.
“This is probably one of
the busiest seasons we’ve
seen in recent years,” he
said.
Umatilla County Fire
District operations chief
Jim Forquer said the fre-
quent mutual aid deploy-
ments is a “testimony to
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(541-567-7615)
FIDDLERS NIGHT, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Brookdale Assisted Living, 980
W. Highland Ave., Hermiston.
Enjoy light refreshments, listen to
some favorite oldies or join in the
jam session. All ages welcome.
(541-567-3141)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
FREE FRIDAY MEDICARE MADNESS,
9 a.m.-1 p.m., Good Shepherd
Medical Center, 610 N.W. 11th
St., Hermiston. Get answers
to Medicare questions and
assistance with prescription plans
and open enrollment. Oct. 27
and Nov. 10 session in conference
rooms 5-6; all other dates in
conference room 7. (541-667-
3507)
STORY TIME, 10:15 a.m., Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. (541-567-2882)
STORY AND CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m.,
the extreme fire season”
the country is having. Cal-
ifornia firefighters have
already been up in Oregon
fighting the Chetco Bar
fire, he said, so it was only
right that Oregon would be
willing to turn around and
help them.
One thing non-firefight-
ers can do to help is keep
the local fires to a mini-
mum by remaining cau-
tious and remembering
that vegetation is still dry
despite burn bans being
lifted.
“I’d just remind folks to
be safe out there,” he said.
“Don’t leave fires unat-
tended.”
Ciraulo said that fire
districts and departments
are paid for sending per-
sonnel to assist in wildfire
responses like the ones in
California, so Pendleton,
Hermiston and Stanfield
taxpayers are not footing
the bill for the strike team’s
travel to Chino — in fact,
it creates “a little bit of rev-
enue” for the department.
Beyond the question of
money, however, Ciraulo
said firefighters from dif-
ferent states being willing
Echo Public Library, 20 S.
Bonanza, Echo. (541-376-8411)
VFW BINGO, 6 p.m., Hermiston
VFW, 45 W. Cherry St., Hermiston.
Doors open at 6 p.m., games
begin at 7 p.m. Everyone
welcome. (541-567-6219)
SAGE CENTER MOVIE EVENT, 7:15
p.m., SAGE Center, 101 Olson
Road, Boardman. Watch “The
LEGO Batman Movie” and
enjoy a bag of popcorn with $3
admission fee. Bottled water
and concessions available
for cash purchase. (Stefanie
Swindler 541-481-7243)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
PARKING LOT SALE, 8:30-11:30 a.m.,
Agape House, 500 W. Harper
Road, Hermiston. Clothing is 5
items for $1, furniture and bikes
priced as marked and knick-
knacks you name the price. Sale
will be held inside if it rains.
(Dave Hughes 541-567-8774)
HERMISTON FARMERS MARKET,
9 a.m.-1 p.m., Festival Plaza,
Northeast Second Street and
to help each other out is
just the morally right thing
to do. And the personnel
who have a chance to fight
fires alongside teams from
other states in different ter-
rains come back more ex-
perienced, with new ideas.
“It’s a win-win for ev-
eryone,” he said.
The Oregon State Fire
Marshal’s office said in a
statement that the depart-
ment is “extremely grateful
to Oregon’s fire chiefs and
their agencies for again
stepping up to the plate to
help our neighbors to the
south as they continue to
struggle with an unprece-
dented amount of fires on
their landscape.”
The
Umatilla/Union
strike team is expected to
be deployed for 14 to 21
days, not including travel.
Updates on their deploy-
ment are available on the
Pendleton Fire & Ambu-
lance and Umatilla County
Fire District #1 Facebook
pages.
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Contact Jade McDow-
ell at jmcdowell@eastore-
gonian.com or 541-564-
4536.
Main, Hermiston. Local produce,
baked goods, crafts, jewelry,
art, live music, food vendors and
more.
YARN CLUB, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.,
Hermiston Public Library, 235 E.
Gladys Ave., Hermiston. (541-567-
2882)
ECHO CORN MAZE AND PUMPKIN
PATCH, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Corn Maze,
100 N. Dupont St., Echo. Corn
maze, zip line, corn box, kiddie
carts, pumpkin patch and more.
Admission is $10 for ages 3 and
up. (509-528-5808)
SAGE CENTER MOVIE EVENT, 2:15
p.m., SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road,
Boardman. Watch “The LEGO
Batman Movie” and enjoy a bag
of popcorn with $3 admission fee.
Bottled water and concessions
available for cash purchase.
(Stefanie Swindler 541-481-7243)
ECHO OPEN AIR MARKET, 4-7 p.m.,
George Park, downtown, Echo.
Seasonal fruits and vegetables,
crafts and more. Vendor fees $12
per space.