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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017
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EVENTS
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The VFW Post 4750 at 45 West Cherry Ave, Hermiston.
VETERANS
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They hold events and fundraisers, help set up
the Avenue of the Flags for Memorial Day,
and help out with funerals for veterans who
have died. They hold bingo each Friday at the
post, 45 West Cherry Avenue, which Jardine
says draws dozens of people.
Glenn Scott, one of two Veterans Ser-
vice Offi cers in Umatilla County, works out
of Hermiston, with veterans from Umatilla,
Hermiston, Stanfi eld and Echo. He helps vet-
erans and their families fi nd services and ben-
efi ts, as well as with employment, housing and
vocational rehab.
Scott said he has worked with about 800
veterans since he started the job three years
ago.
“The services in the area are fairly easy for
veterans to get to,” Scott said. “We have an ex-
cellent working relationship with [groups] like
Lifeways, CAPECO. Umatilla County has an
enormous resource base our offi ce utilizes.”
Scott said he has made several presentations
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at the local VFW and American Legion posts
about how veterans can utilize county and state
resources, and about his role. He said it’s not
just veterans who saw action that can benefi t.
“Veterans are anyone who served in the
armed forces,” he said. “It doesn’t necessarily
mean they were deployed.”
Jardine and Scott both noted the disparity
between older and younger veterans in groups
like the VFW.
“We get them every once in a while and
they help us out, but we wish we could get
younger vets in,” Jardine said.
“You look at the 30-, 40- or 20-year-old Iraq
or Afghanistan vets and ask them, ‘why not
join?’” Scott said. “I just think a lot of mem-
bers of the younger generation don’t want to
become members of any social organization.”
Scott, who is a member of Pendleton’s
VFW Post 922, said in his job, he has met with
younger veterans who say they have no need
to join a group.
“It’s a whole different mindset as opposed
to World War II vets, Vietnam or Korean vets,
for whom the VFW really stood for some-
thing,” he said.
For the older veterans, Scott said, the VFW
means more than just a place to fi nd out about
services.
“There’s the camaraderie,” Scott said. “You
can share war stories. And aside from the per-
sonal aspect, what they do for the communi-
ty — there’s a tremendous amount of money
donated from the VFW for several types of
events.”
He noted the Cowboy Breakfast that Pend-
leton’s VFW puts on during the Round-Up.
“There’s a lot that goes back into the commu-
nity.”
Both men said it’s easy for veterans to fall
through the cracks.
“It’s not so much that someone doesn’t
know, as much as a veteran might not realize
they were entitled to VA benefi ts,” Scott said.
“We’re getting ready to hire a third veterans
service offi cer, who will be responsible only
for outreach.”
Jardine encouraged those interested to
come to the VFW, or to visit Scott at the veter-
ans service offi ce. The offi ce is located at 435
East Newport Avenue, and is open Monday
through Friday.
Army 160th. Veterans and a guest
are welcome, which includes
a free lunch. RSVP by calling
Heather Noble at 541-481-7383.
ECHO
Veterans will be honored
during events organized by the
Echo School District.
A parade kicks off the activities
Thursday at 10 a.m. in front of
the school. It will continue down
Main Street, circling around and
returning to the school. An assem-
bly starts at 1 p.m. in the school’s
gymnasium. It features a keynote
speaker, music and a FFA presen-
tation. A reception with cake fol-
lows in the commons.
For questions or to provide vet-
eran information for recognition,
contact Billie Parker at 541-376-
8436 or billie.parker@echo.k12.
or.us.
STANFIELD
A special assembly honoring
veterans is Thursday at 2:54 p.m.
in the gym at Stanfi eld Secondary
School.
In addition, the student body is
collecting items for Soldier Boxes.
Non-perishable items — includ-
ing chapstick, toothpaste, jerky,
gum, socks — are being collected
to be sent to soldiers overseas.
For more information, call 541-
449-8751.
UMATILLA
The Girl Scouts of Oregon and
Southwest Washington are hosting
a free turkey dinner for veterans.
The meal will be served Friday
at 5 p.m. at New Hope Church —
formerly Umatilla Baptist Church
— 146 Columbia St., Umatilla.
Veterans may bring a loved one
with them to the meal. The gath-
ering encourages a time of sto-
ry-telling.
Seats are limited; RSVP by
calling Denise at 541-579-0768.
BY THE WAY
BULLDOGS
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The plan going into the
week is the same as it has
been all season. Hermiston
will look to establish the
play action pass by setting
up the ground game early,
and fans can count on see-
ing playmakers continu-
ing to make big plays as
the Bulldogs will work on
fi nding whoever the open
receiver is. As of late,
that’s been more than just
senior Dayshawn Neal.
Last week, junior wide
receiver Youbani Razon
showed what a true asset
he’s been for Hermiston
late this season, and came
up big in the fourth quarter
with a 33-yard touchdown.
James fi nished the night
12-for-21 for 226 yards
and four touchdowns. He
also ran for 90 yards and
two touchdowns on 14
carries. Gutierrez had a
team-high 83 yards off
just three receptions and
one score. With all of this
excitement on offense, the
defense defi nitely didn’t
disappoint.
They improved to 14
total interceptions on the
season, after Gutierrez
picked off La Salle Prep’s
quarterback in the third
quarter and senior Peter
Earl in the fourth.
Hermiston will need
another big defensive per-
formance against South
Albany, who has had some
of its greatest postseason
success ever.
The Rebels (6-4), who
fi nished co-champion of
the Mid-Willamette Con-
ference after going 5-1
in league play during the
regular season, will be in
uncharted territory when
they travel four hours east
to Kennison Field. This is
their fi rst ever quarterfi nal
appearance in school his-
tory.
South Albany got here
by a well placed 28-yard
fi eld goal attempt from ju-
nior kicker Ozzie Ramirez
and an interception in the
end zone to seal the 23-16
victory over Crater.
The Rebels had plenty
of playmakers in only their
fourth postseason win in
program history (1999,
2008, 2010, 2017). Costel-
lo made up for his fi rst half
performance and ended
8-of 16 for 47 yards pass-
ing and had 113 rushing
yards off 21 carries. But
it was senior running back
Ray Wilson who led the
run with 57 yards on 19
carries and a touchdown.
South Albany might not
present the same threat in
the air that Hermiston has
seen from other teams on
its schedule, but Costello’s
athleticsm could test a still
improving defensive line.
The Rebels’ offense has
yet to earn a resounding
victory this year, as four
of their six wins have been
determined by 10 points or
fewer.
It will be up to the Bull-
dogs to keep the Rebels
one dimensional and pres-
sure the inexperienced
postseason team if they
want to end the week one
of four.
The game will be
broadcasted on AM 1360
KOHU, and live streamed
via the HSD Communi-
cations YouTube channel.
The winner of Friday’s
game will go on to play the
victor of the Lebanon-Wil-
sonville match up in the
semifi nals on Nov. 18.
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Hermiston football coach David Faeteetee swings on a wrecking ball in a pre-recorded
touchdown celebration during the live stream of a playoff game.
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vision show “Shark Tank”
on Sunday at 9 p.m.
Alissa Kramer (Smith),
a 2008 graduate of Herm-
iston High School, is the
director of operations for
the Vancouver, Wash.-
based company formed in
late 2015. She had a family
wedding to attend and is not
featured on the show, but
said she’s excited about the
baby products getting the
exposure.
“They’re unique because
each one has a skill-build-
ing activity,” Kramer said.
Each animal comes with
a nighttime routine and
rhyme that reinforces a dif-
ferent life skill.
She’s sworn to secre-
cy about the results of the
pitch to celebrity investors
by company founders Kelly
Oriard and Callie Chris-
tensen.
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The Eastern Oregon
Trade and Event Center
has benefi ted from several
donations recently, includ-
ing 3,700 pounds of winter
wheat seed from Bracher
Farms to help with dust
control and assistance from
the Hermiston Agricul-
tural Research and Ex-
tension Center in planting
it. Elmer’s Irrigation and
Valmont N.W. are also go-
ing to install two new wheel
lines approximately 1,280
feet long and manufactured
by Gheen Irrigation.
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Can’t make it to Friday
night’s Hermiston football
playoff game at Kennison
Field? Log on to the Herm-
iston School District’s You-
Tube page for live video of
the action.
Last week viewers were
treated to pre-recorded
touchdown celebrations by
coach David Faaeteete,
where he rode a wrecking
ball in the style of pop mu-
sician Miley Cyrus.
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Nearly 90 quilts and wall
hangings vied for top hon-
ors during the 2017 Board-
man Fall Quilt Show. The
adult people’s choice win-
ners were Pam Dannon for
“Bertie’s Choice,” a wool
and fl annel appliqué quilt;
and the “Big Mouth Frogs,”
a cotton appliqué creation
by Glenda and Tammy
Bozarth. Also, Esther Birt
won in the 9-11 age group
and Teagan Birt was tops
in the 12-14 category. And,
Terri Dorran of Hermiston
also walked away a winner,
taking home the Holiday
Jewels Raffl e Quilt.
All area quilters are in-
vited to join the Boardman
Quilt Group, which meets
Mondays from 9 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at the Boardman
Senior Center. There is no
fee to participate. For more
information, contact Kathy
Hyder at 541-571-7009 or
kathyhyder05@gmail.com.
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Three siblings, who
were all born on Oct. 23 in
Collbran, Colorado, recent-
ly celebrated their birthdays
at the Chuckwagon Cafe in
Hermiston. Charles Bur-
ton of Hermiston, who
was born in 1938, enjoyed
the company of two of his
sisters. Darley (Burton)
Hoffman of Montrose
Colorado, who was born
in 1936, and big sis Al-
berta (Burton) Liimatta
of Grand Junction, Colora-
do, who was born in 1932,
fl ew into town to spend
their birthdays together.
The family moved to the
area in February 1954 when
their father worked for the
railroad. Charles, who is
married to Peggy, has been
a Hermiston resident ever
since.
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The Hermiston School
District will test a new app
to quickly share informa-
tion with staff, students and
parents this Thursday, Nov.
9 at 6 p.m. Those interest-
ed can download the Cri-
sisManager app for free on
Android and iOS devices.
For information about how
to download the app, visit
the Hermiston School Dis-
trict website.
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