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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018
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William McMillan fills the radiator with coolant on his 1976 Corvette Stingray on Friday in Hermiston.
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William never made it
past the first one, which
he decided he had to have.
The man selling it said his
recently-deceased mother
had owned it for 20 years,
but it hadn’t been driven for
the past two and he wasn’t
even sure it would run any
more.
A new battery and a few
fluids later, however, Wil-
liam drove it from Portland
all the way home.
“He surprised me with
it,” Christy said, re-enacting
her shock when she saw the
classic car in the driveway.
It was a fun surprise
though — she was and is
supportive of the hobby.
The car took about a year
to get show-ready, includ-
ing a new paint job in the
original brown, now with
tiny gold and bronze flecks
to make it shine. Everything
in the car was kept except
for the stereo, which was
upgraded from the 8-track
player.
William said whoever
the original owner was
“loaded it up” with every
amenity offered for the
model in 1976 including air
conditioning, rear defrost,
extra horsepower, tele-
scopic steering and some-
thing called Gymkhana sus-
pension. It has little more
than 133,000 miles on it and
runs “great.”
“It was well taken care
of,” William said. “Some-
body loved it for a long time
before me.”
Matt Price, an organizer
for Corvettes on the Colum-
bia, said show judges look
for things like the quality
of the interior, the paint job,
engine condition and how
accessories enhance the car.
Something like a small ding
in the paint or a rock chip
on the window will count
against it.
For the McMillens to win
a top award, their car had to
be “presented very well.”
“It garnered a lot of
respect,” he said.
Price said there have
been seven generations of
Corvettes since they first
came on the market in 1953
(William’s belongs to the
third), and all seven gener-
ations were represented at
this year’s show. The annual
event is a fundraiser for the
Make a Wish foundation,
which serves children with
life-threatening
medical
conditions.
William’s
Corvette
has also won a few other
awards, including recent
honors at Echo’s car show.
The couple had to miss a
few shows last year while
getting the car touched up
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older students it may be
comprehension.”
Kara Nichols, who has
taught at the migrant edu-
cation program for four
years, said with her fourth
grade class she is focusing
on vocabulary, and on place
value in math lessons.
She said she has taught
the same group of students
since they were in first
grade, and has enjoyed the
connection she’s developed
with them.
“The smaller size class
makes it more personable,”
she said.
She added that language
barriers can be a challenge.
“I speak Spanish, but I
can’t teach in it,” she said.
“I have to try to make sure
their time is valuable.”
For students who don’t
speak English, Fitterer said
in addition to a math and
reading goal, they will work
toward an English goal by
the end of the program.
“We work on preposi-
tions, pronouns and verbs,”
she said. “We’ve had pretty
good success with monolin-
gual students.”
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Students listen as instructor Carson Clem explains the
details of an in-class assignment during science class
for ESL student on Friday at Sunset Elementary School in
Hermiston.
She noted that in the last
few years, they’ve seen an
increase in students who
only speak a language other
than English or Spanish,
such as K’iche’ or Mam,
Mayan languages spoken
in Guatemala and parts of
Mexico.
Kyllian Wood, the sev-
enth/eighth grade class
instructor, said the students
help each other out, too.
“There are three mono-
lingual students in here,”
he said. “The rest of them
are almost all bilingual, and
they try and translate — that
helps.”
In the first grade class,
students are working in
small groups at five dif-
ferent stations on reading
assignments. Some sound
out words with the teacher,
and some do a word recog-
nition game called “smelly
sight words,” where they
roll a dice, and the num-
ber corresponds with a cer-
tain color and word. They
then use a “smelly” marker
to write that word, helping
them develop an association
between the word and the
number.
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after he nudged a pole.
“The front end’s really
long on it, so you can kind
of misinterpret how close
you are,” he said.
Before each show, he
cleans and polishes every
inch of the vehicle. Since
he doesn’t have a trailer to
transport the Corvette, he
then has to scrub bugs off
the exterior again once he
drives it to wherever he is
going.
Some days, instead of
driving it to a car show, the
McMillens cruise around
town or on the highway for
the pure joy of it.
When William took it for
a spin last week he pointed
out the people who were
doing double-takes or turn-
ing to stare at the car as it
cruised by. He said it’s com-
mon for people to stare or
even try to race him.
“I think it’s an atten-
tion-getter,” he said.
Students
also
com-
plete assignments on a pro-
gram called “Stride,” which
was created specifically for
migrant education programs.
“They can continue to
use it for the rest of the sum-
mer on their computer, lap-
top or even cell phone,” Fit-
terer said. The program has
lessons in math, phonics and
science.
“Many of the fami-
lies will go to Texas to
sell Christmas trees, then
migrate back here for aspar-
agus, and over to Washing-
ton for apples,” Fitterer said.
“So the kids’ instruction is
interrupted.”
She said the Stride pro-
gram helps bridge that gap,
allowing students to have
some continuity in their edu-
cation even if they are mov-
ing schools.
This year the association
donated half of their pro-
ceeds to Hermiston police
officer Mike Ellwood’s
family. His daughter Jas-
mine is battling cancer and
the family is facing “signif-
icant financial challenges
as a result.”
“The support we have
seen for this family is
humbling,” Capt. Travis
Eynon wrote. “Words can-
not express the apprecia-
tion we have for our com-
munity and in our partner
agencies. A huge thank you
to the Umatilla Police Offi-
cer’s Association for their
generous act of kindness.”
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The police departmet
also wrote this week about
using caution while inter-
acting with solicitors.
While many door-to-
door solicitors are mak-
ing a legitimate living,
the department wrote, the
practice can also be a way
for scammers to target
people.
Any door-to-door solic-
itor in the area is required
to have a license from
the city. Licenses can be
looked up online at https://
hermiston.or.us/police/
solicitors-license.
Hermiston
residents
are encouraged to take
time to verify informa-
tion and make an informed
decision.
“If a sales person does
not have their license, or
you can’t find their infor-
mation at this link, please
give us a ring at 541-567-
5519 and press the option
for dispatch,” Lt. Randy
Studebaker wrote.
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Summer reading pro-
grams at local libraries are
heating up, providing the
opportunity for kids to put
their brains to work over
the break from school.
The summer reading
program in Echo kicks
off Friday at 2 p.m. in
the VFW Building, 20 S.
Bonanza St.
The program is open to
youths from birth through
age 18. The parents of
non-readers can list the
titles of books they read
to their child. In addition,
there will be a variety of
programs, giveaways and
contests all summer, so
be sure to pick up a list of
events and drop by as often
as possible.
For more information,
call 541-376-8411.
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A recent donation
by Smitty’s Ace Hard-
ware owners Randy and
Tammy Smith encourages
summer reading. Shelley
Lund said students at Sun-
set Elementary School
were giddy with excite-
ment when representa-
tives from the Hermiston
business stopped by the
school June 1 to deliver
500 books.
Students
carefully
flipped through the pages
to determine what book
they wanted to take home
with them. Store employee
Niki Garhart-Gonzalez
said her daughter, Myah
Gonzalez, was among
the students who received
a book. “I think this is so
great,” she said.
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Even though volunteers
of the Good Shepherd
Medical Center Auxiliary
were being recognized
during a June 4 awards
luncheon, they still were
reaching out to give back.
Nick Bejarano, director of
marketing and communi-
cations, said the group pre-
sented a check for $22,000
to Bob Green, executive
director of the Good Shep-
herd Community Health
Foundation.
The money was raised
through a variety of fund-
raisers throughout the fis-
cal year. Bejarano said it
will be used to purchase
much-needed equipment
at Good Shepherd. For
more about the hospital
auxiliary, call the direc-
tor of volunteer services at
541-667-3690.
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