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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018 NEWS Event center weekend schedule filling up fast By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER The Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center is filling up fast on weekends but could use some more weekday events, accord- ing to the center’s general manager. On Monday Al Davis, who was hired by Venu- works to run the project after the venue-management com- pany began a contract with EOTEC in January, gave the city council an update about how the first six months of the year have gone. Davis said booking every weekend for months at a time has not been a prob- lem, but he is always looking for more Monday through Thursday events. He is also looking for larger events than weddings and community dinners. He also said while the Uma- tilla County Fair and Farm- City Pro Rodeo are great anchor tenants he hoped that EOTEC will someday host multiple events of that scale each year. When he worked for American Royal rodeo in Kansas City, they had a massive barbecue compe- tition each year with over 500 contestants and more on the waiting list. Davis said HH FILE PHOTO General manager Al Davis and the city of Hermiston’s EOTEC advisory committee are looking at ways to improve next year’s Umatilla County Fair and Farm-City Pro Rodeo experience at EOTEC. someday EOTEC could host the largest barbecue contest in the Pacific Northwest. The center still doesn’t have a completed market- ing plan, but Davis said he is also doing some marketing in hopes of bringing in busi- ness conferences. “People say, ‘But Herm- iston is in the middle of nowhere,’ and we say ‘Kind of, but it’s also in the mid- dle of everywhere,’” he said. “It’s between four major cit- ies, so if you have offices in those four cities it’s the perfect place to meet in the middle.” Finding out what works takes some experimentation — a recent attempt at a flea market there “failed miser- ably.” But Davis said when the group that tried to run the flea market apologized for the lack of vendors showing up, he told them that it was a learning experience for everybody and gave them some pointers for if they wanted to try again in the future. Davis said he and the rest of the EOTEC staff are look- ing at ways to save money her fuel tank. 7:50 p.m. — A suicidal subject was reported at West Oak Avenue, Hermiston. 11:16 p.m. — On West Highland Avenue, a caller said they’d just heard a gun in the direction of Birch Ave- nue, or in the direction of the school headquarters. Street, Hermiston. The store was evac- uated and searched but police did not find any explosives. The incident is under investigation. 9:55 p.m. — A fight was reported at North First Street, Hermiston. 10:24 p.m. — An assault was reported at Southwest Sage Drive, Hermiston. 4:26 a.m. — A missing juvenile was reported on Southwest Shea Drive in Hermiston. 4:12 p.m.— A theft was reported in progress at North First Street, Hermiston. 10:20 p.m. — Shots fired were reported at Southwest 13th Place, Hermiston. THURSDAY, JUNE 21 1:16 p.m. — Lifeways put a juve- nile on hold at a school on East Cather- ine Avenue, and needed an officer to transport him to the hospital. 8:33 p.m. — A drunk driver was reported at East Browning Avenue, Hermiston. SATURDAY, JUNE 23 9:01 a.m. — Four males were try- ing to enter a small, white compact car on North First Street, Hermiston. 12:53 p.m. — Someone reported their daughter missing on Southwest 10th Place, Hermiston. FRIDAY, JUNE 22 2:27 p.m. — A bomb threat was reported at Wal-Mart on North First SUNDAY, JUNE 24 1:05 a.m. — A fight was reported at South Highway 395, Hermiston. MONDAY, JUNE 25 6:10 p.m. — A suicidal subject was reported at South First Street on South Cottonwood Drive, Hermiston. 7:32 p.m. — On North First Street, a caller said a dog was tied to a gar- bage can, and the owner was playing the lotto machines. The caller said she gave the dog water, and the owner thanked her and went back inside. The caller says law enforcement should come get the dog. Connections Academy, the state’s largest virtual school. Members of the class of 2018 received nearly a mil- lion dollars in scholarship awards, and a majority of the graduates have plans to further their education or start a career. ORCA served nearly 4,000 students in kinder- garten through 12th grade across the state this school year. Enrollment is now underway for ORCA’s 2018- 19 school year. For addi- tional information about the tuition-free online school, visit www.oregonconnec- tionsacademy.com or call 1-800-382-6010. • • • Applause is in order for Rogers Toyota of Herm- iston, as they were recently presented with a President’s Award from Toyota Motor North America, Inc. The award is given to Toyota dealerships across the United States that exhibit an exceptional work ethic. The dealerships are recog- nized for achieving high standards of performance in all facets of the auto- motive dealer profession, including vehicle and parts sales, service and customer satisfaction. Rogers Toyota is located at 1550 N. First St. For more information, call 541-567- 6461 or visit www.toyotaof- hermiston.com. • • • A 12-week course on anx- iety and depression recently began at Calvary Apostolic Center. The faith-based series offers ways to overcome emotional obstacles while creating a healthier commu- nity and relationships with others and God. There is no participation fee. The sessions take place on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Calvary Apostolic Cen- ter, which meets at Agape House, 500 W. Harper Road, Hermiston. The lessons are presented by a variety of professionals and mental health providers. For more information, call 310-678-0264 or search Facebook. ——— You can submit items for our weekly By The Way col- umn by emailing your tips to editor@hermistonher- ald.com. on operational costs, such as bringing linen service in-house instead of contract- ing it out. They’re also get- ting a better handle on the right amount to charge for various events. Davis said some groups that were used to using the fairgrounds for free were initially unhappy to find they would be charged for using EOTEC, but many people do under- stand that the project needs to make money in order to support itself. When asked about prepa- rations for the fair and rodeo, Davis said Venuworks was planning to bring in pro- fessionals from the Toy- ota Center to run the park- ing, and they had some good ideas that should help considerably. “With a plan and using paid staff, we think we can get people off the road a lot faster,” he said. Davis has been meeting with the city’s new EOTEC committee, which includes representatives from the fair and rodeo boards, and Davis said they were on board with the ideas. They are also plan- ning on switching to using Ticketmaster for ticketing, which will give them more accurate attendance data than in years past. WORSHIP COMMUNITY POLICE LOG TUESDAY, JUNE 19 3:49 p.m. —A suicidal subject was reported at Southwest 11th Street, Hermiston. 5:07 p.m. — An intoxicated man refused to leave a building on North First Street, Hermiston. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 11:11 a.m. — A caller reported drug activity at Northeast Aspen Drive, Hermiston. 4:07 p.m. — A person said some- one broke in and stole a gun from their home on Southeast Sixth Street, Hermiston. The caller said they have all the information on the gun. 5:31 p.m. — A caller said she dis- covered she had a fuel leak while fill- ing gas, and discovered somene had cut her fuel lines and tampered with BTW continued from Page A1 be available from Hermis- ton Brewing Company. • • • A handful of local stu- dents graduated with the 10th class of the Oregon Connections Academy, which held a ceremony June 9 at the Oregon State Fair- grounds in Salem. Area students turning the tassels with the class of 2018 included Breanna Bayer, Riley Miller and Maximus Neel, all of Hermiston, and Patrick Burch of Umatilla. These students are among more than 370 graduating high school seniors who have now joined a grow- ing alumni base of Oregon MEDICAL DIRECTORY PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Call Today! 541-289-5433 1060 W. Elm, Suite #115, Hermiston, OR (across from Good Shepherd Medical Center) www.apd4kidz.com Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm MENTAL HEALTH LET US BE THE ONE THAT HELPS! • 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 VISION CARE URGENT AND FAMILY CARE Eye Health & Vision Care Robert D. Rolen , O.D., LLC HERMISTON FAMILY MEDICINE & Optometric Physician 115 W. Hermiston Ave. Suite 130 541-567-1837 FAMILY DENTISTRY Family Dentistry ~ N ew Patients Welcome~ 541-567-8161 995 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston Ryan M. Wieseler, D.D.S . URGENT CARE Sports & Dot Physicals • Minor Injuries • Family Care • Minor Surgeries We accept Medicare & some Advantage Medicare plans NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 7:30am-7:00pm 541-567-1137 236 E. Newport, Hermiston (across from U.S. Bank) To advertise in the Medical Directory, please call: Jeanne at 541-564-4531 or Audra at 541-564-4538 The Full Gospel Home Church 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 First Christian Church NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 567-3013 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 775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston 541-567-8441 “Proclaiming the Message of Hope, Living the Gospel of Love” Worship Gathering 10:00 am Children’s Church 10:00 am First United Methodist Church 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 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 Seventh-day Adventist Church LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH Saturdays Sabbath School........9:30 a.m. Worship Service......11:00 a.m. English & Spanish Services 567-8241 Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm Hermiston Jr. Academy 1300 NW Academy Lane, • Hermiston www.hermistonlmbc.com Grace Baptist Church St. Johns Episcopal Church 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 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” 125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232 Pastor David Dever 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. 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 To share your worship times call 541-278-2678
