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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
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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.
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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
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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
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1060 W. Elm, Suite #115,
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Office Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
MENTAL HEALTH
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• Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment
• Mental Health and Crisis Services
• Confidential and Professional Care
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VISION CARE
URGENT AND FAMILY CARE
Eye Health & Vision Care
Robert D. Rolen , O.D., LLC
HERMISTON FAMILY MEDICINE &
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115 W. Hermiston Ave. Suite 130
541-567-1837
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541-567-8161
995 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston
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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