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Oct. 30 from 8-10 a.m. The
workshop is open to any-
one interested in learning
more about effective non-
profit leadership and will
be held at the Blue Moun-
tain Community College
Hermiston Center, 975 SE
Columbia Drive in rooms
134/135.
Allison Hart, the princi-
pal at A. Hart Associates,
will conduct the workshop.
She has 15 years of non-
profit and association man-
agement experience and is
the former executive direc-
tor for the Oregon State
Chamber of Commerce.
There is a $25 per per-
son registration fee. Reg-
ister by Oct. 28 by calling
541-567-6151 or online at
www.hermistonchamber.
com.
• • •
The Hermiston Edu-
cation Foundation, which
raises money for class-
room supplies and proj-
ects, is holding a Fun Run
on Saturday at 9 a.m., at
Sandstone Middle School,
400 N.E. 10th St. Run or
walk to support the Herm-
iston school of your choice
on 1-mile or 5K courses
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018
and win a medal if you
place first through third.
Costumes are encour-
aged, with a $50 prize for
judges’ choice. Registra-
tion is $15 for 1-mile, $30
for 5K. For more informa-
tion contact George Clough
at 541-314-3182.
• • •
A community suicide
awareness event will take
place Saturday from 12-4
p.m. at the Port of Mor-
row Riverfront Center, 2
Marine Drive, Boardman.
Learn how to help veter-
ans facing suicide risks.
The event will feature a
spaghetti dinner, ice cream
and live music with Steven
K and the Bounty Hunt-
ers. The event sponsored
by Morrow County Vet-
erans Services is free, but
an RSVP requested for din-
ner. For more information
contact Linda Skendzel at
541-922-6420.
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An Honor Tree cere-
mony recently sprouted up
at Good Shepherd Medical
Center, said Bob Green,
executive director of the
Good Shepherd Commu-
nity Health Foundation.
A special tree has been des-
ignated and a plaque was
unveiled Oct. 12 in honor
of John & Janet Spomer
of Hermiston.
John is a member of
Kiwanis, a running enthusi-
ast and retired from his den-
tal practice a decade ago. A
former educator in Portland
and Hermiston, Janet was
active in her church and
P.E.O. Chapter CV before
she died Oct. 14, 2017.
The Honor Tree pro-
gram at Good Shepherd
allows people to recognize
someone special in their
life. They can be desig-
nated as a Tribute Tree to
honor someone who has
made a significant differ-
ence in your life or as a
Memorial Tree on behalf
of a deceased love one. For
more information, contact
541-667-3419,
rgreen@
gshealth.org or visit www.
gshealth.org/foundation.
• • •
A “Mover El Vote”
political rally will take
place at McKenzie Park in
Hermiston from 2-4 p.m.
on Saturday. The rally will
be against Measure 105,
which if passed by vot-
ers will remove Oregon’s
sanctuary state law banning
local and state law enforce-
ment from using their
resources to enforce immi-
gration law. Free champur-
rado and pan dulce will be
provided.
FILE PHOTO
Tess Nava and Luis Nava hand out candy during the 2016 Treats on Main in Hermiston.
HALLOWEEN
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ticipate in carnival games,
bounce houses, a haunted
house, a giant pumpkin,
prizes and much more.
Volunteers are still
need for the event. For
more information, call
541-667-5018.
•A Fall Fest at Herm-
iston Church of the Naz-
arene offers a trunk-or-
treat, hot dogs, games
and family-friendly fun.
The free event is Wednes-
day, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
at 1520 W. Orchard Ave.
For more information, call
541-567-3677.
ECHO
•The annual Echo Com-
munity Halloween Party is
Wednesday, Oct. 31 from
5:30-6:30 p.m. at Echo City
Hall, 20 Bonanza St. Coor-
dinated by the city and
Echo Booster Club, the free
party includes a costume
contest, games and prizes.
A free meal of hot dogs,
chips, cookies and punch or
cider will be served.
Mayor Jeanie Hampton
is organizing “Win it in a
Minute,” a series of games
for youths. Volunteers are
needed to assist with games
and serving. For more infor-
mation or to make a dona-
tion, call 541-376-8411.
•For a cornucopia of
activities, head to the Echo
Corn Maze, 100 Dupont St.
It’s open Tuesday through
Thursdays from 2-6 p.m.;
Friday, 2-10 p.m.; Saturday,
11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Sun-
day, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also,
the Field of Screams, a mini
maze with a scary twist, is
available Saturday and Hal-
loween from 7-9 p.m.
The cost is $10/one-
time or $12/all day and the
haunted path. Additional
ticketed attractions include
kiddie carts, a zip line and
pumpkins. Also, conces-
sions are available Friday
through Sunday. For more
information, visit www.
echocornmaze.com or call
509-528-5808.
runs from 6-8 p.m. in the
church’s parking lot, 350
N.W. Sherman St. People
are invited to decorate their
cars or trucks and hand out
candy to kids. With a theme
of “Harvest is all Year,”
a pair of prizes will be
awarded for the best deco-
rated vehicle and costume.
The activity also fea-
tures hot chocolate, warm-
ing fires and, if weather
permits, a bouncy castle
and slide. For more infor-
mation, call 541-449-3434
or 541-449-1251.
STANFIELD
UMATILLA
•Kids are needed to help
put the bones back together
during a Skeleton Scav-
enger Hunt. Hosted by the
Stanfield Public Library,
there are two sessions
available — Friday at 6:30
p.m. or 7:30 p.m. at 180
W. Coe Ave. Open to ages
8 and under, there is a sug-
gested donation of $1 but
it’s not required. With lim-
ited space, participants
need to register by calling
541-449-1254.
•Stanfield
firefighters
with Umatilla County Fire
District #1 will offer up
some hot treats on Hallow-
een from 5-8 p.m. Stop by
the station at 285 W. Coe
Ave. for hot dogs, hot choc-
olate and spiced cider. In
addition, kids will have an
opportunity to check out the
fire trucks.
•Be sure to cruise on
over to Crossroads Com-
munity Church for their
annual Trunk or Treat. Held
on Halloween, the event
•Trick or Treat on Sixth
Street — and more on Fri-
day from 4-6 p.m. In addi-
tion to collecting candy at
participating
businesses,
activities are planned at
Village Square Park, across
from Umatilla City Hall,
700 Sixth St. Judging for a
pumpkin carving contest in
both youth and adult cate-
gories begins at 5 p.m.
Also, be sure to check
out the creativity of local
businesses as they vie for
prizes in a decorating con-
test featuring a theme of
“Children’s
Animated
Films.” For more informa-
tion, contact 541-922-4825
or
kevans@umatillaor-
chamber.org.
•The Umatilla Museum
is hosting a Howl-O-Ween
Pet Costume Contest at
911 Sixth St. Prizes will
be awarded in several cate-
gories for people and their
pets (not just pooches).
For more information, call
541-626-2099.
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not freedom to assault,” he
said.
Hermiston city councilor
Roy Barron asked Wyden to
discuss his stance on Bal-
lot Measure 105 which, if
passed, would repeal Ore-
gon’s status as a sanctuary
state.
“What is the federal gov-
ernment doing to get com-
prehensive
immigration
reform?” he asked.
Wyden said he would
vote against Measure 105,
and that he believed the
measure would only make
immigrants afraid to come
forward for things like fill-
ing prescriptions or report-
ing domestic abuse.
He criticized Trump’s
changing stances on immi-
gration, and condemned
his family separation pol-
icy, to audience applause.
He said he still supports a
direct path to citizenship for
undocumented individuals
who speak English and hav-
en’t broken any other laws.
Multiple students asked
Wyden to share why he
thinks Oregon’s gradua-
tion rates are so low, how he
plans to help raise them and
how he plans to make col-
lege more affordable.
One student noted the
correlation between other
states’ higher graduation
rates and better teacher pay.
“You’re going to get an
‘A’ in every class,” Wyden
quipped, before noting that
unlike most other states, the
federal government owns
most of Oregon’s land,
which limits the types of
businesses or facilities that
could be built on the land
and, subsequently, pay local
taxes.
Wyden said he wrote the
STAFF PHOTO BY E,J. HARRIS
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden answers a question about immigration
from Hermiston City Councilor Roy Barron on Tuesday
law that created the Secure
Rural Schools program,
which allows schools in
rural Oregon counties to get
payments from the Forest
Service and Bureau of Land
Management. That money,
he said, helps Oregon
schools make up for some
of the money they lose out
on in local taxes.
Wyden said as far as
raising the graduation
rates, he’d like to see more
schools lean into career and
technical education, add
STEAM (Science, Technol-
ogy, Engineering, Arts and
Mathematics) to their cur-
ricula, and find things that
get students excited about
going to school.
Addressing
college
affordability, he cited a bill
he introduced last year with
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio
and Virginia Sen. Mark
Warner, the “Know Before
You Go” bill, which he said
makes data about schools’
graduation rates, debt lev-
els and potential to earn and
repay debt afterward avail-
able to students, breaking
the information down by
specific colleges and pro-
grams of study.
“I’ve also said debt
repayment should be tied to
the income you’re making,”
he said.
Several students and
adults asked Wyden about
his plans to make health
care more affordable.
“Do you believe health
care is a privilege or a
right?” one student asked.
Wyden said he believes
it’s a basic right, and that
his priority is containing
the cost and “going after the
middlemen that are ripping
off the system.”
“We’re spending enough
money for all Americans to
get basic, good, equal cov-
erage,” he said.
Among his concerns is
that after presenting a tax
bill last week, Republican
Sen. Mitch McConnell said
Congress should cut spend-
ing on programs like Social
Security and Medicare.
A student asked Wyden
to name a vote he regretted.
Wyden said there have
been several, but said a
recent one was his support
of Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke’s appointment.
“He said he’d be like
Teddy Roosevelt — a
champion of the outdoors,”
Wyden said, adding that
Zinke so far has not lived
up to that promise.
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