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A6 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM Amsberry replaced as superintendent of EOCI The DOC isn’t expound- ing on the reasons for her sudden retirement or the The Eastern Oregon Cor- nature of the investigation, rectional Institution has a which is concluded, accord- ing to DOC Communi- new superintendent. Sue Washburn begins cations Manager Jennifer her new role on Monday, Black. As of Oct. 18, Ams- according to Colette Peters, berry was duty stationed at director of the Oregon home with pay. Amsberry Department of Corrections. started her corrections career Current super- in 2000 as a regis- tered nurse at EOCI intendent Brigitte and worked her way Amsberry will up to the superinten- retire at the end of dent’s office. the month under a In a DOC news cloud. Amsberry, release, Peters said, who took the helm “We would like to at EOCI in July of thank Ms. Amsberry 2017, was placed Amsberry for her long career on leave in early at DOC.” September and Washburn’s corrections until recently was the sub- ject of an internal human career started in 2005 when resources investigation. In she was hired as human addition, interim Superin- resources manager at the tendent Richard McGraw Two Rivers Correctional is also under investigation. Institution in Umatilla and No details are available later became TRCI’s food about the investigation into services manager and then McGraw. acting assistant superinten- Before coming to EOCI dent of general services. Amsberry was superinten- Most recently, she served dent of Two Rivers Correc- as superintendent at Powder tional Institution in Umatilla River Correctional Facility for about a year. in Baker City. The minimum By KATHY ANEY STAFF WRITER security facility has a capac- ity of 286 inmates. EOCI, a medium security prison, houses about 1,700 inmates. “I look forward to joining the amazing team at EOCI, meeting community mem- bers and supporting all the employees, contractors and volunteers,” Washburn said “These individuals give their all to keep both the institution and the commu- nity safe. While I have sin- cerely been blessed to work at Powder River Correc- tional Facility and will miss the people and this com- munity, it is my honor and privilege to begin this new adventure.” Washburn has a back- ground in finance, human resources, and public safety management. Before hiring on with the DOC, Washburn worked at Blue Mountain Community College and in public safety. Washburn studied human resource and public safety manage- ment at Portland State Uni- versity and Eastern Oregon University. Washburn’s monthly sal- ary is $9,463. McNary Heights student tops at Elks Hoop Shoot HERMISTON HERALD Layla Chavez of McNary Heights Elemen- tary School won the girls 10-11 year old division of the Hermiston Elks Hoop Shoot on Dec. 1. Chavez made 17 of 25 free throws, the best of any competitor on the day. The winner of each divi- sion will compete in the Northeast Oregon District Hoop Shoot on Jan. 6 at Sandstone Middle School in Hermiston. The district winners advance to the state event Feb. 16 at Sil- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2018 NEWS verton Middle School in Silverton. Alexia Sanguino of West Park Elementary was sec- ond behind Chavez, mak- ing 13 of 25 free throws. Makenna Makens (5 of 25) of Highland Hills was third. Girls 8-9: 1, Sofia Rodriguez (West Park Ele- mentary) 12-25. 2, Rosie Corona (McNary Heights), 11-25. 3, Isabel Bane (McKay Creek) 8-25. Girls 12-13: 1, Kaydence Emery (Irrigon Middle School) 7-25. Boys 8-9: 1, Carter Sharp (Stanfield Elemen- tary) 15-25. 2, Bennette Atkins (Irrigon Elemen- tary), 14-25. 3, Grayson Kincaid (West Park Ele- mentary) 14-25. Boys 10-11: 1, Jose Juarez (West Park Ele- mentary) 13-25 (5-5 in shoot-off). 2, David Garcia (McNary Heights) 13-25 (2-5 in shoot-off). Giovanni Villarreal (Sunset Elemen- tary) 12-25. Boys 12-13: 1, Jaysen Rodriguez (Armand Lar- ive) 12-25 (2-5 in shoot- off). 2, Paul Sanchez (Irri- gon Middle School) 12-25 (1-5 in shoot-off). BRIEFS Republican group elects new officers Suni Danforth of Milton-Freewater was recently elected as the new chair of the Umatilla County Republican Central Committee. Others voted into two-year terms include vice chair Tony Justus of Pendle- ton, third delegate Eli Stephens of Pend- leton, treasurer Don Marlatt of Umapine, and secretary Marlene McClintock of Mil- ton-Freewater. Also chairs of precincts include west county, Paula Otzenberger of Hermiston; central county, Wayne York of Pendleton; and east county, Ann Jolly of Milton-Freewater. The group looks forward to work- ing together to further build the com- mittee. Area Republicans are invited to attend meetings to learn more about get- ting involved. They meet the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the commu- nity room at Pendleton City Hall 500 S.W. Dorion Ave. For more information, contact Danforth at suni.danforth@gmail.com. Air museum remembers Pearl Harbor Day An open house at the Pendleton Air Museum will coincide with Pearl Harbor Day. World War II veteran Bob Stangier and Dorys Grover of the civilian auxiliary will be on hand to talk with visitors. The free event is Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 21 S.W. Emigrant Ave., Pendleton. The public is invited to drop in for cookies, hot beverages, to share stories and to view the new displays. There will be other veterans at the museum in the afternoon, including those who served during the Korean War, Vietnam, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Desert Storm. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is Dec. 7, 1941. It honors those who lost their lives when the Japanese bombed the United States naval base. President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt referred to it as “a date which will live in infamy.” For more information, contact pendletonairmuseum@gmail.com or 541-278-0141. Hospital auxiliary sets annual craft and bake sale The Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary is hosting its annual Baked Food & Craft Sale. Just in time for the holiday season, the sale is Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Conference Room 5-6 at the hospital, 610 N.W. 11th St., Hermis- ton. The event serves as a fundraiser with money going to provide scholarships to area students pursuing a medical career and to purchase medical equipment for the hospital. Auxiliary member June Rosenberg said there is a wide assortment of holiday treats. In addition, she said there are some great cooks among the membership. For more information, contact Rosen- berg at juner1942@gmail.com. Red Cross seeks ‘hero’ nominations Who inspires you? The American Red Cross is seeking nominations to honor ordinary people who have done extraordi- nary things in the community. The Hero Awards recognizes people in seven categories: Community Hero: someone who dis- played leadership and commitment to the community by making a positive and sig- nificant impact First Responder: an individual or group who serves the public as a para- medic, firefighter or in law enforcement who went above and beyond the call of duty to save a life Give Life: a person’s commitment to blood and platelet donation played a signif- icant role in ensuring the health of patients Military: an active, reserve or retired member of the Armed Forces or ROTC or a civilian that has made a significant impact on the military community Voluntary Service: someone who has displayed exemplary commitment to vol- untary service resulting in a significant impact on the community Good Samaritan (adult) and Youth Good Samaritan (under 21): a person who displayed courage and compassion when encountering an unusual, significant or unexpected incident Those being nominated must reside or work in Oregon or southwestern Washing- ton, or the heroic act or humanitarian ser- vice must have occurred in the region. In addition, it must have occurred in the past year. Nominations must be submitted by Saturday, Dec. 15 at www.redcross.org/ Heroes2019. Sponsored by the Red Cross Cascades Region, an awards breakfast will honor the recipients. The event is Friday, March 22 at the Hilton, 301 W. Sixth St., Vancouver, Washington. For more information about the break- fast or the nomination process, contact Amelia Holmes at 503-440-3701 or ame- lia.holmes2@redcross.org. Umatilla County upgrades vaccine refrigerators HERMISTON HERALD Umatilla County Public Health is getting two new refrigerators to store vaccines. Public Health gives about 2,600 vaccines a year, according to Alisha Southwick, the department’s deputy director, and the refrig- erators storing the vaccines are 10 years old. One refrigerator is in the clinic in Hermiston and the other is at the department’s office in Pendleton. She said the Wildhorse Founda- tion provided a $10,000 grant to cover the cost of the upgrade. Public Health received bids from four vendors. Southwick said, and selected two K2 Scientific models. They cost a total of $8,590, including delivery, and have the most amount of cubic feet storage. Two other vendors also offered bids below $10,000, according to a memo from Southwick, but those refrigerators were too small. The county board voted 3-0 to approve the purchase. Commissioner Bill Elfering advised Southwick the Wildhorse Founda- tion requires her to give back any difference between the grant money and the actual cost. Southwick said she planned on asking the foundation if her department could spend the remaining $1,410 on new thermometers to monitor the temperatures of the refrigerators. 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