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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019
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CONRAD SKINNER VETERANS
MEMORIAL APPRECIATION DINNER
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
The Conrad Skinner Veterans Memorial
Appreciation Dinner attracted about 280 people,
including 81 veterans, according to organizers
Ron Hosek and Sue Long-Hosek.
The event on Sunday in the Hermiston Com-
munity Center was free to veterans, their families
and community members who wished to express
appreciation. Speakers included state Sen. Bill
Hansell and representatives from Rep. Greg
Walden and Sen. John Merkley’s offi ce.
During the dinner, organizers announced a spe-
cial coffee hour for veterans on Dec. 11 at 6 p.m.
at Sun Terrace, 1550 N.W. 11th St. in Hermiston.
Hosek said the idea for the coffee hour, known
as Dave’s Journey, came from a fundraising golf
tournament he and Long-Hosek hosted last year.
After the tournament, some veterans started
talking about their experiences in the service with
each other and ended up staying past midnight.
Long-Hosek said they hope to replicate that
bonding experience at the December event and
future coffee hours. She also said she hopes to
get a similar program going for family members
of veterans to share their experiences with each
other.
For more information or to get involved, call
Long-Hosek at 509-989-0066.
Photo contributed by Rose Johnsongale
Contributed photo by Rose Johnsongale
More than 80 veterans attended the Conrad Skinner Veterans Memorial Appreciation
Dinner on Sunday in Hermiston.
Members of the National Guard post the colors during the Conrad Skinner Veterans
Memorial Appreciation Dinner on Sunday in Hermiston.
Contributed photo by Rose Johnsongale
Contributed photo by Rose Johnsongale
Conrad Skinner’s grandfather gives the invocation at the Conrad Skinner Veterans
Memorial Appreciation Dinner on Sunday.
Volunteers set up food for the Conrad Skinner Veterans Memorial Appreciation
Dinner for veterans on Sunday.
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