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OPINION/NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A11 Grocery Outlet opens in Hermiston McLeod-Skinner, powered by the people, is the best choice for Secretary of State To the editor: The Oregon Secretary of State serves all of Ore- gon’s 36 counties as chief auditor, administrator, and elections offi cer. Jamie McLeod-Skinner is the only candidate for secretary who has visited and con- nected with communities in all of our 36 counties. She wouldn’t need to play catch-up in getting to know Oregon. During her 2018 run for Congress, the “Tear Drop Trailer” candidate put over 40,000 miles on her Jeep, crisscrossing our district. She would stop to visit with farmers working their fi elds and would drop in on local board meetings to hear rural concerns in one-on- one conversations. Jamie is the only candidate for sec- retary who doesn’t live in the Portland-metro area, and will bring a rural perspective that is currently missing at the highest levels of state leadership. Jamie is the only candidate who has pledged not to take corporate PAC, pharmaceutical or fossil fuel money. Jamie is accountable only to the voters and is truly the people-powered candidate. Jamie understands that Oregonians have more in common than what divides us. She has the skills and experience to make voices heard from communities across the state. She can be a bridge builder between all of Oregon’s demographic groups and politi- cal parties. Jamie will help ease our state’s urban-ru- ral divide, empower the voices of our working fam- ilies, strengthen our communities, and protect our environment. Please join Lonnie and me in voting for Jamie McLeod-Skinner as Secretary of State, our peo- ple-powered candidate. We trust her. Vickie Read Pendleton Customers enter and exit Grocery Outlet in Hermiston on Thursday. The parking lot was full and aisles crowded by noon on the location’s fi rst day open. According to a news release, the new store at 1875 N. First St. added 40 jobs to Hermiston. Independent owners Nicole and Alan Westing said in a statement that they are “overjoyed” to be part of the community. Staff photo by Jade McDowell 4-H program receives donation from Horneck Banquet Inland Musicians keeps ‘Moving Music’ accessible; fundraiser helps it continue To the editor: Inland Northwest Orchestra is your orchestra and chorale performing great music in your town, your area, your region. Inland Northwest concerts are free and you can conveniently “come as you are.” It is a celebration when we come to your town. Our con- certs are free for your entire family to attend. We like children. So that we can keep “Moving Music” to your town, we have an annual fundraiser. It will be a dinner auc- tion on May 23 at the Pendleton Convention Cen- ter. We are asking you to help us by donating auction items and to support the fundraiser with your atten- dance if you cannot attend. Our volunteer musicians have adopted a “labor of love” using their skills and driving many miles. We come to your town/city/village to share our talents because we love music. It is important to your city to have live performances by your own symphony. And it takes your support to maintain a symphony and its travels to create a full season performing in northeast Oregon and southeast Washington. In 20 years, Inland Northwest has performed 500 concerts in 50 towns and although we do not have a home where we ALWAYS perform, we still fi nd friends and lots of support wherever we go. We are your hometown symphony. Please contact INWM at 541-289-4696 or inwm@ machmedia.com to make a donation of goods or ser- vices that you would donate for our dinner/auction called, “That’s Amore’!” May 23. The deadline for donations to our fundraiser is April 30. Kris Marks, French horn Inland Northwest Fundraising Committee CRYPTOQUIP Photo contributed by Phil Hamm Anna Browne, the area’s 4-H/ latino outreach coordinator, receives a check from Bill Kuhn, Hermiston Lions Club president, on behalf of the club’s annual Horneck Banquet. HERMISTON HERALD The Hermiston Lions Club recently provided a boost to the Umatilla County 4-H program. With money raised from the annual Horneck Ban- quet, the club disburses pro- ceeds to support projects and or local groups who make a difference in the community. Club member Phil Hamm said a $5,000 donation to the local 4-H will help support the many benefi cial pro- grams that they provide to area youths. In addition, Hamm said that the Lions Club will also provide support for the rebuild of Funland Park and other projects. The Lions Club, he said, raises money to support area projects and programs as well as to pro- vide eyeglasses and hear- ing aids, primarily to kids, whose family may not nor- mally afford these necessary aids. A longtime agrono- mist and soil scientist at OSU’s Hermiston Agricul- tural Research and Exten- sion Center, Horneck died SUPER CROSSWORD: CAN’T YOU SEE I’M DIZZY? Sept. 28, 2014. An active member of the Lions Club, the group’s community proj- ect fund continues to sup- port programs in Horneck’s honor. For more informa- tion about the Hermis- ton Lions Club, including inquiries regarding how to join the club, call Hamm at 541-561-4724. SUDOKU DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK EASTERN OREGON EVENTS The place to fi nd everything happening in Eastern Oregon. Post your events. 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