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WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2020
Community Counseling
Solutions offers
Frontline Program
HERMISTON HERALD
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Gabriel Montero, 3, leaps from the edge of the pool while playing at the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center on Tuesday, July 7,
2020.
BACK IN THE SWIM OF THINGS
Hermiston Family Aquatic Center adjusting to new rules
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
Operations at the Herm-
iston Family Aquatic Cen-
ter look different this year
thanks to the pandemic, but
recreation supervisor Bran-
don Artz says things are
going “pretty well” so far.
“We’ve gotten into a new,
good routine, so things are
pretty effi cient to get you
checked in and into the pool
as soon as possible,” he said.
Inside the confi nes of the
aquatic center, lifeguards
wear masks and patrons
wear colored wristbands that
match the people they came
in with. The plan had orig-
inally been to divide peo-
ple into zones, but Artz said
they’re letting people have
the run of the pool as long
as they stick with the unit
of people they came in with
and don’t get within 6 feet
of someone with a different
colored wristband.
“We are required to have
a social distance monitor,
but people have been pretty
good about staying apart on
their own,” he said.
They started with open-
ing the main, rectangu-
lar pool for playing and lap
swimming, but on Wednes-
day, July 8, they plan to open
up the multi-use pool with
the lazy river as well. That
pool includes water slides
and fountains, but Artz
said they are still waiting
to get clarifi cation from the
county health department
on whether turning those on
would classify the pool as a
“water park,” which is not
allowed under Phase 2.
To help maintain clean-
ing and social distancing
protocols, swimming is by
reservation only, in 90-min-
ute segments.
Artz said, so far, there
have been openings left
every day.
The online reservation
system, available at bit.ly/
hermistonaquatics, doesn’t
allow same-day reserva-
In an effort to provide
support during the COVID
pandemic,
Community
Counseling
Solutions
announced a pilot program
offering free counseling
services to those medical
workers and fi rst respond-
ers that live or work in
Morrow, Wheeler, Grant
and Gilliam counties.
The Frontline Program
provides up to four free
counseling sessions. There
is no lengthy assessment
and no diagnosis required.
The program is based on the
idea of offering brief sup-
portive therapy. If further
referrals or more in-depth
treatment is desired, a cli-
nician will work to make
those connections.
Employees of any
clinic or hospital, fi refi ght-
ers, emergency medical
responders, law enforce-
ment offi cers, and dis-
patchers all qualify. This
program is open to all vol-
unteers or paid staff. To
access, call and ask for the
“Frontline Program”: 541-
481-2911
(Boardman);
541-676-2961 (Heppner);
541-575-1466 (John Day);
541-384-2666 (Condon);
541-763-2746 (Fossil).
CCS offi ces remain
open and are following
guidelines from the Cen-
ters for Disease Control
and Prevention and the
Oregon Health Authority
to keep customers and staff
safe. Other programs avail-
able through CCS include
telehealth tools for those
wanting to avoid in-per-
son services; the David
Romprey Warmline (800-
698-2392), a peer-run pro-
gram that is free of charge
to anyone needing to talk;
and free information on
the novel coronavirus, tips
for staying healthy during
the COVID-19 outbreak,
and a resource guide for a
variety of local, state and
national service, available
at the CCS website, www.
communitycounselingso-
lutions.org.
WORSHIP
COMMUNITY
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Lifeguard McKenna Christensen watches over the pool at the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center
on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Under state guidance, lifeguards and pool staff are required to wear
masks.
LANDMARK BAPTIST CHURCH
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Pastor David Dever
Sun. Bible Classes...................10:00am
Sun. Worship Service..............11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship..............6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study......6:00pm
www.hermistonlmbc.com
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
Signs advising maximum capacity and physical distancing of at least six feet adorn the plastic
shields around the reception desk and the pool deck at the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center
on Tuesday, July 7, 2020.
tions, but Artz said if online
reservations are already
closed for the day people
can still call and make an
appointment for later that
same day.
He said they are excited
to be open, and so far most
swimmers have expressed
appreciation instead of frus-
tration at the new rules
designed to help protect
them from COVID-19.
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
Scripture, Tradition and Reason
Family service 9am Sunday
Staff photo by Ben Lonergan
New lifeguards, unable to be certifi ed due to COVID-19
restrictions, practice individual drills to keep their skills up to
date pending certifi cation.
MEDICAL DIRECTORY
URGENT CARE
MENTAL HEALTH
HERMISTON
FAMILY MEDICINE &
LET US BE THE ONE THAT HELPS!
URGENT CARE
Family Care • Minor Injuries
Sports Physicals • Minor Surgeries
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
Office..............................567-5812
• Adult, Child & Family Therapy
• Psychiatric Evaluation & Treatment
• Mental Health & Crisis Services
• Confidential & Professional Care
FAMILY DENTISTRY
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
t. PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church
who welcomes all.
First Christian Church
“Proclaiming the Message of
Hope, Living the Gospel of Love”
Sunday School...9:15 am
Worship Service...10:30 am
Children’s Church 10:45 am
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
NEW BEGINNINGS
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
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
541-289-4774
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Saturdays
Sabbath School........9:30 a.m.
Worship Service......11:00 a.m.
English & Spanish Services
567-8241
Hermiston Jr. Academy
1300 NW Academy Lane, • Hermiston
COMPREHENSIVE
CARE
A Better Way to Oral Health
We accept Medicare & some
Advantage Medicare plans
NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
236 E. Newport, Hermiston
(across from U.S. Bank)
Hours: Mon-Sat 7:30am-7:00pm
DENTURES
BLUE MOUNTAIN
DENTURE CENTER
Affordable Care in Eastern
Oregon since 1991
TROY STEWART
Licensed Denturist
UMATILLA, OR:
1300 6th St., Suite G
BAKER CITY, OR:
2194 Court Ave.
541-519-4696 • 541-523-4752
CRISIS PHONE: 866-343-4473
HERMISTON: 595 NW 11th St. • 541-567-2536
PENDLETON: 331 SE 2nd St. • 541-276-6207
995 Orchard Ave.,
Hermiston, OR
RYAN M. WIESELER,
D.D.S, PC
WWW.LIFEWAYS.ORG
www.desertdentalsmiles.com
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Medical Directory,
please call
Jeanne
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
541-564-4531
email:
jjewett@hermistonherald.com
Call Today! 541-289-5433
1060 W. Elm, Suite #115, Hermiston
(across from Good Shepherd Medical Center)
www.apd4kidz.com
Office hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
To share your
worship times call
541-278-2678