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Christmas Express is full steam
ahead despite the pandemic
By JADE MCDOWELL
NEWS EDITOR
For the Hermiston Police
Department, it’s not too
early to be thinking about
Christmas.
School closures for
COVID-19 have had to make
the department rethink the
annual Christmas Express.
The program — in its 51st
year — provides boxes of
food and gifts for families in
need each December.
Usually, schools help out
the police department with
canned food drives that raise
a signifi cant portion of the
food distributed each year.
But Hermiston Police Chief
Jason Edmiston said this
year, with school mostly tak-
ing place online, the depart-
ment will be setting up a
drop-off location instead.
From Nov. 30 to Dec. 11,
Hermiston City
Recorder Lily
Alarcon-Strong wraps
gifts for Christmas
Express with other
city staff and their
families in December
2019.
Hermiston Herald, File
people will be able to drop
off canned food (no glass
items) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the Hermiston Commu-
nity Center, 415 S. Highway
395. Edmiston said police
department staff will be
there to take donations and
sort them by type of food.
When the time gets
closer, there will also be
information available about
where in the community
people can drop off Christ-
mas gifts for community
members in need as well.
Edmiston said it’s hard
to predict how the haul at
the community center will
compare to when classes are
competing against each other
to collect the most canned
food for their schools. But
he has faith that the depart-
ment will be able to provide
500 boxes of food for Agape
House to give away as usual.
“Hermiston has histori-
cally been a can-do commu-
nity when it comes to fund-
Republican women hold Trump rally
raising,” he said.
The department also uses
cash donations to buy a tur-
key for each box and fi ll in
the gaps in supplies to reach
500 fully stocked boxes, and
Edmiston said they have a
“cushion” of money saved
up that will be able to com-
pensate if less food than
usual comes in this year.
City of Hermiston staff
and their family members
will help put together the
boxes of food as usual.
Police used to drop off
the boxes for families nom-
inated to receive one, but in
recent years has switched to
having volunteers call peo-
ple to notify them they are
on the list to be able to pick
up a box from the Agape
House, 500 W. Harper Road,
in Hermiston. Edmiston said
that will be the case again
this year.
Thanksgiving
Fellowship
Dinner makes
adjustments
for COVID
HERMISTON HERALD
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald
A parade in support of President Donald Trump and law enforcement offi cers enters
Hermiston on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The parade, organized by the Greater Hermiston
Republican Women, wound through Umatilla County from Milton-Freewater to Umatilla by
way of Weston, Athena, Adams, Pendleton, Echo, Stanfi eld and Hermiston.
Ben Lonergan/Hermiston Herald
A car, carrying a variety of fl ags, passes through Hermiston
as a part of a parade on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. At left,
Sandy, left, and Don Marlett wear masks of Melania and
Donald Trump during a rally in support of law enforcement
and President Trump in Umatilla
As with many of Uma-
tilla County’s annual events,
Hermiston’s free dinner
provided each Thanksgiv-
ing Day has made accom-
modations to continue in a
COVID-safe manner for all
involved.
Instead of the usual sit-
down dinner, the Commu-
nity Fellowship Dinner will
be provided as a drive-thru
heat-and-serve box meal
available on Thursday,
Nov. 26, at Hermiston High
School’s parking lot, 600 N.
First St. The meal of turkey,
cornbread stuffi ng, mashed
potatoes and gravy, vege-
tables, roll and dessert will
be available from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. for anyone want-
ing a meal. Those receiving
meals are required to stay in
their vehicles and wear face
coverings.
Limited food delivery
also will be available, but
must be scheduled prior
to Thanksgiving Day. And
volunteers are needed for a
variety of jobs, some involv-
ing being outside. Donations
are always welcome.
For more information, to
schedule food delivery, or
to volunteer, call 541-371-
9772 or email cfdhermis-
ton@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020
Courts:
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Hermiston: seeks $5,518.73.
•United Finance Co. vs.
John Kulisek Jr. and Shellie
Edgerly of Hermiston: seeks
$3,540.98.
•Bank of America N.A. vs. Eti
Lale Ena of Stanfi eld: seeks
$4,441.86.
•Bank of America N.A. vs.
Jose F. Espinoza: seeks
$6,845.35 and $13,159.25, in
separate suits.
•Financial Assistance Inc. vs.
Christopher Mackey: seeks
$11,332.88.
•Midland Credit Manage-
ment Inc. vs. Cameron Haley
Snook: seeks $1,451.84.
•Crown Asset Management
LLC vs. Dennis R. Holling-
sworth of Hermiston: seeks
$10,352.52.
•Crown Asset Management
LLC vs. Amelie D. Pool of
Hermiston: seeks $12,562.40.
•Doris Larae vs. Interstate
Trucking LLC fka Interstate
Auto, AW Truck & Auto Re-
pair and Arnold Lee Weaver:
seeks $817,498.54.
•Jefrey Ellis vs. Tyler Ryan
Rock of Hermiston (or un-
known motor vehicle driver):
seeks $10,000.
•Credits Inc. vs. Ricardo
Partida of Hermiston: seeks
$589.13.
•Credits Inc. vs. Maria Rodri-
guez (Davalos) of Hermiston:
seeks $452.44.
•Credits Inc. vs. John McAl-
lister of Hermiston: seeks
$2,308.32.
JUDGMENTS
PENDLETON — The follow-
ing judgments have been
rendered in Umatilla Coun-
ty courts (interest, court
costs and fees not listed):
•Midland Credit Manage-
ment Inc. vs. James Ander-
son of Umatilla: judgment
for $1,919.96.
•Midland Credit Manage-
ment Inc. vs. Shawn White
of Hermiston: judgment for
$2,285.45.
•Midland Credit Manage-
ment Inc. vs. Mindy Humbert
of Hermiston: judgment for
$1,237.05.
•Citibank N.A. vs Lindsay A.
Lloyd of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $4,749.98.
•Credits Inc. vs. Jose Orejel
Manzo and Angelica Orejel
of Irrigon: judgment for
$833.99.
•Credits Inc. vs. Diana Calvillo
Laurel of Stanfi eld: judgment
for $2,006.71.
•Credits Inc. vs. Rachel Dean
of Stanfi eld: judgment for
$5,917.92.
•Credits Inc. vs. Alicia Arel-
lano Medrano of Umatilla:
judgment for $5,364.53.
•Credits Inc. vs. Elizabeth
Stoker of Hermiston: judg-
ment for $2,977.51.
•Credits Inc. vs. Tyler R. Duran
of Hermiston: judgment for
$1,016.32.
•Credits Inc. vs. Gricelda Her-
nandez Lozano of Hermiston:
judgment for $1,012.89.
MARRIAGES
PENDLETON — Marriage
licenses have been regis-
tered in Umatilla County
for:
Marlene Madrigal Ceja, 26,
and Andrew Douglas Tovey,
31, both of Hermiston.
LeeAnn Marie Wornell, 23,
and Luis Angel Zumaya, 22,
both of Hermiston.
Leticia Guerra Miranda, 30,
and Edgar Armando Soto
Panuco, 28, both of Stan-
field.
Jessica Lynn Jacobson, 34,
and Nicholas Patrick Wallis,
38, both of Hermiston.
Briana Hilda Reyes, 22,
of Hermiston, and Mario
Rodriguez Diaz, 27, of Pasco,
Wash.
Juan Pablo Madrigal, 26, and
Briseida Aniela Aceves, 26,
both of Stanfield.
Whitney Kristine Johnson,
22, and Kyle Tanner Qualls,
25, both of Umatilla.
Monica Aaliyah Aguilar, 23,
and Candelario Rodriguez
Gonzalez, 30, both of Herm-
iston.
Nicholas Grant Ekblad, 29,
and Cassidy Kiana Ventura,
31, both of Hermiston.
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
Community Worship
Featured this Week:
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Episcopal Church
Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus.
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Family service 9am Sunday
N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston
PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all.
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541-289-4774
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
Iglesia Católica Nuestra
Señora de los Ángeles
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
First Christian Church
Seventh-day
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Worship Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
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P.O. Box 933
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125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
541-567-7534
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“Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you.”
1 Pet. 5:7