Tag: Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee
Driver Card Campaign Called Public Safety Issue
Greg Delgado had a packed council chambers filled with attentive listeners as he gave an update on the effort to get driver cards available...
Hispanic Committee Making a Difference in Hermiston
Question: What do the Oregon cities of Woodburn, Cornelius, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Ontario, Hayesville, Madras and Independence have in common?
Answer: They all have a higher...
Group Wants to Bring Immigration Play to Hermiston
A Portland theater group wants to bring a play about immigration to Hermiston, but $1,500 needs to be raised and a location needs to...
Anderson, Harkenrider Won't Seek New Terms
On a night when there was little on the agenda, all the news from the Hermiston City Council was made at the end of...
Hispanic Committee Endorses County Levies
Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan and Umatilla County Commissioner Bill Elfering have been making the rounds lately trying to convince voters to support a...
Hermiston to Upgrade 5 Problematic Storm Drains
The city of Hermiston is working to upgrade five storm drains that tend to flood over during heavy rains.
At Monday night’s city council meeting,...
Immigration Supporters Increase Pressure on Walden
For months, local supporters of immigration reform have been working to persuade Congressman Greg Walden (R-Hood River) to give his full support to the...
HAC Remains Hopeful Immigration Reform Will Pass
While the immigration reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate in June appears to be stalled in the House of Representatives, members of the...
Group Proposes Family Cultural Center in Hermiston
A group of community members are in the early planning stages for a Family Cultural Center in Hermiston. The goal is to provide a...
Walden Seen as Key Player in Immigration Reform
One of the leading voices in Hermiston in support of immigration reform said he is optimistic a bill could pass Congress this year and...
Mobile Food Vendors – In Search of a Consenus
A small, but keenly interested group of citizens attended the third of four public hearings Monday aimed at shaping an ordinance that would regulate...
Committee Talks Immigration, Voting Rights
Voting and immigration dominated the discussion at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee.
Committee members talked about the need to form a...
No Easy Answers
More than three dozen citizens listened intently Monday night as members of the Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee took up an issue that’s received a...
Hermiston Wins Award for Cultural Diversity
Hermiston was among seven cities in the nation to be honored for embracing cultural diversity.
The National League of Cities presented the city of Hermiston...
