Tag: Virginia Garcia
Diverse Crowd Fills McKenzie Park to Celebrate Juneteenth
McKenzie Park was a busy place on Saturday despite the wind and cooler temperatures as a diverse crowd gathered for the annual Juneteenth celebration.
Hermiston...
Fairgoers Try to Beat the Heat
From carnival rides, exhibit viewing and headline concerts, there’s proving to be lots to do at the Umatilla County Fair and Mother Nature has...
Hermiston's HAC Inspires Milton-Freewater
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the city of Milton-Freewater may be about to pay a big compliment to the city...
Deadline Extended to Apply for Committee Seats
The deadline to apply for a seat on the Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee has been extended to May 30.
There are three upcoming openings on...
3 Openings on Hispanic Advisory Committee
There are three upcoming openings on the Hermiston Hispanic Advisory Committee.
The openings are for positions 1, 2 and 3, currently held by committee members...
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...
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...
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...