 | Hermiston's Nathan Rice (left), Heath Baldock (center) and John Couture (right) celebrate the team's win with other teammates after the North Oregon 15-year-old state championship game Saturday in Ontario. Billy Gates Photo | Hermiston Babe Ruth team reigns supreme
 After pounding everyone who stood in its path, the Hermiston 15-year-old Babe Ruth baseball all-star team claimed the North Oregon state championship on Saturday, getting the best of Snake River Valley, 6-1, at Elks Memorial Field in Ontario. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |
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| | Vintage clothing still all the rage | Chocolate treats, a coffee-colored duster and more than 30 vintage outfits entertained local residents in the Echo City Hall ballroom on Saturday. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Umatilla city manager takes position with water commission | For 10 months, J.R. Cook has held the reins for the City of Umatilla. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Readers take home prizes from summer program | With bicycles, books and bowling sets, the Hermiston Public Library's "Make a Splash: Read!" Summer Reading Program came to an end this week. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Restaurant finally opens with snip of the ribbon | "This is the beginning of hopefully many, many great years here!" owner Bob McGidd said, just before he sniped the scarlet ribbon stretched across the opening into the main dining room at Fuddruckers on Sunday evening. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  |
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| | Heat lose final game to LaGrande | Fielding troubles were the bugaboo for the Devin Oil Hermiston Heat yet again, but this time it cost them a spot in the American Legion "A" state tournament. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Hermiston rolls on to Northwest regionals | After falling in the District 6 title game to Tri-County, the Hermiston 15-year-old Babe Ruth baseball team set out on a mission: to destroy everyone in their path at the state tournament. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Couture stays cool for club in state victory | Before the North Oregon 15-year-old state championship game Saturday in Ontario, I was talking with Hermiston manager Mike Clements. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Soccer club wins Beaverton Cup | The CUSC Hermiston Heat won the U14 championship last weekend at the adidas Beaverton Cup, held at the Tualatin Hills Recreation Center in Beaverton. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  |
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| | Market will open be open until October | Hermiston's Own Saturday Market, now under the management of Hermiston residents John and Jordawn Wambeke, has been open every Saturday since June. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | 6 things to do this weekend | Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | HH Hero | Al Saysell spends 3-to-4 days a week keeping Agape House's vehicles equipment and building in good repair. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Getting to know you | John Wambeke
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| | Violet Elnora Ziegenhirt | Violet Elnora Ziegenhirt, 88, of Hermiston died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Regency Hermiston Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hermiston. Saturday, July 24, 2010 |  | | Linda G. Gaede | Linda G. Gaede, 59, of Hermiston died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston. Saturday, July 24, 2010 |  | | Jean Wesley Louthan | Jean Wesley Louthan, 82, of Gresham died Friday, July 16, 2010, in Portland at the Hopewell House hospice care facility. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 |  | | Arlan Roy Haines | Arlan Roy Haines, 61, of Enterprise died Friday, July 16, 2010, at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash. Wednesday, July 21, 2010 |  |
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| | Hermiston's Own Saturday Market is worth the trip | If you are looking for an excuse to put the yard work on hold on Saturday morning, Hermiston's Own Saturday Market is as good as any. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Saving resources with new ideas | It's difficult to know how to compare enormous disasters with one another. Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Words are fun when they sound, look alike | A short time before school was out for the summer recess, I became acquainted with a book titled: "How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?" Wednesday, July 28, 2010 |  | | Nanotech future: Goodbye poverty; hello healthier, longer lives | Whether you fear it, welcome it, or think it's too crazy to be true, this most publicized science of all time promises a utopian future with a scarcity-free lifestyle for everyone on the planet, and healthcare miracles that could extend lifespan to the edge of immortality. Saturday, July 24, 2010 |  |
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