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MILTON-FREEWATER â Damien Reino is well aware he will have to make his mark as the cityâs newest council member through dedication and work.
Reino was appointed on Monday, March 8, to fill the vacancy left when Verl Presnall died Oct. 14, 2020, while he was running unopposed for reelection to his at-large city council position.
In its first in-person meeting for nearly a year, city council met with Reino and another applicant, Wes Koklich, at the Milton-Freewater Community Building. Council member Ed Chesnut said in Februaryâs meeting he was too âold fashionedâ to consider helping choose Pressnallâs replacement via a Zoom meeting.
Appointments to receive the first doses for Umatilla County residents age 80 and over were snapped up quickly on Monday, Feb. 8.
Umatilla County Public Health announced on Friday, Feb. 5 it was scheduled to receive 400 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to begin vaccinating elderly residents next week as Oregonians over the age of 80 become eligible starting Sunday, Feb. 7. People could call for an appointment starting at 8 a.m. on Feb. 8 and by 10:30 a.m. that day the health department had already posted on its Facebook page that all appointments for the week had been filled.
According to Joe Fiumara, the countyâs public health director, 100 doses were slated for Mirasol Family Health Center in Hermiston, 100 for Good Shepherd Medical Center in Hermiston, 100 for the county health department in Pendleton, and 100 to be distributed at the Milton-Freewater Community Building.