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Council shoots down
landscaping ordinance
landscape on their own with-
out the ordinance, but with-
Hermiston isn’t getting a out an ordinance it’s “really
landscaping ordinance after hard to have any teeth” in
all.
going after the rest.
The City Council voted
The ordinance before the
down the proposed ordi- City Council was an updat-
nance, which would have ed one from their Aug. 24
required new and expanding meeting. After negative pub-
businesses to landscape a lic testimony at that meeting
percentage of their property and at hearings held by the
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vote of 5-3 on Monday after staff made seven amend-
about an hour of public testi- ments to try to address spe-
mony and discussion.
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Councilor Doug Smith ments included suspending
said as a small business the landscape requirements
owner himself he had “real in times of drought, speeding
concerns” about adding any up the process for obtain-
more burdens to incoming ing a waiver and automati-
businesses.
cally granting a waiver for
“If we have a small busi- projects required by the
ness coming into town we’re federal government or proj-
not laying down the red car- ects where putting in more
pet, we’re putting up more landscaping would mean the
barriers,” he said.
business was no longer com-
Manuel Gutierrez agreed, pliant with parking require-
saying that costs to small ments.
businesses end up getting
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and he didn’t want to see the newly amended ordi-
that.
nance, saying any landscap-
After listening to local ing requirements were go-
business owners say the reg- ing to create more red tape
ulations would be a hardship, and expenses for them. Two
councilor Clara Beas Fitzger- people — Hermiston Cham-
ald asked if the proposed or- ber of Commerce director
dinance could be turned into Debbie Pedro and Umatilla
a set of suggested guidelines County planning director
rather than requirements.
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“Why don’t we go after in favor.
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Mayor David Drotzmann,
don’t have any landscaping who only votes on ordinanc-
that are making the city look es in the event of a tie, also
bad?” she asked.
expressed support for the or-
John Kirwan, howev- dinance.
er, said one of the biggest
In the end, councilors
complaints he hears as a Smith, Beas Fitzgerald,
city councilor is people ask- Gutierrez, Lori Davis and
ing why the city doesn’t do Doug Primmer voted against
something about businesses the ordinance while Kirwan,
that are an eyesore. He said Jackie Myers and Rod Har-
that it’s true many people do din voted in favor.
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By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
Chuckwagon celebrates 45 years
In recognition of 45 years
in business, the Chuckwag-
on Cafe is celebrating all this
week.
The celebration includes
food specials, drawings for 45
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contest for kids. In addition,
spontaneous
“anniversary
ambushes” will provide extra
fun for dining customers.
Also, free cake and ice
cream will be served Satur-
day at 2 p.m., with winners
of the drawings and contests
posted at that time.
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The caption from this photo published Nov. 8, 1973, in the Hermiston Herald read: “The Rev. Del Storey, co-pastor of the Christian
Center, Twin Falls, Ida., second from left, was guest speaker at the Junior High auditorium Oct. 19, sponsored by the Hermiston
Chapter of the Full Gospel Businessmen’s Fellowship International. From left, Ed Sheets, president of FGBMFI; Storey; the Rev.
Bob Lovett, director of the Hermiston Interfaith Christian Center; and Ralph Hector, secretary of FGBMFI.” Sheets died in 1996. A
memorial honoring the 100th anniversary of Sheets’ birth will take place at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hermiston Cemetery.
Longtime business
owner remembered
Memorial celebration
planned Friday on what
would have been Ed
Sheets’ 100th birthday
By SEAN HART
Staff Writer
A Hermiston businessman who
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on Friday, and family, friends and
community members plan to cele-
brate the occasion at 2 p.m. Friday at
the Hermiston Cemetery.
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businessman and a director of the Full
Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship
International with a passion for serv-
ing God and helping others. He died
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uary, “Sheets was born in Smith Center,
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family moved to Emmett, Idaho, and all
of his school years were spent there. He
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enlisted in the Army and served in the
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nie Bane in Emmett, Idaho. They re-
sided in Boise, Idaho. During World
War II, he served as a cost accountant
at Gowen Field. He was promoted
and sent to Hunt, Idaho. The family
returned to Emmett and purchased
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they moved to Milton-Freewater and
opened a sporting goods and mens
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chased a clothing store from Lee Quir-
ing in Hermiston. The family moved
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renamed Ed Sheets Clothing and re-
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also opened Edwin’s Shoe Store.
“Mr. Sheets served on the Hermis-
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involved with the Full Gospel Busi-
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This full-page ad was published Aug. 23, 1956, when Ed Sheets and Hollis Brock
announced the opening of a new Hermiston store, Holly Shoes.
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chapter that was formed in Hermis-
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tional director. He served as chairman
of the F.G.B.F.I. Conventions. He was
a member of the Desert Springs Four-
square Church. ...”
After his memorial service, the Her-
ald published a follow-up article, “Pop-
ular
Hermiston
businessman went
HISTORY to work spreading
the gospel,” detail-
ing Sheets’ commitment to his faith.
“Ed Sheets may have been known
to many for his wide variety of busi-
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article states, “but according to his
family, his passion for the Lord was
what drove him.
“... Sheets was well known
throughout the community for his
varied business enterprises.
“Sheets opened a shoe store (Ed-
win’s Shoe Store), men’s clothing
store (Ed Sheets Clothing), sec-
ond-hand store (Jack’s Second Hand)
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west Life Insurance.
“Sheets, also known for his assort-
ed undertakings as a land developer,
developed Village Port.
“The energetic man not only ded-
icated the last years of his life to the
Full Gospel Businessmen’s Associ-
ation, but he also spent much of his
time on missions.
“After selling the shoe store to
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and Min took a three-month trip to
Mexico visiting missions for his
church, the First Christian Church.
“Disturbed at what he saw, Sheets
came home determined to help sup-
port the mission hospital.”
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lar feature in the Hermiston Herald.
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