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m P- r- , . jgr.n .jjft.. i!gf" Wednesday, March 28, 1979 - SEVEN New Bank To Open Columbia Community Bank expects to open in a temporary storefront at the Hermiston Plaza Shopping Center by the end of April, according to Jim Pratt, president and chief execu tive officer of the new locally owned bank. Pratt said a vacant area be tween T-Shirts Plus and the Stereo Bird will be used by the bank until a permanent facility can be built on an empty lot next to Shari's Restaurant (also a plaza business). The 1,400 square foot store front will be equipped with two tellers' counters, a new accounts desk, a loan officer's desk and a conference room. Pratt expects that a "good portion" of the staff will be hired by the middle of next month. The bank is presently selling off the last of the $1.25 million in stock required by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Pratt expects the bank will be "fully subscribed" by the end of the month. Williams Names Manager " i",m i - 1,. if W im Pratt (left) andStephen Golden -New bank for Hermiston. (Herald photo) ' Columbia Community Bank is currently operating under "con ditional approval" from the state. The state's okay is contingent on FDIC approval and this won't happen until the stock require ment is met, Pratt explained. Stock subscription funds are now being deposited in an escrow account at the People's National Bank of Seattle. Pratt isn't tipping his hand ahead of time but he says the new bank "will be trying some different things" when it opens. Pratt has 14 years experience in the banking business. He was manager of The Oregon Bank in Pendleton for about Vi years before accepting the Hermiston job. He was also a loan officer for two years at The Oregon Bank in Portland. , Stephen H. Golden was re cently named vice president of Columbia Community Bank. He was an assistant vice president in the commercial lending division of Pendleton Banking Co. and was with First National Bank for 16 years. Shoe Store Boasts Quality For Less Payless Shoe Source's selling point is that, as one of 621 stores that make up Volume Shoe Corporation of Topeka, Kan., it can sell quality shoes for less money. And there's not a customer in the world that doesn't like that kind of deal. "We're real pleased with the way the community has accepted our shoes," commented assistant manager Bonnie Ferguson. Payless Shoe Source, which opened in the middle of Novem ber in the Hermiston Plaza, is managed by Georgetta Risinger. Mrs. Risinger managed the Payless Shoe Source in Spokane prior to coming to Hermiston. Her husband had been trans ferred by Union Pacific from Spokane to Hermiston during the summer. Mrs. Ferguson's husband had been transferred from Milton Freewater to Hermiston by the National Marine Fisheries Ser vice. Before moving to Hermis ton, Mrs. Ferguson was em ployed at Griggs Stateline Shop ping Center in Milton-Freewater. Ferguson said Payless Shoe Source offers a "complete family set up" when it comes to shoes. Their line includes shoes and boots for casual and dress plus athletic wear. Sizes range from 0 in infants to 13 for men and 11 for women. Shoe care items are available, as is women's billfolds and purses. "V- M i id 1 j Jf fc : x ' . - Georgetta Risinger Herald photo) mi Check Your Lucky Numbers.. Portable Fun T.V. AC-DC AM-FM 5"TV First Name or Initials 6 WITH ANY ISHIRT m PURCHASED THURFRISATSUN FRFFV FRISBEE While with $10.00 purchase 500 rui nc, ji,,,r Grand peninB 1 . 1 rr j 1 1 k0.-- U SHIRTS lt mm A Years Supply of i SHIRTS (which equals 12 -$10 Gift Certificates) , Special Group Of i i PUT o OMS" FRE WITH ANY MShKRT PURCHASED ThurFriSafSun FREE BALLOONS while they last Saturday & Sunday GUS-T" the Clown! A new manager has taken over the helm at the Williams 1870 store in the Hermiston Plaza Shopping Center. Cecil Berry, a former buyer of men's and women's clothing for Burnham's Department Store, began his new duties Monday, replacing Lee Vetter. Berry is a native eastern Oregonian. He was born and raised in Heppner and attended Blue Mountain Community Col lege. He started his retail career with the J.C. Penney chain, working at stores in Pendleton, the Tri-Cities and Ellensberg. He was involved in the com pany's management and training program and at 26 became Penney's youngest manager at its store in Molalla. He left the company after declining a trans fer out of the Northwest and went into the CB business. New federal regulations forced him to abandon this career and he eventually went to work for Burnham's. He and his family presently live in Stanfield. Berry's assistant manager is Kirk Olsen, a Brigham Young University graduate, who man aged a jewelry store in Pendle ton before coming to Williams last year. Williams 1870 opened last September in a spacious, 14,000 square foot facility that accen tuated its contemporary styles in clothing and accessories. Separate departments offer customers a wide selection in men's and women's clothing, youthful fashions, children's ware, shoes, lingerie and acces sories (luggage, purses, jewelry, etc.). The store recently expanded its services to include tuxedo rentals. The store's history parallels the development of Eastern Oregon when gold prospectors journeyed to the hinterlands in search of their fortunes. The first T. "FT J A ' l.mtm zlssisfanf Manager Kirk Olsen fills in for new Williams Manager. (Herald photo) Williams store appeared at The Dalles in 1869. Its founders were Wingate and Williams, a partner ship that also started the The Dalles First National Bank. The first Williams store sold general merchandise and sup plies to prospectors on their way to Baker, Ore. and Idaho. The store shifted to dry goods and eventually evolved into a small town department store. Williams was sold to Idaho Department Store in 1956. It was resold several years ago to the present owners, Don Williams, president, and Bill Sugg, vice president. Both are headquar tered at The Dalles. Don was Merchant of the Year in 1977 and a recent winner of The Dalles' Community Service Award. Children's Clothes Sold The Children's Den, originally located in the Creamery Annex and now in the Hermiston Plaza, has been in business for a little more than two years. Owned by Tom and Sara Kingston, the Children's Den has become popular with the mothers, the almost mothers and especially the grandmothers. The Children's Den offers Her miston shoppers something that has not been available before, a shop that exclusively carries infant and children's items, clothes and accessories. "When we arrived in this area I found it difficult to shop for our babies and toddlers. So my favorite dream was to open an exclusive children's shop," Sara Kingston stated. "We have ar ranged our clothes racks and displays with the mother in mind. The shop has a playpen and other items that will keep the baby or children happy while mother shops. "We have an extensive inven tory in baby and children acces sories, night lights, nursery lamps, jewelry, silver cups and spoons and banks, stuffed ani mals and a darling wicker baby basket lined with soft quilted fabric." A wide array of gifts and gift certificates and the convenience of lay-a way are all at the Child ren's Den where a big happy lion is the shop's logo and mascot. Coming to Hermiston from Longview, Wash., Tom Kingston is with Portland General Electric (Continued on Page 9) titeGMII'ILBISERPS BERJ Visit With edy Aon on March 31 April 1 10:00-12:00 & 2:00-5:00 Sunday 1:00-5:00 Come In and Brouse Free Balloons for all the Kiddies! Match Your Lucky Number For One of These Prizes... 1 . Weber's Barbeque Grill 2. $25.00 Gift Certificate 3. Set of Wicker Baskets 4. Infant Clothes Tree Hey Kids! Enter Our Name the Lion Contest and win a LION! ""PIS I;..' 'ft I- is. 't. : i hi 1 giiiM, jt-aass inurs-rri'oai 1 15 - "Mar. 29, 30, 31 & April 5, 6 & 7 Hermiston Plaza S67-PLUS k
