WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
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LOCAL NEWS
Airport predictions yet to come true
runway is 4,500 feet long.
One of the bigger sources
As the city of Herm- RI WUDI¿F IRU WRGD\¶V ORQ
iston prepares to begin a ger runway are the larger
$3.3 million capital im- corporate planes the air-
provement project at the port was unable to accom-
Hermiston
Municipal modate in 1975.
Airport, a look back at
From the 1975 article:
the Hermiston Herald ar-
The 112-page master
chives shows that the proj- plan points out that a ma-
ect continues a long histo- jor goal for the airport is to
ry of city efforts to boost “expand and improve avi-
economic
development ation facilities to attract
through improvements to and accommodate busi-
the airport.
ness and aviation growth.”
The Sept. 4, 1975 edi-
“In this connection,
tion of the Herald includ- community leaders have
ed
a been striving to develop
package a broad economic base of
HISTORY of sto- clean industries. To attract
ries on such industries to this area
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master plan. A front-page with adequate length must
story titled “Runway be offered. Runway length
lengthening recommend- can be the determining
ed” said the new 20-year factor in the choice of a
master plan, completed rural location.”
by consultant Stevens,
Although Hermiston is
Thompson & Runyon Inc., the fastest growing city in
called for adding new han- Eastern Oregon and is the
gars and lengthening the center of an expanding ag-
airport runway from 2,600 ricultural area drawing na-
feet to 4,800 feet to ac- tional attention, its airport
commodate growth.
has only grown slightly
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years, Hermiston Airport its airstrip on Jan. 9, 1946.
will grow from a small
... Noting the-then
general aviation facility “present rundown, deteri-
with less than 20,000 an- orated appearance of the
nual operations to a large terminal area structures,
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operations
approaching date all the aircraft pres-
50,000 a year,” the report ently desiring to utilize
concluded.
the facility because of
Hindsight is 20/20, of obstructions and a struc-
course, but the report is a turally deteriorated run-
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tions by consultants hired the existence of gravel
with taxpayer money parking and apron facili-
sometimes fall short. Forty ties resulting in damaged
years down the road from propellers, local industri-
the 50,000-a-year predic- al growth resulting in in-
tion, Hermiston Municipal creased business aviation
airport sees about 30,000 demand (corporate type
operations a year.
jet aircraft) and desirabil-
The city was able to ity of maintaining conti-
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ommendations made in ment and compatibility
the 20-year master plan, with land use and other
however. Pavement and development plans” STR
lighting upgrades were in- recommended adoption of
corporated, more hangars a three phase development
were added and today the program costing about
By JADE McDOWELL
Staff Writer
$1.3 million.
The city would pick up
about $627,110 of the tab
with the Federal Aviation
Agency picking up the
balance. If the state agrees
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cost would be one-half of
the $627,110.
Hermiston History will
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greater Hermiston area,
send your submission to
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Church
Directory
NEW BEGINNINGS
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Worship Service 10:30 AM
Sunday School 9:00 AM
Pastor J.C. Barnett
Children's Church
& Nursery Available
700 West Orchard Avenue
P.O. Box 933
Hermiston, Oregon
541-289-4774
Echo Community
Church
21 N Bonanza Street
Echo, OR
Phone: (541) 376-8108
Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am
Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:45 am
Children’s Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:15 am
Potluck & Communion ~
First Sunday of the Month
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
W o r
Saturdays
Sabbath School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m.
s h i p w i t h u s !
1255 Hwy. 395 S. • 567-5834
oasisvineyard.us
Worship 10:00 AM
"come as you are"
The Full Gospel
Home Church
235 SW 3rd
Phone 567-7678
Rev. Ed Baker - Rev. Nina Baker
Sunday: Sunday School . . . . . 10:00 am
Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 am
Evening Service . . . . . . 7:00 pm
Wednesday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm
First United
Methodist
Church Of
Hermiston
Rev. Dr. James T. Pierce, Pastor
Open Hearts, Open minds,
Open doors
"Casting all your care upon him;
for he careth for you."
1 Pet. 5:7
191 E. Gladys Ave.
Sunday Worship at 11am
(541) 567-3002
Our Lady of Angels
Catholic Church
Grace Baptist Church
565 W. HERMISTON AVE.
DAILY MASS: Monday-Friday
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 7:00 am
THURSDAY . . . . . . . . . Spanish 6:00 pm
SATURDAY: . . . . . . . . . English 5:00 pm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 7:00 pm
SUNDAY: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . English 9:00 am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bilingual 11:00 am
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spanish 1:00 pm
OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 567-5812
NEW HOPE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
1350 S. Hwy. 395, Hermiston
"People Making A Difference"
Sunday Worship Services
9:00 am, 10:45 am
Classes for kids during both
Services en Español
Dave Andrus, Pastor
For more information call
567-8441
First Christian
Church
"Proclaiming the Message of
Hope, Living the Gospel of Love"
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:00 AM
No Sunday School
CHILDREN'S CHURCH 11:00 AM
Nursery Provided
567-3013
775 W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
All People
Are Welcome
Scripture, Tradition
and Reason
Family service 9am Sunday
Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
LANDMARK BAPTIST
CHURCH
555 SW 11th, Hermiston
567-9497
Nursery provided for all services
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Worship - 10:45 AM
6:00 pm
Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM
“Proclaiming God’s word,
growing in God’s grace”
Allan Payne, Pastor
567-8241
855 W. Highland • Hermiston
125 E. Beech Ave. • 567-3232
Pastor David Dever
Sun. Bible Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am
Sun. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . 11:00am
Sun. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . 6:00pm
Wed. Prayer & Bible Study . . . 6:00pm
www.hermistonlmbc.com
T HE C OUNTRY C HURCH
Pastor James Becker
32742 Diagonal RD
Hermiston OR 97838
Sunday School 10 am
Worship 7 am
Evening Service 7 pm
Bible Study Wednesdays 7 pm
Firestarter Youth Ministry
(Ages 12-17)
Monday @ 6 pm
To share your worship times
call Amanda Jacobs
541-278-2683
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Why aren’t gas
prices falling in
Hermiston?
Why are the gas prices
in Hermiston so high when
they are dropping every-
where else? Is this price
gouging by the distributor
and why is this not being
looked into by the City
Council or are they getting
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going on? The price of gas
at Pilot (truck stop) is 20
cents cheaper than Hermis-
ton. This is ridiculous!
GARY ALLEN
HERMISTON
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