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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2017
HERMISTON HISTORY
Hermiston History is a
regular feature in the Herm-
iston Herald looking back
at items making the news-
paper from years past.
25 years ago
JANUARY 1992
Dispatcher saves the
day: Hermiston emergency
medical technicians helped
27-year-old Bonny Reed
deliver a healthy, 7 pound,
11 ounce baby girl with no
problems on a couch at a
home in Echo. The com-
plete home delivery was
only the second in the his-
tory of the Hermiston Fire
Department. A call came
to the department at 1:04
p.m. on Friday but the call-
er, Reed’s daughter, did
not know her address. Dis-
patcher Sharyl Wong was
able to trace the call and
send a team of three emer-
gency medical technicians
to the scene. The EMT’s
arrived at 1:15 and Reed’s
baby was born at 1:20 and
28 seconds pm., said Tom
Williams, one of the tech-
nicians who helped deliver
the baby. After responding
to countless traumas, Wil-
liams said being on hand
for something as positive
as a birth was a great feel-
ing. “It was quite an experi-
ence, I have to say that” he
said. Another EMT at the
scene, Ken Schlegel. said
“we were probably more
nervous than she was.” Pat
Hart was the third EMT at
the scene, and a student,
Wendy Duff from Pendle-
ton was also present. Af-
ter the birth, Reed and her
daughter were taken to
Good Shepherd Communi-
ty Hospital.
•••
Tanker truck hits po-
lice car: A Umatilla po-
lice car was totaled when
it spun out on Interstate
84 and was hit by a truck
pulling two tankers full
of gas. Officer Bob Toli-
ver was driving east on
I-84 with dispatcher Ber-
niece Roxbury as a pas-
senger when the accident
occurred on the icy road
near Pendleton. After hit-
ting slick pavement near
the Woodpecker Truck
Stop, Toliver’s car began
to slide and was hit and
then pushed 75 yards by
the tractor and trailers.
Umatilla’s police depart-
ment is now left with five
cars for six officers. The
entire accident occurred
at about 35 mph, said po-
lice chief Eldon Olson.
Phony money: Counter-
feiters strike in Hermiston
having passed fake $100
bills at Payless Drugs, 7-11
and Quick Stop #2 in Uma-
tilla. Witnesses at Payless
said the counterfeiters were
a man and woman in their
mid 20s driving a small
sports car. Hermiston po-
lice officer Alan Buchanan
said the FBI is looking into
a rash of phony $100 bills
being passed throughout
Washington and Oregon.
The local incidents oc-
curred on Jan. 4th and 9th,
possibly by someone mov-
ing through the area, Bu-
chanan said. Police Chief
Grant Asher is warning
local businesses to “Please
use caution in taking $100
bills.”
•••
Local area cowboys will
represent the Columbia
River Pro Rodeo Circuit in
the Dodge National Circuit
Finals Rodeo March 18-21
in Pocatello, Idaho.
Heading the list is
Hermiston’s Dave Cannon,
the year-end calf roping
champion earning $11.220
within the circuit. Hep-
pner’s Butch Knowles, sad-
dle bronc, claimed the year
end crown with winnings of
$7,902. Steve Currin, also
of Heppner, qualified by
winning the year-end steer
wrestling title with $9,431,
edging out Hermiston’s
Marty Britt by just $117.
50 years ago
JANUARY 1967
Echo city council held
its first meeting of 1967,
with new council members
Bill O’Brien and Lester
Murray present. Besides
O’Brien and Murray, the
council includes Wendell
Lampkin, Bob Hawkins,
Rich Terjeson and Burl
Wattenburger. Dick Snow
is city mayor; Bill Schultze,
city recorder and municipal
judge; and Mrs. Ray Tolar,
city treasurer. R.D. Wilson
was reappointed as police
chief and water superinten-
dent. New hours when the
judge will be at the city hall
are Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday mornings from 9
until noon.
•••
Hermiston Police and
fire department officials
are making two requests
of the public. In the first
request, they ask that un-
FILE PHOTO, COURTESY OF THE BULLDOG
Pictured above is the Hermiston High School Bulldogs
basketball team. From left to right are: (top row) Jerry Coxen,
Richard Rugg, Francis Foss, Gene Miller, Ray Molloman,
Kenny Elwood. (Bottom row) Bernard Cullen, Lester Wilcox,
Lowell Tiller, Bill Bucknum, Jim Naughton, Carl Langhorn and
Coach Ray Critchfield. After this picture was taken,, Gene
Miller joined the Army and Francis Foss and J. Coxen had
dropped basketball.
authorized vehicles do not
follow fire trucks to fires.
In the first place, this is
against the law, and in the
second place, it impedes the
firemen in their work. For
example, it was explained,
if vehicles follow the first
truck en route to fire, they
slow up the progress of sec-
ond or third trucks that may
be summoned if the blaze is
serious. In another request,
fire and police officials ask
that nobody call the police
or fire departments to find
the location of fires. After
a fire siren sounds, the fire
and police telephones must
be used for official calls, in-
cluding those to the electric
power company and natural
gas office. Chief of Police
James Pollard, from whose
office the fire calls are han-
dled, said that insurance
men, people fearful that
their home might be on fire
and the idly curious often
phone to ask location of a
fire. Instead, he suggested
that they tune into their ra-
dio station KOHU, which
will broadcast the fire loca-
tion as soon as possible.
•••
Echo high schools’
basketball team narrowly
edged by Pilot Rock, 45-
44 in Echo. Tthe win came
when Dave Miles dropped
in two free throws with 47
seconds remaining in the
game. Miles was also high-
point man for the Cougars
with 14 points. Tthe accu-
racy of Miles at the basket
plus the defensive efforts
of Dave Colburn led Echo
to victory. Miles was the
only Cougar to hit double
figures. Joe Harrison was
high-point player for Pilot
Rock with 12 counters.
75 years ago
JANUARY 1942
A welcome envelope
was received by Hermiston
school officials this week,
when the second install-
ment of the original sums
allotted for school purposes
was received. This mon-
ey must be used only for
school operation and cannot
be spent for equipment and
repair. In the grade school
the original allotment was
$20,160, of which figure
the following amounts have
been received: $6,720 and
$6,480. In the high school
the original figure stood at
$11,340, of which sum the
following amounts have
been received: $3,780 and
$3,480.
•••
Save scrap iron: A re-
quest has been issued for
scrap iron of all sorts to be
used for defense purposes.
Farmers interested in the
move have planned a pool
of this material to be held
in the near future at the
Inland Cooperative. Pric-
es quoted F.O.B. Portland
are as follows: cast iron,
$17.50 gross ton; scrap
steel, $9 gross ton. Farmers
are urged to gather all avail-
able material, which will be
picked up in the near future.
•••
The Ridgefield service
station across from the
Hermiston Depot was bro-
ken into sometime early
Monday morning. Included
in the loot was a quantity of
inner tubes, cartons of ciga-
rettes and a penny slot ma-
chine. Dntrance was gained
by prying off the side door
of the station. Dale Draper,
manager of the station since
the death of H.V. Gifford,
could offer no clues to the
officers. The cash register
was not molested and a
revolver, lying by the cash
register, was not taken.
•••
The Hermiston Bulldogs
have found one team they
can defeat and consequent-
ly made it two in a row
over the Helix Grizzlies
by taking 24-19 decision
on the local court Tuesday
evening. Coach L.S. Bur-
rell’s grade team won a
24-4 contest in the prelim-
inary. The Bulldogs missed
innumerable lay-in shots
in the feature contest but
far outshone the visitors in
their floor game. The Bull-
dogs eked out a narrow 13
to 12 victory at Irrigon last
Thursday night.
•••
Hay prices in the west
end of the county have
been steadily advancing in
the past few weeks. Due
to fall rains, the loss in the
second and third cuttings
was quite heavy, cutting the
production considerably.
Fall sales averaged around
$7 and $8 per ton but have
now advanced to $13 and
$15 per ton. At the present
time there is little hay for
sale by producers, although
considerable hay has been
purchased in the Butter
Creek area.
JANUARY 1917
Umatilla’s set of wom-
en officials assumed office
Tuesday evening and the
city hall was crowded. The
new officials are Mrs. Laura
Starcher, mayor; Mrs. Bertha
Cherry, recorder; Mrs. Lola
Merrick, treasurer; Mrs. Stel-
la Paula, Mrs. Gladys Spin-
ning, Mrs. Anna Means and
Mrs. Chauncey Brownell,
councilwomen. The other
two members of the council
are men holding over. May-
or Starcher appointed her
committees, leaving the men
out and then had her mes-
sage read. She declined to
appoint on the ground that it
was an unnecessary expense
as long as there is a deputy
sheriff on the streets. The
council was asked to take
up at once the lighting of the
streets and other needed im-
provements. In her message
Mayor Starcher said: “There
has been a great deal said
about the so-called petticoat
government and many wild
speculations made as to how
we would manage the city
affairs, being ‘mere women.’
How ever we will manage
the affairs of this municipal-
ity in a creditable manner
without a shadow of a doubt,
and if I did not believe that
any woman on this council
was not as competent and ca-
pable as any man who ever
occupied a chair in this coun-
cil I would resign right now.
“It is a long way from the
early steamboat days, when
Umatilla was the distributing
point for all inland towns of
Eastern Oregon, and the days
of wild Indians and cowboys
to the so called petticoat gov-
ernment, but we are here,
ladies, nevertheless, so let us
all pull together for the im-
provement of what is left of
the once famous city”.
•••
At the Civic Center room
here will be a meeting for
the purpose of considering
the desirability of forming a
farm loan association under
the new rural credits law.
A number from Irrigon are
coming up with those about
Hermiston interested in the
proposition a good meeting
should be had. While it is
realized this law is not now
applicable to government
projects, there seems to be
a general feeling this defect
will be remedied soon. It is
the desire of those back of
the meeting that an associ-
ation be formed at this time
and then when loans can be
secured everything will be
in readiness for quick ac-
tion.
•••
By a deal completed this
week E.W. Mack, of the
Hermiston drug store, pur-
chased the two story brick
building at Second and
Main, generally known as
the Skinner building. Mr.
Mack took possession at
once.
The upper floor of this
building is used as a lodge
hall, all orders of the city
meeting there. Mr. Mack
will fit the rooms out, in-
stall water and make other
improvements for the con-
venience of his renters. He
is already having the roof
repaired and will be to the
lodge rooms soon. As of
yet Mr. Mack has no rent-
er for the ground floor but
several parties are figuring
on it.
members pair up with
professional dancers from the
Utah Ballroom Dance Company
to vie for bragging rights and
raise funds for local charities.
Tickets are $20 for adults, $10
for students in advance, $5
more at the door, available
at the Hermiston Chamber
of Commerce, Hermiston
Parks office or online at
www.desertartscouncil.
com Hermiston High School
performing arts auditorium,
600 S. First St., Hermiston
(Larry Fetter or Phyllis
Shovelski 541-667-5007 or 541-
379-6992).
100 years
COMING EVENTS
Hermiston Senior Center, 435 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston (541-
567-3582).
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11
BABY BOOGIE & TAPPIN’ TODDLERS,
10-10:45 a.m. Hermiston Public
Library, 235 E Gladys Ave,
Hermiston (541-567-2882).
STORY TIME, 11:15 a.m. Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston (541-567-2882).
STANFIELD SENIOR MEAL SERVICE, 12
p.m. Cost is $3.50 for seniors, $6
for others. Stanfield Community
Center, 225 W. Roosevelt,
Stanfield (541-449-1332).
SENSORY STORY TIME, 12:30 p.m.
For children from birth to age 4.
Boardman Public Library, 200
S. Main St., Boardman (541-481-
2665).
BOARDMAN SENIOR MEAL SERVICE,
12 p.m. Cost is $4 for seniors
55 and over or $5 for adults.
Boardman Senior Center, 100
Tatone St., Boardman (541-481-
3257).
THE ARC UMATILLA COUNTY BINGO,
6-10 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.,
seats may be held until 6:30 p.m.,
then all seats first come, first
served; games begin at 7 p.m.
Proceeds benefit Umatilla County
citizens with developmental
disabilities. 18 years or older,
must have proof of age and
photo I.D. Basic pot $20, prizes
range from $20-$750. The Arc
Building, 215 W. Orchard Ave.,
Hermiston (541-567-7615).
HERMISTON SENIOR MEAL SERVICE,
12 p.m. Cost is $4 for adults, free
for children 10 and under, $4 for
Meals on Wheels. Extra 50 cents
for utensils/dishes. Bus service
to Senior Center by donation.
FIDDLERS NIGHT, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Enjoy light refreshments, listen to
some favorite oldies or join in the
jam session. All ages welcome.
Brookedale Assisted Living, 980
W. Highland Ave., Hermiston
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12
When they say “You’re so cool!”
and you say “Jump in the pool?”
(541-567-3141).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13
STORY TIME, 10:15 a.m. Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston (541-567-2882).
STORY AND CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m. Echo
Public Library, 20 S. Bonanza,
Echo (541-376-8411).
VFW BINGO, 6 p.m. Doors open at
6 p.m., games begin at 7 p.m.
Everyone welcome. Hermiston
VFW, 45 W. Cherry St., Hermiston
(541-567-6219).
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14
SATURDAY CRAFT TIME, 10 a.m.-2
p.m. Free craft projects for
children in 5th grade and
younger. Hermiston Public
Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston (541-567-2882).
SAGE SATURDAY, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Free admission and activities for
children and parents. This month:
make a sock snowman. SAGE
Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman
(541-481-7243).
DANCING WITH HERMISTON STARS,
7 p.m. Local community
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