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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 HERMISTON HISTORY THREE MINUTES WITH ... Work to widen Main Street sidewalks began 25 years ago 25 Years Ago MARCH 17, 1992 • The Hermiston Irri- gation District is working on a plan that will negate a Bureau of Reclamation ban on allowing water to be sent outside of the dis- trict. Bill Porfily, district manager, said land own- ers outside of the district would be sent petitions to be added into the district. After land owners return the petitions, and if no one objects, the signers would be considered part of the district. “We’re go- ing to cover our ends with those we are currently sending water to,” Porfi- ly said. “We hope to have this done by June....” The plan to enlarge the size of the district comes af- ter the bureau announced last month that Hermis- ton could not send water outside of the district af- ter this year. Currently, 700 acres outside of the district receive water. “It’s not right,” said John Keys, bureau regional director. “Some of those lands don’t have water rights. (They’re having) a regional impact on the Umatilla Basin Project.” Keys said water that goes outside of the district is not coming back in, something that the bureau and several other groups object to. Keys said full enforcement of the boundaries would be de- layed until next year. He said the bureau is willing to consider changes to the boundary once the basin project is underway. “If they have surface rights, they’re pretty safe,” Keys said. He also said if land owners don’t get into the district, they’ll “have to use wells if they have them, or get water else- where.” • Union Pacific Rail- road is spending nearly $2 million in the local area to provide a smooth- er ride for trains com- ing into Hinkle from the east. Over the next few months Union Pacific will spend $1.8 million on track improvements from Hinkle to Mission, said Mark Davis, director of Union Pacific public relations. “The improve- ments include the re- moval and replacement of 21,000 cross-ties, the replacement of material in 61 road crossings, the spreading of 33,100 tons of rock ballast and the surfacing and lining of over 32 miles of track,” Davis said. More that 20 pieces of equipment and hundreds of men will be used in the work force. • A Main Street im- provement project has begun with a loud bang on the downtown street. Workers from Blue Mountain Paving Co. be- gan digging up the street and prepared to remove sidewalks. In what has been described as a “war zone,’ the project prom- ises to make downtown look better than ever. It calls for sidewalks to be widened, brick inlaid for crosswalks and more than 60 trees to be put in to line the sidewalks. The general consensus up and down Main Street is that things are general- ly too noisy and messy. “We hope they get done soon,” said Vel Ysagu- irre, from Ohngren’s Of- fice Products. The project will continue until at least the first part of June, and some improvements may take longer. Many people said it was too early to JORDAN BEMROSE-RUST Choir teacher 1. When and why did you move to Hermiston? I moved to Eastern Oregon for my first teach- ing job in Ione in 2010. My husband, daugh- ter and I moved to Hermiston this past De- cember. HERALD ARCHIVES Workers began tearing up the asphalt along Main Street 25 years ago and prepared sidewalks for removal and replacement The project lasted several months, widened the sidewalks and included planter boxes for trees in the wider sidewalks, which are still in place today. tell if business would be hurt by the construction work. As one person from The Village put it. “ Mon- days are usually a slow day anyway. We’ll know more later in the week.” City Engineer Pat Napoli- tano has advised business owners to recommend their customers use rear entrances as much as pos- sible. 50 Years Ago MARCH 16, 1967 • The Boardman City Council approved the ex- tending water and sewage service to the First Addi- tion west of Boardman. A representative from the Sullivan Sanitary Service was present to discuss his proposal for a franchise to collect the garbage here. Mayor Dewey West stat- ed that anyone else that is interested in a garbage franchise proposal should present his proposal at the next meeting of the coun- cil April 4, at City Hall. • The third time is the charm, they say, but it might not be for one fel- low, because the police are getting on to his method of operation. Police Chief James Pollard relates that a guy went into Stewart’s Market, took off his old shoes, tried on a new pair of cowboy boots, put his old shoes in the new shoe box, and walked off in the new boots. That happened Mon- day, March 13, and it was the third time it happened. The principal clue is that the police have is that the fellow wears a size 8-1/4 size boot. • Umatilla’s newly or- ganized athletic club held a meeting and have giv- en themselves a name. The Viking Booster Club. Twelve people were pres- ent for the lunch meet- ing. Election of officers was held. Elected were: Dwayne Huddleston, president. Charles Hale, vice president; Ursal Hi- att, secretary/treausrer. In other business the deci- sion was made on meet- ing dates of the club. They will be held each week on Mondays. They will be luncheon meet- ings at 11:30 a.m. in one of the city’s cafes each week. The location will be announced at the end of each meeting. 75 Years Ago MARCH 19, 1942 • The Umatilla County Selective Service board announced Wednesday that Blanchard Joseph Celler (441) of Hermis- ton was the first number drawn in the Tuesday lot- tery affecting anyone in Umatilla County, Other Hermiston men listed in the first 30 in Umatilla County are as follows: Jerry Dolling (1103), La- Verne Stanfield Burrell (968), Edwin Clyde Hal (1218), Walter N. Jackson (1291), Logan C. Todd (1638) and Joseph Wil- liam Rice (131). • The Hermiston Laun- dry & Dry Cleaners is now a member of the Laundry and Dry Cleaners Work- ers Union, according to Alvin Elkins, owner. Ar- rangements were com- pleted recently while Mr. and Mrs. Elkins were on a business trip to Portland. According to Mr. Elkins his concern is now one of the very few union shops in Eastern Oregon and the only one in this region. 100 Years Ago MARCH 17, 1917 • The American steam- ship Algonquin has been sunk without warning by a German submarine. The crew was saved. J.G. Ste- phens, American consul at Plymouth, has first re- ported that the Algonquin had been torpedoed, but in a later report he said the captain of the Algon- quin had stated that his ship was sunk by shell fire without warning. The Algonquin was sunk at 6 o’clock on the morning of March 12. The subma- rine refused assistance, according to the report of the consul at Plymouth. Twenty-seven men have been landed. According to later advices from Plym- outh, the German subma- rine opened fire upon the Algonquin from a distance of 4,000 yards, firing about 20 shells. These were not sufficient to sink the steamer, so she boarded by men from the submarine, who placed bombs, and the Algonquin was then blown up. The crew was given plenty of time to leave the vessel. The Algonquin, a freighter, was one of the first American vessels to sail from the United States after Germany announced her submarine campaign of unrestricted warfare. There were 10 Americans, in- cluding the captain, on the Algonquin, the owners an- nounced. She carried about 2,000 tons of cargo and commanded by Captain A. Nordberg, a naturalized American of Norwegian birth. • E.E. Graham and son, W.B. Graham, of Puyal- lup, Washington, came Saturday last to make their home here, Mr. Graham having purchased land from J.W. Craik. Mr. Gra- ham and son will put up a temporary house at once and then Mrs. Graham will join them. The oth- er children will not come until school is out. As son as the building is up, work on the farm will start as Mr. Graham is anxious to get the land into alfalfa as quickly as possible. Compiled by Shannon Paxton 2. What’s your favorite place to eat? Lawan’s Thai Garden. Yum! 3. What is your favorite activity in your free time? Spending time with my daughter. 4. What’s the last book you read? The Hunger Games series. 5. What app or website do you use most often, other than Facebook? My Starbucks app. 6. What surprises you about Hermis- ton? How supportive and hardworking this commu- nity is! 7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I have traveled all over the world performing music. Next on my list would be Japan. 8. Describe the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you. When I was in high school, I was talking to a very cute boy while walking and ran full speed and full force into a giant pillar in the cafeteria. So embarrassing. 9. Name one of your goals for the next 12 months. Get completely unpacked and organized from moving. 10. What is your proudest accomplish- ment? Being able to spread my love of music to my stu- dents. 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