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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017
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Green flag drops on racing seasons
25 YEARS AGO
day leader training school at
the Columbia Hall in Herm-
iston. Nine leaders attending
this school will assist in the
making of 177 mattresses and
170 comforters in the Herm-
iston Center. Umatilla county
has signed for 730 mattress-
es and 680 comforters to be
made by 568 families.
APRIL 28, 1992
• “Oregon’s First”
Grassroots Cribbage Club
played host to the seventh
annual Greater Hermiston
Open Tournament, which
ran Friday through Sun-
day at the Hermiston Ea-
gles Lodge. It featured a
field of 144 players from
the Pacific Northwest
turning out to compete
for more than $4,000 in
cash and prizes. Jo Evans
of Richland was the big
winner Friday, taking the
Hi-Rollers competition.
Hermiston’s Bill Hill
finished in the money at
fourth place overall.
• Sunday afternoon
Race City, USA kicked
off the 1992 racing sea-
son. Ken Bonney of
Hermiston was victorious
r in the super stock main
and Rick Townsend of
Boardman was the winner
in street stock and Andy
Savage, Kennewick, was
the winner in the mini
stock. Drivers in all three
classes were competing
for 1-ounce gold medal-
lions
50 YEARS AGO
APRIL 27, 1967
• A warm and sunny
day was welcomed by
riders and spectators as
the Sage Riders held their
second arena point Play-
Day on April 23.
100 YEARS AGO
HERALD ARCHIVES
Motorcycle riders line up for the start of a race during
a meeting of the Blue Mountain Motorcycle Club at the
Westland oval in April of 1967.
• Sixty-five motorcycle
riders and a hillside full
of 250 spectators turned
out for the Blue Moun-
tain Motorcycle Club
of Hermiston’s first flat
track races of the season
at the Westland oval Sun-
day afternoon. A total of
27 races were run, includ-
ing heats, semis, mains
and trophy dashes in each
of the three classes.
IN BRIEF
Echo announces
Kindergarten Roundup
The annual Kinder-
garten Roundup for
Echo Elementary School
is Tuesday at 5 p.m. at
the school, 600 Gerone
St.
Children who will be
5 years old on or before
Sept. 1, 2017, and their
parents are encouraged
to attend. Beth Gehrke,
75 YEARS AGO
APRIL 30, 1942
• The next scheduled
meeting of the Columbia Red
Cross Home Nursing class
will be held Wednesday, May
6, at the home of Mrs. Doris
Graves. The subject of dis-
cussion will be “Infant Care.”
• The 1942 mattress pro-
gram for Umatilla county
opened this week with a two-
APRIL 28, 1917
• Thursday evening the
Hermiston auditorium was
filled with a record crowd
drawn by the announce-
ment of a patriotic meeting.
Fully 400 were present and
the program from start to
finish was listened to very
attentively with frequent
outbursts of applause as the
speakers touched on the vari-
ous topics. The program con-
sisted of a number of short
talks along the line of what
we, as a nation, should do to
help during the war by feed-
ing the world.
• Friday afternoon of last
week a branch of the Uma-
tilla County Red Cross soci-
ety was formed in this city
and the earnestness of those
uniting would indicate good
work ahead. The Hermis-
ton branch starts off with a
membership of 27, one of the
largest in the county. Officers
elected to the local branch
are; Mrs. J.H. Strohm, chair-
man; Mrs. O.G. Sapper, sec-
retary; Mrs. J.W. Campbell,
treasurer.
PUBLIC MEETINGS CALENDAR
Echo Schools regis-
trar, said the event of-
fers a great opportuni-
ty for children to meet
their teacher and class-
mates and see their new
school. Parents should
bring their child’s offi-
cial birth certificate and
immunization records.
For more informa-
tion, contact Gehrke at
541-376-8436 or beth.
gehrke@echo.k12.or.us.
STUDENT
OF THE
WEEK
Gage Harwood
McLoughlin High School
Gage Harwood is a senior at Mac-Hi. He has
held a class office all four years. This year
Gage is ASB Vice President. He is a member
of Varsity Club and our Leadership class.
Gage spends many hours doing community
service for our school and community. He
volunteers his time to DJ Jr. Hi dances with
his Officers. Gage has been a mentor in our
Elementary schools.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
HERMISTON LIBRARY BOARD,
4 p.m. Hermiston Public
Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston (541-567-2882).
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
UMATILLA COUNTY PLANNING
COMMISSION, 6:30 p.m.
Umatilla County Justice Center,
4700 N.W. Pioneer Place,
Pendleton (541-278-6252).
FRIDAY, APRIL 28
EASTERN OREGON TRADE &
EVENT CENTER AUTHORITY,
7 a.m. EOTEC main building,
1705 E. Airport Road,
Hermiston (541-289-9800).
MONDAY, MAY 1
STOKES LANDING SENIOR
CENTER BOARD, 6 p.m. Stokes
Landing Senior Center, 195
N.W. Opal Place, Irrigon
(Karen 541-922-3137).
TUESDAY, MAY 2
UMATILLA MORROW RADIO &
DATA DISTRICT, 1:30 p.m.
Boardman City Hall, 200
City Center Circle, Boardman
(Shawn Halsey 541-966-
3774).
IRRIGON PLANNING
COMMISSION, 6 p.m. Irrigon
City Hall, 500 N.E. Main St.,
Irrigon (541-922-3047).
STANFIELD CITY COUNCIL, 7
p.m. Stanfield City Hall
council chambers, 160 S.
Main St., Stanfield (541-449-
3831).
UMATILLA CITY COUNCIL, 7 p.m.
Umatilla City Hall council
chambers, 700 Sixth St.,
Umatilla (541-922-3226).
BOARDMAN CITY COUNCIL, 7
p.m. Boardman City Hall, 200
City Center Circle, Boardman
(541-481-9252).
WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
HERMISTON AIRPORT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, 4 p.m.
Hermiston Airport lounge,
1600 Airport Way, Hermiston
(541-567-5521).
UMATILLA RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, 7 p.m.
Umatilla Fire Department,
305 Willamette St., Umatilla
(541-922-2770).
WILLIAM
QUINTANA
Owner at Prestige Championship Wrestling
When and why did you move to Hermis-
ton?
Moved to Hermiston in 2006 when my father relo-
cated for a job!
What’s your favorite place to eat?
Delish Bistro, 100 percent. Best food and service in
Hermiston.
What is your favorite activity in your free
time?
Working, haha. Progressing the future of my pro-
fessional wrestling company and building on what
we’ve already accomplished.
What’s the last book you read?
After I left Van’s Warped tour last summer I was
stuck at an airport in Chicago for two days and
read Chris Jericho’s most recent autobiography!
What app or website do you use most of-
ten, other than Facebook?
Twitter, great tool for businesses.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
How much it has grown since I moved here in 2006.
And how much it continues to grow every year.
If you could travel anywhere, where
would you go?
I’ve been to every state in the U.S. except Hawaii
and Alaska, so I wanna knock those 2 off the list to
have all 50!
Describe the funniest thing that’s ever
happened to you.
Far too many things to pick just one here, lots of
wild stuff has happened from touring in bands and
traveling the U.S.!
Name one of your goals for the next 12
months.
To expand Prestige Championship Wrestling and
become even bigger. Bring in more nationally rec-
ognized talent and help bring Pacific Northwest
wrestling and Hermiston to the forefront.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Running Prestige Championship Wrestling’s first
event. We drew 300 people and everyone had a
wonderful time and said they’d be returning for
Prestige 2 on 6/23! Really glad we could put smiles
on people’s faces and give everyone an amazing
show, ya know?
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for the all the love
& support we
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during our
difficult time.
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