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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 COMMUNITY HERMISTON HISTORY THREE MINUTES WITH ... Wal-Mart celebrates its grand opening 25 years ago By SHANNON (REED) PAXTON Hermiston Herald 25 YEARS AGO JUNE 16, 1992 • Local dignitaries are expected to be on hand for the grand opening celebra- tion of Wal-Mart’s 73,000 square-foot store, Tues- day, June 30. “We appre- ciate the warm welcome we have received from the community and are eager to begin serving Hermiston residents,” said Phil Konty, Wal-Mart store manager. • Hermiston has re- ceived the go-ahead for the construction of a new state offi ce building on property west of the Hermiston air- port, commonly known as Village Port. In a letter to the city last week, the Department of General Services approved the new building saying it would provide the best value for the dollars ex- pended. “Whooppie! This is a great day for the City, said Mayor Frank Harken- rider. The new building will house all of the state agencies located in the Hermiston area, including Employment, Children’s Services and Senior and Disabled Services. • The manager of Ir- rigon’s irrigation district was cited by the Oregon State Police on charges of tampering with fi sh screen at the district’s pump on the Umatilla River. Jerry Franke, operations manager of West Exten- sion Irrigation district in Irrigon, was cited for un- lawfully tampering with fi sh screening devices at an irrigation pump. • Hermiston Spuds opened it’s season last Wednesday at the new American Legion Baseball fi eld on Diagonal Rd., by splitting a double header with visiting West Valley of Sunnyside. Spuds 1-7 and West Valley 2-4. 50 YEARS AGO JUNE 15,1967 • Hermiston city police received a report from Bet- ty Thompson on Thursday, June 8, that on the previous night, someone had shot a hole through a window of her home. Police who investigated found a B-B hole in the left hand corner of the window, but no other sign of dam- age. • Engine man Third Class David S. Corey, USN, son of Mr Norman V. Corey of Umatilla and Commissary man Seaman Michael R. Snyder, USN, Son of Mr. & Mrs. Sam I. HERALD ARCHIVES Hermiston High School graduates blow bubbles during an outdoor commencement ceremony in 1992. The ceremony was the last outdoor ceremony before moving into a gymnasium that was under construction at the time. Chuy Rome and Tia Conklin walk into the Hermiston stadium during the 1992 graduation ceremony. Snyder of Irrigon, returned to San Diego, Calif.., aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga, after an eight month de- ployment to the Gulf of Tonkin. • Detachment 12 of the 2705th Air-munitions Wing from Hill Force Base, Utah, has been as- signed to Umatilla Army Depot, it was announced by Col. Herman Hoplin, Depot Commander. They will be responsible for stock management of con- ventional air-munitions and components which are part of the Depot’s mission inventory. Assignment of the detachment to the Army post was accom- plished in order to bring about closer liaison be- tween elements of the two services in the handling of ordnance for the Air Force. Col. Hoplin stated. The same arrangement recently has been effected at other Army depots. 75 YEARS AGO JUNE 18, 1942 • Prevention rather than cure will be the biggest factor in cutting down Or- egon’s farm and fi re loss, says Art King, extension specialist at Oregon State college, who has been in charge of organizing some 1,100 rural fi re con- trol units through- out the state. Nearly one-third of all fi res in farm dwellings start from stoves or chimneys, ac- cording to the state fi re marshal. While most of these fi res probably occur during the winter, greatest damage is done by such fi res in summer. • Although the budget for the Echo schools for the ensuing year calls for more expenditures than the past year, the tax levy is about $3,000 lower than last year. This results from there being more cash on hand due to refunds from the sinking fund and the double tax payment in ef- fect this year. • At a meeting of may- ors from Echo, Stanfi eld, Hermiston and Umatilla County Emergency Coun- cil was formed to help cope with problems arising from added activities in this section of the county. County Judge Carl Cham- bers was present to discuss various matters, including housing, transportation, policing and others. The following offi - cers were elected: Carl Chambers, chairman; F.C. McKenzie, vice chairman; “Brick” Esselstyn, secre- tary. Other mayors present were Frank Sloan of Stan- fi eld and Jeff Stevens of Umatilla. • Formal announcement of President Roosevelt’s scrap rubber collection campaign sent Americans searching their attics and basements the fi rst of the week for rubber “to build the planes to bomb Tokyo and Berlin.” • The rubber salvage campaign began at 12:01 am Monday and continues through June 30. It was or- dered by the president to fi nd out how much scrap there is in the country. Whether there is enough to postpone nationwide gas- oline rationing as a rubber conservation measure. 100 YEARS AGO June 16, 1917 • What part can the “kiddies,” the tender, big hearted little boys and girls do to help win the war? This is one of the questions that has been interesting the leaders in the great Red Cross drive for $400,000. They believe they have ar- rived at a solution of it and will attempt to arouse the enthusiasm of the young- sters to a pitch as keen as that of the grownups who are waging the battle for the dollars. The plan is to enlist the assistance of the parents and urge them to instill at this time the pa- triotic need of exercising self-sacrifi ce and self-re- straint in the smaller things that eat up the pennies and nickels that the “kiddies” spend for “eats” and good- ies of all kinds. • The local railroad yards are a center of ac- tivity these days and will continue such until well into the winter. Just now everything is hay. The rail- road company is doing it’s best to supply cars as fast as needed and is doing very well. No sooner had the last crop of 1916 hay gone out than shipments of the 1917 crop started. In fact, the two crops fi lled in so well that the next day after the last car of old hay was taken the car of new was started. Just now ship- ments of hay alone in car lots amount to four cars per day. TOM HUXOLL Owner, Cascade Auto Repair When and why did you move to Hermiston? I moved here because my family was living here, in 1980. I’d been here off and on growing up. What is your favorite place to eat? I like them all — there’s one place, Ixtapa, that we go to a lot. I like their food. What do you like to do in your spare time? When I get spare time, I like fi shing and golfi ng — rec- reational stuff. What surprises you about Hermiston? I think the fact that people are from all over the place. Growing up, being an army brat, everyone you met was from everywhere. It’s similar to that. What was the last book you read? I don’t really read books, but I like to read articles. The topic doesn’t matter, if I don’t know about it, I like to read about it. What app or website do you use most oth- er than Facebook? I don’t use Facebook, actually. I like pro basketball, so probably NBA.com, I like to know what’s going on. I follow the Blazers. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? When a bunch of us guys got together and decided to do a charitable fundraiser. We decided to dress up like hula dancers with grass skirts, up on a stage. It was quite comical, and we did raise quite a bit of money. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I like Europe. I’ve been there a few times. If I had time, I’d go there and see some different places. I’ve been mostly to Germany, lived there. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? To see my grandson. He lives in Nebraska. He’ll be a year old this month. What is your proudest accomplishment? My family, without a doubt. My wife and kids — great things. MORE HD CHANNELS FASTER INTERNET AND UNLIMITED PHONE. 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