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HERMISTON HISTORY
Truck to cut ribbon on Paterson
Ferry interchange on I-84
help “stretch” farm tires, save
on repairs, and materially aid
wartime food production and
transportation, he declared.
25 YEARS AGO
ANN ONPHIAN
Waitress, Lawan’s Thai Garden Restaurant
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved here from Thailand in 1999. My mom got re-
married, and her husband got a job at the Army Depot,
so we moved here for that and for better education.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
I don’t go out and eat that much, but if we do, it’s usu-
ally Denny’s or Kobe (sushi) — when we go out, it’s
usually around the time we close.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
We usually go to the Columbia Center mall in Tri-Cit-
ies, Wildhorse Casino, or barbecue with friends.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
I guess the buildings, like the new hotel, are very sur-
prising. There used to be nothing here.
What was the last book you read?
I read for my son, but personally I don’t like reading. I
read animal storybooks for him.
What website or app do you use most other than
Facebook?
I usually use Yelp to look at feedback from customers.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
I would go back to Thailand. When I was attending
Hermiston High School, I would go every summer, but
now I have a job and a kid. We go about every three
years now.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever happened
to you?
Customers come in and order fi ve-star or 10-star
(spice levels) and think they can do it, but they end up
sweating and drinking a jug of water. That, to me, is
funny.
What is one of your goals for the next 12 months?
I plan to save more money and get married — we want
to go back to Thailand to get married.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
The most, I would have to say, is my English. I started
from zero, so I feel like I have grown a lot. I didn’t
speak it when I moved here.
JULY 7, 1992
• Police and fi re offi cials
are investigating an arson fi re
Friday night that destroyed
an Oregon state vehicle and
damaged another car. Fire
investigators say the blaze
gutted a Plymouth Acclaim
registered to the state Chil-
dren’s Services Division and
was intentionally set. The fi re
started at approximately 11
p.m. behind the Northwood
Building at Beech St. “There
are three kids that did this
damage (to the cars),” Police
Chief Grant Asher said.
• A semi- tractor trailer
hauling agricultural products
will tear through a ribbon bar-
rier opening a new a new I-84
freeway interchange at 2 p.m.
July 7th at the Paterson Ferry
Interchange near Irrigon. The
interchange is an example
of community involvement
making a change in how
things get done, according to
JX Wilson, Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation region
engineer. “Individuals, coun-
ty, state and federal offi cials
and businesses joined forces
to add this interchange to the
I-84 system, Wilson said. The
interchange is near the loca-
tion of a historic ferry loca-
tion on the Columbia River.
“The location is called Pater-
son Ferry after the ferry that
operated during the late days
of the Oregon Trail.
50 YEARS AGO
JULY 6, 1967
• According to Al Liebe of
Hermiston, part time Umatil-
la Deputy sheriff’s deputy, a
boating accident took place
near the Shockman landing
at Hat Rock State Park last
Saturday, July 1, between 10
and 11 p.m. Liebe said that
a sailboat was anchored for
the night and the Morrison’s
were about to board the sail
boat from a canoe, when the
sailboat was struck by a mo-
torboat that apparently was
100 YEARS AGO
HERALD ARCHIVES
A project to renovate streets and sidewalks in downtown
Hermiston brought out sidewalk superintendents of all kinds
to survey the dilemma of a disabled loader stuck in a hole.
unable to see the sailboat, Li-
ebe said.
• Sale of the Roger J.
Bounds Insurance Agency to
the Schroth Insurance Agen-
cy was announced this week
jointly by Doris S. Bounds
and Norman Schroth. De-
cision to make this change,
Mrs. Bounds said, was infl u-
enced by the fact that Mrs.
Helen Howard, who has
served as manager of the
Bounds Insurance Agency, is
retiring. The change in own-
ership was effective July 1.
Schroth has been in the in-
surance business for 15 years.
He said that he would con-
tinue to maintain his offi ce at
411 Main street as well as be-
ing in his new location in the
Inland Empire Bank building
for sometime.
75 YEARS AGO
JULY 2, 1942
• Near fl ood conditions
along the Umatilla River
south of Echo resulted from
the extremely heavy rains of
last Thursday and Friday. An
inch and a quarter fell here
during the storm, and a rush
of water down the east slope
of the valley in the neighbor-
hood of the Joe Ramos Jr.
farm caused serious breaks in
the Furnish ditch. The ditch
was broken in six places,
and a week or more will be
required to repair the dam-
age so that irrigation water
can be turned into the canal.
One square of alfalfa land on
the Ramos place was covered
with boulders and silt from a
break.
• A total of 180 youths
from ages 19 to 21 registered
here Tuesday, according to
JD Todd, who was in charge
of the work. Only 93 of the
180 listed Umatilla County
as their home address, the
balance coming from outside.
Of this group the 20 year olds
will become subject to call for
military service.
• AR Coppock, chairman
of the County USDA War
Board, today appealed to the
“pioneer neighborly spirit”
of Umatilla County farmers,
urging that they make their
cars and trucks last longer by
pooling their transportation
whenever possible. He re-
called the by-gone horse and
buggy days when farmers, in
going to town, always gave
a ride to neighbors or did er-
rands for them. This same
cooperative spirit today will
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JULY 7, 1917
• A committee of farm-
ers of the Columbia district
went to Pendleton Thursday
morning by auto to interview
the county court in regard
to the needs of roads in that
neighborhood. The commit-
tee claimed that most of the
money set apart for use in
their district has practically all
been spent and a much larger
appropriation is necessary to
improve the roads for gener-
al use, and more particularly
for the operation of the school
buses. They contended that
owing to the increased popu-
lation of the district the school
buses must travel great dis-
tances, and some of the roads
over which they must go are
nearly impassible. The coun-
ty court promised to visit the
district today and look over
the situation, and , if possible,
give some assistance.
• The members of Herm-
iston’s canning club are mak-
ing valiant efforts to win the
canning contest now being
staged in this county. If they
succeed they will go to the
state fair and compete with
the caning teams of other
counties. Hermiston is the
fi rst town in Umatilla County
to begin a canning club work.
The local club established
the record of being the fi rst
organized canning club to be-
gin operations in this county.
The young ladies of the club
assembled Tuesday morning
at the domestic science labo-
ratory under direction of Mrs.
Gunn and began canning.
In late summer the county
competition will be held at
a central point in the county
and the winning team picked.
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