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HERMISTON HISTORY
Jackrabbits plague alfalfa farms in ’42
25 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 4, 1992
JAYSON PAKULAK
Owner, Brickhouse Coffee and Bistro
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I got to Hermiston in June, and I moved here be-
cause of the opportunity to bring some great craft
coffee to Hermiston.
What is your favorite place to eat in Herm-
iston?
I love Delish and Walker’s Farm to Table — they’re
both fantastic.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Before or after opening a small business? I enjoy
finding places to eat and sharing them with people.
I play the guitar, and I like good movies.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
How nice people are.
What was the last book you read and would
you recommend it?
The last book I read was “Keep Your Love On” by
Danny Silk. I would highly recommend it.
What app or website do you use most other
than Facebook?
I probably just use the news app on my phone. I’m
a bit of a geek, so I enjoy Screen Rant. And I love
watching movie trailers, so the trailer app on my
phone.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
That’s pretty easy — I’d probably go to Italy, and
once I got there, I’d be within striking distance of
all the other European countries. That would pri-
marily be a trip for the food, scenery and architec-
ture.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
There had been a girl that was a regular at a coffee
shop I worked at. I’d never asked her her name,
but I thought I knew it. So one day we were saying
goodbye, and I used the wrong name. She turned
around and corrected me. Then I turned around
and hit an entire rack of coffee and knocked it over
— with a full house. It was good. We got to be good
friends.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Growing the business. One of the best things about
the job is that people are generally excited to see
you, and seek out what you’re providing.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Five amazing daughters, and expecting my first
grandkid.
• A group of 22 Japanese
boys began learning about
Hermiston area agriculture
as part of a two-week visit
to the region. After a few
days to acclimate to hot
and dry Eastern Oregon, the
students got rolling on their
bus and were off to their first
stop at JR Simplot to view
the processing facility. After
the tour of Simplot every-
one seemed to be excited to
hit the pop machines to help
combat the temperature and
to prepare for the next stop
at Walchli Farms.
HERALD ARCHIVES
Verlyn Schulz of Walchli Farms shows a group of Japanese
students around Walchli’s potato shed. The tour of the potato
packing facility and an opportunity to see a herd of buffalo
gave the visitors a look at life in rural Oregon.
50 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 3, 1967
• Hermiston Rotary club
members last Thursday noon
made a brief tour of the John
Walchli farm to observe the
potato harvesting and pack-
ing operations conducted
by John and his brother Pat
Walchli. The Walchlis have
more than 300 acres of po-
tatoes being harvested, uti-
lizing irrigation water from
a well on the property which
produces 4,000 gallons per
minute and irrigates around
900 acres of diversified
crops. The Rotarians took
considerable interest in the
potato harvesting machine,
operated by two people and
covering two rows at a time.
They also toured the pack-
ing plant, where the pota-
toes are sorted by women
working on the conveyor
belt. They then are sacked
by employees and carted to
the trucks. About 25 persons
are employed in harvesting
and in the packing plant.
• Chief of Police James
Pollard today warned mer-
chants and other citizens
of the possibility that some
counterfeit bills might be
circulating in the area. Chief
Pollard said that on Thurs-
day, July 27, William Phin-
ney, manager of the Hermis-
ton Safeway Store, reported
that a $5 counterfeit bill had
been discovered by a check-
er, who had received it from
a regular customer who was
not aware that the bill was
phony. The bill was released
to a local bank to be turned
over to the Secret Service.
75 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 6, 1942
• Farmers who grow al-
falfa are reporting that the
jackrabbits this year are
causing considerable dam-
age. Gene Lear, assistant
county agent here, stated
Wednesday that the rabbits
are much more plentiful
this year than recent years
HERALD ARCHIVES
Watermelon harvesting takes on a different aspect as
workers toss the melons from worker to worker from the
field to the truck. Working in a small groups, these workers
were able to harvest five or six rows at a time by tossing the
melons up the line to the truck in this photo from 1992.
and the damage as been to
a greater extent. In addition
to alfalfa, many other crops
are feeling the abundance of
the long-eared animals. Ac-
cording to Mr. Lear, steps
are being taken to poison
the pests and results have
been very good. Strychnine
is available at cost at the
Hermiston Drug Co. for this
purpose.
• Private Ernest W. John-
son of the Pendleton air base
was apprehended by local
officers Wednesday night
on charges of peeping tom
activities. State and local of-
ficers had been on the alert
for the past week following
reports of a peeping tom
near the O’Grady Cabins
south of town. He was seen
on several occasions and a
fairly good description was
obtained.
He was arrested on Main
Street when officers recog-
nized him from the descrip-
tion they had received. He
was taken to the Pendleton
jail that same evening by
Sheriff RE Goad.
100 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 4, 1917
• The United States
government needs great
numbers of stenographers
and typists, both men and
women, for service in the
departments at Washing-
ton, D.C, and the situation
in federal offices outside of
Washington is scarcely less
urgent. The supply of qual-
ified persons on the com-
mission urges as a patriotic
duty that citizens with this
special knowledge apply for
examination for the govern-
ment service. Examinations
for the departmental service
are held every Tuesday in 47
cities in the eleventh district.
Examinations for the field
service will be held Aug.
18. For full information and
application blanks apply to
Herbert F Ward, district sec-
retary, 11th civil service dis-
trict, 303 Post Office Bldg,
Seattle, Wash.
• The Hermiston Herald
apparently intended to get
into the wedding business in
1917. This item appeared in
the front page story on Aug.
4, 1917: Now that we have
disposed of our stock of sta-
tionery and have oceans of
room, we are going to in-
stall a new business — one
that will not come in com-
petition with any business
interests in town. While
marriages of local people
occur quite frequently, it
is a noticeable fact that the
contracting parties, in most
instances, go elsewhere to
have the marital knot tied.
To help promote this “trade
at home” idea in this line
we have decided to open
a matrimonial bureau. In
this enterprise it will be our
aim and earnest endeavor
to secure husband for old
maids, young maids, real
widows and grass widows.
The bachelors will be taken
care of in like manner. We’ll
see to it that all who desire
to enter connubial bliss will
be happily married. And
thus endeth the first chapter
in what is expected to be a
most flourishing institution,
for we expect to receive
much trade from Umatilla
and also Stanfield and Echo.
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