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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2017
COMMUNITY
THREE MINUTES WITH ...
HERMISTON HISTORY
Hermiston melons a welcome sight in Alaska
25 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 18, 1992
MARIA DURON
Communications Offi cer and Community
Relations Specialist, Hermiston School District
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
My parents chose to move to Oregon. I was going to
start my freshman year at Umatilla High School. The
reason is that my dad was looking for a job, and he
landed one in a processing plant.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermis-
ton?
Walker’s Farm Kitchen and Delish.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I don’t have spare time, but I do like to spend time
with my kids.
What was the last book you read?
I am starting to read, and I picked up Esperanza Viva
- “Living Hope.” I started reading it because the
names of the chapters grabbed my attention. When
you lose hope, you lose everything. So I thought, I
need to read it.
What app or website do you use most other
than Facebook?
The Bible App, and WhatsApp.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
It’s not a surprise, but an appreciation. Our commu-
nity seems to continue to grow, but we still have a
small community sense. It’s very supportive, which
I really appreciate in all aspects. Not just school,
but wherever there’s a need, the community rallies
around.
Where would you travel if you could go any-
where?
Paris, Jerusalem, Colombia and the Dominican Re-
public.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever happened
to you?
I would be embarrassed to say, but...When we moved
to the states, I didn’t know a word of English. I was
starting the fi fth grade, and had to learn the language
in a short amount of time. In school, the English lan-
guage sounded like Japanese to me, it was so fast I
couldn’t make sense out of it. I had to learn from a
book, which had words, pronunciations and at the
end of the chapter, it had sentences. But another way I
learned was through cartoons and music. I remember
Madonna was so big, I would be singing the lyrics to
“Like a Virgin,” and had no idea what I was saying.
I probably made up my own words. It was only later
when I could understand, that I knew what I was say-
ing. But those ’80s songs helped me learn.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Professionally, to try to paint a picture of all the won-
derful things happening in our schools, while pre-
senting the needs that we have because of growth.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
My (three) kids. I think they’re still a work in progress,
but being a single mom, having one student graduate
with honors who will be starting her sophomore year
in college. And the fact that they also love to serve
in our local church. That’s something I am proud of.
• From an editorial: Our
hats are off to directors of
the Farm-City Pro Rodeo
and the Umatilla County
Fair for providing the re-
gion with a week of great
entertainment.
In just fi ve years, the
unparalleled standard of
rodeo excellence has made
Farm-City one of the fast-
est growing rodeos in the
Northwest. The collective
decades of rodeo experience
from those who organize
and present the local rodeo
helped to bring Hermiston
all the best the sports has
to offer. At the same time,
those responsible for the
Umatilla County Fair have
improved entertainment,
activities and facilities to
make it a great event for the
entire family. We’re fortu-
nate to have these people,
the rodeo sponsors, all the
volunteers and a communi-
ty such as Hermiston as the
showplace for these great
events.
• From a letter the editor:
“I never knew I could be so
emotional about watermel-
ons and I want to thank all
the local growers, for mak-
ing the effort to market the
world’s best melons as far
north as Alaska. This is my
fourth summer in Wasilla,
Alaska, after moving from
Hermiston. The area I live
in is known as the Mat-su
Valley and is famous for
giant vegetables. Even sur-
rounded by great summer
vegetables and fruit, I could
never bring myself to buy
a watermelon because the
big cardboard box would
say ‘Imported from Mexico
or California.’ But then the
other day I saw a box that
made tears come to my eyes
right there in the grocery
store. ‘They’re Here! Gen-
uine Hermiston melons.’ I
immediately put three mel-
ons in my basket and had a
smile on my face the whole
way home. ... I have no idea
if the marketing venture to
Alaska is translating into
good business for local
growers, but I am happy to
pay 25, 29 and 35 cents a
pound for a Hermiston mel-
on. Please continue to ship
melons each summer and
they’ll continue to be the
talk of the town. Thank you
for sending up striped sun-
shine from home.’ Signed
Delia (Dorran) Wallis of
Wasilla, Alaska.
LYONS PHOTO
Commander Harvey A Myers, left, and past Commander
Clarence Martin of VFW Post 4750 show off one of the two-
dozen Red Cross fl ags they will put up along Main Street
to remind people of the blood drawing at the CRC building
in 1967. The fl ags were used to indicate days for Red Cross
blood drawings.
has received notice that the
price of feed wheat is to be
90 cents per bushel during
this month of August, in-
creasing 1/2 cent per bush-
el each month thereafter.
Any feeder of poultry or
livestock who wishes to
purchase feed wheat should
contact his offi ce. All de-
liveries must be reduced in
the very near future is the
warning received Tuesday
night by those attending
a meeting of the offi ce of
defense transportation in
Pendleton. Herman Sites
of the Portland offi ce was
the principal speaker and
he stressed time and again
the deliveries must be re-
duced. Quite a delegation
was present from Hermis-
ton. Only one delivery per
day is now allowed. Other
concerns must cut down
deliveries as much as 25
percent.
100 Years Ago
AUGUST 18, 1917
HERALD ARCHIVES
Phil DeFilippis (far left), chairman of the Northeast Oregon
Homebuilders Association’s committee for fi re instruction
for response and escape, turns over a mobile training unit
in 1992 to Fire Chief Jim Stearns (center) and Pat Ward, fi re
marshal. Also pictured are Rita Larson (second from left),
fi re department secretary, and Lt. Scott Cahill. The mobile
training unit, built by the Home Builders Association and
volunteers, is designed to teach young people how to escape
a burning house.
50 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 17, 1967
• Hermiston volunteer
fi reman were called to sev-
eral small fi res last week,
beginning with the trouble-
some one at the city dump
north of Hermiston. Charles
Kik, who lives nearby,
called the fi remen to keep
the fl ames from spread-
ing to his own property.
According to assistant fi re
chief Ed Lynch, some burn-
ing material was apparently
dumped the day before and
allowed to smolder over-
night, creating the smoky
underground fi re. The de-
partment was recalled to the
scene at 7:15 pm the same
day when fl ames broke out
again from the smoldering
trash.
• The winner of the
championship carcass beef
drawing that was held Sat-
urday evening at the Junior
Rodeo Arena was RW Bo-
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Fair Manager Bob Cooper
said that 100,000 tickets for
the drawing has been given
out by merchants all over
Umatilla County, and since
it was necessary to be pres-
ent to win, there were over
3,000 present at the arena
for the drawing.
• Cooper added that at-
tendance was good at all the
fair functions with 2,500 at
the Fair Follies, 2,000 each
two nights at the Junior
Rodeo, 800 attending the
4-H Style Revue, and 500
teenagers at the Saturday
night dance in the new 4-H
building. Cooper also said
that $6,000 in open class
premiums were given out
this year, compared to last
year’s total of $5,000.
75 YEARS AGO
AUGUST, 13, 1942
•The offi ce of the Uma-
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Conservation association
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• Robert Crooks and
OM Warner were up from
Boardman the latter part of
last week. The gentlemen
were interviewed on the
condition of the road be-
tween here and Boardman
by a Herald reporter, and
they said the reported bad
condition of the highway
was inaccurate, as they had
no trouble on the trip, hav-
ing to change gears from
high to low only in a few
places.
• In our Herald display
window this week was ex-
hibited a plate of tomatoes
plucked from the vines in
the garden of Mrs. L Reed-
er in this city. Not overly
large, but symmetrical as to
shape and beautiful in color
were these vegetables, that
were taken from a patch
of ground surrounding the
home of the lady literally
covered with a luxuriant
growth. The achievement
of Mrs. Reeder in grow-
ing tomatoes in the home
garden lot will be a crite-
rion for other housewives
to follow, especially when
they learn that from the 10
cents worth of seed bought
she has received about $6
through the sale of toma-
to plants, besides having a
big crop of the vegetable
left, suffi cient in fact for
canning for family use be-
sides quite a marketable
supply — which will add
a few more dollars to her
pin-money purse.
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