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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017 COMMUNITY HERMISTON HISTORY THREE MINUTES WITH ... Umatilla readies for new post offi ce 25 years ago, in 1992 25 YEARS AGO cleaned makes suitable bandages when torn into strips. Anyone having this type of material on hand should get in touch with the USO girls or telephone 2402, Claudine Hale. The ambulance girls are now in the midst of a fi rst aid course studying the art of caring for injured persons. All the members are now bedecked with the offi cial uniforms making quite a pleasant sight. With the arrival of the new ambu- lance, the activities of this group will be much in de- mand, SEPTEMBER 1, 1992 • Umatilla residents will be able to mail their Christ- mas gifts from a new post offi ce if everything goes according to schedule. “Tthe new building will be completed by Nov. 9th,” said Lee Geissel, Umatilla postmaster. “After that all we have to do is accept the building and move into it. Geissel said the new facil- ity will feature three cus- tomer service windows, a new drive through letter drop lane and about 400 more mailboxes than the current building. “When they build these things they plan for the future,” Giessel said. “This build- ing, with 5,200 square feet will allow us to serve the community for the next 20 years. • More than 100 people turned out Saturday eve- ning to watch a fi re engulf a shed and a trailer behind a house on Northwest Third Street. Reportedly, the fi re caused more than $4,000 worth of damage to property owned by res- ident Chris Anderson and several other people. The blaze, which threatened several residences and the Wilcox Furniture ware- house, began around 5 p.m. Fire offi cials are still investigating the cause of the fi re. “This is going to be a long and drawn out investigation,” said Pat Ward, fi re marshal. “There’s still some inter- esting questions we have about this fi re.” Jim Stea- rns, Hermiston fi re chief, said the fi re was confusing because so many people reported it to the fi re de- partment. “We actually thought there were two fi res in this area. There wasn’t, and all of the trucks kind of ended up at the same place, “ Stea- rns said, pointing to the fi ve fi re trucks around the blaze. Firefi ghters were on the scene for more than an hour and a half putting out the fi re and making sure it didn’t restart. “We were really lucky today,” Stea- rns said. 50 YEARS AGO AUGUST 31, 1967 • The water skiers of McNary Yacht Club will present their sixth annual Water Ski Show on La- bor Day, Sept., 4th, at 1 p.m. at their site near Hat Rock State Park, accord- ing to show chairman, Ray Heimbigner. Admission is free and everyone is invit- ed to attend. Some of the features of the show are: 18 or more skiers behind one outboard boat; two of the youngest barefoot skiers in the country, Ben Hinkle and Mary Rasmus- sen; Mary and her twin sister Ann Rasmussen teaming up to top a 5-man pyramid over the jump- ing ramp; Mary demon- strating the turns on the ramp, which won her the regional trophy in Seattle recently. Tom Heimbig- ner will do a deep water barefoot takeoff, and Mike Clark will demonstrate a new barefoot teaching method. At 7 years of age, Mike is believed to be the youngest barefoot skier in the region. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Clark. Dr. Clark will per- form on a surfboard. Other HERALD ARCHIVE Hermiston watermelon harvest is in full swing on the Zabransky fi elds east of the Stanfi eld Loop Road, as these boys, engaged in the hottest, hardest work, well know. They are, left to right, Lonnie Cloe, Dusty King and Bob Bloom with Dick Miller and Kip Clark on the truck practicing the fi ne art of packing the melons so they don’t roll off in this photo from August 1967. HERALD ARCHIVE Mrs. Bob Russel and Miss Claudine Hales, offi cers of the Hermiston Ambulance Corps, and Sam Moore of the American Legion, stand in front of a new community ambu- lance, which was purchased with funds donated by various organizations and individuals. The machine will be used in west end Umatilla County whenever the occasion arises. skiers, such as Jeri Jeppe, Joe Halvorsen, Mark Hal- vorsen, Jack Thomas, Terri Smith, and about 20 others will be seen in the afternoon of show skiing, Heimbigner said. • In a few months Hermiston residents will be able to shop at an en- tirely new, completely enlarged to local store, manager Bill Phinney and Safeway property man- ager Orville H Blair of Portland said. Plans for the new store are now being checked over, and the project should be out for bid sometime before Sept. 10, if all goes well, with construction to begin about a month later. The new building will be con- structed directly behind the present location at 415 S.E. Second, and the pres- ent structure will be torn down and the space made into additional parking area. The new store will be approximately twice the size of the present one, oc- cupying just under 9,000 square feet. Everything will be enlarged in the new store, Blair said, and the arrangement will be somewhat different from the old one. Ice cream and frozen foods will occupy a large center section, with dairy products at the rear. Produce will be located on one side, and meat on the other side. A new feature will be a bakery, set to one side of the front of the new store. Blair said that there may be a brief period of inconvenience to custom- ers when the new store is fi nished and the old one is torn down. A week to 10 days will be required to raze the old structure and put in a parking lot. DISH DEALS!! ! 190 Channels $ . 99 /mo. Now only ... 49 for 24 months ADD HIGH-SPEED INTERNET 14 $ . 95 /mo. AUGUST 27, 1942 • House-to-house milk delivery will cease in Hermiston after August 31. Both the Hermiston Dairy and Happy Thot Jer- sey Farm have served no- tice to their customers that hereafter they will have to get their milk at the stores as house-to-house deliv- ery will stop due to the tire diffi culty. It is under- stood, however, that milk deliveries to stores and boarding houses will con- tinue as heretofore. Stores will now carry a big sup- ply of milk in order that all customers will be able to obtain it there. Stores will be allowed to make milk deliveries with a grocery order but will not deliver milk only. • Members of the Hermiston Ambulance Corps have asked for a donation of material that can be used for bandages. Old sheets and other cloth which can be washed and When and why did you move to Hermiston? I’ve lived here my whole life — born and raised. SEPTEMBER 1, 1917 • AJ Arnold, a constant reader of The Herald re- siding in Portland, after asking for information regarding well drillers in this section, kind of made our chest swell somewhat when he referred to the improved condition of the paper in the follow- ing letter: “Will you kind- ly advise me names of well drillers in your city, as I wish to have a well drilled on my place near Boardman, but have not been able to get in touch with any well drillers yet. “Wish to congratulate you on your imperial newspa- per and also your timely article in the last edition on ‘Preparing and Seeding of New Land.’ I intend to take advantage of this and get all done possible this year. I am quite sure arti- cles on those meet will all subscribers approval.” • John J Casserly, one of the old school of news- paper men whom it is al- ways a pleasure to meet and converse with, was in town Saturday from his ranch 1 and one-half miles northwest of Herm- iston. Years ago Mr. Cas- serly was a shining light in the newspaper arena in south Dakota, where he made history with his pa- per called The Enterprise for the city of Wentworth, in which it was published. Always progressive, both by nature and occupation, he wielded a strong infl u- ence toward the up-build- ing of that town through timely articles appearing in his paper. Eight years ago he sold the Enterprise, and later the lure of farm life overtook him, and hearing of the opening of this fertile project by the government he came west with his family six years ago and settled on the land embracing his up-to-date farm. Here his energet- ic ways won for him the same success in ranching as formerly experienced in the newspaper business, until now he is well fi xed in worldly possessions and forging right along toward the goal where he can see the silver lining, fringed with a little gold, depicting for him a surcease from toil and a well earned rest. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? I love Walker’s (Farm Kitchen). What do you like to do in your spare time? I spend all my spare time with my family — my husband and my boys. What surprises you about Hermiston? The growth — it has grown so much since I was a kid. But it’s also amazing. What was the last book you read? The Twilight series. What app or website do you use most other than Facebook? Pinterest. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I’ve always wanted to go to Australia. What is the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you? I can’t think of anything that’s happened to me, but I saw something that happened to somebody else. My husband and boys and I were in here one weekend doing stuff, and a lady took off running into the old car dealership parking lot and tried to jump the fence. Her shorts got snagged, and she was stuck on the fence — she couldn’t get over completely so she had to come back. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? To get my business where it needs to be to make my family’s life better, and to spend more time with my family. What is your proudest accomplishment? My family. I have two boys, my oldest is 9 and a half and my youngest is almost 5. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 111 ● NUMBER 35 Gary L. 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