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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017
COMMUNITY
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HERMISTON HISTORY
25 YEARS AGO
lead for Hermiston. These
were the only points scored
during the game although
there were several anxious
moments for Hermiston
supporters who saw the
Washington lads drive to
the Hermiston 6-inch line.
Only the half time whistle
prevented a score.
• The United States
Employment Service is
now recruiting women to
be trained as truck drivers
for the Umatilla Ordnance
Depot.
• Mrs. R.G. Penney,
chief clerk of the Hermis-
ton rationing board, stated
Wednesday that no more
caning sugar will be grant-
ed after October 15.
OCTOBER 13, 1992
GLENN PURCELL
Employee, Smoke City
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I live in Stanfi eld, but I moved down here last year. I
was in Tri-Cities, but my wife’s father passed away,
and we moved in with her mom to help offset bills.
What is your favorite place to eat in Herm-
iston?
The Golden Palace.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I am a competitive vaper — I travel all over the
Pacifi c Northwest and compete in cloud competi-
tions or vape competitions. I had a friend take fi rst
place at the West Coast Vape Expo in Lincoln City.
He won $1,000 for blowing a cloud. The Expo is in
Pasco this year — I’ll be there.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
The community comes together pretty well. If I hap-
pen to have a question, I don’t have a problem ask-
ing someone, they’re pretty open. I haven’t had a
bad experience yet.
What was the last book you read, and would
you recommend it?
Lord of the Flies for a school project 10 years ago.
Most of my reading is done online.
What app or website do you use most often
besides Facebook?
I use a vape tool that allows me to create my coils
virtually before I make them. I also use Instagram.
As a competitive vaper, I advertise for my sponsors.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
The Philippines. I’ve been twice, and would go back.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
While I was in the Philippines, we had a dance con-
test that I was forced to participate in — and I won,
out of pity.
• Perhaps the most im-
portant trade mission in
years visited both Lamb-
Weston and Simplot po-
tato processing plants last
week. Organized by the
Oregon Potato Commis-
sion in cooperation with
the Blue Mountain Potato
Growers Association, the
mission included chief and
senior executive offi cers
of a number of the major
fast food chains in south-
east Asia. These are the
‘yes’ men said Billy Brew-
er, president of the Blue
Mountain Potato Growers.
• More than $15,000
in food, cash and other
contributions will be add-
ed to the Eastern Oregon
Food Caravan on Friday
as it passes through Herm-
iston. The Desert Shrine
Club, Al Kader Temple
AAONMS will join the
caravan for its 38th annual
trek from Fruitvail, Idaho
to the Shrine Hospital for
Crippled Children in Port-
land. According to Shriner
Louis Clark, the local club
is the largest contributor of
food along the Caravan’s
route. More than 100 ve-
hicles will deliver about
$60,000 in fresh, frozen
and canned food, toys and
cash to the hospital.
• Heppner’s Tony Cur-
rin currently sits third in
the all around in Columbia
River Pro Rodeo Circuit
standings released Oct.
8th. Curring has season
winnings of more than
$15,000, trailing Mike
Beers ($23,718) of Powell
Butte and Brad Goodrich
($16,480) of Pendleton.
50 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 12, 1967
• Members of the
Hermiston Volunteer Fire
Department were guest
of the Rotary club last
Thursday noon. Imme-
diately following lunch,
while the members were
being introduced, the fi re
siren blew and all the fi re-
100 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 13, 1917
HERALD ARCHIVE
Ten-year-old Sasha Wilson demonstrates how to exit
through a window if a fi re breaks out in a home or building
during a fi re safety training event at Hermiston Plaza put on
by the West Side Fire Prevention Co-Op in 1992.
men made a hasty exit in
order to man the truck to
fi ght a blaze. In lieu of the
program ,which Fire chief
Bob Russel had planned
to present, City Manager
Tom Harper took the op-
portunity to praise the lo-
cal volunteer fi refi ghters
in these words. “When I
came here 61/2 years ago
from a city which had a
paid, full-time fi re depart-
ment, I was a bit concerned
about a volunteer depart-
ments effi ciency, but it
took me only a few weeks
to realize that these fel-
lows probably know more
about fi refi ghting than any
full time department. Any
six-months member can
drive and operate all the
equipment of the trucks.
“The department is housed
in very cramped quarters.
Two trucks are stored in
the old Rohrman garage. I
don’t know anyplace else
where we can store them
if that building should ever
be disposed of. T
• For sale at the IGA
grocery store this week
are seedless grapes for 19
cents a pound. Crisp Cel-
ery 13 cents a pound, Dan-
ish Squashes 10 cents each
and Valencia Oranges 7
lbs. for a dollar.
75 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 8, 1942
• The Hermiston Bull-
dogs won their second start
of the season Friday by
trouncing a heavier Waits-
burg 11 on their own fi eld.
The Bulldogs scored early
in the contest but failed to
convert, making it a 6-0
• The annual procla-
mation of the Civic Club
has been issued, and in
accordance with old-time
custom it has designated
all next week as the time
when back yards, alleys
and street, both in the res-
idence and business dis-
trict, shall be expunged
of all debris. It is hoped
by the proclaimers of this
clean-up day that all will
be imbued with civic pride
and see that their plac-
es are cleaned up so they
will look neat during the
holding of the Dairy and
Hog Show. Teams will be
furnished to cart away the
garbage.
• Hermiston is fast
making a name for herself
along the line of exporting
commodities to various
markets. It is surprising
what this valley produces
when it is taken into con-
sideration that less than a
third of the land within its
confi nes is in cultivation.
Nevertheless the soil is
here, and the climate and
water also, and therefore
it is not to be wondered at
that since the fi rst of last
June 250 carloads of hay,
peaches, melons, sheep,
hogs, etc., were shipped
out of this city over the
O.W.R & N.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
I would like to be running my own vape shop, ulti-
mately.
What is one of your proudest accomplish-
ments?
Becoming an Ohm trooper — it’s a big network of
friends and family competition vapers.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
MORROW COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS, 9 a.m. Irrigon
Public Library, 200 N.E. Main Ave.,
Irrigon (541-676-9061).
STANFIELD IRRIGATION DISTRICT,
12 p.m. district offi ce, 100 W. Coe
Ave., Stanfi eld (Tiff any Harrell
541-449-3272).
PORT OF MORROW COMMISSION,
1:30 p.m. Port of Morrow, 2 Marine
Drive, Boardman (Dori Drago
541-481-7678).
HERMISTON CEMETERY DISTRICT,
2 p.m. Burns Mortuary, 685 W.
Hermiston Ave., Hermiston .
RIVERSIDE SITE COUNCIL, 5:30 p.m.
Riverside High School library, 210
N.E. Boardman Ave., Boardman
(541-676-9128).
HERMISTON PLANNING
COMMISSION, 7 p.m. Hermiston
City Hall, 180 N.E. Second St.,
Hermiston (541-567-5521).
STANFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 p.m.
Stanfi eld School District offi ce,
1120 N. Main St., Stanfi eld (541-
449-3305).
UMATILLA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
NO. 1, 7 p.m. Fire Station 21, 320 S.
First St., Hermiston (Reta Larson
541-567-8822).
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
BOARDMAN RURAL FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT, 1 p.m.
Boardman Fire Department, 300
S. Wilson Lane, Boardman (541-
481-3473).
HERMISTON PARKS & RECREATION
COMMISSION, 5:30 p.m.
Hermiston City Hall, 180 N.E.
Second St., Hermiston (541-567-
5521).
UMATILLA SCHOOL DISTRICT, 7 p.m.
Umatilla School District offi ce,
1001 Sixth St., Umatilla (541-922-
6500).
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