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HERMISTON HISTORY
Students vote for Ross Perot
in 1992 presidential election
BRAD WAYLAND
Director of Operations, Hermiston School District
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in July 2017 to take a
position with the school district. I greatly enjoy the
town, community, and the area and am working
to meet others within the community through a
variety of groups to include Leadership Hermiston
and Hermiston Rotary Club.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
Nookies/Hermiston Brewing Company.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy walking and hiking with my wife and my
dog.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
The huge sense of belonging within the community
and the willingness by many to open up to a
newcomer like myself.
What was the last book you read?
“The 360 Leader” by John Maxwell.
What app or website do you use most other
than Facebook or Google?
Fit to track my walking/jogging distance and time.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
New Zealand and Australia.
What is the funniest/most embarrassing thing
that’s ever happened to you?
Going skydiving — but the story requires a couple
of beers.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
To get involved in the Hermiston community and
make a positive difference with my co-workers and
community members.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Several — retiring after service with the U.S. Air
Force, being a husband and father, and working to
be the best Christian and person I can.
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VOLUME 111 ● NUMBER 43
HH FILE PHOTO
Highway Helpers: Gene Kuo, left, joins Larry Clukas, center, and Calvin Kuo for a little litter pick-up early Saturday morning
in 1992. The men were part of the Umatilla Kiwanis Club that has adopted two miles of Highway 730 for litter patrol. Club
members gathered about 30 bright orange bags of garbage on the road from Buck’s Corner to the Umatilla Speedway.
25 YEARS AGO
• If Hermiston High students
refl ect the general voting popula-
tion, Ross Perot will be president
of the United States. In the election
conducted at the school last week,
790 students voted on local, state
and national candidates as well as
four measures facing Oregon vot-
ers in next week’s general election.
Voter participation at the school
was high with 790 of 1,195 voters
casting their ballots — 66 percent.
The Perot/Stockdale ticket received
339 or 44 percent of the votes cast.
Bill Clinton and Al Gore received
28 percent while the Bush-Quayle
ticket received 24 percent of the
vote.
• The 1993 President of the Co-
lumbia Basin Board of Realtors
Francine Crawford was installed,
along with other offi cers and board
members. The offi cers installed
include Treasurer Inez Frost of C.
Hold Real Estate, Secretary Nan-
cy Knight of Schroth Realty, Inc.,
and Vice President Judy Smythe
of ERA Universal Realty. Linda
Seavert and Clarence Strobel of
Schroth Realty, Inc. were joined by
Linda Aylor of C. Holt Real Estate
as Directors. Past President Bob
Knight of Schroth Realty, Inc., will
also serve on the Board.
Umatilla County donated 139 pints
when the Red Cross bloodmobile
was at the Civic Recreation Center
in Hermiston last Tuesday. A large
group of volunteer workers aided
the medical staff and nurses who
had charge of the blood donations.
• Hermiston city council agenda
for Wednesday evening, Oct. 25, in-
cluded an ordinance on paving con-
struction of SW 10th St. and part of
10th Place. Liquor license applica-
tions were scheduled to be received
from Ole’s Dine & Dance, Eastside
Market, Gallon’s Grocery, Hermis-
ton Tavern and Hale’s Tavern.
50 YEARS AGO
75 YEARS AGO
• Hermiston, Umatilla and Stan-
fi eld high school bands will par-
ticipate in the Nov. 11 Veteran’s
Day parade now that the Umatil-
la County Veterans’ Council has
picked Hermiston as the site for the
1967 ceremonies. The parade will
begin forming between 10 and 11
a.m. and start moving from East
5th and Main west to 1st Street,
then to West 3rd. A potluck dinner
and a brief program will follow the
parade and will be held in the 4-H
building at the fair grounds. Parade
chairman Clarence Martin, Hermis-
ton, said any individuals or groups
are invited to participate.
• Exceeding their quota by 29
pints of blood, west end residents of
• Superintendent W.G. Kersber-
gen attended an annual meeting
Monday and Tuesday in Salem of
the city superintendents of Ore-
gon and returned with many new
ideas for school work. Highlight
of the discussion was the fact that
high school students, especially
juniors and seniors, should be giv-
en pre-induction training in order
to relieve the Army of this work.
Other thoughts brought out were
military drill in the high schools,
pre-fl ight aviation training and add-
ed physical education work. Just
what defi nite steps will be taken in
Hermiston have not been decided,
but some change in curriculum will
be made.
OCTOBER 26, 1967
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OCTOBER 27, 1992
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The Columbia Basin Board of
Realtors swears in new members.
OCTOBER 29, 1942
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OCTOBER 27, 1917
• Postmaster J.H. Young has re-
ceived notifi cation from the head
of the post offi ce department at
Washington, D.C., that the new
letter postage law would become
effective on the morning of Thurs-
day, November 2. After that date
it will require three cents on the
ordinary letter to send it to outside
points through the mails, and two
cents on postcards and letters sent
to parties within the city. Both ad-
vances are one cent above the pres-
ent rate.
• The Hermiston Herald, which
has been located in the Williams
building for nearly three years, is
at last occupying the building de-
signed for it by the owner. It is lo-
cated on East Main St. and almost
directly opposite the jewelry store
operated by City Recorder Jensen.
The structure is 18x40 feet in di-
mensions, resting on a concrete
foundation. It is fi nished in metal
lath stucco on the outside, which
gives it a rather neat appearance.
The contractors were Boynton &
Longhorn who constructed all of
the building with the exception of
the stucco and inside plastering,
which was done by Henry Ott.
Altogether it makes a nice offi ce
building, and in lieu of the “grand
opening,” which generally accom-
panies the completion of a new
business structure, we invite pa-
trons and friends to drop in and see
how we look in our new sanctum
sanctorium.
• 100 years ago there was an ad
in the classifi ed section that read...
Now for sale six 40 - acre Tracts.
Price Right, Terms Right, Wa-
ter Right Charges Paid to Date.
$35 to $50 per acre. We have just
listed 240 acres of excellent alfalfa
land adjoining Hermiston, for sale
in tracts of 20, 40 or more acres
and on good business terms to the
man who will and knows how to
improve the same. This is the last
unimproved land to be sold near
town. All the balance has been im-
proved or is being improved and
will be high priced. — Dodd &
Knapp, Hermiston, Oregon