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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018
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HERMISTON HISTORY
KIRSTEN WRIGHT
Counselor, Stanfi eld Secondary School
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in August of 2009, to take the
job as the counselor at Stanfi eld Secondary School.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
Both sushi restaurants, Ixtapa, and Taste of Thai.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Outdoor activities (hiking, snowshoeing, kayaking,
etc.), reading, writing, traveling, and spending time
with my husband and two dogs.
HH FILE PHOTO.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
When I fi rst moved here, I was pleasantly surprised
and excited to see how friendly and welcoming every-
one is, and to fi nd that there are several people who
are “transplants” to Hermiston like me. I didn’t
expect it to quickly become my favorite place I’ve
ever lived! The people make Hermiston a wonderful
place to call home.
What was the last book you read?
“Inside the O’Briens” by Lisa Genova.
What app or website do you use most besides
Facebook or Google?
Instagram.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
There are so many places, but Italy is at the top of my
list as far as international travel.
What is the funniest thing that’s happened to
you?
I have a knack for little embarrassing moments that
become funny stories later. One recently: one morn-
ing last year, my old Hyundai wouldn’t start and it
was parked at the top of our steep driveway. My hus-
band and I needed to push it down the street to be
able to jump it. Unfortunately, our plans failed and
the car ended up going down the hill faster than we
thought, and we were unable to keep up with it. I
ended up chasing after it in high heels to no avail,
and it backed right into the bumper of my neighbor’s
car and tore my driver’s door off its hinges. It was not
funny at the time, but is now a laughable story. I wish
we had video footage!
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
To write a little bit every day and fi nish a book I am
working on.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Completing a Master’s in School Counseling and
being hired right away as the school counselor here
at Stanfi eld, which led me here to Hermiston and to
meeting my wonderful husband and so many won-
derful people.
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VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 4
Hermiston business owner John Dyer covers up gang grafi tti on the side of his business, Columbia Upholstery, in Jan. 1993.
25 YEARS AGO
tight defense with which
they held the Boardman
boys scoreless through the
fi nal quarter.
JAN. 26, 1993
Local business owner
John Dyer is putting gang
members on notice — mess
with his property again and
face the dangerous end of
his shotgun. “If I see any-
body messing around with
my place, I have a loaded
gun and I will shoot to
kill,” said Dyer, owner of
Columbia Upholstery. For
the umpteenth time in the
past four months, Dyer has
opened up his business or
returned to his home to fi nd
busted windows, vandal-
ized Pepsi machines, graf-
fi ti on his walls or articles
taken from his property.
Police Chief Grant Asher
said he can understand that
Dyer is frustrated, but he
would prefer he did not
shoot anyone.
By any set of standards,
Hermiston is a great place
to live. However, actu-
ally fi nding a place to
live in the area is another
story. According to sev-
eral major property man-
agement companies in
Hermiston, the availability
of rental apartments and
houses is next to non-ex-
istent. According to Donna
Tassie, property manager
for Schroth Realty, pros-
pects for construction of
additional apartments in
the area is minimal, noting
that a new two-bedroom
apartment would have to
rent for upwards of $700
to amortize the debt. Pres-
ently, the average one-bed-
room apartment is running
close to $250 a month with
two-bedrooms going for
$350-$450.
100 YEARS AGO
JAN. 26, 1918
HH FILE PHOTO.
Clockwise from top left Frank Garwood, Harry Lederer,
Jesse Lederer, 8, Joey Lederer, 4, Joe Lederer and their
black lab buddy smile during a hunting trip in this Jan. 1993
photo.
of existing conditions
regarding overcrowding
and inadequate facilities
for government offi ces,
the library and museum
offi ces, it was determined
there is a defi nite need in
Hermiston for a new city
hall, museum, library and
civic auditorium.
Hermiston-area farm-
ers were reminded today
that the minimum wage for
hired farm workers goes up
from $1.00 to $1.15 an hour
on Feb. 1. Small farms are
exempt. Also exempt are
members of the employer’s
immediate family.
50 YEARS AGO
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an early season defeat by
edging the Boardman Yel-
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Thursday in the Hermiston
gym. The game was very
close all the way through
with both squads playing
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ton jumped into an early
lead when Blackie Davis
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