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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 COMMUNITY THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY CASSIE GREENE Umatilla County Parole and Probation When and why did you move to Hermiston? I grew up in Hermiston but moved away in 2010, and moved back in 2017 because I was offered an amaz- ing job that I couldn’t turn down. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? My favorite place to eat is definitely Nookies or Hales. Two places I can always rely on for a good meal. HH FILE PHOTO. What do you like to do in your spare time? In my spare time I love to take my dog out to play and run off-leash somewhere with lots of area for him to be free. I wish Hermiston had an off-leash dog park; that would be amazing. What surprises you about Hermiston? The thing that surprises me is how much it has grown in the past few years, but still seems to keep that small-town feel and a close community. What was the last book you read? The last book I read was Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. A book of poems that is a perfect read before bed. What app or website do you use most often other than Facebook or Google? Snapchat. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland, as well as any- where with a warm beach that I could swim in. The Oregon coast is always a little too cold for that. What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? Hmm, that’s a hard one. I laugh at myself for ridicu- lous things I do pretty often so coming up with a spe- cific moment seems impossible. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? I am planning on traveling more in the next year, and have made that a goal. What is your proudest accomplishment? Graduating college and accepting a job working for Umatilla County Parole and Probation. Definitely. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 9 Jade McDowell | Reporter • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 Jayati Ramakrishnan | Reporter • jramakrishnan@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4534 Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539 Alexis Mansanarez | Sports Reporter • amansanarez@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4542 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 Dawn Hendricks | Office Manager • dhendricks@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4530 To contact the Hermiston Herald for news, advertising or subscription information: • call 541-567-6457 • e-mail info@hermistonherald.com • stop by our offices at 333 E. Main St. • visit us online at: hermistonherald.com The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457. 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ATTENTION: ATTENTION: with with Walla Walla Walla Walla VA VA Medical Medical Center Center invites invites all all Veterans Veterans & community & community to to a a TOWN HALL MEETING ~ presenting ~ VA MODERNIZATION Tuesday, March 6th • 10:00am Irrigon Library (490 NE Main, Irrigon, OR) VA modernization focuses on big, bold action based on Veteran needs and experiences through a competitive mindset. Help us meet that goal! “I vow to turn the VA into the organization Veterans and families deserve, and one that Americans can take pride in.” ~VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin Howard Swanson, left, and Joe Thompson display the evidence of Swanson’s $5,000 Keno win at Eastside Market in Hermiston in 1993. 25 YEARS AGO MARCH 2, 1993 It has been a hard win- ter for the needy of the Hermiston area. As usual, the job market is weak, until the growing season kicks in, and the mounds of snow and below-zero temperatures have added a bitter edge to the lives of many of our less fortu- nate residents. Nowhere is the need more obvious than with Goodwill Indus- tries in Hermiston. One quick walk through the back room of the facility points out the tremendous need for immediate dona- tions of good, used cloth- ing, appliances, bedding and kitchenwares. According to Jan Peter- son, manager of the opera- tion, she has rarely seen the pantry this bare. She notes that the influx of migrant workers will soon begin and the store has basically nothing to offer them. The clothing bins in the back room are virtually empty except for a few odds and ends. “Please tell your readers we are in desperate need of good, warm clothing for both children and adults,” she said. “But please make sure that the clothing is usable. We get a lot of donations that have to be taken right to the dump.” Pickup is Mon.-Fri. 50 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 29, 1968 With two acres of land north of Hermiston and on the east side of Highway U.S. 730 being used as the site for two sizable, per- manent and modern struc- tures, residents of the area have been put in a position of merely having to guess HH FILE PHOTO. Contractors work on the new Umatilla Post Office in March 1993. about the type of business that will be started there. The reason for this is that the developer himself, Marvin Thompson, Uma- tilla, says he is not certain about what type of busi- ness he is going to start ... or so he says, good-na- turedly. Nevertheless when questioned about the proj- ect, Thompson brought encouragement to resi- dents of the area anxious to see new development here saying the city’s growth potential warrants building of the structures for... But he stopped talking abruptly then, prevent- ing himself from elaborat- ing. And after a moment he merely added: “Well, for any num- ber of different types of businesses.” At last he did say that he has an idea about one par- ticular type of business he may start. “Yes,” he admitted, smiling. “I do have an idea about starting a particular business.” And then he related his idea. But of course it was confidential. CORRECTION In the Feb. 21 story “Lifeways brings on consultant to restore confidence,” the consultant was referred to as Paul Spriggs- Flanders. His name is Paul Flanders. The Herald regrets the error. DENTAL Itsuratce 75 YEARS AGO MARCH 4, 1943 Umatilla residents were astir Saturday over the dis- covery of three life pre- server jackets and a two- man oar found washed up on the beach of the Columbia at the junction of that river and the Uma- tilla River. The items were all labeled “President Jef- ferson” and thought likely to have been swept off an overturned boat. The mat- ter was turned over to city police, who discovered that they had fallen off of a dock a short distance above the place they were found. 100 YEARS AGO MARCH 2, 1918 This being around the time of year when one begins to think about the payment of taxes, it is probable that a little infor- mation on this timely sub- ject would be appreciated by a large majority of our readers. The tabulated statement compiled by our County Assessor shows that the 2018 “Rebuilding A Culture of Life” FUNDRAISING BANQUET A special “Thank You” to all of our Event sponsors, including the following: ▪ Emmanuel Enterprises, Inc. (Chet & Amanda Dufault) A less expetsive way to help get the dettal care you deserve ▪ Hermiston Veterinary Clinic If you’re over 50, you can get coverage for about No wait for preventive care and no deductibles – ▪ Living Faith Church $1 a day* you could get a checkup tomorrow ▪ My Garden Overfloweth Keep your own dentist! You can go to any dentist Coverage for over 350 procedures including you want cleanings, exams, fi llings, crowns…even dentures (Craig & Teresa Engbretson) NO annual or lifetime cap o n the cash benefi ts you can receive ▪ Catholic Daughters ▪ Robert and Vicky Smith FREE Information Kit ▪ New Hope Community Church 1-877-599-0125 ▪ Jim and Susan Purswell Or www.dental50plus.com/25 *Individual *Individual plan. Product Product not not available available in in MN, MN, MT, MT, NH, NH, NM, NM, RI, VT, RI, WA. VT, WA. Acceptance Acceptance guaranteed guaranteed for one for insurance one insurance policy/certificate policy/certificate of this type. of Contact this type. us for Contact complete us for details complete details ▪ Simmons Agency about this insurance solicitation. This specific offer is not available in CO, NY; call 1-800-969-4781 or respond for similar offer. Certificate C250A (ID: C250E; PA: C250Q); Insurance Policy P150 (GA: P150GA; NY: P150NY; OK: P150OK; TN: P150TN) ▪ Ace Hardware 6096E-0917 MB17-NM008Ec (Randy & Tammy Smith) ▪ Smith Securities Physiciats Mutual Itsuratce Compaty county and state levy is 7 1/2 mills, and that the total valuation of the county is $51,499,607. Thus the total amount of taxes to be raised from all sources is $731,719.38, this being a net increase of $59,020.70 over the 1916 tax. The city of Hermis- ton has a valuation of $319,807, and on this amount $3,997.60 is to be raised by a 12 1/2 mill tax. School district No. 14, in which Hermiston is sit- uated, has a valuation of $757,665. This will raise $10,001.18 by a 13.2 mill levy. Columbia School Dis- trict has a valuation of $378,174, and by a 7.4 mill levy $2,798.48 will be raised. One school district, No. 109, has no school children, likewise no taxes to raise. The town of Umatilla, where the famous woman council hold reins of gov- ernment, has the highest tax rate of any place in the county, it being 17.4 mills, while Helix has the small- est with 7.6 mills, and Stanfield next lowest with 9.3 mills. Every taxpayer within the city limits of Hermiston will be required to pay a total tax of 33.2 mills. The assessor finds that the number of horses in the county is 20,460, num- ber of cattle 24,645, num- ber of sheep 111,503, num- ber of swine 7,245, number of hives of bees 2,478. He also finds that there are on the tax rolls 82 dogs, val- ued at $815, and we find in our compilation on the same class of animal that there are at least 462 right here in Hermiston that has a valuation of .00 and ought to be shot. ▪ Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church ▪ Plateau Press, Tri-Cities, WA ▪ Dr. Robert & Marge Rolen ▪ Greg’s Sleep Center ▪ Cowboy Church ▪ Northwest Farm Supply ▪ Shelco Electric ▪ Hermiston Drug ▪ Craig & Tammy Kopta ▪ Community Bank/Hermiston ▪ Gordon’s Electric, Inc. ▪ Anonymous Donors Because of the generosity of these individuals and businesses, 100% of the funds raised during the event will be going directly toward TruCare’s services that provide life-affirming choices to our community. Much appreciation for the gracious services provided by Specks Printing, Safeway, The Gathering Place at Bellinger’s, Kim Ayers Catering, Living Faith Church, and the City of Hermiston. A sincere thank you to the volunteers from Oasis Vineyard Church, Faith, Hope and Love Church, New Hope Church, Hermiston High School, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters, Our Lady of Angels Youth Group and the volunteers from TruCare. Additional appreciation of the services provided by Barnett and Moro. To all who attended, we would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt appreciation for your support at the “Rebuilding A Culture of Life” banquet! Thank you for making the evening such a special community event. Each donation enables us to continue bringing hope to those facing pregnancy decisions. TruCare Pregnancy Resource Center 105 SW 2nd St Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-2393
