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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2018 COMMUNITY THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY AUDRA ARIAS Housekeeper for Oxford Suites When and why did you move to Hermiston? I was actually born in California, but my mom decided to move here to Hermiston when I was only two, so I have pretty much lived here in Hermiston all my life. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? McDonald’s ha ha What do you like to do in your spare time? Spend time with my nieces and nephews. They are my world and mean everything to me. One of our favor- ite things to do is go to the bowling alley and play in the arcade. When I am not spending time with my nieces and nephews I love to relax, get munchies and watch TV. What surprises you about Hermiston? I am surprised with how big Hermiston is getting. This town use to be like that TV show Cheers where everybody know everybody, but now you go into Walmart and there so many unfamiliar faces. What was the last book you read? The Diary of Anne Frank. It such a great book. What app or website do you use most often other than Facebook or Google? Snapchat or Instagram If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I really want to go on a Disney cruise in Florida. It has been a dream of mine for a long time. What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? A lot of things, but the one that comes to mind is when I was at work the song “I Want to be a Billionaire” came on over the radio so I started cleaning and singing really loud and even danced a little ... well I did not notice that the person whose room I was cleaning was right behind me. When I turn around and notice him he had this big smile on his face and said, “Don’t we all”. I was so embarrassed still am to this day, and I also still wish that I could be a bil- lionaire ha ha What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Right now, I am not very healthy so my biggest goal is to get myself on the right track, starting with my eat- ing habits and get better so I am not sick all the time. What is your proudest accomplishment? Being an aunt. I love knowing that I am a role model to my nieces and nephews. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 11 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 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by mail Wednesdays Inside Umatilla/Morrow counties .......... $42.65 Outside Umatilla/Morrow counties ....... $53.90 The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457. Periodical postage paid at Hermiston, OR. Postmaster, send address changes to Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2018 HH FILE PHOTO Joy Brady and Judy Baumgart, both students at Umatilla High School, give Darrell Power, of Hermiston, a sample of the candy they were selling at a market. The sample was enough to close a sale, as Power bought a package of candy. Operation GI, a program designed to let servicemen from the area know residents care about them, received a boost from youths in Umatilla. 25 YEARS AGO MARCH 16, 1993 More than 100 skydiv- ers flocked to the Herm- iston airport for an event billed as the First Annual Access Boogie, organized by Mitch Myers. Myers, a skydiver him- self and the owner of M&M Airsports, said the two-day event was a thank you to the city of Hermiston for allowing skydiving at the airport, which he described as a long struggle. “We have more than 100 jumpers coming in from as far away as Boise and Montana to take part in this, and most of them are bringing their families.” He went on to say the exhi- bition would be a boost to the local economy. The dive began Satur- day morning with the plan to keep at least one set of divers in the air at all times, and was open only to those with experience. The general public was invited to tag along for an observer ride or make tan- dem jumps. Among the aircraft tak- ing them up was a Turbine Porter, a favorite of skydiv- ers with a vertical climb of 2,300 feet per minute fully loaded that could carry 10 people at a time and be used for formation jumps that combined as many as 25 at a time. Some of the divers were members of a team from Kennewick that had recently set a world record. Myers said Hermis- ton was an ideal place for skydivers because of lim- ited air traffic and rural surroundings. 50 YEARS AGO MARCH 14, 1968 The Uma-West Arts and Crafts Club was reac- tivated to increase the cul- tural standing of the greater Hermiston area. Hermiston Mayor Wal- ter Pearson and “numer- ous” other city and county officials supported the deci- sion, saying the club could serve “a very worthwhile purpose.” Mrs. Dick Hodge, trea- HERALD FILE PHOTO Local skydiver Mitch Myers comes in for a landing during a 1992 jump. Myers and other skydivers participated in the First Annual Access Boogie at the Hermiston Municipal Airport in 1993. surer, and Mrs. Henry Frischmuth, secretary, were the only two active officers of the club and were put- ting plans in motion to reor- ganize it. They encouraged anyone to apply to join the club, no matter how good they were at crafts, and offered that the club would provide fundamentals and a greater appreciation for art — or at least an enjoyable hobby. Meanwhile, Mayor Pearson also announced an effort to combat unsightli- ness in Hermiston and the surrounding areas, calling it “deplorable” in a meet- ing with the city planning commission. He cited auto wrecking yards in particular, which County Judge D.R. (Sam) Cook said that legally there is little that can be done to prevent the roadside ugli- ness unless they are caus- ing a public health haz- ard, but asked the county court for a ruling. 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