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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.
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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. Of par-
ticular interest were wreck-
ing yards along the Uma-
tilla-Stanfield
Highway
connecting Hermiston and
Highway 730.
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