Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 2018)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 LOCAL Time capsule to offer a slice of life in 2018 By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER When Hermiston resi- dents’ grandchildren open the city’s time capsule 50 years from now, Mark Rose hopes they find a treasure trove of interesting Herm- iston memorabilia that pro- vides a window into 2018. So far, the Hermiston Public Library director said, there haven’t been many offerings. A small collec- tion of items ranging from a Hermiston Police Depart- ment patch to a commemo- rative coin from Hermiston’s 75th anniversary sits on dis- play in a glass case at the library, but there is plenty more room inside the two- foot-tall metal capsule that will be sealed up Sept. 8. Rose said there are a few plans in the works for more items — a city employee was going to gather up some menus from local restau- rants, and a local teenager volunteered to submit some writings and photographs about everyday life as a teen in Hermiston in 2018. The photography club that meets at the library plans to take photos of places in the city they think may look dramati- cally different by 2068, such as the fields around the water tower north of town. “There will be people that will watch this go into the ground that will watch it come out again,” Rose pre- dicted. “But the city will be bigger. There will be differ- ent buildings. It will be a dif- ferent place.” The plan is to seal the time capsule in an under- ground vault behind Herm- iston Public Library, next to the arch that marks the loca- tion of the old Armand Lar- ive Middle School. The arch is getting new landscaping, LED lighting and an inter- pretive panel as part of the construction of the Harken- rider Senior Activity Cen- ter nearby. Burns Mortuary STAFF PHOTO BY JADE MCDOWELL Camila Cazana, 6, practices brushing a stuffed dragon’s teeth at the Mirasol Family Health Clinic’s health fair. Mirasol health fair spreads wellness information “We just want kids to be safe,” Tabitha Woods said. They were also work- ing on spreading the word about WIC and who is eli- gible for the service. The most popular part of the booth, however, seemed to be the opportunity for par- ents to measure their child’s height. Next door, Cathy Wamsley was promoting the InterMountain Educa- tion Service District’s free oral health program. Work- ing with Advantage Dental and a grant from the Ore- gon Community Founda- tion, the IMESD is offer- ing free dental checks to kids in all school districts in Union, Umatilla and Morrow counties. She asked parents to give permission when schools sent home forms asking if their child could have a free dental exam as school, and handed out “tooth timers” to help kids know how long they should brush their teeth. “I want the kids to know that it’s important to brush their teeth at least twice a day,” she said. The health fair was held in the Mirasol parking lot on Saturday and offered other informational booths about wellness, as well as services such as $10 sports physicals. By JADE MCDOWELL STAFF WRITER STAFF PHOTO BY JADE MCDOWELL. The time capsule that will be sealed up Sept. 8 sits in the Hermiston Public Library. of Hermiston is donating a stone marker to place over where the capsule is buried. A ribbon cutting cere- mony for the new senior center will take place on Sat- urday, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m., with the overall dedication cel- ebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rose said he plans to have photo boards or some other medium to show peo- ple attending the celebration what is in the time capsule before it is buried that day. In the meantime he hopes people continue to drop off Hermiston-branded items, photos and other contribu- tions at the library. He sug- gested service clubs could contribute a one-page write-up of their current officers and doings, or the schools could drop off items frequently confiscated from students as a slice of “human interest.” Submissions will be accepted through Sept. 5. The city is being careful to mark the location of the capsule and register its lat- itude and longitude with a national registry after a pre- vious Hermiston time cap- sule went missing. Jim Sexton, Hermis- ton Class of 1992, said he and his classmates submit- ted items for a Class of 1992 time capsule to be opened at their 20-year reunion, but no one knows where the cap- sule went. Some have spec- ulated it was buried and GoodHealth LIVE then accidentally discarded during construction of a new school. “The new HS was built and our capsule was never seen again,” he said in a Facebook message. “We have contacted several teach- ers of our era and nobody knows anything about it.” City manager Byron Smith said the city was told that the capsule might have been buried in the area where the Harkenrider Cen- ter was being constructed and the arch was being re-landscaped, but contrac- tors kept a lookout and never saw anything. “People reported it was there, but we never found it,” he said. Wellness checks, immu- nizations and free tacos were all offered up at the Mirasol Family Health Clinic’s wellness fair Saturday. The Hermiston medical clinic offered the health fair to connect families with health services and infor- mation, and there were several families browsing through the booths on Sat- urday afternoon. Tera Kulhanek was manning a booth for Life- ways, handing out infor- mation about mental health services in the area. She said she hoped to con- nect people with resources to help them have a more positive outlook on life. “We’re here to support people,” she said. The Umatilla Morrow County Head Start booth had car seats, so that staff could teach parents about the proper car seat for their child and the safest way to buckle them in. Head Start provides free car seat checks for parents at their offices, as well, and dis- counted car seats are avail- able for people who qual- ify for Women, Infants and Children or the Oregon Health Plan. One destination. The perfect tractor package. RDO does that. P A C K A G E F E AT U R E S The Free Orthopedic Joint Seminar TRAIL BLAZER • • • • • 1023E Sub-Compact Tractor D120 loader 48" Rotary Cutter 48" Box Blade 20' Trailer 185 $ PER MONTH 1 Learn about how a joint replacement can help reduce your pain! Hosted by Good Shepherd Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Institute J.M. Jeremy Anderson, D.O. Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Patrick Harrison, D.O., Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon September 5, 2018 | 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. At Good Shepherd Health Care System Conference Center 1 and 2 | 610 NW 11th Street | Hermiston, OR 97838 RSVP https://gsmgortho.eventbrite.com | For Info Call 541-667-3509 REQUEST A QUOTE at RDOEQUIPMENT.COM HERMISTON | 844-551-5594 Or watch on FacebookLive at www.facebook.com/gshcsnews ADVANCED ORTHOPEDIC & SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE (1) Offer valid on new, in-stock 1023E Sub-Compact Utility Tractor Package purchases made between 8/1/2018 and 10/15/2018. Subject to approved installment credit with John Deere Financial. Up to a 20% down payment may be required. Example: based on a purchase of $18,825 with $3,765 down payment, monthly payment of $185 at 0% APR for 84 months. Taxes, freight, set up and delivery charges could increase the monthly payment. Price and model availability vary by dealer. Valid only at participating US dealers.