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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 COMMUNITY THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY MARVIN HAMILTON Certifier, Department of Human Services When did you move to Hermiston? 2001 What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Delish Bistro and the chicken stand at the farmers market What do you like to do in your spare time? Restore old cars, Metal Art and BBQ What surprises you about Hermiston? The diversity of the area. I always seem to meet peo- ple that are from another country. What was the last book you read? “Paradise Lost,” by John Milton — “Hard liberty before the easy yoke of servile pomp.” What app or website do you use most often other than Facebook or Google? eBay, Craigslist If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Singapore. Cleanest country in the world. Great food and great shopping. What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? I have had my gas tank fall out of my car while driv- ing when I was living in Japan. I hit a bump in the road and heard something dragging and when I pulled over I found my gas tank behind my car being held on by the fuel line to the engine. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Complete my wife’s 67 Mustang What is your proudest accomplishment? Currently it is helping a family adopt a child. I am so proud of them! Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 35 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 Brett Kane | News Intern • bkane@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. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by mail Wednesdays Inside Umatilla/Morrow counties .......... $42.65 Outside Umatilla/Morrow counties ....... $53.90 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 CORRECTIONS It is the policy of the Hermiston Herald to correct errors as soon as they are discovered. Incorrect information will be corrected on Page 2A. Errors commited on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Corrections also are noted in the online versions of our stories. Please contact the editor at editor@hermistonherald.com or call (541) 564- 4533 with issues about this policy or to report errors. CORRECTION: The Aug. 22 story “Wanted: New rivals” incorrectly stated Chiawana High School’s location. It is in Pasco. The Hermiston Herald sincerely regrets the error . OBITUARY POLICY The Hermiston Herald publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These include information about services. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.hermistonherald. com/obituaryform, by email to obits@hermistonherald.com, by fax to 541- 276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the Hermiston Herald or East Oregonian offices. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800- 522-0255, x221. SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letters Policy: Letters to the Editor is a forum for the Hermiston Herald readers to express themselves on local, state, national or world issues. Brevity is good, but longer letters should be kept to 250 words. No personal attacks; challenge the opinion, not the person. The Hermiston Herald reserves the right to edit letters for length and for content. Letters must be original and signed by the writer or writers. Anonymous letters will not be printed. HH FILE PHOTO Sunset Elementary School Principal Terry Campbell leads students in a song during ceremonies dedicating new playground equipment in 1993. 25 YEARS AGO SEPT. 7, 1993 The states of Oregon and Wash- ington are looking at the feasibility of re-routing Highway 395 to pro- vide a more direct route between the Tri-Cities and Pendleton. Some of the possible corridors bypass the Hermiston area. State highway division officials stress, however, that the undertaking does not reflect any decision to move the highway. “It’s planning study rather than an engineering study,” John Preston of the Oregon State Highway Divi- sion said. Preston said it’s possible that no option will be deemed acceptable and the issue — which has come up in the past — could be laid to rest permanently. • Three west African journalists toured the Hermiston Herald offices and printing plant Wednesday, hop- ing to learn more about how they can maintain a free and productive press in their countries. Charles Moumouni, editor-in- chief of L’Horizon in Porto-Novo, Benin; Sadou Aboulaye Yattara, pub- lisher of the Bamako, Mali journal Aurore; and Moussa Fofana, editor- in-chief of Bamako’s L’Observateur met with Herald editor David Ken- nard and two reporters to compare the inner workings of African and American newspapers. Both Mali and Benin are only a few years into their experiences with democracy after years of military and Marxist governments respectively. An independent press is likewise in its infancy in both nations. HH FILE PHOTO Echo High School students Robin Neely, seated, and August Olsen, both 17, prepare to act as walking tour guides during Echo’s Fort Henrietta Days in 1993. 75 YEARS AGO SEPT. 9, 1943 50 YEARS AGO SEPT. 5, 1968 Tom Harper, Hermiston city man- ager, has had a number of complaints this year about flies and other flying insects in the Hermiston area. Harper says he called in the Umatilla County Health Department for help in rid- ding the area of the pests and they dutifully assigned a man to the case to see what could be done. After making his investigation the sanitarian came into Harper’s office to discuss his findings. The city man- ager invited him to be seated and apparently a yellow jacket was on the chair when the sanitarian sat down. The contact was brief and to the point ... Hermiston does indeed have an overabundance of flying pests ... in this case, one too many! • Hermiston City Manager Tom Harper explained to Joe Garcia, Echo, that there are no plans for clos- ing down Hermiston’s Peace Pipe Museum, at least not in 1968. This statement was made in answer to Garcia’s questions regarding the sta- tus of the museum, in as much as he had heard there was a possibility the museum would be closed. Coach Frank Davison was greeted by a fair-sized turnout of grid hope- fuls Tuesday afternoon, freely sprin- kled with returning lettermen. Although team participation prom- ises to be rather light in comparison with former years, increased enthu- siasm and speed may offset the dis- advantage. Suits were issued to 30 players Tuesday with several more turning out during the week. With the first contest only two weeks away, strenuous workouts are in order every afternoon. Most play- ers seem in good condition, having spent most of the summer vacation in manual labor. • “Italy has surrendered — and unconditionally,” was the big news on local streets Wednesday morning. Although the war is far from being won it can best be expressed in base- ball lingo, “one out, two to go with still some ducks on the pond.” Many local mothers, who have sons in Italy, breathed a little easier for the time being when news of the surrender came over the radio. 100 YEARS AGO SEPT. 7, 1918 Miss Enid Waterman was hostess to a beautiful slumber party at her home on Gladys Avenue on Monday night, sixteen sweet 16 — some a lit- tle more, some a little less — maidens being her guests. A right royal good time was enjoyed by all in playing indoor games in the spacious rooms at the Waterman home until the late hour, but instead of going to slumber when the time came, the 16 cute lit- tle maidens, with their hostess, took a little jaunt around the town, and 16 voices joined in the chorus that really was sweet music to those awake at that hour, but that sounded like the siren on a fog boat to those it aroused from their slumbers. • “Wait on yourself” is the princi- ple of a new store just opened in Spo- kane and operated on the cafeteria plan. Customers on entering are pro- vided with wire baskets. They wan- der over the place selecting such arti- cles as are wanted. All goods are put up in packages before being placed on the shelves and the price of each package is plainly marked. When the purchaser has filled his wants he goes to the cashier’s desk and pays. There are no clerks, no deliver- ies, no charge accounts, no samples. A bundle wrapper, who keeps the table supplied from the warehouse, together with the cashier, comprise the whole clerical force. BRIEFS Plymouth Day Use Area closes early The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers recently announced that the Plymouth Day Use Area is closed for the season, effective Aug. 29. The closure allows the Corps to conduct maintenance as a result of vandalism. Anyone with knowledge of the vandalism should contact the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at 509-783-1310 or 509-735-6555. The day use area normally closes Sept. 15. For questions about the clo- sure, call John Day Ranger Office at 541-739-1135. McLemore receives Emblem Club scholarship Tanisha J. McLemore is the recip- ient of a $1,000 scholarship from the Oregon State Association of Emblem Clubs. A 2018 Hermiston High School graduate, McLemore will be attend- ing Eastern Oregon University with plans to study pharmacy. She is the daughter of Dena Faulstich and granddaughter of Teresa Moncrief, both of Hermiston. Emblem Club members are recog- nized for the charity work they do in their communities, scholarships they provide, their dedication to patrio- tism and their support of the Elks and our country’s veterans. Moncrief is the 2018-19 president of Hermis- ton Emblem Club #215.
