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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!
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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 .
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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.