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HERMISTON HISTORY
25 YEARS AGO
JANICE
ARSENAULT
Office specialist, BMCC Hermiston
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I live in Umatilla, but I worked in the healthcare
industry in Las Vegas. In 2008 I lost my job, and I
decided to come out here because I had family here.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
I love sushi — my newest favorite as of right now is
Shiki Hibachi Sushi grill.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I like to ride my Harley-Davidson, hang out with
friends, and sometimes just do R and R on my own
and read a book.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
I would think they would have more for children to
do, for the size of the area.
What was the last book you read?
I’m reading “Losing Hope” by Colleen Hoover.
Great books — I think this is my third I’ve read by
her.
What app or website do you use most often?
I use my music app, Spotify, daily, religiously.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
Belize
What is the funniest thing that’s happened to
you?
Once, after a long night of studying, I showed up at
work with two different shoes on.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
To graduate with my associate’s degree, apply to my
surgical technician program at CBC, and hopefully
get accepted. I’m only about 24 credits short of my
degree now.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Completing my GED. I left my home to go work, and
never completed high school. Completing my GED
was the biggest step to go forward with a job and
career for the rest of my life.
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SEPT. 21, 1993
The Umatilla Army
Depot Reutilization Task
Force has issued the final
draft of its plan to convert
the depot’s buildings and
grounds to civilian use.
With more than 17,000
acres of land and nearly
1,200 existing build-
ings and bunkers, the
depot presents potentially
valuable
development
possibilities.
“The Umatilla Army
Depot is well-positioned
to capitalize on future
growth in the area, lever-
aging existing resources
on the base,” the report
said. “The Depot has begun
to attract outside interest.”
Various commercial,
industrial and agricultural
ventures may crop up on
the now-federally owned
land. All non-chemical
munitions will be moved
by September of next year.
The Army will vacate the
depot after the chemical
weapons stored there are
destroyed, likely through
incineration.
• Local irrigators and
businesspeople got a
chance to bend the ear of
an aide to Sen. Bob Pack-
wood with their opinion of
the proposed drawdown of
the John Day Pool.
“The Senator is con-
cerned that the drawdown
does not rest on sound bio-
logical footing,” Hance
Haney, Sen. Packwood’s
field representative for
natural resource and agri-
cultural
issues,
said.
“There is a high degree of
consensus between his and
their views.”
Reaction in the Herm-
iston area to the plan has
been universally nega-
tive. However, some state
officials — including
Gov. Barbara Roberts —
have thrown their political
weight behind the plan.
It has been estimated
that a John Day drawdown
may cost irrigators and oth-
ers who draw water from
that portion of the Colum-
bia River up to $32 million.
50 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 19, 1968
Umatilla County Dep-
uty Sheriff Sam Sellers,
the Hermiston City Police,
and the Oregon State Police
cooperated to make a raid
on the wind-up of a teenage
beer party Sunday morn-
ing, Sept. 8 at approxi-
mately 1:30 a.m.
In the raid, two beer
kegs were confiscated and
Sellers said approximately
one and one-half kegs had
been consumed by the time
officers arrived on scene.
Approximately 60 teenag-
ers attended the beer party
during the evening and
several arrests have been
made.
• The Oregon State
Police report that the State
Liquor Store in Uma-
tilla was robbed sometime
between closing time last
Saturday, Sept. 7 and noon
the following Monday.
Entry and departure was
through a hole chopped in
the roof. Approximately
20 bottles of whiskey were
stolen.
75 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 23, 1943
Coach Frank Davison
and his football charges
tackle a giant problem very
early in the season Fri-
day afternoon when they
meet the usually strong
Waitsburg eleven on the
local field, starting at two
o’clock. Although no defi-
nite information has been
HH FILE PHOTO
Bob Schiffner of the city of Hermiston’s water department hands a water conservation kit to
Roe Gardner at RoeMark Western and Men’s Wear in 1993.
HH FILE PHOTO
Doug R Gibson, left, and Pete Berg, stand in a bean field outside Hermiston 75 years ago.
‘sreceived concerning the
strength of the visitors,
reports are that the Wash-
ington lads are again big
and rugged.
The fact that the visi-
tors will be strong has not
daunted the spirit of the
local squad during the past
week. The boys have been
going through their paces
with a high tempo and are
eager to match their plays
with the Waitsburg squad.
• Considerable inter-
est is being displayed in
the bean planting of Doug
R. Gibson on the old Stan-
field Ranch about 14 miles
south of Hermiston on the
Butter Creek Highway. The
crop has ripened nicely and
is yielding between 2,000
and 3,000 pounds per acre,
according to Mr. Gibson.
A bean pulling machine is
being used which pulls and
stacks the vines which will
be threshed later.
Mr. Gibson has sown
about 110 acres of beans
which are the University of
Idaho No. 3 Mexican Reds,
a dry edible bean. Should
the crop prove profitable,
which at present seems cer-
tain, Mr. Gibson plans to
plant about 200 acres of
the same type of beans next
year.
100 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 21, 1918
A.C. Voelker, the new
school
superintendent,
makes an able and patriotic
plea in the following com-
munication to The Her-
ald to parents to keep their
boys and girls in school at
this critical time:
“The world is ablaze
with war. Our nation has
taken her place along-
side of the other nations
to make the world safe for
democracy and a decent
place to live in. In this
HH FILE PHOTO
Hermiston High School students gather around the
flagpole for a morning prayer in 1993 as part of a national
event coordinated by students.
gigantic struggle men are
needed, and men and boys
of our community are tak-
ing their places in train-
ing camps and in the thick
of the fight on the battle-
front. Many of the boys of
our high school have vol-
unteered to do their bit for
the principles of right for
which this nation stands.
As a result our high school
is small and we miss those
of our number who are in
their country’s service.
“The way to win a mod-
ern war is to mobilize all a
nation’s forces, educational
as well as military. We
must not lessen the effec-
tiveness of our schools
by allowing the boys and
girls to be led away by the
demand for labor. There are
enough able-bodied men
and women who cannot
serve in our military estab-
lishments to carry on our
industries without sacrific-
ing our children.
“We should keep our
schools, high and elemen-
tary, full to capacity effec-
tively doing their part in
this world war. Our country
needs the patriotic instruc-
tion of our schools to make
loyal citizens and to coun-
teract the poisonous Ger-
man propaganda which
tends to instill doubt about
the justice of our country’s
cause ... After the war the
need for educated men and
women will be great, for in
the reconstruction period
we will be deprived of the
services of many who were
leaders when they entered
the war.”
Rod and Carolyn McKenzie celebrate 50 years together
Roderick and Caro-
lyn (Picker) McKenzie
are celebrating 50 years
of marriage this month
at their home in Herm-
iston. Rod and Carolyn
eloped to Reno on Sep-
tember 21, 1968, while
Rod, who was serving
in the Army in Vietnam,
was home on leave. They
returned to Hermiston for
a reception at the Church
of God.
The couple lived in
Fort Campbell, Ky., before
moving to Hermiston.
They purchased High
Desert Marine in 1980.
The McKenzies have
two daughters, Lara Arri-
ola and Carla Holwegner,
both of Hermiston, and
four grandchildren.
Then and now: Rod and Carolyn McKenzie in 1968 and today.