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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018
HERMISTON HISTORY
RANDY
STUDEBAKER
Lieutenant at Hermiston Police Department
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved here in 2012, when I was hired by HPD, but
I’ve been in the region for just over 15 years.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
Home. My wife is an amazing cook. When we go out
my first choice is usually prime rib at Hale’s.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I like spending time with my family. Most of them are
pretty okay, most of the time. We do a lot of camping,
barbecues and road trips.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
The growth around here is exciting, but the people
are awesome! I see unimaginably bad things at work,
but I also see so many people doing amazing, selfless
acts in our community. It reminds me the bad things
I have to focus on are actually the rare exception
rather than the societal norm. I truly feel blessed and
humbled to do my little part. I love it here.
What was the last book you read?
“Night School,” by Lee Child. Part of the Jack
Reacher series. Mindless stuff that keeps me enter-
tained and turning pages.
What app or website do you use most often
other than Facebook or Google?
YouTube or Netflix. Either a historical documentary
or something that makes me laugh.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
Somewhere scenic and isolated, with no cell service,
and maybe some RV hookups.
In 1993, Debbie Pedro arranged flowers for one of her customers. Pedro owned the home furninshing store, Victorian
Gardens.
25 YEARS AGO
The predictions by a
local extension agent have
come true. A widespread
locust borer infestation
is under way and locust
tree owners should have
taken immediate action.
Unfortunately, not every-
one heeded the well-timed
warning. Locust tree own-
ers have been calling the
extension service about
the damage wreaked by the
tiny pest. Philip Hamm told
people to spray their trees
with Lindane insecticide to
combat the voracious pest.
But now that the adults
have emerged from the
locust trees, leaving behind
finger-sized holes, locust
tree owners are alarmed by
the amount of damage the
voracious pest has caused.
Meanwhile, the adult
locust borer, which resem-
bles a black-and-yellow
stripped wasp, is flying
around yards preparing to
launch an attack on locust
trees that won’t be evident
until next September.
What is one of your goals for the next year?
We’re hoping to tackle a much-needed kitchen
remodel project, which I’m dreading, but I’m excited
about being done with it.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Somehow I made my wife think that marrying me was
a good idea. She’s helped me raise a reasonably nor-
mal, well adjusted and polite son. I’m not sure how
that happened with me for a father, but whatever we
did seemed to work. He leaves next month for the
Coast Guard and, eventually, he wants to be a police
officer. I’m pretty proud of them.
100 YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER 28, 1918
In 1993, then-mayor Frank Harkenrider posed with new
Hermiston t-shirts that the Chamber of Commerce was
selling.
50 YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER 26, 1968
What is the funniest thing that’s happened to
you?
I’m a terrible golfer but still enjoy playing. One time,
as I tried to recover a ball from a water hazard, I
lost my footing and ended up taking a swim, much to
the amusement of all the witnesses. The next time we
went to that golf course, there was a new sign that
said no swimming. Oops.
hunting, Richard G. Mont-
gomery, OPA district direc-
tor, announced today in
response to many inquiries
from sportsmen and vaca-
tionists who are eager to
take advantage of the deer
season’s official opening.
“We sympathize with
the desire of these motor-
ists to get out in the woods
and bag their [sic] der,”
Montgomery said. “But
in view of the critical tire
situation and the need to
save rubber for essen-
tial uses, there can be no
relaxation of the mileage
rationing regulations for
this purpose.”
SEPTEMBER 28, 1993
The historic dedica-
tion of the world’s larg-
est multi-purpose dam gets
underway this coming Sat-
urday when the mile-long
John Day Dam goes fully
operational in a big way.
Nearly $450 million has
been spent on this Colum-
bia River project which has
affected relocation of sev-
eral Oregon communities.
To celebrate its reloca-
tion, Arlington will throw
an open house, complete
with a smorgasboard lunch
and entertainment partici-
pation by Congressman Al
Ullman and Wayne Morse.
75 YEARS AGO
SEPTEMBER 30, 1943
In spite of a shortage
of ammunition and gas-
oline, local hunters by
droves left town Wednes-
day and Thursday for yon
distant hills in quest of the
antlered deer. By pooling
ammunition, each hunter
was equipped with suffi-
cient shells, provided he
does not take too many
practice shots. One hunter
exclaimed, “I’ve only two
shells, but that’s one too
many.”
No special allotments
of gasoline can be per-
mitted motorists for deer
J.D. Watson has a cou-
ple of goats that he is will-
ing to contribute as mas-
cots to any of the boys
going “over there,” or else-
where, for that matter. The
pesky little things took it
upon themselves to anger
Mr. Watson one day last
week, when they fussed
over, under and on top of
his Oldsmobile auto while
it stood in the yard at his
ranch west of town, during
which frolic they left zig-
zag, perpendicular, hor-
izontal and nearly every
other kind of a mark on the
body of the car. For this
reason the aforesaid gen-
tleman has nothing but the
profoundest aversion for
these goats, and if he is for-
tunate enough to get rid of
them, he declares there will
never be any more of their
ilk that will get his “goat.”
Council gets EOTEC update, changes zoning rules
By JADE MCDOWELL
STAFF WRITER
parking spaces, which was
a shortage last year,” he
said.
He said there was room
for improvement on dust
control, but the vegetation
that had been planted and
mowed on the overflow
parking helped a lot.
Davis said he went door
to door and distributed free
rodeo tickets to EOTEC’s
neighbors, to apologize for
the inconvenience of fair/
rodeo week. He also met
with four families from
the neighborhood associ-
ation after the fair to talk
about things that could be
improved.
Since fair week, he said,
the venue has gone “right
back into EOTEC mode.”
“We’re having more
weekday meetings Monday
through Thursday,” he said
“We’re hoping to get more
of those.”
There is high demand
for weekend bookings, he
said. Earlier this month,
there was a Mexican Inde-
pendence Day celebration
that included a rodeo that
sold about 1,000 seats.
He was hoping to run
a few more outdoor activ-
ities this season, includ-
ing a “Walktober fest” with
prizes to encourage peo-
ple to come walk the spa-
cious, flat grounds. But
soon it will be time to win-
terize the EOTEC grounds
to keep pipes from freezing
and focus on more indoor
activities.
On Monday, the coun-
cil also made a few house-
keeping changes to its zon-
ing ordinances, and added
a florist shop to the condi-
tional uses permitted in the
residential R-3 zone.
City planner Clint Spen-
cer said the city found a
code violation by a florist
who was operating out of a
former hair salon, and she
requested that the city add
it as a possible conditional
use.
Spencer said while zon-
ing laws are meant to “pro-
tect the character of the
neighborhood,” in this case
a florist shop seemed like
it fit in with small grocery
stores and convenience
stores already permitted.
And, as with any condi-
tional use, each business
must get approval from
the planning commission
before opening.
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This year’s Umatilla
County Fair was a learn-
ing experience. But Eastern
Oregon Trade and Event
Center (EOTEC) General
Manager Al Davis told
the Hermiston City Coun-
cil Monday that, overall,
things went well.
One of the biggest wor-
ries going into the week
was parking and traffic
control. Davis said organiz-
ers had a goal to not let the
line of cars back up onto
Highway 395 this year, and
not only did they achieve
that goal, but were success-
ful in keeping Airport Road
clear as well.
“We were able to open
up a lot more handicap
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The following local
4-H participants received
awards at the 2018 Ore-
gon State Fair, held Aug. 24
through Sept 3 in Salem:
Jayden Bertsch (Stanfield): Blue,
Reserve Champion (RC), Basic Skills Level
1 - Garment with skills other; Red, Muffin,
Level 1, Jr.; Blue, Cooked Jam, Jr.; Blue,
Quick Pickles Other Than Cucumber, Jr.
Juliann Bruce (Hermiston): Red, Land-
scape, Int.; Red, Novice Dog Obedience,
Int.; Blue, Dog Rally, Beginner on-lead,
Int.; Blue, Medallion (MD), Dog Showman-
ship, Int.; Blue, Dogs, Int.
Nadalie Cannell (Hermiston): Red, Draw-
ing and Sketching - Multi-media, Jr.; Blue,
Other interesting subject, Jr.
Kendall Cooper (Stanfield): Red, Action/
Movement, Int.; Blue, Portrait, Int.; Blue,
Basic Skills Level 3 - Item for the home,
Int.
Kaitlyn Crowther (Hermiston): Blue,
Favorite Recipe Collection, Jr.
Austin Garberg (Hermiston): Blue,
Pre-Novice Dog Obedience, Int.; Blue,
Dog Rally, Beginner on-lead, Int.; Blue,
MD, Dog Showmanship, Int.
Reece Gorham (Boardman): Blue, Basic
Skills Level 2 - Personal accessory, Int.;
Blue, CH, MD, Basic Skills Level 2 - Item
for the home, Int.; Blue, Basic Skills Level
3 - Item for the home, Int.; Blue, RC,
Basic Nut Bread, Level 2, Int.; Red, Scone,
Level 2, Int.; Red, Honey Bee Educational
Display, Int.
Kayla Humphrey (Umatilla): Blue, Creativ-
ity, Sr.; Blue, Basic Dinner Roll, Level 3,
Sr.; Blue, Favorite Recipe Collection, Sr.;
Red, Dried Meat or Poultry, Sr.
Alyssa Long (Hermiston): Blue, Novice
Dog Obedience, Int.; Blue, Dog Rally,
Beginner on-lead, Int.; Blue, RC, Dog
Showmanship, Int.
CherryLynn Machado (Hermiston):
White, Short Story, Jr.; Blue, Scrapbook-
ing, Jr.; Blue, Drawing and Sketching
- Graphite Pencil, Jr.; Blue, Finishing a
Space, Accessory for Walls, Jr.; Blue, Art
Non-Original Wearable.
Ally McClure (Hermiston): Blue, CH, MD,
Short Story, Int.
Rian Middleton (Hermiston): Blue, Ad-
vanced Skills Levels 7/8/9/ - Garment.
Megan Palzinski (Hermiston): Red,
English Equitation (Hunt Seat), Int.; Red,
Western Equitation, Int.; Blue, Trail Horse,
Int.; Blue, MD Round, Intermediate Show-
manship; Blue, Dressage, Int., Training
Level, Test 2.
Paige Palzinski (Hermiston): Blue,
English Equitation (Hunt Seat), Int.; Blue,
MD Round, Western Equitation, Int.; Blue,
MD Round, Trail Horse, Int.; Blue, Inter-
mediate Showmanship; Blue, MD Round,
Hunt Seat Over Fences, Int.; Blue, MD,
Dressage, Int., Training Level, Test 3.
Avery Szulewski (Hermiston): Red,
Educational Display, Int.
Daytona Tracy (Hermiston): Blue,
Educational Display, Int.; Blue, Cereal
Marshmallow Bars, Level 1, Int.; Blue,
Dish Garden, Int.; Blue, Honey Bee Educa-
tional Display, Int.
Ashley Treadwell (Hermiston): Blue, CH,
Videography, Educational, Int.
Hannah Walker (Hermiston): Blue,
Novice Dog Obedience, Sr.; Blue, Dog
Showmanship, Sr.
Jace Wallace (Hermiston): Blue, Plants,
Jr.; White, Other interesting subject, Jr.
Jenna Wallace (Hermiston): Blue, Plants,
Sr.
Lillian Wallis (Hermiston): Red, Drawing
using a Shading Technique – Multi; Red,
Portrait, Int.
Umatilla County Livestock Judging Team
Senior Team: 3rd Overall Team
Kennidy Baker (Hermiston): 7th Overall
Individual
Jenna Wallace (Hermiston) 15th Overall
Individual