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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018
COMMUNITY
THREE MINUTES WITH ...
HERMISTON HISTORY
ROSA
HOLT
Registered Nurse
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I was born in Hermiston, raised in Stanfield, and
moved back to the area about four years ago.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
I enjoy eating at Hales because of their huge portions.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Anything outdoors, running, cycling and/or hiking,
and of course camping with my family.
Hermiston resident Rick Ross, an aviation electronics technician stationed in North Bend with the U.S. Coast Guard,
got to meet up with his family during a rare refueling stop at the Hermiston Airport in 1993, after attending an air show
in Mountain Home, Idaho.
25 YEARS AGO
What surprises you about Hermiston?
How open the community is to those who want to
be involved, whether it’s coaching, volunteering or
serving.
What was the last book you read?
Currently reading “Chicken Soup for the Christian
Soul.”
What app or website do you use most often?
Amazon Prime
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
I would go to Oaxaca, Mexico because of the amaz-
ing food and culture. Did I mention I love food?
What is the funniest thing that’s happened to
you?
Hmmm... prefer not to share in public.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
To get back into running shape after giving birth.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
My faith and family.
OCTOBER 5, 1993
Seven fights reported Friday
at Hermiston High School and a
drive-by shooting off school grounds
Monday are unrelated incidents,
according to Jer Pratton, Hermiston
School District superintendent.
Last Friday, seven fights were
reported at the high school, with “half
the fights” between girls, he said.
“We can’t find a common thread
among any of them,” he added.
He said fights during school don’t
occur that often, but fights do happen
during the first two weeks of school
when “The kids are determining their
pecking order.”
Pratton said, to his understand-
ing, Monday’s drive-by shooting near
school grounds was not school-re-
lated, and did not involve enrolled
Hermiston students. Hermiston High
School may not be able to put a
closed campus ruling in effect during
its 25-minute lunch period because of
the number of students compared to
available cafeteria space.
“It would take at least four lunch
periods to serve 1,000 kids,” Pratton
said.
The school district “is not consid-
ering” a closed campus during lunch
at this time in response to recent vio-
lence, he added.
50 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 3, 1968
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VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 39
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According to state police, a suspect,
John Q. Kirby, 28, wanted on charges
of bank robbery in southern California,
was arrested by State Police last Satur-
day, Sept. 28, on Highway 30, between
Boardman and Arlington. The officers
were alerted by a nationwide teletype
description of the fugitive’s car. Kirby,
presently held in Umatilla County jail
at Pendleton, is awaiting extradition
proceedings with bail set at $50,000
on the bank robbery charge and $2,000
on a charge of being an ex-convict in
possession of a firearm.
• A panel discussion centered
around the Port of Umatilla’s activi-
ties is slated for the Hermiston Cham-
ber of Commerce at their regular eve-
ning meeting next Monday, Oct. 7,
says Chuck Bailey, Chamber of Com-
merce president. Port Commission-
ers will enter into the panel discussion
with Harmon Springer acting as mod-
Curt McDougall checks on a cable in Hermiston in 1993.
erator for the group. All residents of
the area are invited to attend to learn
more about the commission’s present
operations and plans for the future.
75 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 7, 1943
Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Madison
recently received a letter from Har-
old Rainwater, formerly of Hermis-
ton. He is stationed on some island
somewhere near Sicily or there-
abouts. He tells that farming meth-
ods there are very crude, but that
the crops are excellent. Vineyards
are scattered about the countryside
and wine almost more plentiful than
good drinking water. He said ciga-
rettes and rations were highly prized
by both Americans and the Italians
they encountered.
“The large majority of them will
not take money, either American or
Italian. In fact, our money is almost
useless to us, so much so that this
month I sent $70 of my $79 home
and of the balance, $6.66 was taken
out for insurance.”
He also states that to date his worst
enemy has been filth and malaria.
100 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 5, 1918
Four
well-known
Umatilla
County farmers are dodging their
duty in failing to take an equitable
share of the Fourth Liberty Loan
bonds. In other words they refuse to
buy their apportionment, and for this
reason have been yellow carded by
the Umatilla County Patriotic Ser-
vice League, and according to agree-
ment among all the editors of papers
in the county to publish the names of
such slackers when called upon to do
so by the above council, their names
are herewith given: John Peters and
Hans Pahl, both well known farmers
of Pendleton, Higbee Harris, wealthy
Milton capitalist, and Frank Hilbert,
prominent Ukiah stockman. Should
there be any slackers develop in the
Hermiston district after the commit-
tees close up their work early next
week their names will also be pub-
lished in all the papers of the county.
BY THE WAY
CORRECTIONS
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are discovered. Incorrect information will be corrected on Page 2A. Errors
commited on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Please contact
the editor at editor@hermistonherald.com or call (541) 564-4533 with issues
about this policy or to report errors.
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letters will not be printed. Writers should include a telephone number so
they can be reached for questions. Only the letter writer’s name and city of
residence will be published.
OBITUARY POLICY
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small photos and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. Expanded death
notices will be published at no charge. These include information about
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Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.hermistonherald.
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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.
BTW
Continued from Page A1
An alumni reception for
Leadership
Hermiston
features appetizers, no-host
wine and beer, a raffle and
special guest speaker Sen.
Bill Hansell. The event is
Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 5-6:30
at the Gathering Place at
Bellinger’s, 1823 S. High-
way 395, Hermiston.
All Leadership Herm-
iston alumni are invited
to attend to meet the cur-
rent class and catch up with
former classmates. Those
planning to attend are asked
to RSVP vis kelly@herm-
istonchamber.com, or call
541-567-6151.
• • •
An employee from
McNary Lock and Dam
recently assisted with
FEMA efforts in Guam
and the Commonwealth
of
Northern
Mariana
Islands due to Typhoon
Mangkhut.
Shawn Cunningham,
an electronics systems
control craftsworker, was
among the 16 people of an
18-memebr team from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engi-
neers Walla Walla Dis-
trict’s Temporary Emer-
gency Power Planning
and Response Team that
were deployed Sept. 8.
The team saw damage
to homes, businesses, roads
and power systems as the
typhoon passed within 50
miles of Guam on the eve-
ning of Sept. 10. They con-
ducted damage assess-
ments, assisted with the
coordination of temporary
emergency power, made
repairs to generators and
prioritized power resto-
ration projects.
For more information,
visit
www.nww.usace.
army.mil.
• • •
Another local resident
was called upon last month
to provide assistance as
part of the National Disas-
ter Medical System. Cyn-
thia Parks, a pharmacist
from Echo and member
of the Disaster Medi-
cal Assistance Team, was
deployed to North Carolina
in response to Hurricane
Florence.
The medical system pro-
vides support to communi-
ties during disasters or pub-
lic health emergencies. It’s
comprised of approximately
5,000 physicians, nurses,
veterinary staff, paramed-
ics, and other experienced
professionals, which are
organized into more than 70
response teams.
As Florence approached
the East Coast, the U.S.
Department of Health and
Human Services deployed
more than 500 medical
responders from across
the nation to assist where
needed after the hurricane
made landfall. For more
information, visit www.
phe.gov.
• • •
Domestic Violence Ser-
vices is in need of some
extra supplies for its shel-
ter for domestic violence
victims. Pillows, queen
and twin-sized sheet sets
and blankets are needed for
beds. The shelter also needs
towels and rags for clean-
ing, and tissues and toilet
paper. A longer list of items
always needed can be found
at
domesticviolenceser-
vices-or.org/donatenow. To
donate call 541-276-3322.
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