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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2018
COMMUNITY
THREE MINUTES WITH ...
HERMISTON HISTORY
PATRICK
BEVINGTON
Barista, Obie’s
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I live in Irrigon, but was going to college here and
needed a part-time job.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
Taste of Thai. I love Thai food.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Thursday nights, a lot of us go bowling, or find things
to do like rat stomping, cruising around, hanging out
with friends.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
It doesn’t seem like a big town, but there’s a lot of
community, a lot of support. It’s way bigger than peo-
ple realize.
What was the last book you read?
The Giver
What app or website do you use most?
Instagram
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
I love skiing, so somewhere with a lot of mountains,
like Colorado.
What is the funniest thing that’s happened to
you?
In high school, I was in class and had a small hole in
my pocket. My wallet got caught on it, and it ripped
my pants all the way down the thigh. I didn’t have
anything to cover it, so I rocked that for a couple
periods.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Recently, I applied for the sheet metal union, so
hopefully I’ll do well on the test, get picked up by the
union and start my apprenticeship.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
During high school, I showed animals. I won FFA
round robin every year, but never 4H round robin. I
finally won it senior year. That was probably one of
the coolest things I’ve ever done.
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HH FILE PHOTO
Returning Hermiston High School basketball lettermen for the 1968 season were (left to right) Keith Grabeel, Alan Wilcox,
Roger Shaw, Dick Shockman, Rich Truckositz, Don Soderstrom and Tom Wells.
25 YEARS AGO
two rooms of the first grade
were closed for the week by
health and school author-
ities, but it was done more
because of precautionary
measures.
NOV. 24, 1993
The Hermiston City
Council directed the city’s
Community Center Com-
mittee to pursue the possi-
bility of procuring the old
Safeway building and con-
verting it into a permanent
community center.
Committee
chairman
Brian Wolfe came before
the council seeking support
for the effort. He received it
unanimously.
Wolfe said the commit-
tee had developed plans
for a new building to be
erected at McKenzie Park.
The committee agreed to
put their plans on the back
burner until November’s
water bond election, he
said.
In the meantime the
chamber of commerce
used the Safeway build-
ing for their annual Wine
and Cheese festival. The
success of the event was
enough to bring the build-
ing to the forefront of
consideration.
•Increasing federal reg-
ulation is forcing the clo-
sure of Hermiston’s sani-
tary landfill this spring.
This means customers
of Sanitary Disposal will
be paying more for garbage
pick-up, Mike Jewett, pres-
ident of Sanitary Disposal,
Inc. said. Jewett said the
landfill will not meet reg-
ulations regarding ground-
water quality that go into
effect in April.
50 YEARS AGO
NOV. 28, 1968
“Unless farmers receive
legislation similar to that
accorded labor and man-
agement groups, allowing
the farmer to bargain suc-
cessfully with some degree
of control over the price he
receives for his product, you
can expect to see the small,
individual farmer fade out
of the agricultural picture,
with large corporations tak-
ing over all segments of
agriculture,” says Jim Hill,
100 YEARS AGO
NOV. 23, 1918
HH FILE PHOTO
Hermiston School District superintendent Jer Pratton
speaks to Highland Hills Elementary School students in
1993.
General Manager of Pend-
leton Grain Growers.
Hill, in addressing the
Hermiston Rotarians at
their noon luncheon last
Thursday, sounded this
warning to the group. In the
role of a harbinger forecast-
ing what the future holds,
he cited examples of large
corporations
presently
engaged in retail marketing
of farm products integrat-
ing back toward the source
of supply and assuming all
marketing functions.
Historically the farmer,
by sheer necessity, is an
individual in every sense of
the word and as such a per-
son, quite often finds it hard
to join with other farmers in
agreeing on what course to
take to solve their mutual
farm problems. Conse-
quently this dis-unity has
cost him dearly in his mar-
keting position, while labor
and management groups
present a solid front and
successfully lobby for their
individual benefits, says
Hill.
75 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1943
A newspaper clipping
sent recently to Mr. and
Mrs. H.T. “Twig” Hinkle
was of considerable interest
to friends of Darwin Webb,
who is a member of Com-
pany 517, Camp Mackall,
N.C., which recently set a
new Army record in phys-
ical fitness tests. Webb,
a Hermiston boy, distin-
guished himself by being a
member of the champion-
ship crew which set sev-
eral new records. His crew
established three of the
highest scores yet made by
any outfit and chalked up
the best overall average of
any unit tested.
Listed among the events
were burpees, push-ups,
300 yard dash, a 75-yard
pig-a-back and the circu-
itous creep-crawl-and-run
course, all of which was
followed by a four mile
full pack march. Webb’s
company set a record of an
aggregate rating of 96.70.
The average Army rating
is around 50 percent, indi-
cating the excellence of the
performance.
• Although there has
been considerable talk and
much concern about the
scarlet fever case reported
early this week, in reality
there is no immediate like-
lihood of an epidemic here.
One case of this disease
was reported Monday and
About eight months ago
the contractor A.F. Bes-
sie and the Library Board
turned over to the people
of the Umatilla project the
new library building. This,
as you know, is the smallest
town in the United States to
have a Carnegie library, and
the board and the county
library are trying hard to
make the building and the
use of it not only equal to
but a model for other proj-
ect libraries.
By Sunday morning we
expect to have at least one-
half the grounds about the
library graded and turfed.
Practically all of this work
has been donated by the
businessmen of the town
and they are entering into
it with much enthusiasm
and elbow grease. With the
unsightly sandblow elimi-
nated, trees trimmed and a
smooth green lawn well on
its way, this corner should
be one of the show places
of the whole community
and cause much justifiable
civic boasting.
• If there are any houses
that owners want to rent in
this town now is the time to
list them. During the past
two months vacant houses
in Hermiston have been
gradually filling up, until
now they are like a “nee-
dle in a haystack” — hard
to find. Daily there are calls
for houses to rent by new
people coming from far and
near to make their home
in Hermiston and vicinity.
The tide of immigration has
surely turned from the dry
land, and the wet land, and
from the snow-capped hill-
side districts to this broad
and verdant valley where
the perennial alfalfa is
always king.
BY THE WAY
BTW
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ership Institute. The award was the
highest level of recognition for lead-
ership achievements by board mem-
bers. He was presented with the award
at the OSBA convention in Portland
on Nov. 10.
• • •
Next week is the Hermiston Farm
Fair. The annual trade show will run
Nov. 28-30 at the Eastern Oregon
Trade and Event Center, 1705 E Air-
port Rd. For more information, check
out the special section dedicated to
the farm fair that will run in next
week’s Hermiston Herald.
• • •
The local chapter of the Union
Pacific Employee Club donated $100
to the Harkenrider Senior Activity
Center in Hermiston on Nov. 13.
The club supports “fun and fellow-
ship between co-workers,” club mem-
ber Mary Workman said, as well as
community service opportunities.
She said the club raises money
throughout the year through bake
sales, raffles and other activities
and then gives the money to worthy
causes around town.
• • •
Unique items at bargain prices
are available during the Collective
Goods and Books sale.
The event serves as a fundraiser for
the Good Shepherd Medical Center
auxiliary. The group raises money to
provide scholarships to area students
pursuing a medical career and medi-
cal equipment for the hospital. Just in
time for the holiday season, the sale
is Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 29 from
7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Conference
Room 2 at the hospital, 610 N.W. 11th
St., Hermiston.
For more information, contact
June Rosenberg at juner1942@
gmail.com.
• • •
A grand opening and ribbon cut-
ting is planned for Columbia Basin
Group, Brokered by eXp Realty,
LLC.
Linda Seavert and Tracy Hunter
recently opened the doors at their new
location and invite the public to cele-
brate with them. They have partnered
with American Pacific Mortgage
for an open house, which is Tuesday,
Nov. 27 from 4-7 p.m. at 505 E. Main
St., Suite B, Hermiston.
For more information, call
541-561-5846.
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