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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 HERMISTON HISTORY IRENE MILLER President, Harkenrider Senior Center When and why did you move to Hermiston? In 1950 — my husband worked at McNary Dam as an electrician. We moved to McNary and then Hermiston. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? The senior center What do you like to do in your spare time? I have three hobbies: I knit and crochet, I love to play games on my computer, and I’m into those wonderful coloring books. HH fi le photos LEFT: Workers protest the K.B. Peppermills restaurant in Umatilla in 1994, claiming the business owed them unpaid wages. RIGHT: Jonathan Wilson, 9, gets a helping hand from Highland Hills Elementary teacher Charlie Clupny in preparation for a model rocket launch in 1994. What surprises you about Hermiston? The growth 25 YEARS AGO What was the last book you read? I just got done reading “The Last Boyfriend” by Nora Roberts. What app or website do you use most besides Google or Facebook? None, but I use both of those. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Aspen, Colorado What is the funniest or most exciting thing that’s happened to you? My travels to Peru, and my accomplishment of climbing to the top of Huayna Picchu, in 1983 or so. My son-in-law loved watermelon, and he had a watermelon in his backpack that we didn’t know he had. So when we got to the top, we ate a watermelon. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? One of my goals is to make the citizens of Hermis- ton be completely aware of the wonderful building they have in the senior center. That’s the main thing I want to do this year. What is your proudest accomplishment? I think probably just getting up out of bed and walk- ing — being able to be out and about. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 04 Jan. 25, 1994 There may be a way to solve the traffi c and pedestrian problem near Armand Larive Junior High School. But making sections of West Ridge- way and Northeast Second streets one way won’t be one of them. Earl Torres, Hermiston School Dis- trict superintendent, came before the council to ask them to make the streets near the junior high one way. About 300 students cross the streets to get to the classrooms at the Carne- gie Building next door to the library. Torres was met with resistance. “I really don’t like one-way streets,” councilor Gary Quick said. Quick and other council mem- bers said the change would force traf- fi c over either an unimproved section of Northeast Third or all the way to Northeast Fourth — neither of which was acceptable to the council. 2) The Greater Hermiston Area Chamber of Commerce recognized fi ve long-time area residents at the 1994 Distinguished Citizen Awards banquet Saturday. Deviating from tradition, the cham- ber’s Man of the Year award went to three brothers: Giles, Leon and Don- ald Shockman. Their company, Shockman Broth- ers Construction, built many of the buildings on Main Street and has pio- neered work in circle irrigation in the area. Other award winners were Betty Higginbotham as Woman of the Year and Dennis Barnett as Business Per- son of the Year. Jade McDowell | News Editor • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 50 YEARS AGO Jayati Ramakrishnan | Reporter • jramakrishnan@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4534 Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539 Annie Fowler | Sports Editor • afowler@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4542 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Jan. 23, 1969 Farm Chemicals, Inc. of Athena confi rmed reports today that it is exer- cising its option to purchase approxi- mately 12,000 acres of land between Boardman and Hermiston near Route 30 in Morrow County. No purchase price was disclosed. E.C. Miley, president of the fi rm, said that purchases are being made to study the feasibility of reclaiming normally arid land using new farming techniques, including modern irriga- tion systems. 2) Information being circulated throughout the country that Congress recently passed a bill granting World War II veterans a special dividend on their GI insurance is completely erro- neous, according to H.G. Helmstetter, acting manager of the Portland Veter- ans Administration Regional Offi ce. As a result of this misleading infor- mation, VA insurance offi ces are being fl ooded with inquiries. Because of this, the VA asked newspapers, veterans service organizations and other inter- ested groups to take an active interest in dispelling this false information. 75 YEARS AGO Jan. 27, 1944 Subject to approval of the Federal Public Housing Authority, the 83 new housing units located at the west city limits of Hermiston will hereafter be called “Victory Square.” To Mrs. F.C. McKenzie goes the honor of naming the new addition to Hermiston, formerly known as Tert- letown. An alternate name was cho- sen by the group of judges in case FPHA rejects the fi rst place winner. Mrs. Charles Taylor entered the name of “Victory Court” and will be sub- stituted for the former should it be rejected. The four judges, Col. A.S. Buy- ers of the Umatilla Ordnance Depot, D. W. Bliss of Ordnance, and F.B. Swayze and E.P. Dodd spent consid- erable time Wednesday evening dis- cussing the many titles entered in the contest sponsored by the Hermiston Herald. The names were numerous and considerably varied. The Herald publishers wish to thank all those who entered the contest. 2) Mrs. Stella Greenlee, assistant manager of the Umatilla Ordnance Depot dormitories, better known as the ladies matron in the barracks, is really out after the reward offered to the lady who sells the most bonds for cash this week. She is offering to kiss any individual who will buy a $1,000 bond from her for cash. Her husband became jealous and bought the fi rst $1,000 bond from her on Tuesday. 100 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1919 Residents in numerous sections of the city are complaining of having milk left on their doorsteps in the eve- ning by dairymen disappearing during the night. The miscreants not only purloin the milk, but take the bottles also. This has been going on for some time, and has become very annoying to both the customers and the dairy- men operating milk routes in Hermis- ton. A close watch is now being kept in the hope of apprehending the petty thieves, and indications are that it will be only a matter of a short time before they are caught. 2) Dr. D.J. McFall, county health offi cer, has placed the whole county again under rigid quarantine regu- lations, and has designated that the ban is directed against all social gath- erings, literary entertainments and public or private dances. In Herm- iston this order is being carried out by Mayor McKenzie, the churches, public school, library and business houses being the only ones allowed to operate. Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 Dana Tassie | Offi ce Coordinator • dtassie@eastoregonean.com • 541-564-4530 To contact the Hermiston Herald for news, advertising or subscription information: • call 541-567-6457 • e-mail info@hermistonherald.com • stop by our offi ces at 333 E. Main St. • visit us online at: hermistonherald.com The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by mail Wednesdays Inside Umatilla/Morrow counties ........... $42.65 Outside Umatilla/Morrow counties ........ $53.90 Periodical postage paid at Hermiston, OR. Postmaster, send address changes to Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2019 CORRECTIONS The Jan. 16 article “RV park construction halted at EOTEC” misstated the location of the planned RV park. It is planned for the northeast corner of the property, not southeast. The Hermiston Herald sincerely regrets the error. It is the policy of the Hermiston Herald to correct errors as soon as they are discovered. Incorrect information will be corrected on Page 2A. Errors commited on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Corrections also are noted in the online versions of our stories. Please contact the editor at editor@hermistonherald.com or call (541) 564-4533 with issues about this policy or to report errors. SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letters Policy: Letters to the Editor is a forum for the Hermiston Herald readers to express themselves on local, state, national or world issues. Brevity is good, but longer letters should be kept to 250 words. No personal attacks; challenge the opinion, not the person. The Hermiston Herald reserves the right to edit letters for length and for content. Letters must be original and signed by the writer or writers. Anonymous 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. BTW Continued from Page A1 Oregon Trade & Event Center. Tickets are $40 each and are available at the Hermiston School District offi ce, Hermiston Cham- ber of Commerce and online at www.eventbrite. com. • • • We ran an online poll on our website starting Dec. 31 asking people for their favorite movie of 2018: Black Panther, A Quiet Place, A Star is Born, Mis- sion Impossible: Fall- out, Avengers: Infi nity War, Blindspotting, Hereditary, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Venom and Bohemian Rhap- sody. As of Tuesday, Aveng- ers was the winner with 11 votes. Solo, it turns out, wasn’t any of our readers’ favorite fl ick of the year. • • • As 2018 came to a close, Good Shepherd Health Care System presented year-end awards to a hand- ful of people. Those recognized include Dr. Leila Keeler (provider of the year, obstetrics/gyne- cology, informatics), Jaimie Renteria (employee of the year, charge master coor- File photo Gift baskets and other items are displayed for auction during the 2016 Hermiston Education Foundation Beach & Beef Fundraiser. dinator), Wendy Parsons (manager of the year, surgi- cal services assistant nurse manager) and June Rosen- berg (volunteer of the year, Good Shepherd Medical Center Auxiliary). “Each of these individ- uals is deserving of receiv- ing this award. These recipi- ents were ultimately chosen by their outstanding rec- ommendations,” said Nick Bejarano, marketing and communications director. • • • For a second year in a row, the SAGE Center has been included in Ore- gon Business magazine’s top 100 fan-favorite destina- tions across the state. An interactive visitor center in Boardman, it was listed at No. 86. Standing for Sustainable AGriculture & Energy, the Port of Mor- row project was 53rd on last year’s list. The SAGE Cen- ter is located at 101 Olson Road. It’s currently open Monday through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For additional information, visit www.visitsage.com. Other regional tourist activities making the list include Tamastslikt Cul- tural Institute (41) and Pendleton Round-Up (82). Researchers studied 66,000 reviews — a 74 percent increase over last year’s information — on Google, TripAdvisor and Yelp. Maps available at visi- tor centers and at the state’s borders will feature the top destinations for people to use as a guide when trav- eling across the state. The complete fan-favorite list can be viewed at www.oreg- onbusiness.com. • • • In recognition of Janu- ary’s School Board Recog- nition Month, the Morrow County School District recently expressed appre- ciation for its school board members. Those who serve include Becky Kindle, chair; Richard Cole, vice chair; Andy Fletcher, May Kil- lion, Brian Kollman, Bar- ney Lindsay and Marcie Rodelo. Dirk Superintendent Dirksen invites the public to the upcoming meeting, which will include a spe- cial thanks to the board. The meeting is Monday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. at Windy River Elementary School, 500 Tatone St., Boardman.