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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019
HERMISTON HISTORY
TRAVIS EYNON
Administrative Captain,
Hermiston Police Department
When and why did you move to the Hermiston
area?
I came to the area in 1989, initially. I got out of the
military, and went to work in a police capacity in
the city of Umatilla.
HH fi le photo
Stanfi eld Middle School chess team members prepare for a regional tournament in February 1994. Included in the photo are
(left to right) Andy Picker, advisor Dwaine Morrison, Junior Ena, Danny Martinez, Gabe Wells, Aaron McFarland and Adam
Thorp.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
Probably Walker’s Farm Kitchen.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I have a senior in high school, so all my spare
time is preparing for graduation and college.
Hobby-wise, I like outdoor sports — hunting and
fi shing.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
It’s hard to surprise me anymore, but I’m constant-
ly overwhelmed by how many caring, giving people
there are. It’s an inclusive community.
What was the last book you read?
I re-read “Th e One Minute Manager” by Ken
Blanchard and Spencer Johnson.
What app or website do you use most oft en?
Amazon
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
I love to travel, and I love warm climates. Since I
haven’t been to the Caribbean, that’s where I’d go.
What is the funniest thing that’s happened to
you?
When I was in the military, I moved onto base
housing. In doing so, you can either pay to have
them move you in, or you can do it yourself, and
they give you money for the move — it’s usually
pretty lucrative. So I rented a U-Haul to move
myself. When I was returning the 11-foot tall
U-Haul, I didn’t clear a bridge, which was 9-foot-
7. I also didn’t purchase the insurance, so I had to
pay $2,219.52. I told my wife I’d never forget that
number — in 1988 that was a lot of money for a
military guy. So I lost money on the do-it-yourself
move.
25 YEARS AGO
MARCH 1, 1994
Members of a local commission
on the demilitarization of Umatilla
Army Depot don’t like a report on
the disposal of chemical agents, and
they don’t like the way the Army is
dealing with public comment on it.
“The Army has little genuine
interest in public opinion,” a sum-
mary of the comment from the
Chemical Demilitarization Citizen’s
Advisory Committee said. “Citi-
zen’s commissions are seen as an
unnecessary distraction by the Army
that must be tolerated because of a
congressional mandate.”
The report, released two weeks
ago by the National Research Coun-
cil, endorses incineration of the
chemical agents and munitions. The
commission sent the summary of
comments on the report collected
at its meeting last week. The sum-
mary will accompany the report to the
Army.
The summary said the report was
lacking information about steady,
minute releases of agent. Such
releases may come out of an inciner-
ator smokestack. The commission is
opposed to dioxin emissions from the
incinerator, as well. Products released
through the stacks of hazardous waste
incinerators may be more toxic than
previously thought, the summary said.
50 YEARS AGO
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Personally, I’m going to be assisting my kids with
college, and their desires and aspirations. Profes-
sionally, I’m going to continue to do my part to
grow HPD — not physically, but in terms of spiri-
tual and personal growth.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
I think raising two great kids is defi nitely my
proudest accomplishment.
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FEB. 27, 1969
Hermiston City Police report that
a Hermiston man, Gerald Fisch, 27,
was stabbed in the hip during an alter-
cation outside Ole’s Dine and Dance
last Saturday morning at approxi-
mately 2:30 a.m.
Fisch, a helicopter pilot on leave
from service in Vietnam, was treated
at Good Shepherd hospital and
released.
2) Hermiston School Board mem-
bers of District 8R met in special ses-
sion last Monday to open bids on the
proposed renovation and expansion
of the Senior High School swimming
pool.
Only one bid was submitted,
according to school superintendent
Armand Larive, that bid being sub-
mitted by The Timber Company, Inc.
of Hermiston for $84,395.
The architect and the board had
asked for a bid on renovation of the
pool as it now exists, such renovation
to include a new fi lter plant, chlorina-
tor, new pipes under the existing deck,
a new circulation pump and a 55-foot
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Alto sax player Jeanne Goodwin and trumpeter John Sheeley were featured
soloists in Hermiston High School’s stage band concert in February 1969.
extension of the pool to accommodate
additional students.
he was fi ned $100 and costs and given
a 60-day jail sentence.
75 YEARS AGO
100 YEARS AGO
MARCH 2, 1944
MARCH 1, 1919
N.J. VanSkike of the Vigorbilt
Hatchery called The Herald Thurs-
day morning stating that his new
hatcher, recently constructed by him-
self and Curtis Walls, is really prov-
ing successful. This week the new
machine hatched out a healthy four-
legged New Hampshire Red chick.
More of this type of bird should aid
the chicken shortage.
2) Ralph S. Wyn, 27, formerly
employed at the Umatilla Ordnance
Depot, caused considerable excite-
ment last Thursday evening when
he escaped from the guards and fl ed
toward Boardman in his automobile.
According to state police, the
guards fi rst arrested Wyn on a charge
of driving while under the infl uence
of intoxicating liquor. Deciding to
turn him over to the state, they took
him outside the depot gates, stepped
from his car, and he started the
machine, attempting to run over one
of the guards as he escaped. Attempts
to stop him proved futile.
State police later captured him
near Boardman following a footrace.
Although he resisted arrest he did not
resort to weapons, according to Sgt.
Louis Johnson of the state police.
Wyn appeared before the Justice of
the Peace E.P. Dodd Tuesday where
Daylight saving throughout the
nation will again become effective
Sunday, March 30, under the Calder
daylight savings law.
On that day clocks throughout the
nation will be turned back one hour to
jog along at the daylight saving gate
until the last Sunday in October.
Under the Calder law, daylight sav-
ing is effective each year until Con-
gress repeals the statue. The plan,
congressmen say, has proved a suc-
cess, and repeal of the law is unlikely.
2) The Father & Son banquet given
Friday night by the Civic Club in
Mack’s Hall was one of the big events
of Hermiston and was an unquali-
fi ed success, voted so by those most
able judges of all things gastronomic,
father and son.
Nearly two hundred tickets were
sold, and everyone came. In accor-
dance with the patriotic spirit which
prompted the celebration, the hall was
gayly decorated with an abundance of
fl ags and bunting. Potted plant were
on each table with the exception of
the center table where a big red, white
and blue Liberty Bell held the place of
honor. Tiny fl ags were at each plate.
The young matrons of the town
served as waitresses and the kitchen
was under the direction of Mrs. Gunn.
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COLUMN
Don’t blame social media for teen depression
I
f you’ve been paying attention
How many times have you seen your
to recent online conversations,
sibling’s share of a meal, or holiday
you may have noticed that social
presents, or school clothes and angrily
media has become the popular place
whined, “How come they always get
of blame for this generation’s
more than I do!?” Humans
depression.
have been jealous of others’
lives and belongings since the
The same claim is being
dawn of time.
made over and over that
At school, we have all
online posts made by some-
wished we could be the beau-
body living a more glamor-
tiful one, the smart kid, or the
ous life than the viewer leaves
athlete. Too many of us are
that individual with unhealthy
Marvin
so quick to blame the inter-
feelings of jealousy and
net for our problems. No mat-
depression in their own life.
ter where we are, we see people who
So if social media has been so toxic
to our youth, why it is still so popular have things that we don’t. It’s just
part of life.
among us?
Social media just makes it easier
The reality of it is that social
to encounter these things. But it also
media has given us a safe haven for
self expression, a place where we can makes it easier to cope with them. We
get to be whoever we want to, and say
voice our strong ideas and opinions
whatever we want to, about whatever
freely when we can’t do so at school
we want to. While we are more sub-
or at home.
At home, some of us have siblings. ject to criticism online, it is excep-
tionally easier to block a harasser
online than it is in person.
Social media has allowed millions
of people, not just teens, to be who-
ever they want to be online, since
they can choose who gets to see their
posts. If anything, social media has
brought countless teens together
through mutual feelings and opinions
they have voiced online. It has pro-
duced a place of unity for our youth,
where we can talk about the real
causes of our depression, anxieties,
and insecurities with followers that
we know feel the same way. It makes
us feel less alone.
Bullies, fears, and mental illnesses
won’t go away if social media does,
but at least we can talk about these
things openly online when we may
not get the chance to elsewhere.
Genevieve Marvin is a Hermiston
High School student, proud artist and
member of the Hermiston dance team.