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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2019
HERMISTON HISTORY
LAURIE HARTUNG
Small business owner
and ER Registered Nurse
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston 18 years ago for my hus-
band’s job to build the incinerator at the Army
Depot to burn the chemicals. My husband passed
away two years later, and my children and I stayed
here as I went back to college to become a regis-
tered nurse.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
My favorite place to eat in Hermiston is Walker’s
Farm Kitchen. I love their farm burgers.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I don’t really have very much spare time with run-
ning a retail business and working as a full-time
nurse, but when I do have time I like to spend it
with my young adult children and have family
time.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
What surprises me about Hermiston is how fast it
is growing. In the 18 years I have lived here I have
not seen much change up until the last couple of
years. I am seeing more people moving here.
What book are you currently reading?
“Girl, Stop Apologizing” by Rachel Hollis.
What app or website do you use most often?
Instagram for business and personal.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
I would go to Ireland. I am of Irish descent and
have always dreamed of visiting.
What is the funniest thing that’s happened
to you?
A few years ago, we were on family vacation in
Mt. Hood, and my daughter and I were on a walk
through some trails. We came upon a small creek
with a wooden bridge. My daughter was about to
cross when I noticed it was slippery because it had
just rained. So I stopped her and told her I would
go fi rst. I thought to myself, I can go fi rst and help
her across. Well, that didn’t happen. I took one
step and down I went into the creek. I could hear
my daughter laughing as she says, “Mom, are you
ok?” I turned around to see her video taping the
whole scene. After we crossed the bridge she and I
watched the fi ve-second video over and over, and
laughed till we cried.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
One of my goals is to grow my Isagenix business
and become an executive.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
My proudest accomplishment is graduating from
nursing school at the age of 45 and becoming a
registered nurse.
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Steer ropers chase their quarry at the Umatilla County Fairgrounds during a weekend steer roping event in March 1994.
25 YEARS AGO
MARCH 15, 1994
Trailblazer fans will soon be able
to see their team instead of just hear-
ing them.
The Umatilla Electric Coopera-
tive and Blue Mountain Translator
District will be bringing up to fi ve
Portland television stations within
reach of Umatilla and Morrow
County antennas by this summer.
“We’re currently carrying one
Portland station — Fox — and
we hope to have KGW and KPTV
going in the next two weeks,” Ken
Johnson of UECA said.
2) It’s time to put away the warm
jackets and ear muffs — spring is
fi nally here.
Never mind the calendar, which
says that the change of seasons is
still a week away, baseball, soft-
ball and tennis are here, along with
70-plus degree temperatures.
3) Concluding a sometimes con-
tentious process, the Hermiston Gen-
erating Project has the green light to
begin construction.
The state’s Energy Facilities Siting
Council unanimously approved a site
certifi cate for the cogeneration plant
at the end of a two-day meeting last
week in Hermiston.
50 YEARS AGO
MARCH 13, 1969
Did you know that approximately
2,190 cars travel the short extension
of Hermiston Avenue from the rail-
road tracks to North First Street every
24 hours?
Tom Harper, Hermiston city man-
ager, says the city police have com-
pleted a traffi c count with the aid of
a mechanical counter provided by the
State Highway Department and the
traffi c on this street as well as North
First is extremely heavy.
Even more impressive is the fact
that traffi c counted only in the south-
bound lane of Highway 32, located
directly in front of Bob’s Phillips
66 Service Station, averaged 4,626
vehicles daily. Considering only the
southbound traffi c was audited, the
assumption is that traffi c in the north-
bound lane would be just as heavy,
therefore justifying an estimate of
approximately 9,000 vehicles every
24 hours.
2) West End law enforcement offi -
cers had a busy and disastrous time
this past weekend, investigating two
burglaries and wrecking a car while
pursuing a citizen, reportedly under
arrest for driving while under the
infl uence of intoxicating liquor.
Umatilla Police Chief Louis Col-
cord, having arrested a Pasco man,
Wesley Perkins, for “driving under
the infl uence of intoxicating liquor,”
found it necessary to pursue Perkins,
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Umatilla County Fair Princess Tammy Schutt reads to Tonia Frazier and Charles
Coy at a home and garden show in 1994.
who had jumped back into his vehi-
cle and headed east as Colcord was
attempting to fl ag down another pass-
ing motorist as a witness to Perkins’
condition.
The high speed chase ended in a
wreck as Perkins reportedly pulled his
car across the highway and turned the
lights out just east of Sharp’s Corner
on Highway 730, causing Colcord to
crash into the Perkins vehicle.
Both Perkins and Colcord were
taken to the Umatilla hospital for
head, chest and shoulder injuries and
the police car was a total wreck.
75 YEARS AGO
MARCH 16, 1944
First Lt. Robert E. Pierson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. K.D. Pierson, arrived
here Saturday from the Southwest
Pacifi c area where he has served with
the Fifth Air Force Bomber Com-
mand for the past year. Lt. Pierson
recently completed his 49th mission
into enemy territory and has garnered
suffi cient hours in the air to rate a visit
home.
Lt. Pierson enlisted in January,
1941, and completed his fl ight train-
ing in rapid order. Most of his work
has been with the B-24’s with his mis-
sions taking him mostly into Rabaul
and Wewak. Although Lt. Pierson is
reluctant to tell of much of his experi-
ences it is known that he has seen con-
siderable action while overseas.
2) Mr. and Mrs. Vern Daugherty
of Hermiston were notifi ed by tele-
gram Saturday that their son, Ranger
V.E. Daugherty, was reported “lost in
action.” Although no defi nite location
was named in the cable, it is known
that Daugherty was connected with
the Third Bn., U.S. Rangers, which
reportedly was leading the attack on
the Selerno beach head attack.
Mr. and Mrs. Daugherty left for
Portland immediately to seek, if pos-
sible, more information through the
Red Cross. No word has been heard
from them.
100 YEARS AGO
MARCH 15, 1919
Monday night at a fairly well-at-
tended meeting of the Hermiston Vol-
unteer Fire Department that organiza-
tion was disbanded and re-organized
into a full-fl edged paid fi re depart-
ment. Under its bylaws it will consist
of 15 members, and for duty well per-
formed at any type of fi re these will
be paid a nominal sum from the city’s
exchequer. The fi re chief, whose
selection was ratifi ed by the city
council at Tuesday night’s meeting of
that body, will soon select his subordi-
nates, and then we can look for prac-
tice drills and more effi ciency in the
department.
2) An eight-reel feature that pres-
ents thrilling moments of the great
battle in Flanders in such a manner
that the harshness of war is softened
by the heart interest of romance, will
be offered as the chief attraction at
the movie theatre in Allen Holubar’s
“The Heart of Humanity” in a mati-
nee and two evening shows a week
from today. Miss Dorothy Phillips
will appear in the principal role.
Mr. Holubar has succeeded in
building an impressive fi lm attraction
that combines mother love and war
in splendid harmony and emphasizes
the great work done by the women to
relieve the suffering.
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Heppner rolls out a wee bit o’ fun
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
It’s time to have a wee
bit o’ fun as Heppner rolls
out the green carpet for
its annual St. Patrick’s
weekend.
The Wee Bit O’ Ireland
celebration kicks off Thurs-
day (7 p.m.) with Father
Gerry Condon’s drama per-
formance. It takes place at
St. Patrick’s Parish Hall in
Heppner.
Shamrock Central gets
started Friday with a ven-
dor’s square, the Friends of
the Library book sale and a
creative arts and crafts show.
And, Friday evening revs
up from 8 p.m. to midnight
with Murray’s Irish Beer and
Wine Fest at the Morrow
County Fairgrounds. The
electrifying live DJ show
includes music, lights and
fog with Dan Burns 3D Pro-
ductions. There is a $5 cover
charge. Food and drinks will
be available for purchase.
The 37th annual celebra-
tion crescendos Saturday
with the Irish Coffee Hour
(10-11:30 a.m.) with music
and blarney. Other activities
incldue a corn-hole tourna-
ment, Welly Toss, Cruz-In,
Gold Nugget Treasure Hunt
and St. Pat’s Polar Plunge.
For some exciting com-
petitions, catch the Lepre-
chaun Run, the Bed Race,
O’Planky Team Relay Race
or the O’Ducky Race.
Kids won’t want to miss
the Great Green Parade,
which rolls through down-
town at 1 p.m. Also, the
Bouncin’
Leprechaun
Fun Zone runs from 1:30-
5:30 p.m. in the elementary
school gym.
Saturday offers a vari-
ety of musical experi-
ences: Ceili (2-4 p.m.), tal-
ent show (6-7:20 p.m.) Blue
Mountain Old-Time Fid-
dlers (6:30 p.m.) and Tiller’s
Folly (7:30-9:30 p.m.).
Food will be o’plenty
throughout the weekend,
including the St. Patrick’s
Altar Society Irish Dinner
(Friday, 4-7 p.m., St. Pat-
rick’s Parish Hall), Saturday
O’Brunch (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
St. Patrick’s Senior Center),
the Elks Irish Buffet Din-
ner (Saturday, 6-8 p.m., Elks
Lodge) and the Wee Hours
O’Benefi t Breakfast (Satur-
day at 9 p.m. to Sunday at
3 a.m., Old Fire Hall).
The Vendors Square
closes out Sunday from
8 a.m. to noon, followed by
Road Bowling at 1 p.m. at
Balm Fork Road.
For
more
informa-
tion, including a schedule,
visit www.heppnercham-
ber.com. For questions, call
541-676-5536.