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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 HERMISTON HISTORY ASHLEY SEIBEL Dance Coach/Photographer When and why did you move to Hermiston? I moved to Hermiston from Stanfi eld right after high school. I think I was looking for a town that was a little less small, and had a few more things. It’s become my home, and I dread the thought of ever leaving this community. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Anyone who knows me would agree that it’s La Palma. Every server who works there already knows my order when I go in, which I appreciate. I’m also a HUGE fan of Delish Bistro and Veg Out and Lawan’s... I like to eat. What do you like to do in your spare time? I spend my spare time in my yard with my hands in the dirt. Landscaping and gardening is my jam. What surprises you about Hermiston? I think I stand with everyone else when I say how fast it has grown. We now have some traffi c during the evening and it’s weird. What is the last book you read or are cur- rently reading? I’m currently reading “It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way” by Lysa Terkeurst, and “Altar Ego” by Craig Groeschel. What app or website do you use most? Amazon, YouTube and Instagram. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I’ve been trying to get to Punta Cana for a while... so there. Or the Maldives. What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? One time my husband sent me to Autozone for sail- boat fuel additive...I’ll leave that one right there. But in my defense it was during state dance sea- son, and I was running on empty. My life is always funny thanks to him. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Expanding my photography business in all the ways. What is your proudest accomplishment? Raising two kids who have the biggest, kindest, most generous hearts. They care so much about people. And if we are talking more recently, help- ing lead HHS Dance to a state title! Go team! Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 15 Chris Rush | Publisher • crush@eomediagroup.com • 541-278-2669 Jade McDowell | News Editor • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 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 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 HH fi le photo David Kennard, right, then editor of the Hermiston Herald, gives a tour of the Herald’s offi ces to Umatilla West ESD Migrant Education students in 1994. City purchases future community center 25 YEARS AGO April 12, 1994 After securing land to satisfy their own requirements for parking, the city of Hermiston has agreed to purchase the old Safeway building and surrounding properties for the purpose of creating a community center. The council also allowed the Community Center Committee to use the city’s credit to get front money to fi nance what will ulti- mately be a privately-funded remodel of the building. “We kept on going, pursing ave- nues, and we feel at this point in time that the parking has been resolved close enough,” committee chairman Bryan Wolfe said. The price of the building itself is $450,000. The city further consented to purchase the vacant Sprouse build- ing for $45,000 and will buy a par- cel now owned by Dr. John Page for a cost of $49,000. The next step is to fi nd the money to turn the old grocery store into a community center. 50 YEARS AGO April 10, 1969 No less than 16 hopeful candidates have thrown their respective hats into the ring as they contend for the four available positions on the Hermiston School Board. Although there seemed to be few applicants interested in the jobs early last week, the pace quickened and last minute contestants fl ooded the school district clerk’s offi ce with applica- tions last Friday and Monday. 2) Hermiston may see a peace- ful student demonstration by Herm- iston Senior High students if proper organization can be worked out in the next few days, according to Mike Garner, senior at HSHS. Garner said he has checked with Police Chief Bob Adams and is now being advised by the Chief of the cor- rect procedure to follow in staging such a public remonstrance in order to not violate city ordinances. The march is in protest to the recent action by the Hermiston School Board in declining to renew the teaching and coaching contract of Arnold Owens, HSHS baseball coach. Editor’s note: Two weeks later HH fi le photo The Hermiston Community Center is pictured when the city of Hermiston purchased the building — a former Safeway — in 1994. the Hermiston Herald reported the students had decided not to hold a demonstration after all at the request of Owens. 75 YEARS AGO April 13, 1944 Just after last week’s Herald announced that irrigation water would be available, a break in the new- ly-repaired K line just east of town washed away, causing a delay while new repairs are being made. Approx- imately 200 feet of newly-laid pipe washed away when someone turned water into the line sometime during the night. The fresh connections were not set enough to hold the strain. Repairs are being rushed and it is thought that water will be available next week. 2) Ever since the construction of the Umatilla Ordnance Depot, sand storms have been a problem — blocking highways, igloo doors, clogging locks on igloo doors, rail- road switches and lines. Sand storms cause excessive injury to automo- biles, trucks and portable light plants, and are a continuous source of dis- comfort to the workers, slowing up production and endangering the health of the workers. Experts from various governmen- tal departments have made a study of this subject. One suggested rem- edy would have cost approximately a half-million dollars. The rem- edy which is being tried and which it is hoped will overcome this men- ace will cost less than fi ve percent of the above fi gure. Scarred areas will be seeded and in those sections of the greatest exposure to the wind, the seeds will be protected by a straw cover. 100 YEARS AGO April 12, 1919 In fi ling its report with County Clerk Brown last week at the con- clusion of its sessions, the grand jury recommended that the county poor farm should be sold and the inmates boarded or taken care of in some other manner. The report reads: “The grand jury recommends that the county should sell or rent the poor farm to the best advantage of the county. It is evi- dent that the manager who can be obtained at the present salary can- not give this farm the proper atten- tion and at the same time give the patients the attention they deserve. The appearance of the farm gen- erally is that it does not pay fi nan- cially to operate it under the present conditions.” 2) Owing to the war conditions which have prevailed for the past two seasons it has been diffi cult to secure high class road shows. As a matter of fact, many managers of traveling companies have been reluctant to venture on the road or to distant territories and have confi ned their operations to the larger cities of the east. Since the war is over now the public in general is clamoring for amusement. This is especially true of the west, where diversion has so long been denied the theatre-going public. A few of the producing companies have heeded the call and have taken to the road again. The fi rst of the better class attrac- tions to play through this territory is the Frisco Follies company featur- ing the inimitable comedian Duke Westcott. Dana Tassie | Offi ce Coordinator • dtassie@eastoregonian.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 Digital + e-Edition .............................. $39/year Full Access (print and digital) ............. $49/year 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 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 one each in Stanfi eld and Umatilla, Irrigon and Pend- leton. Tastiest Taco stamp books are available via www.umatillamorrow- unitedway.org, Columbia Bank branches in Hermis- ton and Pendleton, Banner Bank in Pendleton, or the United Way offi ce, 125 S.E. Court Ave., Suite B, Pendleton. For questions, contact Beth Harrington at 541-276-2661 or beth@ uwbluemt.org. • • • Exalted ruler Emmet Wold of Hermiston Elks Lodge #1845 recently announced the 2018-19 special recognition awards. Bob Schroth and Ernie Kern both received a Grand Exalted Ruler’s Outstanding Service Award and the Grand Exalted Rul- er’s special recognition pin. Kern was honored for Contributed photo Bob Schroth, left, received several awards of recognition from Hermiston Elks Lodge #1845, which were presented by Emmet Wold, exalted ruler. his dedication to youths in the community, espe- cially for his efforts with the Elks Youth Basketball Hoop Shoot Contest in the Northeast Oregon District. Schroth, who also received the Distinguished Service Award, was rec- ognized for his service to the community and his selfl ess service as chair- man of the Camp Mead- owood Springs Benefi t Golf Tournament. Money raised from the annual event benefi ts the unique summer camp experience for children/teenagers and their families impacted by communication and/or social learning challenges. Alan Humphrey III was named Elk of the Year and Maxine Rice was rec- ognized as the Offi cer of the Year. The Hermis- ton Elks Lodge is located at 480 E. Main St. For more information, call 541-567-6923. • • • Hermiston High School students will get a visit from Jaclyn Jen- kins, the 2019 Hermiston High School Distinguished Alumna, on Friday. Jenkins will meet with administrators and stu- dents and tour various classrooms and student-led businesses. “I am excited to wel- come Ms. Jenkins back to Hermiston High School to share all the changes that have transpired since she graduated,” Principal Tom Spoo said in a state- ment. “Ms. Jenkins has proven to be a very driven person. She is defi nitely an outstanding example for our students.” As she continues her duties as Distinguished Alumni, Jenkins will also be recognized at the school’s Evening of Excel- lence on May 8 and be a featured speaker at grad- uation at 7 p.m. on June 6, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. • • • The menu for the Har- kenrider Senior Activ- ity Center for Thursday is chicken pot pie, fruit, salad and dessert. The menu for next Tuesday is taco salad, fruit and dessert. ——— You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by emailing your tips to editor@hermiston- herald.com.
