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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!
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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.
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BTW
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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.
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