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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019
HERMISTON HISTORY
JADE MCDOWELL
News Editor, Hermiston Herald
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When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston from The Dalles in August
2013 to take a job as a reporter for the East
Oregonian.
Students were honored by the Hermiston Rotary Club in 1969 at a banquet. Front row, left to right, are BMCC President
Walla McCrae, Sandra Woolman, Ann Fowler, Denise Townsend, Janice Quick and Rotary Club President Henry Frischmuth.
Center row are William Watson, Edward Cave, Thomas Jackson, Rebecca Lanham, Linda Shockman and Jeanne Goodwin.
Back row are Vena Thompson, Connie Harmon, Tiah Stevens, Roberta Raymond and Juul Mostert.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
Delish Bistro
25 YEARS AGO
MAY 24, 1994
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I like going for walks, reading, playing the piano
and hanging out with friends.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
I’m always surprised by how generous the commu-
nity is. I don’t think people who grew up here real-
ize how much longer most communities of Herm-
iston’s size and economic makeup take to raise the
kind of money Hermiston does for projects like
Funland or Kennison Field.
What was the last book you read?
“Genuine Fraud” by E. Lockhart.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
Spotify
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
I would love to see Scotland and feel more in touch
with my family’s heritage there. Also they have
really cool castles.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
One time when I was a teenager my family went
on vacation and one of my brothers came out of
the hotel bathroom brushing his teeth. Another
brother said, “Hey, that’s my toothbrush!” and he
responded “No, the red one is mine!” It turns out
they had been using the same toothbrush for over
a week after my mom took us all to the dentist.
They were so grossed out, so of course I thought it
was hilarious.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Start exercising regularly.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
I graduated from BYU debt-free, thanks to a com-
bination of scholarships and hard work.
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The biggest surprise coming out
of Tuesday’s election is that Rep.
Chuck Norris, R-Hermiston, will
have a Democratic opponent in
November’s election.
Robert Jenson of Pendleton
received 447 write-in votes — more
than 50 percent of the write-in bal-
lots cast.
This legally entitles Jenson a
place on the ballot.
Umatilla County clerk Tom Groat
said both Norris and Jenson had been
actively soliciting write-in votes for
the Democratic nomination.
Jenson, a retired U.S. history
instructor at Blue Mountain Com-
munity College, said he had been
thinking of making a run for the seat
for more than a year, but missed the
fi ling deadline while taking care of
other matters.
50 YEARS AGO
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Dr. Ross Ronish leads a group in a Tai Chi lesson in the Staying Alive health
conference at Hermiston High School in 1994.
75 Years Ago
MAY 25, 1944
MAY 22, 1969
The memorial plaque dedication
sponsored by the local veteran orga-
nizations to be held Sunday, May 25
at 2 p.m. at McKenzie Park has been
fi nalized according to Roy Penney,
chairman of the committee in charge.
The huge granite rock will have a
bronze plaque embedded on its face
with the words engraved “In memory
of all who served in the armed forces
of the United States of America in
defense of their country.”
2) A Hermiston Marine, Lance
Cpl. Richard T. Miller, 19, who was
wounded three times in action since
Oct. 1, was killed May 12 at Quag
Nam, South Vietnam, according to
word received May 15 by his mother
Mary Weatherly.
The Marine was fi rst wounded
eight days after arriving in South Viet-
nam in October. He received wounds
in action again soon after Christmas
and again on April 9, according to his
mother. He was home in November to
attend a funeral service for his brother,
Conrad, 20, who died in a truck acci-
dent in Portland.
A 1967 graduate of Hermiston
High School, he was in Company L,
3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. The mes-
sage delivered to his mother said he
died “as a result of receiving pene-
trating hostile small arms fi re to the
head on a company search and clear
operation.”
Mrs. Rosa Webb of Route One,
Hermiston, last week received a tele-
gram that her son, Pfc. James R. Webb,
who had previously been reported as
missing, is now listed as dead by the
war department. A letter came this
week explaining the telegram more
fully. It follows:
“It is with regret that I am writing
to confi rm the recent telegram inform-
ing you of the death of your son, Pfc.
James R. Webb, Corps of Engineers,
who was previously reported missing
in action in the European arena.
“An offi cial report has now been
received in the War Department which
establishes the fact that he died on
November 27, 1943, as a result of the
sinking of a troop transport at sea by
enemy action.
“I know the sorrow this message
has brought you and it is my hope that
in time the knowledge of his heroic
service to his country, even unto death,
may be of sustaining comfort to you.”
2) Two Hermiston ladies pleaded
guilty Tuesday before Justice of the
Peace E. P. Dodd on charges of disor-
derly conduct and contributing to the
delinquency of a child. It was claimed
that the mother and grandmother of
the little girl had struck and whipped
the child until stripes appeared on its
body. The arrest was made by Chief
of Police B.J. Nation. They were fi ned
$15 each and court costs and given
a 60-day jail sentence, suspended
during good behavior for a year.
100 Years Ago
MAY 24, 1919
Because of the growth of the
schools in the several districts of the
Hermiston country and on the West-
ern Land and Irrigation Company
project, a movement has been started
to establish a Union High School.
The school boards of the sev-
eral districts have been considering
the proposition for some time, and
have recently circulated petitions to
the District Boundary Board ask-
ing for the establishment of a Union
High School, and calling for an elec-
tion. The school districts interested
are the Hermiston District, Colum-
bia District, Minnehaha and Westland
Districts.
2) The Farmers and Dairymen’s
Luncheon will be held at the Audito-
rium in Hermiston on Saturday, May
31. One of the objects of this meet-
ing is to celebrate the starting of the
Hermiston Co-operative Creamery,
which will commence operations the
morning of June 1.
The Dairy dinner, coming as it
does just before the starting of the
haying work of the season, should be,
and the committee hacing the affair
in charge hope it will be, attended by
every Dairyman and Alfalfa grower
who lives tributary to Hermiston,
Echo, Stanfi eld, Umatilla, Irrigon and
Boardman.
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• • •
McKenzie
Hendrix
recently sprouted a little
green. The fi fth grader won
the Echo Arbor Day poster
contest, cashing in with
the $30 prize. Other win-
ners include Khloe Spoon,
second
grade;
Aislin
McFarline, fi rst grade;
Lacy Jamison, fi rst grade;
and honorable mentions
went to Sarah Thomas and
Kohlvin Wyse.
The contest was held
in conjunction with the
30-year anniversary of
Echo as Oregon’s smallest
Tree City USA.
• • •
The Second (Indian-
head) Division Associa-
tion is searching for anyone
who served in the Army’s
2nd Infantry Division at
any time. The association
is hosting its 98th annual
reunion Sept. 18-22 in Tuc-
son, Arizona. It will be
based at the Sheraton Tuc-
son Hotel & Suites.
For more information,
contact Bob Haynes at
2idahq@comcast.net
or
224-225-1202. For more
about the association, visit
www.2ida.org.
• • •
As the weather continues
to warm up, Oregon health
offi cials say it’s important
for people to protect them-
selves from disease-car-
rying mosquitoes. One of
the illnesses to avoid is the
potentially deadly West
Nile virus.
About one in fi ve
infected people may show
signs of West Nile virus.
People at risk of serious ill-
ness include individuals 50
and older, and people with
immune-compromising
conditions, such as diabetes
and high blood pressure.
West Nile symptoms
may include fever above
100 degrees and severe
headache, stiff neck, men-
tal confusion, muscle weak-
ness, shaking, paralysis or
rash. People should contact
their health care provider if
experiencing any of these
symptoms.
• • •
The menu for the Har-
kenrider Senior Activ-
ity Center for Thursday is
baked potato, chili, salad
and dessert. Friday is soup
or salad with a half sand-
wich and dessert. Monday
the senior center will be
closed for Memorial Day.
Tuesday is meat loaf, hash
browns with gravy, veg-
etable, salad and dessert.
Wednesday is dinner salad,
meatloaf sandwich and
dessert.
• • •
Rain remains in the
forecast for Memorial
Day weekend.
Spring storms saturated
the region Monday night
into Tuesday morning and
the forecast looks for more
of the same through Memo-
rial Day.
Rain accumulation at the
Eastern Oregon Regional
Airport in Pendleton for
Monday and Tuesday was
.45 inches, Walla Walla
Regional Airport measured
.23 inches, while the Herm-
iston Municipal Airport
only received .15 inches.
Travelers on Interstate
84 east of Pendleton were
faced with driving rain
— Meacham received .6
inches while La Grande
and much of the Wallowa
Mountains measured more
than .8 inches.
While the Weather Ser-
vice no longer has a fl ood
watch out for Northeast-
ern Oregon, rain is in the
forecast. The forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday
should be relatively dry,
but getting into the week-
end there is a 20 to 30 per-
cent chance of rain showers
and thunderstorms Satur-
day through Monday with
high temperatures between
69 and 76 degrees in Pend-
leton, 71 to 79 in Hermiston
and between 66 and 72 in
Heppner.
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