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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2019
COMMUNITY
THREE MINUTES WITH ...
HERMISTON HISTORY
KATIE SAUL
Director of Business Services
Hermiston School District
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I was born and raised here in Hermiston, so I
guess you could say I didn’t really have a choice in
the beginning, but it was our choice to come back
to Hermiston after college at Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity. It just felt like home to come back to.
HH fi le photos
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
Our go-to will always be La Palma for Mexican
food. Who can resist chips and salsa?
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I have a 19-month-old son. It seems like everything
we do now revolves around him and what he’s got
going on. I have a small herd of cattle that my hus-
band and I raise, so we’re either chasing cows or
our son.
TOP: Terry McCann hefts a bat
house built by Vector Control
employees and given out to
Hermiston residents in 1994 who
wanted to entice mosquito-eating
bats to their property.
BOTTOM: Butch Knowles, left, and
David Bothum display a limited
edition commemorative print on sale
in 1994.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
What surprises me the most is when new people
come to town and talk about how inviting it is and
what a great community there is here. Being born
and raised here, you just expect that wherever you
go. Listening to other people describe what it’s like
being in other places and coming to Hermiston,
you realize that’s not always true.
What was the last book you read?
Well, last night it was “Charlie the Ranch Dog”.
But for work, most recently we’ve read “The Seven
Principals of Transformational Leadership” [by
Hugh Blane].
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
I really spend a lot of time on the East Oregonian
website, watching as articles pop up. I love to read
the records section and see what new babies are
born, and what’s happening in our community.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
I loved Hawaii when my husband and I went there.
I would love to go back to Maui, it was so much
fun. But I would also love to explore New Zealand.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
I am super easily embarrassed, so I try to block
out all of the funny stuff that happens. But anyone
who knows me, I’m sure, has a story about some-
thing that is funny or embarrassing about me.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Really getting out information on the great work
that the business offi ce and the district is doing in
handling taxpayer money, and what we’re doing to
manage our assets. I think there are a lot of mis-
conceptions about government in general, and we
want to work to dispel that. We have a great staff
in our offi ce and throughout the entire district. It’s
my goal over the next year or so to really share
that with the community.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Well, of course, my son is my pride and joy. But
professionally, just walking through the door every
day knowing I’m the director of business services
for the largest school district in Eastern Oregon.
It’s not a task that I take lightly. I know that there’s
a lot of weight and responsibility on this position,
and I really strive to make sure that in every task
that I’m doing, our community will look and know
that they’ve entrusted it to the right person.
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25 YEARS AGO
AUG. 2, 1994
Umatilla County Circuit Court
Judge Robert Abrams sentenced
Damon Lee Petrie to 35 years and two
months for nine felony counts con-
nected to the February assault on Stan-
fi eld Police Offi cer Butch Parrish.
“He’ll be an old man when he gets
out,” Deputy District Attorney Robert
Hill said.
However, the sentencing will likely
go before an Oregon Appeals Court
judge.
Petrie was convicted in June of
attempted aggravated murder, assault
I, escape I, burglary I, being an ex-con
in possession of a fi rearm, two counts
of theft I and two counts of auto theft.
2) A 17-year-old Irrigon youth is
being held on fi ve counts of attempted
murder after a drive-by shooting near
Northwest Sixth Street and Madrona
Avenue in Hermiston on Sunday night.
There were no injuries.
“We’re getting word from several
parties that it’s a gang rivalry,” said
Hermiston Police Sgt. Jerry Roberts.
Police said a suspect drove a car
that was being followed by a blue Old-
smobile. The passenger in the front car
fi red at least six rounds from a 9-milli-
meter semi-automatic pistol at the fol-
lowing car.
50 YEARS AGO
JULY 31, 1969
A haystack fi re Friday at the Stone
Hereford Ranch in the Butter Creek
area burned approximately 500 tons
of hay.
The Hermiston fi re department
responded to the 10:30 a.m. alarm
with three trucks, and a mutual aid call
brought out one truck from Stanfi eld
and another truck from Echo.
2) Tom Harper, city manager,
assured the Hermiston city coun-
cil Monday night that the Uma-
tilla County Court plans to widen
the Experiment Station road, leading
south from South First Place, south of
Highland Avenue.
Harper’s statement followed a
comment by Councilman Stephen
Trukositz regarding residents of his
ward who expressed the need for a
wider road.
75 YEARS AGO
AUG. 3, 1944
Three boys were banned by Chief
of Police B.J. Nation this week for
entering the garage of the Umatilla
Electric Cooperative Sunday and
destroying fi ve bottles of Prestone and
otherwise doing damage.
The boys had placed large nails so
that when the truck moved they would
enter the tires of the vehicle. Luckily
this prank was discovered before the
damage was done.
Only one of the youths was from
Hermiston, with the other two visitors
here.
2) Announcement is being made
this week of the sale of the Hermis-
ton Auto Co. by Mr. and Mrs. Mer-
ton Ransom of Milton. The details
of the sale had been completed some
days ago but formal announcement
was help up until the changeover had
received approval by offi cials of the
Chevrolet concern in Portland, Oak-
land and Flint, Mich. The deal was
effective this week.
Simultaneous with the above news,
is the announcement that the Hodges
have purchased the Chevrolet agency
in Heppner and are moving there this
week to assume management.
100 YEARS AGO
AUG. 2, 1919
W.E. Kennedy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Kennedy, returned home
from Tacoma last Sunday, where he
has been working the past year and a
half in the shipyards. He was one of
the fi rst Hermiston boys that tried for
enlistment in the Navy when America
entered the world war.
He was turned down, however, in
the fi nal examination in Portland for
being somewhat fl at-footed. Nothing
daunted, he went and purchased arch
supporters, and when he thought he
had completely eradicated the fl at-foot
aspect he made a try for the aviation
branch of the service.
Jauntily walking up the hall to
the room in which was the offi cer in
charge he airily hailed the gentleman
with “I want to enlist in the aviation
corps.”
Imagine his surprise and chagrin
when that worthy quickly responded:
“Nothing doing: I could tell you had
fl at feet the minute I heard you walk-
ing through the hall.”
That settled it for the young man as
far as enlistment was concerned, but
being determined to work for Uncle
Sam in some capacity in the hour of
the nation’s struggle for world free-
dom, he hied to Tacoma and enlisted
his services in the building of ships
that played such an important part in
bringing the war to a successful end.
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area will remain open, with
parking on side streets and
behind the buildings.
• • •
While most commu-
nities celebrate National
Night Out on Tuesday,
Aug. 6, the cities of Echo
and Stanfi eld will host
their festivities Tuesday,
Aug. 13. Both communi-
ties will recognize a special
citizen, including the Echo
Good Neighbor Award
and Stanfi eld Neighbor of
the Year.
Nomination
forms,
which are available at the
respective city halls, must
be submitted by Aug. 10.
See the Aug. 7 Herm-
iston Herald for a full
story about National Night
Out activities in Echo and
Stanfi eld.
• • •
Youths ages 10-15 can
learn general childcare
techniques during Babysit-
ting Basics 101.
Presented by Good
Shepherd Health Care
System, the one-day ses-
sion is Wednesday, Aug.
7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Good Shepherd Medical
Center, 610 N.W. 11th St.,
Hermiston. The cost is $40
and includes all class mate-
rials and lunch.
Topics include chil-
dren’s
developmental
stages, basic fi rst aid and
infant/child CPR. Another
class will be offered Satur-
day, Nov. 2.
Those who plan to
attend need to register and
pay in advance. For more
information or to register,
call 541-667-3509 or visit
www.eventbrite.com.
• • •
The Hermiston Herald
is spotlighting a different
school or component of the
Hermiston School District
each month during 2019.
July was the school dis-
trict itself, with information
about the district’s bond
campaign, improvement
projects and Three Min-
utes interviews with district
staff. Look for informa-
tion about Armand Larive
Middle School throughout
our August editions.
• • •
The menu at the Har-
kenrider Senior Activ-
ity Center on Thursday
will be beef noodles, veg-
etables, fruit and dessert.
Friday will be bologna
sandwich, salad and des-
sert. Monday is salad bar,
dinner and dessert. Tues-
day is cube steak, pota-
toes and gravy, corn, salad
and dessert. Next Wednes-
day will be tuna or grilled
cheese sandwich, salad and
dessert.
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CORRECTION
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