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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019
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HERMISTON HISTORY
CORI APPLEGATE
Eighth grade language arts
and leadership teacher at
Armand Larive Middle School
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
My fi rst teaching job was in Pendleton. I was try-
ing to get back “home” to Ellensburg, Wash. The
closest I ever got was Hermiston. Charlie Stine
met me in Prosser, Wash. to interview me and hired
me on the spot to teach sixth grade at West Park
Elementary school. That was in 1984 and I never
made it any closer to “home”.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
I do a lot of cooking at home but when we do treat
ourselves, it is usually Ixtapa, Chen’s, or Kobe
Sushi.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I don’t have a lot of it but when I do, I enjoy gar-
dening, reading and watching my boys rodeo and
play lacrosse. Anytime we spend time together as a
family is a great time! If I have a longer time to get
away, I love going to the beach.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
All the changes that have come with the growth. I
am amazed how Hermiston continues to grow!
What was the last book you read?
I am reading “Forty Autumns” by Nina Willner. It
is a family’s story of courage and survival on both
sides of the Berlin Wall. My mom and her fam-
ily grew up in that era and I have always found
it fascinating. She recommended the book to me
because it is so similar to her growing up. Having
been to Berlin numerous times, some of the places
mentioned are familiar to me.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
Several weather apps...so we can “try” and
plan for the weather when we travel for rodeos
and games. I also use PowerSchool a lot check-
ing on my kids’ grades and YouTube to fi x almost
anything!
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
I would love to go back to Germany. I still have
family there. When I taught sixth grade, Egypt
always fascinated me so that is on my bucket list
also.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
There are always amusing things that happen to
you when you are a teacher, from falling out of
your chair to mispronouncing words, to learning
all the new dance moves at middle school dances.
I think the funniest thing lately was the pie in the
face for our ALMS fundraiser we held in April. I
was one of several teachers to have the “honor”
of a pie in the face. By the time students “pied”
us, the whipped cream was total liquid and went
everywhere! It was totally disgusting but fun and
for a great cause.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
There are going to be a lot of new challenges this
school year and I want to be the best I can be to
support my students. Building relationships with
them is most important because when you have
that, anything is possible.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Personally; my family and the growth my boys
have shown as they continue to grow and mature.
It isn’t always easy being a teenager today but
they have grown into respectful responsible young
men and you can’t ask for any more than that!
Professionally; I am proud of the relationships
I have built with my students. They continue to
stay in contact long after they were in my class-
room. I received the Geny Award (students nomi-
nate teachers who they feel have been instrumen-
tal in their success in academics in preparation for
college) and awards that come from students are
the best! It validates that my job is important and I
can touch lives for the better.
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HH fi le photo
Hermiston High School football players start practice for a new season in 1994.
25 YEARS AGO
AUG. 23, 1994
Proposed annexation of prop-
erty into the City of Hermiston may
clear the way for a new motel on the
south end of town.
City councilors initiated the
process for public hearings on the
annexation at their Monday night
meeting.
Vijay and Jaswanti Narain have
consented to the annexation pro-
cess for a 4.62 acre parcel of land at
the corner of Highway 395 and East
Airport Road.
Background information com-
piled by city staff indicates one and
a half acres of the property is pro-
posed for a 35-unit motel.
According to Mayor Frank Har-
kenrider, the owners will only say
the motel will bear the name of a
major chain.
The property, located across from
Hermiston Foods, is within the urban
portion of the urban growth bound-
ary, which meets zoning require-
ments for annexation.
50 YEARS AGO
AUG. 21, 1969
What many local residents thought
was an earthquake and others thought
was a sonic boom Tuesday at about
10:30 p.m. actually was a place crash
at Boardman’s Bombing Range.
Oregon State Police of the Herm-
iston offi ce reported that the crash,
which took two lives, was four miles
southwest of the main tower at the
Boardman Bombing Range.
Further information obtained by
the Hermiston Herald indicated that
the two men killed were in a Navy
jet intruder fi ghter on a routine train-
ing fl ight. The men were identifi ed as
Commander Richard Walls, the pilot,
and Lieutenant Denny Cochrun, bom-
bardier-navigator. Both lived at Oak
Harbor, Wash., and were attached to
Attack Squadron at Whidby Island
Navy Air station.
Cause of the crash was unknown.
An investigation is underway.
75 YEARS AGO
AUG. 24, 1944
Effecting temporary repairs to
aileron control cables, Sgt. James M.
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New students Jerry Humphreys, left, and Bill Swadley, second from left, register
for class at Hermiston High School in 1969. Sitting across from them are boys’
counselor Jim Engum, girls’ counselor Jan Schulz and vice principal Dale Gaylord.
Marshall of Hermiston enabled the
fl ak-battered B-24 Liberator “Mid-
night Choo Choo” to land without
mishap after a recent bombing mis-
sion over enemy territory.
Nazi anti-aircraft batteries scored
a direct hit on the bomber just after
“Bombs away,” and although it hit
no one, fl ak severely damaged the
control cables and severed hydrau-
lic lines. The pilot, 1st Lt. Gayle H.
Miller of Montgomery, Ala., peeled
out of formation and nursed the crip-
pled Liberator along as Sgt. Marshall
worked.
2nd Lt. James W. Abell, the navi-
gator, of Chicago, had been blinded
by hydraulic fl uid, but managed to
direct the Midnight Choo Choo on its
homeward fl ight.
As a result of Sgt. Marshall’s quick
repair job, Lt. Miller was able to pilot
the crippled bomber to its home base
and land it successfully, instead of
bailing out and abandoning it.
100 YEARS AGO
AUG. 23, 1919
Congress has put the kibosh on
the daylight savings act. This was
done by both houses this week after
President Wilson had vetoed the act
repealing the rule, in which he gave
as his principal reason the need of
increased food production.
This is the fi rst time Congress has
passed a measure over the president’s
veto. Evidently a majority in both the
House and Senate looked at the day-
light saving act as only a war mea-
sure, which it was, and that the time
had come to change the old clock
back to normal. Most people think
they were right in their deductions.
2) Leave it to B.S. Kingsley and
H. Hitt, fi shermen of repute, to give
us a little variation from the time-
worn phrase of “we caught a whop-
per so long.”
On Sunday last at Cold Springs
reservoir these gentlemen while cast-
ing about for a “big whopper” spied
a pelican near the shore line, and
knowing that the bird had an appetite
for fi sh steered their boat close and
cast a line with a live minnow on the
hook toward the fowl.
It took the bait, and after a little
judicious maneuvering, it was landed
in the boat unhurt, save where the
hook had caught.
These disciples are now being
termed the “Pelican Kings” by their
friends, having furnished indisput-
able evidence of their prowess by
bringing the pelican alive and plac-
ing it on display in the pond in the
city park.
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from happening again, and
the city will keep the pub-
lic updated as soon as they
know for sure when the
pool will reopen.
• • •
A banner advertis-
ing a “Store Closing” sale
at Bealls had Hermis-
ton residents worried they
were losing one of their
few clothing stores, but
the change is more of a
re-brand than a closure.
Stage, the Bealls par-
ent company, confi rmed
the company will be con-
verting the location into a
Gordmans in spring 2020.
Gordmans is an “off-
price” retailer, similar to
Marshall’s or Ross, which
offers lower than usual
prices on brand name cloth-
ing, footwear, home goods,
fragrances and more. Such
stores often do so by pur-
chasing goods that are
available for lower prices
due to being overstocked,
at the end of their season or
for other reasons.
According to the com-
pany, the store will be
closed for less than two
weeks in the spring before
re-opening as Gordmans.
All current Bealls employ-
ees will be offered jobs at
Gordmans, and more will
be hired early next year.
• • •
The
granddaugh-
ter of Robert and Ser-
ena MacPherson of Stan-
fi eld received a $1,200
scholarship from the Ore-
gon State Association of
Emblem Clubs. Margaret
A. MacPherson, a junior at
Washington State Univer-
sity, is majoring in ele-
mentary education with
endorsements in special
education. Her parents
are Shawn MacPherson
and Melanie Wheeler of
Camas, Washington.
Hermiston Emblem
Club president Teresa
Moncrief shared that
Margaret’s goal is to
eventually teach children
whose fi rst language isn’t
English.
• • •
The Big River Golf
Course Ladies Club
recently teed off for its
championship. The club
gross champion was Jessi
Edwards (178) and sec-
ond gross was Sharla
Barber (180). First net
was Shawn Lockwood
(141) and second net Sta-
cey Lerten (142).
The ladies enjoyed a
slice of weekend fun. A
potluck was held after-
wards at Bev Miller‘s.
For more information
about the club, contact
Megan Olsen at 541-922-
3006 or megan@golfbi-
griver.com.
• • •
The menu for the Har-
kenrider Senior Activ-
ity Center for Thursday is
baked fi sh, tater tots, cole-
slaw and dessert. Friday is
hamburger, salad and des-
sert. Monday is salad bar,
garlic bread and dessert.
Tuesday is German sau-
sage dogs, sauerkraut, Wal-
dorf salad, baked beans and
dessert. Next Wednesday is
meat loaf sandwich, salad
and dessert.
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