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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2019
HERMISTON HISTORY
ROB DOHERTY
Science teacher and ALTV adviser
at Armand Larive Middle School
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in 2004 to seek a new chal-
lenge after teaching four years in Monument. I felt
Hermiston and the Hermiston School District were
a good fi t for me in my new career as an educa-
tor. Prior to teaching, I was a meteorologist in the
National Weather Service for 15 years.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
I enjoy Mexican food, and I’m a regular at Ixtapa.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
During the school year, most of my spare time is
spent with our school’s video production program
and livestreaming local events. During the sum-
mer, if I’m not attending the College World Series
or a family reunion, I take a big road trip to places
I’ve never seen before. This summer I visited east-
ern Canada and saw the Canadian Parliament
and Niagara Falls.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
I’m amazed how much Hermiston has grown
during my lifetime and how it continues to grow.
I grew up in Pendleton, and to see how much
the population patterns have shifted in Uma-
tilla County during my lifetime is not something
I would have predicted. Hermiston has made a
name for itself, and the community has every rea-
son to be proud of its accomplishments.
What was the last book you read?
Over the summer I read “Visible Learning for
Teachers” by John Hattie
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
The app I seem to use most frequently is Goo-
gle Maps. Close behind are my favorite news
sites such as the BBC, OregonLive and our local
newspapers.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
I haven’t decided yet on my next big road trip, but
it would likely be a place I haven’t seen such as
Washington, D.C. or the South.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
I play the trombone and was in the Pendleton
High School Show Band growing up. I was one of
four trombone players in the group. During a tune
where I was the background music for somebody’s
solo, the drain (spit) valve on my trombone broke
off. I improvised and tore off a piece of the sheet
music and stuffed it in the valve opening to get
through the rest of the concert. It doesn’t seem like
a big deal now, but when you’re 16, it’s a big deal.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
I’m a science teacher, but my role is bigger than
that. My goal is to lift my students up and help
them build confi dence so that they can succeed in
whatever path they choose. They’ll know that the
path will be diffi cult at times but that my classroom
is a safe place to learn and that I will be cheering
them on through thick and thin.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
I’m especially proud of what we’ve accomplished
with our video production program known as
ALTV. Our students have really stepped up and
raised the bar to a level I hadn’t expected, ranging
from livestreaming the 2017 solar eclipse in Warm
Springs to placing in several national competitions.
We’ve attended three Student Television Network
national conventions, and each time I’m amazed at
what these students can accomplish.
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A truck containing the last shipment of conventional weapons leaves the Umatilla Army Depot in 1994.
25 YEARS AGO
AUG. 30, 1994
A burst of donations over the past
week pushed funds for renovation of
the Hermiston Community Center
thousands of dollars over the Aug.
31 deadline.
Fundraisers continue to seek
donations, though, to pay for
increased costs from features added
to the original plan.
A $75,000 pledge from U.S. Gen-
erating Company pushed funds over
the $530,000 goal on Wednesday.
By Monday, other donations had
brought the total up to $549,000.
2) A private contractor removed
the last full truckload of conven-
tional explosives from the Umatilla
Depot Activity Monday morning.
About 37,000 pounds of explo-
sives were removed, mostly fl aked
TNT packed in wooden crates. Of the
23 pallets shipped, eight were loaded
with C-4 plastic used for demolition
charges.
Both explosives are used for det-
onating outdated ammunition. They
will be taken to Tooele Army Depot
in Tooele, Utah.
50 YEARS AGO
AUG. 31, 1969
Sen. Robert Packwood, speaking at
a joint meeting of Kiwanis and Rotary
clubs last Thursday at noon, strongly
expressed his views in opposition to
pollution in the United States, noting
that the federal government stepped
in because the states didn’t do enough
in this regard.
Noting how air and water pollu-
tion is ruining the East Coast, he said
he was bitterly opposed to seeing this
happen in Oregon. In a brief press
conference after the luncheon, he said
he wanted to see Oregon become “a
tranquil, verdant paradise ... if I can
convince Oregonians that livability is
more important than payrolls.”
75 YEARS AGO
AUG. 31, 1944
Hermiston was saddened Wednes-
day morning when news spread that
Mrs. John Henry Nye was in receipt
of a telegram from the War Depart-
ment stating that her husband, with
the U.S. Marines, had been killed in
action. The contents of the telegram
are not for publication and the full
story will not be told until relatives
receive a letter which will follow the
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Mr. Nye was the youngest among
the businessmen of Hermiston, being
part owner of the Hermiston bak-
ery route and part owner of the lease
of Hale’s Confectionery. He was
recently reported as injured but it was
thought his wounds were not serious.
2) Mr. and Mrs. Dan D. Follett
received word from the War Depart-
ment this week stating that one year
had elapsed since their son, Flight
Offi cer Bobbie W. Follett, had been
reported missing and that he was now
considered a war casualty.
Although hope has been enter-
tained by both his relatives and
friends that Bobbie would be found,
it is now presumed that he has sacri-
fi ced his life for his country.
100 YEARS AGO
AUG. 30, 1919
Two unknown young men that
have so far eluded arrest visited
Hermiston Sunday and some time
during the night stole the Ford tour-
ing car of J.W. Messner from its
stall in the building used for stor-
age of autos located on South Sec-
ond Street. It seems that after taking
the car they went to Umatilla, and that
being unable to cross the ferry there at
that hour doubled back and went on to
Stanfi eld and then out Westland way,
where the auto stalled on them in a
sandy stretch of road.
Evidently thinking there was no
use trying to extricate and start it
again, they abandoned the car, but
before doing so they vented their
wrath on the machine by pumping
into it about 20 bullets fi red from a
38-caliber revolver.
Mr. Messner had his car brought
to town Tuesday, and after being
looked over on its arrival it was esti-
mated that it had been damaged to
the extent of fully $200. The wind-
shield, lights, radiator, tires and the
body of the machine were all perfo-
rated with holes, making the erstwhile
trusty Ford look as though it had gone
through a war.
2) Hermiston is soon to have a
beauty parlor established on Main
Street in this city, so it is said. This
new business emporium will be
equipped with all the latest devices
for making old ladies look younger
and middle-aged ladies take on the
hue of “sweet sixteen.” As a result the
women of the community are all agog
over the promised advent of an insti-
tution that will put Hermiston on a par
with Portland, Spokane or Seattle in
this respect.
The personage that has had the
perspicacity to undertake the launch-
ing of an enterprise of this nature in
this city should have his name embla-
zoned on a memorial tablet so that it
may be perpetuated for all time and
heralded as one mere man who had
the temerity to come to the aid of suf-
fering feminine humanity in Herm-
iston by the inauguration of such a
“fountain of youth.”
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Hermiston Junior High School vice principal Stephen Trukositz registers Robert
and Terri Hoyt for school in 1969.
Bond will help coordinate cov-
erage of sports in Eastern Oregon,
allowing sports reporters and staff
photographers stationed in Hermis-
ton, Pendleton, La Grande, Baker
City, Enterprise and John Day to
work together to maximize the com-
pany’s coverage of high school and
college sports in the area.
He is starting by overseeing the
”Kickoff” magazine, a preview
of high school and Eastern Ore-
gon University football teams in the
region, which will be inserted into
next week’s Herald.
• • •
Do you have special skills or
talents?
If so, Hermiston Parks & Recre-
ation might be interested in providing
an opportunity to teach a class or pro-
gram to share your expertise with oth-
ers. Whether it’s photography, crafts
or cooking, your skills might provide
an opportunity to earn some extra
income while teaching others.
For more information, contact
Brandon Artz at bartz@hermiston.
or.us or 541-667-5018.
• • •
With summer winding down, the
Hermiston Church of the Naza-
rene is gearing up to resume a special
church service for children.
KidzOwn Worship will begin
Sunday, Sept. 8 from 10:30-11:45 a.m.
It’s held in the church’s ministry cen-
ter, 1520 W. Orchard Ave. Geared
for kids age 4 through those entering
fi fth grade, the program features wor-
ship, lessons and fun age-appropriate
activities.
For more information about church
activities and programs, contact 541-
567-3677, hermistonnaz@gmail.com
or visit www.hermistonnazrene.org.
• • •
The menu for the Harkenrider
Senior Activity Center for Thursday
is oven-baked chicken, potatoes and
gravy, vegetables, fruit salad and cake
by Sun Terrace. Friday is build your
own tacos and dessert.
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