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HERMISTON HISTORY
LORI
MONACO-MILLS
Principal at Sandstone Middle School
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in 2016, however, I began
working for the Hermiston School District in 2015
as the assistant principal at Armand Larive Middle
School. I moved to Hermiston eager to seek new
challenges in my profession.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
My favorite restaurants currently are Ixtapa and
Lawan’s Thai Garden.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy spending time with my family and friends. I
love to travel. I love listening to live music.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
When I moved to Hermiston I was surprised by
how supportive the community is of the school dis-
trict. I was also pleasantly surprised by how nice
the people are that fill this community. My boys
and I felt welcome and at home immediately.
What was the last book you read?
The last book I read was “School Culture
Rewired” by Steve Gruenert and Todd Whitaker.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
The Starbucks app; it helps my mornings run
smoothly when getting my favorite drink, hot
chocolate.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
I would love to go to Brazil, Italy, Greece and
Monaco.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
I don’t know what the funniest thing to ever have
happened to me, but I love to be around people
who make me laugh. Laughter truly is the best
medicine.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
My goal this year is to continue building a strong
and healthy culture at Sandstone and support
increased math scores.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
My proudest accomplishment in life without a
doubt is having had two healthy and loving sons,
Tabor and Trayson.
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HH file photos
Left) A protester expresses his grim view of McNary Dam’s juvenile fish facility as the dam’s commander, Lt. Col. James Weller,
officiates at its opening ceremony in 1994. Right) Tyler Cieneros, 8, of Echo, displays his frog handling skill during the frog
jumping contest at the Umatilla Landing Days in 1994.
25 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 6, 1994
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
officially unveiled its new juvenile
fish facility Thursday at McNary Dam
in front of an audience of about 150,
including about a dozen protesters
from several environmental groups.
“Here’s your door prize — a Corps
of Engineers salmon,” said Charlie
Ray, of Idaho Rivers United, as he
handed out rubber fish skeletons.
The protesters focused on an inci-
dent in late July where warm water in
the facility killed up to 90,000 fall chi-
nook. One came dressed as the Grim
Reaper with “Corps of Engineers”
painted on the front of the outfit.
“We’re here to let the public and
the media know the rest of the story
about this proven salmon killer here,”
Ray said.
The facility is designed to take
salmon from the McNary Pool above
the dam through a series of pipes. The
pipes empty into either the John Day
Pool below the dam or into a barge.
The barges will transport the fish to
below Bonneville Dam — the last on
the Columbia River.
50 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 4, 1969
Hermiston School District 8-R pub-
lic schools have a record enrollment
of 2,435 students as of the first day of
school, Tuesday, Sept. 2, Superinten-
dent A. O. Larive announced.
This compares to 2,363 for the first
day last year, or an increase of 72. By
schools the first day enrollments are
as follows: West Park, 420; Rocky
Heights, 273; Sunset, 512 for a total
of 1,205 in the elementary schools.
Junior High was 593 and Senior High
637.
2) The city of Hermiston is unable
to get federal funds to help correct
traffic problems because the govern-
ment allocates the money only to cit-
ies of 5,000 or more, using the 1960
census as a basis, according to city
manager Tom Harper.
If Hermiston qualified, it would
receive $1,900. However, the last offi-
cial census of the city showed that in
1960 the local population was 4,402.
The certified population of the State
Board of Census listed 5,009 residents
in 1966, and today Hermiston has
about 5,300. However, it appears that
such funds will not be available until
the 1970 census is taken.
75 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 7, 1944
T/Sgt. James M. Marshall, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Marshall, has been
listed as missing by the War Depart-
ment as of Aug. 16. A story about T/
Sgt. Marshall appeared in the Herald
two weeks ago telling how he hero-
ically saved a B-24 Liberator by mak-
ing repairs in mid-air while the pilot
nursed the bomber to home base.
Marshall enlisted in the Army Air
Forces in August 1941, and since then
has seen considerable action over-
seas. He has participated in numerous
raids over enemy territory. No defi-
nite word has been received by his
parents except that he is missing. It
is hoped that he is alive and has been
taken prisoner.
2) In what was probably the largest
turnout of football aspirants in Herm-
iston history greeted Coach Frank
Davison Tuesday afternoon when
between 60 and 70 gridders requested
suits. Included among the numerous
hopefuls were a number of lettermen
from last year.
Just what the prospects will be for
a winning combination is somewhat
problematic, but Coach Davison was
willing to offer the word “fair” when
approached for his viewpoint.
100 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 6, 1919
F. A. Phelps has taken 70 tons of
peaches off his 10 acre fruit orchard
situated in the southern part of the
city. The fruit was sold to The Dalles
King Products Co. of The Dalles at
$40 per ton.
Imagine for yourself how the trees
in a 10 acre orchard would look with
70 tons of peaches hanging from the
limbs, and you will have a fair idea
of how large and numerous they must
have been in the Phelps orchard.
2) There seems to be a movement
on foot to form a new political party,
which, while being unique in a way,
may prove successful in the end. It
begins with a committee of 48, body-
ing representation from each of the 48
states in the Union, and is evidently
making progress among the indepen-
dent voters of the country through
questionnaires. The replies to these
from each of the 48 states seem to
indicate that the people are lukewarm
at least to a proposition of this nature.
Old Farmer’s Almanac predicts
snowy spring for Eastern Oregon
By ALEX CASTLE
STAFF WRITER
It might be time to check
that those winter jackets and
boots are still in the back of
your closet where you left
them in the spring.
Or so says the Old Farm-
er’s Almanac, at least.
According to the reference
book’s 2020 edition released
last week, Eastern Oregon
should expect colder tem-
peratures with above aver-
age precipitation and snow-
fall this winter.
The almanac positions
Eastern Oregon in the Inter-
mountain region, which
stretches as far south as Flag-
staff, Arizona, and as far
north as the U.S.-Canada
border. In total, the region
encompasses nine different
states between the Cascade
and Rocky Mountains.
For the 2019-2020 win-
ter, the Intermountain region
will reportedly be charac-
terized by “low temps, deep
powder.” Across the coun-
try, the almanac is predict-
ing “frequent snow events —
from flurries to no fewer than
seven big snowstorms from
coast to coast.”
In February, Pendle-
ton recorded all-time highs
in snowfall after being cov-
ered in 32.5 inches during
the shortest month of the
year. That’s nearly double
the previous record of 16.8
inches and, according to the
HH file photo
A vehicle navigates a partially snow-covered road on Old Highway 30 on Friday west of
Meacham in 2018.
National Weather Service,
nearly 10 times the average
snowfall of 3.4 inches for the
month.
While the area saw some
more snowfall in March this
year, the Old Farmer’s Alma-
nac warns that Eastern Ore-
gon and the rest of the Inter-
mountain region should
expect two big snowstorms
as late as April next year.
The Wallowa County
Chieftain reported last week
that a University of Idaho
study found that “consecutive
low snow years may become
six times more common
across the Western United
States over the latter half of
this century.”
The question is, will the
Old Farmer’s Almanac be
right?
Founded in 1792 by Rob-
ert B. Thomas, the Old Farm-
er’s Almanac provides infor-
mation on weather forecasts,
planting cycles, astronomical
data, recipes and more. Using
a secret formula derived from
weather patterns, astronomi-
cal cycles, and sun spots, the
almanac has published long-
term winter forecasts for over
two centuries.
Though these long range
predictions are made up to
18 months in advance, the
publication has long boasted
an accuracy rate of 80% or
above.
George Perry, general
forecaster at the NWS’s
Pendleton office, said he
doesn’t pay much attention
to the almanac’s predictions
and can’t say anything about
its accuracy without knowing
its method.
However, when it comes
to the forecasts the NWS
develops for weather 7-14
days in advance — the
NWS’s Climate Prediction
Center produces forecasts
as much as three months out
— Perry said they use mod-
els to analyze and make
predictions.
But still, forecasts one to
two weeks ahead of time are
“highly variable.”
“You can get small
changes in two days that may
not do much at the time but
could influence significant
changes in 10 days,” Perry
said.