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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 COMMUNITY THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY DOUGLAS SANDERS Owner at Tech Tech Goose Gaming When and why did you move to Hermiston? I was born and raised here. I joined the National Guard when I was 17, and traveled there. I came back and got married when I was 20. I was a cor- rections offi cer at Two Rivers for 17 years. It’s just home. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? That’s a tough one. The place we go out to eat most often would be the Golden Palace. I feel loyal to there because I worked there as a teenager. What do you like to do in your spare time? There are a couple things I like to do. One, I like to go camping with my family. Two, I like riding my Harley. Three, I like to go panning for gold. A lot of people don’t know, you can fi nd gold in pretty much any river in Oregon. What surprises you about Hermiston? How well the community gets along. Everyone has been very supportive of [Tech Tech Goose Gam- ing]. The community is willing to get behind small businesses with such passion. It’s also a place that’s growing fast. When I was growing up, Herm- iston was basically just Main Street. In 20 years, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was as big as the Tri-Cities. What was the last book you read? It was a book about how to run a small business. Usually, I’m more into Sci-Fi. J.K Rowling is one of my favorite authors, and Tolkien too. What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? YouTube. A lot of YouTube, a lot of how-to videos. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? The Vatican, or the Holy Land. I’m a devout Cath- olic, so I would love to see either of those places. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? I’m kind of a goofball. Just yesterday, my mother- in-law made me a cupcake with lots of chocolate frosting for my birthday. While I was holding it, my daughter tapped my hand and the cupcake fl ew into the air and landed directly on my head. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? To make this store self-suffi cient. To let people know that I’m here to help kids in the commu- nity, and that this is a place for adults too. I’d like to make enough money here to not have to pay the bills for this place out of my own pocket. I’ve always wanted to give back to Hermiston, and there’s nothing for kids to do in this town. People say I should turn this into a bar at night, but I’m not going to go that route. Here, kids play for free and can hang out and make friends. What is your proudest accomplishment? I got a daughter who is an A-plus student in high school. You know how kids tend to rebel against their parents? She rebels against the thought of rebelling. I’m proud to have a happy home for my daughter and wife. When I think of all the things that I’ve done, I think that having a happy family you can provide for is a real challenge. HH fi le photo Bob Henry, manager at Columbia Outdoor and Surplus, holds a Colt AR-15, one of the guns banned by a crime bill, in 1994. 25 YEARS AGO SEPT. 20, 1994 Two days after President Clin- ton signed into law a crime bill that bans the manufacture, sale and pos- session of 19 models of “assault weapons,” a Colt AR-15 sits on the sale rack of Columbia Outdoor and Surplus in Hermiston. The soon-to-be-banned rifl e has a $1,899 price tag. “Seven or eight months ago, AR-15s were selling for $600. Yes- terday, I sold one for $1,600,” said Bob Henry, the store’s gun manager. Henry has two banned guns in stock — the Colt and a Cobray M-12 .380 caliber pistol. He also has two Chinese SKS rifl es. The ban on import of that make of rifl e was signed by Presi- dent Bush, but they can still be sold and owned. Of all the guns to be banned by the HH fi le photo crime bill, he has sold about half a West Park Elementary students Veronica Saucedo, right, and Lisha De Mill examine the dress of Nicole Willis, winner of the Junior Indian Pageant, during a dozen in the past year, he said. 50 YEARS AGO SEPT. 18, 1969 A Umatilla County Circuit Court jury acquitted John Gifford, Herm- iston, late Tuesday afternoon of a charge of manslaughter in a case involving the death of John David Boyd, Jr. Gifford had been accused of strik- ing Boyd over the head with a sawed- off pool cue in a local tavern during an altercation last February. Gifford was working as a bartender there at the time. Boyd died 40 days later, March 10, in Good Shepherd Hospital. 2) In an informal discussion after the regular agenda of the Hermiston District 8-R board meeting, the sub- ject of sex education in the schools was brought up. High school principal Jack Jen- kins said: “We have no sex educa- tion as such, except as it is touched upon in biology and health education classes.” The discussion followed a state- ment by board member Leland Bag- gett that a group in town had talked to what he termed the local council of church concerning the sex education in local schools. Superintendent Armand O. Lar- ive replied that a committee from the Hermiston Ministerial Association had met with him and when he had reviewed with them what the district is doing in regard to sex education “they didn’t take offense to it.” Dr. Wendell Ford, a member of the board, said that when he was practic- fi eld trip to the Pendleton Round-Up in 1994. ing medicine in Nebraska he taught sex education for 10 years in the high school. “Our young people are entitled to premarital training. The young people want to know,” he said. 75 YEARS AGO SEPT. 21, 1944 Plans for an assemblage one hour after offi cial confi rmation of Germa- ny’s defeat are being completed here under the sponsorship of Hermiston Post No. 37, American Legion. Tentative plans are as follows: When offi cial news has been received by Col. A.S. Buyers, command- ing offi cer at the Umatilla Ordnance Depot, confi rming Germany’s surren- der, he will notify Legion offi cials in Hermiston. Immediately there will be three long blasts of the city fi re siren. Within one hour the high school band will assemble at the fl agpole at the west end of Main Street. This will be a signal for an assemblage of all resi- dents in this area. A parade will form and will march to the lawn at the front of the high school where a short program will be held. Included will be short addresses by clergy, U.S. Army offi - cials, Legionnaires, Mayor F.C McK- enzie and possibly others. Group singing and music by the band will be featured. The above program should not be mistaken for an occasion of hilarity and fun-making but rather a period of rededication and reconsecration for the tasks that still lie ahead. Dr. F.B. Belt, local post commander, Ameri- can Legion, states that the war is still far from over, even with Germany’s capitulation. However, the occasion should be remembered with renewed vows for the future. The time to cel- ebrate will be when Japan and Ger- many have both fully surrendered. 100 YEARS AGO SEPT. 20, 1919 H. Spinning returned last Satur- day from a month’s visit to Tacoma and other coastal points. He remarked one evening shortly after his home- coming that Hermiston had by far the worst streets and sidewalks of any of the little towns he had visited in his journeyings. He offset this, however, by the statement that for liveliness and vim, this city had them all cheated, and if only we had streets and sidewalks to correspond with the upward trend Hermiston would have no equal for its size anywhere in the west. 2) Wade Noble was in town on business Monday from his ranch in the east end, and took home with him a few “No Trespass” signs with which to post his place. He is doing this, he says, not to protect the game birds on ponds and in the enclosure from sportsmen, but to protect his dairy herd from getting their hides full of shot from the gun of a possible erratic or irresponsible hunter. 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The local resident has more than 19 years of teaching experience. The library is located at 700 Sixth St., Umatilla. For more information, call the library at 541-922-5704. • • • The Irrigon Chamber of Com- merce is looking for a new home and new director. Their previous offi ces were recently sold to a new owner and they are looking for offi ce space to rent in Irrigon. The group has experienced rapid growth over the past few years, jump- ing from six members to about 70. The increased revenue means the chamber CORRECTIONS: It is the policy of the Hermiston Herald to correct errors as soon as they are discovered. Incorrect information will be corrected on Page 2A. Errors commited on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Corrections also are noted in the online versions of our stories. Please contact the editor at editor@ hermistonherald.com or call (541) 564-4533 with issues about this policy or to report errors. can afford to hire a part-time direc- tor to spend about 20 hours a month answering phones and emails and organizing chamber events. For more information about apply- ing to the director position or for tips on available offi ce space, call Phyllis Danielson at Stokes Landing Bed & Breakfast at 541-922-3857. • • • The menu for the Harkenrider Senior Activity Center on Thursday is beef stew, salad and dessert. Fri- day is salad bar, garlic bread and des- sert. Monday is build your own tacos and dessert. Tuesday is ham and yams, vegetable, fruit salad and dessert. Next Wednesday is tuna salad sand- wich, salad and dessert. SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Letters to the Editor is a forum for the Hermiston Herald readers to express themselves on local, state, national or world issues. Letters should be kept to 250 words. The Hermiston Herald reserves the right to edit letters for length and for content.Letters must be original and signed by the writer or writers. Writers should include a telephone number so they can be reached for questions. Only the letter writer’s name and city of residence will be published.
