Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current, September 25, 2019, Image 2

Hermiston herald., September 25, 2019, Page 2, Image 2

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Hermiston herald. (Hermiston, Or.) 1994-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 2019)

Prev Page of 16 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (1.4 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 16 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextCOMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 HERMISTON HISTORY KRISS DAMMEYER Founder and executive director at Made to Thrive When and why did you move to Hermiston? I was born and raised here. I moved away for col- lege but shortly after graduation I came back to be closer to family. It proved to be a wise move as I met my husband here as well as giving me a few precious years with my mom who passed away suddenly at the age of 60. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Delish Bistro and Veg Out What do you like to do in your spare time? Spend time with my kids and family, kayak, attend sporting events, hike to waterfalls, watch a beauti- ful sunset What surprises you about Hermiston? How quickly it continues to grow. It is deﬁ nitely not the same Hermiston I grew up in. I have a pop- ulation sign that has Hermiston at a little over 9,000 people shortly after I was born in the late 70’s. What was the last book you read? “The Go Giver” by Bob Burg and John David Mann. It is so profound and inspiring and made quite an impact on me. What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? WhatsApp to communicate with my family and friends internationally, Team App and Redﬁ n. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? To Germany to see my four half-sisters and Italy to see where my dad’s side of the family came from. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? One of the funniest things that has made my fam- ily and I laugh for quite a few years is when I was gooﬁ ng around walking backward to school and my dad hollered at me to turn around so I wouldn’t hit the pole holding a trafﬁ c sign. When I turned around I hit the pole with my forehead. It made an awful sound and gave me quite the goose egg. Days later I realized the pole was bent...when I asked my dad about it he told me my head did that. I found out years later he was joking. A car had hit the pole but it was coincidentally around the same time I hit it with my head. He always teased me for my hard headedness! What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Travel, take more time to relax. Professionally, to hire staff and continue to scale Made to Thrive. What is your proudest accomplishment? Personally, my children, running a marathon, being inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at my college and caring for my parents until they passed away even when the days were long and very tough. Professionally, I am most proud of starting Made to Thrive, which now serves more than 300 kids per year, from the ground up in 2014. I rarely have time to sit back and think about that, but it’s humbling for sure. HH ﬁ le photo City of Hermiston and Port of Umatilla oﬃ cials break ground on the Regional Water System in 1994. 25 YEARS AGO SEPT. 27, 1994 Ofﬁ cials from the city of Herm- iston and Port of Umatilla turned the ﬁ rst dirt for the Regional Water project on Sept. 20. The event is the culmination of years of planning to tap a stable water supply from the Columbia River. “To me, the greatest thing about public service is that once or twice in your career you get to do some- thing that really makes a differ- ence,” said Hermiston city man- ager Ed Brookshier to an audience of about 50. The groundbreaking marked the start of all three main phases of the project: the 42-inch water pipe, the intake pump and the ﬁ ltration plant. The project should deliver water to Hermiston faucets by July. 2) Stanﬁ eld Middle School will close at the end of the school year, but no one knows what the alternative will be. Stanﬁ eld school board members will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 at Stanﬁ eld High School to discuss pos- sible options. Failure last week of a $3.2 million bond to build a middle school addi- tion on the high school was a major disappointment, said superintendent Harvey Hazen. 50 YEARS AGO SEPT. 25, 1969 “There is too much litter in Herm- iston’s vacant lots as well as in the city streets,” councilwoman Barbara Lynch told the Hermiston city council during its Monday meeting. “What we need,” Mrs. Lynch said, “is not just enforcement of ordinances affecting property owners, important as that is, but also a campaign against litter dumpers.” With students from Hermiston Senior High political science class attending the council meeting, Mrs. Lynch, as well as other members of the council, suggested that students could help in such ways as not throw- ing gum and candy wrappers along the streets or in vacant lots. City manager Tom Harper pointed out that a land-use survey in 1963 had shown that 50% of the property within the city is vacant. The study revealed, he said, that 10,000 peo- ple could reside within corporate lim- its of the city, adding that the number of vacant lots does create problems in HH ﬁ le photo Alberto Botero, center, a Colombian foreign exchange student at Hermiston Senior High School, poses with principal Jack Jenkins, left, and vice principal Dale Gaylord in 1969. enforcement of ordinances in regard to cleaning them up. turret gunner on a B-24 and apparently was on a mission over enemy territory. 75 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO SEPT. 28, 1944 SEPT. 27, 1919 Although national politics have ﬂ ared up during the past week with ﬁ ery speeches by President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt and his Republican opponent Thomas E. Dewey, political activities in the state, county and city are extremely quiet. It is thought, how- ever, that candidates and backers are carefully preparing plans for a concen- trated drive during October. Absolutely nothing has been heard from Hermiston ofﬁ cials, even though the election is only slightly more than a month away. Although he has not been approached as yet, it is thought that the local citizens will again draft Mayor F. C. McKenzie to “carry on” a job which he has faithfully ﬁ lled for a number of years. Councilmen who are now serving are George Harkenrider, W. W. Felt- house, Horace Smith, Dr. W. L. Mor- gan, J. G. Pearson and A.F. Rohrman. None have issued public statements whether they do or do not wish to be elected. 2) A telegram was received shortly before noon Thursday by Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Felthouse that their son, Gale, had been killed in action over Norway. Gale, born and raised here, was a top Bert Smith, who had been away on a visit to Portland for some days, hove into town Tuesday driving a Dodge touring car that he purchased while in the Rose City. He said the roads were fairly good all the way and that he made the trip with only one accident — that being when he absentmindedly let the auto take a header with him off a steep grade in the Cascades. This little side trip seemingly did not hurt him nor the car to any great extent, but, according to Mr. Smith, it was sure exciting while it lasted. 2) Saturday last seemed to be the drawing day from this community to the Pendleton Round-Up, for on that day the town and country hereabouts was well nigh deserted. They were among the crush of nearly 30,000 in attendance at the big annual show on the ﬁ nal day, and they took delight in witnessing the spectacular stu- dents pulled off by the cowboys and cowgirls. They saw Yakima Canutt make his whirlwind championship ride of the fearsome outlaw horse Noname, which had dumped rider after rider in the two preceding days of the show. • • • The Stanﬁ eld Irrigation District has two openings for their board of directors. The openings, for Division 1 and Division 3, are currently held by Dan Walchli and Steve Walker. For more information call 541-449- 3272 or stop by the ofﬁ ce at 100 W. Coe Ave. in Stanﬁ eld. • • • Hermiston High School principal Tom Spoo will receive the Distin- guished Service Award for School Administrators at the Oregon Asso- ciation of School Libraries fall con- ference on Oct. 12. Secondary school librarian Delia Fields nominated Spoo for the state- wide award, which recognizes a school administrator who has gone the extra mile in supporting school libraries. “Students being able to read for comprehension and being able to ﬁ nd credible information in the water- fall of today’s technology is vital skill-building, and Mr. Spoo supports that,” she said. Hermiston School District has two librarians, of the 159 school librarians in Oregon. • • • The menu for the Harkenrider Senior Activity Center for Thursday is baked chicken, potatoes and gravy, vegetable, fruit salad and birthday cake by Sun Terrace. Friday is BLT sandwich, salad and dessert. Monday is tomato basil soup, grilled cheese sandwich, salad and dessert. — You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by email- ing your tips to editor@hermiston- herald.com. SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Letters Policy: Letters to the Editor is a forum for the Hermiston Herald readers to express themselves on local, state, national or world issues. The Hermiston Herald reserves the right to edit letters for length and for content. Writers should include a telephone number so they can be reached for questions. OBITUARY POLICY: The Hermiston Herald publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. These include information about services. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Obituaries and notices may be submitted by email to obits@hermistonherald.com. BTW Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 39 Chris Rush | Publisher • crush@eomediagroup.com • 541-278-2669 Jade McDowell | News Editor • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539 Annie Fowler | Sports Editor • afowler@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4542 Jessica Pollard | Reporter • jpollard@eastoregonian.com, 541-564-4534 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 Dawn Hendricks | Circulation assistant • dhendricks@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4530 To contact the Hermiston Herald for news, advertising or subscription information: • call 541-567-6457 • e-mail info@hermistonherald.com • stop by our oﬃ ces at 333 E. Main St. • visit us online at: hermistonherald.com The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by mail Wednesdays Digital + e-Edition .............................. $39/year Full Access (print and digital) ............. $49/year Periodical postage paid at Hermiston, OR. Postmaster, send address changes to Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2019 VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HermistonHerald.com BTW Continued from Page A1 at the women’s center to provide care for women from adolescence to menopause. To schedule an appoint- ment with Rice, call 541-667- 3801 or request an appointment online at http://www.gshealth.org/ good-shepherd-medical-group/. • • • Brass Fire, a regional horn band, will perform Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at the Union Club, 201 E. Main St., Hermiston. There is no cover charge. The group, who is fronted by Herm- iston’s Brad Rozema, sizzles with tunes from the Big Band Era as well as blues, soul and rock. They play everything from Elvis and Chicago to Santana and Earth Wind & Fire. 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. 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.