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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019
COMMUNITY
THREE MINUTES WITH ...
HERMISTON HISTORY
JOY SMITH
Maker and entrepreneur
at Joy’s One of a Kind
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
There were circumstances that led us to Hermiston
10 years ago and we’re happy to be here. We’re
from Moses Lake, Washington.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
I’m going to say Delish Bistro.
HH fi le photo
Bruce Rexroad of the Grande Ronde Sign Co. helps replace the “Volume Shoe Source” sign with a “Payless Shoe Source” sign
in Hermiston in 1994. The store went out of business in 2019.
25 YEARS AGO
OCT. 25, 1994
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Crafting and making things. At this time of year,
I like to make holiday items and gifts. I also like
planning workshops, and hanging out with my
husband and our dogs. We have a golden retriever,
our standard poodle, and a golden doodle. We
have this plus this equals this.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
I am impressed with the community’s loyalty to the
high school. Everyone’s all about the Bulldogs. I
also appreciate the farming industry here.
What was the last book you read?
I think the last book I read was about creative
business owners, by Jennifer Allwood.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
I do use some Instagram, but mostly Facebook
because of my business.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
Probably in the Caribbean, somewhere where the
water is clear and there are dolphins jumping.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
Funny things happen all the time, but I couldn’t
pick one. I’m not sure this is the funniest thing, but
I think a lot about what a small world it is, espe-
cially on social media how you fi nd out you have
mutual friends with someone or are related to
someone else.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
To bring a workshop to the public on a monthly
basis, something that everyone would enjoy.
Excerpt from a column by
then-publisher Dan Zimmerman:
Tomorrow, in our neighboring
Umatilla County community to the
east, a 107-year-old institution will
die.
The Valley Herald, Milton-Free-
water’s community newspaper and
keeper of the town’s history, will
publish for the last time.
Since I was the owner/publisher
there in the ‘70s and ‘80s the unfor-
tunate news of the Valley Herald’s
demise is especially emotional and
thought-provoking.
With the Valley Herald’s death,
part of the community’s soul per-
ishes right along with it. Mil-
ton-Freewater loses an important
element to its identity and the people
lose an important avenue to commu-
nicate with themselves.
After tomorrow, Milton-Freewa-
ter lacks its own forum for letters to
the editor, editorials, news of record,
who died and who was born, import-
ant government and school news, a
record of citizens’ achievements, a
marketplace for goods and services
through advertising and everything
else you expect from the local press.
Nothing... not radio, television
or newspapers in nearby towns can
replace their very own newspaper.
Because they are driven by music and
entertainment programming, radio
and television can’t carry the vol-
ume and depth of information like a
newspaper.
50 YEARS AGO
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Business-wise, I will say that the people I’ve been
able to meet doing what I’m doing. When I’m
doing Crafters in the Pasture every May, the peo-
ple that come as vendors and the friends I’ve made
that way are valuable to me.
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VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 43
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OCT. 23, 1969
The board of directors for Herm-
iston School District voted Monday
night to withhold fi nal payment to the
contractors who enlarged the swim-
ming pool until it is determined if it
is acceptable to meet standards of the
Amateur Athletic Union for holding
offi cial swimming competitions.
The board spent approximately an
hour discussing the matter with the
architect, Robert Smith of Ontario.
Smith recommended that the fi nal
payment of $8,200 be made to the
contractors, The Timber Company of
Hermiston.
Superintendent Armand O. Larive
reported that there seems to be some
difference of opinion about the over-
all length of the pool. The blueprints
show the original pool to be 110 feet
long and the new addition is 55 feet in
print, making a pool length of 50.29
meters. He said he and Bob Ditton,
HH fi le photo
Hunters Brent Jons, left, his brother Will Jons and their hunting dog Maggie show
off their prey during a bird-hunting excursion in 1994.
swimming pool manager, had mea-
sured the pool and found it to be 164
feet 8 inches in length. Fifty meters is
164 feet and one and one-half inches.
the war department noted.
Lt. Jendrzejewski is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Jendrzejewski of the
Columbia district.
75 YEARS AGO
100 YEARS AGO
OCT. 26, 1944
OCT. 25, 1919
Stray dogs are again becoming
a menace in this area, according to
reports from farmers north of Herm-
iston and in the Columbia district.
Recently they have become so bold as
to tear open rabbit hutches and destroy
domestic rabbits in wholesale lots. In
one instance all the rabbits were killed.
This week they broke into the
hutches at the T. G. Panages farm and
killed a number of rabbits. Owners of
dogs are being warned that they are
responsible for damages done and will
be prosecuted.
Word has been received from
Washington that 1st Lt. Walter J. Jen-
drzejewski of Hermiston has been
awarded the bronze star medal for
action at Humbolt Bay, Dutch New
Guinea, last April.
According to information received,
a blown-out bridge forced Lt. Jendrze-
jewski to leave his vehicle and pro-
ceed through hostile enemy territory
with only two men.
“Due to his activities and devo-
tion to duties his battalion was able
to advance the following morning to
new positions which he had located,”
The war time daylight saving law
will be no more after this Saturday
has passed, for at 2 a.m. tomorrow
morning the hands of all clocks in the
United States will be turned backward
an hour. A strenuous fi ght in Congress
recently killed this measure, and as a
result the people exulted. Especially
this was so among the farmers.
Senator Calder of New York is the
father of the daylight saving law and
he, nearly alone, has of course regret-
ted very much to see his pet hobby
discarded.
Probably one of the most artis-
tically arranged and handsomely
appointed homes in this city is that
of Col. and Mrs. H. G. Newport on
Newport Avenue. For design of mod-
ern conveniences and labor saving
devices it possibly has no equal. The
interior is one continuation of built in
china closets, wardrobes, etc. done in
the very fi nest style and fi nish. It has
cost lots of money to fi t up a house
such as the Newport home is, but
the comfort to be derived therefrom
will amply repay the owners for the
outlay.
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Remains in Columbia could solve cold case
By PHIL WRIGHT
STAFF WRITER
The discovery of a
pickup containing skele-
tal remains in the Columbia
River near Hermiston could
solve a missing person case
26 years old.
According to a news
release from the Umatilla
County Sheriff’s Offi ce, a
couple scuba diving on Oct.
17 in the Columbia River
at the Hat Rock State Park
boat launch reported dis-
covering a submerged Ford
Ranger pickup with Wash-
ington license plates. The
vehicle was in approxi-
mately 20 feet of water just
past the end of the docks.
Dispatchers checked the
license plate and found the
vehicle was associated with
a missing person case from
the police department in
Prosser, Washington, going
back 26 years.
Photo contributed by Umatilla County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
Members of the Columbia Basin Dive Rescue of Richland, Wash., help with the recovery of a
pickup Saturday from the Columbia River at Hat Rock State Park near Hermiston.
Maynard Koen, who was
born in 1911, according to
the sheriff’s offi ce, went
missing in August 1993.
The sheriff’s offi ce
arranged for Columbia
Basin Dive Rescue of Rich-
land, Washington, and D
& R Towing, Hermiston,
to assist in recovering the
pickup. The sheriff’s offi ce,
the volunteer dive agency
and tow company met Sat-
urday at 10:30 a.m. at the
site to begin the recovery.
After approximately two
hours, the team removed
the pickup from the river
and hauled it to the sher-
iff’s offi ce for further
investigation.
“Based on the condition
of the vehicle and the infor-
mation available, it appears
likely that this vehicle was
submerged in this location
at or around the time Mr.
Koen was reported miss-
ing,” according to the sher-
iff’s offi ce. “Further inves-
tigation of the interior of
the vehicle revealed skel-
etal remains and a driver’s
license issued to Mr. Koen.”
The sheriff’s offi ce also
stated the Oregon State
Medical Examiner’s Offi ce
will handle positive identi-
fi cation of the remains.