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COMMUNITY
HERMISTON HISTORY
THREE MINUTES WITH ...
25 YEARS AGO
Dec. 6, 1994
KYLARA WARD
Assistant Manager at Union Club
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I have family here. I retired from the U.S. Army in
April and came here to see family, and I ended up
staying. I visited here in the summer and weekends
growing up.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
It’s defi nitely the Union Club. I might work (there),
but the food is really good.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
When I’m not working, I’m usually still working.
But when I’m not at the Union Club working and
I’m not at home working, I like to cook. Primarily
Italian food. I lived in Italy for three years, so Ital-
ian is where it’s at.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
As someone who has lived in a lot of different
places and countries, it’s very diverse here. When
you think of a small town, and what you expect
that to be, you’d be surprised at the kind of people
you’d meet.
What was the last book you read?
I’ve been reading the Magic Tree House series
with my fi ve year old. He loves them; it’s the fi rst
chapter book he’s gotten into.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
I actually don’t use any social media so you can
rule that out. I probably use Amazon the most,
because it’s convenient. But I don’t really use much
else.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
I would either go back to Ireland or visit New
Zealand.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
My goal was to get into restaurant management
which is kind of where I already am. I also want to
get back into school. I think I’d like to get a degree
in hospitality and a culinary certifi cate.
Last February, the Hermiston City
Council adopted an ordinance that
gave police the power to impound the
cars of those caught driving without
insurance.
Nine months and 388 towed cars
later, city offi cials say it’s working.
Acting police chief Jerry Roberts
said very few of those cars have been
towed twice.
“That would indicate people are
getting the message,” Roberts said.
2) Work on the renovation of the
Hermiston Community Center build-
ing could begin as early as next week.
Bid offers will be opened today for
the plumbing and heating, air condi-
tioning and ventilation contracts, city
building offi cial Hank McDonald
said.
Originally, the new facility was
projected to open by the fi rst of the
year, but offi cials are now projecting a
late July or early August opening.
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 4, 1969
Colonel Charles R. Norris, Com-
manding Offi cer, Umatilla Army
Depot, released the following state-
ment yesterday:
The Department of Army has
announced that all toxic chemical
munitions on Okinawa will be relo-
cated to a military storage site in the
United States. The munitions will
be moved by ship from Okinawa to
the U.S. Navy Ammunition Depot at
Bangor, Wash. and then by rail to the
Umatilla Army Depot.
Approximately fi ve shipments
will be required. It is anticipated that
the fi rst shipment will leave Oki-
nawa later this month or in January
and that the operation will be com-
pleted in the spring of 1970.
2) William A. (Bill) Silvey, former
Chief of Police of Hermiston, lost his
life in an accident at 8:10 p.m. Tues-
day, Dec. 2, on Washington Highway
42, three miles east of Dayton.
According to information received
by Oregon State Police of the Herm-
iston offi ce, Silvey, operating a mail
truck, was westbound coming down
a light grade on black ice. Apparently
another vehicle was in the ditch, with
fl ares displayed. Silvey observed
the fl ares and applied the brakes,
with the result that the tractor and
semi slid on the ice and jack-knifed,
according to the police report.
The tractor proceeded into the
ditch on the side of the highway,
truck in the bank, and the trailer
demolished the tractor, it was reported.
Wilvey served as Chief of Police
of Hemriston from September 1952 to
December 1964.
HH fi le photo
Staff Sgt. David A. Fitzgerald’s family makes an audio recording to send him
during his deployment in the Philippines for Christmas in 1969. Mrs. Fitzgerald
holds baby Mark, three weeks old, Charles, 2, and Fay, 4.
75 YEARS AGO
Dec. 7, 1944
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Many tales of heroism have come
out of the present war, but the names
therein oft times are not familiar.
However, a recent account in the daily
papers contained a name well known
in Hermiston. The story related the
experiences of a U.S. Navy mine-
sweeper during the victorious Mar-
shalls and Marianas campaigns.
Included in the story was an
account of how one sailer, Roy White,
boatswain’s mate second class, and a
son of Roy White of Hermiston, won
a citation for exceptional bravery
by diving into shark-infested waters
repeatedly to recover reconnaissance
photographs of Jap gun installations.
White was listed high among
the personnel of the minesweeper
for gallantry in action in operations
around Magicienne Bay. He stood
long hours watch as petty offi cer in
charge of minesweeping gear. He
was fearless in staying at his post in
the face of Jap plane strafi ng.
However, it was for diving sev-
eral times into the shark-infested
HH fi le photo
Hermiston High School junior Jennifer Tracy watches superintendent Jer Pratton
complete an art project in 1994, while he spent a day living the life of a high
school student in the district.
bay for reconnaissance photographs
of Jap gun installations which were
dropped by American planes, that
White was cited for “meritorious ser-
vice above and beyond call of duty”
by Commander Ralph S. Moore.
100 YEARS AGO
Dec. 6, 1919
While returning from a sick call
on the Furnish project last Saturday
night in the sleet, Dr. Adams missed
the bridge over the feed canal south-
east of town and plunged with his car
into its icy waters.
The miss of the bridge came
through the windshield of the car
becoming so misty that it caused the
doctor to miscalculate. The car had
to be pulled out by a team of horses.
The doctor seemed none the worse
for his involuntary dunking.
2) And in the course of human
events it has come to pass that the
city of Hermiston will, through the
Commercial Club, endeavor to purge
itself of all and sundry undesirable
solicitors for money by subscription
or otherwise, and with this decision
comes the stipulation that hereafter
all persons so engaged, at any time
of year, must have credentials that
their solicitations are for bona fi de
benevolent or charitable purposes.
This new order of things is hoped
will do away with the fellow with a
bogus withered arm or a game leg
who generally solicits alms to get
an education and uses the money for
other purposes, the blind beggar that
can probably see pretty well, and in
fact all such fakirs that prey upon and
gull the public generally in towns like
Hermiston.
Rogers Toyota pumps the brakes on cancer
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Rogers Toyota of Hermiston recently collected $965 to send to the American Cancer Society
for breast cancer research.
Rogers Toyota of Herm-
iston expressed thanks to
everyone who contributed
to their recent “Drive for the
Cure” month.
With the support of the
community, the local car
dealership was able to send
$965 to the American Can-
cer Society for breast can-
cer research.
Rogers Toyota is com-
mitted to giving back to the
community, said General
Manager Glenn Silaski.
For more information
about their giving efforts,
call 541-567-6461 or search
Facebook.
For more about the Amer-
ican Cancer Society, go to
www.cancer.org.