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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019
HERMISTON HISTORY
25 YEARS AGO
Dec. 20, 1994
MIRANDA HUNT
Elementary Library Coordinator
at the Hermiston School District
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I am a Hermiston native, born and raised here. I
left for 4 years to go to Western Oregon University
and came back for a while. Most recently, I came
back after being in Denver for two years where I
completed my master’s degree.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
About eleven years ago, I was diagnosed with
Celiac disease and have to eat gluten free. Eat-
ing out is a challenge. I really wish that there were
more gluten-free options in Hermiston! Fortune
Garden does make a mean steamed vegetables,
rice, and chicken and lets me bring in my own glu-
ten-free soy sauce.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I love to go on walks with my dog Rudie, read-
ing of course, and in the summer time I enjoy lap
swimming. I do like to play the occasional game of
golf, garden and hang out with friends.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
Why does Hermiston still not have a golf course?
More seriously though, the growth. I know every-
one says that, but it is true. Lots of changes from
when I was a kid!
What was the last book you read?
Ummm how to answer that… I am always reading
since I am a librarian. Right now, I am re-reading
books from the Oregon Battle of the Books compe-
tition for school, since battles will start soon. I just
read “Edge of Extinction: The Ark Plan” by Laura
Martin. It ended on a cliffhanger so I had to get
the sequel! The kids have really liked that one too.
I do read adult books on occasion and the last one
I read was “The Night Circus” by Erin Morgen-
stern. It was fantastic! Highly recommend! Fiction
is my favorite.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
I use the GoodReads app a lot… Not surprising I
know. But it is very helpful when looking for book
recommendations, what book is next in a series
and read-alikes.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
Right now, high on my list is Australia or any-
where tropical. I am all about warm tropical
places with a nice beach!
Though it seems that Scrooge
himself wouldn’t stoop so low, some
home Christmas decorations have
suffered at the hands of vandals.
Several homes on or near West
Highland have had lights ripped
down. A reindeer display in that
neighborhood was run over with a
car.
Acting Hermiston Police Chief
Jerry Roberts said the best defense
against vandalism is to keep an eye
on displays throughout the neighbor-
hood and to call police if any suspi-
cious-looking persons are around.
2) State liquor commission offi -
cials are holding fi rm on their deci-
sion to deny a liquor license for the
Riverside Restaurant and Lounge.
After reviewing a letter challeng-
ing the grounds for denial, liquor
commission staff decided it pre-
sented no information that would
require a renewed investigation, said
James Miller, a liquor commission
investigator.
Attorney Don Roach wrote the let-
ter for restaurant owners Edward and
Sally Dufl oth, who fi rst applied for
the license in April. After a lengthy
investigation, offi cials concluded
there were questions about who had
a fi nancial stake in the restaurant,
which created grounds for denial.
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Jeff Sanders, playing a wise man, shops for gold, frankincense and Myrrh from
Audrey Draper, playing a merchant, at a “City of David” living nativity event at
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1994.
at one time spending two successive
Tuesdays.
Of course, the biggest thrill of his
homecoming was his little daugh-
ter, but he is overjoyed by receiving
a delay en route and may receive a
furlough when he reports January 16.
100 YEARS AGO
Dec. 20, 1919
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 18, 1969
The Hermiston teachers’ consul-
tation committee, meeting with the
board of directors of District 8-R
Thursday night, requested a base pay
raise from $6,400 to $6,784, six per-
cent cost of living increase.
Altogether, the request by the
teachers would mean an increase of
$107,095.
2) Appearing in Section Two of
today’s Hermiston Herald is a map
showing free city parking lots in
downtown Hermiston. The lots are in
the right place, but the Herald’s map-
maker goofed and showed the one-
way alleys between Main Street and
Gladys Avenue going the wrong way.
City offi cials today assured the
Herald that anyone caught driving
the wrong way because of our map
would get off Scot free — not even
a warning.
Sorry about that!
75 YEARS AGO
Dec. 21, 1944
Probably the fi rst Hermiston boy
to completely circle the globe while
serving with the armed forces is
Sgt. Stuart Rankin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H.G. Rankin of Hermiston. He
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Armand Larive Junior High band
members perform on Main Street in
1994.
recently landed on the west coast
about 27 months from the time he
“shoved off” from the Atlantic coast.
Upon his return to the States he went
to Salt Lake where he met his wife
and 20-months-old daughter, Carol
Jean, who did not know her Daddy as
she had never seen him.
Sgt. Rankin, who has not seen
another man from Hermiston during
his travels, entered the armed forces
in October, 1941. He was sent over-
seas in September, 1942, going to
England. He then spent 18 months in
the European theatre of war, seeing
Sicily, Italy, Egypt and other places.
Being attached to the medical
corps, Rankin was then transferred
to the Asiatic theatre, spending nine
months in India. He estimates he has
traveled about 25,000 miles and has
changed his watch a total of 24 times,
The C.S. McNaught Co. has
shipped in a car of machinery for
the installation of a molasses alfalfa
meal plant. For the past year and a
half the company has been making
dry alfalfa meal and shipping it prin-
cipally to the molasses mixing plants
at Portland and Seattle.
With this new equipment they
will be able to the trade lots molas-
ses alfalfa meal, which is so highly
prized by the dairymen of the Willa-
mette Valley and Puget Sound coun-
try. It is the belief that the mixing of
the molasses with the alfalfa meal in
a plant situated in the heart of the best
alfalfa production in the Northwest
will give greater confi dence to the
dairymen who are users of this prod-
uct, and will assure them of getting
nothing but No. 1 alfalfa hay in the
mixed feed, with no adulterations.
2) Present indications are that
Hermiston will have a hospital that
will be equipped in the most modern
style, and the equal of those found
in larger cities. This will be brought
about by a movement started at the
Commercial Club luncheon at the
Hotel Hermiston Tuesday noon, and
the hospital committee selected some
time ago are now working out the
details incident to starting a subscrip-
tion campaign to raise from $3,500 to
$5,000 to fi nance the institution.
River Point Farms harvests donation for cancer fund
HERMISTON HERALD
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
This is both funny and embarrassing and I hav-
en’t really told anyone this before. I was home
from college one Christmas break and I had bor-
rowed my parent’s car to go to Tri-Cities and go to
the mall. I parked, went in, did my shopping and
when I came out I couldn’t fi nd my parent’s car.
I panicked, and thought it was stolen. I reported
it to the mall security and eventually the police. I
cruised the parking lots with the mall security and
we didn’t see it. About an hour later, a Mall secu-
rity guard found it. It hadn’t been stolen, I just
had parked in a different place than I usually park
at the mall and hadn’t paid attention. I was so
embarrassed!
Photo contributed by Emily Smith
Tracee Marks, (third from right) oncology manager at CHI St Anthony Hospital,
accepts a donation from River Point Farms representatives, (from left) Lynn Larsen,
senior controller; Monte Gray, pack plant manager; Dave Osborne, spot sales
manager; Traci Jensen, director of operations; Amber Martin, human resources
generalist; and Kaylene Hankinson, spot sales representative.
Hermiston-based River Point
Farms plowed through the month of
October — Breast Cancer Aware-
ness Month — raising $16,000 for
the CHI St. Anthony Hospital Can-
cer Fund.
The money was raised through
proceeds from the sale of special
pink-labeled onion bags. In addition,
the generous total included dona-
tions from employees, said Emily
Smith, a St. Anthony employee.
The Cancer Fund at the Pendleton
hospital is used to support the Can-
cer Clinic and includes direct patient
assistance and program support for
patients with various cancers.
For more information about the
Cancer Fund, including ways to
give, contact Smith at 541-278-
2627,
emilysmith@chiwest.com
or visit www.sahpendleton.org/en/
foundation.
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recycled
newsprint
VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 51
Community Fellowship Dinner serves holiday cheer
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Dallin Smith, 10, and his older brother carry
leftovers to diners at the 2018 Community
Fellowship Dinner on Christmas Day. This
year’s free meal is Wednesday, Dec. 25 from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hermiston High School.
The second Community Fel-
lowship Dinner of the holiday sea-
son will set the table on Christmas
Day.
Everyone is invited to enjoy the
free meal, which is served Wednes-
day, Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
in the main commons at Hermiston
High School, 600 S. First St. Also,
transportation to the meal, food
delivery service and take-out orders
are available by calling or leaving
a message at 541-371-9772.
For more than 30 years, the meal
ministry has provided a free holi-
day dinner to anyone that wants to
attend. In addition, there are many
opportunities for people to volun-
teer to assist with the effort. People
are needed to help with food prepa-
ration, as well as venue set-up,
greeting guests, serving, delivering
meals and cleanup.
Volunteers generally work one-
hour shifts. For specifi c tasks and
time slots, be sure to contact orga-
nizers as soon as possible.
The holiday-season meals were
started more than 30 years ago to
provide a place for people to enjoy
a good holiday meal with others.
The fi rst dinner included about a
dozen couples and several individ-
uals. Over the years it has grown
to feed upwards of 700-900 peo-
ple. Gary Humphreys, CFD board
chairman, said they will main-
tain the effort as long as interest
continues.
For more information or to vol-
unteer, contact 541-371-9772 or
cfdhermiston@gmail.com. Also,
information about the meal is
available by searching Facebook
for “Community Fellowship Din-
ner.” Financial donations can be
sent to Community Fellowship
Dinner, P.O. Box 1551, Hermiston,
OR 97838.