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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020
HERMISTON HISTORY
NANCY LAUCK
Retired educator
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in 1982. Long story. Let’s
just say I was able to get a teaching job here.
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Where is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
I love Lawan’s Thai Garden and Delish Bistro. I
like lots of places in the Hermiston area. There are
lots of great Mexican places and Broken Barrel in
Stanfi eld is great.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I like to play tennis and pickleball, visit with
friends, travel with my husband (or without him),
read, and volunteer with Altrusa and my church.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
I was surprised at how progressive the Hermis-
ton School District was and continues to be. The
standards were high and the school district really
respected their teachers. I believe they still do.
What was the last book you read?
“Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng. Now I’m
reading “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
Weather App, and I’m always looking up recipes
because I like to cook.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
Well, lots of funny things have happened to me. I
see a lot of humor in different situations. I guess
one that comes to mind is this: When my husband
and I were traveling in China (before coronavi-
rus), we had some free time to walk around a lake
and beautiful gardens. A large group of women
from China who were traveling together all of a
sudden descended on me and wanted turns tak-
ing my picture because I was a blonde American.
I guess there is status for Chinese to show pic-
tures of people they’ve met that fi t my description.
So many women wanted their picture with me. I
told my husband that, for a moment, I felt like a
ROCKSTAR!
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
My goals are to learn to play the piano that my
husband bought me a year or so ago, and to fi gure
out how to sew again. I should have lots of time
now to make those goals happen.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
I feel good about helping others.
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Jennifer Oliver, 10, checks out Echo’s new fi re engine in 1995.
Unknown shooter targets police
25 YEARS AGO
March 21, 1995
Hermiston police offi cer Chris
Huffman said he is puzzled as to why
a gunman would fi re a single round at
him and Oregon State Police Trooper
Alan Muhs.
However, he can make lots of
guesses, he said.
“Some people don’t like the Herm-
iston Police or the Oregon State Police
because they arrest them on a regular
basis,” he said.
The motive, like the shooter’s iden-
tity, remains unknown.
Nevertheless, what Huffman
states was probably a .38 caliber bul-
let whizzed by the policemen as they
were standing in front of Les Schwab
Tire on North Highway 395 on Mon-
day morning.
“The shot went over my patrol car
and missed my overhead [lights] by
about six inches,” he said.
Huffman said from the sound of the
shot, offi cers initially thought it came
from the Sands Hotel across the high-
way. However, they later determined
it was in Frasu’s back parking lot, he
said, and what they had heard was an
echo. By that time, the gunman was
gone.
He said where the bullet hit the
building indicates to him that who-
ever fi red the round probably knew
what they were doing.
Inn is to provide some clean fun and a
place to go for students when there is
nothing else to do.
50 YEARS AGO
March 19, 1970
75 YEARS AGO
March 22, 1945
Umatilla Mayor A.L. “Bud”
Draper told the council in their regular
session Monday evening the problem
of youth on the streets late at night has
calmed down.
At their last meeting the council
instructed city attorney Don Morrison
to draw up an ordinance preventing
persons from roaming the streets late
at night without cause.
The council agreed an ordinance
as such would be nice to have on the
books but it should not be used unless
the city absolutely had to.
2) It’s a groovy thing, operated by
the students for the students, and is
complete with loud music, food and
chaperones.
The Drift Inn provides a place for
kids to go on Friday night rather than
drive Main Street or gather in vacant
parking lots.
A board of seven directors gov-
erns the Inn and meet weekly to dis-
cuss fi nances, entertainment, food and
chaperones for the next night of the
operation.
Rich Cave, HSHS student body
president and Drift Inn board pres-
ident, said the main purpose of Drift
Mrs. Daisy I. Best and Mrs. Gladys
S. Hale were awarded 500-hour pins
by the Portland offi ce of Price Admin-
istration this week. The awards denote
500 hours of volunteer work at the
local War Price and Rationing Board
offi ce, without renumeration of any
kind. Both ladies have devoted many
hours to work in the offi ce and are
due a great amount of praise for their
contribution, according to Harold G.
Rankin, board chairman.
2) Two ardent disciples of Isaak
Walton became over-anxious Wednes-
day and rushed the opening of the fi sh-
ing season by almost a month. Con-
sequently state police were forced to
make two arrests.
Maynard F. Halsey was charged
with possession of a rainbow trout
caught in the A line east of Hermiston,
while Milo C. Halsey was charged
with illegal angling and no angling
license.
BTW
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the First United Method-
ist Church in Hermiston
will continue on Thurs-
days. Pastor Patty Nance
said instead of coming
in and sitting together to
enjoy the meal, people are
invited to stop by and pick
up a bag lunch to take with
them.
The free meals will be
distributed
Thursdays
from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
at the church, 191 E. Gladys
Ave., Hermiston. For ques-
tions, contact Nance at 541-
567-3002 or herfumc@out-
look.com.
• • •
Hector
Hernandez
of the Umatilla Police
Department and Joanna
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Tyrell Hales, 13, shows off a “melon bucket,” a type of hat made in Hermiston
and popular with snowboarders in 1995.
100 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1920
Sale of low grade arsenical sprays
in Oregon has been checked by pub-
licity given by the chemistry depart-
Lomas of the Board-
man Police Department
were among a group of
law enforcement offi cers
from across the state who
recently completed course-
work through the Oregon
Public Safety Academy
in Salem. Presented by the
Oregon Department of
Public Safety Standards
and Training, the offi cers
fi nished Basic Police Class
396, a 16-week course, on
March 13.
Because of restric-
tions on public gather-
ings because of concerns
about COVID-19, the offi -
cial graduation ceremony
was canceled. The public is
encouraged to send a card
or email words of congrat-
ulations to the offi cers for
their dedication and hard
work in completing the
coursework.
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Drift Inn board members look at the
night’s receipts in 1970.
ment of the college experiment station,
through state and county newspapers.
Immense damage by burning of
fruit and foliage was caused by use
of low grade arsenical mixtures in
the beginning. The station proved the
possibility of better material, manu-
facturers brought out a better product,
and the growers who must spray save
enormous sums every year as a result.
Fear of station discovery and news-
paper publicity gives the low-grade
dealer little chance to do business in
Oregon.
For more about the
safety academy, visit www.
oregon.gov/dpsst.
• • •
Bluewood Ski Resort
outside of Dayton, Wash-
ington, has announced the
end of its season, effective
immediately.
• • •
Most area churches are
announcing they are sus-
pending all live worship
services until further notice
in light of Governor Kate
Brown’s ban on gatherings
over 25 people.
Churches that have
canceled all services and
activities include The
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, Our
Lady of Angels Catho-
lic Church and Hermis-
ton Seventh-day Adven-
tist Church.
New Hope Commu-
nity Church services will
be held online only. First
United Methodist Church
has canceled services for
March 15 and 21. As of
Tuesday afternoon, Herm-
iston First Christian
Church planned to have
modifi ed services. Check
with your own church
before planning to attend
services.
• • •
Harkenrider
The
Senior Activity Center
is closed through at least
April 8. Meals are available
Tuesdays and Thursday for
pick-up by calling 541-567-
3582 before 11 a.m. and for
delivery by calling before
10 a.m.
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