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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020 HERMISTON HISTORY MICHELLE KANE Title I assistant for the Hermiston School District When and why did you move to Hermiston? My family moved to Hermiston in 1997 because my husband got a job with The Hermiston Herald, and we wanted to be close to our extended family. HH fi le photo Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? My go-to places are Papa Murphy’s and Safe- way deli’s Chinese takeout. I like to grab some- thing and take it home. I also like to hop across the street to Rio Express Mexican Grill for lunch when I get the chance. What do you like to do in your spare time? I love to read, go for walks with my son, and go on crazy day trips around the Northwest with my daughter. What surprises you about Hermiston? I would say our town’s resiliency surprises — or impresses — me the most. We’ve weathered through some tough times: the loss of jobs due to plant closures, the depot closing and the like. I have some friends who have experienced hard- ships, as well. It’s nice to be in a community where the people are so supportive of one another. We seem to come back even stronger. What was the last book you read? “Communication Between Cultures” by Samo- var, Potter, McDaniel and Roy. It was for a class that I was taking. I am currently reading “A Better Man” by Louise Penny. What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? I use Hulu and Netfl ix to watch TV shows and movies. I also enjoy the Welcome to Night Vale and Mo Rocca’s Mobituaries podcasts. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Anywhere! I dream of traveling to see both historic sites, and unusual and mystical places around the world. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? What comes fi rst to my mind was when I tried to operate a scissor lift two years ago for the fi rst time while decorating for the Me and My Prince Ball at EOTEC. I had a hard time grasping how to steer it and I tended to brake too hard. My friend, Lyndsey, was on the platform with me, holding on for dear life. We laughed hysterically … and so did everyone who was watching us. What is one of your goals for the next 18 months? I want to scrape together enough money to visit my parents, brother and sister in Mississippi. I miss not having them here anymore. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 114 • NUMBER 13 Scott Cason, left, John Lloyd and Fernando Mendosa plant onion seeds in 1995. Houseboat victim found after 6 months 25 YEARS AGO March 28, 1995 Hermiston will have an Arby’s and, very likely, a Burger King before the end of the summer. Elmer Alcorn, who owns the Arby’s in The Dalles, said construc- tion on a restaurant at Highway 395 and Elm Street should begin June 1. He said he has been looking at placing a restaurant in Hermiston for some time, and the boom the local economy is experiencing made him act now. “It’s been in the last six months that Hermiston’s been hot with devel- opment,” Alcorn said. Pendleton will have to wait another year for Alcorn to set up a restaurant, he said. A new shopping mall slated for the town should spur growth there, he said. “Umatilla County looks pretty good right now, compared to what it was,” he said. 50 YEARS AGO March 26, 1970 A 6-year-old Hermiston youth, Danny Ralls, was injured Saturday when he was thrown from a horse after it was hit by a car. Mrs. Gayle Ralls, Danny’s mother, was driving south on east 10th and hit the horse her son was riding at a blind corner. Danny suffered a fractured leg and head lacerations. The horse received a cut leg. 2) The body of a 51-year-old Herm- iston man was found about 2 p.m. Sunday, March 22, near Blalock Island, according to State Police. The body of James Turk had not been recovered after a houseboat he and four others were in capsized last September. Paul Sampson, Prosser, discovered the body. Two other persons were killed in the accident, Marian Turk, 28, and Herbert K. Ramsey, 63, of Power City. Both bodies were recovered earlier. Two children, Melissa and Leanna Turk, were rescued from waist-deep waters on the Washington side of the river about seven hours after the accident. 75 YEARS AGO March 29, 1945 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 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 Extensive preparations have been completed by the United Drug Com- pany of Boston and St. Louis to make the wonder-drug Penicillin instantly available to its distributors, the Rexall Drug Stores throughout the country on March 15 when the War Production Board authorized the general release HH fi le photo A truckload of fl attened cars leaves Hermiston in 1970. of this amazing drug for civilian use on doctors’ prescriptions. Up to now “life-saving” Penicil- lin has been almost wholly reserved for the exclusive needs of our armed forces. However, production of the drug has advanced so rapidly in recent months that a limited amount can now be regularly set aside for use on the home front without endanger- ing the supply going overseas. That is why the long-awaited date for its release by the War Production Board was history-making. 100 YEARS AGO March 27, 1920 Hermiston’s fi rst horse show, held Saturday of last week, was a suc- cess, both in the number of exhib- its and attendance, being one of the most successful stock gatherings held in the county this year. Great interest was manifest by all horsemen in the county, and several auto-loads came from Pendleton, Umatilla, Stanfi eld and Butter Creek. 2) Plans are completed for the remodeling and improvement of the Lowman store rooms in the brick building on Hermiston Avenue on the west side of town. The property con- sists of a one-story brick structure containing fi ve store rooms and has a frontage of half a block on Hermiston Avenue. The property for several years past has been used for residence purposes and small stores, though at one time it was completely occupied with busi- ness concerns. The local agent of the property, HH fi le photo U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serivce biologist Kelly Moroney keeps an eye out for curlews in 1995. C.S. McNaught, has given notice to all tenants that they must vacate by the next thirty days, when the work of putting the building in shape will begin. The work, outside of remod- eling the stores, will be the laying of a wide cement walk in front of the building. It is understood that all of the storerooms in the building have been spoken for. Mr. Lowman of Seattle, the owner, was until a few years ago largely inter- ested in project lands here with the McNaughts under the fi rm name of Maxwell Land Co., and still has con- siderable property interests in this city and vicinity. 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 ©2020 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. Errors commited on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. 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. 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. Brevity is good, but longer letters should be kept to 250 words. Letters must be original and signed by the writer or writers. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Writers should include a telephone number so they can be reached for questions. Only the letter writer’s name and city of residence will be published. BTW Continued from Page A1 • • • Many stores, restau- rants and offi ces around town have been closed due to COVID-19. We have received notices of clo- sures from stores such as the Hermiston Goodwill, as well as closures of the reception areas of offi ces such as Umatilla Elec- tric Cooperative, which are still working behind the scenes but are no lon- ger accepting walk-in foot traffi c. We do not have a com- prehensive list of all of them, but we encourage everyone to call ahead or check websites before attempting to frequent a business or other organi- zation, as it may be closed or be operating by appoint- ment only. If you don’t need to be somewhere in person, stay home to protect the health of our community. • • • An update on COVID- 19: As of Tuesday after- noon, the Oregon Health Authority announced that three more known COVID-19 patients in the state have died from the virus, bringing Oregon’s total to eight deaths and 209 known cases. The New York Times database of all state announcements of COVID-19 cases reported 675 deaths and 52,215 con- fi rmed cases nationwide. • • • The Oregon Depart- ment of Transporta- tion announced Monday that the deadline for driv- ers to remove studded tires from their vehicle has been moved to May 1. • • • The Department of Motor Vehicles has closed all but six of its offi ces in the state completely. The Hermiston offi ce is one of the six that is not completely closed, but is only accepting customers for a commercial driver’s license, and they must call 503-945-5000 to schedule an appointment. • • • In Stanfi eld, anyone wishing to visit city hall or the municipal court must call ahead at 541-449-3831. Utility payments can be left in a dropbox outside of city hall, by mail or online (there is a fee for online payments). Parks will remain open if social distancing recom- mendations are followed, but sport courts and play- ground equipment will be closed. • • • Harkenrider The Senior Activity Center remains closed. Meals can be ordered for drive-through take- out or Meals on Wheels delivery on Tuesdays and Thursdays by calling 541-567-3582. — You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by emailing your tips to editor@hermiston- herald.com.
