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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 HERMISTON HISTORY LUZ ESCALANTE Waitress at Ixtapa When and why did you move to Hermiston? My family moved here when I was a child. Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Veg Out. I love their salads. June Geer, right, driver for JB Taxi Service, picks up Regina Horning for a trip to Sunset Elementary School for the foster grandparent program in 1995. What do you like to do in your spare time? I have kids, so I keep pretty busy spending time with them. Right now I’ve been helping them a lot with homework. I am ready to call in a substitute! Cross on butte protected from court ruling HH fi le photo What surprises you about Hermiston? Right now, their support for Ixtapa and other busi- nesses. People have been very supportive of our local businesses during this time. What was the last book you read? I read “Diary of A Wimpy Kid” with my fourth- grader. Does that count? What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? Pinterest If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Mexico, for sure, to visit my hometown. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? Probably when I asked someone if they are preg- nant, and they’re not. I’ve done that a few times. I always tell myself I won’t do that again. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Fitness. I want to get toned, exercise more and eat healthier. What is your proudest accomplishment? That would be my kids right now. I have a daugh- ter who is a junior, about to be a senior. Her grades, her behavior, everything. ... I’m very proud. 25 YEARS AGO May 2, 1995 Last week was likely one Uma- tilla County sheriff’s deputies would like to forget. On Wednesday, deputy Tom Waterland didn’t quite make it across Highway 395 as he turned south out of a north Hermiston hard- ware store. The rear fender of his sheriff’s cruiser, a 1990 Chevro- let Caprice, clipped a northbound vehicle. The following night, deputy Mitch Wilson’s police car was hit by what an Oregon State Police report calls a “a 1990s model Hereford cow” cruising the brush off of West- land Road. These are the third and fourth sheriff’s offi ce cars damaged or destroyed recently. Since this time last year, deputy Jack Steward was rear-ended by a drunk driver and Civil Division dep- uty Linda Workman was hit on the road. “This year overall has been bad,” Undersheriff Ron Harnden said. Each car has received about $1,200 in damage, he said. No peo- ple involved in the accidents were injured. The cow was not as lucky. Wilson was called to the area by a report of cattle loose in the open range area, and the fact that the department had to pay for a cow that jumped in front of a sheriff’s car does not sit well with Harnden. “We go out there and try to aid in this, and we hit a cow,” he said. 50 YEARS AGO April 30, 1970 Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 114 • NUMBER 17 Chris Rush | Publisher • crush@eomediagroup.com • 541-278-2669 Jade McDowell | News Editor • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Audra Workman | Multi-Media consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 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. No personal attacks; challenge the opinion, not the person. The Hermiston Herald reserves the right to edit letters for length and for content. 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. OBITUARY POLICY The Hermiston Herald publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These include information about services. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at hermistonherald.com/ obituaryform, by email to obits@hermistonherald.com, by fax to 541-276-8314, placed via the funeral home or in person at the Hermiston Herald or East Oregonian offi ces. For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800-522-0255, x221. The cross that overlooks the city from Hermiston Butte is reportedly located on private property and there- fore not threatened by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down early this week. Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that a cross standing on public prop- erty in Eugene should be removed because it violates the rights of non-Christians and non-believers. 2) Leveling and surveying started this week for a 120-seat Smitty’s Pan- cake House here, according to Gilbert Gettman, Hermiston businessman. The 2,956-square-foot building will be located on the lot formerly occupied by Higg’s Auto Repair, behind Hermiston Drug. Total cost for the restaurant, which is under a national franchise, is estimated at $150,000. Gettman, the owner of Hermiston Drug, said he would own the business but would hire operators. BTW Continued from Page A1 some elements that will be migrating to the East Ore- gonian only, including state news and sports. The paper will also have a slightly different look, including a redesigned masthead. You can send news tips, business announcements, guest columns and other submissions to editor@ hermistonherald.com. • • • The staff at Sun Ter- race assisted living facil- ity is inviting Hermiston residents to participate in a Cinco de Mayo parade as a way to bring cheer to the facility’s residents as they endure isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. HH fi le photo Kyle Brangham, 14, takes direction from his mother, Evelyne Brangham, Good Shepherd Community Hospital’s cashier, during an Armand Larive Junior High fi eld trip to the hospital in 1995. 75 YEARS AGO May 3, 1945 100 YEARS AGO May 1, 1920 Col. Ralph A. Tudor, Portland district army engineer, announced Tuesday the engineers have a “rush order” to develop construction plans for a large dam across the Colum- bia River at Umatilla. Its estimated cost is between $75 million and $100 million. The news was received jubilantly here. 2) The news of the death of Staff Sgt. Mike Haniuk on Feb. 21 was received here this week. Sgt. Haniuk, who was the fi ance of Miss Norma Getchell of Hermiston, was well known here and had a large circle of friends. He was killed just a week prior to leaving for the United States, his name coming next on the rotation list. Sgt. Haniuk was killed when he attempted to rescue his buddy who had been injured. The story told by another buddy revealed that Sgt. Haniuk was shot once while trying to save his wounded partner. He got up and again attempted to reach him, this time receiving a fatal wound. His parents reside in North Dakota. Hermiston is to have a moving pic- ture house that when completed will be the equal of any amusement place outside of Portland. The structure will be the property of C.H. Crandall, our genial marshal and water superinten- dent, whose name will go down in the annals of Hermiston history as the founder of the fi rst real moving picture house to be established in this city. The building will be one story high and built of poured concrete blocks. There will be seating capacity in the building for 300 people, and the inte- rior will be fi tted up with the latest model opera chairs on a slanting fl oor, and fans and ventilators will keep the air sweet and pure. The new movie house will be built on Lot 15 in Block 8 on Main Street just east of the printing offi ce. When completed the building will cost right around $8,000. There was spirited bidding among the local contractors to see who would secure the privilege of building what in time will be a historical landmark in the moving picture world in Hermis- ton when this city attains a population of many thousand in years to come. Participants are asked to decorate their vehicle in any way they wish and drive through the facili- ty’s community parking lot, 1550 N.W. 11th St., on May 5 at 4:30 p.m. Signs of encouragement, bal- loons and words of support are some suggestions for decoration. The facility will pro- vide tacos to go for all participants. There are a limited num- ber of slots available for the parade, said Pam Carrier, Sun Terrace staff member, in an email. Those inter- ested in participating should call 541-564-2595 as soon as possible to reserve a spot in the parade. • • • Hermiston School Dis- trict is placing 20 routers around town for use of stu- dents who don’t have inter- net access at home. The routers have a Wi-Fi radius of 100-150 yards, and the only devices able to connect to them are Chromebooks distrib- uted by the school district. Once a student has suc- cessfully connected their Chromebook to one of the district’s routers, named HSD-Home, their device should automatically con- nect to any district router in the future. Routers have been placed at the following locations: • Vista Mobile Home Park • R i d g e w a y Apartments • Fifth Street and Madrona Avenue • Northwest Sixth Street, between Hartley Avenue and Ridgeway Avenue • 1200 block of West Ridgeway Avenue Families without inter- net access will continue to have the option of picking up printed packets from the school on a weekly basis. • • • Hermiston High School students can begin request- ing classes for next school year. The forecasting win- dow is open until May 15. Students in grades 8-11 can access the district’s website to receive direc- tions, videos and a copy of the course catalog in English and Spanish. Hermiston School Dis- trict requires 24 credits to graduate. School counsel- ors will be available by phone for students who have questions.
