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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
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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.
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• • •
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.