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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
HERMISTON HISTORY
JESSICA MARCUM
Community Paramedic
Umatilla County Fire District 1
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in 2007 to become a resident
intern with the Hermiston Fire Department, now called
Umatilla County Fire District #1. I had just gotten my
EMT Basic certifi cation from Blue Mountain Commu-
nity College and was looking for a good place to get
some experience while attending college.
Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
My top two places to eat out are Ixtapa and Veg Out. I
could eat Mexican food every day. Veg Out has been a
recent favorite with their unique fl avors and fast service.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I feel like spare time is a rare thing these days. When
I’m not working, I’m usually at home with my family, at
youth group, or taking care of our fainting goats.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
Despite being much bigger than my hometown, it still
has the same small town feel. Hermiston has so much to
do, but you can still fi nd someone you know just about
anywhere you go.
What was the last book you read?
My Bible. I try to keep it as a part of my morning
routine.
What website or app do you use most other than
Facebook?
Besides email, I use Marco Polo and Zoom a lot more
these days. It’s been a better way of at least seeing peo-
ples’ faces with this whole quarantine.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
The coast! It’s one of my favorite places to be.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever happened to
you?
Having fainting goats, everyone wants to see them actu-
ally faint. The easiest way to get goats to faint is to
jump at them when they aren’t expecting it. One of my
fi re chiefs came over with his family to see the goats
and pick some out for their kids. Not thinking about the
recent rain/snow that had made the ground slick and
muddy, I hopped towards one trying to make it faint.
Instead of getting the goat to faint, I landed fl at on my
back in front of my chief and his whole family. My hus-
band happened to come home fi ve minutes later and we
got a good laugh out of it.
What is one of your goals for the next 12 months?
One of my goals for the next 12 months is to fi nd sus-
tainable funding for my job. I have had an amazing
opportunity with the fi re department to help build our
Community Paramedic Program. It’s a service pro-
vided by UCFD1 and Good Shepherd Medical Center
that follows up with patients after 911 calls to help pre-
vent readmissions. We have been up and running for 3
years now, but have been operating on grant funds and
in-kind donations. It has been something most programs
around the state has been challenged by, but we have
been building more partnerships and are hopefully get-
ting close to fi nding sustainable options!
What is your proudest accomplishment?
My family hands down. My husband and I will be cel-
ebrating our 10-year anniversary soon and have two
beautiful girls. They make me laugh every day and are
always willing to help others.
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Zane Davis, 1, rides a horse with his family outside Hermiston in 1995.
Explosion prompts three arrests
25 YEARS AGO
May 16, 1995
Those wanting to cross the Uma-
tilla River at Punkin Center Road will
still have to get wet in the process.
In response to substantial negative
reaction to the idea of a bridge across
the river connecting East Punkin Cen-
ter Road with West Country Lane, a
county traffi c study will decline to list
it among its fi nal recommendations.
Several property owners on Coun-
try Lane and Prindle Loop Road
between the river and Powerline Road
made a coordinated attack against the
bridge idea.
Sheri Wadekamper said a bridge
and subsequent use of Country Lane
as a main route to Interstate 82 would
have dire consequences for farming in
the area.
More than 500 pair of cattle a
week cross the road to get from feed-
ing ground to feeding ground, she
said. A road would eliminate those
crossings, and provisions to allow the
cattle to cross would be prohibitively
expensive.
2) Two explosions that fl ooded
Hermiston 911 dispatch with calls
Sunday afternoon have resulted in
three arrests.
John Pimentel, 26; James Allen
Hauner, 27; and Jason Boyd Broad-
foot, 23, were each charged with
unlawfully manufacturing explosives
and reckless endangerment. Each
were cited and released.
The three allegedly set off plas-
tic garbage bags fi lled with a vola-
tile oxygen-acetylene mixture near
Southeast Fourth and Hurlburt.
maximum ordinance which Chief of
Police Robert Shannon said is hard
to enforce because if a car or truck
owner merely moves the vehicle a few
feet before the deadline, then he has
another 72 hours to park.
Councilman Frank Harkenrider
told the council that “we can’t keep
these big rigs out, they bring money
here.”
week disposed of their interests to
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bartlett who will
take possession June 1. The Bartletts
have many years of experience in the
newspaper fi eld.
The sale was made due to the fact
that Leander Quiring is leaving May
28 for the armed forces. Alfred Quir-
ing will assist Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett
in publishing The Herald.
50 YEARS AGO
May 14, 1970
75 YEARS AGO
May 17, 1945
100 YEARS AGO
May 15, 1920
An ordinance to regulate parking of
trucks in the residential area of Herm-
iston was read at Monday night’s city
council meeting, but after nearly a
half hour discussion, it was decided to
hold it over for more debate at the next
meeting.
City attorney Rustin Brewer had
prepared an ordinance which would
have prohibited the parking of not only
trucks but other vehicles such as house
and boat trailers in streets, alongside
houses or in driveways, but councilors
indicated it was too stringent.
“The big problem is long time
parking of big trucks in residential
areas,” one councilman said.
It was pointed out that the city
already has a traffi c visibility ordi-
nance which could apply in many
cases, as well as a 72-hour parking
Mrs. Margaret Fraser this week
received a telegram from the War
department substantiating news
received from fellow fl yers last week
that her son, Lt. Thomas G. Fraser,
was a prisoner of war of the German
government. Some time had elapsed
since news was received that he was
listed as “missing in action.”
The telegram received this week
read: “The Sec. of War desires me to
inform you that based on information
received through International Red
Cross, your son, Second Lt. Thomas
G. Fraser, was a prisoner of war of
the German government. Germany
has been defeated. It is assumed that
he was now been returned to military
control.”
2) Alfred and Leander Quiring,
co-publishers of The Herald, this
It would seem that the trading of
land for land in Umatilla County has
always been equal and alright, but
trading land in Umatilla County for
land in Morrow County is a horse of
a different color.
This idea is enlarged with the fi l-
ing of a suit the other day in the cir-
cuit court wherein an option given
by Olive Lee and Viola Savage to
O.T. Lathrop on a trade of Uma-
tilla County wheat land for wheat
land in Morrow County is asked set
aside, charging the defendant and his
agents, E.C. Lloyd and R.C. Lashley,
with deceitful, fraudulent and men-
dacious dealing. The plaintiffs allege
that they gave the option on their land
worth $92,000 for land which they
afterward discovered is worth but
$26,420.
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Michael Navarrete dances to the beat at Highland Hills Elementary School’s Fun
in the Sun dance activity in 1995.
BY THE WAY
City recruits people for fl ash surveys
The city of Hermiston is providing an easy way for
residents to make their voices heard through FlashVote, a
third-party service provider.
Residents who sign up through the city’s website will
receive one-minute surveys on a regular basis about issues
of concern in the city, such as public safety or recreation
offerings. Those who sign up to participate can choose
whether they would like to receive the surveys through
email, phone or text message.
Surveys are open for 48 hours once sent, and results
will be received by city staff, elected offi cials and the
public on an anonymous basis.
Assistant City Manager Mark Morgan said in a state-
ment that the service is part of the city’s efforts to be
inclusive.
“A third-party service like FlashVote allows us to tap
into the community in a new way and for residents to hear
what others are saying as well,” he said. “We hope it will
open up the conversation to more voices while helping
fi nd common ground on important issues.”
To sign up, visit www.fl ashvote.com/hermiston.
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If you have friends or family interested in getting the
Hermiston Herald, but they are not on a mail route cur-
rently receiving a copy, they can pick them up for free at
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tion, Chevron Gotta Stop, O’Rielly Auto Parts, Gro-
cery Outlet, Rocket Mart, Heller & Sons, Short Stop,
Hermiston Herald offi ces, Hermiston Post Offi ce, 11th
Street Market or Safeway.
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Stanfi eld, Hometown Harvest Foods in Boardman or in
Umatilla at Columbia Harvest Foods, Umatilla Post
Offi ce, Crossroads Truck Stop and McNary Market.
An e-edition of the paper can also be found at www.
hermistonherald.com.
Paid subscriptions are also available for the East Ore-
gonian. Our sister paper also publishes news about Herm-
iston and the surrounding region, including stories this
week on the continuation of a lawsuit over Airport Road,
plans for mass gatherings, such as the Umatilla County
Fair, COVID-19’s effects on mental health, plans for
reopening Umatilla and Morrow counties, updates on
Blue Mountain Community College’s graduation plans
and more.
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Taco Salad on Thursday
The Harkenrider Senior Activity Center is offering
meals each Tuesday and Thursday for pick-up or delivery.
Call 541-567-3582 before 10 a.m. on those days to make
arrangements.
The menu for May 14 is taco salad, chips, fruit and
dessert. May 19 will be roast beef, mashed potatoes with
gravy, carrots and dessert.