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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2020
HERMISTON HISTORY
JADIE WICK
Nurse Practitioner
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I was born at Good Shepherd Medical Center and
graduated from Hermiston High School. I am a true
Hermistonian! My family and the people I’ve met
here keep me in Hermiston.
Where is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
My favorite place to eat in Hermiston is Shiki Hiba-
chi Sushi. I love their tuna poke bowls and sushi!
What do you like to do in your spare time?
In my spare time, I like to take Luna Lovegood, my
white lab puppy, for a run.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
Hermiston’s growth surprises me every day. I enjoy
meeting new people that transplant here and what
they bring to the community.
What was the last book you read?
The last book I read was Margaret Fitzgerald’s
Nurse Practitioner Certifi cation Examination and
Practice Preparation so I can pass my board exam
this summer. It’s not a terribly exciting read.
What website or app do you use the most?
The website I use most is Pinterest. I get most of my
recipes and home renovation ideas from Pinterest.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
If I could travel anywhere, I would go to Flathead
Lake in Montana. It is where my husband proposed
and is one of my favorite places to get away and
relax.
What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened
to you?
Something funny that happened to me was when I
was learning to drive my fi rst car, a stick shift. I gave
my friend a ride home who happened to live at the
top of a hill. I “killed the clutch” at the top of the
hill, the car rolled backward down the hill and ran
over my friend’s mailbox! Embarrassing! His dad
had to come out and drive my car to the top of the
hill.
What is one of your goals in the next 12 years?
One of my goals in the next 12 years is to become
certifi ed in medical areas that are lacking in Hermis-
ton, so I can better meet the needs of Hermistonians.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
My proudest accomplishment is completing OHSU’s
Family Nurse Practitioner program. It was very rig-
orous, but I met the most amazing people throughout
the program.
HH fi le photo
Umatilla Mayor Bud Draper, left, Donna Pummel, Martine Maloney and Major Harold Mathias cut the ribbon on the new
marina in Umatilla in 1970.
Police break up burglary ring
25 YEARS AGO
June 20, 1995
Construction on a Walmart
regional distribution center has been
moved back 18 months, a company
spokesman said Wednesday.
Wiley Lott, Walmart’s chief
negotiator in dealings with the City
of Hermiston, said changes in the
company’s fi ve year plan for growth
in the Northwest moved the com-
pany to adjust its opening date for
the center to September, 1998.
Construction may begin as early
as the fall of 1997, he said.
2) An anonymous tip led Uma-
tilla and Oregon State police to the
center of a massive burglary ring.
More than $135,000 was recov-
ered after OSP detectives Mike
Wilson and Randy Crutcher used a
search warrant at 303 Klickitat in
McNary.
Two stolen trucks fi lled with
tools and numerous fi rearms were
among the property found at the res-
idence and at other houses subse-
quently searched.
At least half a dozen burglary
cases were traced to the ring, includ-
ing one at Crutcher’s home last
weekend.
50 YEARS AGO
June 18, 1970
The Hermiston School Board
reached a decision Monday on con-
troversial speakers talking at school
assemblies or to school groups by
enacting what is, in effect, a “no pol-
icy” policy.
It was decided by the board to
let administrators make the decision
on who should be allowed to speak
at the school board in the future. In
doing so, board member Lee Bag-
gett said, “The administration will
have to take the bitter with the sweet
if the matter is left to them.”
2) A request for joint support
for a highway route plan that could
solve the county’s future problem of
maintenance for the Umatilla Toll
Bridge after the bonds are paid off,
was heard by Hermiston councilmen
at a special meeting Monday night.
The suggestion came from Jack
A. Houston, a former representa-
HH fi le photo
A woman sports historic clothing at a vintage fashion show in Echo in 1995.
tive of the Richland city council to
the Benton-Franklin Counties Good
Roads Association.
He proposed that the various
communities involved request that
U.S. Highway 395 be routed from
Pendleton via Interstate 80, through
Stanfi eld and Hermiston, across the
Umatilla Toll Bridge, then to Ken-
newick and Pasco via Washington
Highway 14.
75 YEARS AGO
June 21, 1945
Clifford S. Parrents, Tech 5th
grade, Field Artillery, U.S. Army,
has been awarded the bronze star for
heroism achieved in France about
three months ago.
During an intense enemy artil-
lery barrage, seven casualties were
sustained. Observing that only one
stretcher was available for the evac-
uation, Parrent voluntarily moved
through 800 yards of unremitting
shellfi re and returned with another
stretcher and blood plasma. His
heroic act aided immeasurably in
the treatment and evacuation of the
casualties and was in accordance
with military tradition.
His father, Harry B. Parrent of
Hermiston, is an employee at Uma-
tilla Ordnance Depot. Clifford vol-
unteered at Pendleton following
Pearl Harbor.
100 YEARS AGO
June 19, 1920
More than 6,000 cows are now
being tested by the Oregon Cow
Testing association under the direc-
tion of the Oregon Agricultural
College.
Professor E.L. Westover, fi eld
dairyman of the extension service,
reports that for the month of March,
2,500 cows were tested, one regis-
tered bull was bought by the associ-
ation, fi ve cows sold for beef and 11
separators tested.
The average milk production for
cows tested was 635.5 pounds and
the fat 29.06 pounds. The honor
of purebred cow of the association
belongs to F. Wilkinson of Warren-
ton. This record holstein produced
1,798 pounds of milk with 77.3
pounds of fat.
BY THE WAY
Free COVID-19 testing in the Tri-Cities
The Benton-Franklin Health District has announced
free drive-thru COVID-19 testing available in Kenne-
wick and Pasco beginning June 17.
According to a news release, the tests will be given
to anyone, but those with symptoms or who have been
exposed to a known case of COVID-19 are particularly
encouraged to get tested.
Appointments are required and can be made by call-
ing 877-211-5445 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Test results will be delivered by phone in
three to seven days and sent by mail as well.
• • •
BMCC holds graduation and other
regional stories in our sister publication
Blue Mountain Community College celebrated
its graduation on Thursday, June 11, in a socially dis-
tanced ceremony that honored the 335 graduates of the
Class of 2020. A total of 96 graduates participated in the
outdoor ceremony.
For a story and photos of the ceremony, see the June
13 East Oregonian or www.eastoregonian.com.
Other stories available from our sister paper over the
past week include an interview with Umatilla County
Public Health Director Joe Fiumara about the lat-
est COVID-19 trends in the area, a virtual ceremony to
swear in local CASA volunteers, the Morrow County
Fair moving to an online format, a look at how area tribes
are dealing with COVID-19 and various other local and
statewide reporting.
• • •
‘Refresh, Restore, Renew’
Altrusa International of Hermiston formally kicked
off a new year on June 4, 2020, at McKenzie Park with
a new president, Stephanie Hughes. Her motto for the
year is “Refresh, Restore, Renew.”
Other offi cers installed for 2020-22 were Alexis
McCarthy, fi rst vice president; Cathy Lloyd, sec-
ond vice president; Nancy Lauck, secretary; and Mary
Winebarger, treasurer.
Altrusa is a nonprofi t International organization. Meet-
ings are held the fi rst and third Thursdays of the month
and, because of current pandemic, may vary in location.
Anyone interested in joining Altrusa may contact the
Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, contact a mem-
ber, or check out or message the group’s Facebook page,
Altrusa International of Hermiston.
• • •
Pork loin and mashed potatoes
on Thursday
The Harkenrider Senior Activity Center menu for
Thursday, June 18 is pork loin, mashed potatoes, corn,
salad and dessert. The menu for Tuesday, June 23 is tur-
key sandwich, stuffi ng, cranberry sauce, fruit and dessert.
For a Meals on Wheels delivery, call 541-567-3582
before 10 a.m. to place an order. To pick up a meal from
the center at 255 Northeast Second St., call the same
number before 11 a.m. Meals are $4 and can be picked up
between noon and 12:50 p.m.