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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2020
HERMISTON HISTORY
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The owner of the old Rohrman building caused a problem for the City of Hermiston in July 1970 by selling the building,
which the city had been leasing to keep the fi re trucks and ambulance that did not fi t in the fi re station at city hall.
HOLLI DAVIS
Medical Laboratory Scientist,
St. Anthony Hospital
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in January of 2019. I moved
so I could get patient contact experience doing phle-
botomy, while working as a medical laboratory sci-
entist at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton.
Where is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
Thai Garden
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Run and mountain bike and read. I love reading!
Those are the three things I do the most.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
When I fi rst moved here, I took notice of how
friendly people are. People will open the door for
you and say hi to you in the neighborhood, while
back home people don’t do that. So, the friendliness
of people.
What was the last book you read?
“Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss
What website or app do you use the most?
Snapchat
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
I’ve always wanted to go to Spain because of the
architecture.
What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened
to you?
My life
What is one of your goals in the next 12 years?
Be a mid-level practitioner
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Graduating from the medical laboratory science
program because it was a really intense, very dedi-
cated program.
CORRECTION
In the Page A10 story “Project coming to a close,”
published Wednesday, July 8, the article erroneously stated
that David Johnson was working with the Columbia Devel-
opment Authority on solutions for maintenance of the arti-
fi cial owl burrows. The CDA is not involved in the project.
The Hermiston Herald regrets the error.
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
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Hermiston evicts fi re department
25 YEARS AGO
July 18, 1995
Though fi nal estimates are
still not available, OSU research-
ers at the Hermiston Agricultural
Research and Extension Center say
crop loss in the path of last week’s
hail storm is at least $17.4 million.
Jeff McMorran, an OSU exten-
sion agent working on the damage,
said his estimates closely refl ect
actual losses to irrigated crops in
affected areas in Umatilla and Mor-
row counties.
McMorran spent most of the
last week touring the damage zone,
interviewing growers and catalog-
ing specifi c crop damages. He com-
pared his site visit data with satellite
and aerial maps of the area to deter-
mine acreage and crop damage.
In all, he estimates at least 17,582
acres of irrigated crops were dam-
aged by the July 9 storm.
50 YEARS AGO
July 16, 1970
The city of Hermiston is looking
for a place to house about half of
its emergency equipment since the
council Monday received notice it
will have to vacate the old Rohr-
man Motor Company building by
Aug. 1.
The city keeps two fi re trucks
and an ambulance in a portion of
the building because it has no more
room at city hall.
What is planned for the old
building at the corner of First and
Gladys in downtown Hermiston is
not known but it is reported that the
property has tentatively been sold
with the new owners taking over
Aug. 1. The eviction notice to the
city indicates it will either be torn
down or remodeled, but probably
removed because of its age and
condition.
The building was built by Dr.
M.S. Kern, formerly of Hermis-
ton and later of Pendleton, who
also built a couple of other build-
ings here. Until recent years it had
always housed a Ford dealership.
City Manager Tom Harper told
the council Monday night he didn’t
know what the city would do with
the two fi re trucks and ambulance
except park them in the street near
city hall as there is no close by
storage space available. The city
has architect’s plans for a new fi re
hall it hopes to build on Orchard
Avenue but this takes time and no
money has yet been voted for such
a building.
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Nurse Anne Peterson works in the emergency room at Good Shepherd Medical
Center in July 1995.
Angel Mendoza, 2, and his sister
Lourdes Mendoza 4, play on the
playground at Sunset Elementary
School in July 1995.
speak volumes to the enemy.
Plant workers may talk out of
turn about new weapons still a secret
from the enemy. No one should dis-
cuss a secret weapon, even if it is
known to have been used, until the
facts are released offi cially by the
War or Navy Department.
Don’t discuss location or move-
ments of men, ships and materi-
als without, to or from the Pacifi c
Asiatic area; new weapons; mili-
tary information gained in confi -
dence. Don’t try to beat censorship
by using codes to learn the where-
abouts of your servicemen. The rule
that he shouldn’t disclose his where-
abouts is made for his protection.
75 YEARS AGO
July 19, 1945
100 YEARS AGO
July 16, 1920
Notice comes this week from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation that
a great amount of military informa-
tion reaching Japan from this coun-
try is a matter of grave concern.
Case after case shows that much of
this information is obtained from
the American public through care-
less talk.
Nearly every American has or
will learn something the High Com-
mand of Japan wants to know. Ser-
vice personnel inadvertently tell of
movements of men and materials.
Returning military personnel and
merchant seamen often see activities
in the various countries and ports
which, though appearing inconse-
quential, thoughtlessly discussed,
Work is progressing rapidly on
the Play House. Mr. Adams has been
assured by Mr. Crandall and Mr.
Smith, builders, that the theatre will
be fi nished by the middle of August.
Mr. Adams is busy these days hurry-
ing the work on the building along
to give any satisfactory replies to
inquiries about new features to be
installed.
From the way he has his sleeves
rolled down he surely has something
hidden up them, but he is keeping
them tightly buttoned at the wrist,
only allowing hints of many sur-
prises on the opening night to leak
out. Mr. Adams said if everyone will
have patience he will repay them for
the long delay.
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BY THE WAY
Umatilla students can choose hybrid or online-only school
Umatilla School District is asking families to register
for school now to choose whether they want their student
to participate in the district’s planned hybrid model of
some in-person and some online instruction, or whether
their student will be online only.
Questions can be emailed to help@umatillasd.org.
The district is also holding two question and answer ses-
sions over video chat through Zoom.
An English-only meeting is Wednesday, July 15, at
6:30 p.m. and a meeting in both English and Spanish will
be available Thursday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. or attend one
of the Zoom Q&A meetings for more help.
The registration survey and invitations to the Zoom
meeting can be found on Umatilla School District’s Face-
book page or by emailing the address above.
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Deadline for fair entries is July 17
While the Umatilla County Fair will not go on in
its traditional format with rides, concerts and booths at
the fairgrounds this year, there are still opportunities for
exhibitors to have their work judged.
According to the fair’s Facebook page, the deadline
for 4-H and FFA registration is July 17, with the Open
Class Youth regisration deadline July 24. More infor-
mation can be found online at umatillacountyfair.net/
exhibitor-information.
• • •
son, 81, of Pendleton, stated that the engine on his his
Cessna 172 Skyhawk had suddenly started to run rough
and he decided for safety reasons to make a preemptive
landing instead of trying to make it to the Pendleton
Airport.
• • •
Plane lands near Interstate 84
The Harkenrider Senior Activity Center has delayed
its opening until August, but continues to provide meals
for takeout and delivery.
The menu for Thursday, July 16, is tater tot casse-
role, corn, salad and dessert. The menu for Tuesday, July
21, is BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, pea salad, 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.
Echo Fire Department and the Umatilla County
Sheriff’s Offi ce responded on Saturday, July 10, to an
emergency plane landing.
According to the fi re department, the small plane
called in an emergency landing around milepost 203
eastbound on Interstate 84, but managed to land in
a wheat fi eld south of the interstate instead of on the
freeway.
A news release from the sheriff’s offi ce stated that the
call came in at 7:34 p.m. when pilot Harold Eugene Nel-
Senior center won’t open until August