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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH … WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 HERMISTON HISTORY Construction worker drowns during bridge project 25 YEARS AGO July 25, 1995 ROGELIO MONTANO Architectural Casting When and why did you move to Hermiston? I moved to Hermiston in 1999 due to complicated family matters. Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Way back in the day, it was Mr A’s burger joint, but now it has to be La Palma. What do you like to do in your spare time? Hang with old friends or work on personal projects. What surprises you about Hermiston? How fast it has grown. What was the last book you read? “Tales of the Uncanny and Supernatural,” by Alger- non Blackwood What website or app do you use the most? Probably Instagram. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Either Japan or Australia. What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you? Too many hilarious moments to bring down to one. If I had to just pick one, it would be me getting off the bus trying to run home in a storm with no jacket, only to trip, fall, sprain my ankle as soon as I stepped off the bus. What is one of your goals in the next 12 years? To be able to live by myself in my own home. What is your proudest accomplishment? Honestly, getting out of Hermiston is my biggest accomplishment. State offers testing locator The Oregon Health Authority has a new COVID-19 test site loca- tor to help Oregonians fi nd nearby places where they can be tested. The interac- tive map, available in mul- tiple languages, can be found at healthoregon.org/ covid19testing. For someone who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, OHA recom- mends their fi rst step be con- tacting their health care pro- vider to discuss whether testing is appropriate, based on their symptoms, expo- sure and local testing capac- ity. However, people can also enter their Zip code or county into the map to deter- mine where sites are located. OHA recommends calling to verify the testing site’s hours and criteria before visiting. “Removing barriers to testing is important to help Oregonians stay healthy and to slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Dean Sidelinger, MD, state epi- demiologist and state health offi cer said in a news release. “This new resource can help people fi nd ongo- ing testing locations in their community, which is espe- cially important for people who don’t have a primary care provider.” The data on the testing locator was submitted to Castlight, the site’s creator, by both the OHA and local public health authorities. The Hermiston City Council delivered the knock-out punch Mon- day to a proposed manufactured home development near the Hermis- ton Cemetery. United Homes, Inc. had peti- tioned the city to annex about 23 acres west of Highway 395 and east of the cemetery. Their plans were for a 165-lot development. A lone no vote on the annexation a month ago by Councilor Kraig Cutsforth forced a reconsideration of the proposal. The annexation mea- sure was subsequently tabled. Though the city and United Homes developer Clint Herggert have met in cordial discussions since, the two parties could not agree over traffi c and access considerations. 2) Four families are homeless after high winds swept a fi eld fi re into the Hat Rock Campground Thursday. “This is Armageddon — the end of the world at Hat Rock State Park — after wind, hail, fi re, and in my case, robbery,” said campground res- ident K.C. Turnbull. Turnbull’s double-wide manu- factured home still sported two bro- ken windows resulting from the hail storm two weeks ago. HH fi le photo Firefi ghters work to put out a fi re that destroyed four homes at Hat Rock State Park in 1995. 50 YEARS AGO July 23, 1970 A former Hermiston resident was killed in a freak accident late Friday, July 17, at a logging operation near Troy, Montana. David Cripe, 29, was crushed when a piece of logging equipment, called a skidder, tipped over onto him. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cripe of Hermiston, and a sister, Mrs. Rick Rebman. 2) A 2.7-acre piece of property fronting on Orchard Avenue and adjoining the Umatilla County Fair- grounds will be added to the fair- grounds if county voters approve a one-year special levy of $40,000 to buy the land. The fair board on Monday gave the fi nal OK to the plan, which would add the much needed park-like prop- erty to the fair facilities. The measure will be on the November general election ballot. HH fi le photo Dottie the Clown, aka Becky Hawes, entertains children at a Hermiston Parks and Recreation summer camp in 1995. 75 YEARS AGO July 26, 1945 Farm Security families in Uma- tilla County were urged to set aside a special week for farm clean-up as part of a national farm safety cam- paign to prevent fi res, accidents and waste. An average of 10 lives a day are lost in farm fi re, 18,000 farm people are killed annually in farm accidents, and $90 million in farm property is destroyed each year by fi re, according to fi gures received by Eugene Hampton, County FSA supervisor. A thorough job of houseclean- ing on FSA farmsteads will not only make large quantities of paper, rags, clothing, tin cans, sacks and metal available for important war sal- vage, but it will also go far to pre- vent fi res and personal accidents and minimize waste, Hampton said. All usable machine parts can be cleaned and kept for repairs and often result in considerable savings in case of machinery and equipment breakdowns. Cleaning all debris, trash and paper from farm homes and build- ings in insurance against sponta- neous combustion and accidental hazards. HH fi le photo Workers process potatoes at Sunbest Corporation outside of Hermiston in 1970. 100 YEARS AGO July 23, 1920 As per schedule the House Appropriations Committee arrived in Hermiston at 5:33 a.m. last Fri- day and were guests of the Commer- cial Club at breakfast at the Herm- iston Hotel at 8:30 a.m. and were taken on a four-hour tour over the Umatilla and Furnish projects, arriv- ing at Stanfi eld at 1 p.m., where the ladies of that city served a delicious luncheon. The visitors were tired from their many days of traveling and did not leave their cars, parked on the sid- ing, until breakfast time. Because of their fatigue, the auto run through the Western Land & Irrigation Com- pany’s holdings was omitted. 2) J.A. Hovis of Portland lost his life in Willow Creek near Hep- pner Junction July 13. Mr. Hovis was foreman on the highway bridge under construction, and in some way lost his footing on the bridge and fell into the water below. Other workmen were on the bridge but Mr. Hovis had drowned before help could reach him. It is thought that he was taken sick, as he was an excellent swim- mer, having been across the Colum- bia River several times. BY THE WAY Presbyterian church offers Vacation Bible School to go Faith Presbyterian Church’s Christian education team is rethinking Vacation Bible School in the age of COVID-19. The church team is offering a “distance learning” ver- sion of the summer tradition, and has assembled fi ve days of grade school-targeted activities that include elements online and a packet of materials to retell the Bible story, play games, do science experiments and sing VBS songs from previous years. Online portions, which include the Bible story, direc- tions for activities and songs, can be found on the church’s website at faith-presbyterian.org under the “In the Life Together” tab. The packets are available for pickup in bins outside Faith Presbyterian Church, 1005 S.E. Ninth St., Hermis- ton, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily until they are gone. They are free, but donations to help defray costs can be made on the website. • • • Summer outdoor market set Aug. 1 Wild Bleu Yonder and other Echo-area businesses are hosting a ”Freedom and Junk” summer market on Sat- urday, Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The outdoor market, which they hope will become an annual tradition, will be located in downtown Echo. Wares will include soap, candles, boutique clothing, wine, jewelry, antiques and more. • • • Triathlon for children coming up Hermiston Parks and Recreation is hosting a triath- lon for children ages 4-12 on Saturday, Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. at the Hermiston Family Aquatic Center. Participants will swim, then bicycle, and then fi nish with running. Parents are encouraged to assist and partic- ipate alongside their child. Participates ages 7-12 will swim 50 meters, bike 1 mile and run 0.75 miles. Ages 4-6 will swim 50 feet (lifejack- ets available), bike 0.6 miles (training wheels allowed) and run 0.4 miles. The deadline to register is July 24. Cost is $24. 60 Minute Photo will be taking action photos during the event. • • • Senior center lunches include goulash, hot dogs The Harkenrider Senior Activity Center provides meals for senior citizens each week for takeout and delivery. The menu for Thursday, July 23, is goulash, Jell-O salad, garlic bread and dessert. The menu for Tuesday, July 28, is hot dogs, sauerkraut, potato salad 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 N.E. Second St., call the same num- ber before 11 a.m. Meals are $4 and can be picked up between noon and 12:50 p.m.
