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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020
HERMISTON HISTORY
Parents worry about drugs in schools
JENISIS
NAVARRETE-
CAMPOS
Sunset Elementary School teacher
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I was born here in Hermiston and I always knew I
was here to stay.
Where is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
My favorite place to eat is Lawan’s Thai Garden!
Great service and yummy food.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
In my spare time, I like to be with my family or go on
small adventures with my fi ancé.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
How fast our little town has grown (and is still
growing!)
What was the last book you read?
“After the Fall” by Dan Santat (read it to my
kiddos)
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
I love Pinterest!
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
I would love to visit my family’s origins in Mexico.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
Falling down stairs because I was trying to save my
food (not one spill).
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
To help my second graders prepare for what’s to
come
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Being the fi rst one in my family to go to college and
earn a degree.
Corrections
In the Oct. 7 brief “High school hosts Futures Month,”
the article misstated the nature of an Oct. 28 fi nancial
aid night. It will be a virtual event.
In the Oct. 7 brief “Free consulting available to non-
profi t groups,” the article misstated where Metropolitan
Family Service is located. It is in Portland.
The Hermiston Herald regrets the errors.
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 or to
report errors.
Hermiston Herald, File
Assistant fi re chiefs Bill Hibbard and Lyle Crane, center, and Hermiston Chamber of Commerce board members Ed Lynch,
left, and Darrel Maxwell, right, show off drawings for a proposed new fi re station in Hermiston in 1970.
25 YEARS AGO
October 10, 1995
On the advice of some mid-
dle school parents, the Hermiston
School Board last Tuesday autho-
rized district administrators to do
“whatever is necessary” to control
drugs in schools.
Early in the meeting, parents told
board members they believe drug
use, dealing and possibly violence
have become commonplace at Sand-
stone Middle School, though locker
checks and police searches have
turned up no evidence.
Arlin Phillips, who was asked to
speak for the concerned parents, said
there have been incidents of intim-
idation that school administrators
need to deal with immediately.
Superintendent Jer Pratton said he
had only heard about such incidents
earlier that day and needed specifi cs
before the district could take action.
Phillips did not supply any specifi cs.
2) Yoncalla High School princi-
pal Terry Duncan noticed a couple of
weeks ago that a key to his pickup
truck was missing from his offi ce. He
didn’t think much of it until Thurs-
day, when his wife spotted the 1994
Mazda pickup off the school parking
lot, and instead of her husband, there
was a 16-year-old boy and his dog.
A deputy gave chase heading
south on Interstate 5 after a gas sta-
tion reported the boy had driven off
without paying for gas. The Doug-
las County Sheriff’s Department
reported the pickup was speeding as
fast as 100 mph and passing vehicles
on the right. The boy crashed into a
ditch trying to make a turn. He taken
into custody and held at a juvenile
detention center in Coquille.
50 YEARS AGO
Oct 8, 1970
The administration of Hermiston
Junior High School has scheduled a
public meeting for persons interested
in the narcotics problem.
The streets of Hermiston, accord-
ing to Principal John Cermak, are
becoming unsafe for junior high stu-
dents to walk in broad daylight for
fear of being beaten on suspicion of
their reporting drug use.
Cermak said three students who
were beaten Sept. 24 by older youths
who suspected them of such action
were afraid to identify their assail-
ants for fear of further beatings.
2) “Bowl Down Cancer,” a spe-
Hermiston Herald, File
Glenda Cola, Linda Gilleese and Karen Logan (left to right) display auction items
for an Altrusa fundraiser in 1995.
Hermiston Herald, File
Bonnie Hamlin of Hermiston
examines a horse in 1995.
cial event of the American Can-
cer Society, will be held beginning
Oct. 18, with qualifying rounds
to be held at the Desert Lanes in
Hermiston. The drive is sponsored
by the Bowling Proprietors Asso-
ciation of Oregon for the Ameri-
can Cancer Society, Oregon Divi-
sion, Inc., and is approved by the
American Bowling Congress and
the Women’s International Bowl-
ing Congress. Anyone bowling in
a league is eligible to enter. All of
the entry fee goes to the Ameri-
can Cancer Society. The winners of
the house fi nals will then go to the
“State Bowl Down Cancer” contest
at Canby Bowl, Canby.
75 YEARS AGO
Oct. 4, 1945
2,117, that’s the total! Hermiston
took the lead in new census increases
last Saturday when the total reached
2,117 — an increase of 164%, com-
pared to the 1940 fi gure of 803.
Twenty-fi ve other Oregon cities
recently completed numerations had
an average increase of 33% — and
that puts Hermiston way out in front.
The important fact at this time
is the amount of state gasoline tax
funds and liquor apportionments the
city will receive. This increase will
be most welcome by the city coun-
cil in their efforts to improve and
advance the city, according to the
new population.
100 YEARS AGO
Oct. 8, 1920
To me the joy of the theater is
in the attention forced by a skill-
fully constructed play acted by
players of conviction and artis-
tic power. I have often watched
an audience coming from a mov-
ing-picture theater, and rarely have
I seen a look of more elation or
spirit upon the faces of the crowd
than would result from the perusal
of a newspaper. Whereas, after an
evening at an interesting play, the
audience pours forth in animation;
and even though the play may have
been a tragedy, emotions have been
stirred and minds stimulated until
the reaction shows on every face.
So long as the human relation is
preserved between actor and audi-
ence, so long will the acted drama
retain its supremacy in any commu-
nity — entertainment reviewer Otis
Skinner
BY THE WAY
Drive-thru fl u shot clinic set Oct. 24; others offered Oct. 14 & 29
Good Shepherd Medical Center is sponsoring a
free drive-thru fl u vaccination clinic on Saturday, Oct.
24, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. (supplies are limited and the
clinic could end before 2 p.m. if they run out sooner).
Shots will be administered near Entrance A of the
Good Shepherd campus at 610 N.W. 11th Street, and
all drivers should enter the campus from the Elm Street
entrance. Masks are required, and patients should fi ll out
their forms at gshealth.org/fl ushots ahead of time and
bring the printed forms with them. Ages six months and
above are welcome.
According to a news release, Mirasol Family Health
Center, 589 N.W. 11th St. in Hermiston, is offering
fl u vaccine clinics for $20 on Wednesday, Oct. 14, and
Thursday, Oct. 29, from 3-5 p.m. You do not need to be a
patient at the clinic to receive a vaccine.
Those seeking a fl u shot can also get them from their
primary care provider or pharmacies such as Rite Aid.
• • •
Surplus sale off ers bargains
The city of Hermiston is having a surplus sale on Fri-
day, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the festival street in
front of city hall. The sale will include a variety of items
the city no longer needs, including offi ce furniture, tools
and electronics.
The Friends of the Hermiston Public Library’s used
book sale will also take place on the festival street on Oct.
16-17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• • •
Grants available for local businesses
Small businesses in Boardman are eligible for grants
funded by the CARES Act stimulus package.
Businesses located in Boardman, with fewer than
25 employees, who have been adversely impacted by
COVID-19 can apply for funding through the Boardman
Chamber of Commerce until Oct. 30.
• • •
Senior meals include roast beef
The Harkenrider Senior Activity Center‘s takeout
and delivery menu for Thursday, Oct. 15, is roast beef,
baked potatoes, veggies and dessert. Tuesday, Oct. 20, is
beef stew, biscuits, salad and dessert.
For a Meals on Wheels delivery in Hermiston, 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 number before 11 a.m. Meals are $4 and can be
picked up between 11:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
The Boardman Senior Center is now providing meal
delivery. Meals are $4 paid upon delivery. Call 541-481-
3257 to order.
The Boardman menu for Thursday, Oct. 15 is meat-
balls and gravy over rice, salad, corn and dessert. Tues-
day, Oct. 20 is fi sh and chips, coleslaw, green beans and
dessert.