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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021
HERMISTON HISTORY
1946: Umatilla County holds
immunization clinics against smallpox
LEE SALVADOR
Volunteer fi refi ghter/EMT with
Umatilla County Fire District
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in 2004 from Las Vegas. But I
have lived in Stanfi eld since 2017. Growing up I split
my time between Eastern Oregon and Las Vegas.
Where is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
While I do not have a favorite place to eat, I do love
eating at any of our taco trucks pretty much any day
of the week, not just Tuesday.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
In my free time I enjoy fi shing and most recently I
have been getting into botany. And spending time
with my daughter when she comes out of her room.
It’s the age, I’m told.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
I’m most surprised by how fast Hermiston has
grown. You can see it in the traffi c now, that was not
there only 5 years ago. But, Hermiston has still kept
identity of being a small community.
What was the last book you read?
I wish I had a cooler answer to this question, but the
last book I read was called “Advanced EMT, A Clin-
ical Reasoning Approach.” Exciting I know; it’s a
medical book.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
Instagram, unless it’s summer time then it can be
any number of weather apps. I know this makes me
sound old, but it’s because of possible fi re behavior
with weather.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
My daughter and I have always talked about going
to Japan.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
It’s hard to pick one but I have gone into work on my
day off , twice actually, thinking it was a work day.
Both times I was told, “Well, you’re already here so
...”
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
To stay relevant as a father to my teen daughter and
to not have to bribe her for praise or to get her out
of her room.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
One of my proudest accomplishments is that I still
come to every call for service just as excited and
humble as my fi rst call.
CORRECTION
In the article “Small town spotlight” published
Wednesday, April 7 on page A1, a photo caption
incorrectly labeled Salud Campos, Umatilla Chamber
of Commerce director, as one of the owners of
Acapulco Mexican Food. The Hermiston Herald
sincerely regrets the error. Please contact the editor at
editor@hermistonherald.com or call (541) 564-4533
to report errors
Hermiston Herald, File
Ed McCallum, shown with his grandchildren, Kristen, 2, left, and Kolter, 4, shows off his 1930 Model A Ford sports roadster
in 1996.
25 YEARS AGO
April 16, 1996
As Hermiston’s Hispanic popu-
lation grows, so does its number of
Hispanic-owned businesses, though
not proportionately.
According to 1990 census fi g-
ures, about 15 percent of Hermis-
ton’s population identifi es itself as
being of Hispanic origin. But only
about 2 percent of businesses listed
on the Hermiston-area directory of
the Greater Hermiston Chamber of
Commerce are Hispanic-owned.
These businesses run the full
gamut of services from bakeries to
restaurants to trucking services to
shoe sales. But most of those busi-
nesses go unnoticed by the majority
in the business community here.
Billie Jean Morris, executive
director at the chamber, said that’s
partly the chamber’s fault.
“If they’re out there, we don’t
know about them,” she said.
Part of the problem is that the
City of Hermiston does not require
a business license. That means that
no comprehensive list exists of area
businesses.
Hermiston Herald, File
Hermiston Police Chief Andy Anderson, left, congratulates new reserve offi cer
Huy Nguyen after a graduation ceremony in 1996.
Students at Hermiston
High School color
Easter eggs in Home
Economics class in
1971.
50 YEARS AGO
April 15, 1971
Hermiston Herald, File
People around Hermiston cele-
brate Easter pretty much like small
town people anywhere in America,
with maybe a little more stamina
than most.
Between 100 and 150 early ris-
ers began the day by climbing the
Butte in the 30-degree dawn for Sun-
day Services, and most of those who
didn’t, attended services somewhere
else in the city.
The chilly wind didn’t dampen
the enthusiasm of Umatilla parad-
ers, many of whom dressed them-
selves and their horses up in the best
tradition of Easter parades ... nor
that of the mob of youngsters who
swarmed over the park afterward,
and in record time gathered over 700
eggs the Hermiston Jaycees had hid-
den for them.
Pre-Easter spirits invaded the
Home Economics classes at the
High School, where students dyed
and decorated the eggs for the Jay-
cee-sponsored hunt, with eggs
donated by local merchants.
75 YEARS AGO
April 18, 1946
Miss Jean McPherson, county
health nurse, has advised there will
be another smallpox immunization
clinic Monday, April 22. Dr. R.H.
Wilcox, county health doctor, will be
in charge and the clinics will be held
in Echo, from 10 a.m. until noon and
in Stanfi eld from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.
All individuals who have not been
vaccinated in these areas are urged
to have it done.
There will also be another immu-
nization clinic at Umatilla at another
date.
Dr. Wilcox, county physician,
assisted by Miss Jean McPher-
son, county health nurse, and Mrs.
Schoop of Pendleton, gave 1,163
smallpox vaccinations at the Civic
Recreation Center last Thursday.
Local ladies who assisted were Mrs.
Oron Felthouse, Mrs. Walter Pear-
son, Mrs. Sylvia Boylen and Mrs.
Cecil Goodwin. This clinic included
people from Umatilla, Hermiston,
Ordnance and Cold Springs.
100 YEARS AGO
April 22, 1921
George, Fred and Mrs. Caldwell
of Irrigon had a narrow escape from
injury last Monday morning while
driving from Irrigon to Umatilla in
their Ford car. Fred was driving and
turned the wheel quick to miss a
rock in the road, which action caused
the car to turn over on its side, the
top keeping it from turning bottom
side up. Mrs. Caldwell sustained a
sprained ankle, the two boys getting
out without a scratch. The top was
demolished and the windshield bro-
ken on the car.
2) The Shotwell Contracting
Company started construction on
the new Diagonal Road last Monday
and are making rapid progress with
the work. They have a large crew on
the job and will probably fi nish this
important piece of work in about 30
days.
The excellent material avail-
able for this construction will make
the Diagonal Road one of the best
gravel macadam roads in the state.
The road will extend to the Colum-
bia school house, and it is hoped that
the County Court will see the neces-
sity of continuing this road to meet
the Cold Springs road.
BY THE WAY
Water will be temporarily shut off on West Madrona Avenue
Water service will be temporarily turned off Wednes-
day, April 14, in the area of West Madrona Avenue, begin-
ning at 8 a.m., the city of Hermiston announced.
The shutoff will allow for the replacement of a water
line and valves for an ongoing water project in the area.
Service will be restored “as soon as possible,” the city’s
announcement stated, but recommended setting aside
water for the day.
Any time the city will be temporarily shutting off
water for construction, the city recommends fi lling
pots on the stove with water to use for cooking, fi lling
water bottles and other clean containers with water for
drinking, fi lling buckets with water for washing and
fi lling the bathtub with water to use for fl ushing the
toilet.
For people who are able, it is also helpful to keep extra
cases of water bottles at home at all times in case of an
unexpected loss of water.
To learn more about the water project, visit www.
hermistonprojects.com.
• • •
State jobless rate down slightly
Oregon’s unemployment rate edged down to 6.0% in
March, from 6.1% in February, according to the Oregon
Employment Department. For the past three months,
Oregon’s unemployment rate has ticked down by one-
tenth of a point each month. During the past 11 months,
the pace of recovery in Oregon’s unemployment rate has
mirrored the national experience. The U.S. unemploy-
ment rate dropped to 6.0% in March, from 6.2% in Feb-
ruary, according to a news release.
• • •
Lawmakers consider new holiday
June 19 will likely be a new state holiday if the Ore-
gon Senate follows suit after the House unanimously
passed a bill declaring Juneteenth a state holiday.
Juneteenth celebrates the anniversary of the fi nal proc-
lamation ending slavery in the United States. Making it
an offi cial state holiday would make it a paid day off for
government employees in the state.
• • •
Senior meals are sandwich, spaghetti
The Harkenrider Senior Activity Center menu for
Thursday, April 15, is BBQ beef sandwich, macaroni
salad and dessert. The menu for Tuesday, April 20 is spa-
ghetti, garlic bread, fruit 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.