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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2021
HERMISTON HISTORY
Russian farmers, agri-business
owners tour Hermiston in 1996
25 YEARS AGO
Nov. 5, 1996
MARLEAUX SCAGGS
Stanfi eld
What is your job?
Store manager at Bellinger Farms Produce & Gour-
met Shoppe.
How do you like Stanfi eld?
I love it.
What’s your favorite thing to do in Stanfi eld?
I belong to the Moose Lodge, so my husband and I
do some volunteering. We’re new here. We moved
With the help of Rotary Clubs,
a group of 10 Russian farmers and
agricultural business owners were
given the opportunity to tour food
processing plants in Oregon, specif-
ically those in Hermiston this week.
The goal is for them to understand the
effi cient technology and processes of
American agricultural business, and
then implement them back in Russia.
Many of the Russians didn’t know
each other before this trip, living in
areas ranging from St. Petersburg to
Ekaterinburg. Not being able to speak
English, they also utilized translators
and other communication devices
like cards.
While in the U.S., they have
a busy schedule; on Monday, the
group toured Western Alfalfa, Inc.,
with Manager Dave Murdock. They
then went to Cascade Specialities and
then the Port of Morrow for lunch.
Following lunch, they toured Bud-
Rich Potato and Nalleys of Canada.
All of this, they did in just one day.
On Tuesday, they hit it hard again;
Kim Puzey gave them a tour of the
Port of Umatilla, they visited Gilroy
Foods (an onion processing plant),
and the Americold and Hermiston
Foods facilities.
They toured Salem last week, and
when they fi nish touring Hermiston
(they still have fi ve days left), they’ll
move on to Pendleton before head-
ing home.
here in 2019, because my mom’s here. I lived in Vir-
ginia for 30 years before that.
How would you compare Virginia to here?
It is totally opposite. I was in Virginia Beach, a
resort area. There wasn’t much agriculture at all,
and food was entirely diff erent. The wine, compared
to Virginia wine, is completely diff erent. They have a
gray clay soil. We have a sandy soil here that drains
really well, so the wines are more acidic.
What do you recommend to someone eating at
Bellinger?
Hermiston Herald, File
Our soups. All our soups are made from scratch,
made from everything we have in the fi eld. I take the
butternut squash and roast it up and make butter-
Pam Moyer, a sophomore from
Hermiston, was crowned homecoming
queen during the November 1971
festivities at Eastern Oregon College
of Education, La Grande.
Andrew Lyons/Hermiston Herald, File
A group of Russian farmers and agri-business owners tour food processing
plants and other Hermiston-area sites in November 1996 to learn more effi cient
methods.
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 4, 1971
Students from West Park Ele-
mentary School gave residents at
the Good Samaritan Center a night
full of entertainment, complete with
singing, dancing and gifts.
The students dressed up in Hal-
loween costumes and performed a
half-hour show of singing and danc-
ing, directed by Mrs. John Sheley
— which the audience thoroughly
enjoyed. Following the performance,
the students presented wrapped
gifts to the residents and even vis-
ited those who couldn’t leave their
rooms.
The West Park student council,
led by Principal Matt Doherty and
Robert Fugit, is cooperating with
Ramona Ramirez, the director of the
Good Samaritan Center, to sched-
ule similar programs. They hope to
keep the goodwill going and start
an “entertainment drive,” collect-
ing games, books, puzzles and other
similar items to give to the Hermis-
ton facility. The residents of the cen-
ter were very thankful for the won-
derful night and display of care, and
look forward to the next event.
75 YEARS AGO
Nov. 7, 1946
The results of Election Day pre-
sented quite a change in leadership,
with F. C. McKenzie losing the run
for Hermiston mayor.
Leander Quiring defeated McK-
nut squash soup. We make a pumpkin corn chowder.
We make potato soup. We do a corn chowder, also. I
also do a chicken gnocchi, and more.
Do you have any hobbies?
I love pets. If there were more animal shelters here,
I’d be at them all the time. But I also like to hang out
with my friends, reading, painting and things like
that. I also spend a lot of time with my mom, now
that I’m back home.
What’s your favorite book?
Oh my gosh, I like a lot of the Nora Roberts books. I
can’t narrow one down.
Hermiston Herald, File
A West Park Elementary School student presents a resident at the Good
Samaritan Center with a gift during an October 1971 pre-Halloween celebration
at the Hermiston facility.
enzie for mayorship, 251 votes to
195. Quiring’s write-in campaign
gained momentum with the spon-
sorship of the Hermiston Ministe-
rial Association. He was also named
a candidate for the mayorship under
the Veterans of Foriegn Wars spon-
sorship, but declined to accept the
nomination.
Quiring will be replacing a leg-
end; McKenzie had served as mayor
of Hermiston for the past 24 years
and in public offi ce for 35, being
appointed as city recorder in 1909.
Since that date in 1909, he’s only
been out of the public offi ce for two
years.
Chas. Taylor, has been re-elected
as city recorder and Audra L. White
as the city treasurer, both being unop-
posed. For the council results, the
votes are as follows (the top six will
be appointed): Hugh B. Fraser, 378;
Leander Quiring, 378; A. F. Rohr-
man, 365; H. H. Gailey, 341; J. G.
Pearson, 340; W. W. Felthouse, 307;
M. K. Ransom, 248; George Harken-
rider, 209; and B. L. Lobaugh, 158.
Leander Quiring was very fortunate
this year, landing positions as both
city mayor and councilman.
100 YEARS AGO
Nov. 3, 1921
Union High School planned a
program in observance of “Better
Speech Week,” with the hopes of
minimizing errors and misuse of the
English language, raising the stan-
dard of daily speech, and mastering
English to a greater degree.
The school asked for announce-
ments from the pulpits, planned a
display of posters and designed a
contest of speech mastery. In this
contest, pupils and teachers who
were caught making grammatical
or other speech errors were tagged,
and those who had a clean record by
the end of the day were rewarded
for their control of speech — for the
purpose of stimulating interest in
improved speech.
Though speaking properly
doesn’t seem that important in this
day and age, it holds the same place
in the world as money does in eco-
nomics — the medium of exchange
— and hence needs to be revised and
enhanced.
———
McKenzie Rose, a sophomore at
Echo High School, searched Herm-
iston Herald archives to compile
these article summaries.
BY THE WAY
Good Shepherd to host virtual community meeting
Good Shepherd Health Care System
will share a review of its accomplishments
in the past year during its annual commu-
nity meeting. Sue Daggett, board of trust-
ees chair, and Brian Sims, president and
CEO, will provide an update on new doc-
tors, added services and the “Good Shep-
herd Experience,” a commitment to put
patients fi rst.
The virtual presentation is Wednesday,
Nov. 3, 5-6 p.m., and can be viewed via a
link at www.gshealth.org or on its Face-
book page. Questions can be submitted at
www.gshealth.org/contact.
• • •
The City of Hermiston Veterans Day
Breakfast is Thursday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. at
the Hermiston Community Center, 415
S. Highway 395.
While the meal is free, tickets are
required because of capacity limits. Each
veteran may bring one guest with them.
People are invited to come early and min-
gle — the doors will open at 8 a.m.
For more information or to reserve a
ticket, call 541-667-5018 or stop by the
community center.
• • •
The Oregon Poet Laureate Program
now is accepting nominations for the
state’s next poet laureate. Over the course
of a two-year term, the poet laureate fosters
the art of poetry, encourages literacy and
learning, addresses central issues relating
to the humanities and heritage and refl ects
on public life in Oregon. Nominations for
the position will be accepted through Jan.
10, 2022. The next poet laureate will begin
their term in May 2022.
Nominees must be current residents of
Oregon and have lived in the state for at
least 10 years. They must be publicly rec-
ognized as poets and well regarded for
excellence in their work; have a signifi cant
body of published or performed work; and
agree to the conditions and the term of the
appointment. To nominate a poet, fi ll out
the online nomination form at oregonpoet-
laureate.org.
• • •
Tickets are now on sale at The Hermis-
ton Chamber of Commerce, 630 S. High-
way 395, Hermiston, for Festival of Trees
2021. The event is Saturday, Dec. 4. This
annual fundraiser is put on by the Good
Shepherd Community Health Founda-
tion and Hermiston Kiwanis. The GSCH
Foundation funds projects in the commu-
nity that promote health and wellness, and
the Kiwanis fund projects benefi ting chil-
dren in the community.
• • •
Lamb Weston is hosting a hiring event,
Thursday, Nov. 4, 1-7 p.m. at Lamb
Weston Boardman East Plant, 750 Colum-
bia Ave. N.E., Boardman. Anyone inter-
ested in joining the food manufacturing
company is invited.
• • •
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation
Department invites people to ”Learn to
Dance with April! East Coast Swing and
Nightclub 2 Step,” Saturdays, Nov. 6 and
20, 10 a.m. to noon. A partner is required
for the class, for beginners and those with
some familiarity in either or both dances.
Cost is $10 per person. Register at bit.ly/
hermistonrecreation. Ages: 14 and older
(must have an adult participating or watch-
ing the class). Location: The Arc Building,
215 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
• • •
The Harkenrider Senior Activity
Center menu for Thursday, Nov. 4, is
pulled pork sandwich, salad, jello and des-
sert. The menu for Tuesday, Nov. 9, is
chili dogs, potato salad, chips and dessert.
(In-house meals will be served from noon
to 12:30 p.m. People planning to dine in
are asked to call by 11 a.m.)
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
before 11 a.m. Meals are $5 and can be
picked up between 11:30 a.m. and noon.
• • •
The Boardman Senior Center now is
providing meal delivery. Meals are $4 paid
upon delivery. Call 541-481-3257 to order.