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PREP HOOPS MOM-AND-POP CAFE HERMISTON’S GUTIERREZ SIGNS WITH PIERCE COLLEGE BARZEES TAKE OVER ECHO RESTAURANT SPORTS PAGE A7 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2015 PAGE A4 YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER HERMISTONHERALD.COM Room tax Hermiston to repaint water tower this year look may feature to generate New watermelon in design substantial sum for city FOXGHGLQ+HUPLVWRQ¶VSUHOLPLQDU\ EXGJHW ZKLFK WKH &LW\ &RXQFLO ZLOOFRQVLGHUIRUDGRSWLRQ-XQH +HVDLGWKHHQWLUHWRZHUZLOOEH UHSDLQWHG E\ WKH HQG RI WKH \HDU ZKLFK LV QHFHVVDU\ IRU PDLQWH BY SEAN HART QDQFHDQGDQHZLPDJHZLOODGRUQ HERMISTON HERALD WKHIDFH +HUPLVWRQ¶V ZDWHU WRZHU LV VHW ³<RX¶UH JRLQJ WR KDYH WR GR WRKDYHDQHZLPDJHE\WKHHQGRI WKDW HYHU\ WR \HDUV´ KH WKH\HDU VDLGDERXWWKHPDLQWHQDQFHSDLQW &LW\0DQDJHU%\URQ6PLWKVDLG LQJ³:H¶UHFRPLQJLQWRWKHF\FOH IRUDQHZSDLQWMRELVLQ ZKHUHZHZRXOGQHHGWRGRLWVR BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD +HUPLVWRQ RI¿FLDOV DQ WLFLSDWH SHRSOH ZKR XVH RYHUQLJKW ORGJLQJ LQ WKH FLW\ZLOOJHQHUDWHPRUHWKDQ DKDOIPLOOLRQGROODUVRIWD[ UHYHQXHQH[W¿VFDO\HDU ,Q WKH SUHOLPLQDU\ EXG JHWDSSURYHGE\WKH%XGJHW Committee, $573,335 in UHYHQXHLVDQWLFLSDWHGIURP WKH FLW\¶V 7UDQVLHQW 5RRP 7D[ ³0RVW FLWLHV KDYH VRPH NLQG RI KRWHOPRWHO WUDQ VLHQWURRPWD[´&LW\0DQ DJHU %\URQ 6PLWK VDLG ³0RVWSODFHVWU\WRUHLQYHVW LW LQ SODFHV WKDW ZLOO JHQ HUDWH PRUH KRWHO QLJKWV VR DWWUDFWLRQV FRQIHUHQFHV WKRVHW\SHVRIWKLQJV´ $VVLVWDQW &LW\ 0DQDJHU 0DUN 0RUJDQ VDLG KRWHO PRWHODQG59SDUNVLPSRVH DQSHUFHQWWD[RQWKHFRVW RIWKHORGJLQJDQGWKHRS HUDWRUV UHWDLQ SHUFHQW IRU FROOHFWLQJWKHIHH 7KH UHPDLQLQJ PRQH\ LV VSOLW EHWZHHQ GLIIHUHQW IXQGVKHVDLGZLWKJR LQJ WRZDUG SD\LQJ RII WKH ERQGV IRU WKH +HUPLVWRQ )DPLO\$TXDWLF&HQWHUDQG EHLQJ IXUWKHU VSOLW EH WZHHQIRXUIXQGV 2IWKH0RUJDQVDLG SEE TAX/A6 TODAY’S WEATHER ZH¶OOFRPELQHLWZLWKSXWWLQJVRPH QHZDUWZRUNRQWKHWRZHU´ 6PLWKVDLGWKHQHZDUWZLOOLQ FRUSRUDWHWKHFLW\EUDQG³+HUPLV WRQ<RX&DQ*52:+HUH´ZKLFK ZDV RI¿FLDOO\ DGRSWHG E\ WKH FRXQFLO ODWH ODVW \HDU DIWHU VHHLQJ D FRORUIXO LPSOHPHQWDWLRQ H[DP SOHIHDWXULQJLPDJHVRIZDWHUPHO RQVEXWWKHH[DFWJUDSKLFKDVQRW EHHQGHWHUPLQHG+HVDLGWKHFLW\ LV ZRUNLQJ ZLWK JUDSKLF GHVLJQHU %URRNH+DUVK¿HOG/LPHOLJKW'H VLJQZKRFUHDWHGWKHH[DPSOH ³6KH¶V JRLQJ WR WU\ WR JHW WKDW RYHUODLGRQDQLPDJHRIWKHWRZHU VRWKHFRXQFLOFDQYLVXDOL]HZKDW LWORRNVOLNH´KHVDLG³6KHWDONHG DERXWDFRXSOHRWKHULGHDVWKDWZH PLJKWXVHDQGZLOOMXVWVKRZDQG JLYH WKH FRXQFLO VRPH RSWLRQV RI KRZ WKH\ ZDQW WR VHH LW %HFDXVH RIDOOWKHDWWHQWLRQWKLVKDVJRWWHQ ,¶PJRLQJWRKDYHWKHFRXQFLOORRN SEE TOWER/A6 AN AUTOMOTIVE PASSION A.C.E. 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OUTLOOK • THURSDAY Sunny High: 90º Low: 58º • FRIDAY Mostly sunny High: 95º Low: 64º EHHQZRUNLQJRQFDUVIRU PRUHWKDQ\HDUV ³&DUV KDYH EHHQ ZLWK PH P\ ZKROH OLIH´ WKH \HDUROG VDLG ³, JRW P\ ILUVW RQH DW DQG , KDYH MXVW SURJUHVVHG DORQJ DQG NHSW OHDUQLQJ DQG NHSW JRLQJ , WKLQN WKH ZRUOG RI WKHP DQG BY SEAN HART , KDYH D ORW RI IXQ ZLWK HERMISTON HERALD WKHP 7KH\ UHSUHVHQW WR -HUU\ (QGHUV +HUPLV GD\¶V ZRUOG DQG \HVWHU WRQKDVDSDVVLRQIRUDX GD\¶V ZRUOG ZKHUH ZH¶G WRPRELOHV OLNH WR EH DQG ZKHUH ZH )RU WKH ODVW \HDUV ZHUH ² LW¶V NLQG RI D KH KDV RZQHG DQG RSHU WLPHPDFKLQH´ DWHG )HQGHUV %\ (QGHUV +LV EXVLQHVV RIIHUV LQ +HUPLVWRQ EXW KH KDV W\SLFDO DXWR UHSDLUV EXW Enders provides a look under the hood of a gearhead A complete weather forecast is featured on page A2. Find the Hermiston Herald on Facebook and Twitter and join the conversation. FOR LOCAL BREAKING NEWS www.HermistonHerald.com (QGHUV DOVR VSHFLDOL] HV LQ ODWHPRGHO UHSDLUV EXLOGLQJ VWUHHW URGV DQG IDEULFDWLQJ FXVWRP SLHF HVIRUFDUVDQGWUXFNV+H VDLGKHHVSHFLDOO\HQMR\V ZRUNLQJ RQ ROGHU YHKL FOHV ³, WKLQN LW¶V DOPRVW D VLQ,KDYHWRFKDUJHSHR SOH WR GR LW EXW , DP LQ EXVLQHVV´ KH VDLG ³,W¶V SUHWW\QLFHWRJHWSDLGWR GR ZKDW \RX OLNH 7KH\ VD\ LI \RX UHDOO\ HQMR\ ZKDW \RX GR \RX QHYHU ZRUN D GD\ LQ \RXU OLIH SEE ENDERS/A10 Hawkins shows Le 0ans aW ¿ UsW FaU show BY SEAN HART HERMISTON HERALD 3HUU\ +DZNLQV KDV RZQHGKLV3RQWLDF /H0DQV*7&XVWRPIRU \HDUVEXWHQWHUHGLWLQ LWV ¿UVW FDU VKRZ 6DWXU GD\ $W WKH $&( &DU 6KRZ LQ (FKR KH VDLG KH ZDV HQMR\LQJ VKRZ LQJ RWKHUV WKH DXWRPR ELOH WKDW KDV EURXJKW KLPVRPXFKHQMR\PHQW WKURXJKWKH\HDUV ³, MXVW DSSUHFLDWH WKH ROGORRNRIWKH¶VDQG WKH PXVFOH FDU SHUIRU PDQFH WKDW¶V EHKLQG LW´ KH VDLG ³7R PH WKDW¶V P\ ZD\ RI VD\LQJ WKLV SEE HAWKINS/A10 +LJKODQG+LOOV(OHPHQWDU\6FKRRO VHFUHWDU\UHDFKHVWKH\HDUPDUN Michael has worked in the district longer than any other employee BY JESSICA KELLER HERMISTON HERALD JESSICA KELLER PHOTO Hermiston Herald $1.00 © 2015 EO Media Group Cathy Michael, Highland Hills Elementary lead secretary, takes a phone call at the school Tuesday morning. 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