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the need for such weapons
that the army has prom-
ised to ship the knives by
plane, placing them in
the hands of fi ghting men
soon after their collection.
It is not necessary to relate
in this article to what use
the knives will be put. Mr.
Hale is anxious to cooper-
ate in this matter and urges
that the needed articles be
brought to Hale’s Confec-
tionery & Sporting Goods
and they will be properly
dispatched.
By SHANNON PAXTON
25 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 5, 1993
NICK BEJARANO
Director of Marketing and Communications
for Good Shepherd Health Care System
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved my family to Hermiston in September of
2015.
What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
We’re plant-based, which has been challenging, but
we enjoy La Palma and Taste of Thai — they seem to
have the most options and customizations.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Spending time with my wife and two kids. I also enjoy
running and road biking when I have the chance to
do them.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
There is so much growth happening here, which is
something most small towns can’t boast about. New
housing, new schools, new businesses, and restau-
rants, new people moving to the area — and yet it
still has an even smaller town atmosphere. There are
lots of opportunities to get involved and help support
your community.
What was the last book you read?
Sketches from the Life of Paul. I enjoy reading books
about spirituality and this one dives deep into the life
of the apostle Paul and the transformation that God
made in his life and his desire and drive to share the
gospel with the then known world.
What app or website do you use most besides
Facebook or Google?
I use a combination of the Bible App, EGW Writings,
Audioverse, Instagram and Strava.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
It would be a toss-up between the Amalfi Coast in
Italy, or Hawaii — both on my bucket list.
What is the funniest thing that’s happened
to you?
It has to do with my city slicker impatience and small
town living. Let’s just say I’ve learned to relax :)
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Increase my fi tness level and get back into running
and road biking more frequently.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Finishing in 2nd place for the team triathlon in
Ukiah, CA. I did the cycling portion and averaged 21
mph on the road bike. And fi nishing in the top 25 for
the mountain climb in the Campovida Grand Fondo.
And the Mendocino Monster a 100-mile bike ride
with over 10,000 feet of climbing.
•Dona
Savage,
a
20-year-old from Herm-
iston, will compete in the
fi rst Special Olympics
World Games held outside
the United States on March
20 to 27. She will join
some 1,600 athletes in Sal-
zburg-Schladming, Austria
to compete in a wide vari-
ety of winter sporting
events. Savage qualifi ed for
the Team USA cross-coun-
try ski team by winning a
gold medal in her events
at the 1992 Oregon Spe-
cial Olympics Games held
on Mt. Bachelor. She pre-
pared by attending a week-
long training camp in Lake
Placid, New York.
•Police came under fi re
in 1992 for not acknowl-
edging the presence of
gangs in Hermiston. Now
that 1993 is beginning, and
police have admitted the
presence of gangs, many
parents are wondering what
is being done to protect
their children. However,
the police are doing quite
a bit to rein in gang prob-
lems before they begin. In
the latter part of last year,
Offi cer Doug Smith was
assigned to focus all his
attention on the gang prob-
lem, a move which shows
how serious HPD views
the gang situation.
100 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 12, 1918
HH FILE PHOTO.
Fire crews use the jaws of life to rescue a woman from her
vehicle after it rolled over on Interstate 82 in January 1993.
50 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 4, 1968
•Hermiston city police
are investigating a possi-
ble break-in and entry of
the new 4-H building at
the Umatilla County Fair-
grounds on W. Orchard
Avenue. An offi cer on rou-
tine patrol at 3:38 a.m. on
January 3 discovered that
the southwest corner win-
dow of the fair building
had been forced open, and
then with another offi cer
went through the building.
An inventory of what, if
anything, might have been
missing had not been com-
pleted at press time.
•Monday, Dec. 18,
was the busiest day ever
recorded by the Hermis-
ton post offi ce, Postmaster
Fred Reeves reported, both
in cancellations and post-
age revenue. Postmaster
Reeves said that there was
about an 8 percent increase
in the number of parcels
mailed over the previous
high, in comparison to the
date equivalent in 1966.
Postage revenue was up
11.5 percent over the corre-
sponding date in 1966. On
Dec. 18, there were 18,526
cancellations and 872 pack-
ages mailed at the local post
offi ce. From Dec. 2 through
Dec. 18, 7,763 packages
were mailed and there were
136,681 cancellations.
HH FILE PHOTO.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Smith learned they had won a trip for
two to Lake Tahoe from the Hermiston Hustlers in January
1968.
75 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 7, 1943
•After a layoff of two
weeks the Hermiston Bull-
dogs traveled to Umatilla
to take up basketball again.
The game was an even con-
test throughout the fi rst
three quarters with Uma-
tilla having a slight lead all
of the way. Then in the last
period the Vikings tight-
ened their defense and held
Hermiston boys scoreless
while they piled up a safe
margin. The fi rst quarter
plainly showed that both
teams were a little out of
practice, with fumbling and
missed passes for each side.
At the end of the quarter
the score was 5 to 4 in the
Vikings’ favor. Much of the
game’s scoring was done
in the second quarter, and
at half time the count was
Umatilla 19, Hermiston 15.
The last half was a defen-
sive one for both sides and
the fi nal score read Uma-
tilla 28, Hermiston 21.
•The following letter
was received by Roy Hale
this week: “Due to the pres-
ent national emergency
there has arisen a criti-
cal shortage of .22 caliber,
long rifl e cartridges. The
cartridges are so urgently
needed by our armed forces
that the government has
directed this offi ce to pro-
cure all of these cartridges
that are available in this
district. It is requested that
you assist in this program
by reporting all the full
boxes of .22 caliber long
rifl e cartridges that it is
possible for you to locate.
On receipt of a report
showing the number you
have assembled, with their
cost price to you, this offi ce
will issue a purchase order
for the amount of your
cost plus 10 per cent. This
is an emergency request.”
The U.S. army is also ask-
ing for hunting knives with
blades four inches in length
or longer. So pressing is
•The unveiling of the
service fl ag donated to the
city by the Girls Honor
Guard of Hermiston will
take place next Monday
afternoon at 2:30 at the
post offi ce, at which time
Rev. Graham will deliver
an address and “The Star
Spangled Banner” will
be sung by the audience.
The fl ag is the handiwork
of the young ladies of the
Honor Guard, and the 25
stars which it contains
represent the boys who
have enlisted in the ser-
vice direct from Hermis-
ton. It was to give honor
to their patriotism that the
Guard ladies conceived
the idea of perpetuating
the names of the following
by making the service fl ag:
George Prindle, Logan
Todd, Herbert Sullivan,
Bert Hiatt, Ed Hitt, James
Todd, C.O. Wainscott, J.A.
Campbell. Earl Boynton,
Ed McKeen, Harry Todd,
Walter Beasley, Robert
West, Vane Boynton, Tom
Campbell, Robert Hobbs,
Floyd Ames, Arnold Shot-
well, Floyd Hoisington,
A.E. Winslow, Clarence
Carson, Clarence Johnson,
Dick Thom, Ross Shaw and
Robert Bunch.
•One seldom hears much
about our Red Cross, unless
in connection with the rais-
ing of money in big drives,
but an inside view into the
workings of the local Red
Cross organization reveals
the fact that the ladies of
this community are extend-
ing every effort to make
the soldiers and sailors
now fi ghting our battles on
land and sea as comfort-
able as possible by mak-
ing sweaters, muffl ers and
other garments for them to
wear. That they have been
doing yeoman service in
this direction is shown in
the packages leaving here
at intervals containing
these supplies, the records
recording that in the past
two months the Hermiston
Red Cross has forwarded
no less than 27 sweaters,
two muffl ers and that there
are 15 more sweaters near
completion that they will
be shipped within the next
15 days. That’s the kind of
work that counts.
CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
Printed on
recycled
newsprint
VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 01
Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539
Jayati Ramakrishnan | Reporter • jramakrishnan@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4534
Jade McDowell | Reporter • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536
Alexis Mansanarez | Sports Reporter • amansanarez@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4542
Hermiston. Discussion of public
hearings, meetings and events
relevant to the area, and reports
on sites and facilities that impact
natural resources and places
of historical interest. Free and
everyone welcome. (Eileen
Laramore 541-303-3872)
CROATIA TRIP INFORMATIONAL
MEETING, 4 p.m., Hermiston
Chamber of Commerce, 1055
S. Highway 395 Suite 111,
Hermiston. Get information
about a 9-day adventure to
Croatia with the Hermiston
Chamber Travel Club beginning
Oct. 30, 2018. RSVP requested.
(Debbie Pedro 541-567-6151)
TOUR OF KNOWLEDGE, 7-8 p.m.,
Eastern Oregon Higher Education
Center, 980 S.E. Columbia Drive,
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
YARN CLUB, 5:30 p.m., Hermiston
Public Library, 235 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston. (541-567-2882)
THE ARC UMATILLA COUNTY BINGO,
6-10 p.m., The Arc Building, 215
W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
Doors open at 6 p.m., seats may
be held until 6:30 p.m., then all
seats fi rst come, fi rst served;
games begin at 7 p.m. Proceeds
benefi t Umatilla County citizens
with developmental disabilities.
18 years or older, must have
proof of age and photo I.D. Basic
pot $20, prizes range from $20-
$750. (541-567-7615)
FIDDLER’S NIGHT, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Brookdale Assisted Living, 980
W. Highland Ave., Hermiston.
Enjoy light refreshments, listen
to some favorite oldies or join
in the jam session. All ages
welcome. (541-567-3141)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
PRESCHOOL STORY TIME, 10:15
a.m., Hermiston Public Library,
235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston.
For children from 3-6 years old.
(541-567-2882)
STORY AND CRAFT TIME, 2 p.m.,
Echo Public Library, 20 S.
Bonanza, Echo. (541-376-8411)
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