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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 COMMUNITY THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY NATE RIVERA General Manager, Hermiston Energy Services The Blue Mountains were still buried in snow in early February 1993, as shown by this submitted photo of a reader’s cabin. When and why did you move to Hermiston? October 2004 FEB. 9, 1993 What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Kobe Hibachi Sushi, Ruty’s or Midway. Can’t choose, I love all three. What do you like to do in your spare time? Ride bikes with the crew from Scott’s Cycle and Sports What surprises you about Hermiston? Always the people! The way our community can rally around a cause and support each other. What was the last book you read? “Pro Cycling on $10 a Day,” by Phil Gaimon. For- mer low-level pro showing the non-glamorous side of professional sports using lots of humor. What app or website do you use most often besides Facebook or Google? Weather.com. Always checking the wind and tem- peratures to determine how hard my bike ride is going to be. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Girona, Spain. Home to several U.S. pro cyclists racing in Europe. After years of following them on social media, they describe the town as a cycling paradise. Cycling all day, while experiencing a new culture and eating great food with my family sounds like the perfect trip. What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? Nothing I can recall. I manage an electric utility... We’re more known for safety than fun. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Find balance in life with work, family, activities, and health What is your proudest accomplishment? Convincing my wife to marry me and have two fan- tastic daughters. It’s clear to anyone who’s ever met us; I got the better end of the deal. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 6 Jade McDowell | Reporter • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 Jayati Ramakrishnan | Reporter • jramakrishnan@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4534 Tammy Malgesini | Community Editor • tmalgesini@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4539 Alexis Mansanarez | Sports Reporter • amansanarez@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4542 Jeanne Jewett | Multi-Media Consultant • jjewett@hermistonherald.com • 541-564-4531 Audra Workman | Multi-Media Consultant • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4538 Dawn Hendricks | Office Manager • dhendricks@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4530 To contact the Hermiston Herald for news, advertising or subscription information: • call 541-567-6457 • e-mail info@hermistonherald.com • stop by our offices at 333 E. Main St. • visit us online at: hermistonherald.com The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by mail Wednesdays Inside Umatilla/Morrow counties .......... $42.65 Outside Umatilla/Morrow counties ....... $53.90 Periodical postage paid at Hermiston, OR. Postmaster, send address changes to Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838. 50 YEARS AGO FEB. 8, 1968 Every residential pine tree and shrub in the Uma- tilla County towns of Hermiston, Umatilla and McNary Manor will be sprayed sometime in May as part of the effort to con- trol the pine shoot moth found recently in the area, according to the Oregon A group of HHS leadership students paint over graffiti at the old hospital near West Park grade school. The class offered to help anyone who needed help painting over graffiti. State Department of Agri- culture. The decision fol- lowed a recent meeting of officials of the involved towns, departments of agriculture and forestry, and the U.S. Forest Ser- vice regarding the issue. The chemical Sevin will be used. On another front, the three agencies have agreed to establish a research proj- ect in the McNary Dam area. This program will seek to find attractants to control the moth and to ini- tiate studies on using steril- ized males for controls. The Umatilla PTA scheduled a panel discus- sion for the general public on the dangers of drug use on Feb. 14, beginning at 8 p.m. in the Umatilla School cafeteria. “Instant Insanity: Drugs and Narcotics” is the title of the discussion, according to Mrs. A.W. Easton, publicity chairman for the program. 75 YEARS AGO FEB. 11, 1943 An urgent request for a used piano for use at the Stanfield camp has been made by the U.S.O. per- sonnel here. Quite a num- ber of soldiers are now sta- tioned at the former CCC barracks in Stanfield and the need of some form of entertainment is quite urgent. 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Excerpts from Bob West’s letter to his mother from Boston: We were sent from Bos- ton several weeks since by rail to Quebec, Can., to man the U.S.S “Favorite,” a wrecking ship equipped with large cranes and hoist- ing machinery. Quebec is a beautifully located city. However, our two weeks stay there was far from pleasant. Mercury 35 below zero much of the time. The inhabitants are largely of the anti-war class and they treated us worse than one would a dog. We soon learned to never leave the ship in a navy uniform. At 4:30 a.m. Jan. 10, we cast off and began what many thought to be an impossible trip to Hali- fax. The first day we were fighting thin ice and made 90 miles. Then the ice was heavier and we could make progress only when the tide was running out. Many times the ice was heavy enough to stop us. That meant back up and take a run at it. Some danger in that too, because our boat was not built to stand such abuse. But for us to stop meant certain disaster from being frozen in so the work of pounding away contin- ued night and day. Our case seemed hopeless, but when we most needed it a lead of open water opened and we escaped. We arrived in Halifax Jan. 20th and hoped to take on coal. We were unable to get coal on account of the conditions following the terrible explosion and fire, of which you all know. On the morning of Jan. 23 we steamed into Boston har- bor, and it sure looked good to us. Tell every one I appre- ciate their having remem- bered me, and I will write them soon. Was surprised to hear that so many from Hermiston had enlisted. 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