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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 COMMUNITY HERMISTON HISTORY THREE MINUTES WITH ... DOUG PRIMMER Correctional Lieutenant/ Reserve Deputy Sheriff/City Councilor When and why did you move to Hermiston? My family moved here from Seattle in 1977, when my dad retired from the U.S. Navy. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Currently a tie between the Pheasant and Kobe Sushi HH FILE PHOTO Workers with J.C. Compton tear up the westbound lane of Highway 730 last week as part of the $3.4 million renovation project. 25 YEARS AGO APRIL 13, 1993 Although construction on Highway 730 began before Christmas, the work didn’t really become vis- ible until two weeks ago. Now anyone passing through Umatilla can view the progress. Last week, workers with J.C. Compton Contractor, Inc. blocked off two lanes of traffic through Umatilla and began digging up the asphalt in the westbound lanes, creating havoc for drivers, residents and busi- ness owners. The project, which is scheduled to be complete the first week of July, will rebuild the road from curb to curb, widen the current railroad bridge to four lanes of traffic and add sidewalk, curbing and new signs and lighting on the east end of town. All of this at a cost of $3.4 million. Once completed, the downtown section of high- way will be three lanes, two directional lanes and one center turning lane. Currently the highway has two lanes of traffic with no turning lane. The high- way department opted for this new configuration after talking to local businesses and residents. The new configuration will allow the downtown area to have parking on both sides of the highway, while allowing cars to keep moving without having to stop for vehicles waiting to make a left turn. Until the rebuilding of the highway is finished, businesses are having to cope with traffic hassles and a reduction in customer count. Terry Stubenrauch, a manager with the 24 hour convenience store, Cir- cle-K, said the construction hit them hard the first day. “We saw a big slowdown that first day, but things are starting to pick up again. Not back to the same level as before, but it is coming back.” Reconstruction of the westbound lane of traffic is scheduled to be completed by April 17, with crews dig- ging up the eastbound lane of traffic April 19 and fin- ishing work May 8. 50 YEARS AGO APRIL 11, 1968 Edna Morris, executive director of the Umatilla County Housing Author- ity, announced an open house at the 32 new low-in- come units just completed in town. The new homes are between Victory Square and Orchard Homes. Rent- als include duplexes, four- plexes and single homes. Morris said that rent- ing began in March and is based on family income. HH FILE PHOTO Princesses of the 1968 Umatilla County Fair Court, left to right: Jean Anne Ringhand, Milton-Freewater; Kathy Gilleese, Hermiston; Cheryl Nelson, Milton-Freewater; and Jimmie Stephens, Umatilla. HH FILE PHOTO Mrs. Edna Morris, executive director of Umatilla County Housing Authority, holds keys to a one-bedroom duplex which will be one of 32 units in Hermiston. For two people, the max- imum annual income is $3,600 and for eight it’s $5,800. A single person over 62 must not have an income more than $3,000. The Timber Company of Hermiston was the contrac- tor with a bid of $304, 845, and the total construction cost was $350,000. • Campers, boaters and sightseers are cautioned against parking on the river banks or islands of the Columbia River between McNary Dam and John Day Dam, beginning April 16. The John Day pool form- ing Lake Umatilla will fill very rapidly, and water will rise about one foot per hour. This rise can trap vehicles, equipment and people. 75 YEARS AGO APRIL 15, 1943 (The following editorial ran on the front page of the Hermiston Herald) To the Readers of the Hermiston Herald: The $13,000,000,000 second war loan is the responsibility of every one of us. As Americans, we must lend our gov- ernment every dollar we can during these next few weeks. No matter how much or how little our paychecks are, each of us must do his part. The money is urgently needed to back up our armed forces now on the offensive with the weapons they must have to win and win quickly. We are asked to give up our luxuries and even our comforts to match in a small way the sacrifices our men in the armed forces are making on the fighting fronts. Remember: They give their lives — we are only asked to lend our money. Only you know how much you can lend. Don’t wait for someone to come around and ask you to do your part. Do it today. Do it gladly. Do it to the utmost of your capacity. Do it knowing that upon how much you do depends to a large extent how quickly we win this war. CORRECTIONS It is the policy of the Hermiston Herald to correct errors as soon as they are discovered. Incorrect information will be corrected on Page 2A. Errors commited on the Opinion page will be corrected on that page. Corrections also are noted in the online versions of our stories. Please contact the editor at editor@hermistonherald.com or call (541) 564- 4533 with issues about this policy or to report errors. • A proposal for imme- diate construction of the Umatilla rapids dam on the Columbia River near Uma- tilla is before the war pro- duction board. Bonneville Administra- tor Paul J. Raver said on his return from Washing- ton D.D. that the Bonne- ville advisory board had recommended the project as necessary to meet war demands. Raver added that additional generators for Grand Coulee dam also had been recommended. “All we are asking for is a minimum of war needs. We don’t want to use any more critical materials than necessary,” he said. 100 YEARS AGO APRIL 13, 1918 The income tax law has made it necessary for farm- ers to keep a closer account of their business. This fea- ture of the income tax alone may in the end prove a great blessing. Farmers generally have not taken kindly to book- keeping because books made for that purpose have been too complicated. We now have a book that is so simple that any person can keep his accounts very accurately. This book was designed by the Department of Agri- culture and the Oregon Agricultural College and is the only book published that gives a complete yet simple summary at the close of the year showing the year’s business. Agricultural agent Shrock has 50 of these books that he will give away to farmers or to farm boys or girls who wish to keep farm accounts. He will assist in enter- ing the inventory and will explain the use of the book. He will visit each coopera- tor during the year to check up on the work and at the end of the year will help close the book and summa- rize the year’s work. What do you like to do in your spare time? Costume and prop making for cosplay, scuba diving, pistol and long-range rifle shooting, spending time with my wife, kids and grandkids. What surprises you about Hermiston? How much people get behind each other to help. Sure, there are always squabbles, but when it comes down to it, people get in and help each other. What was the last book you read? “Horse Soldiers” What app or wesbite do you use most often other than Facebook or Google? IMDB, Yahoo News If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Diving on the Great Barrier Reef. No question. What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? One of the first conversations I had with a fairly new dispatcher at Hermiston PD. I was out on patrol for the Sheriff’s Office and stopped by the dispatch center. It was the first time my job had allowed me to grow a beard. So I asked one of the dispatchers what she thought. She glanced up from what she was doing and said (without any hesitation), “Anything that hides half your face is bound to be an improve- ment.” And then immediately went back to what she was doing. Five years later, I married her. What is your proudest accomplishment? Being elected to the city council. The fact that a sig- nificant portion of the citizens of our city felt confi- dent that I could help lead the city in the direction that they wanted was humbling. 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