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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018 COMMUNITY THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY JAMES ZAGAR Union representative, American Income When and why did you come to Hermiston? Very recently — I came here for work, to protect union families and fill any gaps in union coverage. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Ixtapa or Midway. What do you like to do in your spare time? I don’t have spare time. What surprises you about Hermiston? How nice the people are. What was the last book you read, and would you recommend it? “Outwitting the Devil,” by Napoleon Hill. I would recommend it. What app or website do you use most often? Podcast — an iTunes app. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Brazil What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? The other day my friend and I were sitting in the Rite Aid parking lot. I was in the driver’s seat, and in the vehicle next door was a pug. We made eye contact, and he had this really intense underbite. I looked at my friend and said, “I don’t like the way this dog is looking at me. It makes me uncomfortable.” We just lost it. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Make money and grow the business. What is your proudest accomplishment? Being in the Marines definitely ranks up there. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 21 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 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. The Hermiston Herald (USPS 242220, ISSN 8750-4782) is published weekly at Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838, (541) 567-6457. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2018 HH FILE PHOTO Second and third grade girls rehearse “Le Cirque Ballet” at Armand Larive Middle School in 1993. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Jessica Ford, Elizabeth Kindle, Jenna Lloyd, Amanda Carper, Rachel McCune, Samatha Alder and kneeling are Jessica Lorencen and Chelsea Alder. 25 YEARS AGO June 1, 1993 Representative Chuck Norris reported that his office has been inundated with calls and letters from teachers concerned about a proposed bill that would change retirement benefits for newly hired teachers. House Bill 2717, which established a second tier for newly hired teachers in the Public Employee Retire- ment System (PERS), only affects new teach- ers, stressed Norris. The second tier for new hires would be a defined contri- bution plan, with 6 percent of payroll contributed by the employer and 6 percent by the employee. Members already in the system would not see a change in their benefits under the bill, contrary to information being given to teachers. “It’s unfortunate that this erroneous information was distributed, causing undue stress to the teach- ers of this state who are already reeling under the cuts brought on by Mea- sure 5,” he added. •Up to $15 million may be lost by the agricul- tural industry because of a Department of Environ- mental Quality decision not to allow a groundwa- ter recharge project under existing water rights. Last month, DEQ officials informed Kent Madison, of Madison Ranches, that a permit to allow Columbia River water to be pumped into the deep level aquifer beneath most of Umatilla County was denied. This decision could effectively shut down the agricultural industry in the Butter Creek area within five years. Agriculture could be affected because the proj- ect was an effort to cor- rect a reduction in water imposed by Oregon Water Resources, which will limit several area farmers to only HH FILE PHOTO Trucks haul away portions of the old Safeway store in 1968 in preparation for a new location. a few thousand acre feet of water per year. 50 YEARS AGO May 30, 1968 Hermiston police reported a rash of vandalism. A front window, facing east, was broken out of the Justice Court with the court seal on it. A broken beer bottle was found nearby. The same night a window was broken by vandals throwing a bottle through a window at Columbia Furniture. Several pop vending machines were broken into and suspects are believed to be professionals as they hit only the pop machines on the main highway through town. 75 YEARS AGO May 27, 1943 “Once in a thousand” but in the past few weeks it has happened twice, and thus makes the headlines. Several weeks ago a man, shooting across Despain Gulch at a coyote, struck a main transmission line and caused a blackout here for several minutes. Although this was strange it was not extraordinary. However, last Thursday someone shot at a hawk above Umatilla and did the same identical thing, hitting a wire and causing part of Umatilla to go dark. After the place of trouble was located, a large hawk was found at the foot of the power pole. Killing the hawk was good business but not news — hitting the wire again, that was. •Not only has the Her- ald classified page proved extremely valuable in recent months to persons who wish to sell, buy or trade various items, but also is furnishing some interesting reading mate- rial. For instance, this week Bob Alstott is advertising as follows: “Will the per- son who persists in milk- ing my cow, please call at my house and make some arrangements, as I need some of the milk?” 100 YEARS AGO The food administration stated through the Orego- nian Sunday, May 26, that we, the citizens of Oregon, were to be eased into the wheatless regime by a five days’ training period. The food administration has made stirring appeals for every citizen to return the wheat flour on hand, but some of our people have not heard. Are you unpatri- otic or just selfish? Selfish because you do not realize that our armies are with- out bread, the food which makes over half of their diet. 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