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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY LILLY ALARCON-STRONG City Recorder and Executive Assistant to the City Manager and City Council When and why did you move to Hermiston? I was born in this great city, baby! Lol ;-) And, I’ve never had the desire to leave. I love it here! What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? My mom’s house. After that it’s a tie between La Palma and Golden Palace. What do you like to do in your spare time? Read, play board games and cuddle with my boys, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy the great outdoors. What surprises you about Hermiston? We’re growing rapidly but we still have such a strong sense of community and togetherness. What was the last book you read? The Trouble with Twelfth Grave. It’s a series of 13 books by Darynda Jones. The 13th comes out next year (2019) and I’m itching to get my hands on it. What app or website do you use most often other than Facebook or Google? Pinterest. I have all of these amazing things “pinned” to my board that I want to do or make ... but I know I’ll probably only get to like 10 percent of them. Hey, it’s the thought that counts, right?! If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Hmmm ... I’ve got to say, as long as I’m traveling with amazing people and learning new things, I don’t really care where I go. But, my entire family is plan- ning a trip to Florida next year. We have lots of fam- ily in that area and I love it when we’re all together. So, Florida it is! What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? Well, I’m a naturally happy person who loves to laugh and have fun. But the funniest (which means embarrassing) thing that’s happened to me is ... If someone is vomiting and I hear it, smell it, or see it, then I’m usually (unwillingly) joining them. My boyfriend (now husband), my two nieces and I were driving to my mom’s house when my nieces BOTH got sick in the back seat. My boyfriend was unable to pull over and in the panic had locked the windows so I wasn’t able to roll down the windows to get fresh air in the car while the girls were hav- ing their puke-fest. While I was trying to comfort my nieces and tell him to unlock the windows I also started throwing up ... all over myself, the floor of the car, EVERYWHERE!!!! He was finally able to pull over, but by that time it was too late. The entire car and my nieces and I were covered in vomit. This obviously wasn’t a deal breaker because we eventually married and have two incredible boys together! But still, talk about embarrassing. It’s something we completely laugh about now when we’re reminiscing about “the good old days”! What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? I’m very close to earning my Certified Municipal Clerk Certification (CMC). It’s about a three (+/-) year process and I hope to have that completed by year end. I also want to teach my boys Spanish. What is your proudest accomplishment? Besides the obvious, my family, my boys Preston and Pierce; I am proud to be living the American Dream! I am a first-generation American. My parents came to this county with nothing, not knowing the lan- guage or the way of life, etc. They showed us, by example, specifically my remarkable mother, Fran- cisca Alarcon, that hard work, perseverance and love can accomplish anything you want in life. I am so proud and lucky be to be an American! Thanks, Momasita! xoxo Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 34 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 Brett Kane | News Intern • bkane@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. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 COMMUNITY 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. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2018 25 YEARS AGO AUGUST 31, 1993 The Port of Morrow will earn about $1 mil- lion per year in fees from the Coyote Springs electric generation plant, accord- ing to Port officials. The Port signed an agreement with Portland General Electric last week to build the 220-megawatt elec- tric plant, which will take two years to complete. The project could begin as soon as January if the permit- ting process is complete. A plant expansion, which will double the size of the facility, is planned for the year 2000. The Port will lease the land to PGE for 50 years with the options to renew them for five 10-year periods. According to the agree- ment, the Port will also receive a percentage from the sale of the steam gen- erated from the plant. The project, one of the largest in port history, is expected to increase the county’s tax base by about 50 percent once the planned expan- sion is complete. The con- tract to build the plant has been granted to EBASCO, an engineering and con- struction company in California. 50 YEARS AGO AUGUST 29, 1968 Talk about physical fit- ness ... Mrs. Claude (Mar- ion) Corder of Umatilla has that to spare ... She dove in from the Oregon side of the Columbia River, just above McNary Dam at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, and in just one hour landed on the Washington side. And as though that wasn’t enough, she immediately dove back in and swam back ... land- ing at reservoir Beach at 12:25... Total time for the whole trip was two hours and five minutes. Fol- lowing Marion in Char- lie Kik’s boat were the Kik family, house guests of the Kiks’ from Califor- nia, and Claude and Clau- dette Corder, husband and daughter of the long dis- tance swimmer. The other member of the family, son Craig, was not along during the swim. Marion, aged 46, uses the “Trud- geon Crawl” in her swim- ming and says this style fits her best for distance and helps her to avoid cramp- ing during the long swims. HH FILE PHOTO A group of kindergarteners in Barbara Torris’ class took a tour of Rocky Heights Elementary on the first day of school in 1993. They stopped to visit with the new principal, Phil Starkey. 75 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 2, 1943 The annual Umatilla County Four-H fair will be held in Hermiston Sat- urday, September 25. The date was set last Friday night at a meeting of the fair board in the office of the assistant county agent, Frank Hackler. Also pres- ent was Mrs. Myrtle Car- ter, home demonstration agent of Pendleton. Due to the busy war times, it was voted at the meeting to cur- tail this year’s show to one day instead of the usual two. It was thought that better cooperation would be available with this arrangement. Prizes will be generally higher than last year with the same num- ber of divisions as hereto- fore. Final arrangements for the fair will be made soon. Judges and superin- tendents will be announced next week. Mr. Hackeler will be in general charge of the show. HH FILE PHOTO Dave Bradley of Umatilla coaches his daughter Sonja, 3, on some fishing techniques in 1993. The two were participating in a kids’ fishing tournament on the Columbia River. 100 YEARS AGO AUGUST 31, 1918 The fifth annual field day at the Experiment Farm will be on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. A number of brief talks on vital subjects is the proj- ect farmers have arranged. R.W. Allen, demonstra- tion agriculturist, will talk on “Observation on Land Development” touching on the problems he has met this summer and the points to be considered in future development. “What the Future Has in Store for Hermiston from the Dairy Standpoint and how to Attain It,” is the sub- ject M.S. Shrock, county agricultural agent, has cho- sen. Professor of Irrigation W. L. Powers, from Corval- lis, will discuss “Irrigation Investigation and Practices.” The balance of the afternoon will be used in going over the field experiments, tak- ing up their plans and results to date. The experiments which will receive special attention are border and fre- quency irrigation, corn vari- ety, alfalfa variety, and pas- ture grass tests, lysimeter investigations, and orchard cultural treatment. If you are interested in these subjects you cannot afford to miss this opportunity to secure the information that will be given upon them. Your Family Deserves The BEST Technology... Value... TV!... 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