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A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 COMMUNITY THREE MINUTES WITH ... HERMISTON HISTORY NELLY SANCHEZ Owner, Nelly’s Super Tacos HH FILE PHOTO When and why did you move to Hermiston? In 2003 or 2004. I wanted to my kids to grow up in a different environment — we used to live in Las Vegas. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Nelly’s Super Tacos What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to rest in my house and go to church. What surprises you about Hermiston? That the fairgrounds moved, and the construction on Main Street. What was the last book you read? My Bible What app or website do you use most often? YouTube If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? California. Or Canada — I have a friend that lives there and I haven’t seen her in a long time. What is the funniest thing that’s happened to you? Every day is funny for me. I’m a happy person; I make fun out of anything. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Make this place (the restaurant) more successful, and make a lot of changes. What is your proudest accomplishment? I’m proud of myself and my business — from not knowing anything, I came to know a lot about ser- vice and cooking. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 112 ● NUMBER 42 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 Annie Fowler | Sports Editor • afowler@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. 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For more information, call 541-966-0818 or 1-800- 522-0255, x221. Brian Pursifull (back right) is quick to give his offensive line — from left, Jarod Wizner, Forrest Pourier, Howard Califf, Noel Thurra and Steve Moe — and fullback Brian Clubb (back left) much of the credit for three straight years of 1,000 or more rushing yards for the Umatilla Vikings in this 1993 photo. 25 YEARS AGO OCT. 26, 1993 A seventh-grade student at Armand Larive Junior High School was taken into custody after he pointed a rifle at a teacher in a full classroom this morning. No one was injured. According to police and school district officials, the boy allegedly brought the .30 caliber rifle into the school in a box that was presumed to contain an ongoing art project. Police said the boy took the box into the lavatory, removed the rifle and loaded it during the morning announcements. He then returned to the classroom and aimed the gun at the teacher in front of 18 classmates. The teacher was able to distract the boy long enough to wrestle the gun from him. • People who use their cars to get into trouble may end up walking. An ordinance passed last night by the Hermiston City Council gives Municipal Judge Daniel Hill the power to seize automobiles if their drivers are found guilty of certain crimes. “It’s a good tool,” City Councilor and Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Boise said. “I think the best thing you can do is take something monetary, some- thing they’ve worked hard for.” The new law specifically states that a vehicle used in a drive-by shoot- ing can be impounded. The munici- pal judge could seize the vehicles of habitual traffic offenders convicted of a DUII. Those driving on a licenses suspended or revoked for drunk driv- ing or auto-related manslaughter could suffer the same fate if they are caught on the roads. 50 YEARS AGO OCT. 24, 1968 George Metsker of Hermiston, a retired railroad employee and a res- ident of Hermiston since 1953 has been having a ball all summer, doing what a lot of people would like to do ... acting in a movie. Metsker wound up his recent movie employment this last week when he returned to Hermiston from the “Paint Your Wagon” set on loca- tion approximately 52 miles North- east of Baker on East Eagle Creek. He has been employed as an “extra” in the Paramount production since last June, and was cast as the typical rough and tumble gold miner. Stars of the production, Lee Mar- vin, Clinton Eastwood and Jean See- burg, as well as the director Josh Logan were common and friendly as a new pup, says Metsker, and there was none of the star aloofness you have been led to believe. The Paramount company is now working on the earthquake sequence of the film. The Hollywood techni- HH FILE PHOTO George Metzsker served as an extra in Clint Eastwood’s “Paint Your Wagon” in 1968. cians really have this down to a sci- ence, Metsker goes on to say, and they employ huge tractors to pull under- ground cables that tumble houses down, cause the earth to split open and overturn the entire scenery in seconds. In one particular earthquake scene, things got so hectic an extra fell into the earth fault along with the star Lee Marvin, which of course was unscheduled. 75 YEARS AGO OCT. 28, 1943 Dear Kiddies: This little story is written to you because this time it is your turn to help your big brothers and sisters win this war for all of us. Saturday night is Halloween! In years past it has been so much fun to cause everyone a great deal of trouble by soaping store win- dows, carrying away gates, blocking streets and tipping over woodpiles and generally causing lots of grief for grown-ups. Yes, it is lots of fun. We did our share of it when we were young. But right now, things are so much differ- ent. Everyone is working overtime to get this war over with so Big Brother can come home. He is “over there” fighting his best. If you fellows will skip doing dam- age this year, next year when the war is over (we all hope) we’ll help you have an extra good time. Signed: Mayor F.C. McKenzie, Chief B.J. Nation and the Hermiston Herald. 100 YEARS AGO OCT. 26, 1918 Charles Hahn, the shoe merchant, is going into the shoe repairing busi- ness again, this time in an up-to-date manner, having installed a Landis complete shoe stitching and finishing machine in his place of business on Main Street. This is the latest improved pattern of shoe repairing machine. For the time being the gentleman will oper- ate it himself, but later, should busi- ness warrant, he will employ a jour- neyman shoemaker to look after the work in that department. • Election day is only 10 days away, and as yet there has been no great excitement among the local people as to who shall fill the may- oralty and council chairs for the next two years in the city of Hermiston. This year there is a full complement to elect, the terms of all the present incumbents expiring this fall. From our observations of how the present council handled the business of the city the past 12 months, it might be well to re-elect them, whether they seek re-election or not, for it is a well- known fact that it is hard to get a set of taxpayers to sit on a council board and devote their free time gratis to city affairs and use as much fair judg- ment and conservation methods as those now holding the government reins. Hermiston approves vehicle-leasing agreement HERMISTON HERALD The Hermiston City Council voted Monday to contract with Enterprise Fleet Management to manage its fleet of vehicles. City Manager Byron Smith said in the past the city has managed its own vehicles for departments such as water and streets, but by leasing vehi- cles through Enterprise (a sister com- pany to the Enterprise car rental busi- ness), the city should save money. The company can negotiate directly with manufacturers for a bet- ter price, he said, and knows the opti- mum time to sell vehicles. It can also keep track of needed maintenance and let the city know when it has a “lemon” that it would be better to get rid of than continue to maintain. Smith said the city would start by leasing four vehicles for $35,000. Councilor John Kirwan said he had worked with a similar company in his line of work and while he had seen a few problems when people weren’t specific enough in their requests for vehicles, overall he thought there were advantages to contracting with a management company. On Monday the council amended its ordinance to allow commercial and residential driveways of up to 36 feet wide. The city had previously allowed 20 feet for residential driveways and 25 feet for commercial driveways, but city planner Clint Spencer said now that most new houses feature a three- car garage the city is constantly grant- ing exemptions. The council also voted to annex a quarter-acre property on Theater Lane into the city, and co-adopted a Uma- tilla County amendment to allow the city to place a municipal water tower in the “future urban” zone. City recorder Lilly Alarcon-Strong was recognized for her work in becoming a certified municipal clerk through the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. Smith said Alarcon-Strong had gone through more than 120 hours of training to receive the designa- tion, and she had helped the city improve in all areas the training cov- ered, including public records han- dling and compliance with public notice laws.
