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HERMISTON HISTORY
ROY NAYAR
BARRON
Substitute teacher
and Hermiston City Councilor
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
I moved to Hermiston in the summer of 2015 right
after college. My family is originally from Weiser,
Idaho, but due to the recession, they found new
opportunity in Hermiston. Being the oldest of fi ve, I
wanted to be with my younger siblings and help my
family succeed.
What is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
Tough question! I’d have to say a tie between Ruty’s
and Rio Express.
What do you like to do your spare time?
Anything sports or politics! I’m currently part of
the HHS Baseball Program, and love coaching
those young men.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
We’re the biggest little city in Eastern Oregon, and
still are continuing to grow! The vast amount of
opportunities in this area continue to expand, and
I’m happy to see the direction we’re going in.
What was the last book you read?
Recently re-read “The Clash of Civilizations” by
Samuel P. Huntington. Wanting to read “Becom-
ing” by Michelle Obama, though. I’m a nonfi ction
reader.
What app or website do you use most?
Either Instagram or my News app.
If you could travel anywhere, where would
you go?
Another tough question! I love to travel and see dif-
ferent ways of life. But probably Japan. I’m a huge
anime fan and admire their culture.
What is the funniest thing that’s happened to
you?
When I was a freshman at Xavier, me and a guy
in my hall challenged each other to an eat-off. Fif-
teen minutes: Eat everything off the McDonald’s $1
menu (including drinks). Everyone in our hall was
there cheering both sides on. It was a wild fi nish
and the inevitable happened. Needless to say, we
became great friends after that.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
So many things to look forward to this year: council
goals, baseball program goals, life goals, etc. But
I would say my biggest goal is to enjoy life more.
2018 was a tough year, but the adversity made me
grow and realize that I need to enjoy the little things
more.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Being elected as YOUR City Councilor.
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VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 05
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HH fi le photo
Gene Ferguson (left), Steve Eldridge (second from left) and Lee Docken (right) present a rebate check to Boardman Foods
president Brian Maag in 1994.
25 YEARS AGO
FEB. 1, 1994
There’s nothing like a little
Egyptian baseball to bring a school
together.
Though it is not likely to become
an Olympic sport any time soon,
about 60 Hermiston High School
students were putting all they had
into the game.
“We have the goofi est games,”
Jose Hernandez, the game’s creator,
said. “We make them as goofy as
possible.”
However, neither Hernandez nor
the students were interested in goofi -
ness for goofi ness’ sake. Hernandez,
a gang prevention offi cer, has serious
motives. the games are an important
part of his method of creating a bond
between people who may not other-
wise trust each other.
The game gives the group a com-
mon goal, and gives him an opportu-
nity for him to check his work. The
group of students has been working
together to solve problems of racism
and violence at the school and in the
community for most of the year.
50 YEARS AGO
JAN. 30, 1969
The Hermiston City Council was
in a garrulous, convivial mood during
their Wednesday evening meeting as
they consumed a varied agenda with
much gusto and dispatch.
The areas covered by the coun-
cil ranged from railroad crossings to
mail service, with each subject tak-
ing its turn in running the gauntlet
of close scrutiny by the city offi cials
as they disposed of individual prob-
lems brought to their attention.
Approximately 103 new parking
meters will be installed in Hermiston
after July 1, as the city replaces the
present automatic machines with the
less troublesome manual units that
will cost $55 each (with trade) and
should be self-monetizing at the rate
of $2 per month. The new meters
will no longer take pennies, with
nickels being the smallest denomi-
nation now acceptable.
The council decided that the reg-
ular meeting date of Wednesday
would be changed to Monday, thus
allowing the Hermiston Herald an
opportunity to publish the news of
the council meetings in the same
week the meetings are held.
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75 YEARS AGO
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FEB. 3, 1944
One of the boldest robberies
locally in some time was successful
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From left to right: Bernie Carper, Robert Blessinger, John Walchli, Forrest
“Woody” Starrett and Al Frost accept awards from the Jaycees in 1969.
early Sunday morning when entrance
was made into Hale’s Confectionary
& Sporting Goods store through a
broken glass in the front door. The
pane in the door was broken acci-
dentally Saturday evening and was
boarded up by the management.
Sam Nye, proprietor, reports that
he left the concern about 4:30 a.m.
and the theft was noticed when
employees came to work early Sun-
day morning. Mr. Nye reports that
about $1,020 in cash was taken.
2) It is now estimated that the war
that was started by Germany will
cost the world between $600 and
$800 billion, besides the loss of life
and the misery that is to follow. The
damage to all other conquered ter-
ritories is fi gured at about $20 bil-
lion. To restore Russian alone to pre-
war condition will take the labor of
10 million Germans working for 10
years. The cost is so stupendous that
statesmen and economists are begin-
ning to fi gure out what Germany and
Japan should pay.
To take their countries from them
and destroy their national existence
would not pay the bill. Germany was
assessed $32 billion after World War
I but paid only $9 billion but could
have paid more if she had not been
permitted to spend her resources for
10 years in preparation for WWII.
After that war Germany was unim-
paired. Now it will be practically
destroyed in physical wealth, at least
if the war continues as long as pre-
dicted. She will also have millions
of wounded, helpless and destroyed
men. Japan will be helpless, and
Italy will be a liability. In fact, all
will be a liability to the recovery of
civilization.
This nation will not expect much
in war penalties. It may in a course
of years receive something from
lend lease. Doubtful. Our only rec-
ompense will be in saving the free-
doms of the world and, if possible,
reducing the enemy countries to sec-
ond and third rate nations to such a
degree that they can never rise again
to involve the world in another such
carnage.
100 YEARS AGO
FEB. 1, 1919
Who knows of a man that has a
folding bed in his home in this town?
Well, it doesn’t matter, only if you
knew, this story would be all the
funnier.
Late one night recently one of our
local carpenters was awakened by
the violent ringing of his telephone,
and in giving the conversation that
ensued between himself and the little
lady on the other end of the wire we
will have to use fi ctitious names, in
accordance with our promise to the
carpenter to have him appear incog-
nito in this joke.
“Is that you, Mr. Johnson?” asked
the small voice of a little girl. “This
is Amy Jones. Mother wants you to
come around right away and bring
your tools. Father has met with an
accident.”
“You have made a mistake Amy,”
replied the carpenter on hearing the
word “accident.” “You want the
doctor.”
“You are the man we want, Mr.
Johnson,” insisted the childish
voice. “Father is shut up in the fold-
ing bed.”
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BMCC announces president fi nalists
HERMISTON HERALD
After a nationwide
search, a Blue Mountain
Community College selec-
tion committee has lined
up four fi nalists for its open
president position.
BMCC will host each
candidate on an individual
visit in February that will
include meetings with the
BMCC Board of Educa-
tion, faculty, staff, students,
and the public.
Following the candidate
visits, the selection com-
mittee expects to make a
hiring
recommendation
ahead of the board’s deci-
sion at its March 13.
All public forums with
the candidates will be held
from 5:20 p.m. to 6 p.m. at
Room 100 in Morrow Hall
at the college’s Pendleton
campus.
Anthony Rosilez (Feb.
5): Rosilez is currently the
executive director of the
Oregon Teacher Standards
and Practices Commission,
the agency that licenses
K-12 teachers through-
out the state. Prior to join-
ing the commission in Jan-
uary 2018, Rosilez was the
vice president of student
and personnel services at
Klamath Community Col-
lege in Klamath Falls. He
also has experience at the
K-12 level
Jeff Sherman (Feb. 7):
Sherman grew up on a dairy
farm in Eastern Oregon. He
went on to get a master’s
degree in agricultural edu-
cation from OSU and even-
tually became an admin-
istrator for the university,
where his offi cial title is
assistant director of OSU
Extension Service-strategic
innovation and statewide
director.
Dennis Bailey-Fougnier
(Feb. 11): Bailey-Fougnier
hopscotched between Ore-
gon and Kansas during his
academic career, getting
his bachelor’s degree at
the University of Oregon,
his master’s degree in edu-
cation from Wichita State
University, and his doctor-
ate in community college
leadership from Oregon
State University. His biog-
raphy centers his profes-
sional experience around
his time at Mesa Colo-
rado University in Grand
Junction, where he super-
vised the university’s com-
munity college division as
vice president of commu-
nity college affairs.
George McNulty (Feb.
12): Currently the vice pres-
ident of student affairs at
Colby Community College
in Kansas, McNulty has a
Ph.D. in educational lead-
ership from the University
of Nevada, Reno. The biog-
raphy describes his cur-
rent job as involving facil-
ity development, teaching,
institutional effectiveness,
fundraising, and commu-
nity engagement.