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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019 HERMISTON HISTORY TERRY HAIGHT Hermiston Assembly of God pastor When and why did you move to Hermiston? Sheri and I moved to Hermiston over 23 years ago in December of 1995 at the end of our term as missionaries in the Philippines, establishing and launching a Bible College. We moved here feeling deeply impressed to volunteer and serve the local pastor which happened to be of the Hermiston Assembly. Three years later we became the lead pastors. This past January makes 20 years as the lead pastors for us (1999-2019). HH fi le photo From left to right Dan Armstrong, Ed Brookshier, Tim Mabry, Bryan Wolfe and Cheryl Humphrey helped raise money to turn an old Safeway into the Hermiston Community Center in 1994. 25 YEARS AGO MAY 17, 1994 What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Lawan’s Thai Garden What do you like to do in your spare time? Reading. If I have additional spare time I like camping, fi shing, drawing, hiking scenic trails and picture taking. What surprises you about Hermiston? Its tremendous growth and progress in the last sev- eral years. What was the last book you read? “I am Your Sign” by Sean Smith What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? Instagram If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Wow! Good Question! So many places…but I would like to tour parts of Southeast Asia for start- ers. (Give me a food tour any day anywhere; I love trying new foods). What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? I can’t think of one at the moment…sorry. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Speak fl uent Spanish What is your proudest accomplishment? Seeing my four children (two boys and two girls) grow up healthy, happy and hopeful. My family has expanded with two beautiful daughters-in-law who love their husbands. Now I’m looking for two loving sons-in-law. Rumors that as many as 40 Hermiston High School students tested positive for the HIV virus in the last blood drive are completely false, an American Red Cross offi - cial said. Although 16 samples were rejected at the last drive, none tested positive for HIV. Samples from 85 people were accepted at that drive. Nancy Gates, a donor consultant for the Ameri- can Red Cross, said there are many reasons why blood samples may be deferred. Low iron levels, insuffi cient samples and hepatitis infections can all disqualify a donation. There have not been any samples rejected because of HIV in the local area. Gates said HIV rumors are common at high schools across the country. 2) Last weekend’s storm left about 2,800 Umatilla Electric Cooperative mem- bers without power. Most of these were concentrated in Morrow County, where lightning strikes left some customers in the dark for fi ve hours. 50 YEARS AGO HH fi le photo Summer Edgerly, Tomy Gertsch and Jodi Kasparek spin on a tire swing at Busy Bee Daycare in 1994. club facilities and the addi- tional nine-hole course will be ready for dedication May 30. With the addition of the second nine holes, McNary Golf Club will now have the only 18-hole course in Eastern Oregon, and lineal measurement of the entire course is 6,000 yards. 75 YEARS AGO MAY 15, 1969 Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 20 Chris Rush | Publisher • crush@eomediagroup.com • 541-278-2669 Jade McDowell | News Editor • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 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 Dana Tassie | Offi ce Coordinator • dtassie@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 offi ces 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. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by mail Wednesdays Digital + e-Edition .............................. $39/year Full Access (print and digital) ............. $49/year C.N. Picard of 780 W. Pine had a fi re in his garage on Friday, apparently caused by a blow torch, and on Tuesday another fi re broke out in the garage, this time presumably caused by faulty wiring, says Hermis- ton Fire Chief Bob Russell. Ed Lynch, assistant fi re chief, fell through the weak- ened roof over the garage, but reportedly escaped seri- ous injury. Smoke damage to the adjacent home was also incurred in the two fi res, with losses estimated at several hundred dollars. 2) Jess Foster, president of the McNary Golf Club, says the newly completed 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 ©2019 MAY 18, 1944 By the time this paper gets into the hands of its readers, politicians and their friends will have com- pleted their campaigns and the fate of the participants will be entirely in the hands of the voters. Although a light vote was predicted some weeks ago, last min- ute whirlwind campaigns have created considerable interest and it is thought that at least 50 percent of the voters will go to the polls Friday. In Hermiston voters in Precinct 32 (west of First Street) will vote in the Jens Skovbo building near his 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. SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letters Policy: Letters to the Editor is a forum for the Hermiston Herald readers to express themselves on local, state, national or world issues. Brevity is good, but longer letters should be kept to 250 words. No personal attacks; challenge the opinion, not the person. The Hermiston Herald reserves the right to edit letters for length and for content. Letters must be original and signed by the writer or writers. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Writers should include a telephone number so they can be reached for questions. Only the letter writer’s name and city of residence will be published. VISIT US ON THE WEB AT HermistonHerald.com 100 YEARS AGO MAY 17, 1919 Broad smiles illumi- nated the faces of all mem- bers of the Hermiston paid fi re department at the reg- ular monthly meeting last Monday evening when secretary R.A. Brownson delivered to them checks for their month’s salary. This was the fi rst pay day for the fi remen under the new system of a paid fi re department. After routine work of the meeting was fi nished, a motion prevailed that the department have another fi re drill, and Chief King- sley has designated next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock as the time for the drill and requests that every member be on hand to take part. 2) The bill authoriz- ing $2.5 million Roosevelt highway bonds is condi- tioned upon government putting up a like amount. This means that Ore- gon would get a $5 million road if the people vote the bonds and the automobile license would take care of Oregon’s share. Millions of acres of new country would be opened up and Oregon would have a coast defense road connecting the ones being built by Washington and California. Good judgment and not sectional jealousies should guide the voters in this election. BTW BTW Continued from Page A1 CORRECTIONS honey house north of the Tum-A-Lum. Precinct 33 voters (east of First Street) will vote in the basement of the library. 2) Numerous reports during the past several months have reached the Herald offi ce of the general practice of dumping dead animals, or parts thereof, on public roads and highways. The most recent incident occurred on Rt. 2 Echo, and farmers in that area are quite disturbed over the matter. Such a practice is strictly against the law and viola- tors will be prosecuted. na’s Mexican Food was crowned the winner of the inaugural Tastiest Taco contest. A fundraiser for the United Way of Umatilla & Morrow Counties, 10 local vendors offered up a fea- tured taco as part of the competition. Located at 415 W. Hermiston Ave., the Hermiston restaurant gets to dis- play a plaque designating them as the winner for a year — until next year’s contest. Beth Harrington, United Way’s resource development coordinator, expressed appreciation to all the par- ticipants. She’s looking forward to expanding everyone’s taco journeys with even more vendors next year. Money raised from Tastiest Taco provides crucial funds in support- ing local agencies in need. For more about the United Way, call 541-276- 2661 or visit www.umatillamorrow- unitedway.org. • • • Local students S-P-E-L-L their way to victory during the annual InterMountain Education Service District Spelling Contest. Compet- ing in three divisions, fi rst-fi fth grade; sixth-eighth grade; and ninth-12th grade, the top spellers in each divi- sion may now advance to the state competition. That contest is Aug. 31 at the Oregon State Fair in Salem. Local students advancing include: Adriel Ibarra (Stanfi eld Elementary School), Rafael Sepulveda (Windy River Elementary School), Steph- anie Booher (Riverside Jr/Sr High School) Others placing at the district con- test were: Killian Clements (Clara Brownell Middle School), Jack- son Hobbs (A.C. Houghton Ele- mentary School), Gaven Harwood (Windy River Elementary School), Angel Flores Rosas (Riverside High School). • • • The Hermiston Downtown Dis- trict is taking vendor registrations for Spudfest, formerly known as Fun- fest. The downtown festival will take place on July 13. Vendors must sub- mit applications by June 28. Applica- tions can be picked up and dropped off at the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, 1055 S Hwy 395 Suite 111. • • • The menu for the Harkenrider Senior Activity Center for Thurs- day is goulash, salad, garlic bread and dessert. Friday is soup or salad with sandwich and dessert. Mon- day is salad bar and dessert. Tues- day is pork chop, vegetable, au gra- tin potatoes, carrot salad and dessert. Next Wednesday is dinner salad, tuna salad sandwich and dessert. • • • The Hermiston city council will move its next city council meeting from Monday, May 27 to Tuesday, May 28 to avoid meeting on Memo- rial Day. The council meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month at city hall, 180 NE Sec- ond St. ———You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by emailing your tips to editor@herm- istonherald.com.
