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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2019
Maxwell Siding chugs along with history
POLICE LOG
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
2:57 p.m. A male wearing
a purple shirt and a female
were reported to have bro-
ken into a motorhome on
North First Street.
THURSDAY, JUNE 20
8:04 a.m.
Unautho-
rized use of a motor vehi-
cle occurred on North First
Street.
2:48 p.m. Someone tried
to choke their teenage son
on West Madrona Avenue.
3:11 p.m. A report was
taken for an assault on North
First Street.
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
9:27 a.m. A burglary
was reported on North First
Street.
10:25 a.m.
A
man
believes that someone
hacked his computer, stole
his identity, and took out
loans in his name.
4:17 p.m. Unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle was
reported at the Hermiston
Police Department.
9:34 p.m. A woman
reported she was assaulted
by a man on East Dogwood
Avenue.
9:54 p.m. On West High-
land Ave, a disturbance
occurred when an employee
who was suspected to be
high yelled at their employer.
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
1:38 a.m. On East Main
Street, a disturbance was
reported.
9:42 a.m.
A
verbal
domestic disturbance took
place at Southwest Thir-
teenth Place and West High-
land Avenue.
11:29 a.m. Unauthorized
entry of a motor vehicle was
reported on Northeast Tenth
Street.
11:54 a.m. On South-
west Sage Drive, a burglary
occurred.
1:17 p.m. A domestic dis-
turbance was reported on
Southwest Eleventh Street.
8:49 p.m. Offi cer activity
was initiated following the
unauthorized use of a motor
vehicle on Southeast Tenth
Court.
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
12:35 a.m. On Southwest
Thirteenth Street, a domestic
disturbance occurred.
4:11 p.m. Offi cers were
unable to locate someone
who was reportedly driving
drunk on East Elm Avenue
and Northeast Fourth Street.
11:00 p.m. A domes-
tic disturbance occurred on
West Orchard Avenue.
MONDAY, JUNE 24
8:51 a.m.
Unautho-
rized use of a motor vehi-
cle occurred on Southwest
Fourth Street, when a man’s
fl at bed trailer was stolen
from his rental property.
10:52 a.m. An assault
occurred on Northwest
Eleventh Street.
12:20 p.m. On West Juni-
per Avenue, a woman reports
that grease or wax has been
poured on her vehicle.
2:56 p.m. A man reported
that his two-shell shotgun
was stolen out of his vehicle
at some point.
10:22 p.m. A runaway
was reported on East New-
port Avenue.
11:38 p.m. A runaway
was reported on Southwest
Eleventh Avenue.
BIRTHS
St. Anthony Hospital, Pendleton
JUNE 12, 2019
ZEPEDA — Mayra Zepeda and Reynaldo Zepeda-Perez
of Hermiston: a boy, Cristian Anthony Zepeda.
JUNE 15, 2019
ROSALES-SANCHEZ — Yanet Sanchez and Jorge
Rosales of Boardman, a girl: Lizbeth Rosales-Sanchez.
Local entities face
hefty fi nes for
polluting
HERMISTON HERALD
By TAMMY MALGESINI
COMMUNITY EDITOR
A pair of retired Union
Pacifi c Railroad employees
invites people to visit the
Maxwell Siding Railroad
Museum.
Located next to Herm-
iston’s Hodge Park, 100
W. Highland Ave., Con-
nie Maret and John Spin-
den welcome visitors to
the museum each Sat-
urday from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. There is no admis-
sion charge, but donations
are accepted. In addition,
they are willing to open the
museum on other days or
for special events.
Both
octogenarians,
Maret and Spinden —
who collectively put in
more than 87 years at the
railroad — enjoy sharing
about their days working at
the railroad, as well as pro-
viding information about
the railroad’s history in the
area.
Cory Reasor said volun-
teers assisted with a June
15 cleanup effort around
the museum. He said with
Maret and Spinden both in
their 80s, it’s diffi cult for
them to maintain upkeep
by themselves. In addition
to clearing weeds, recent
graffi ti was removed,
Reasor said. Also, Rea-
sor recently started help-
ing with a Facebook page
about the museum.
“I thought it would help
in bringing more attention
to the museum,” he said.
“Not a lot of local people
really know about it.”
Bill Sheller, a member
of Three Rivers Model T
Ford Club, manned a bar-
becue on June 20 at the
museum site. Members of
the Model T club received
fi rst-class treatment from
Maret and Spinden, as they
showed off different equip-
ment before enjoying lunch
at the museum. Sheller,
who retired after 31 years
with the railroad, said it’s
nice to have people learn
more about railroad history.
The museum utilizes
rails from an old siding
site that pre-dates Herm-
iston’s incorporation. In
addition to a 1913 George
Pullman dining car, the
museum grounds feature a
pair of rotary snowplows,
including one that was
steam-powered. The site
also includes more than
six motorcars, a telegraph
offi ce and a 1912 passen-
ger coach full of railroad
memorabilia.
The
museum
was
founded in the mid-1980s.
Former municipal Judge
John Bennett said it would
provide an opportunity
for residents and visitors
to gain a further glimpse
into the region’s railroad
history.
For more information or
to schedule a special tour,
call Spinden at 541-571-
8620, 541-567-3759 or
Maret at 541-567-8532.
The Hermiston Education Foundation
announces nine scholarship winners
HERMISTON
—
The Hermiston Educa-
tion Foundation recently
announced it awarded nine
$2,500 scholarships to grad-
uating seniors from Hermis-
ton High School.
The students were eval-
uated on academic achieve-
ment, leadership and ser-
vice activities at school and
the community, and fi nan-
cial need. The recipients
are:
Alexandra
Varela
Lepe, who plans to major
in education with the goal
of becoming a teacher.
Teaching is also the dream
of Naxely Jaime, who
will attend Pacifi c Univer-
sity. Isel Tejeda Urenda
is pursuing a career in ani-
mal science at the Uni-
versity of Idaho. Hanna
Arey will study biomed-
ical engineering at Wash-
ington State University.
Emily Mendoza plans to
pursue a degree in business
administration and market-
ing. Valedictorian Madison
Anderholm will attend Ste-
vens Institute of Technol-
Bellinger
Fritz
Whitworth
Univer-
sity announced that Tyler
Rohrman of Hermiston
was recently recognized
for academic achievement.
He was named to the uni-
versity’s Provost’s Honor
Roll for the 2019 spring
semester. He qualifi ed for
the academic honor by
termite protection*
Duron
Anderholm
maintaining a grade point
average of at least 3.75
during the semester.
Located in Spokane,
Whitworth is a private lib-
eral arts university affi li-
ated with the Presbyterian
church. For more informa-
tion, visit www.whitworth.
edu.
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Staff photo by Tammy Malgesini
Retired railroader Bill Sheller of the Three Rivers Model T
Ford Club mans the barbecue in front of a rotary snowplow at
the Maxwell Siding Railroad Museum June 20 in Hermiston.
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Local companies and
public bodies are on the
hook for thousands of
dollars for water and air
pollution.
The Oregon Department
of Environmental Qual-
ity reported issuing 21 pen-
alties statewide totaling
$292,752 in May for var-
ious environmental viola-
tions. The largest and sec-
ond-largest penalties were
against Eastern Oregon
entities.
The DEQ issued a
$48,683 fi ne against Union
County for violations at the
La Grande/Union County
Airport, La Grande.
The No. 2 fi ne was for
$32,482 against Kirby
Nagelhout
Construction
Co. for failing to control
erosion and sediment leav-
ing its site at 129 S.E. 15th
Ave.,
Milton-Freewater
during storms and entering
the Walla Walla River.
Pioneer Asphalt got a
$3,200 fi ne for operating its
asphalt plant at 28937 Live-
stock Road, Hermiston,
without an air pollution per-
mit, and Two Rivers Cor-
rectional Institution, Uma-
tilla, got a $1,700 fi ne after
it failed to submit its 2017
annual air pollution report.
The
environmental
department stated orga-
nizations or individuals
must either pay the pen-
alty amount or appeal the
violation within 20 days of
receiving the notice.
“There may be several
weeks or months delay
between the date the notice
was issued and the date it
was received,” according to
the DEQ.
Retired railroaders open
museum each Saturday
6 p.m. july 26
same
location
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