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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 HERMISTON HISTORY JESSICA POLLARD Reporter for the Hermiston Herald When and why did you move to Hermiston? I moved to Hermiston a few months ago from Port- land to work at the Hermiston Herald. What is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Nelly’s Super Tacos, but I’m taking recommendations. What do you like to do in your spare time? I like writing poetry, reading books and exploring all of the different cities in Northeastern Oregon. What surprises you about Hermiston? There is a lot of effort put into celebrations. During Halloween it felt like everyone in Hermis- ton came together for trick-or-treating. That didn’t really happen in Portland. HH fi le photo Hermiston High School band members rehearse in 1994. What was the last book you read? I just fi nished “Know My Name” by Chanel Miller. What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? Sadly, I am addicted to Instagram. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I would like to see Italy, Spain, Kenya, Mexico and Cuba. I haven’t left North America before, so the list is long. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? Right after my eighth birthday in the middle of an August heatwave, I left two full cups of milk in my room before leaving on a two week vacation to California. When I came home, they were totally curdled. I was wearing slippers as I carried them both down the stairs, and I slipped on the third step. I slid down the whole staircase and both cups of milk spilled upwards, splashing onto my head. Both my parents were talking near the bottom of the staircase and looked at me in disgust. What followed was the worst shower experience of my life and I didn’t eat cheese for the next 10 years. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? To make some friends here in Hermiston! What is your proudest accomplishment? I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty proud about work- ing at a newspaper. Graduating from college was pretty neat too. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 113 • NUMBER 46 Chris Rush | Publisher • crush@eomediagroup.com • 541-278-2669 Jade McDowell | News Editor • jmcdowell@eastoregonian.com • 541-564-4536 Jessica Pollard | Reporter • jpollard@eastoregonian.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 | Circulation assistant • 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 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 Periodical postage paid at Hermiston, OR. Postmaster, send address changes to Hermiston Herald, 333 E. Main St., Hermiston, OR 97838. 25 YEARS AGO NOV. 15, 1994 In recent times, it has been the rule that there are generally more workers than there are jobs for them to fi ll. Lately, though, Hermiston has been the exception, especially in lower-skilled positions. “We really have very, very full employment out there,” said Mike Stipe, owners of Express Person- nel Services in Hermiston. “If peo- ple aren’t working, they’re choos- ing not to work.” Stipe said his company places about 500 workers in mainly food-processing jobs during the peak times of year. Even then, jobs are going unfi lled. Construction supervisors believe they are back on schedule to com- plete the new Hermiston middle school by the end of next summer. Work started about a week late in October, but Assistant Superin- tendent Earl Torres said contractors have made up the time. General contractor Dale Ramsay must have the new school complete enough to occupy by August 1995. HH fi le photo Jim Hudson of Hermiston works on constructing what would become Sandstone Middle School in 1994. 50 YEARS AGO NOV, 13, 1969 75 YEARS AGO 100 YEARS AGO Future industrial development for the Port of Umatilla was assured at the regular monthly meeting of the Port commission Monday at McNary. Port Manager Walter Peters told the commissioners: “We currently have more sincere interest in our industrial site at McNary than at any time since I took this position in July, 1968. Six different fi rms are consid- ering our industrial site.” He said that he could not announced the names of the fi rms or type of industries at this time. Colonel Charles R. Norris has announced that 36 civilian employ- ees have received notices that their jobs at Umatilla Army Depot are to be terminated on Jan. 9. All but one of the personnel affected had term appointments not to exceed four years in duration. The one exception was a career employee. The UAD Commanding Offi cer said more than 60 other employees have been offered position reassign- ments within the depot organization, some to lower grade and pay, others to salary grade on par with their cur- rent rates. NOV. 16, 1944 NOV. 15, 1919 Women of Umatilla County can “mine” tin suffi cient for 96 Flying Fortresses this year. These fi gures were compiled by J. A. Stewart, vice president of the American Can Company, on the basis of canned foods consumed by civil- ians in the county during 1943. On the basis of last year’s consumption, civilians will open 2,319,276 cans of food this year, he said. According to a table recently issued by Washington, 24,000 cans provide tin suffi cient for one Flying Fortress. Meanwhile, the armed forces con- sumed approximately three billion cans of food during ‘43 and needs for the current year are expected to rise to three and a quarter billion cans, Mr. Stewart said. He pointed out that with a greatly increased number of the armed forces in overseas duty, more canned foods will be needed because the can has proved the most practical container for the shipment of food abroad. The fi rst anniversary of the clos- ing of the great world war was fi t- tingly observed in Hermiston as well as elsewhere throughout the United States and foreign countries. Of course it may have been on a little smaller scale than New York, Port- land or Seattle, but nevertheless the patriotic spirit was 100 per cent loyal and strong on this project. All stores and business houses in this city closed Tuesday in respect of the anniversary, and many had win- dows decorated in red, white and blue. But the dance in the auditorium in the evening given the honor of the American Legion by the Red Cross was the crowning event of the close of what is hoped to be a new national holiday. The hall was gorgeously dec- orated with streamers of vari-colored crepe paper running from the center of the room to the walls, thus form- ing an effective and attractive cir- cle. Emblazoned on a banner over the stage was the inscription “American Legion,” with American fl ags mak- ing up a beautiful background. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2019 CORRECTIONS 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. 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. OBITUARY POLICY The Hermiston Herald publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include small photos and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. Expanded death notices will be published at no charge. These include information about services. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at hermistonherald.com/obituaryform, by email to obits@hermistonherald.com. For more information, call 541-966-0818. BTW Continued from Page A1 Hermiston Herald. If you have a question about law, submit it to editor@herm- istonherald.com by Nov. 20 and we’ll pick out a few of the most interesting ones for him to answer. • • • For those looking for volunteer opportunities or ways to spread cheer during the holiday season, see next week’s Hermiston Her- ald for information about Hermiston’s Community Fellowship Dinner. Also, other local organizations hosting a holiday meal are encouraged to provide information by Monday to Community Editor Tammy Malgesini at tmalgesini@ eastoregonian.com or 541- 564-4539 if they would like the information included in the newspaper. • • • A spaghetti feed fund- raiser will benefi t the Stan- fi eld Community Cen- ter. The event is Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at 225 W. Roosevelt in Stanfi eld. The cost is $6 per per- son. For questions, call 541-449-1332. • • • Area residents who enjoy science fi ction and fantasy books won’t want to miss a book sale in Walla Walla. Hosted by the American Association of University Women, the event is Saturday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the former YWCA Ice Cha- let, 213 S. First Ave., Walla Walla. About 3,000 books, ranging from Isaac Asi- mov to Roger Zelazny and everything in between, will be available. Prices range from $2.50 to $4. Credit/ debit cards, checks or cash will be accepted. The local AAUW branch donates thousands of dollars each year for women’s scholarships and small grants to local non- profi t organizations. For more information, con- tact Kay Raddatz at markkay@charter.net or 509-522-5240. • • • Thursday’s menu for the Harkenrider Senior Activity Center is hamburgers, potato salad and pudding. Friday is tacos, fruit and dessert. Mon- day is tuna sandwich, cot- tage salad and dessert. Tues- day is beef stroganoff, peas and dessert. Next Wednes- day is tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich and dessert. On Nov. 21 the senior center will be celebrating Thanksgiv- ing a week early with turkey, stuffi ng with gravy, cranberry sauce, yams, rolls, vegetables and pumpkin pie. Lunch that day will be $4. — You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by emailing your tips to editor@hermiston- herald.com.
