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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 HERMISTON HISTORY NANCY LAUCK Retired educator When and why did you move to Hermiston? I moved to Hermiston in 1982. Long story. Let’s just say I was able to get a teaching job here. HH fi le photo Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? I love Lawan’s Thai Garden and Delish Bistro. I like lots of places in the Hermiston area. There are lots of great Mexican places and Broken Barrel in Stanfi eld is great. What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to play tennis and pickleball, visit with friends, travel with my husband (or without him), read, and volunteer with Altrusa and my church. What surprises you about Hermiston? I was surprised at how progressive the Hermis- ton School District was and continues to be. The standards were high and the school district really respected their teachers. I believe they still do. What was the last book you read? “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng. Now I’m reading “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson. What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? Weather App, and I’m always looking up recipes because I like to cook. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? Well, lots of funny things have happened to me. I see a lot of humor in different situations. I guess one that comes to mind is this: When my husband and I were traveling in China (before coronavi- rus), we had some free time to walk around a lake and beautiful gardens. A large group of women from China who were traveling together all of a sudden descended on me and wanted turns tak- ing my picture because I was a blonde American. I guess there is status for Chinese to show pic- tures of people they’ve met that fi t my description. So many women wanted their picture with me. I told my husband that, for a moment, I felt like a ROCKSTAR! What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? My goals are to learn to play the piano that my husband bought me a year or so ago, and to fi gure out how to sew again. I should have lots of time now to make those goals happen. What is your proudest accomplishment? I feel good about helping others. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 114 • NUMBER 12 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 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. Member of EO Media Group Copyright ©2020 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. 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. Jennifer Oliver, 10, checks out Echo’s new fi re engine in 1995. Unknown shooter targets police 25 YEARS AGO March 21, 1995 Hermiston police offi cer Chris Huffman said he is puzzled as to why a gunman would fi re a single round at him and Oregon State Police Trooper Alan Muhs. However, he can make lots of guesses, he said. “Some people don’t like the Herm- iston Police or the Oregon State Police because they arrest them on a regular basis,” he said. The motive, like the shooter’s iden- tity, remains unknown. Nevertheless, what Huffman states was probably a .38 caliber bul- let whizzed by the policemen as they were standing in front of Les Schwab Tire on North Highway 395 on Mon- day morning. “The shot went over my patrol car and missed my overhead [lights] by about six inches,” he said. Huffman said from the sound of the shot, offi cers initially thought it came from the Sands Hotel across the high- way. However, they later determined it was in Frasu’s back parking lot, he said, and what they had heard was an echo. By that time, the gunman was gone. He said where the bullet hit the building indicates to him that who- ever fi red the round probably knew what they were doing. Inn is to provide some clean fun and a place to go for students when there is nothing else to do. 50 YEARS AGO March 19, 1970 75 YEARS AGO March 22, 1945 Umatilla Mayor A.L. “Bud” Draper told the council in their regular session Monday evening the problem of youth on the streets late at night has calmed down. At their last meeting the council instructed city attorney Don Morrison to draw up an ordinance preventing persons from roaming the streets late at night without cause. The council agreed an ordinance as such would be nice to have on the books but it should not be used unless the city absolutely had to. 2) It’s a groovy thing, operated by the students for the students, and is complete with loud music, food and chaperones. The Drift Inn provides a place for kids to go on Friday night rather than drive Main Street or gather in vacant parking lots. A board of seven directors gov- erns the Inn and meet weekly to dis- cuss fi nances, entertainment, food and chaperones for the next night of the operation. Rich Cave, HSHS student body president and Drift Inn board pres- ident, said the main purpose of Drift Mrs. Daisy I. Best and Mrs. Gladys S. Hale were awarded 500-hour pins by the Portland offi ce of Price Admin- istration this week. The awards denote 500 hours of volunteer work at the local War Price and Rationing Board offi ce, without renumeration of any kind. Both ladies have devoted many hours to work in the offi ce and are due a great amount of praise for their contribution, according to Harold G. Rankin, board chairman. 2) Two ardent disciples of Isaak Walton became over-anxious Wednes- day and rushed the opening of the fi sh- ing season by almost a month. Con- sequently state police were forced to make two arrests. Maynard F. Halsey was charged with possession of a rainbow trout caught in the A line east of Hermiston, while Milo C. Halsey was charged with illegal angling and no angling license. BTW Continued from Page A1 the First United Method- ist Church in Hermiston will continue on Thurs- days. Pastor Patty Nance said instead of coming in and sitting together to enjoy the meal, people are invited to stop by and pick up a bag lunch to take with them. The free meals will be distributed Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the church, 191 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston. For ques- tions, contact Nance at 541- 567-3002 or herfumc@out- look.com. • • • Hector Hernandez of the Umatilla Police Department and Joanna HH fi le photo Tyrell Hales, 13, shows off a “melon bucket,” a type of hat made in Hermiston and popular with snowboarders in 1995. 100 YEARS AGO March 20, 1920 Sale of low grade arsenical sprays in Oregon has been checked by pub- licity given by the chemistry depart- Lomas of the Board- man Police Department were among a group of law enforcement offi cers from across the state who recently completed course- work through the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem. Presented by the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training, the offi cers fi nished Basic Police Class 396, a 16-week course, on March 13. Because of restric- tions on public gather- ings because of concerns about COVID-19, the offi - cial graduation ceremony was canceled. The public is encouraged to send a card or email words of congrat- ulations to the offi cers for their dedication and hard work in completing the coursework. HH fi le photo Drift Inn board members look at the night’s receipts in 1970. ment of the college experiment station, through state and county newspapers. Immense damage by burning of fruit and foliage was caused by use of low grade arsenical mixtures in the beginning. The station proved the possibility of better material, manu- facturers brought out a better product, and the growers who must spray save enormous sums every year as a result. Fear of station discovery and news- paper publicity gives the low-grade dealer little chance to do business in Oregon. For more about the safety academy, visit www. oregon.gov/dpsst. • • • Bluewood Ski Resort outside of Dayton, Wash- ington, has announced the end of its season, effective immediately. • • • Most area churches are announcing they are sus- pending all live worship services until further notice in light of Governor Kate Brown’s ban on gatherings over 25 people. Churches that have canceled all services and activities include The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Our Lady of Angels Catho- lic Church and Hermis- ton Seventh-day Adven- tist Church. New Hope Commu- nity Church services will be held online only. First United Methodist Church has canceled services for March 15 and 21. As of Tuesday afternoon, Herm- iston First Christian Church planned to have modifi ed services. Check with your own church before planning to attend services. • • • Harkenrider The Senior Activity Center is closed through at least April 8. Meals are available Tuesdays and Thursday for pick-up by calling 541-567- 3582 before 11 a.m. and for delivery by calling before 10 a.m. — You can submit items for our weekly By The Way column by emailing your tips to editor@hermiston- herald.com.
