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COMMUNITY A2 • HERMISTONHERALD.COM THREE MINUTES WITH ... WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020 HERMISTON HISTORY JOSEPH FRANELL CEO of Eastern Oregon Telecom When and why did you move to Hermiston? I moved to Hermiston in October of 2009 to work for Eastern Oregon Telecom as their General Manager. HH fi le photo Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston? Delish Bistro Evelyn Reece, Pat O’Neil and Doris Corey show off elaborate Easter bonnets at a luncheon sponsored by the Eastern Star Queen’s Esther chapter in Hermiston in 1995. What do you like to do in your spare time? Spare time? What’s that? Taverns closed in honor of president’s death What surprises you about Hermiston? As the son of an Air Force offi cer, and then as a former Army offi cer myself, I have lived in and traveled to a lot of places. So, I have a lot to com- pare Hermiston to. The people of Hermiston are by far the friendliest and most generous I have encountered anywhere. What was the last book you read? “The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam,” by Max Boot. What website or app do you use most other than Facebook? LinkedIn If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Back to Ireland, but with my wife this time. What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap- pened to you? Years ago, I traveled to Chicago as part of a team to meet with the executives of another com- pany who turned out to all be Italian and looked like they were connected to the mob. When I pre- sented my card to the man in charge, he misread my last name. Instead of Franell, he saw Franeli. He responded by stepping forward, grabbing my by both shoulders, and exclaiming in a thick Ital- ian accent, “Franeli! Ah, you FAMALEE!” After which he promptly kissed me on both cheeks. So, for just a few hours, I was Italian and a member of the family. By the way, the meeting went very well. What is one of your goals for the next 12 months? Much like we just did in Weston, Athena, and Adams, my team hopes to build fi ber to the home internet and telephone networks in six to eight more communities in rural Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington. What is your proudest accomplishment? Without question, my proudest accomplishment is having been and continuing to be a good husband and father. Printed on recycled newsprint VOLUME 114 • NUMBER 15 25 YEARS AGO April 18, 1995 The city of Hermiston decided to reject all heating equipment bids for the community center in a special meeting Friday. The original method the city used to purchase the equipment is the subject of a $255,000 lawsuit against the city brought by a local heating contractor. A week ago, the council accepted a $19,371 bid from Road Runner Sheetmetal for the installation of heating, ventilation and air condi- tioning equipment. Mull Tin Shop, Inc., came in with a bid of $30,987. The lawsuit brought by Mull Tin Shop against the city contends the manner in which the city bought the equipment — fi ve Carrier brand heat pumps valued at $28,885 — violated state competitive bid statutes. City attorney Rustin Brewer said the city has already purchased the equipment and completed the transaction. “The bids cannot be accepted with- out compounding the situation,” he said. 50 YEARS AGO April 16, 1970 The Hermiston City Council passed a resolution Monday night to execute an agreement with the state for improvement of Highway 32 from the north to south city limits. City Manager Tom Harper said the estimated $400,000 job would be completed on the same time of agree- ment with the state as was Hermiston Avenue. Plans call for a four lane highway, 72 feet in width, portions of which will contain parallel parking, curbs, gutters and sidewalks the length of the project. The state would pay about 75% of the costs, and abutting property own- ers would make up 25% of the costs under a local improvement district project Harper told the council the inter- section at Jennie Avenue might have to be signalized, and other intersec- tions would be studied to see if signal HH fi le photo A 30-year-old man escaped injury during a rollover crash outside Hermiston in 1995, but was arrested for driving under the infl uence of intoxicants. Police could not identify him to the paper because he had no identifi cation and wouldn’t reveal his name. lights were warranted. 75 YEARS AGO April 19, 1945 This little community was shocked to hear of the death of President Frank- lin Delano Roosevelt last Thursday afternoon and fl ags were fl ying at half mast soon after the announcement. All business houses closed volun- tarily from noon until 3 o’clock Satur- day, with the beer taverns closed from noon Saturday until Monday morning. This is the fi rst time in many years that taverns have closed for an all day period. 2) Stockmen from Morrow and other outside counties ran into dif- fi culty here last Friday when state police rounded up a total of eight cat- tlemen who had brought stock to the local auction yards without proper inspection brands. The state law reads that stock must be inspected for proper brands before it can be trans- ported over a county line. Those arrested claimed that they were aware of the law but no facilities were available. They appeared before Justice of the Peace E.P. Dodd. Special effort is being made to locate a brand inspector in Hermiston or other convenient locality. 100 YEARS AGO April 17, 1920 This community was shocked Tuesday morning upon learning of the sudden death of their esteemed towns- man, Col. H.G. Newport. Death came to him in the early hours of the morning, the discov- ery of his death not being made until about 6 a.m., when physicians were called and pronounced that death had occurred some hours previous. The cause of death is believed to have been acute indigestion. Mr. Newport was apparently in good health previ- ously and was about town last week looking after his various interests. Mr. Newport was one of the earli- est settlers and a large owner of farm lands under the project until recently when he disposed of his ranch prop- erty but retained considerable city holdings. 2) After confessing to Sheriff Til Taylor of Umatilla County and State Fire Warden H. Pomeroy that he had set fi re to his grocery store at Board- man, W.M. Haskins was taken to Hep- pner Tuesday evening. Mr. Haskins was bound over to the grand jury and released after putting up $1,000 bail. 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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. BTW Continued from Page A1 • • • AgriNorthwest and River Point Farms, in conjunction with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are offering free onions and potatoes to area residents on Friday. The drive-thru dis- tribution will happen at noon at the church’s building on 1035 South- east Ninth Street in Herm- iston, for as long as sup- plies last. For questions, email justservetc@gmail.com. • • • As “social distancing” can provoke feelings of isolation, Hermiston resi- dents are coming up with creative ways to lift the mood. Laura Tucker of Hermiston is offering her neighbors a different view each day by displaying a different handmade quilt each day at her home on Sandpiper Avenue. She said when social distancing guidelines were fi rst put in place, she had a dozen different quilt tops in need of quilting. As she works through them she hangs them up on her porch for her neighbors to see when they head to work in the morning, or chooses one she has com- pleted in the past. “I thought it would maybe brighten someone’s day in the neighborhood,” she said. • • • Area businesses and individuals continue to show their support for Good Shepherd Health Care System. This week the hospi- tal thanked River Point Farms, especially Mor- gan Pedro and Traci Jensen, for donating sandwiches from USA Subs & Grill for the hos- pital’s respiratory ther- apists, critical care unit staff and emergency room staff. Photo contributed by Laura Tucker A quilt hangs on Laura Tucker’s porch. The Hermiston resident is displaying a diff erent quilt every day.
