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THREE MINUTES WITH …
TAMMY MALGESINI
Former Hermiston Herald
community editor
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
My husband and I moved here in 1985 when he
accepted a teaching job. We only planned to stay two
years.
Where is your favorite place to eat in
Hermiston?
These days it’s a toss-up between my daybed and
back porch. In “normal times,” I love me some
Lawan’s Thai Garden and La Palma.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I enjoy planning and taking vacations with my hus-
band and friends; playing with my dogs and making
people laugh.
What surprises you about Hermiston?
Its growth over the years.
What was the last book you read?
I’m currently in the middle of three books, but the
last one I fi nished was “Me,” the offi cial autobiog-
raphy by Elton John.
What website or app do you use most other
than Facebook?
Amazon and Accuweather
If you could travel anywhere, where would you
go?
I’d really like to go to Coos Bay to visit my folks.
This is the fi rst Mother’s Day in many years that I
didn’t spend it with my mommy.
What is the funniest thing that’s ever hap-
pened to you?
I was covering the annual Heppner Chamber of
Commerce awards banquet for the newspaper in
2016. I was taking notes as chamber director She-
ryll Bates was presenting a special award. After she
read a couple of sentences, I realized I was being
recognized.
What is one of your goals for the next 12
months?
Start writing a book of short stories and make plans
for a Post-Pandemic Comedy Hour.
What is your proudest accomplishment?
Other than getting out of bed before noon every day
since being laid off, I’d have to say being married
for more than 36 years (my husband is awesome, I’m
kinda quirky and he accepts me as a package deal ...
idiosyncrasies and all).
COMMUNITY
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020
HERMISTON HISTORY
HH fi le photo
An old Safeway building is renovated so that it can be turned into the Hermiston Community Center in 1995.
Watch saves man from fall
25 YEARS AGO
May 30, 1995
It has everything one could want
in a park.
There is lots of grass for pic-
nicking, tennis courts, playground
equipment and a pavilion to pro-
vide solace from the oppressive
summer sun.
Hermiston’s police chief Alan
Anderson said it’s a shame peo-
ple are afraid of going into Victory
Square Park.
Increased incidences of graffi ti
and intimidation have led Anderson
and his offi cer to step up patrols of
the park.
Two weeks ago, a group of 10
boys chased and assaulted three
other boys in a parking lot near the
park. Five connected with the alter-
cation were arrested.
“There are probably eight or 10
of them making life miserable for
everyone,” Anderson said. “If they
think that’s going to win friends
and infl uence people to their cause,
they’re sadly and rudely mistaken.”
After a city councilor witnessed
several people vandalizing the
park’s restrooms, they have been
locked indefi nitely. The building
at the park’s center has served as a
perennial canvas for graffi ti artists.
“I bet we’ve got 100 or more
coats of paint on that building,”
said parks head Hank McDonald.
He said painting the restrooms
is getting to be a daily necessity the
city cannot afford. He would like to
take more drastic action.
“If [city manager Ed Brook-
shier] said take down the build-
ing, I would trip over myself to do
that,” he said.
50 YEARS AGO
May 28, 1970
Hermiston and the Umatilla
Army Depot will not be the stor-
age site for nerve gas. That word
came from Washington, D.C., on
Saturday and it caused great ela-
tion around the states of Oregon
and Washington but didn’t really
cause much commotion locally.
Continuing pressure from polit-
ical fi gures in both states has been
credited with changing Presi-
dent Nixon’s mind in ordering the
Department of Defense to change
its plan.
A facility at Kodiak, Alaska,
or a Pacifi c island has been sug-
gested as possible alternate storage
facilities.
HH fi le photo
Joshua Smith, 9, cannonballs into his family’s pool in Hermiston in 1995.
75 YEARS AGO
May 31, 1945
Harry Kessler, operator of the
hop yards east of Hermiston, was
grateful for a strong wristband on
his watch last Friday when he fell
from a scaffold while doing some
repair work. His wristband caught
on a nail and held him just long
enough for him to reach for a ledge
with his right hand, avoiding a fall
of 18 feet.
He suffered very little injury,
outside of the damaged wristband,
but the fall could have resulted in
very serious consequences.
2) While in Portland Monday,
Mayor F.C. McKenzie met with
F.A. Cuthbert and Mr. Maxwell
of the federal housing administra-
tion and was assured that Hermis-
ton will be allocated 15 more new
houses for immediate construc-
tion. It is understood that these
will be for private construction.
Mr. McKenzie also talked with
Mr. Cuthbert regarding the plan-
ning and zoning of the city and
he stated he would be willing to
help in this matter. Mr. Cuthbert
plans to make a trip to Hermiston
some time in July to discuss fur-
ther plans.
100 YEARS AGO
May 29, 1920
One of the most exciting and
best played games of baseball
was given to the fans last Sunday
when Hermiston took Echo into
camp. The score given by the offi -
cial score keeper was 8 to 6. There
is some dispute about the score
in Hermiston as they claim that
the score should have been 9 to 6.
However, they won the game and
they are willing to let it go at that.
The game was full of surprises
and intense interest from the start,
and not until the last inning was
over, was it a cinch that Hermis-
ton would would walk away with
a clean fought victory. Echo in the
last inning staged a small garrison
fi nish that looked for a few min-
utes like they would tie the score.
But they did not have the stuff to
win, and the game ended without
Hermiston going to bat in the last
half of the ninth inning.
BY THE WAY
Kindergarten registration opens
Hermiston School District has opened kindergarten
registration for the 2020-21 school year.
Online registration is available at hermiston.k12.or.us/
apps/pages/registration through June 11.
Students must be fi ve years old by Sept. 1, 2020. Once
online registration is fi nished, parents will need to call
their child’s school to schedule an appointment to bring
in a birth certifi cate, proof of registration and immuniza-
tion records to complete the process.
The school district also announced this week that
driver’s education classes are canceled for the summer
because of COVID-19.
• • •
Got a food truck?
Hermiston’s food truck pod, Third Street Eats, is still
looking for more vendors for the current season.
Vendors can rent a space for $400 to $425, depending
on the level of electricity they need.
Interested parties can call Patrick Hunt of Southern
Twain BBQ at 910-733-5829.
• • •
City looking to appoint replacement
for vacant council seat
The Hermiston City Council met Tuesday at 7 p.m.
after this week’s Hermiston Herald went to press.
Items on the agenda included a public hearing on
vacating a portion of East Ridgeway Avenue, a discus-
sion on plans to build a new city hall and the appointment
of a new city councilor to replace John Kirwan, who
resigned in April to take a job in another city.
The council has received one application, from David
McCarthy.
McCarthy is the sales manager at KOHU/The Q
radio station in Hermiston and president of the Hermis-
ton Kiwanis Club. If appointed, he would serve out the
remainder of 2020 in Kirwan’s at-large council seat and
have to run for the seat in the November general election
if he wanted to serve longer.
For coverage of the meeting, visit www.hermistonher-
ald.com or see next week’s Hermiston Herald.
• • •
Oven baked chicken on Thursday
The Harkenrider Senior Activity Center continues
to be closed to the public during the COVID-19 outbreak,
but the senior center is still providing meals by delivery
or takeout to senior citizens every Tuesday and Thursday.
The menu for Thursday, May 28 is baked chicken,
mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and dessert. The
menu for Tuesday, June 2 is ham, peas and carrots, hash-
brown casserole and dessert.
For a Meals on Wheels delivery, call 541-567-3582
before 10 a.m. to place an order. To pick up a meal from
the center at 255 Northeast Second St., call the same
number before 11 a.m. Meals are $4 and can be picked
up between noon and 12:50 p.m.