North Morrow Times March 2015

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Riverside High Cheerleaders placeat State Championship

Volunteers honored atChamber banquet

RHS cheerleaders won 4th place at 1A/2A/3A State Championships. Thecompetition was held in Portland, Oregon on February 14th.

Pictured - Left to Right back row: Maria Rodriguez, Brigette Schmidt, Laura Ponce, AlejandraCaldera, Yvette Barrera, Yoselin Ayuso; Center row: Jennifer Rodriguez, Tania Mendoza, JuditCastaneda, Kirsten Taylor; Front row: Joana Afanador, Emily Sepulveda; Not Shown: Head CoachCheryl Costello, Assistant Coach: Lisa Pratt

Boardman Easter Egg HuntSaturday, April 4, 2015

Grab your baskets for some Easter FunEaster bunny will be available for pictures from 10:00 to 11:00 am

Easter Egg Hunt begins at 10:30 amAges: Walking one year olds Up to 4th graders

Boardman MarinaMarine Drive Northwest

Sponsored by the Tillicum Club

Delmer and Bobbie Hug, Boardman (L-R) were introduced byBarbara Russell and honored as Pioneers of the Year at theFebruary Boardman Annual Awards Banquet. The Hugs arelong-time residents who are known for their volunteerism.

7 Breakfast at the Boardman Senior Center 7:30 -10:30 am9 Storyhour (Mondays) Oregon Trail Library, Boardman @10:30 am

Irrigon Senior Meal (each Monday) Stokes Landing in Irrigon - NoonGreenfield Grange Meeting (2nd Monday) 6:30 pm, Boardman GrangePublic Health Clinic (each Monday &Tuesday ) 8:30 - 4:30 pm closed 12:30 - 1:00 pm Boardman - County Building

10 Boardman Senior Meal (each Tuesday & Thursday) Noon Senior Center Boardman, located by the City HallBoardman City Council Meeting - 7pm - City HallGreenfield Grange meeting (2nd Tuesday of each month) 6 pm buffet, 7pm meeting.Tillicum Club meetings (2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm) at the Firestation in Irrigon.

12 Domestic Violence/Womens Support Group (each Thursday) 4:00- 6:30 pm at SCF Office in BoardmanBoardman Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors meets the (2nd Thursday each month) at 7:00 pm at 300 SW Wilson Lane

12 Noon Legislative Update- 12pm – Port of Morrow13 Community Awards Banquet – 6pm – 11pm – Riverfront Center17 ST PATRICK’S DAY

Tillicum Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm City Council Meeting – 7pm – City Hall

18 County Court - Boardman - River Front Center - 9:00 am Boardman Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Noon, Port of Morrow

Boardman City Planning Commission - City Hall - 7:00 pm Irrigon Friends of the Library meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month

19 Boardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st Thursday of each month at River Lodge & Grill @ 6:30 am) (3rd Thursday Noon at Boardman City Hall)

24 Boardman Park & Recreation District Meeting @ Park Office - 7 pm

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Community CalendarMarch 2015

A monthly free publication for the promotion ofcommunity news and service in Boardman and Irrigon.Published on the first Friday of each month; ad and copydeadlines are the previous Monday of each month.

Jane Pope (541) 481-7354Lynn Prag (541) 571- 3071 Email: [email protected]

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North Morrow Times March 6, 2015

St Paddy’s Cruz-In(Car Show)

Heppner, OR

Saturday, March 14, 2015

9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Trophies, Poker Walk

Heppner’s St. Patrick’s Day CelebrationContact Gary Jones at 541-676-5456

OMSI’s “Magic Planet” big hit withkids at Boardman Library

An oversized lighted globe thatspins colorful windstorms, tsuna-mis, ocean currents and moreacross oceans and continents onEarth’s surface returned for a monthagain this year from the OregonMuseum of Science and Industry(OMSI) to the Oregon Trail LibraryDistrict (OTLD).

The Magic Planet sits on top ofa projector that sends images toits inside, the Earth’s surface, andis connected to a laptop pro-grammed by NASA to show doz-ens of moving images and pro-grams as the globe lights up andspins.

The spinning planet featuresbrilliantly-colored displays such asEarth’s city lights, climate change,tsunamis, wind streams, oceancurrents, geographic and topo-graphic features and much more –including 7-minute videos aboutEarth that are projected onto theglobe’s surface.

“The Magic Planet is amazing.It captivates the senses. The onewe’ve brought out to eastern Or-egon is a smaller version of thehuge Science on a Sphere exhibitwe’ve had here at the museum inPortland,” said Nate Lesiuk, pro-gram developer for OMSI’s EarthFrom Space program.

The Magic Planet is brought topublic libraries in the regionthrough a NASA grant providedto OMSI in collaboration with Li-braries of Eastern Oregon (LEO),of which OTLD is a member, andmost recently was at Lakeview andUnion. The exhibit will continue tobe rotated among public librariesin eastern Oregon throughout thisyear.

Enjoying the Magic Planet are Trevor Jennings and BraydonBarnes (with baseball cap), grandchildren of Editor Jane Pope.


Spring has arrived,stop in and check out our

Lawn and Garden supplies.We have Seeds, Garden

Tools, Potting Soil,Decorative Pots and Irrigation supplies

BOARDMAN HARDWARE

202 1ST. ST. NW, BOARDMAN, OR 541-481-7351(Next to the Post Office)

Mon.- Sat. 9 am - 6 pm - Sun. 11 am to 3 pmThe Store for all your hardware & recreation needs.

A Boardman Tradition Since 1978

We carry Valspar paint for all yourSpring painting projects

U.S. Navy music groups coming toSAGE Center on March 9thNavy brass quintet and rock group set for free Boardman performance

BOARDMAN, – The U.S. NavyBand Northwest’s “Five-StarBrass” Quintet and rock musicgroup “Passage” are visiting theSAGE Center for a free, one-nightperformance in March.

The groups will perform March9 at 7 p.m. in the SAGE Center The-ater, 101 Olson Road, Boardman.

“We are privileged to have thetalented Navy Band Northwestperform at the SAGE Center,” saidKalie Davis, SAGE Center manager.“This free concert is a great op-portunity for the community to takeadvantage of both their brass quin-tet and “Passage” rock band. Wehave a beautiful theater and we are

excited to use itfor talentedgroups comingthrough ourarea.”

The brass quin-tet performs inU.S. Navy cer-emonies, patri-otic openingevents, commu-nity outreachmissions, andeducational en-richment events

in schools and universities, saidMusician Third Class PeterMattice. Two trumpets, a Frenchhorn, a trombone, and a tuba com-prise the quintet. The ensembleperforms classical, Dixieland, jazz,

and contemporary pieces, Matticesaid.

Members of the brass quintetare; Unit Leader Musician FirstClass Joseph Schoonmaker, trom-bone, Musician First Class RogerStarcher, tuba, Musician SecondClass Chris McGann on the trum-pet, Musician Second Class BlakeYarbrough, French horn, and Mu-sician Third Class Patrick Pedlar,trumpet.

“Passage” is ideal for all audi-ences and age groups demandinghigh-energy popular music and au-dience interaction, Mattice said.Josh Kerns of Seattle’s KIRO Ra-dio describes the group as “a con-temporary face of the fightingforce.” The group performs hits bythe Red Hot Chili Peppers, AC/DC,Bonnie Raitt, Bruno Mars, Journey,Stevie Wonder, Brian Setzer, andmore.

Members of “Passage” are; UnitLeader Musician First Class RobbyTaylor on guitar and lead vocals,Musician Second Class MikeOliver, sound engineer, MusicianSecond Class Matt Jones, key-boards, Musician Third ClassDaniel Weber, guitar and vocals,Musician Third Class Micah Lewis,drums, Musician Third Class PeterMattice, bass.

About the SAGE Center: TheSAGE Center – Sustainable Agri-culture and Energy Center – is aninteractive visitor center inBoardman. The center is operatedby the Port of Morrow and show-cases the industries at the port,sustainable agriculture, and en-ergy production in MorrowCounty.

Mouse Factory

Open HouseFriday March 13, 2015 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Please join us to see our new makeoverChance of winning prizes,need not be present to win

Join in on the fun, treats for allWe’ll see you there

200-B NW First Street, Boardman

Linda and Chris


Propane Delivery Service available toBoardman & Umatilla

Also available Agriculture Parts delivered toBoardman & Umatilla

Lexington

1-800-452-7396

Boardman

1-541-481-6200

www.mcgg.net

Bank of Eastern Oregon acquires Bank RealeHeppner, Oregon, (February 27,2015) BEO Bancorp(OTCBB:BEOB) and its subsidiary,Bank of Eastern Oregon, an-nounced today that the transactionacquiring Bank Reale has been ap-proved by Bank Reale sharehold-ers and received all necessary regu-latory approvals. The effective dateof transfer is February 28, 2015. TheBank Reale location in Pasco, WAwill open its doors on March 2,2015 as Bank of Eastern Washing-ton, a branch of Bank of EasternOregon.

Bank of Eastern Oregon, basedin Heppner, OR, was founded in1945 as Gilliam County Bank in Ar-lington, OR. Since that time thebank has expanded to 12 branchesand five loan production offices lo-

cated in eleven eastern Oregoncounties. The bank was foundedby farmers and ranchers. The Bankviews agricultural lending as keyto it’s historical as well as futuresuccess.

Jeff Bailey, President and CEOfor Bank of Eastern Oregon says,“Pasco marks our thirteenthbranch and our first location ineastern Washington. Our goal isto expand upon and execute theoriginal vision of Bank Reale’sfounders: to provide unequaledcustomer service and serve thebanking needs of the local Pascocommunity as well as the outlyingrural areas of the Columbia Basin.Bank of Eastern Oregon has servedrural eastern Oregon for over 70years and we are excited to expand

our footprint and bring our styleof banking to the region. Bank Realehas a talented group of employeesthat we are excited to have on ourbanking team”.

About BEO BancorpBEO Bancorp is the holding com-pany for Bank of Eastern Oregon,which operates 12 branches andfive loan production offices ineleven eastern Oregon counties.Branches are located in Arlington,Ione, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon,Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prai-rie City, Fossil, Moro and Enter-prise; loan production offices arelocated in Hermiston, Ontario,Pendleton, Island City, andLakeview. Bank of Eastern Oregonalso operates a mortgage division.

Upcoming BMCC OfferingsSpring Term is just around the

corner at Blue Mountain Commu-nity College. Registration is nowopen for all new and returning stu-dents so get signed up early toavoid being shut out of a class.

Two classes are being offeredin the newly developed area of In-dustrial Automation Technology. Introduction to Industrial Automa-tion (IAT109) is a two credit classthat surveys this exciting new field. Troubleshooting Electrical Sys-tems (IAT141) is a four credit classwhere students will troubleshootcommon electrical problems includ-ing low voltage, high voltage, ex-cessive resistance, open circuits,

high resistance shorts to ground,and current and voltage imbalance.Sustainable practices are alsodiscussed.Lectures are online withonce per week lab sessions thatmust be attended in person. CallBMCC Boardman at 541-481-2099for more information.

A Forklift “Train the Trainer”class is scheduled for BMCCBoardman on April 14. Call for de-tails.

A new session of both GED andEnglish as a Second Language willkick off the week of March 30 withorientation for new students. Re-turning students will return to classthe following week. GED meetsTuesday and Thursday nights

from 5:30-8:30 while ESL is set forMondays and Wednesdays from5:30-8:30.

Blue Mountain Community Col-lege will be offering a Real EstateBroker class at the Hermiston cam-pus during this upcoming SpringTerm. This class prepares studentsto sit for the state exam. The classwill be held on Tuesday nights from6-9 pm starting March 31. In addi-tion to the face-to-face classroomtime, students will be expected tostudy some material online. Thecost of the class is $600 and signups are open now. Please callBMCC Hermiston at 541-567-1800or BMCC Boardman at 541-481-2099 for more information.

Boardman First Baptist Church

“The end of your search

for a friendly, family church”

NEW LIFE - NEW PASTOR - FRESH MESSAGE

Pastor: Dr. Billy Griggs

April 5th Easter

“Resurrection Sunday”

“Want Life Changing Power?”

Free Continental Breakfast at l0 am

With Service at 11 am

JOIN US!

Activity Date Time Versus Location

Wrestling: Boys Junior High District 03/07/2015 9:00am RHS

Softball: Girls Varsity Game 03/16/2015 4:30pm Pilot Rock HS RHS

Baseball: Boys Varsity Game 03/17/2015 4:00pm Dufur RHS

Softball: Girls Varsity Game 03/19/2015 3:30pm Irrigon RHS

Baseball: Boys Varsity Game 03/19/2015 3:30pm Irrigon RHS

Tennis: Varsity Match 03/19/2015 4:00pm Stanfield RHS

Softball: Girls Varsity Tournament 03/23/2015 10:00am Harrisburg RHS

Baseball: Boys Varsity Tournament 03/23/2015 12:00pm RHS

Softball: Girls Varsity Tournament 03/23/2015 12:00pm RHSl

Baseball: Boys Varsity Tournament 03/24/2015 TBD RHS

Softball: Girls Varsity Tournament 03/24/2015 TBD RHS

Softball: Girls Varsity Tournament 03/24/2015 TBD RHS

Baseball: Boys Varsity Tournament 03/24/2015 2:00pm TBA RHS

Softball: Girls Varsity Game 03/30/2015 4:30pm Irrigon RHS

Baseball: Boys Varsity Game 03/30/2015 4:30pm Irrigon RHS

Tennis: Varsity Match 03/31/2015 4:00pm Ione RHS

RHS Athletic Schedules - March

Sunday, March

8th!


Greenfield Grange

Breakfast

Saturday March 21st

7 - 10 am Adults - $5.00

Under 10 - $2.50

Call Jessie for carry outbreakfast at 541-720-7267

BOARDMAN, Ore. (Feb. 19,2015) – The SAGE Center is host-ing Tillamook Cheese DaysMarch 6-7, showcasing Tillamookproducts made in Boardman.

Lunch will be served from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. each day at theSAGE Center, 101 Olson Road inBoardman. The cost is $5 forshredded pork enchiladas, rice,beans, dessert, and a drink. Thecost includes admission to theSAGE Center.

The Store at SAGE Center willalso have Tillamook SqueakyCheese Curds available for pur-chase.

For more information call theSAGE Center at (541) 481-7243 orvisit the website, http://www.visitsage.com.

MarchTillamookCheese Daysserving upenchiladasShredded pork enchiladasset for March 6-7Tillamook Cheese Days atSAGE Center


Boardman BuzzzzzzzzMARCH LUNCHEON

The March membership luncheon will beon Wednesday, March 18th at noon at thePort of Morrow Riverfront Center.

Be prepared for a full agenda at this meet-ing as we have a few different speakers. First,Carla McLane, Morrow County PlanningDirector, will be giving an update on Mor-row County’s Comprehensive Plan focus-ing initially on updating the Economic Ele-ment and engaging in an outreach program.Second, Terri Dickens from CommunityCounseling Solutions will be sharing infor-mation on the Supported Employment Pro-gram. Lastly, Bobbi Fine-Hayden, Indepen-dent Living Specialist for Eastern OregonCenter for Independent Living (EOCIL) willbe presenting what EOCIL offers our region.

This is an information-packed luncheonyou won’t want to miss! Cost for lunch is$12, and is catered by Paradise RoseChuckwagon. The courtesy of an RSVP is

March Greetings!It seems as if spring has arrived even

though we never really had winter. Withspring comes our annual Frostbite GolfScholarship Tournament. This is a great wayto dust off your clubs for the first tourna-

ment of the season anddonate to our scholar-ship fund for RiversideHigh School students.Last year we were ableto award more than$4,000 in scholarshipsto local students, sogather yourself andthree golfing buddies

and join us on March 28th for the tourna-ment at the Willow Run Golf Course inBoardman.

Food for thought this month. I want toshare a great book that I read, The End ofMembership as We Know It: Building theFortune-Flipping, Must Have Associationof the Next Century, by Sarah Sladek. In thechanging economy, technological advancesand retiring of Baby Boomers; membershiporganizations have struggled to retain, pro-mote and find new members. This was a great,short read with some viable solutions forattracting and retaining quality membership.She also includes ideas on marketing yourorganizations and being solution-orientedfor your membership. Check it out, it’s a greatread.Stay tuned to the Boardman Chamber in thecoming month….exciting announcementsare coming.

Happy Spring! Anna Browne, President

required by Monday, March 16th- (541)481-3014 or email [email protected] remember to RSVP so we can assurean adequate amount of food and seating.

THE STORE AT SAGE CENTERThe sun is shining, the birds are chirping

and the Store at SAGE Center is refreshingits inventory for spring! We are so excitedto share that we have some new scents offarmhouse bath soaps from Miles AwayFarm in Walla Walla, WA. We are introduc-ing some more seasonally appropriate fra-grances such as Pear Bomb and Black Rasp-berry Vanilla. We also have restocked thefavorites such as Chilax (Lavender/Vanilla)and Peppermint (made with local mint).

Also, if you are not a fan of corned beefand cabbage but still want to celebrate St.Patty’s Day in style, try a bag of ‘MarthaMcFarlane McGee Bell Irish Soda Bread Mix’from Carlson Homestead Farm in Ione. Wesell it in 16 ounce bags for only $9.99!

SAVE THE DATE:Frostbite Golf Tournament- March 28th,

The Frostbite Open will be held at WillowRun Golf Course on West Wilson Lane inBoardman on Saturday, March 28th, 2015.Cost is $50 per player or $200 per 4-personteam. The 4-person scramble with a “shotgun” start at 9:00 a.m. Tournament partici-pation is limited to 80 golfers and spots fillup fast! Registration deadline is Monday,March 23rd, 2014. If you have questions,please contact the Boardman Chamber ofCommerce at (541)481-3014.

Tillamook Cheese Days at the SAGECenter

Join us at the SAGE Center on March 6th& 7th for Tillamook Days! Get a deliciouslunch from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. that featuresTillamook Cheese for only $5. Also, don’tforget to pick up your bag of FRESH ched-dar cheese curds at the Store at SAGE Cen-ter. For more information, contact the SAGECenter at 541-481-7243

AARP Driver’s Safety ClassAARP Driver’s Safety Class will be heldWednesday, February 25 at BMCCBoardman from 8:45 am to 4 pm. Partici-pants will learn defensive driving tech-niques, proven safety strategies and beupdated on new traffic laws and rules ofthe road. Cost of the class is $15 for AARPmembers, $20 for non-members, payable toAARP on the day of the class. A minimumnumber of students must be registered tohold the class. Contact BMCC Boardmanat 541-481-2099 or the instructor, LouBisson, at 541-989-8141 to reserve yourspot by February 23.

Handgun Proficiency ClassBMCC will have a hands-on Handgun

Proficiency class on Saturday, March 7instructed by Shane Brandon. The classstarts at 9 am with a classroom sessionfocusing on safety and laws. After a onehour lunch break, students will travel tothe shooting range for the hands-on partof the class. This class satisfies theproficiency requirements needed to obtaina concealed weapons permit and gives agreat opportunity to practice shootingunder the watchful eye of a trainedprofessional. Cost of the class is $59. Pre-registration is required. Call BMCCBoardman at 541-481-2099 or registeronline at bluecc.edu.

A Real Estate Broker License CourseA Real Estate Broker License Course is

slated for Spring Term at BMCCHermiston. This accelerated courseprepared you to qualify for the OregonReal Estate Broker’s License Exam in just10 weeks. The class is a combination ofclassroom time (Tuesday evenings from 6-9 pm) and online home study. ContactBMCC Hermiston at 541-567-1800 for moreinformation. Boardman Chamber of Commerce needs

your testimonials!We are updating our marketing

materials and we are searching for positivetestimonials from our valued members.How has being a member of our chamberaffected your business? What has thechamber done for your organization? Letus know- email them [email protected].

Limited Edition Wine Still Available!If you weren’t able to get your Limited

Edition bottle of wine that commemoratesthe 25th Anniversary of the Citizen’s Awards

Banquet, don’t worry! We still have someavailable at the Chamber for $15. We haveMerlot, Chardonnay and Cabernet available,let us know and we will get you yours!

The Annual ChamberBanquet and Awards nightincluded lots of fun at thecasino tables! NatashaRockwell (left) was thelucky winner of the winecooler, stashed with goodwines, too! Don’t miss outon all the fun -- plan toattend the Chamber’sannual bash next year inFebruary!


Left-Right: Pioneer Award: Delmer & Barbara Hug; BusinessPerson of Year: Jill Parker—Bank of EO or BCDA; Educator ofthe year: Charlene Baker; Citizen of the Year: Deanna Camp;Youth Citizen of the Year: Hans Rockwell; Fire & Safety Award:Zachery Lantis.

Boardman Chamber celebrates our volunteers: check outwho was honored at the Annual Banquet this year!

The Boardman Annual Banquetand Awards Ceremony celebratedtheir 25th year with the Februarycelebration.

Boardman Chamber memberLani Bass introduced the Citizenof the Year award winner. “Thisyear’s Citizen of the Year Awardwinner is truly a citizen who hasserved the Boardman communityby contributing her talents andhelping others through her acts.

Over this last year, she has beena member and supporter of theBoardman Kiwanis and has actedas Co-Chairperson for the WineTour, Chairperson for the KiwanisTeam at the Heppner MS Walk andChairperson for the CommunityHalloween Party. Additionally, shesupported the Boardman 4th ofJuly event through planning, eventcoordination and follow through.

She spearheaded the additionof the family games and contestsfor the event as well as obtainedall the supplies and prizes. Alongwith all that, she donates her timeand funds to other school andcommunity events, including cook-ing dinner for the Riverside foot-

ball team. Overall, she has alwaysdemonstrated character and com-mitment to making a positive dif-ference in the Boardman commu-nity. She is truly a Citizen of thisCommunity and I am proud to in-troduce my friend, Deanna Camp,as the 2014 Boardman Citizen of theYear.”

The next award is for a new cat-egory- Youth Citizen of the Year.This award is designed to honorthe driven young men and womenin Boardman who are making posi-tive contributions to both theirschool and community. To an-nounce the winner, David Boorspoke to the crowd.

“This young man has been along-time volunteer in Boardman.He has contributed his time and tal-ents to assisting with various com-munity clean-ups, decorating mainstreet for christmas, helping get-ting people registered to vote andpromoting the upcoming recre-ation center. He has also donatedhis time to assist with setting upfor Boardman 4th of July and Vincode Mayo events.

He is an exemplary role model

as the Riverside High Schoolstudent body president, honorroll student and member of the2014 homecoming court. He isalso a dedicated athlete in-volved in football, soccer, all-league baseball and last but notleast a 3-time high school statewrestling champion. His currentrecord is currently 126-1.

He has won ‘student ofthe quarter’ and ‘athlete of theweek’ and has volunteered tohelp coach the youth wrestlingprogram. It is my pleasure tointroduce the first Youth Citizenof the Year award winner, HansRockwell.

Marie Shimer introducedthe Educator of the Year, a spe-cial education teacher at River-side High School. “She workswith our transition students tohelp them develop life skills thatwill help them be independentand successful once they leaveour building. She works tire-lessly to make sure her studentshave every opportunity for

growth and success. This educa-tor is without fail one of the laststaff members to leave the build-ing at the end of the day and isoften found at work on the week-ends, holidays, and throughout thesummer. She is continually imple-menting new ideas in either teach-ing her students or giving them op-portunities to practice life skillssuch as budgeting, grocery shop-ping, and meal preparation. Shetruly goes above and beyond in allshe does for her students out ofher genuine love for them.

Her tireless commitment to herstudents and our community is re-flected in the positive relationshipsand respect that she has built withher students and their families overthe last several years. It is an honorto introduce the 2014 Educator ofthe Year, Mrs. Charlene Baker.

Our next award is recognizingthose who have contributed toBoardman and been in our commu-nity for over 40 years. BarbaraRussell spoke about the recipients.

“Delmer and Barabra Hug aretrue Boardman pioneers. Betweenthe two, it is almost impossible to

count the hours they have dedi-cated to our community. Delmerand Barbara were two of thepeople who started the BoardmanSenior Center and continue to dedi-cate their time to the seniors. Theyassist in the grocery shopping andother duties at the Senior Centeras well as volunteer at theBoardman rest area. They are al-ways taking anyone who needs togo to the doctor to their appoint-ments. They almost never turndown anyone who is need of theirassistance. Delmer, who has vol-unteered and served on the boardfor the fire district, has lived inBoardman for almost 80 years.

Barbara and Delmer Hug aresome of the last true pioneers inour community and it is my plea-sure to introduce them as this year’sNoardman Pioneers.”

Suzanne Gray spoke about theFire & Safety Award recipient.

“This year’s Fire & SafetyAward recipient began volunteer-ing with Boardman Rural Fire inJuly of 2006. He transferred fromStanfield and was promoted to lieu-tenant in November 2009. He is amodel volunteer by consistentlyattending trainings (over 300 todate) and responding to calls forservice (over 400). He has dedi-cated a third of his life tofirefighting and public safety whileworking a graveyard shift at hisplace of employment.

In addition to his volunteerfirefighter duties, he is involved insports competing in the ScottFirefighter Combat Challenge, twoSpartan races, and coaching withColumbia River Little League. Con-tinuing his responsibility as an in-volved community member, he ispart of an informal neighborhoodwatch. He is an involved husbandand father of three. He can be seenassisting with 4-H preparationsand attending school and othercommunity activities. He is a standup fella and it is a pleasure to honorhis hard work and dedication byintroducing Lt. Zachary Lantis asour Fire & Safety Award winner.”

(DEBBIE RADIE)Debbie Radie introduced the

Business Person of the Year.

“Our Business Person of theYear moved to Boardman in 2003and is Vice President and Commer-cial Lending Officer at Bank of East-ern Oregon. She was married righthere in Boardman on a beautifulsummer afternoon last summer toTim Parker. She knows almost ev-eryone in the region. You cannotgo anywhere with her without be-ing approached and interrupted byfriends and acquaintances. Shepromotes Boardman in the mostpositive light by her genuinelykind, fun, interested and caringpersonality.

She keeps very busy. Whenshe is not conducting Small Busi-ness Education Classes atUmatilla Indian Reservation, sheserves as a Board Member onMorrow County Health Districtand “Bringing Ag into the Class-room”. She is also President of theBoardman Community Develop-ment Association which is leadingthe charge for home buying inBoardman through educationcourses to over 40 potential homebuyers.

She also volunteers her time incommunity projects such as in-stalling playground equipment be-hind City Hall and variousBoardman Kiwanis Activities. Sheis a vital participant in Boardman,making many personal appear-ances at many of Boardman eventsand fundraisers.

She is admired by the busi-nesses and community membersthat do business with her. Boardman Foods has been blessedto have had the opportunity towork with her on a professionallevel. The owners and I are im-pressed with her willingness andability to make things happen thatcontinue to strengthen and sup-port our business objectives in thiscommunity.

It’s business people like JillParker that are the building blocksin the community that keep busi-ness owners interested in locatingto this area. Jill, thank you for thecommitment you have made to thiscommunity. I am proud to an-nounce the Business Person of theYear, Jill Parker!”


February 2015 Fire Calls- 21Location Type500 SW Tatone St. Fire Alarm Activation309 NE Boardman Ave. Motor Vehicle AccidentHomestead Ln. & Bombing Range Rd.Motor Vehicle Accident71401 Rail Loop Dr. Assist BoardmanAmbulance71335 Rail Loop Dr. Fire Alarm ActivationHwy 730 & I-84 East Bound Motor Vehicle Accident101 SW Front St. Gasoline leak from vehicle71335 Rail Loop Dr. Fire Alarm ActivationI-84 Mile Post 151 West Bound Motor Vehicle Accident705 Paul Smith Rd. Space 60 Fire Alarm ActivationTower Rd. Mile Post 8 Motor Vehicle Accident200 NE Front St. Structure Fire248 Marshall Loop Carbon Monoxide AlarmI-84 Mile Post 164 East Bound Motor Vehicle Accident69870 SW Wilson Ln. Grass FireI-84 Mile Post 173.8 East Bound Motor Vehicle Accident323 NW Boardman Ave. Structure Fire6 Marine Dr. NE Fire Alarm Activation6 Marine Dr. NE Fire Alarm ActivationI-84 Mile Post 166 Semi-Truck Brake FireBombing Range Rd. Mile Post 12 Motor Vehicle Accident

Since January 1, 2015 we have responded to 38emergency calls.Health and Pub Ed Classes- 3 CPR/First Aid Class (15 total Attendees)Administration-Board meeting preparation-Board meeting-90 Burn permits renewed-4 staff members traveled to Wisconsin to inspect and pick upthe new ladder truck on February 9th.Trainings and Classes-Firefighter I Academy-Thursday Night Fire TrainingInspections2/19/15 – PDX 50 Fire Alarm Acceptance Test2/20/15 – MCS/Watts Bros. Inspection2/25/15 – PDX 52 Cover InspectionVolunteer Participation Stats12 volunteers have contributed a total of 104.5 hours oftraining and seventeen volunteers contributed 46 hours ofresponse time to the community for the month of February.

Boardman Rural Fire Protection District

Morrow County graduation rates farexceed state averageIRRIGON – All three high schoolsin the Morrow County School Dis-trict far exceeded the state aver-age for their respective 4-year co-hort graduation rates, which werereleased to the public today (Jan.29). Heppner Jr.-Sr. High School ledthe pack with a 96.3% 4-year co-hort graduation rate – nearly 25%higher than the state average.

Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School(Boardman) had an 83.1% 4-yearcohort graduation rate, whileIrrigon Jr.-Sr. High School’s was79.03%. The District’s average was83.23%, while the state average is71.98%. The 4-year cohort gradu-ation rate includes all studentswho entered high school for thefirst time in 2010-2011, and earnedtheir regular or modified highschool diplomas by the end ofAugust 2014 – essentially the rateof the students who earned their

diplomas within four years of highschool.

“Our parents and students helpcomplete the whole picture of re-ally completing a student’s highschool education, and the commit-ment from our students and fami-lies in Morrow County is demon-strated by these high graduationrates,” said Morrow CountySchool District SuperintendentDirk Dirksen. “In addition, recog-nition of the graduation rates goesto the administration and the teach-ers’ efforts and work to give stu-dents all of the opportunities tomeet the essential skills throughmultiple means.”

The three high schools also farexceeded the state average for eco-nomically disadvantaged stu-dents. While the state average sitsat 64.24%, the District average is81.3%, Heppner is 90%, Riverside

was 82.81% and Irrigon was77.55%.

Riverside and Irrigon highschools both have a high percent-age of Hispanic/Latino students,and the 4-year cohort graduationrates for those students also ex-ceeded the state average of 64.95%,with 87.27% and 73.08%, respec-tively. Riverside also showed astrong rate for students with dis-abilities, which had a state aver-age of 51.11%. Riverside far ex-ceeded that with a 75% rate.

“While we’re extremely pleasedwith these graduation rates, weknow we still have work to do,”Dirksen said. “We ultimately want100% of our students to graduate.”For more information on highschool graduation rates, pleasevisit the Oregon Department ofEducation’s website,www.ode.state.or.us.

Kelly and Natalie Sanders, localMorrow County residents weresworn in by Judge Terry Tallmanas Court Appointed Special Advo-cate (CASA) on 2/17/15. The mis-sion of CASA is for trained volun-teers to advocate for safe, perma-nent loving homes, for all childrenin foster care. At this time MorrowCounty has three CASA Volun-teers in Morrow County advocat-ing for children in foster care. Ifyou would like to hear more aboutCASA or become a CASA in Mor-row County please contact JesusRome at (541) 564-6878 or e-mail himat [email protected]. Once again,welcome and congratulations toKelly and Natalie Sanders.

JudgeTallmanswears in TheSanders forCASA

Natalie and Kelly Sanders of Morrow County were sworn in asCourt Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) on February 17th byJudge Terry Tallman.

Cold weather can be tough for many local families. Ifyou have extra winter coats please donate them.We’ll be sure they go to families in need.

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OTLD Boardman LibraryMonday 10am – 8pmTuesday ClosedWednesday 10am-8pmThursday Noon – 5pmFriday Noon – 5pmSaturday 10am – 2pmSunday Closed

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Irrigon Branch:Tuesday 10:30 am - 1:00 pmClosed for Lunch1:30pm -4:00pmThursday 10:30 am - 1:00 pmClosed for Lunch1:30pm -4:00pm

Fiction:Motive – Jonathan KellermanThe Job – Janet EvanovichA Spool of Blue Thread – Anne TylerPrivate Vegas – James PattersonThe Girl on the Train – Paula HawkinsBoy, Snow, Bird – Helen OyeyemiThe Sacrafice – Joyce Carol OatesDouble Fudge Brownie Murder – Joanne FlukeHalf the World – Joe AbercrombieFind Me – Laura Van Den BergUnbecoming – Rebecca SchermCrash & Burn – Lisa GardnerOne Step Too Far – Tina SeskisThe Magician’s Lie – Greer MacallisterMondays Lie – Jamie MasonThe Mime Order – Samantha ShannonCane and Abe – James GrippandoTwelve Days – Alex BerensonThe Siege Winter – Samantha NormanTrigger Warning – Neil GaimanThe Nightingale – Kristin HannahThe Color of Justice – Ace CollinsPlague Land – S.D. SykesSure Signs of Crazy – Karen HarringtonNon-Fiction:The Reaper – Nicholas IrvingYell Less, Love More – Sheila McCraithBroken Cup – Margaret GibsonYes Please – Amy PoehlerBeing Mortal – Atul GawandePersiana – Sabrina Ghayour

Storyhours at OTLD Boardman library are on Mondays at 10:30am.

REVISITING HIGHER GROUNDThe story of the Boardman Community relocation in the 1960’s.Relocation was necessary due to construction of the John Day Dam, 60 miles west ofBoardman. Small Columbia River Communities along the Oregon and Washington shores weredemolished and relocated to provide electric power generation and flood control for the Portlandarea.

Experience the Boardman Story!April 4, 2015 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

STAGE Center Theater,101 Olson Road, Boardman,

Arrive early to tour the SAGE Center FREE** Historical Tidbit: “The Pruterberry Story” shared by Sharon Barrrick** “Higher Ground” DVD—Winner of the 2007 Oregon Heritage Commission Award ofExcellence. Information: [email protected]


An audition will be held for theMissoula Children’s Theatre(MCT) original adaptation of THEPRINCESS AND THE PEA MON-DAY, MARCH 23,2015 @ 10:00 AMat AC Houghton ElementarySchool Cafeteria. Those audition-ing should arrive at 9:45 and planto stay for the full two hours. Someof the cast members will be askedto stay for a rehearsal immediatelyfollowing the audition. Pleasebring a snack.

Among the roles to be cast arethe Princess, the Pea, King andQueen Size of Riverdom, StormKing and Snow Queen ofGlacierdom, the Prince, the mis-chievous Jack Frost, the citizensof Riverdom and Glacierdom, theDust Bunnies, some wannabe Prin-cesses not to mention some med-dling leprechauns. All Irrigon andBoardman students, ages Kinder-garten through 12th grade, are en-

Princess and the Peaauditions March 23

couraged to audition. No advancepreparation is necessary. AssistantDirectors will also be cast to aid inrehearsals throughout the weekand to take on essential backstageresponsibilities.

The Missoula Children’s The-atre touring productions are com-plete with costumes, scenery,props and makeup. MCT Tour Ac-tor/Directors will conduct rehears-als throughout the week.

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEAwill be presented on SaturdayMarch 28, 2015 @ 4:00 and 6:00PM.at AC Houghton ElementarySchool. The Missoula Children’sTheatre residency in Irrigon is pre-sented locally by North MorrowCommunity Foundation with sup-port from local sponsors.

For more information, call An-gela 541-314-0166 or [email protected]

Saturday April 25th, “EasternOregon WALK MS” inHeppner, 10 a.m.HEPPNER IS READY FOR THESEVENTEENTH YEAR of spon-soring the EASTERN OREGON MSWALK! All towns in Eastern Or-egon are invited to join us andWalk. Roll. Volunteer. Be aware! Join the movement and sign uptoday! Pre-registration is appreci-ated-walk-ons welcome. Pre-regis-ter on the web atwww.walkMSoregon.com, or byphone at 1.503.445.8342. Or, regis-ter the day of the event.

If you are unable to attend theday of the scheduled walk, you canstill help the cause by registeringas a VIRTUAL WALKER by walk-ing on your lunch break, walkingto and from work, or walking with agroup of walkers on another day,to raise funds that way.

There is no registration fee forthe MS Walk. Donations of anyamount are welcome, as thosefunds will help support the con-

tinuing fight against MS. Partici-pants raising $100 per person, ormore, can earn prizes for outstand-ing fundraising, starting with a T-shirt prize at the $100 level, whilesupplies last. The registration/check-in be-gins at 9:00 a.m. at All Saint’s Epis-copal Church, 460 N Gale Street,Heppner, Oregon. The walk willstart at 10:00 a.m. with brunch anddoor prizes to follow after the walk. The well-marked 5K route is wheel-chair accessible. This year we willhave a 5K RUN also!! A marked10K walk is also available. Therewill be 5K and 10K route maps avail-able the day of the walk.

MS Walk posters, with registra-tion information, will be located inlocal businesses. If you have anyquestions, you can also contactHeppner MS Walk Co-Chairs,Merilee McDowell, 541.571.5853 orBarb Orwick, 541-256-0455

Latino Business Network The Hermiston Chambers Vision is to promote, educate and support Latino Businesses in the GreaterHermiston area through networking, advocacy and business community partnership. The Latino Business Network meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 9am at the EmploymentDepartment/Work Source Oregon located at 950 SE Columbia Dr.,Ste. B., Hermiston. Speakers are BMCC President Cam Preus and Art Hill with the BMCC Small Business Development.Join us for networking donuts and coffee at the Latino Business Network Hermiston. For more information about the Latino Business Network call Debbie Pedro at 541-567-6151


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CORVALLIS, Ore. – A milder-than-usual winter has vegetable garden-ers itching to get their hands in thesoil. But that’s not a great idea.

One of the biggest mistakespeople make is to plant too early,”said Weston Miller, a horticultur-ist with Oregon State University’sExtension Service. “They get ex-cited when it’s sunny for a fewdays, put plants in the ground andthink they will grow. But the seedseither rot from damping off fungusor germinate very slowly. At thevery least, they’ll be stressed forthe rest of the season and nevercatch up.”

Wait at least until the end ofFebruary or first part of March inthe North Willamette Valley, he ad-vised, and then only plant cool-season vegetables like peas, aru-gula, mustard, radish and turnip.

In April, he said, expand the pal-ette to include carrots, beets, scal-lions, chives, parsley and cuttinggreens that are easy to grow fromseed; or plant already-started trans-plants of kale, head lettuce, chard,leeks and onions.

An inexpensive soil thermom-eter helps keep planting time in per-spective.

“Soil temperatures right now arein the ‘40s,” Miller said. “That’s toocold. Fifty degrees is a good bench-mark for cool-season crops. Andthe soil should be 60 degrees or

more for warm-weather plants liketomatoes, peppers and basil. Infact, for tomatoes it should ideallybe 65 to 70.”

If you can’t resist the urge toplant, Miller recommended usingsome sort of protection from thechill like floating row cover, indi-vidual glass or plastic cloches oreven milk jugs or soda bottles withthe top cut out and turned upsidedown over plants. For directionson building a large, greenhouse-type cloche with PVC pipe andplastic, check out the OSU Exten-sion guide on How to Build YourOwn Raised Bed Cloche.

Whether the warm winter willmean soil warms earlier this year isa matter of conjecture, Miller said.There still could be a cold snap inthe next month.

“Gardening depends on theweather, which is unpredictable,”he said. “But it pays to wait.”

You’ll find more informationabout vegetable gardening, includ-ing schedules for planting, in thecomprehensive Extension publica-tion called Growing Your Own.Weston Miller’s top 5 tips for asuccessful vegetable garden· Prepare the soilFor existing garden beds add 5 to10 pounds per 100 square feet oflime to beds in fall. Before plant-ing, add a moderate amount of com-post (¼- to 1-inch) and a balancedfertilizer (all three numbers on thebag are the same) according topackage directions. Incorporatethe materials into the top 8 to 12inches with a digging fork orspade. Rake bed before plantingseeds or transplants.

For new garden beds: Remove

sod or weeds to expose soil. Liber-ally add 4 to 6 inches of compost,agricultural lime and a balanced fer-tilizer and incorporate into the top8 to 12 inches with a digging forkor spade. Prepare seed or trans-plant bed with rake.· In addition to adding completefertilizer to the soil, use a solublefertilizer like fish emulsion for trans-plants, especially early in the sea-son or if the plants are not thriv-ing.· Use transplants when possible.Crops that do best when seededdirectly into the garden includecarrots, parsnips, beets, radish,turnips, mustard and arugula.Most other crops can and shouldbe transplanted to make the gar-dening process easier, particularlyfor weed control. Grow your owntransplants or look for high-qual-ity starts (not root bound, stunted,off-color) at the garden center forbest results.· Control weeds early in thegrowth cycle of your veggies. Planto weed your veggie beds at leastonce per week for the first fourweeks of the plants’ growth to getthe edge on this ongoing challengein the garden.· Monitor and control slugs andother insect pests, often. Keep aneye out for slugs. Find them underdebris and in the folds of plantsand dispatch them by droppinginto soapy water or cutting themin half with scissors. Look foraphids, imported cabbage butter-fly larvae, and other pesky critterson the underside of the leaves.Squash them!Author: Kym PokornySource: Weston Miller

OSU expert recommends waiting to plant vegetable garden

If you just can’t wait to plant your garden, you should useprotection like plastic bottles for cloches. Photo by Tom Gentle.


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Why BMCC? That’s the ques-tion Blue Mountain CommunityCollege asks students in MorrowCounty who participated in aposter contest to show why stu-dents choose to attend BMCC af-ter high school graduation. Onecontest entry was selected fromthree participating Morrow Countyhigh schools, with the winner tak-ing home $250. The posters will beused for marketing purposes forBMCC. The scholarships werefunded by the BMCC FoundationBoard’s discretionary fund.

Each poster entry was requiredto contain creative original artworkand text designed to answer thequestion of why students shouldconsider attending BMCC upongraduation. The contest was thebrainchild of Morrow County resi-dents and longtime BMCC sup-

Why BMCC? Postercontest spurs creativityin Mo. County students

porters Chris Brown and LouisCarlson. Their hope was that thecontest would inspire a thought-ful process for students to con-sider BMCC as an option after highschool, as well as to enable astudent’s parents to better under-stand the opportunities for tuitioncost savings, workforce trainingopportunities and a jump-start ona four-year degree at a local com-munity college.

Contest winners include:* Demi Schmidt, Olivia Schmidt,

Katlyn Harper and MarissaMcKague – Heppner High School

*Brittany Zuercher – IrrigonHigh School

*Dixie Gonzalez – RiversideHigh School

Thank you to all of the contestentrants!

The poster below is the contest winner designed by RHS studentDixie Gonzalez. The poster at right is the winning entrydesigned by Irrigon High School student Brittany Zuercher.


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“Bruno Salas, a member of theIrrigon Knights Key Club, a localchapter of the youth branch ofKiwanis International Service Clubwas elected to the LieutenantGovernor’s position of district 80 ofKey Club International. Bruno is asophomore at Irrigon Junior SeniorHigh and an active student insports and student government.”

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REVISITING HIGHER GROUND”HIGHER GROUND” is the storyof relocating the Boardman

Community in the 1960’s. Relocationwas necessary due to construction ofthe John Day Dam, 60 miles west ofBoardman. Small Columbia River Com-munities along Oregon and Washing-ton shores were demolished and relo-cated to provide electric power genera-tion and flood control for the Portlandarea. The movement of four towns:Arlington., Boardman, and Umatilla,Oregon, and Roosevelt, Washington, l40 miles of railroad, 87 miles of roads,and many people with firmly estab-lished daily lives required patience, un-derstanding, discussions aplenty, ne-gotiations, and in some cases legal pro-ceedings. Experience the BoardmanStory at a FREE program, April 4, 2015at the STAGE Center Theater, 101 OlsonRoad, Boardman, OR 97818. The moviestarts at 2:30 pm, Come early and tourThe SAGE Center FREE. “HigherGround” Winner of the 2007 OregonHeritage Commission Award ofExcellence.Presented by: North MorrowCommunity Foundation. Information:[email protected]

Meeting Notice: The MorrowCounty Historical Society willmeet on March 8, 2015 From

2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. in the basementOf the Baptist Church, 335 NE 10th Streetin Irrigon. If you need a ride please call541 676-8017

We will be discussing several issues,to include proposed articles for thisyear’s edition of the Morrow CountyChronicles.

Join us at the second annual FarmWorker and Ag Employer Expo onMarch 11th from 6-8pm at the

Hermiston Conference Center locatedat 415 S Hwy 395, Hermiston, Oregon.

Special Speaker line up will include: Fernando Gutierrez, the State MonitorAdvocate for the Oregon EmploymentDepartment; Liz Marvin, Project Col-lege Bound Coordinator with theHermiston School District will provideinformation on FASFA, MannyMedrano with Oregon Human Devel-opment Corp. and Elvira Salamancawith CAPECO will share opportunitiesavailable in training and educationthrough those organizations as well ashear about other training and employ-ment programs that will help build ourworkforce and address services that willhelp grow healthy families; and we’llhear from a Legal Aids Farm WorkerAttorney. Learn how the Latino Busi-ness Network helps local businessesand how you can become involved withthe group. Fiesta Foods will be serv-ing dinner at the beginning of thenight’s event.

If you are interested in becoming avendor at the Expo or would like moreinformation, you may download theform at www.hermistonchamber.com orcall the Hermiston Chamber of Com-merce at 541-567-6151 or in Spanishcontact Eddy De La Cruz 541-701-4696.

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MISCELLANEOUS SENIOR SERVICESCHERYL TALLMAN’S FOOT CLINIC isheld on the 1st Monday of every month,unless a holiday, then it moves to the nextMonday, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the SeniorCenter, 100 Tatone St., next to City Hall. Noappointment necessary. Sponsored byMorrow Co. Health District Home Health.$20 charge.

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Thurs. March 12MeatloafScalloped PotatoesGreen BeansColeslawBiscuitsLemon Bars Thurs. March 19 Birthday DinnerHam & Sweet PotatoesApplesaucePeasOrange FluffFrench BreadCake & Ice CreamThurs. March 26Porki Fried RiceHarvard BeetsTossed SaladBiscuitsCherry Banana Pudding

Tuesday March 10Tuna Noodle CasseroleBroccoli PuffTossed SaladRollsFruit CobblerTuesday March 17Pork LoinPotatoes & CarrotsWatergate SaladCorn BreadPeach half & CookiesTuesday March 24Chili BurgersMacaroni SaladRollsPineapple Upside DownTuesday March 31Sauerkraut & KielbasaRoasted PotatoesCarrotsZucchini SlawRollsPoke Cake

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MID COLUMBIA BUS COMPANY NowHiring/Location Manager, Mid ColumbiaBus Company is seeking a LocationManager for Morrow County, (Oregon)to oversee our daily transportationoperation. Duties include dispatching dailyroutes and trips for school busoperations, maintaining routing andstudent information system,communicating daily changes, managingspecial needs routes, studentinformation books. Must be able to obtaina Class B CDL with proper endorsements.Extensive training programs providedincluding obtaining the CDL. Salary DOQ,401K retirement/sick leave. EOE. Requestapplication at 541-567-0551.

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NOTICE OF BOARDMAN CITY COUNCILWORKSHOP SESSION IN ACCORDANCEWITH OREGON REVISED STATUTES192.610 TO 192.690THE BOARDMAN CITY COUNCIL WILLASSEMBLE AT BOARDMAN CITY HALL– COUNCIL CHAMBERS SATURDAY,MARCH 7TH AT 8AMThe Boardman Mayor, City Councilors andDepartment Heads will assemble for aPlanning Session.There are no planned deliberations and nodecisions will be made regarding anyspecific subject.General discussions regarding CityCouncil goals and direction will occur.This is a workshop session and theremay not be opportunity for publiccomment. (S) Joanna Dahm, City ClerkPOSTED – February 27, 2015

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The Port of Morrow Seeks to FillCommission Vacancy. Applicants mustapply by no later than March 10, 2015 The Port of Morrow Commissionencourages all eligible local residentsinterested in representing the PortCommission to send a letter of interestand resume to the General Manager, GaryNeal. Applicants must reside and be a legallyregistered voter in Morrow County andmeet other legal requirements. Uponreceipt of the letter of interest andresume, the Port Commission will reviewthem and make a determination by themajority of votes. The cover letter and resume must bereceived at the Port Office no later than5:00 p.m. on March 10, 2015, at 2 MarineDrive, P.O. Box 200, Boardman, OR97818. The Board of Commissioners setspolicy for the Port. Commissioners mustattend Board of Commission meetings ona regular basis. Regular meetings of thePort Commission are held on the 2nd

Wednesday of each month beginning at1:30 p.m., Special Meetings may be heldwith proper notice as needed. An appointment to fill a Commissionvacancy will be made by the Port ofMorrow Board of commissionersconsistent with adopted guidelines and inaccordance with ORS 198.320.

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Excerpts from “Faces in the RearView Mirror: Notes of BoardmanHistorical and Genealogical Value”Extracted from Newspapers of1922, Morrow Co. Oregon

Reprinted with permission ofheirs of Audrey Ellen Wilson, whopublished this collection of 1922articles in her 1993 book, Faces inthe Rear View Mirror.- Portraitsof Courage, Strength & Endur-ance. Enjoy!

Faces in the Rear View MirrorNotes of Historical and Genealogi-cal Value. Extracted from Newspa-pers of 1922, Morrow Co. Oregon

Articles used with permissionof heirs of Audrey Ellen Wilson,who published this collection in1922February 3, 1922Boardman was represented by C.H.Dillabaugh at the Convention ofBee Men in Pendleton. J. Skoubo,Hermiston bee man, brother ofBoardman’s Skoubo brothers, andone of the most successful honeyraisers of Umatilla County was cho-sen vice president and is also torepresent the Oregon State BeeKeeper’s Association at the Ameri-can Honey Producers Leaguemeeting to be held in Salt Lake Citythis week.Mr. E.P. Dodd, founder of the cityof Boardman on the West Exten-

sion of the Umatilla project inMorrow County and owning farm-ing irrigated land in UmatillaCounty has thrown his hat in thering for joint State representativefrom Umatilla and Morrow Coun-ties. Mr. Dodd was a member of the1919 regular session and the 1920special session, and because ofthis experience he can fill the job.Boardman Products at the OregonIndustries Banquet. M.B. Signshas received a fine letter of appre-ciation for the Boardman Commer-cial Club’s splendid cooperation infurnishing home products for Or-egon Industries Week in PortlandJan 23 thru 25th. On the menu cardof the diner on Wednesday night:Boardman honey sauce was servedwith The Dalles Apple Fritters andBoardman Swiss Cheese.It’s the Rabbits of the Crops. Fiftypeople turned out for Ray Brown’sRabbit Drive two weeks ago. An-other drive on Wednesday at MikeMarshall’s place, going south tothe Dillabaugh ranch where the penwas built, got about 1100 rabbits.Another rabbit drive scheduled forSaturday, will cover the same area.

Thermometers on the East Endstood at six. Harry Murchie buffsthe weather out by building a newservice station.

Sick List: Mr. Hereim had an at-

tack of hiccoughing from noon Sat-urday until Monday evening. Mrs.Klages is recovering from her op-eration. The small son of Mr. Mowfell out of the high chair and brokehis arm. Both Helen and AlbertBoardman are ill.

Ray Brown helped WalterCahoon move his garage one daylast week. It makes a barn for thefour big Holstein cows he boughtfrom Mr. Mow. One more EastEnder on his way up.

The Cheese Factory rented halfof the Leo Root building to storeripening cheese. They droppedtwo cents per hundred pounds onthe price of milk the first of Febru-ary, now paying $1.80 per hundredpounds.

The return ball game with Ar-lington was a low blow. 24-3.February 10, 1922Wallula to Umatilla in sevenhours! Walt Waddell and T.P. Millsstarted from Wallula in a Ford bugand actually made the trip in sevenhours. For the first ten miles, theroad was easily negotiated. FromJuniper to ¼ mile from Sand Springsthey took to the ice and then theroad.Cloud Burst Buries BoardmanSchool Bus. Travelers fromBoardman to Heppner became

caught in a Juniper Canyon CloudBurst. Stalled in the mud, theywalked ten miles to King’s callingBoardman for help. NateMacomber, his wife and SybilGrace arrived in the school bus andpulled them out, when a secondcloud burst buried the school busand their car in four feet of water.Mr. Macomber walked back toKing’s and phoned Morgan, whotook the Ford and brought them allback to Boardman at 3:00 am. Mrs.King provided hot drinks and sand-wiches. The two vehicles are bur-ied in mud, but the Boardman com-munity will come together to getthem out.Adolph Skoubo says sand vetchproves to be good soil builder forthe rancher. “It is nitrate-gather-ing, the same as clover. It does notbecome a pest in the orchard asalfalfa and clover does, as it is eas-ily kept back.”Messers. Imus and Poe of WellsSprings were in Boardman Mon-day, circulating a petition for theopening of a road out of WellsSprings to enable the farmers ofthat section to have an easier gradeand shorter route to the railroad.We understand that, with the ex-ception of three, all of our commu-nity signed.

What was life like along the Columbia River 93 years ago?Take a few minutes to check out Boardman activities in 1922

A delicious clam supper wasserved at midnight at the surpriseparty given for the Snively family.The guests continued dancinguntil early morning. MissKatherine Marshall and DilbertJohnson won the prize for the besttwo-step; Miss Essie Snively andWalter Johnson won the award forthe best waltz.February 21, 1922Scarlet Fever. The Messenger fam-ily is under quarantine. Parents,fearful of scarlet fever, are takingtheir children out of school. Manychildren are already ill with thegrippe or the fly.BOARDMAN’S WEST END HASA TELEPHONE LINE.Elmer Westervelt has nearly fin-ished bailing hay on the East Endand is now bailing at Ray Brown’s.From there the balers will move toAdolph Skoubo’s. John Partlow isbailing at Mr. Garrett’s on theGibson ranch. Frank Cramer istaking care of the baled hay at Mr.Garrett’s place for his daughter,Mrs. Gibson.Sam Boardman is again on thesick list. Louise and Mrs. Klagesare still at the Umatilla Hospital,but are sitting up now. VaughnKeys is recovering from his opera-tion. Howard Packard is improv-ing.

Morrow County School Districtand Irrigon Elementary School areproud to announce that they aresending two teams to the OregonBattle of the Books regional com-petition at Blue Mountain Commu-nity College in Pendleton, Oregonon Saturday, March 7, 2015.

After winning school-levelcompetitions in their respectivegrade spans, both teams will com-pete in the March 7th tournament.This is the first time in Irrigon El-ementary history that teams haveattended the regional event. Theentire staff at Irrigon Elementary isextremely proud of the Battle of theBooks competitors, and wishesthese two teams the best of luck at

Irrigon students move up in Battle of the Books competition

the upcoming tournament.Go Scorpions!

Pictured are 3rd – 5thgrade champions, TheTitans (from left to right)– Kaleb Nielson, IsaiasGomez, Cyrus Piel,Anthony Standley, andthe 6th – 8th gradechampions, Brody & the3 E’s (from left to right)Brody Sowards, EmmaMueller, EmilySorensen, Ella Hagel.

North Morrow Times March 2015

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