North Morrow Volume XVII Number 8
March 5, 2010
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Valesco celebrates 10th year at Main Street Shell
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At the Boardman Chamber of Commerce annual banquet February 5th, the above volunteers were honored: (L-R) Pioneers of the Year Barbara & Stan Henkle; Citizens of the Year Sam & Jane Esterbloom; Educator of the Year Dirk Dirksen; Business Person of the Year Kate Close. See story and additional photographs on pages 8 and 9 of this newspaper. Photo Contributed
Chamber to hold membership lunch Dora Valesco is celebrating her 10th year of employment. Riverside High School graduate Dora Valesco will celebrate her tenth year of employment with Hattenhauer Distributing Company on March 11th. “The Hattenhauers are a family run company; they’ve treated me really good,” exclaimed Valesco of her employers. Dora started working part-time at the Main Street Shell while also working for Don Russell’s BP service station. When Russells sold their BP station, Dora went to full time at the Shell. She has been the Manager of the station for the past eight years. She moved from Mexico in 1993, Dora attended Riverside and graduated in 1997. She’s married to Juan Reyna, the mechanical supervisor at RDO Farms and together they have two children, Jasmine age 14 and Juanito age 6.
Dora is excited for everyone to stop by the Main Street Shell to see their remodeling. They painted, reset all their shelves and spruced things up. The Shell offers full gasoline service, a deli and mini-mart. Dora’s supervisor Don Ramsay told Dora to plan an anniversary celebration and customer appreciation party, which she has done. On March 11th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, they will offer free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips and soda. Gasoline will be discounted during those hours. Many prizes will be given out, including gas cards and $1,000 worth of prizes. Radio Station La Vaquera 101.7 FM will be broadcasting live at the station. The Pepsi Distributor will be there and will be giving away a free scooter. Everyone is welcome, so stop by 100 Main Street, Boardman.
At the monthly Chamber membership lunch Judge Terry Tallman will discuss the Wind Farms being built in Morrow County. What is here? What is proposed? What is the economic benefit for Boardman and Morrow County? Carla McLane, County Planner
will discuss the status of the transmission and power lines being proposed for Morrow County. Are they coming? If so, when and where will they be located? What will they do for the economy of Boardman? Come to the chamber lunch and
find out the answers to these questions on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at the Port of Morrow. The lunch will be catered by Boardman Select Market and the cost is $10.00 per person, RSVP is required by Monday, March 15. Call the chamber at 541-481-3014.
ODOT to close Boardman I-84 bridge As reported by The East Oregonian BOARDMAN - The Oregon Department of Transportation is gearing up to close the Interstate 84/ Main Street bridge in Boardman this summer for repairs. The project will result in a fourweek closure during June, July or August. ODOT hasn't settled on specific closure dates, but said the bridge will be open during the July 4 holiday. Pedestrians will have access over the structure and the freeway ramps will remain open.
"The work is needed to repair cracks and other damage to the bridge deck before it gets to the point where more extensive repairs are needed," said project leader Tim Rynearson. "If we wait too long, it could lead to more extensive impacts and longer, more costly delays." The project includes grinding out damaged sections of the bridge deck and resurfacing the entire deck with new microsilica concrete. The bridge closure is
needed to ensure proper preparation and curing of the concrete surface and to expedite the completion of the repair work. Boardman City Clerk Lila Killingbeck said the nearest detour will be the Port of Morrow freeway exit, about one and a half miles east. "We will be working closely with (ODOT) in the next couple of weeks to get everyone informed that needs to be," she said. For more information, call Rynearson at 541-963-1364.