North Morrow Volume XXII Number 9
April 3, 2015
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Emily Waite welcomed as Boardman Chamber Director Emily Waite was born and raised in Carlsbad, NM, graduated from Clovis High School in NM, but is now proud to call Oregon home. Most recently, Emily was Region Manager for the Texas Association of Business (The Texas State Chamber of Commerce). She became Vice President - Chamber Services at the Wichita Falls, TX Chamber of Commerce in October 2001, and was Senior Vice President from 2010 to 2014. She started her Chamber career with the Lawton, OK Chamber in May, 1991 as Membership Services Director. Prior to her Chamber career, she was in the education field for more
than 10 years. She worked for 7 different universities in both administrative and teaching positions. She worked with American College, Big Bend Community College, Boston University, Central Texas College, City Colleges of Chicago, Georgia Military College, and the University of Maryland in positions ranging from Field Representative to Executive Director, from Administrative Assistant to Lecturer and Teacher. She taught subjects as varied as communication skills and English to math and social science. The reason she worked so many places was not because she couldn’t keep a job! Her hus-
band, Ted, was in the U.S. Army for 20 years and she went where he went, including 6 years living in Europe. She has an Associate degree from Georgia Military College, a business Bachelor’s degree from Paine College, and worked on a second degree in Counseling Psychology. She is a graduate of the OCCE (OK Chamber of Commerce Executives) Executive Leadership Class, a 1997 Institute for Organization Management (IOM) graduate, and a 2006 graduate of Community Development Institute. Emily feels that one of her biggest accomplishments is staying
married to the same guy for more than 40 years. She is also most proud of her children!—Michael is an Air Force Academy graduate and pilot. He is presently in Afghanistan, but his family lives in Boise. Tamara, a Baylor University graduate, most recently worked for Whole Foods Corporation in Oakland, CA, but recently married and moved to Peoria, IL . One activity she and her husband, Ted, have discovered is Cruising. They’ve taken more than a dozen cruises, including Alaska, Hawaii, and one that left them stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ike!
Emily Waite, CCM, IOM, CCA recently took over the reins as Executive Director at Boardman Chamber.
BRFD purchases new Pierce 100’ platform ladder truck Boardman Rural Fire Protection District has received a new ladder truck. Pierce Manufacturing in Appleton, Wisconsin built the 100 foot platform, Detroit Diesel 500 horse powered aerial truck. Funding for the apparatus was negotiated through the Columbia River Enterprise Zone. The design and drawings were compiled by district staff with Dennis Waters of Hughes Fire, Burbank, Washington. Chief Marc Rogelstad, Assistant Chief Bill Ellis and Fire Marshall Marty Broadbent made trips to the Pierce plant at different points in the process. During the second week of February, the final inspections were completed at Pierce and the sixstate trip started to Boardman by Chief Rogelstad, Assistant Chief Ellis, Lt. Adam Cole and Lt. Casey Zellars. The new 824 aerial tower truck arrived home the evening of Saturday, February 14, 2015. The three day trek highlights from Appleton, WI to Boardman, OR are on the Boardman Rural Fire Pro-
Pictured L-R: Fire Chief Marc Rogelstad, Richard Hernandez, Firefighter; and Fire Marshel Marty Broadbent stand in front of the new 100 ‘ platform ladder truck delivered by several members of the staff on February, 12, 2015. The new ladder truck will be put into service in April after training of all firefighters. tection District Facebook page. The 1974 Pierce 85 foot ladder truck in the Boardman fleet for 16 years was traded to Hughes Fire as it no longer met certification standards. Upon completion of
training for all firefighters in early April, the 2015 Pierce 100’ platform Truck 824 will be put into service. The new fire truck is needed for the taller structures in the Boardman area, the new housing
and additional industries. It is designed to work with minimal personnel. The addition of this truck will help with insurance ratings for area business and residences. There are 8 paid and 25 active
volunteers in the District. There are four stations: Boardman, Three-Mile Farms, PGE and Station 7 at Buttercreek junction. The new truck will be available to assist all stations.
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Community Calendar April 2015 4 Breakfast at the Boardman Senior Center 7:30 -10:30 am Egg hunt at the Boardman Marina Park begins at 10:00 am 5 EASTER SUNDAY 6 Storyhour (Mondays) Oregon Trail Library, Boardman @10:30 am Irrigon Senior Meal (each Monday) Stokes Landing in Irrigon - Noon Greenfield Grange Meeting (2nd Monday) 6:30 pm, Boardman Grange Public Health Clinic (each Monday &Tuesday ) 8:30 - 4:30 pm closed 12:30 - 1:00 pm Boardman - County Building 7 Boardman Senior Meal (each Tuesday & Thursday) Noon Senior Center Boardman, located by the City Hall Boardman City Council Meeting - 7pm - City Hall Greenfield 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. 9 Domestic Violence/Womens Support Group (each Thursday) 4:006:30 pm at SCF Office in Boardman Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors meets the (2nd Thursday each month) at 7:00 pm at 300 SW Wilson Lane 15 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 16 Boardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st Thursday of each month at River Lodge & Grill @ 6:30 am) (3rd Thursday Noon at Boardman City Hall) 21 Tillicum Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm 28 City Council Meeting – 7pm – City Hall 28 Boardman Park & Recreation District Meeting @ Park Office - 7 pm
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Olson Road, Boardman, OR 97818. At 2:00 PM, Sharon Barrick, will open the event with The Pruterberry Story. The Higher Ground documentary starts at 2:30 pm. Come early and tour The SAGE Center FREE. “Higher Ground” Winner of the 2007 Oregon Heritage Commission Award of Excellence. Presented by: North Morrow Community Foundation. For more information email Carol Michael at cnrmichael@gmail.com.
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The relocation of four towns: Arlington., Boardman, and Umatilla, Oregon, and Roosevelt, Washington, l40 miles of railroad, 87 miles of roads, and many people with firmly established daily lives required patience, understanding, discussions aplenty, negotiations, and in some cases legal proceedings. Experience the Boardman Story at a FREE program, April 4, 2015 at the SAGE Center Theater, 101
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Local student samed Oregon National Geographic State Bee semifinalist by National Geographic Society
Jose Ruiz-Nino, sixth grade student at Windy River Elementary, has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2015 Oregon National Geographic State Bee, sponsored by Google and Plum Creek. The contest will be held at the Western University in Monmouth, Oregon on Friday, March 27, 2015. This is the second level of the National Geographic Bee competition, which is now in its 27th year. School Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students throughout the state to determine each school champion. School champions then took a qualifying test, which they submitted to the National Geographic Society. The National Geographic Society has invited up to 100 of the topscoring students in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependents
chools and U.S. territories to compete in the state Bees. Each state champion will receive $100, the “National Geographic Atlas of the World, 10th Edition,” a medal, and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent their state in the National Geographic Bee Championship to be held at National Geographic Society headquarters, May 11-13, 2015. The national champion will receive a $50,000 college scholarship and lifetime membership in the Society. The national champion will also travel (along with one parent or guardian), all expenses paid, to the Galápagos Islands, where he/she will experience geography firsthand through up-close encounters with the islands’ unique wildlife and landscapes. Travel for the trip is provided by Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic. Visit www.nationalgeographic.com/ geobee for more information on the National Geographic Bee. National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo WILD will air the 2015 National Geographic Bee Championship final round, moderated by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien, on Friday, May 15, at 8 p.m. ET. The final round will be aired later on public television stations. Check local television listings for air date and time in your area. How would you fare as a Bee contestant? At the school Bees this year, students had to answer such questions as:
Six time Super Bowl champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, play football near the source of the Ohio River in which state—Alabama or Pennsylvania? Pennsylvania Balboa Park, with more than ten museums, performing arts centers, and gardens, is located in which southern California city? San Diego Taylor Swift performed songs from her album Red last summer in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of which Asian country that borders the South China Sea? Malaysia Disney’s blockbuster movie Frozen is set in the fictional land of Arendelle, which was largely inspired by the country of Norway. Norway is located on which European peninsula? Scandinavian Peninsula ABOUT THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY With a mission to inspire, illuminate and teach, the National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. The member-supported Society, which believes in the power of science, exploration and storytelling to change the world, reaches over 600 million people each month through its media platforms, products and events. National Geographic has funded more than 11,000 research, conservation and exploration projects, and its education programs promote geographic literacy. For more information, visit www.nationalgeographic.com.
Boardman to sponsor Spring Clean Up The City of Boardman will sponsor a community-wide clean-up the month of April. The City has garbage vouchers available, with a fifty dollar limit, to residents of the City of Boardman. The vouchers are valid during the month of April at Finley Butte Landfill and the North Morrow Transfer Station. The garbage voucher program encourages citizens to clean up their
residences by disposing of yard debris. City residents may pick up their vouchers at Boardman City Hall at 200 City Center Circle beginning April 1st. For more information on this program, call Boardman City Hall at 481-9252.
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Bank of Eastern Oregon offers scholarships for graduating high school seniors in 2015 “Bank of Eastern Oregon will again offer twenty $500 Agriculture/Business scholarships for graduating high school seniors at Heppner, Ioane, Arlington, Condon, Boardman, Irrigon, Spray, Fossil, Burns, Crane, John Day, Monument, Long Creek, Dayville, Mitchell, Moro, Prairie City, Enterprise, Wallowa, and Joseph,” announced Jeff Bailey, president and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon. This marks the 23rd year the bank is sponsoring the $500 scholarships to students. “Through the years, we have awarded approximately $117,500 in scholarships. We are proud of our graduates and
pleased to continue offering the scholarships to the talented and deserving recipients in our market area,” continued Bailey. Applicants must plan to enroll in college in either agriculture or business. Selection will be based on scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. Applications can be picked up from school counselors or at a branch of Bank of Eastern Oregon. Or, go online and download the application at beobank.com. The deadline to submit applications is May 1, 2015. ABOUT BEO BANCORP
BEO Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon which operates 13 branches and five loan production offices in 12 eastern Oregon and eastern Washington counties. Branches are located in Arlington, Ione, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon, Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil, Moro, & Enterprise, Oregon, and Pasco, Washington. Loan production offices are located in Hermiston, Pendleton, Island City, Ontario, and Lakeview. Bank of Eastern Oregon also operates a mortgage division. The bank’s website is beobank.com.
National Weather Services conducts free Skywarn weather spotter training In Heppner Wants Residents To Keep Eyes On Skies Weather Spotter Network Will Help Track Storms Volunteers are being sought to participate in the latest weather spotter training on April 20 in Heppner. Weather spotters trained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) are key volunteers who
assist the meteorologists by providing up-to-date information about storm activity. The Skywarn Weather Spotter training is free and will be held at Heppner City Hall, located at 140 NW Gale Street, beginning at 6 p.m. The training is being co-sponsored by Morrow County Emer-
gency Management. More information about the training is available by contacting Dennis Hull at 541-969-7136. You can also email Hull at dennis.hull@noaa.gov. Additional information is also available at the National Weather Service website at weather.gov/pendleton.
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Boardman 4-H news The Boardman Community Club would like to thank everyone who donated to the can food drive; it was a huge success. Also they would like to thank Frederickson Farms for letting them borrow a trailer for the can food drive. Several new members have joined this year, the club looks forward to sharing their 4-H experience with them. Dates to remember. August 1st is fair clean up, August 17-22 is the Morrow County Fair.
City offers online bill pay The City of Boardman has partnered with Xpress Bill Pay to process credit and debit cards and offers residents the ability to securely pay their utility bills online. This new service is in response to customer requests for faster and more convenient bill payment options. Residents have the ability to view, track, and pay their city bills through, Xpress Bill Pay’s secure website. Various payment options are available including credit and debit cards and electronic funds transfer. Customers can also setup automatic monthly payments and view up to a full year’s history of their accounts. Visa and MasterCard payments can be made 24 hours a day and are processed through Xpress Bill Pay’s secure payment engine. This ensures that residents and businesses can be confident that their payments are safe, private, and secure. The online bill pay may be accessed from a link on the City of Boardman’s website at www.cityofboardman.com, located on the home page or by going to www.xpressbillpay.com. To enroll, participants are asked to have their utility bill handy. For questions regarding online bill pay service, please call (541) 481-9252 during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
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Boardman Buzzzzzzzz Men’s KP- Bob Graham Men’s Longest Drive-Michael Martinez Women’s KP-Pamela Punches Women’s Longest Drive- Pamela Punches
Pictured Above 1st Place Low Net- Don Russell, Ryan Neal, Gary Neal, Chris Carnine Pictured Left 1st Place Low Gross- Dave Boltz, Roger Schneider, Don Hayworth, Jeff Michael
Pictured Right 2nd Place Low GrossBill Harshfield, Ethan Ellis, Russ Scholl, Aaron Feigum
Pictured Left Shasta the golf course dog was out helping supervise the tournament
Chamber members, Chris Potter and Linda Toms celebrated the long overdue renovation of the Mouse Factory March 13th. The community was invited for refreshments, door prizes and lots of fun. Linda and Chris want to thank everyone for all the support they have shown over the years, and welcomes everyone who did not attend the Open House to stop by and check out their new digs.
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Eastern Oregon Symphony to present annual Spring Fling fundraiser On Friday, the 10th of April the Oregon East Symphony will be presenting its annual Spring Fling fundraiser at Sno Road Winery in Echo. The event includes live music by Ron Martin, a BBQ dinner, complimentary glass of wine, and live auction. Auction items include vacation getaways, works by local artists, and even a seat on stage during a Symphony concert. Funds raised will be put towards maintaining a strong community orchestra and Playing For Keeps, the Symphony’s K-12 classical music education program. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at the Symphony office, Armchair Books, or Brown Paper Tickets. Our final concert of the season will focus on compositions by Spanish composers with one written piece specifically composed with classical guitar as the featured solo instrument. Oregon East Symphony welcomes guest guitarist Isaac Bustos (Nicaragua) as he and the symphony perform Joaquin
Rodrigo’s, “Concierto de Aranjuez.” The symphony will also perform Juan Crisostomo Arriaga’s, “Overture to Los Esclavos Felices,” Emmanuael Chabrier’s, “Habanera,” and Manuel de Falla’s, “El Amor Brujo.” Tickets are $20 General, $15 for Student/Senior, and $45 Family, and can be purchased at the Symphony office, Armchair Books, or BrownPaperTickets.com Concert location: The Vert Auditorium 480 SW Dorion Pendleton, OR 97801 To purchase tickets contact: Oregon East Symphony 541-276-0320 oesprograms@gmail.com... http://www.oregoneastsymph...
Is this is a Pygmy Owl? Barn Owl? Screech Owl?
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BMCC offers classes in Boardman Spring Term is off and running at Blue Mountain Community College. Classes began Monday, March 30 but there are plenty of educational and fun opportunities out there for students. A Forklift Train the Trainer class is set for Tuesday, April 14 at BMCC Boardman, 300 NE Front Street. This class is being instructed by professionals from D2000 Safety and will provide proper training for trainers to take back to their plants or business and pass on to other workers. The class begins at 8 am and runs all day. Cost is $345 per person and there must be at least six confirmed students to hold the class. Call BMCC Boardman at 541-481-2099 for a registration form or sign up online at www.d2000.com. A second in the free OSHA Safety workshops, Accident Investigations, will be held on April 8 from 8 am to noon at the Port of Morrow. A Spanish session is scheduled for 1-5 pm on the same day. Students will learn why accident and incident investigations are important and how to conduct effective accident investigations. To sign up contact Cindy Burright at Boardman Foods (Phone-541945-7009 or email cindyb@boardmanfoods.com) or Anne Morter at BMCC (Phone-541-
481-2099 or email at amorter@bluecc.edu.) A new session of both ESL (English as Second Language) and GED Prep classes kicked off the week of March 30 with orientation. If you missed that, give us a call and we will see if we can’t get you in the class. ESL is being held on Monday and Wednesday nights from 5:30-8:30 pm at Windy River Elementary while GED is held at BMCC Boardman on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-8:30 pm. Zumba is being held three nights a week Spring Term, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 4:15-5:15 pm at Sam Boardman Elementary. Students needs to be registered and paid before attending the class and that may be accomplished at BMCC Boardman during office hours. Office hours at Monday and Wednesday from 1-7:30 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 57:30 pm. Cost of the Zumba class is $70. Joy Bittinger is the instructor. A Circuit Training class is in the works with a brand new instructor, Dori Drago. Call BMCC Boardman at 541-481-2099 for details. (This class is coming together at the last minute so details are not firmed up at press time.
Find out when Blue Mountain Wildlife Birds visit Irrigon & Boardman Schools: AC Houghton Elementary April 20, 9:300 am – 3:00 pm Sam Boardman Elementary April 21,
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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For each tank filled MCGG will donate one dollar to the ‘Fueling the Future’ program. Proceeds go to local schools.
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2015 Westward Ho! Parade Grand Marshall announced PENDLETON, Ore. – Pendleton Cowboy Mounted Band announced as the 2015 Westward Ho! Parade Grand Marshall In 1910 after the first Pendleton Round-Up, R.W. Fletcher came up with the idea of a horse mounted band. Its first public appearance was leading the Westward Ho! Parade in 1911. That band continued until 1938. The current Pendleton Cowboy Mounted Band was formed in 1985 by Judge Richard Courson and local band director Robert (Bob) Herbig to reprise the original Pendleton Round Up Mounted Band of 1911. 1985 was the 75th anniversary of the Pendleton Round-Up and the band was to be a historical reenactment that was to last for one year. The one year commitment has elongated into 30 years. The all-volunteer band has played at rodeos, fairs and parades in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada. The band members come from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. They wear no prescribed uniform but dress “western individual” appropriate for this diverse bunch from three states. Most members play instruments in the band but there are also flag bearers, ground help, and the critical outriders who retrieve wind – driven music sheets or dropped drum sticks or help control a nervous or fast paced horse. The current leadership includes Greg Dennis, Livestock and Transportation Director. Mr. Dennis joined the band in 1988 to help his mother, a band member who had been injured one week before the first show. He is a guard at EOCI and an EMT. He is a medic and tank mechanic in the Oregon National Guard, Fox Company. The Music Director is Randy Morgan. Mr. Morgan is a band and choral director, math teacher and athletic director at Enterprise HS. He joined the band in 1987. The Parade Director since 2002 is Dr. John Groupe. He is a retired
veterinarian whose services the band has used. Groupe now spends time as an author with two well written and detailed books. One about most of the horse packing trails in eastern Oregon and another on his observations of living in this wonderful part of the world. The Organizing Director since 2001 is Dr. Gary Zimmerman, a Pendleton Chiropractor who is active in the College Community The-
atre and the Pendleton men’s chorus. He is a former vice president of the Oregon Chiropractic Association, President of the Oregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and president of the Umatilla County Fair. He plays clarinet or saxophone in the Mounted Band. The entire band has devoted countless hours of volunteerism and miles traveled. It is made up and sustained by a core group of dedicated hard working band members, outriders, barn and support help. In echoed comments by both Pendleton Round-Up Parade Director Randy Leonard and President Bill Quesenberry, “On this, their 30th anniversary, we congratulate and thank the Pendleton Cowboy Mounted Band for their service to, and representation of the Pendleton Round-Up and the community as a whole.”
Vote YES for BMCC Bond Pat Barron (L) stands with BMCC President Cam Preus. Barron is a graduate of BMCC and is supporting passage of the BMCC Bond on the May 19, 2015 election. Barron’s parents: Greg and Carmen are also BMCC alumni.
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Job fair brings 470 to Sage Center
RHS Athletic Schedules - April Activity Date Tennis: Varsity Match 04/07/2015 Track: Junior High Meet 04/10/2015 Softball: Girls Varsity Game 04/17/2015 Baseball:Boys Varsity Game 04/17/2015 Baseball:Boys Varsity Game 04/17/2015 Softball:Girls Varsity Game 04/17/2015 Track: Varsity Meet 04/18/2015 Softball: Girls Varsity Game 04/24/2015 Softball: Girls Varsity Game 04/24/2015 Tennis:Varsity Match 04/27/2015 Baseball:Boys Varsity Game 04/27/2015 Softball: Girls Varsity Game 04/28/2015 Baseball:Boys Varsity Game 04/28/2015 Tennis:Varsity Match 04/30/2015
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BOARDMAN, Ore. (March 4, 2015) – Thirty employers, educational institutions and government agencies had the opportunity to meet with over 400 job seekers and students Wednesday at the Second Annual SAGE Center Agriculture and Energy Job Fair. Kalie Davis, SAGE Center manager said the goal of the job fair is to make connections, which 470 people attended. “If the employers are successful in finding a workforce, we consider the job fair a success,” Davis said. Employers included local food processors, farming operations, technology and energy companies, with educational institutions and government agencies also participated in the event. High school and college students from across the region attended the event to learn about job and education opportunities. “By building a relationship with students in our region we are able to let them know early on about the employers in our area and the training or education needed to come back and start a career,” Davis said. Dupont Pioneer attended the job fair again this year after fulfilling much of its summer hiring needs for the company’s breeder seed program during last year’s event. “We hired over 50 percent of our work force for in the fields from here,” said Matt Quilter, Dupont Pioneer production coordinator. High school students comprise the employees needed for the program. Bladimir Molina, Dupont Pio-
neer research associate, said the main task for high school employees is de-tasseling or pulling the male – tassel – part from the corn plant and control pollination. He added that more students already knew about the company’s opportunities this year and were ready to come work for the summer. “This is also a great networking opportunity with other businesses,” Christensen said. “It gives us an opportunity to see the challenges that other businesses face.” Educational institutions at the event were Perry Technical Institute, Eastern Oregon University, Oregon State University, Blue Mountain Community College and Walla Walla Community College. Chelsea Snodgrass, Perry Technical Institute career services director, said this event and others like it are a good opportunity to continue the school’s relationship with local employers and promote local jobs with students. Donna Christensen, Tillamook Columbia River Processing human resources manager, said the event is an opportunity to show community support and let people know that Tillamook is one of many employers available at the Port of Morrow. About the SAGE Center: The SAGE Center – Sustainable Agriculture and Energy Center – is an interactive visitor center in Boardman. The center is operated by the Port of Morrow and showcases the industries at the port, sustainable agriculture, and energy production in Morrow County.
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BMCC Board approves placing bond on May 19 ballot PENDLETON, Ore. – The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education on Wednesday night (March 4) passed a resolution to place a $23 million capital construction bond on the May 19 election ballot. The Board also approved the bond’s ballot title and question that will appear on voters’ ballots. After failing to pass a similar bond in November 2013, BMCC went back to the drawing board – and the public – to try again. The College held numerous community listening sessions to gather feedback on the failed bond, as well as conducted a phone survey. A Citizen’s Review Panel of community members and BMCC Board members, students, faculty and staff helped whittle down projects and costs based on the public’s priorities. If approved, the bond would cost taxpayers 25 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value for 15 years. Only Umatilla and Morrow county voters will be asked to consider the bond. The bond would fund projects related to the College’s commitment to affordable education for family-wage jobs, safety and security and protecting the community’s investment in BMCC. All students, employees and BMCC locations in the two-county area would be impacted by approval of this bond. Voter approval of the bond would provide upgraded equipment for numerous existing BMCC programs of excellence, including nursing, dental assisting and diesel tech, among others. In addition, it would fund the expansion of three workforce development
programs to provide training for workers for local jobs in the agriculture, precision irrigation and advanced manufacturing industries. A renovation of the agriculture center on the Pendleton campus would allow for an expansion of BMCC’s renowned agriculture program, allowing for a vet assistant program and additional opportunities in soil, horticulture and animal sciences. Through a partnership with the Oregon State University Extension Service, bond approval would construct a precision irrigated agriculture center on the OSU Extension property in Hermiston. This partnership would allow students in the precision irrigation program free access to equipment such as pivots from OSU, rather than BMCC having to rely on taxpayerfunded equipment. Precision irrigation is a growing industry in west Umatilla County and Morrow County. A partnership with the Port of Morrow would place a Workforce Development & Early Learning Center behind the SAGE Center in Boardman if the bond is approved. The Port of Morrow has agreed to donate approximately 4 acres of land for the project, which would house programs in advanced manufacturing – an industry for which numerous jobs are available at the Port – and early learning in partnership with InterMountain ESD and Head Start. This program would also provide students in BMCC’s early childhood programs to learn and gain experience in the field.
Also included in the bond are funds that would protect the community’s investment in BMCC facilities, which are 53 years old. A front entry renovation in MiltonFreewater would improve safety at the facility, while updated technology infrastructure and classroom technology at the Pendleton campus and Milton-Freewater, Hermiston and Boardman centers would improve students’ learning environments and better connect classrooms for distance learning opportunities. ADA access, surveillance cameras and improved lighting would occur at all BMCC locations in Umatilla and Morrow counties if the bond is approved. In addition, the Pendleton campus would receive a secondary access road up to the campus for use in emergency situations. Energy-efficient updates would also be funded if the bond is approved, with updated HVAC and electrical systems included in the bond’s budget. Voters will have an opportunity to learn more about the bond in the coming months as BMCC administration and Board members will provide numerous occasions for the public to attend informational meetings. Those meetings will be publicized as they are scheduled. More information about the proposed BMCC bond is available on the BMCC website, www.bluecc.edu/about-bmcc/ bond-measure. An informational video will be available on that site next week. The College welcomes feedback, questions and concerns regarding the bond – please email bondinfo@bluecc.edu.
Boardman Rural Fire Protection District
March 2015 Fire Calls- 18 Location Type 413 SW Willow Fork Dr. Fire Alarm Activation 200 City Center Blvd. Smell of Smoke 78450 Paul Smith Rd. Structure Fire 78450 Paul Smith Rd. Structure Fire (Follow Up) 73221 Bombing Range Rd. Fire Alarm Activation 74889 Depot Ln. (Mutual Aid Irrigon) Grass Fire 70362 Kunze Ln. Fire Alarm Activation 77453 Patterson Ferry Rd. Controlled Burn 79014 Olson Rd. Fire Alarm Activation Olson Rd & Wilson Ln. Grass Fire 71722 Columbia Ave. Sprinkler Activation 303 NW First St. Smoke Detector Activation River Ridge Dr. & SW Wilson Controlled Burn 70362 Kunze Ln. Fire Alarm Activation 1 Patterson Ferry Rd Motor Vehicle Accident I-84 Mile Post 162 West Bound Motor Vehicle Accident 74269 Bombing Range Rd. Fire Alarm Activation 75850 Toms Camp Rd. Controlled Burn Since January 1, 2015 we have responded to 58 emergency calls. Health and Pub Ed Classes - CPR/First Aid Class (6 total Attendees) Administration -Board meeting preparation -Board meeting -50 Burn permits renewed Trainings and Classes -Firefighter I Academy Practical’s -Thursday Night Fire Training Plans Reviews VADATA PDX-50 Phase 8 Alarms VADATA PDX-50 Phase 7 Alarms VADATA PDX-50 Zone 7 Sprinklers VADATA PDX-53 Phase 1 Alarms VADATA PDX-52 Phase 3 Alarms Port of Morrow Freezer Warehouse Sprinklers Port of Morrow Freezer Warehouse Alarms Volunteer Participation Stats 6 volunteers have contributed a total of 12 hours of training and thirteen volunteers contributed 16 hours of response time to the community for the month of March.
BE AN ANGEL Give your extra winter coat to someone who needs it.
Boardman Easter Egg Hunt- Saturday, April 4, 2015 Grab your Easter baskets for some traditional egg hunting! The hunt is for children from 1 year to 4th grade, the hunt starts at 10:30 a.m. at Boardman Marina Park. The Easter Bunny himself will be available for pictures from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Cold weather can be tough for many local families. If you have extra winter coats please donate them. We’ll be sure they go to families in need. Bring your donations to: Columbia River Community Health Services 450 Tatone Street Boardman, OR
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BMCC rodeo teams sitting high on national standings
PENDLETON, Ore. – After a successful showing at the Walla Walla Community College Rodeo March 13-15, the Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) men’s and women’s rodeo teams are currently sitting high on the national standings in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. The men’s team is currently 3rd in the nation, while the women’s team is 8th. Both are currently sitting in the No. 1 spot in the Northwest Region standings. No other Oregon community college team currently sits in the national rankings. BMCC also has individuals in the Top 25 All-Around National rankings, with Chase Hansen, Clayton Hansen, and Jared Parke in the Men’s All-Around. Jared Parke and Clayton Hansen are also in the Top 25 for Tie Down Roping, while Clayton Hansen and Jordan Tye are in the Top 25 for Team Roping Header and Chase Hansen and Austin Thompson are in the Top 25 for Team Roping Heeler. Chase and Clayton Hansen, fol-
lowed by Parke, lead the Northwest Region in the All-Around standings. Both the men’s and women’s team won the WWCC Rodeo last weekend, with Austin Thompson and Michael Wade leading the Men’s All-Around, respectively (Parke placed 4th and Tyler Potter 6th), and Danyelle Jo Williams, Makenzie Fuller and Madison Pendergrass placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the Women’s All-Around. BMCC has competed in four rodeos so far this season, and will have three more double-header weekends, concluding May 1-2 in Hermiston with the BMCC-hosted rodeo. Upcoming Rodeos April 18-19 Eastern Washington University Rodeo, Spokane Valley, Wash. April 25-26 Central Washington University Rodeo, Ellensburg, Wash. May 1-2 BMCC Rodeo, Hermiston, Ore.
April 3, 2015
CASA Volunteers Take Message to Legislature
(Pictured L-R) Jesus Rome, CASA Coordinator for Umatilla and Morrow Counties; Diane Shockman (CASA); Prudence Amick from Hood River/ Columbia Gorge CASA; and Julie Erickson (Gilliam County CASA Director) met with Senator Bill Hansell to advocate for the program and restoration of state funding lost in 2007 Representatives from the local CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program visited area legislators on March 19 in Salem to advocate for the program and restoration of state funding lost in 2007. Diane Shockman, a CASA volunteer, and Jesus Rome, CASA Coordinator for Umatilla and Morrow Counties, met with Senator Bill Hansell and Representative Greg Barreto to talk about the CASA program and the number of chil-
dren currently served. CASA’s are trained volunteers who advocate for children in foster care to find a safe and permanent home. “It was my first time going to the Capitol and it was a privilege to meet with Senator Hansell and Representative Barreto, and share with them my experience as a CASA for the past 12 years”, said Shockman. “There are over a hundred children in Morrow and Umatilla Coun-
ties that are not served by CASA,” said Rome. “There is a great need for additional funding to train and recruit more volunteers to be the voice for children in foster care.” The Umatilla-Morrow CASA program is housed within Umatilla Morrow Head Start. Community members interested in learning about CASA should visit the UMCHS website at umchs.org or contact Jesus Rome at 541-5646878.
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Join in the 2nd Annual Walk on April 25th from 9-noon at Grecian Heights Park in Pendleton. Registration is $15.00 per person (t-shirt included). During the walk, we will have an activity called “In her Shoes”, where participants can walk through decisions clients have to make. Take a role against Domestic & Sexual Violence in your community by volunteering, A 40 hour volunteer training starts on Tuesday April 14th from 6-9 pm in Pendleton. Register for “Make Parenting a Pleasure” class. The 2 hour - 8 week class highlights; parent strategies, communication skills and anger\stress management. For more information on any of these events call 541276-3322 or visit Domesticviolenceservices-or.org.
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Blue Mt. Good Sams volunteer at Park
Boardman Park & Recreation District staff treated the Blue Mountain Sams volunteers to a lunch the final day of the two days the group of volunteers worked to handle the spring cleaning at the Park. This is the 11th year the group has come to Boardman Park to donate their time. For the 11th year, Boardman Park & Recreation District received two days of volunteer cleanup by the Blue Mountain Sams group out of Pendleton. The club is a chapter of the Eastern Oregon Division (from The Dalles to Ontario) and “adopted” Boardman Park as an annual goodwill effort. The group included Keith &Patsy Bauder, Wayne & Rita Harris, Richard Larsen, John Dokka and Lou Pulley, all of Pendleton.
The volunteers spent March 26th and 27th mowing, running the Olathe sweeper to pick up leaves and debris, cleaned the dayuse area in preparation of the annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 4th, picked up downed tree limbs, and cleaned each campsite to make it fresh and inviting for the season. The RV group is well known for their support of charities: they raised $8,000 in support of Doernbecker Children’s Hospital in Portland this year alone. They
have also supported Dogs for the Deaf, Dogs for the Blind, Hospice, Salvation Army, St. Mary’s Outreach, Adopt-a-Highway and Adopt-a-Park. The group collects returnable cans and bottles and donates the proceeds to charities. They also remove the tabs from beverage cans and donate the proceeds to charities. The Blue Mountain Sams are appreciated everywhere they go, for their generosity and good will make them welcome visitors.
BoatUS: Boaters need to speak up now THE ISSUE: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is the 2005 federal law that requires the blending of biofuels such as corn-ethanol into our gasoline. When it was written, it assumed that America’s use of gasoline would continue to rise and mandated escalating amounts of biofuels to be blended with our fuel. Since 2005, however, gasoline usage has actually declined steadily, which today forces more ethanol into less gasoline. To keep up with this RFS mandate, in 2010 the EPA permitted E15 (fuel containing up to 15% ethanol) into the marketplace. Even though E15 is prohibited from being used in marine engines, snowmobiles, motorcycles, small engines like lawnmowers and leaf blowers, as well as any vehicle made before 2001, this fuel can now be found at over 100 stations in 16 states at the very same pumps as E10 and ethanol-free gasoline.
Over 60% of Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) half million members as well as millions of recreational boaters fill their boat’s fuel tanks at roadside gas stations where the higher blend ethanol fuels are often the cheapest fuel at the pump. This creates a huge potential for misfueling and puts boaters at risk. ACTION NEEDED NOW: For years, BoatUS has been battling in Washington to make sure recreational boat owners can buy gasoline that works with their recreational boat engines. Senators Diane Feinstein and Pat Toomey have now introduced S. 577, the “Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015” in the US Senate. This bill, which has both Democrat and Republican support, will effectively remove the government mandate for higher blends of cornbased ethanol fuels (more than
10%) and allow for investment in other more compatible biofuels. BoatUS believes it is a critical step to solving the ethanol issue and urges America’s boat owners to contact their Senator now to become a co-sponsor and supporter of S. 577. Boaters can easily do this at: http://goo.gl/S4bWMu. For more on the Renewable Fuel Standard go to www.BoatUS.com/gov. WHO: Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS <http://www.BoatUS.com> ) is the nation’s leading advocate for recreational boaters providing its over half million members with government representation, fighting against unfair federal taxes, fees and regulations that single out boat owners. BoatUS is also nonpartisan working on both sides of the aisle as well as with state agencies to promote boating laws that make sense.
Oregon Trail Library Boardman Branch Fiction: The Escape - David Baldacci Mightier Than the Sword – Jeffrey Archer Last One Home – Debbie Macomber Vengeance of the Iron Dwarf – R.A. Salvatore The Fire Sermon – Francesca Haig The Fifth Gospel – Ian Caldwell The Valley – John Renehan As Close As Sisters – Colleen Faulkner Who Buries the Dead – C.S. Harris The Secrets of Midwives – Sally Hepworth Don’t Be a Stranger – John D. Nesbitt Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café – Max Lucado Leaving Berlin – Joseph Kanon Death of a Liar – M. C. Beaton All the Old Knives – Olen Steinhauer A Dangerous Place – Jacqueline Winspea Hush, Hush – Laura Lippman Obsession in Death – J.D. Robb Rebel Queen – Michelle Moran Prodigal Son – Danielle Steel Crazy Love You – Lisa Unger The Paying Guests – Sarah Waters Non-Fiction: Isis – Michael Weiss Lincolns Greatest Case – Brian McGinty The Adrenal Reset Diet – Alan Christianson Veganomicon – Isa Chandra Moskowitz Kennewick Man Top Dog - Maria Goodavage Dead Wake – Erik Larson The Hormone Reset Diet – Sara Gottfried Sherman’s Ghosts – Matthew Carr Keep Calm and Parent On – Emma Jenner OTLD Boardman Library Monday 10am – 8pm Tuesday Closed Wednesday 10am-8pm Thursday Noon – 5pm Friday Noon – 5pm Saturday 10am – 2pm Sunday Closed Storyhours at OTLD Boardman library are on Mondays at 10:30am.
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Please save the date for the Morrow County Children’s Fair, happening on May 21, 2015 from 3:30-6:00 pm at the Port of Morrow in Boardman, Oregon. Please join us for this fun event by setting up a booth and promoting this event to your clients and customers!
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City of Boardman Sponsors Spring Clean-up The City of Boardman is offering garbage vouchers, with a fifty dollar limit, to Boardman residents during the month of April for Finley Buttes Landfill and the North Morrow Transfer Station. You can pick up your voucher at City Hall starting April 1st. For information, call the City at 541-481-9252.
Hello Boardman Or I guess maybe I should say goodbye Boardman. It is with a heavy heart that I leave my home here in Boardman. I will miss all of you that have given me your help and support these last few months. I can’t begin to name each of you but you know who you are. And you will always have a special place in my heart. I want to say a special thank you to the person that paid my water bill each month. I’m sorry I will never be able to personally tell you how much that meant to me. The kindness will always be remembered. Sharon Barrick, you have been my rock and my life blood, I don’t know how I could have made it through this without your support. Thank you to all of you at Columbia River Community Health Services, staff and board, for not accepting my resignation and allowing me to stay on your board. That board was a fabulous experience and I will always have fond memories of each of you. I also have to thank Pastor Paul and the members of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Pastor Paul always seemed to know when he was needed and would stop by and check on me. To the members of the Boardman Senior Center, thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your volunteer bookkeeper for the last 5 or 6 years. I really learned a lot that has helped me in my career. You will all have a special place in my heart! The flowers and candy you gave me at lunch was very special to me – thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed serving as the Executive Director for the Boardman Chamber I know I can hold my head high and I am proud of all we were able to accomplish in the almost seven years I held that position. I’m only sorry that I don’t know what I was doing that they felt they had to terminate my employment rather than talking to me and giving me a chance to fix whatever it was. But that is in the past and we are all moving along. I was lucky enough to receive two job offers on the same day! It was nice to be able to choose, but it was kind of hard too! I am going
back to my home town in Kansas to serve as the Executive Director of the chamber. So it looks like I have come full circle! I have family and friends there so I know it will be a great experience. Thank you Boardman for all your love and support. I will miss this great community I had the privilege of calling home for seven years. Till we meet again, Diane Wolfe Dear Editor, Morrow County is fortunate to have a fantastic educational resource in Blue Mountain Community College. Many high school students, graduates and those already employed in our community are getting educated in a variety of methods through this local resource. Like me you probably know many persons in our community that have received education through BMCC and I am proud to help support the future of this resource. This bond along with the land donation form the Port of Morrow will allow BMCC to construct a learning center to bring muchneeded training in advanced manufacturing, including food processing, hydraulics, refrigeration and more to fill open jobs in local businesses. The early learning portion would provide an early learning program for Morrow County infants and toddlers, as well as provide a learning lab for BMCC students in the College’s early learning program. BMCC is a vital asset to Morrow County, and an investment in this bond would continue to allow many members of our community to further their educations in a highquality setting with a regional impact. Support of this Bond is critical to the future success of the companies that have invested and have created jobs and opportunities for our local workforce. Your support can help ensure that education programs are available to meet the needs of this ever changing and technical workforce. Did you know that nearly 82% of BMCC graduates stay in our local region? Let’s ensure that our local students and employees have ac-
cess to this training right here in our community. Please join me in voting YES for the BMCC bond! Sincerely, Debbie Radie Dear Editor, I would like to encourage the citizens of Boardman to vote YES on the Blue Mountain Community College bond on the May 19, 2015, ballot. The economic impact the passage of this bond could have on the region if passed will benefit not only the students, faculty and staff, but also local citizens for years to come. The cornerstone of this bond is workforce development. BMCC already has quality, well-respected and successful programs that have trained many of our regional workers in the agricultural, healthcare and trade industries. This bond would allow BMCC to further enhance these existing programs with critical equipment and technology upgrades, as well as to create new programs to serve the growing industry needs of our region. We have local companies who have job openings and no one to fill them because of a lack of trained workers in the industry, particularly in advanced manufacturing – such as at the Port of Morrow – and precision irrigated agriculture. Did you know that nearly 82% of BMCC graduates stay in our local region? Let’s continue to keep our people in the region by providing them with the quality training they need to be successful in achieving a family-wage job right here in eastern Oregon. BMCC is a great investment – for every dollar students invested in a BMCC education, they received a cumulative return of $8.40 per hour more in income over their working lives. Please join me in making an investment in BMCC and our local economy by voting YES for the BMCC bond! Sincerely, NAME CITY
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he Cinco de Mayo committee has informed the Chamber that the Annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will be held on Saturday, May 2nd at the Marina Park. The celebration will be from 4 to 10 p.m. and there will be live music and vendors. The committee would love some volunteers, if you would like more information on helping out contact Kathy Goad at 541-7207189. This event is sponsored by Morrow County Unified Recreation District ue to the collaboration and support- Morrow County Lo cal Community Advisory Council, Ione School District, & Morrow County School District have been able to share resources to host author, presenter and researcher Stan Davis on April 3. This will be county wide training to area educators, wellness agencies, community service providers. The workshop will be held at the SAGE center 8:30-3:00. Town Hall meetings as well as the professional workshop will be held at the SAGE center on Friday. For more information on Stan Davis and his work, please visit his website: http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/
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omestic Violence Services ob serves Sexual Assualt Aware ness Month Join in the 2nd Annual Walk on April 25th from 9-noon at Grecian Heights Park in Pendleton. Registration is $15.00 per person (t-shirt included). During the walk, we will have an activity called “In her Shoes”, where participants can walk through decisions clients have to make. Take a role against Domestic & Sexual Violence in your community by volunteering, A 40 hour volunteer training starts on Tuesday April 14th from 6-9 pm in Pendleton. Register for “Make Parenting a Pleasure” class. The 2 hour - 8 week class highlights; parent strategies, communication skills and anger\stress management. For more information on any of these events call 541-276-3322 or visit Domesticviolenceservices-or.org. he Boardman City Council has moved their regularly scheduled Tuesday, April 21, 2015 meeting to Tuesday, April 28, 2015. The City Council meeting will begin at 7pm at Boardman City Hall Council Chambers. here will be a Cinco de May Celebration May 2, 2015 at Boardman Park Marina. The celebration will begin at 4 p.m. and continue through 10 p.m. There will be a street dance with live bands. Food vendors will be available. Come help the Boardman Cinco de Mayo Committee celebrate. Funding is provided by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District (MCURD) and local businesses.
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Tuesday April 7 Salad Bar & Fixins Chips Chocolate Pudding Tuesday April 14 Hamburgers & Hot Dogs French Fries Potato Salad Fruit Bowls Tuesday April 21 Lazy Man’s Cabbage Casserole French Cut Green Beans Veggie Tray Rolls Dessert Tuesday April 28 Hamburger Gravy over Mashed Potatoes Broccoli Top Ramen Salad Biscuits Jello
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Thurs. April 9 Baked Chicken Creamed Potatoes & Peas Jello Salad Mandarin Orange Delight Thurs. April 16 Birthday Dinner Potato Bar with Chili & Fixins Brownie Delight Thurs. April 23 Chicken Fried Steak Seasoned Potatoes/Corn Tossed Salad Bread & Butter Cake & Ice Cream Thurs. April 30 Meatloaf Baked Potatoes Spinach Green Salad Rolls Dessert
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93 years ago along the Columbia by: Carol Michael cnrmichael@dgmail.com It’s Oregon’s 150th Birthday! Here is a sample of local history from 1922. Housing, School, Community, Agricultural Production and Economic Development – Sound Familiar? What was life like along the Columbia River 93 years ago? Take a few minutes to check out Boardman activities in 1922 Excerpts from “Faces in the Rear View Mirror: Notes of Boardman Historical and Genealogical Value” Extracted from Newspapers of 1922, Morrow Co. Oregon Reprinted with permission of heirs of Audrey Ellen Wilson, who published this collection of 1922 articles in her 1993 book, Faces in the Rear View Mirror.- Portraits of Courage, Strength & Endurance. Enjoy! 3 March 1922 Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hendricks, owners of Tom’s Camp on Highway 30, three miles east of Boardman, entertained at a delightful dinner on Sunday. Guests were Mr. & Mrs. Charles Nizer. The Boardman Garage people are digging a well on the North side of their lot, near the highway. This will be for the benefit of tourists as well as for their own use. John Partlow purchased 40 acres belonging to the Ed Hall family, who moved to Walla Walla, Washington. The West Enders beat the East Enders selling their baled hay. A.C. Partlow’s Boardman Butcher Shop has closed. This leaves Boardman without a butcher shop. For the Present, M..L. Morgan is cutting meat, all raised on the Project, at the Cash Grocery. He buys directly fro the farmer. Adorable Little Mildred Allen will be the ride in the delightful, “Tom Thumb Wedding” planned by the Ladies Aid for later in the month. These weddings are being given all over the United States. Ted Albright will be the groom, Sybil Grace Macomber, the Mother, Howard Klages the Father and Dale Albright will be the Minister. Dan Ransier purchased a rug loom and for the next two months, he will weave rugs for all who want. Mr. Cramer will plant a lawn for the Stewarts on the ground he has
been leveling. This will make several lawns in town. Two years ago, the Blayden’s were the only folks who had a lawn. Dr. Alfred Johnston, of Arlington, announces that he will come to Boardman every Wednesday and Saturday morning. March 17, 1922 The little boys will wear black full evening dress with swallowtails for the “Tom Thumb Wedding” March 30. The little folks are practicing daily and the community is excitedly making the costumes. The little girls will be dressed in grownup gowns of lovely colors, some pink, some blue, some lavender. The community is waiting to see their children perform. THEANNUALLADIESAID ROLL CALL. There was devil’s food cake, coconut cake, s sponge cake, whipped cream cake, pink cakes, white cakes and yellow cakes. There was cherry pie, Lemon pie and cream pie. There was hot meat loaf, whipped potatoes, peas, baked beans and salads. Boardman’s Community Church was packed with 41membes in attendance. The program was as follows: Piano duet; Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Lee. Reading: Mrs. Cramer, Solo: Mrs. Crawford; Reading, Mrs. Cramer. Solo: Mrs. Crawford. Reading: Mrs. Hereim, Violin and Piano; Mrs. Wicklander, Mrs. Crawford. The babies and young children became tired and fussy with such a long afternoon. Some young mothers appeared exhausted, however, they didn’t become fussy. School News: Proceeds from the High School dance came to $23.00 everything was donated. Umatilla and Boardman Jr. High teams played the first baseball game and although the score was nearly even they beat us 7-4. 24 March, 1922 Crows and ravens are making raids on baby chicks. Requests are being received by the County Agent’s office for remedies to alter this. A special bait recommended by the Biological Survey handling these birds may be had for the price of the corn used. “It looks like the map of Ireland,” said Mrs. Dingman whose Rhode Island hen laid a spotted egg! Since it was collected on St. Patrick’s Day
it must be Sinn Feiner. The large irregular white spot, which appears on the naturally brown egg, has excited curiosity because of its peculiar markings. So that the boys may continue their baseball practice the Boardman High School recreation period had to be changed to immediately follow the noon hour. We expect a lively game with Irrigon Friday afternoon on lour diamond. 31 March, 1922 Umatilla Wants New County: Umatilla Commercial Club unanimously approved a motion to form a new county containing the towns of Echo, Stanfield, Hermiston, Umatilla, Irrigon and Boardman and adjoining county. T h e prosperity and growth of population of the west end of Umatilla County and north end of Morrow County contained in the Umatilla Irrigation Project warrants a separate county. All towns named have identical interests and the present county seats of the two counties have opposite interests. The new county would be less expensive to run and we who pay high taxes on our land would not have to prorate with wheat farmers. THE IRRIGON BASEBALL TEAM DRIVES UPWITHATEAM AND WAGON. Irrigon made it a point to keep their scheduled game with us. Although the weather was far from good, they drove up with a team of horses and a wagon. The players jumped out ready to play and Boardman finally won a game 28-4. The Boardman Depot question is being revived. Many people feel that three years is rather long to wait for he fulfillment of their hopes. Communications are being sent to the railroad to change their present attitude on the subject. We do not want to wait. Irrigation will begin on April 1 when the water is turned on in the canal. Dan Ransier, our ditch man, is cleaning the ditches and getting them ready. The first picnic of the season was held last Sunday on Blalock Island. Locals enjoyed wonderful food and scenery. “Earliest of all” seed potatoes were brought from Hermiston by M.L. Morgan, who will plant them on land west of town.
Evidence of one of the oldest human occupations in Western United States discovered on BLM Land in SE Oregon Portland, Ore. – Near the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter outside of Riley, Oregon, archaeologists recently discovered evidence suggesting one of the oldest known human occupations in the western United States. Archaeologists with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the University of Oregon Archaeological Field School have been excavating at the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter since 2011. Their discoveries have included a number of stone projectile points and tooth enamel fragments likely belonging to a prehistoric camel (Camelops sp.) that became extinct approximately 13,000 years ago. But what has the archaeological community most excited is a small stone tool found below a layer of volcanic ash. Near the bottom of a 12-foot deposit, archaeologists discovered a layer of ash that was identified as volcanic ash from a Mt. St. Helens eruption about 15,800 years ago. Beneath the layer of volcanic ash, archaeologists discovered a small orange agate tool believed to have been used for scraping animal hides, butchering, and possibly carving wood. A blood residue analysis of the tool revealed animal proteins consistent with bison, the most likely species being Bison antiquus, an extinct ancestor of the modern buffalo. “The discovery of this tool below a layer of undisturbed ash that dates to 15,800 years old means that this tool is likely more than 15,800 years old, which would suggest the oldest human occupation west of the Rockies,” said Scott Thomas, BLM Burns District archaeologist. Presently, Oregon’s Paisley Cave, also managed by the BLM, is considered home to the earliest known residents of North America based on human physical evidence. In 2008, a team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Dennis Jenkins with the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History, discovered coprolites -
dried feces - containing human DNA dated over 14,000 years old. Dr. Patrick O’Grady, with the University of Oregon Archaeological Field School, has been directing the Rimrock Draw Rockshelter excavations since they began. “When we had the volcanic ash identified, we were stunned because that would make this stone tool one of the oldest artifacts in North America. Given those circumstances and the laws of stratigraphy, this object should be older than the ash,” said O’Grady. “While we need more evidence before we can make an irrefutable claim, we plan to expand our excavation this summer and hopefully provide further evidence of artifacts found consistently underneath that layer of volcanic ash. That’s the next step.” The University of Oregon Archaeological Field School, in partnership with the BLM and volunteers from the Oregon Archaeological Society, will be begin its fifth season this summer, offering students, researchers, and volunteers invaluable field experience. Stan McDonald, BLM Oregon/Washington lead archaeologist, explained the potential this discovery has for the archaeological community. “For years, many in the archaeological field assumed that the first humans in the western hemisphere were the Clovis people – dating to around 13,000 years ago. While a handful of archaeological sites older than Clovis cultures have been discovered in the past few decades, there is still considerable scrutiny of any finding that appears older,” McDonald explained. “With the recent findings at Rimrock Draw Shelter, we want to assemble indisputable evidence because these claims will be scrutinized by researchers. That said, the early discoveries are tantalizing.” Flickr photo album: https:// w w w. f l i c k r. c o m / p h o t o s / b l m o r e g o n / s e t s / 72157651118216896/