North Morrow Volume XXI Number 8
February 7, 2014
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Boardman Chamber announces volunteers of the year CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 2013 RAY MICHAEL Ray Michael has been a long time resident of Boardman, owning the Boardman Hardware and Pharmacy before retiring two years ago. Ray is a member of the Boardman Kiwanis and volunteers in the many Kiwanis events: Halloween Party, Breakfast with Santa, Harvest Fundraiser and he and his wife, Carol generously support the Kiwanis Scholarship for the local seniors. Ray has served on the Park Board for over 25 years and is still an active board member! He has been very active with the Boardman Chamber of Commerce and has helped with many of the events and projects that make Boardman the community it is today. Ray may have retired but that certainly didn’t slow down his commitment to volunteering for his community. EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR BETSY SHANE Betsy Shane is the Junior High Math teacher at Riverside Jr/Sr. High School. For the past two years Betsy has been the force behind the after school math programs. She has designed curriculum; implemented math apps and tutorials; contacted parents; and tracked student progress. She has been tenacious in getting students involved in their education.
Betsy Shane
Ray Michael All Photos contributed She can be counted on to take an extra student or add an extra class if it will help students be successful. This school year, Betsy has taken on coordinating state testing for the school. This includes training staff on testing procedures, scheduling testing for the entire school, and tracking student progress on testing. She has taken upon herself to work with the seniors that have not passed their OAKS tests and give them additional support they need to pass the tests. Betsy has been one of the main forces behind our Gear Up grant. Last school year she took the initiative to introduce Ipads in her math classes and has students using a variety of different math apps and tutorials in class on a daily basis. Betsy has high expectations and is one of those teachers that students are always asking to be put back into her class – not because it is easy but because they know she cares about them as an individual and will do everything she can to help them be successful. FIRE & SAFETY AWARD 2013 SUZANNE GRAY Suzanne Gray is the first smiling face you see when you stop Boardman’s Volunteer Fire Department. She answers the phone with cheer and professionalism. Likewise if you telephone the station,
she is likely to be the first voice you hear. As everyone knows, it takes a lot of people to run a volunteer organization and especially important is someone to take care of the many small details. Suzanne spearheaded Boardman’s Fire Corps organization back in 2007 and makes sure all members know that their role in Fire Corps is important, no matter how big or small. She organized the door to door smoke detector campaign. When you or your child would come home with information on public safety, that was Suzanne with her
Joe Taylor of Double T Farming is a successful local farmer. But in addition he is an individual who gives himself to the community at both a civic level and a personal level. At the civic level Joe has served the community by being a commissioner for the Port of Morrow. He also serves as Treasurer for his local church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. He is very active in Kiwanis and participates in many of the community projects and events, and chaired the Halloween Trick or Treat this last year. Joe and his wife Cheryll have 2 teenage daughters and he is very active in their school events, 4 H and all of the other things young girls are involved in!
everything that happens in Boardman. She is currently serving as the City Manager; she is on the board of the Columbia River Community Health Services, served on the Chamber Board of Directors for many, many years, volunteering her time to keep the books, handle payroll and all the
Karen Pettigrew
Suzanne Gray Joe Taylor Fire Public Education hat on. She is instrumental in making sure the fire department and fire corps is up to date and included in to participate in many community events such as, The Learning fair, Cinco de Mayo, National Night Out, the BBQ rib cook- off, 4th of July parade just to name a few. She is able to keep all of us organized, in good communication with each other while still being an amazing coworker, friend, mom and wife. She is also very active in her church and each year she coordinates the Nativity Scene program for the Christmas Tree Lighting. BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR 2013 JOE TAYLOR
This last year he participated in the Morrow County Leadership Program with the Ford Foundation and is working with the group to build a new pavilion at Marker 40. PIONEER AWARD KAREN PETTIGREW A little over 40 years ago Karen, her husband Virgil and their 2 children moved to Boardman. Neither the community nor the Pettigrew’s had any idea the commitment they would make to Boardman or the influence. They moved their business, J & D Electric and started a whirlwind of dedication to not only their employees but to everyone they touched. Karen has been active in almost
tax preparation. She volunteers her time as treasurer for the Boardman Community Development Association and has been a tireless volunteer, supporter and promoter of the North Morrow Community Foundation. Karen is currently serving as President of the Boardman Park District and has been on their board for many years. This last year she joined Kiwanis and has helped on numerous projects. Each year Karen helps with the Christmas baskets for those less fortunate, and makes anonymous donations of her time and funds to many causes in the community she is proud to call home. Karen’s continues each year her unending support of the school system, in particular Riverside Jr./Sr. High School. Karen is a huge asset to our community and many just know her as “Mrs. Boardman”. She is the best community ambassador that we could ever hope to find.
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Community Calendar February 2014 10 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 11 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) 13 Domestic Violence/Womens Support Group (each Thursday) 4:00-6:30 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 14 VALENTINE’S DAY 17 PRESIDENT’S DAY 18 Tillicum Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm City Council Meeting – 7pm – City Hall 19 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 at the Firestation in Irrigon. 20 Boardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month) River Lodge & Grill @ 6:30 25 Boardman Park & Recreation District Meeting @ Park Office - 7 pm
March 2014 1 Breakfast at the Boardman Senior Center 7:30 -10:30 am
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Riverside teachers make classroom science relevant to teens with iPads BOARDMAN – Teachers at Riverside Jr.-Sr. High School know that holding a teenager’s attention in class can sometimes be a challenge, especially in today’s fastpaced, technology-centric world. That’s why science teachers have made an effort this year to show students how science can be relevant in their own lives, using activities and labs such as popcorn popping and building balloon and water bottle rockets to keep students engaged and excited. In addition, staff have begun using iPads in science classes this year, with a full classroom set now available thanks to a Gear Up grant. iPad activities have included using the “Angry Birds” app to learn about projectile motion in physics. Students applied what they’d learned about the launch angle of a projective to Angry Birds and suddenly found themselves beating their previous high scores on the popular game. Other iPad uses in the science classrooms have been to allow students to conduct “virtual labs.” In one instance, a physical science class was able to build elaborate roller coasters that helped them to learn about potential energy, kinetic energy and energy conver-
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sions. Most recently, students learned about wave interferences by tuning guitars and listening for the beats when the strings have different frequencies using a guitar tuner app on the iPads. “The iPads are a great use for our education,” said student Bryant Cardenes, a junior in one of the physics classes. Next up, Riverside physical science students will learn about wind energy and will build their own virtual wind turbines.
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Boardman welcomes a new face at city hall There is a new face at Boardman City Hall. Recently the city welcomed Martin Martinez as the city’s new code compliance official. He began duties on January 13th replacing Keri Jarmer who resigned at the end of last year. Mr. Martinez’ duties as the code compliance official will focus on educating citizens about the city codes, and he will administer the City’s Municipal and Development Codes relating to The city welcomes Martin Martinez, who is the new code compliance official violations, nuiPhoto contributed sance abatement, animal control, and other related issues within the City limits of She said his bilingual skills will be Boardman and is a 2004 graduate Boardman. City Manager, Karen of great value in working with the of Riverside High School. He lives in Boardman with his wife and Pettigrew is excited to have Mar- citizens of Boardman. Mr. Martinez grew up in three children. tin as part of the team at city hall.
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BEO offers scholarships for graduating high school seniors in 2014 “Bank of Eastern Oregon will again offer twenty $500 Agriculture/Business scholarships for graduating high school seniors at Heppner, Ione, 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 22nd year the bank is sponsoring the $500 scholarships to students. “Through the years, we have awarded approximately $106,000 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 www.beobank.com. The deadline to submit applications is May 1, 2014.
ABOUT BEO BANCORP BEO Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of Eastern Oregon, which operates 12 branches and five loan production offices in 11 eastern Oregon counties. Branches are located in Arlington, Ione, Heppner, Condon, Irrigon, Boardman, Burns, John Day, Prairie City, Fossil, Moro, and Enterprise; 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 www.beobank.com.
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Boardman Little League is proud to announce that the start of the 2014 Little League season is fast approaching. We have a lot to do with very little time to do it. We are in need of volunteers and coaches at all levels. Please contact John Christy at John.Chrsity@morrow.k12.or.us for more information or sign-up during registration hours.
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Hermiston Altrusa Interntl. provides scholarship award application information The Altrusa Scholarship is an award of between $300.00 to $1,500.00. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students in the completion of post high school studies or training so they are better able to care for their families and themselves. Applicants must have completed at least 2/3 through a post high school education. Applicants must be residents of western Umatilla County or North Morrow County, but may be studying elsewhere. Altrusa is now accepting applications for Spring term for the Dorothy Juve Memorial Educational Scholarship. Applications are available on the Hermiston Altrusa website, at the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce offices or BMCC. Applications can be mails to Altrusa International of Hermiston at PO Box 194, Hermiston, OR 97838 or email to:cande@eotnet.net. Completed applications must be received by February 15, 2014.
OSU Extension gives garden tips The garden calendar, produced by OSU Extension, each month provides reminders of key garden chores, such as fertilizing, pest control, planting, and maintenance. Maintenance and Clean Up · Repair winter damage to trees and shrubs. · Make a cold frame or hotbed to start early vegetables or flowers. · Fertilize rhubarb with manure or a complete fertilizer. · Incorporate cover crops or other organic matter into soil. · Prune and train grapes; make cuttings. · Prune fruit trees and blueberries. · Eastern Oregon: Prune and train summer-bearing and fall-bearing raspberries. Go to http:// extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/gardening-calendar, for more tips.
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Boardman Buzzzzzzzz Hello Boardman, The Boardman Chamber volunteers did a great job at the Sportsmen Show. I know we will see some good results of the fishermen and hunters staying a Diane Wolfe, bit longer in our great CEO community. Thank you to everyone that helped work the booth. This is such a fun and beneficial way to promote our community and county.
On Thursday morning we had a fantastic meeting with the CEOs of the industries of the Port and the HR managers. We discussed the important issues facing the industry such as workforce and training. Blue Mountain Community College, Morrow County School District and the Chamber are going to be researching some further ideas on how we can bring more training to current employees and potential employees. We want this to work with current work schedules and make it so employees don’t have to travel out of the area to further their train-
ing. Stay tuned for more information on this important topic! In February, Kalie Davis, the SAGE Center Manager and I will be traveling to Los Angeles to participate in the National Tour Association meeting. We will be talking to tour bus operators telling them how great Boardman is so we can entice them to spend some time here. We want them to stop at the SAGE Center, stay the night, tour some other places in the area and utilize our restaurants. This is a great conference and wonderful opportunity to promote
Boardman. I hope everyone was able to attend our annual awards banquet last night. It was a great time and we recognized some truly outstanding citizens. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone that submitted nominations. The Boardman Chamber continues to try to make our community an even better place to work and live. Till next month, Di
FEBRUARY CHAMBER LUNCH The February Boardman Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon will be on Wednesday, February 19th at noon at the Port of Morrow Riverfront Center. The guest speaker will be Hans Rudolf, the Stewardship Forester for the Oregon Department of Forestry. His work as the Stewardship Forester in Pendleton includes administering forest thinning projects, assisting landowners with forest health issues, administering the Oregon Forest Practices Act and administering several Ecosystem and National Fire Plan grant projects in Umatilla and Morrow counties. Rudolf will be sharing the Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s 2012 Forest Report. This is a luncheon you won’t want to miss! Cost for lunch is $10, and is catered by Sunrise Cafe. An RSVP is required by Monday, February 17th- (541)481-3014.
Oregon. The winner of the door prize; an overnight stay at the Boardman Marina Park and dinner for two at the River Lodge & Grill was Michel Matkowski from Kennewick.
The Ford Leadership Program allows participants to select a project to benefit their community. In April, the group selected to construct a pavilion and two shade pergolas in Boardman at Marker 40, a popular sandy beach located on the Columbia River in the Port of Morrow. Participants have started the process of designing the structure and fundraising for the project. Plans predict the pavilion will be ready for use by mid-May 2014 The mission of The Oregon Community Foundation is to improve life in Oregon and promote effective philanthropy. OCF works with individuals, families businesses and organizations to create charitable funds to support community causes they care about. Through these funds OCF awards more than $60 million annually in grants and scholarships. To contribute to this project or to obtain
more information about The Ford Leadership program, please contact project manager, Tina Livingston, at 541-481-8216.
4th of July Deanna Camp along with your chamber staff has came up with some new and exciting ideas for the 4th of July Celebration. Come join us on Thursday, February 13 at 5:30 pm here at the Chamber office to start planning for the celebration. We are thinking of some big changes to the way it has been done. So if you have an opinion or have ideas and want to be part of the committee please come join us. Marketing Boardman The Boardman Chamber of Commerce is starting a new Marketing Committee. We want you to join us! We want your ideas on how we can do a better job marketing our great community. The first meeting will be Tuesday, February 11 at 8:00 am here at the Chamber office. Please come help us promote our great community. Sportsmen Show Thank you to everyone that volunteered their time to help at the Boardman Chamber booth at the Sportsmen Show in January. We had a lot of people stopping by our booth to learn more about Boardman and Eastern
THE STORE at SAGE Looking for that perfect gift for your Valentine? Come into the Store at SAGE Center! We have a wide variety of gifts and even fine jewelry made from local artists. Don’t forget the candy either, we carry Spokandydelicious and divine chocolate made in Spokane, Washington. The Store is also excited to feature product from ‘Soft Touch by Mim’, locally spun Alpaca and Angora yarn in a variety of colors. Also available are Alpaca and Angorfiber bats for spinning. Come in today to see and feel these beautiful fibers! FROSTBITE OPEN GOLF It is time for you to get ready and participate in the annual Boardman Frostbite Open Golf Tournament. This traditional Columbia Basin “rite of spring” is a funding source for Boardman Chamber of Commerce Scholarships awarded annually to Riverside High School seniors. Last year, over $4,000 in scholarships were awarded to college-bound students. The Frostbite Open will be held at Willow Run Golf Course on West Wilson Lane in Boardman on Saturday, March 29th, 2014. Cost is $50 per player or $200 per 4-person team. The 4-person scramble with a “shot gun” start at 9:00 a.m. Tournament participation is limited to 80 golfers and spots fill up fast! Registration deadline is Monday, March 24th, 2014. If you have questions, please contact the Boardman Chamber of Commerce at (541)481-3014. FORD LEADERSHIP Morrow County participants of the Ford Institute Leadership program has received a $7,500 grant from the Emil W. and Lois E. Brammert Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation to develop an ADA-accessible pavilion, pergolas, path and picnic area at Marker 40 beach on the Columbia River.
SAGE Center Gears Up for Job Fair! The SAGE Center is getting ready to host its first-ever job fair March 5. The fair is open to the public and students to come learn about careers in Umatilla and Morrow counties I agriculture and energy. Businesses from the Port of Morrow – including Tillamook and Portland General Electric – will be present along with local government agencies and other Morrow and Umatilla county businesses. The event is 11 am – 4 pm at the SAGE Center, 101 Olson Road, Boardman. For more information on the event, go to http://visitsage.com or call 541-481-7243.
You only have until MARCH 31st!! Enrollment Assistance for CoverOregon is available at: Columbia River Community Health Services 450 Tatone Street, Boardman Call now to set up an appointment: 481-7212 ext. 210
Sandra Pacheco, CoverOregon specialist We can help you: * Answer your questions about Cover Oregon * Assist you with your application * Provide a computer for you to apply online
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Free AARP tax Preparation! Call the Boardman Chamber to make your tax apppointment for Mondays in February & March from 1 pm to 7 pm @ Boardman Senior Center
Appointments: 481-3014
One of Boardman’s most rewarding events is the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Tillicum Club is in need of volunteers to make this event a great success for our children. Help is needed to fill eggs, set up for the event, and hide eggs. If you are interested in being a volunteer or joining Tillicum Club, please call Shelby Pearcy at 541-481-2961 for more information. We are also accepting donations for plastic eggs. There will be donation bins set up at Boardman Select Market, Banner Bank-Boardman Branch, and Bank of Eastern OregonBoardman Branch from February 7 thru March 31, 2014. Your donations and help are greatly appreciated!!
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Boardman woodturners display at Seattle Christmas Box Show Local woodturners Gordon the show. Running from Novem- “Eastern Oregon Star” and Lienau, well known for his beauti- ber 8 through January 4, the show “Columbia Rendezvous.” ful and functional salt and pepper was open to wood craftsmen Ed said he only had time to mills and natural edged bowls (and across the nation by invitation and make one which he called perhaps better known for his two the more than 80 entries were juried “The Silver Dollar Box.” consecutive The gallery estihole-in-ones mated a couple of at the Frostthousand people bite Open) and visited the show durEd Glenn, ing its two months’ known for his run and that several decorative hundred voted for game calls (and the Peoples’ Choice. other nefariEd’s Silver Dollar ous activities) Box was voted the recently enrunner up for tered the Peoples’ Choice. Christmas Box Gordon markets his Show at the wood turnings by Northwest word of mouth, out of the Woodworkers trunk of his car and has Gallery in Seseveral pieces on display attle. and for sale at the Gordon had Chamber’s store at the previously SAGE Center. marketed salt Ed sells fancy game calls at pepper mill Gordon Lienau’s “Eastern Oregon Star” has 72 black locally by word of mouth sets at the gal- walnut pieces arranged in a six pointed star in the and nationally directly to lery so was fa- hat box style lid on the four inch round box with a a number of collectors. miliar with the zig-zag pattern of black walnut around the sides. venue when the 2013 box show was announced. It was with before being received in the show. Gordon entered two boxes – the his persuasion that Ed also entered
`A vase with a lid was Gordon’s entry called “Columbia Rendezvous.” The feature ring includes eight groups of six tiny strips of red bloodwood set in a field of maple. The box and its lid is otherwise composed of rings of 16 segments of maple and black walnut and has a finished diameter of about six inches.
Ed used a zig-zag design on the sides of the Silver Dollar Box and then cut 24 pairs of laminates to segments to form both the lid and bottom of the four inch diameter turned box. Both the lid and the bottom are threaded and screw into place. With just a thin gap between, a false bottom hides the secret compartment containing a century old silver dollar from view from inside the box. Ed has used a similar pattern on some of his decorative game calls “but not to this extent” he said as he counted more than 2,000 individual pieces of six different species of wood. Photo & story contributed
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Relocating Boardman to higher ground; Harold Baker remembers Harold Baker, longtime resident of Boardman, OR, is one of the few pioneers who can share stories of community life before and after Boardman was relocated. In 2013 Harold was asked to record his memories, and make them available for Morrow County Historical Society Chronicles. Here are his memories, which were responses to questions asked by his son Randy. Right after WWll, 1945, we knew it was coming that there was going to be a dam built down by the John Day River. The Federal Government Corps of Engineers formally notified Boardman residents about 1948 that the John Day Dam would be built on the Columbia River. Construction on John Day Dam started about 1949. Construction was in full swing by 1952. The dam was completed in 1964, and water rose in 1964. About 1955, the Boardman City Council started planning for the relocation to the new site. Members of the Boardman City Council at that time were: Vern Russell, Joe Tatone, Art Allen, and Dewey West. Our Secretary was Ernabel Peck Mittelsdorf. I was on the Planning Commission. When I say “we” I am referring to the Planning Commission. The transition between the old and new Boardman is an interesting story. We knew the city would have to move. The federal government began to move the highway (now I-84) up (south) of Old Boardman. The State located the freeway interchange site. We looked at the maps where the freeway was going to be and picked the site for the New Boardman. The site was on Great Northern Railroad land. We went to Great Northern and said “we want to build the new town where the interchange is located.” We wanted 100 plus acres for the new town. Great Northern officials came back to us and responded it was too much land for the size of our small town. In negotiations Great Northern Railroad made the remark “We are in the Real Estate business, not you.” Great Northern made the declaration we could get 65 acres. We settled on 65 acres.
For a nominal fee we purchased the land. The state already had the Interchange located and drew up on paper. The state said ‘We will build a fence on each side of the freeway up to the Interchange and leave room for the Main Street to progress across the Interchange. What you do with the property beyond the fence will be up to the city.” At that time we had no drawings, whatsoever for the city as far as where streets would go and everything. All we knew was where the city was going to be. We did progress and do drawings. I drew the commercial section of Boardman, the lots and the size of them. We had many meetings and the City Council kept tearing apart what we had done. We would meet with the Council and they would say, “Well, we want to change this and we want to change that.” We would meet again a couple days later and we would go over it again. This went on for a period of about six months. We had to reach an agreement on how we were going to make the Priority System for who gets which lots, on the business and commercial sections. We had a neighbor to the west, Arlington. who fought the Corps of Engineers tooth and nail on their drawings. Arlington had a different situation; the city would not be completely covered by water. Only portions would be covered by backwaters of the future John Day Dam. Arlington took the government to court and they lost every time. We didn’t want to make that same mistake. We worked very closely with the Corps of Engineers and I think personally it paid great dividends for the City of Boardman. We worked out a Priority System that was based on date of service/ownership in the original Boardman. We also made a plan which said where we would have a service station, a restaurant next to the service station, and then a motel. If a resident had the oldest service station in Old Boardman, he got first choice of a service station lot in New Boardman. The Priority System determined who got which lot. The lots were
low priced, we priced We worked the our own lots. The whole selection of lots Corps of Engineers just like that; we had only said “What you charge one controversy in the for them is up to you.” whole city related to the In old Boardman we priority drawing for lots. had a street system We negotiated with Mr. and city water. We did Buster Rands, reached an not have a sewer sysagreement with him and I tem. The Corps of Enthink he took 11 acres off gineers replaced behind the commercial streets and city water area. He did not cause system, but they did any more trouble trying not build a sewer systo get the lot he wanted. tem. All we had in Old We felt it was very good, Boardman was septic he was satisfied and we tanks. Each individual, didn’t have any legal on house lots and busiproblems. That was the ness lots was responway we priced the lots, sible for sewerage got the original sewer themselves. The busisystem and the shape of ness people did not all lots throughout the want septic tanks in the city. new town; we all On the southwanted a sewer syswest corner of the freetem. We went to our way interchange, the city engineering firm original layout began which was CH2M. At Mildred and Harold Baker on their 60th Wedding with the Nugget Motel. that time CH2M was a Anniversary East of the motel was our fledgling company. restaurant, the Nomad, Mr. Cornell, the “C” of and then a Shell Station. the CH2M was our designer; his to cost” and we did that in the Across Main Street to the SE was chief engineer was Mr. Johnson. whole town. We added the figures a Union 76 Station; to the east was They designed a sewer system for and took an average with the an Atlantic Richfield Station. The our little town and made a lagoon $400,000.00. We had our new sewer restaurant on the far east was the for it on their drawings. We had to system bought and paid for when- Hitching Post. South of the origihave a cost figure; they came up ever we sold the lots. nal businesses there were just vawith $400,000. 00 which was a lot We started with that process, cant lots. Later the vacant lots beof money in those days. paid for our sewer system and it came a trailer court. Frontier Court The sewer system was to be for was very successful. My wife is still a trailer, RV, and Mobile Home the entire town layout, not just the Mildred and I had a little ice cream Court. businesses. We decided that we store. Our priority was not the same Across the freeway on the would try and make the purchase as the others because we were rela- northeast side was the Riverview percentages higher for the commer- tively new as far as the business Motel. Going west back toward cial section to pay for the system. went. We picked the lot we wanted Main Street was a vacant lot. It We wanted to keep the residential NW of the interchange. I said “We was noted for the M& M restaulots priced low. That is how we paid want this lot here” in the open rant. Mabel and Maxine had a small for the entire town sewer system. meeting. In our personal case, Mr. restaurant in our old town but no I can’t remember all the mem- Tatone and his wife Alice had new restaurant was ever built bers of the Planning Commission, picked the same lot. Mr. Tatone there. The lot at the intersection of but there were approximately 10- was in business a lot longer than I NE Front and Main Street was 12 of us in the commercial section was, so he got his name on that Dewey West’s Chevron Station. at that time. We priced the lots ac- lot. Crossing to NW side of Main cordingly. We wanted $400,000.00. I moved south across the free- Street was a Texaco Station owned We would put prices on the lots way. Vern Russell was on the SW by Art and Mable Allen. The vaboth commercial and residential so corner, the restaurant lot was not cant lot west of the Texaco station we could get to $400,000.00. It claimed and on the next side was a was bought by Bob and Ginny turned out there only 4 or 5 of us motel. I picked the restaurant lot Parker who had the Hardware store that did that, but we came up with and they were all for it. We picked in Old Boardman. They put a prethe money. We had a committee that lot; nobody else wanted that fab steel building on the lot for meeting. The Secretary opened up lot for a restaurant so that’s where their American Oil / Mobile Oil Staeach man or woman’s figures and my wife and I ended up with the said “This is what lot #1 is going Nomad restaurant. continued on page 10
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Boardman relocated tion. The Service Station, under various owners, sat on that lot for a number of years; The Sunrise Café stands on that lot today. The last business west on NW Front Street was the Dodge City Inn & Restaurant, owned by Joe and Alice Tatone. The grocery store faced NW Boardman Ave. north of the American Oil Station. The grocery building is now used for Morrow County Government Offices. The Tavern, currently the “Spud Cellar” was across from the grocery. To the west of the Tavern on First Street was the Post Office Building. The Post Office is directly north of the Dodge City Inn. We built the City Hall further north on Main Street. The City Hall also housed Police and Fire Departments, and water works for our Water Tower. The lots west of the commercial section were zoned for family living and apartment buildings. Some of us bought property there; we did not develop it, and resold it to someone who did develop it. There were undeveloped commercial lots on NE Boardman Ave directly north of the Riverview Motel. Those lots were too deep for development at the time. In recent years Umatilla Electric Coop put an office building on one of the lots. The corner lot at Main Street and NE Boardman Ave. was vacant for some time. It was North of Carroll Donovan’s Chevron Station. Carroll’s wife Shirley was Dewey West’ sister. The Donovan’s and
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Wests’ owned the property together. They built the C & D Drive Inn, which stood for Carroll & Dewey; the building is still there today. There are new owners, but the original name remains. Riverside High School was built across
highway was moved further south. We had a strip of highway about one mile long parallel to the relocated highway. That was our second business section. When the dam came along, we knew the old town would be inun-
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Picture postcard of the original Boardman business area looking east on Highway 30, Columbia River HIghway in 1946 Photo contributed Boardman Ave from the C& D. Historically, our community business was generated from serving travelers. Community members were interested in a town to serve the public. I don’t believe there were any other locations suggested. We wanted to be adjacent to the freeway, and located in the best position to serve travelers. The old town had built up along US Highway 30, next to the river and the railroad. The businesses moved south in 1952 when the
dated. All the business along the newer strip of highway would be inundated. That’s when we started planning and negotiating for the new town in a third location. I think the actual flood came in 1965. We held school at the high school right up until 2 weeks before the water came up. Harold Baker, November 2013. Interview: Randy Baker; Transcription: Kathryn Sparks; Editing: Carol & Ray Michael, photos contributed.
On the left, Harold Baker rides on the back of the first four row potato planter in the area in 1951.
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Blue Mountain Community Megan Hegar wins Windy River College reminds students Elementary Geographic Bee Moves one step closer to $50,000 college scholarship to fill out FAFSA form Students and future students are reminded that it is time to fill out the FAFSA form for the 201415 academic year. The window for completing the application opened January 1 and it is generally believed that the sooner the form is correctly filled out properly filed, the better. Actual tax data is required on the FAFSA form; however, both the student and the parents may mark “will file” and put in estimated numbers until their tax returns are complete. They will need to remember to revisit the FAFSA form and put the actual numbers once their taxes are filed.
Students who are new to Blue Mountain Community College or who are returning after a two or more year break are reminded that they must go through the new admission process detailed on the BMCC webpage (www.bluecc.edu.) The application deadline for Spring Term classes is March 14. Students must also attend a New Student Orientation prior to registering and several dates are available to accomplish that. Academic advising is available at BMCC Morrow County. Give us a call at 541-481-2099 and set up an appointment.
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Megan Hegar, a sixth grade student at Windy River Elementary, won the school-level competition of the National Geographic Bee on January 15, 2014 and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. The school-level Bee, at which students answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 26th annual National Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The kickoff for this year’s Bee was the week of November 11, with thousands of schools around the United States and in the five U.S. territories participating. The school winners, including Megan, will now take a written test; up 100 of the top scorers on that test in each state will be eligible to compete in their state Bee April 4, 2014 The National Geographic Society will provide an all-expensepaid trip to Washington, D.C., for state champions and teacher-escorts to participate in the Bee national championship on May 1921, 2014. The first-place national
winner will receive a $50,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the Society, and a trip to the Galapagos Islands, courtesy of Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic (visit www.expeditions.com). Award winning journalist Soledad O’Brian will moderate the national finals on May 21. The program will air on television. Check local listings for dates and times. Everyone can brush up on geography with GeoBee Challenge, an online geography quiz at www.nationalgeographic.com/ geobee, which poses ten new questions a day, or by downloading the “National Geographic GeoBee Challenge” app, with 1000 questions culled from past Bees, from the App Store on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad; from the Android Market; or for Nook Color. The National Geographic Society is one of the world’s largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. Founded in 1888 to “increase and diffuse geo-
graphic knowledge,” the Society’s mission is to inspire people to care about the planet. It reaches more than 450 million people worldwide each month through its official journal, National Geographic, and other magazines; National Geographic Channel; television documentaries; music; radio; films; books; DVDs; maps; exhibitions; live events; school publishing programs; interactive media; and merchandise. National Geographic has funded more than 10,000 scientific research, conservation and exploration projects and supports an education program promoting geographic literacy. For more information, visit www.nationalgeographic.com. Also competing in this year’s top ten at Windy River were Reserve Champion Francisco Barajas along with Isaiah Halderman, Jose Ruiz, Alexis Villegas, Neftali Pacheco, Kelly Ashe, Brian Franco, Savannah Morris, and Tucker Fye.
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Small farmers to gather at annual OSU conference CORVALLIS, Ore. – Hundreds of farmers from throughout Oregon will gather in Corvallis this winter to improve their skills and get inspired for the next growing season. The 14th annual Oregon Small Farms Conference will take place Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Oregon State University. Michael Ableman, a nationally known farmer, author and photographer, will present the keynote address. For the first time, organizers are offering a special series of workshops in Spanish for Latino farmers. In the past the conference has provided translators for particular workshops already offered in English. Also new is a workshop on profitability for small farms.
Registration costs $45 per person until Feb. 2, then increases to $65 per person from Feb. 3-14 and $100 per person on the day of the conference – if space is still available. Organizers will cap attendance at 800 people. In the past, the popular conference has surpassed 800 attendees, said Garry Stephenson, the coordinator of OSU’s Small Farms Program, which organizes the event. “I think there’s a huge social aspect to the conference – for a lot of people, this is the only time of year they get to see each other, so there’s a lot of interaction and networking,” said Stephenson. “We also bring in speakers who challenge people to think differently and offer a variety of workshops.”
This year, attendees can register for specific workshops. The conference features 24 workshops in three concurrent sessions, as well as a lunch prepared with locally produced food. Workshops include financing a farm, growing quinoa in the Northwest, selling produce to schools and hospitals, transitioning to organic agriculture and health insurance options for farmers. The conference is geared toward farmers, agriculture professionals, food policy advocates, students and managers of farmers markets. For more information and to register, go to the 2014 Oregon Small Farms Conference website: http:// smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sfc
Riverside JR/SR February 2014 Athletic Schedule Activity Date Wrestling: Boys Varsity 02/01/2014 Basketball: Girls JV Basketball: Boys JV Basketball: Girls Varsity Basketball: Boys Varsity Basketball: Girls JV Wrestling: Boys Junior High
Time Versus Location 10:00am Away vs. Irrigon 02/01/2014 1:00pm 02/01/2014 2:30pm 02/01/2014 4:00pm 02/01/2014 5:30pm 02/04/2014 3:00pm 02/04/2014 4:00pm
Basketball: Boys JV Basketball: Girls Varsity Basketball: Boys Varsity Wrestling: Boys Junior High Basketball: Girls Junior High Wrestling: Boys Varsity Basketball: Girls Junior High Basketball: Girls JV Basketball: Boys JV Basketball: Girls Varsity Basketball: Boys Varsity Basketball: Girls JV Basketball: Girls Junior High
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Basketball: Boys JV Basketball: Girls Varsity Basketball: Boys Varsity Wrestling: Boys Junior High Wrestling: Boys Junior High Basketball: Girls Junior High Basketball: Girls Junior High Basketball: Girls JV Basketball: Boys JV Basketball: Girls Varsity Basketball: Boys Varsity Basketball: Boys Varsity Basketball: Girls Varsity Wrestling: Boys Junior High Basketball: Girls Varsity Basketball: Boys Varsity Wrestling: Boys Varsity Wrestling: Boys Varsity Wrestling: Boys Varsity
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Keep rural schools growing through America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Farmers can nominate their school districts for up to $25,000 in grants
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ST. LOUIS (Jan. 13th, 2013) – Across the US, school districts are working to incorporate common core state standards and handson learning opportunities into their math and science curriculum. These new opportunities are designed to provide real world experiences that help grow the next generation by preparing them for success in college and in their careers. Now in its third year, the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, is once again gearing up to help rural school districts by investing over $2.3 million to strengthen math and science education in rural communities. Between now and April 6, 2014, farmers have the opportunity to nominate their local public school district to compete for a grant of either $10,000 or $25,000. Administrators from nominated school districts can then submit grant applications for either amount, through April 21, 2014 to enhance their math and/or science programs. “We believe that growing the next generation begins with a strong foundation in math and science,”
said Michelle Insco, Monsanto Fund program officer. “This opportunity for success begins in the classroom.” The America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education program is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund to partner with farmers to support rural communities. America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education launched in 2012 after a successful pilot in Minnesota and Illinois. The program has since helped more than 400 school districts improve math and science education across 39 states. School districts that apply for a $10,000 grant compete against other school districts in the same USDA-appointed Crop Reporting District (CRD). CRDs with five or fewer eligible school districts will compete against each other for a single $10,000 grant. School districts that apply for a $25,000 grant will compete against schools that are located in the same state or designated region. Winners will be announced in August 2014. Monsanto Fund grants will be judged based on merit, need and community support. The America’s Farmers Grow Rural
Education Advisory Council, a group of 30 farmer leaders from across the country, will select the winning grant applications. Advisory Council members were selected based on their passion for agriculture and education, as well as experience in rural school districts. In 2013, more than 73,000 farmers demonstrated their support for education by nominating 3,851 school districts, resulting in $2.3 million in grants to 181 recipients. This year, the number of eligible counties has expanded from 1,271 to 1,289. For more information about the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education program and to view the official rules, a list of eligible states, counties and CRDs, visit www.GrowRuralEducation.com. About the Monsanto Fund The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the farm communities where farmers and Monsanto Company employees live and work. Visit the Monsanto Fund at www.monsantofund.org.
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he Hermiston Chamber has received inquiries about why doesn’t Hermiston have their own Museum and recently have had folks wonder what is happening to the memorabilia from the Umatilla Army Depot. We have asked Brenda Turner to share with us about the Umatilla Co. Historical Museum which is located in Pendleton and share with us what has already been donated on behalf of the Army Depot.
We welcome you to pass the information along to people you know who would be interested in joining in on the conversation on Wednesday, February 12th noon, at the Hermiston Conference Center in the boardroom, the meeting is free and open to the public. For more information call the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce at 541-567-6151. www.hermistonchamber.com or info@hermistonchamber.com
Boardman Rural Fire Protection District responded to the following incidents: Location Type Columbia AVE & Lewis Clark Drive Report of fire 600 SW Wilson Rd Unauthorized burn 78559 Paul Smith Rd Dumpster Fire 519 Juniper Residential Fire Alarms 166 EB I-84 Motor Vehicle Accident 174 EB I-84 Motor Vehicle Accident 168 EB I-84 Motor Vehicle Accident Hwy 730 & I-84 Motor Vehicle Accident 301 SW Wilson Pull station Alarm 160 WB I-84 Unattended burns 77240 County Line Rd Brush Fire 750 NE Columbia Ave Fire Alarm 71099 Rail Loop Drive Smoke Detector Activation 600 NE Columbia Ave Fire Alarm 126 NW Columbia Ave Unauthorized burn 705 Paul Smith Rd Unauthorized burn 71410 NW Columbia Ave Dumpster Fire 70043 Olive Ln Unauthorized burn Hwy 207 & Butter Creek Motor Vehicle Accident 71410 NE Columbia Ave Saw Dust Bin Fire 64510 Shangrala Loop RV Trailer Fire 126 NW Columbia Ave Unauthorized Burn 71300 Wilson Ln Residential Fire Alarm Boardman Fire offered CPR & 1st aid to a total of 34 students for the month: Port of Morrow- 29, Irrigon Fire District-1, Home health care-1, Boardman Fire-1, Umatilla-Morrow County Head Start-1, and Fishing Guide Tours-1 Plans Reviews and Inspections: VADATA sprinkler plans review at PDX POD 16 VADATA hydraulic calculations plans review at PDX50 VADATA alarm plans review for PDX4 POD16 VADATA acceptance testing VADATA expansion meeting VADATA sprinkler plans review revision for PDX 50 VADATA access meeting Lamb Weston sprinkler plans review for System 8 RA1 Conagra East Plant sprinkler plans approval Conagra access meeting Conagra meeting with the Boardman Fire’s Fire Marshal Columbia River Processing fire extinguisher placement meeting Columbia River Processing acceptance testing
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February 7, 2014
Five RHS students complete volunteer firefighter training By Casey Zellars Katie Primmer, Sam Irons, Clay Miller, Elijah Conlon and Wenceslao Olvera Jr of Boardman
This program was developed by Oregon Trail Fire Training Association in cooperation with BMCC so that volunteers could attend evening accredited classes to be-
Katie Primmer
Elijah Conlon Rural Fire Protection District have successfully completed the Firefighter I Academy that began September 3, 2013 and ended on January 28, 2014.
Wenceslao Olvera Jr. come certified as a NFPA Firefighter I. An online program hosted by Blue Mountain Community deliv-
ers ‘live’ classroom instruction to area fire stations Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. One weekend a month, area trainees travel to either Hermiston Fire Station #3 or Pendleton Fire Station #1 for hands-on exercises. This new program is a great asset to Boardman Fire District. Ms. Primmer and Mr. Irons are adult volunteers who made time after their full
Riverside Junior-Senior High School Semester 1
Honor Roll
Seventh Grade 4.0 Avalos, Brendy C Gaytan, Zulema McCullough, Jenna N Paredes, Daisy Schmidt, Vanessa Seventh Grade 3.5-3.9 Alvarez, Veronica Caldera, Alondra Cambero, Alexis A Daltoso, Estrella M Davila, Lilly Landeros, Janet A Lopez Silva, Joel Miller, Jared J Palacios, Victoria R Ramos Mendoza, Yeidi M Virelas-Garcia, Monica Seventh Grade 3.0-3.49 Chavez, Francisco Diaz, Emily J Diaz, Fatima D Durfey, Dakota D Gonzalez, Stephanie A Harris, Brandon D Jurcich, Rose M Madrigal, Mario Olmos Monroy, Joshua Price, Ashley M Reyes-Rosales, Christian E Eighth Grade 4.0 Madrigal, Kevin Meza, Fabian E
Hernandez, Abram M Johnson, Summer Madrigal, Noe Magana Guillen, Isela Martinez, Andrew McCullough, Kassidy K Miller, Gabrielle E Rockwell, Aristotle J Rodriguez, Veronica S Rodriguez-Pena, Jennifer Taylor, Kirsten M Velasco, Xenia Y Freshmen 3.0-3.49 Bedolla Jr, Adolfo Calvillo, Marvin G Carmack, Donovon J Carmona, Jassiel Delfs, Caleb C Garcia, Jairo J Garcia, Jorge A Gilbert, Katie M Hernandez, Giovanni Lomas, Belinda Lopez, Ruben C Pena, Marino Sepulveda, Emily Vivanco, Samantha Winchester, Morgan A Sophomore 4.0 Madrigal, Stephanie M Martinez, Juana L Sophomore 3.5-3.9 Mashos, Jordan T
Olvera, Luis F Eighth Grade 3.5-3.9 Barajas, Ana M Bozarth, Abigail P Calvillo Mendoza, Jessica Corpus, Aramis M Flores, Yonatan U Hegar, Mason G Madrigal, Misael Mosqueda, Jazmin G Rodriguez Pena, Daniel Zapata, Samantha A Eighth Grade 3.0-3.49 Amaya, Gustavo E Barrera, Ruby N Calvillo-Rosas, Ulises Hernandez, Abigail Medel, Zuleyma R Melendez, Andy M Rodriguez Cardenas, Neira Smith, Malyssa N Wightman, Skylar J Zuniga, Lizeth Freshmen 4.0 Andrade, Selene Mashos, Lacey R Mendoza, Tania Sorensen, Kylar A Freshmen 3.5-3.9 Bishop, Brianne T Castillo, Eon R Diel, Corbin A Escobedo, Ivan M
Sam Irons Clay Miller time jobs to attend this five month course. Mr. Miller, Mr. Conlon and Mr. Olvera are the first participants in the high school firefighter program. These three high schoolers attended classes in addition to their busy lives as RHS students. A graduation ceremony was held February 4th, 2014 at
Shimer, Jenna H Stokoe, Stephanie L Velasco, Edith E Sophomore 3.0-3.49 Chamberlin, Zoey A Corpus, Ariana L Flores Rosas, Saul A Guzman, Juliana Juarez, Gema D Killion, Wayne B Puerta, Carmen Schmidt, Brigette D Junior 4.0 Sorensen, Alisha R Junior 3.5-3.9 Barrera, Yvette M Ganvoa, Gabrielle D Hearn, Megan L Hibbitts, Smokey S Ponce, Laura Rodriguez, Maria Junior 3.0-3.49 Cardenas, Joan P Conlon, Elijah M Cortes, Karen Gaytan, Lizbeth Gaytan, Lizeth Hood, Daniel C Keefer, M Jlyn R Lomas, Janet Miller, Clay D Murillo, Emmanuel Naranjo Chavez, Guadalupe
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Hermiston Fire Station #3. Congratulations to the five dedicated volunteer firefighters for mastering these difficult skills. Applications are now being taken for volunteer firefighters. Call 481-3473 for information to join the next training.
Pacheco, Diego A Pena, Paulina N Roberts, Gavin R Seniors 4.0 Bose, Sarah P Corpus, Arik V Senior 3.5-3.9 Amaral, Joe M Castaneda, Janet Gonzalez, Brian A Gonzalez, Michell Landeros, Juan C Lezama, Jaqueline N Navarro, Daisey N Pacheco, Jesus E Pratt, Marissa N Shimer, Gregg G Silva, Gilberto G Senior 3.0-3.49 Amaya, Jose J Barrera, Omar A Caldera, Karina Calvillo, Margarita Guerra, Cristina Hernandez, Samantha M Jimenez, Karla G Llamas, Karla C Madrigal, Ana L Madrigal, Monica Taylor, Katelyn G Tinoco, Francisco VanDaele, Winnie D