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Volume XVIII Number 10 May 6, 2011 FREE MONTHLY PUBLICATION

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Have you been curious aboutthe old wagon placed on SW FrontStreet, west of Main Street? Whatis the story behind that wagon? Isthere more to the story?

Answers: A pioneer OregonTrail wagon replica was placed atthe Boardman eastbound I-84 In-terchange off ramp for the OregonTrail Sesquicentennial. Its purposewas to identify the Boardman areaas part of the Oregon Trail UpperColumbia River Route 1841-1851.Developinginterpretivesignage tooksome time(put it in per-spective – the2 0 0 0 - m i l ejourney took6-8 months. Italso took timeand patienceuntil condi-tions wereright to re-move an8,000-poundgranite boulder from a muddy pas-ture.

The wagon is located in a land-scaped area owned by the City ofBoardman. The City contracts withBoardman Park and Recreation Dis-trict for landscape design and main-tenance. A community volunteerperiodically repairs the wagon asneeded. A City of Boardman/ODOT project for curbs on SouthMain Street enhanced the land-scaped area. As the need to pro-vide information about the wagonarea for residents and visitors in-creased, community organizationsand volunteers developed a planto provide it.

It’s Coming! Identifying

Boardman’s location on

Oregon Trail Upper Columbia

River Route 1841-1851The project moved forward

when the West family offered a8,000 pound erratic boulder for en-graving. The ancient Missoula IceAge Floods deposited the graniteboulder in a pasture south of thecity. City of Boardman approvedthe signage project, MorrowCounty Cultural Coalition pro-vided funding for engraving gran-ite (the only cash donation),Boardman Park & Recreation Dis-trict made arrangements to remove

the boulder from the pasture andtransported it to an engraver, thenprepared the site for the boulder,made sprinkler adjustments andoversaw installation. MorrowCounty Historical Society volun-teers researched the text, NorthMorrow Community Foundationprepared and administered thefunding application.

The Interpretive Signageshould be in place by mid June. Look for it near the old wagon, andremember to respect the challengesfaced by early European-Americantravelers. What would they thinkof this once barren area now knownas Boardman?

On Monday, April 25, theBoardman community dodged rain-drops to officially break ground atthe future site of Columbia RiverCommunity Health Services’ new13,000 square foot building. At-tendees from the surroundingcommunities and local businesseslistened to presenters, ate cake andturned shovels full of dirt at 201West Willowfork before heading tothe Riverfront Center at the Port ofMorrow for a thank you luncheonfor donors to the project, cateredby Pudding on the Ritz.

Speakers at the ground break-ing ceremony included MayorChet Phillips, the Honorable TerryTallman, Morrow County Judge,

Elizabeth Scheeler, field represen-tative for Jeff Merkley, Gary Neal,co-chair of “Investing inBoardman’s Healthy Future” cam-paign, and representatives fromPGE and Avista, as well as ChiefMedical Officer and clinic founderDr. Robert Boss, clinic ExecutiveDirector Mindy Binder and clinicBoard of Directors Chair Lynn Prag.

At the luncheon, MorrowCounty Health District presentedthe clinic with their contribution tothe building fund. The fundinggoal to open the facility debt freeis $4,723,795.00 with about$3,500,678.00 having been securedto date.

Columbia River Community

Health Services is selling com-memorative pavers that will beplaced in the foyer of the new build-ing. Anyone interested in purchas-ing a paver can stop by the clinicfor an order form or call MindyBinder at 541/481-7212.

The nonprofit clinic was estab-lished in January, 2004 and is gov-erned by a 10-person board of di-rectors. The clinic has receivedfederal grants for operating ex-penses, which allows the facilityto see clients who have no insur-ance and little money; up to 30%of their clients are charity care,which complies with federal regu-lations for the clinic’s operatinggrant.

Shovels ready to officially break ground for CRCHS’s new building are: Marty Meyer, ThreemileCanyon Farms;Gary Neal and Kathy Neal, Investing in Boardman’s Healthy Future Campaign Co-Chairs; Marv Padberg, Port Of Morrow Commissioner President; Mayor Chet Phillips; ElizabethScheeler, field representative for US Senator Jeff Merkley; Dave Robertson, PGE Vice President ofPublic Policy;Steve Vincent, Avista Regional Business Manager; Lynn Prag, CRCHS Board ofDirectors Chair; Mindy Binder, CRCHS Executive Director; Honorable Terry Tallman, MorrowCounty Judge; Robert Boss, MD, CRCHS Chief Medical Officer; Noah McAllister, son of KristoferMcAllister, PA-C at CRCHS.

The May 18th Chamber lunchwill be exciting and fun! HeidiLuquette, Corporate Communica-tions Manager and Wayne Bean,Director of Operations for theTillamook County Creamery Asso-ciation will give a presentation onColumbia River Processing, Inc. a

state of the art Boardman cheese-making facility that is celebratingits 10 year anniversary.

Columbia River Processing pro-duces award winning Tillamookcheese as a subsidiary of theTillamook County Creamery Asso-ciation, a farmer-owned dairy co-

operative headquartered inTillamook, Oregon.

The lunch will be catered by theSunrise at Boardman and an RSVPis required by Monday, May 16.Call the Chamber at 541-481-3014.Cost of lunch is $10 per person.

Boardman Chamber lunch will haveTillamook Cheese presentation

Oregon Trail replica wagon located at Off-ramp.

6 Storyhour (most Fridays) Oregon Trail Library Boardman @10:4557 Senior Breakfast at the Boardman Senior Center 7:30-10:30 am8 Mother’s Day9 Morrow County Veterans Service Officer (each Monday & Thurs-

day) 8:00 am to Noon & 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 290 NE Main, Irrigon,Public Health Clinic (each Monday &Tuesday ) 8:30 - 4:30 pm closed 12:30 - 1:00 pm Boardman - County BuildingIrrigon Senior Meal (each Monday) Stokes Landing in Irrigon - NoonBoardman Fire Corps monthly meeting at the fire station, 300 SW Wilson Lane, Boardman at 6:00 pm.Gardening Friends meets (2nd Monday each month) 2 pm at Margie Parks home, call 481-9457 for directionsGreenfield Grange Meeting (2nd Monday) 6:30 pm, Boardman Grange

10 Boardman Senior Meal (each Tuesday & Thursday) Noon, Senior Center Boardman, located by the City Hall

12 Domestic Violence/Womens Support Group (each Thursday) 4:00-6:30 pm at SCF Office in BoardmanBoardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month) River Lodge & Grill @ 6:30Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Meeting, (2nd Thursday of

each month) Fire Hall 300 SW Wilson Lane. 7:00 pmColumbia River Harvesters meeting (2nd Thursday each month) at The Greenfield Grange, Boardman, 7 pm

18 City Council Meeting – 7pm – City Hall18County Court - Boardman - River Front Center - 9:00 am

Boardman City Planning Commission - City Hall - 7:00 pmBoardman Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Noon, Port of Morrow

24 Boardman Park & Rec District Board Meeting @ Park Office, 7:30 pmJune1 Morrow County Fair Board Meeting @ 6:00 p.m. in the dormitory at the fairgrounds.

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Easter Sundaymorning the slum-bering old churchbell began to peal,calling residents ofBoardman to wor-ship. Mayor ChetPhillips did thehonor as attend-ees of BoardmanC o m m u n i t yChurch stood outon the church lawnand began theverbal chanting ofthe numericalcount down to 9:55a.m., at which timethe historical bellbegan to resoundonce again.Cheers and ap-plause accompa-nied the ten peals,which indicate thehour of worship.

There is muchhistory involving the bell, andMayor Chet Phillips gave a briefsynopsis of that history to the at-tendees of the worship servicewhich followed.

Back in 1933 or 1934 the bell wasinstalled in the newly-built belltower in the Community Church inold town Boardman by AlbertBaker and Leo Root. Using a teamof horses, old “Dolly” and“Barney” and a wagon, the men

hoisted the bell into place usingropes and pulleys. Others whowere possibly involved were EdBarlow, Guy Barlow and SethRussell.

When the new church was builtin the new town of Boardman, thebell was hung out front and becamea regular Sunday morning call-to-worship, until the wood structurebecame unsafe and the bell wasremoved.

Vote

For

Boardman Community Church bell

rings on Easter Morning

The parishioners cheered and applauded when Boardman Mayor Chet Phillipsrang the historic church bell at Boardman Community Church on Easter Sunday.

After restoration on August 5,2008, Harold Baker and ChetPhillips re-hung the bell in front ofthe church in honor of a 71-yearmember’s 100th birthday. HazelMiller, lifelong member and sup-porter, will be 103 years of age thisyear.

The ringing of the bell this Eas-ter was the first time for a numberof years, and will be used for spe-cial occasions in the future.


”No shirt, no shoes, No ball-room blues. Put on a grin, Stayhome and Win!” was the proce-dure for those who purchased tick-ets for the 2011 Joker’s Ball. Awonderful time (in spirit only) washad by all.

The Joker’s Ball annualfundraiser organized by the NorthMorrow Community Foundationbenefits “Arts Impact Youth” pro-grams in Boardman and Irrigon

Schools. For each ticket purchase,the buyer’s name was placed in aprize drawing. The drawing washeld on April Fools Day, winnersdid need not be present. More than$1,800.00 was raised, enough fortwo weeks of guest Artist In Resi-dency education.

The success of this fundraiserwas due to the generosity of localand regional organizations and in-dividuals. “We applaud the gen-erosity of these donors” shared a

director of North Morrow Commu-nity Foundation: Portland SpiritCruises; Banner Bank;Cottage Flowers; Port ofMorrow; Panda Inn;Boardman Marina Park;Hermiston Quicky Lube; LaGuadelupeana; SteveDoherty Family; Big 5 SportStore; Longaberger Baskets;Boardman Select Market;Maryhill Winery; Bank of

Eastern Or-e g o n ;B o a r d m a nHealth MartPharmacy &H a r d w a r e ;Jump StartJava; Alive &Well; KopaczN u r s e r y ;Desert LanesHermiston; SunriseCafé; Picaso Pizza;Daltoso Family;Karen Pettigrew; Or-egon Museum of Sci-ence and Industry;Wilcox Furniture;Starbucks; WestWinds Nursery;Wildhorse Resort &

Casino; Silverwood Theme Park;and North Morrow CommunityFoundation.

Winning tickets were drawn byJuli Gisi, manager of BoardmanBranch Bank of Eastern Oregon,Dwight and Kelleye Finch won theMaryhill Winery Tour and TastingParty; and LaVerne Gertler was tick-led with his lamp donated byWilcox Furniture; James Gaedewon Portland Spirit Cruise tickets;Ken Brown won admission ticketsto Silverwood Theme Park.. Other

8th Annual Jokers Ball winnerswinners included: Marge Shankle;Eric Miller; Wendy AppletonAndrews; Rose and John

Sebastian; Jerry Brazeale; SarahEakin; Karen Pettigrew; DwenaWest; Jenny Chavez; Jim & MargieHollandsworth; CharlieCluphney??; Kim Harper; MindyBinder; Pam Docken; Paul Beagle;Carolyn Rineheart; JaneEsterbloom; Paul Kieffer; DianeWolfe; Sue Russell; Wanda Dixon;and Michele Gaede. Mary GresslyGrose; Debbie Radie; and LynnPrag each won $50.00 VISA cardsdonated by North Morrow Foun-dation.

Much of the success of thisJoker’s Ball was due to the sup-port of Bank of Eastern Oregon;Banner Bank; and Oregon FirstCredit Union to sell and safeguardtickets until the drawing. And, spe-cial appreciation goes to WindyRiver Elementary Instructor AnnaBrown for outstanding efforts tosell 30 tickets to the ball.

Dwight and Kelleye Finch won theMaryhill Winery Tour and Tasting Party.

LaVerne Gertler won a lampdonated by Wilcox Furniture.

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Navy Showband to perform atBoardman Marina Park

Deception Pass will be per-forming in Boardman on May 7that 2:00 pm at the Boardman Ma-rina park. Navy Band Northwest’sShowband, “Deception Pass,”performs throughout the North-western United States for a vari-ety of concerts and events. Un-der the experienced leadership of

Musician Second Class JoelThiesfeldt, the group performs in anumber of different musical styles.Comprised of vocalists, a rhythmsection, and a small horn section,the band’s repertoire includes rock,funk, soul, rhythm & blues, pop,and jazz, appealing to people of allages and musical tastes.


Can anyone really “Sew a QuiltIn A Day?” Complete a quilt, notmade from a kit? In just one day?The Boardman Quilt Group was upfor the challenge, providing thatthe sewerscould be re-leased from ev-eryday life – nophones ordoorbells ring-ing, no foodpreparation re-sponsibilities,or chauffer du-ties. A groupmember, LeonaDouglas, of-fered a facilitywith plenty oflight, cuttingtables andenough electri-cal outlets for 9sewing ma-chines, plusseveral irons.

BoardmanQuilt Group be-gan their firstQuilt Retreat at9 am, on a Mon-day morning in a vintage ranchhouse high in Washington’s HorseHeaven Hills. The remote settingwas perfect- no cell phone cover-age. Distant views of Mt. Hood;Mt. Adams; and Mt. St. Helens, aswell as the nearby wheat fields pro-vided a great location for a retreat,Members set up their portable sew-ing machines, unpacked their se-lected fabrics, listened to directionsfrom Instructor Mildred Baker ofBoardman, and set to work.

Not a lot of non-quilting con-versation until the breaks and

Boardman Quilt group has retreatlunch meal. Some were engagedin sewing; others were engaged inripping out. Everyone used thesame pattern, a variation of onefound in the “Nine Patch Pizzazz

Book.” In mid construction, somefound the fabric they brought“wasn’t quite right. The nearestfabric shop was 30 miles round trip,so swapping and sharing of fabricbegan. By some mysterious pro-cess, everything worked out per-fectly. By Suppertime, the projectswere shaping up. Some Quiltershad completed their quilt tops, oth-ers were close to completion.

The following Tuesday morn-ing, quilters returned, and somebrought fabric to construct a sec-ond quilt of the same pattern, Thesecond quilt seemed to go much

faster, as quilters knew how thepattern would turn out.

The intensity was broken withbreaks for “nutritious” snacks andmore quick lessons from Instruc-

tor MildredBaker. Mem-bers learned anew pattern“Bent Block”and had theopportunityto use the newpattern in aTable Run-ner. The af-ternoon con-cluded withsupper and a“White El-ephant” ex-change ofquilting re-lated toolsand fabrics.

T h eretreat con-cluded atnoon onWednesday. Nine partici-pants: Leona

Douglas of Prosser; Nancy Pace ofPlymouth; Katherine Sparks,Irrigon; Marge Shankle; BarbaraHemnes; Barbara Henkle, KathyHyder, Carol Michael, and MildredBaker, Boardman accomplishedtheir quilting goals; deepenedfriendships and were filled withappreciation for time and energyprovided by all to create a wonder-ful retreat.

Will there be another BoardmanQuilt Retreat? Who knows! Quilters always have enough fab-ric in their closets to create anotherquilt or two.

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The Quilt Group who went on the retreat are: Back Row - BarbaraHenkle; Nancy Pace; Kathryn Sparks; Kathy Hyder. Front Row -Leona Douglas, Barbara Hemnes, Mildred Baker and CarolMichael.

Spaghetti FeedSaturday May 21st

Noon - 2:00 pmAt the Boardman Senior Center

$5.00 per person

Spaghetti- Salads- Garlic Bread- Desserts and a drink.

Friends of the Library.

book/bake sale

May 7th from 10am-12pm at

the Boardman Library.

We are also trying to recruit

new folk to lend a hand.

We are accepting book

donations. We are in need of

several more helping hands.

if you can donate books, baked

goods or can help during the

sale please call 541-481-238

Monday-Sunday6:00 am-9:00 pm

C & D Drive In & bAKERY

& Poppy’s Pizza

481-4981

Come in & refresh yourself

Fruit Smoothies

Espresso

Shakes


Tips from

Gardening

FriendsSpring is definitely in full swing.

If you have any doubt in your mind,just check out the birds in your yard!Males are busily gathering food totake to the nest so females and ba-bies can chow down. And starlings(bless them) are busily gatheringmaterials for their second or thirdfamily already.

Fruit trees both bearing and or-namental are in full bloom. Be sureyour bearing trees get plenty of or-ganic matter and water over the rootsto increase yield.

Lawns are waking up, yellow dan-delions blooming prettily against thelush green. I recommend removal byhand. If you can’t get the entire plant(root and all) use a small tool like ascrewdriver. Remember...weeds aremuch harder to pull when the sunshines on them, so weed pullingshould be done in the early morningbefore sunrise or on a very cloudyday. Or, pay the kids a penny a blos-som for each flower they bring in. Atleast that will buy you some time untilyou can get to them and also stopseeds from spreading!

Now is time for regular irrigationand spring feeding of lawns. Remem-ber when mowing to never take morethan one-third of the grass blade offand to sharpen mower blades foreach ten hours of service to preventchewing or tearing cuts to the lawn.Your lawn will desiccate if incorrectcuts are made.

Remember, the definition of aweed is a plant growing in the wrongplace. Hand weeding is a great wayto exercise. And REAL gardenersdon’t use Round-up®.


Boardman Buzzzzzzzz

Diane Wolfe, CEO

Community Members,The month of May has arrived,

and I am still waiting for the springweather. Although it looks likeMay 1 was a really nice day! Butno yard work done at my house, asI was in Bend at the Ford Leader-ship Conference of Communities.One of these days I expect myneighbors will be knocking on mydoor asking if I am ever going to

do yard work! However the con-ference was definitely worth at-tending! Besides our MorrowCounty contingent there werepeople there from Walla Walla,Woodburn, Molalla, and GrantsPass. It was fun learning about theother communities and getting toknow the people. Morrow Countywas well represented and I knowwe all brought home a lot of great

ideas. Our last session will be May20 & 21 in Heppner.

I certainly hope you all haveplans to attend the Navy Band con-cert at the Boardman Marina Parkon Saturday, May 7th. After thenews this weekend of the success-ful mission of the Navy Seals inPakistan this should be a wonder-ful tribute to our service men andwomen. And while you are in the

park be sure to enjoy the Cincode Mayo festivities.

It was so exciting to be able toattend the ground breaking for thenew clinic. It will be such a niceaddition to our community. I amcertainly going to enjoy watch-ing the building grow!

Enjoy the month of May andwe will talk to you again in June.Di

Farmer’s MarketThe Boardman Farmer’s Market

will be held every other Mondaybeginning June 13 at the BoardmanMarina Park. The dates coincidewith the Music in the Parks pre-sentations in Boardman. The Mar-ket will run from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.Plan to come to the park, listen tothe great music at Music in the Parkand get some fresh produce foryour meals at home.

If you are interested in being avendor please go to our web sitewww.boardmanfarmersmarket.comor call Diane at the chamber 541-481-3014.

4th of JulyThe committee has started work-

ing and we are planning a greatBoardman Thunder. Watch forsome exciting new changes! Thecommittee is always working toimprove the event and make it bet-ter for Boardman. If you want tohelp out you are more than wel-come! Our next meeting is Tues-day, May 24 at noon at theBoardman Marina Park office.

Vendor forms have been mailedout, so if you didn’t get one andare interested in being a vendorplease give the chamber a call. Weare so fortunate that Judy Scotthas agreed to help us out and or-ganize the vendors again this year.She does a wonderful job and I re-ally appreciate it. Vendor fees are

$85 again this year, and rememberthe first ones to get your applica-tions in get first choice as to whereyou want to set up.

Fun RunRegistration forms are ready to

be sent out and are available at theChamber office. Deanna Camp andKaren Kegler are heading up theFun Run this year, so you know itwill be better than ever! We reallyappreciate them stepping up andorganizing this event for this year.

Annual Awards BanquetThe Annual Awards Committee

will be meeting on Friday, May 13to discuss the 2011 event and todetermine what we want to happenwith the 2012 Awards Program. If

you would like to attend that meet-ing, please let me know or if youhave suggestions or ideas that youwould like me to share with thecommittee please send them to me.We want to make this event the bestwe can for Boardman, to do thatwe need your input. We appreci-ate any thoughts or ideas that youwould like to share with us.

Navy BandBoardman will have a great op-

portunity on Saturday, May 7! TheNavy Showband “Deception Pass”will be playing at the BoardmanMarina during Cinco de Mayo cel-ebrations. Their first set will beginat 2:00 pm and the second set about3:00 or 3:15. This is something you

won’t want to miss, so even if itmeans bringing your umbrellaalong, please come hear this greatband and help us honor our ser-vice men and women. We wantthem to know that Boardman ap-preciates them coming to our com-munity.

BEO Bancorp (OTCBB:BEOB) and itssubsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, an-nounced 1st quarter 2011 consolidated netincome of $501,000, or $0.54 per share, com-pared to $444,000, or $0.49 per share for firstquarter 2010. Total assets were $249.7 mil-lion, up 4.7% year over year. Net loans of$191.1 million were up 9.0% from the sameperiod in 2010, while deposits were at $221.2million, up 7.2% year over year.

“Our first quarter results come on the heelsof a strong 2010. We are pleased that ourefforts to control expenses and tackle remain-ing problem assets are paying off in the formof good earnings,” said president and CEO,Jeff Bailey.

Chief Financial Officer, Mark Lemmonsaid, “Return on Average Assets is 0.80%and Return on Average Equity is 12.60% com-pared to 0.74% and 11.96%, respectively, yearover year.” Lemmon went on to say, “We areable to leverage a low cost of funds and de-cent core earnings into profits.”

Chief Operations Officer, Gary Prophetersaid, “We continue to be impressed with ourgrowth of deposits. Even in this low rate en-vironment we see strong growth. We at-tribute this to the excellent customer serviceprovided by our experienced banking staffand the confidence our customers have inthe safety and soundness of our bank.”

BEO Bancorp reports 1st quarter earnings“The strength in the farm economy con-

tinues to bode well for our agricultural loanportfolio. The lasting effects of the hous-ing crisisare waningand ourn o n - p e r -forming as-sets are ata muchmore man-a g e a b l elevel than ayear ago,”said EVPand ChiefCredit Of-ficer, E.G e o r g eKoffler.

“Sustained profitability and continuingto work through the remnants of the slug-gish economy will be keys to our ongoingsuccess in 2011. Bank of Eastern Oregonhas strong capital as well as liquidity andwe are looking for good opportunities tomake loans in our footprint,” concludedBailey.

For further information on the companyor to access internet banking, please visittheir website at http://www.beobank.com.

CEO Jeff Bailey

Ladd Marsh Birdathon, at the Ladd MarshWildlife Area, LaGrandeDate: Friday, Satur-day and Sunday,May 13, 14 & 15,2011Cost: FREEContact: CathyNowak (541) 963-4954, [email protected]

A unique, non-competitive birding op-portunity for all ages. Whether you are anovice or an experienced bird watcher,you’ll find much to enjoy at the LaddMarsh Birdathon.Ladd Marsh WildlifeArea Bird List.

On Saturday experienced birders willstaff several birding stations offering as-sistance in finding and identifying birdsand to provide information about areabirds and bird watching.

Commemorating International Migra-tory Bird Day, this event is scheduled dur-ing the height of spring migration and nest-ing in the Grande Ronde Valley. Few, if

any, places in Union County have a morediverse bird population than Ladd MarshWildlife Area. More than 200 species ofbirds either visit or live on the wildlife area.Only on this weekend will birders havethe opportunity to explore places on thewildlife area generally closed to the pub-lic.

Optional guided field trips sponsoredby The Friends of Ladd Marsh are offeredon Sunday. There is a $10 fee to partici-pate in thefield trips andearly regis-tration is rec-ommendedas space islimited.

To Regis-ter Partici-pants willregister at theevent

For more information: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/odfw_outdoors/workshops/ladd_marsh_birdathon.asp

Enjoy International Migration

Bird Day in LaGrande


Boardman residents gave anhour of their Easter holiday on Sun-day, April 24th at 2:00 pm by load-ing up the family and attending thecommunity-wide Resurrection Cel-ebration.

Mayor Chet Phillips welcomedthe townspeople. There weresmiles, handshakes and hugs asthe attendee’s greeted one another.Various churches were repre-sented.

Pastor Paul Berthalot of theGood Shepherd Lutheran Churchpresided over the occasion. Spe-cial music was provided by theSpanish Choir of Our Lady ofGuadalupe Catholic church, SteveCox, a local resident, and the SamBoardman Elementary SchoolChildren’s Choir, directed byteacher, Wendy Andrews.

Local pastors officiating were:Rev. Joel Chavez, Rev. PaulBerthalot, Rev. Magdalena Flores,Rev. Luis Rosales, Rev. Ron Tho-mas, and the Rev. Eduardo

Nebelung.English and Spanish voices to-

gether in song, joyfully proclaimed“HE LIVES” as the service wasending.

What a great opportunity forcommunity bonding to take placeas this coming-together of the vari-

ous churches and different racesand cultures of people, who allshared one thing in common; theresurrection of our Lord and Sav-ior Jesus Christ. May Boardmanbe blessed and flourish as we seekfellowship with our friends andneighbors in Christian love.

Resurrection celebrated for Easter Sunday

SBE Children’ s Choir sang at the Easter Sunday service.

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Hub of the Northwest

Coming Soon ~SAGE CENTERSustainable AGriculture and Energy An interactive visitor center showcasing the region’s industries and resources that will enhancethe Boardman area with 10,000 square feet of indoor exhibit space, as well as additionalamenities, including outdoor exhibits and playground, a gift shop, and a fully equipped theater forthe community and business groups.

BEAUTIFUL OFFICE SPACE available with a magnificent view of the Columbia River and plentyof parking, located at the Riverfront Center - 2 Marine Drive, Boardman. We have a 2,410 sq ftoffice that can be divided into two separate offices and we also have a 1,025 sq ft office available.For more information please call the Port of Morrow @ 541-481-7678.

Boardman Firefighter Associa-tion & Fire Corps announce releaseof applications May 16th to the 2ndAnnual Scorchin’ Summer RibCook Off. The Contest is open toall interested parties not just ama-teurs. Boardman City Park will bestaked out for 20 teams to vie for1st, 2nd & 3rd awards for barbe-cued, smoked, or sauced porkribs. The standard entry fee is

$80.00 per team which includes fourracks of ribs. An additional tworacks may be requested with a$100.00 submission. All proceedssupport specialized training andsupplies of fire district volunteersand community public educationand safety awareness materials.

Beginning at 7:00 am Saturday,July 2, 2011 the air will be filled withmouth watering aromas and neigh-borly razzing until judging at 2:30

pm. Once the smeared ballots arecounted, awards will beannounced. Sign up to test yourfavorite method of scorchin’ ribsagainst the inaugural winners.

Come down to the City Park toenter your vote for “People’sChoice” on July 2nd. For more in-formation contact Firefighter TimPaquin at 541-481-3473 or stop by300 SW Wilson Lane for an entrypacket May 16th.

Firefighters plan July BBQ contest

The Boardman Chamber wantsto make sure your event is pro-moted by the chamber through ourcommunications with our mem-bers and community and throughour web site.

Please don’t assume we knowall about your event!!! Give Sueor Diane a call to make sure we are

promoting it correctly. You alsoneed to check out our website tomake sure your event is listed onthe community calendar. You caninput the information yourself atwww.boardmanchamber.org/ orjust give Sue a call and she will beglad to get it on the web site foryou. Help us promote your event.

Promote your event withthe Boardman Chamber


Tillicum Club Easter Egg Hunt was held at Marina Park

A Boardman Tradition Since 1978

202 1ST. ST. NW, BOARDMAN, OR 541-481-9474

The Pharmacy for all your health care needsHours: Mon. - Sat. 9 am - 6 PM Closed Sundays

We have affordable gifts forMoms, Graduates & Brides!

Cards & Thank You note cards,Boxed candies, Photo frames,

Candy jars, Crystal vases,CD clock radios,

Small electric appliances, Jewelry,Sparkling Sun Catchers,

Garden OrnamentsFragrances.

We offer Gift Wrapping!Memorial Day Flags & Decorations, too.

Back Row L-R: Miranda Taylor, Emily Cornelius, Kyla Dyer,Gabrielle Ganvoa, and Abram Hernandez. Front Row L-R:Emily and Katelyn Taylor all dressed up to help at the AnnualTillicum Club Easter Egg hunt. The Easter Bunny, clowns andchipmunks always make the event fun for all the children whohunt the eggs.

Seth Reeve 3 years old, Madison Brost 3 years old,Owen Easley 4 years old, and Joyziah Williams 4 yearsold all waited patiently for the sound of the horn to signalthe start of big Easter Egg Hunt.

15-month old Cooper Pragwasn’t sure about all this!

Pictured Right - Threeyear old Hunter Wilsonfound the golden eggand was awarded a bigbasket full of goodies.

Seven month old Tyana Payanwas just happy to eat herchocolate eggs.

Four year old Andrew Kosholphad his face painted byTillicum member Julie Gisi.

The Tillicum Club annual Eas-ter Egg Hunt at the Boardman Ma-rina Park was a huge succesas! Abig thank you goes out to all thosewho participated with getting allthe eggs hidden beforehand, to theEaster Bunny, clowns and chip-munks, to Julie Gisi for the fantas-tic painted faces, to Kiwanis fortheir continued time spent helpingwith the event, to Blaine Ganvoafor the sound system, and to theParks & Recreation for a clean ma-rina park! Aside from lots of eggs filledwith candy & prizes, two kids in

each age catagory were luckyenough to find the 8 “prize eggs”hidden, which meant receiving alarge Easter Basket filled with spe-cial prizes! The winners were asfollows: Babies to 3 years old—Hunter Wilson and Adrian Lupez;4 years old to Kindergarten—Roberto Lopez and Daisy Zabala;1st & 2nd grade—Roberto Calextoand (? he ran off with excitement!);3rd & 4th grade— MeganGilbertson and Alondra Caldera. Tillicum wants to thank all indi-viduals who supported this year’sevent to help make it a fun time forthe kids in our community!

The Easter crowd eagerlyawaits the hunt!


Music in the Parks 2011Music in the Parks 2011Music in the Parks 2011Music in the Parks 2011Music in the Parks 2011

Monday, June 13 Boardman Marina Park Frank Carlson

Monday, June 20 Irrigon Marina Park Bluezettes

Monday, June 27 Boardman Marina Park Bram Brata

“Honor our Veterans”

Monday, July 11 Irrigon Marina Park 98% Angels

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Monday, July 18 Boardman Marina Park Squeeze the Weezel

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Joker’s Ball helped fund WRE Artist

Artist in Residence Bill Lewis of Bend instructs WRE students(Left to right) Veronica Rodriguez, Laura Lopez, and EmilySepulveda on attaching the stems to the flowers they painted.

Windy River Elementary Staff se-lected Watercolor artist Bill Lewis ofBend, for a two week Residency. Billhas been a professional artist for over30 years, with primary medium in pen-cil drawing, ink, watercolor, stainedglass, clay and oils. He just retired fromteaching 20 years in John Day, at GrantUnion High School.

His Philosophy is to transmit hislove of art to others. His goals for stu-

dents is that they: know howart is a part of their lives; havean appreciation of all arts; andunderstand the joy of workingwith their hands to complete anart project. In addition to learn-ing about watercolor paintsand tools, his teaching helpsbuild skills in: Math, Music,Science, and Social Stud-ies.

Funding for the residencycomes from the National Endow-ment for the Arts (NEA); Donationsto Eastern Oregon Regional ArtsCouncil; and Proceeds from theAnnual Joker’s Ball Fundraisersponsored by North Morrow Com-munity Foundation. There is nocost to Windy River students. Staffprovided housing for Mr. Lewisduring his residency.

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Asthma is a chronic lung disease. It makes the airwaysswell, tighten and produce too much mucus. Severe asthmaattacks can require a trip to the emergency room. And, un-controlled asthma can damage the lungs over time. So, thisis not something to ignore. If your baby has unexplained res-piratory symptoms, stay alert and in communication with thepediatrician. Be prepared to tell the doctor how and whensymptoms get worse. This can help rule out problems andconfirm a diagnosis of asthma.

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Keeping your baby away from common asthma triggerssuch as cigarette smoke, aerosol sprays, pet dander, and dustmites may lessen symptoms of asthma. If you suspect acertain food is causing an allergic reaction, this could alsotrigger asthma. Remove the food from your baby’s diet, andthen reintroduce it, to see what happens. However, it’s hard todo very much about other common triggers, such as crying,respiratory infections, and weather changes.

Prescription anti-inflammatory medications are the othermainstay of asthma treatment for infants. Your baby mayneed a combination of different types of medications. Be clearabout whether you should give medication continuously or onlywhen symptoms appear. A nebulizer uses forces air to sendout a mist of medication that your baby can breathe through amask. Don’t be alarmed if it takes a little while for your babyto get used to this. If your child is a toddler, it may be possibleto use an inhaler with a spacer (a small tube).

Are you concerned about trying these medications in sucha small child? Remember that, along with your child’s pedia-trician, I can help guide you in their safe and effective use. Butwhatever you do, don’t put off seeking care - even if you thinkyour child may “outgrow” this problem. Some kids’ asthmadoes get better with time, but the best results come with ad-equate treatment.

The Boardman City Councilwants more information before de-ciding the direction of law enforce-ment for the City. Last month theCity Council hosted a Town Hallmeeting to get the public’s inputon what the community wants fromits local law enforcement, is 24/7coverage important, is a quick re-sponse important for law enforce-ment, does the community wantdedicated officers that patrol theCity, and whether the City shouldcontract for law enforcement ser-vices with the Morrow CountySheriff’s Department or retain itsown police department. Over-whelmingly the public encouragedthe Council to retain the City’s po-lice department.

At the April 5th City Councilmeeting, Councilor Ed Glenn pro-posed a resolution to pursue con-tracting with the Morrow CountySheriff’s Department; the resolu-tion was not approved by a voteof 5-1. Instead, the Council hasinstructed the City Manager toschedule an assessment of its po-lice department by the Oregon As-sociation Chiefs of Police. Theassessment team is made up ofchiefs of police departments fromaround the State of Oregon. Theywill interview the officers and Citystaff, and may contact members ofthe community during the assess-ment to determine the law enforce-ment needs for Boardman. Theywill then make recommendations tothe Council based on their assess-

ment. The Oregon AssociationChiefs of Police also offer a ser-vice to assist the City in finding areplacement police chief. CurrentlyLoren Dieter is serving as InterimChief.

In other City business, theCouncil appointed David Gray andBill Hancock to the Planning Com-mission, renewed a contract withBoy Scout Troop 602 for flag dis-play services, ratified the policeunion contract, and made an Ar-bor Day Proclamation. The Coun-cil also amended two DevelopmentIncentives Resolutions regardingsystem development charges anda commercial water rate reduction,making the expiration date on all ofthe City’s Development Incentivesto July 1, 2011.

Boardman plans assessment of

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Boardman OR--Columbia RiverCommunity Health Services andthe “Investing in Boardman’sHealthy Future” Capital Campaignhave received a grant in the amountof $10,000.00 from the ConAgraFoundation.

The ConAgra Foundationgrant will be used to support theconstruction of a new health clinicin the Boardman community, whichserves as many as 12,000 visits peryear. Columbia River CommunityHealth Services, a nonprofit orga-nization, is the only medical facil-

ity in Boardman and provides upto 30 percent charity care each year.“In order to continue to offer qual-ity health care to the Boardman andNorth Morrow communities, a newfacility must be built,” said MindyBinder, Executive Director of theclinic. “This gift from the ConAgraFoundation is wonderful news andbrings the new clinic that muchcloser to reality.”

Currently, Columbia River Com-munity Health Services is housedin a 5,000 square foot building thatcan no longer expand with the ex-

CRCHS receives grant from ConAgra Foundation

isting footprint. The new facilitywill be 15,000 square feet when it iscompleted in early summer of 2012.The capital campaign’s goal is toraise $4,723,800.00 in cash pledgesand in-kind contributions; to datethe campaign has secured$3,500,687.00.

Director Binder reminds every-one that commemorative bricks arestill available for purchase and itcould be your contribution thatcompletes fund raising for the newclinic facility. Contact Mindy tomake your donation. 541/481-7212.


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Heppner High school hostedtheir first annual High School mathcompetition. There were sevenschools in attendance: Dufur,Echo, Heppner, Ione, Irrigon, Riv-erside and Sherman. The teamcompetition consisted of four stu-dents in each classification. Algebra 1Team Winners1st Irrigon, 2nd Riverside, 3rd

Sherman. Placers, 1st KyleFazendin, Irrigon; 2nd Jon, Dufur,3rd Joe Schmidt, HeppnerGeometryTeam Winners1st Heppner, 2nd Sherman, 3rd EchoPlacers: 1st Micha Hintz, Heppner,2nd Blake Evans, Sherman, 3rd GusPerterson, IoneAlgebra 2Team Winners1st Heppner, 2nd Dufur, 3rd IonePlacers: 1st Romana Paftkova,Heppner, 2nd Felicia Lara, Echo, 3rd

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The Irrigon team winners Alaura Strys, Jeff Patton and KyleFazendin show off in the number one spot at the Heppner HighSchool Math Competition. Not pictured Melanie Nave .

1st Heppner, 2nd Echo, 3rd DufurPlacers: 1st Kirsten McCallum, Echo2nd Maroucha Veerman, Heppner3rd Mic Dabulskis, ShermanCalculusTeam Winners

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Heppner. Placers: 1st BrighamHansen, Riverside, 2nd Bryce fromplaces unknown, 3rd Austin Evans,Sherman.

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Kiwanis Club continues active Boardman community service

April 25 the Boardman Kiwanis Club presented Cari Barton withher very own Nook Book. L-R Kiwanis Menbers, Mindy Binder,Pam Docken, Rhonda Hamby, Diane Wolf, Joe Taylor and BarbOrwick, Developmental Disabilities Program.

The Kiwanis Club of Boardman had the opportunity topresent a special gift to a local girlon April 25. Barb Orwick, Devel-opmental Disabilities Program Manager for Community Counsel-ing Solutions had a young clientthat needed assistance with turn-ing pages in her reading books. Barb contacted the Kiwanis Clubin Boardman and asked if theycould help by providing a “NookBook” for her client. The club de-cided to purchase the Nook Bookand help with the request.

Past President Joe Taylor vol-unteered for this project and pur-chased the Nook Book for the cluband while working with BarbOrwick organized a presentation ofthe Nook Book to the local girl. On April 26, Taylor and club mem-bers Diane Wolfe, Pam Docken,Mindy Binder, Rhonda Hamby, andJane Pope presented Cari Barton,a student at Riverside Jr/Sr highschool with the Nook Book. Cariwas thrilled with the book as washer mother Brooke Barton. Cari’smother Brooke, pointed out thatthe Nook Book would allow Cari tojust push a button to turn the pagewithout her having to physicallyturn each page. She can also eas-ily change the font size. The NookBook gives Cari the opportunity toread any time she wants to, as wellas the ability to download booksoff the internet.

The Kiwanis Club of Boardmanwas very proud to be able topresent this gift to Cari.

Pictured L-R are Margie Hollandsworth, who completes eachblanket by sewing on a Boardman Kiwanis logo and husbandJim Hollandsworth, President of the Boardman Kiwanis.

Blanket ProgramOn April 25 the Boardman

Kiwanis gathered at the SeniorCenter to make blankets for De-partment of Human Services. DHSgives the blankets to kids placedout of their home, emergenciessuch as auto accidents and fires inour area.

Five members showed up to cutand tie the blankets and sew onthe Boardman Kiwanis logo. Pizzaand a drink were provided by Jim

and Margie Hollandsworth. Themembers had started out to maketen blankets but with only fivemembers present decided to makehalf and gather again to completethe rest.

The Boardman Kiwanis is veryactive in the Irrigon and Boardmancommunities.

Other April events were donat-ing $50 to both Irrigon andBoardman for Easter, bundlingwood to sell at Boardman Park and

sponsoring the Riverside HS KeyClub Installation Ceremony April28.

Planned events for May in-clude: the Irrigon Key Club will behonored during a “Knight of Ex-cellence” May 23 and will con-duct their installation at that time.

The Kiwanis Club of Boardmanis planning to award three $1,000scholarships; one each to River-side, Irrigon and the AlternativeSchool.

The club is working with the Lt.Governor, Mike Duffy, to start anew Kiwanis Club in Heppner. Nothing substancial to report onyet, but it’s in the plans.

The Boardman Kiwanis meet forbreakfast each month at 6:30 am atthe River Lodge and Grill on thefirst and third Thursdays. Any-one who is interested can take alook at The Boardman Kiwaniswebsite at: www.boardmankiwanis.org.


The Boardman City Counciladopted an Ordinance approvinga zone change to accommodate theconstruction of Columbia RiverCommunity Health Services newclinic. The property the new clinicwill be located on was dual-zoned,a portion in Multi-Family Sub-Dis-trict and a portion in the Commer-cial District, along WillowforkDrive. It was the recommendationof the Boardman Planning Commis-

sion to change 1.08 acres to Com-mercial which amends the City ofBoardman Zoning and Comprehen-sive Plan Maps. There will be atwenty-one day appeal period onthis decision.

In other City business, theCouncil heard an annual update ontourism from the Boardman Cham-ber of Commerce, they approvedan increase in the City’s contractwith the Boardman Park & Recre-

ation District for maintenance of theCity’s park areas, and they ap-proved an easement to UmatillaElectric to run overhead power linesnear the City wastewater treatmentfacility.

The next meeting of theBoardman City Council will beTuesday, May 3, 2011 at BoardmanCity Hall Council and will begin at7pm.

Zone change approved for new medical clinic

Local wrestler, Hans Rockwell,recently had the opportunity tocompete for the Oregon MiddleSchool National Dual team, thatcompeted over spring break inDanville, Illinois. The team wasmade up of wrestlers from all overthe state of Oregon.

The team spent Tuesday train-ing at Oregon State and then flewout on Wednesday for Chicago.On Thursday and Friday, the teamgot to work out at the Universityof Illinois.

The team competed on Satur-day and Sunday against some ofthe nations best middle schoolteams from Ohio, Minnesota, Illi-nois, Indiana, Kentucky, Texas,New Mexico and Nebraska. Theteam had wins over Texas, Ken-tucky and Indiana to put them inthe top 8, where they ended up tiedfor 7th with the other Oregon team.Both teams received a team trophy.

Hans competed in the 95lbweight class where he had 2 pins

on the weekend and finished as anAll-American for his team. Hans’pin against Team Kentucky, se-cured the team win and guaranteedTeam OR would place in the top 8.

Hans would like to thank all thepeople that helped sponsor his trip:

Pirate Wrestling ClubDavid and Maria RichardsRobert and MaryAnn HancockMario and Jane VillanuevaBryon and Sheree RichardsZach and Emerald Lantis

Hans Rockwell pinning his Kentucky opponent in the first round.

Local teen wins All American

May, 2011 Sports Calendar

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Thursday 5/5 4:00PM Coed Varsity Tennis @ McLoughlin Union High SchoolFriday 5/6 11:00AM Coed Junior High Track @ UMMSAA Championship meet(Umatilla)1:00PM Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Umatilla High School3:30PM Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Umatilla High SchoolSaturday 5/7 9:00AM Coed Varsity Tennis @ Helix Invite (Pendleton)11:00AM Coed Varsity Track vs. Columbia River Invite (Riverside)Monday 5/9 7:00PM District Tennis MeetingTuesday 5/10 3:00PM Coed Varsity Tennis @ Umatilla High SchoolFriday 5/13 TBA Coed Varsity Tennis @ District (Tri-City)TBA Coed Varsity Track @ District Track (Vale)1:00PM Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Vale (DH)1:00PM Girls Varsity Softball vs. Vale (DH)Saturday 5/14 TBA Coed Varsity Tennis @ District (Tri-City)TBA Coed Varsity Track @ District Track (Vale)Thursday 5/19 TBA Coed Varsity Tennis @ State FinalsFriday 5/20 TBA Coed Varsity Tennis @ State FinalsTBA Coed Varsity Track @ State Track (Monmouth)Saturday 5/21 TBA Coed Varsity Tennis @ State FinalsTBA Coed Varsity Track @ State Track (Monmouth)Wednesday 5/25 TBA Boys Varsity Baseball vs. (1st round state)TBA Girls Varsity Softball vs. (1st round state)Friday 5/27 TBA Boys Varsity Baseball @ Quarter FinalsTBA Girls Varsity Softball @ Quarter FinalsTuesday 5/31 TBA Boys Varsity Baseball vs. Semi-FinalsTBA Girls Varsity Softball vs. Semi-Finals

By Suzanne GrayTim Rust is married with college

aged children and works family landat the southern border of UmatillaMorrow counties along

Buttercreek Highway. He says, “Itall started when Heppner FireDept.asked to park an older fire truck onour place.” Thus began his unpaidassistance with the fire service.

Within the first week of the ar-rangement, Station 7 crew was con-tacted via cell phone to assist witha fully engulfed house fire and latera grass fire. Over time, the grouphas become more organized.Firefighters are now alerted directlyfrom dispatch by pagers. Tim and

his five partners volunteer to giveback to the community and helppeople. Tim’s challenge is wantfor another pair of hands on-sceneand in training.

The crew islooking forward to thecompletion of an un-manned station atHighway 207 junctionfunded in part fromtippage fees and SIPwindmill funds. Having one place tohouse the growingnumber of fire trucks(3) available to theMader-Rust area willassist with an orderlyresponse to an emer-

gency. Rust recalls looking out atthe group last December as hisname was announced as Firefighterof the Year by Chief Rogelstad.“There were more qualifiedfirefighters at the banquet. I knowothers that are more deserving thanI. I just have more time to attendmeetings. I am proud to say thatwhen a page goes out ALL of themshow up. Station 7 has a 100%volunteer response. I am proud ofthem.”

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L-R Fire Chief Marc Rogelstad; Station 7firefighters Eddie Robertson, JaredThompson, Tim Rust, Darrell Emmel,Sheryl Thompson.

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Some classes require a placementtest score and placement tests are avail-able at BMCC Boardman also. The testcosts $10 and requires one-three hoursof the student’s time. Call for an ap-pointment at 541-481-2099.

It is looking like a couple of ITVclasses will be offered at BMCCBoardman this summer which will alsomean the center will be open a coupleof evenings per week for proctored ex-ams and other services. It would behelpful to know which students maywant to use that service. Please call oremail [email protected] to let usknow your plans.

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If it’s not broken don’t fix itHere in Morrow County, we are for-

tunate to have the Port of Morrow asour economic development leader.Through the last decade or so, the Portof Morrow has been very successfulin promoting economic expansion andfamily wage jobs in Morrow County. Iwould even go as far as to say that thePort of Morrow has been the most suc-cessful port in the entire state of Or-egon. The average wage in MorrowCounty ranks fifth highest among allcounties in the state, and highest inEastern Oregon. The Port of Morrowhas done this primarily without localtax dollars. In this year’s proposedbudget of $25 million the Port of Mor-row collects $104 thousand in propertytaxes.

This year, there are two long termcommissioners for the Port of Morrowup for reelection, Larry Lindsey andMarvin Padberg. Over the years thesetwo men have donated countless hoursof their time at meetings representingall Morrow County residents. Throughtheir hard work and effort as well as thehard work and effort of the employeesof the Port of Morrow we have a hugelysuccessful port. They deserve by theirefforts and results of their efforts to bereelected. I would urge all of you tojoin me in casting my vote to reelectLarry Lindsey and Marvin Padberg foranother four year term. After all, if it’snot broken, don’t fix it.

Vern RussellBoardman, Oregon

Irrigon man runs for PortBallots have been sent out and the

people of Irrigon have an importantchoice to make. For years the Irrigoncommunity has not had representationon the Port of Morrow. Consequentlythe Port of Morrow has not paid muchattention to the interests of Irrigon citi-zens. The Port has expanded theirwastewater distribution system furtherand further east toward Irrigon with-out addressing the odor problem. Fi-nally, through much effort on our part,the Port of Morrow has modified theirapplications to minimize odor prob-lems. The Port has also not paid at-tention to the interest of the Irrigoncommunity in the Umatilla Army De-pot for economic growth.

Now the people of Irrigon have achoice to have representation on theCommission or leave it to the peoplewho ignored Irrigon in the first place.I am running against Marvin Padberg

for Port of Morrow Commissioner andKelly Kraft is running against LarryLindsay. The people of Irrigon will notget another chance to send the Port ofMorrow a message that Irrigon wantsto be heard and represented for anothertwo years. My hope is that the peopleof Irrigon will exercise their politicalmuscle and vote for the two peoplewho will speak up for Irrigon’s inter-ests.

Please vote for Gerald (Jerry)Breazeale and Kelly Kraft for Port ofMorrow Commissioners. Your vote willindicate to the Port of Morrow thatIrrigon is politically active and canmake a real difference in how Irrigon istreated by the Port.

Thank you for your vote of sup-port for Irrigon!

Jerry Breazeale, Irrigon

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JAZZY POWER CHAIR ExcellentCondition, New Batteries. If interestedcall 541-481-4321

If you or someone you know has agambling problem, help is availableand that help is FREE of charge. IfYOU have a family member who suffersfrom gambling addiction, YOU can alsoreceive FREE treatment even if thegambler is not receiving treatment. If youare a resident of Morrow County and youwish to take advantage of the servicesabove or desire more information, pleasecall any of the following numbers to setup a LOCAL appointment or just to talk:Bobby Harris @541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175 Community Counseling Solutions(CCS) @ 541-676-9161 or 541-481-2911or 1-877-695-4648 (1-888-MYLIMIT)

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Tuesday May 10

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Tuesday May 17

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Tuesday May 24

Swedish Meatballs

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Tuesday May 31

Tuna Noodle Casserole

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Thursday May 5

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Birthday Dinner

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Thursday May 26

Shepherd’s Pie

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CHERYL TALLMAN’S FOOT CLINIC is heldon the 1st Monday of every month, unless aholiday, then it moves to the next Monday,from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the new Senior Cen-ter building , 100 Tatone St., next to City Hall.No appointment necessary. Sponsored byMorrow County Health District Home Health.$20 charge.

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· Buttercreek Apartments , 990W. Juniper Ave., Hermiston.Attractive one and twobedroom apartments availablenow. Call Deb at (541)567-7595.

· Boardman Apartments, 331 NWBoardman Ave., Boardman.Clean and well appointedapartments, both two andthree bedrooms. Call Debby at(541)481-2118.

· Washington Park Apartments,923 Cowl St., Milton-Freewater.Offering one and two bedroomunits featuring air conditioningand many other amenities. CallBecky at (541)938-7447.

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EMPLOYMENTTruck Driver CDL – Boardman, OR -Local Class A licensed, min 1 year exp.Full time or Part Time.Wages DOE, EOE.Inquiries:[email protected] apply at the Hermiston EmploymentOffice.

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DOG AGILITY EXHIBITION, come watch thefun! May 22nd 1:00PM – 3:00PM at BoardmanCity Park, W. Park Ave - located behind thePost Office. Agility Classes starting Soon. For information and sign up call: 541-571-1360 or email [email protected]


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Spring is upon us, this bringsour youth out to enjoy the longerdays and spring weather. While en-joying spring our youth will ridetheir bikes, skateboards, scootersand inline skates. Remember forsafety to always wear a helmet andif you are under the age of sixteenit is the law. If there are youth thatdo not have helmets they can stopby the Boardman Police Depart-ment or contact an officer and we

have a limited number of helmetsavailable. We will be glad to fit thehelmet.

We would also like to take thisopportunity to remind the citizensof the safety issues with dark tintedwindows. They make it difficult tosee traffic or other moving objectsapproaching from the sides of thevehicle, especially at night. Forthese reasons the state of Oregondoes restrict the tint materials that

can be placed on vehicle windows.Generally windows must have to-tal light transmittance of thirty fivepercent. If you stop by theBoardman Police Department orcontact an officer we can explainthe statute and also check yourwindow to see if they are with inthe legal limits. If you have anyquestion or concerns please feelfree to call or stop by the BoardmanPolice Department.

Bike Rodeo May 21 at Boardman Marina Park

Construction workers looking for rooms to rent, call481-7460 or 541/300-0837. Nice and clean, in the

country, two miles from Boardman.

FOR RENT

Port CommissionersThe Port of Morrow has had great

success for the last 15 years.Reward the current incumbents

by RE-ELECTING them for another four years

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