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Volume XXI Number 3 September 6, 2013 FREE MONTHLY PUBLICATION

North Morrow

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New to the SAGE Center!Iron Man 3 will be playing at the

SAGE Center TheaterFriday, September 27- Movie starts 7:15 pm- doors open at 6:30

pmSaturday, September28 - Movie starts at

2:15 pm - doors openat 1:30 pm

Admission is $5.00 foradults, $3.00 for

Seniors over 62 andstudents.

Boardman Marina Park now offers miniature golf courseIt’s taken three years to plan and

develop, but Boardman Park &Recreation District can now boastof their own miniature golf coursethat is open to the public!

Three years ago, Summer Rec-reation Director Blaine Ganvoa andProgram Director Jamie Sepulvedastarted the project by construct-ing one hole and greens out oftreated plywood. It went togetherso well, that Ganvoa went aheadand drew up the plans for eightmore holes and greens. Ganvoa

Aunika Partlow, age six and sister Alexis, age 8 are the leadgolfers with dad Stephen Partlow (and grandfather, also StephenPartlow, not shown) on their first round of miniature golf atBoardman Marina Park. The near-Boardman residentsdiscovered the mini golf course when they drove to the park onLabor Day to ride their bikes.

Stephen Partlow is trying to figure out the best way to putt as daughters Alexis and Aunika watch.

and Kayla Nelson completed theplywood portion of the other eightholes. The project came to comple-tion this summer with the assis-tance of seven Oregon Youth Con-servation Corps (OYCC) workerssupervised by Gene VanGorder.They leveled and prepped the land,which is located at the triangle ofthe main park road as it splits tothe day use and boat launch areas.Then the crew helped Ganvoa con-struct each hole, glued outdoorcarpet as grass into the greens ar-

eas, built a fence and landscapedthe area.

The nine-hole course is open,but awaits the signage telling thepublic the cost ($5.00 for 9 holes,$0.50 more for the second ball and9 more holes) and where to pay andreceive your putter and golf balls.The campground check-in boothis the spot to stop; there are 30putters of three different sizes plusgolf balls of all colors. The courseis open to play from 8:00 am to dusk(about 8:00 pm).

Each attendee will receive a free bag of pop corn.

6 Storyhour (most Fridays) Oregon Trail Library Boardman @10:457 Breakfast at the Boardman Senior Center 7:30 -10:30 am9 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

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

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

17 Tillicum Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm18 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

Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Meeting, Fire Hall 300SW Wilson Lane. 7:00 pm

19 Boardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month) River Lodge & Grill @ 6:3021 Greenfield Breakfast 7-10am24 Boardman Park & Recreation District Meeting @ Park Office - 7 pm25 Irrigon Friends of the Library meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at

the Firestation in Irrigon.

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On September 21, 2013, theBoardman Kiwanis are hosting the“5TH” annual ROLLIN’ on theRIVER event. Started in September2009, as a joint venture between theBoardman Chamber of Commerceand the Boardman Kiwanis, thisevent was created to “establish anannual event in Boardman, Oregonthat provides entertainment and li-bations to people from all over theColumbia Basin. The event hasbeen a success, showing growth inattendance each year.

This year offers three bands; ex-tended hours from 2 pm to 9 pm; anactual dance floor; increased carshow display; and wine & beer tast-ing from local venues. Food will beavailable for purchase. So, markyour calendars and come on downto the Marina on Saturday, Septem-ber 21, 2013 between the hours of 2pm and 9 pm and join in the fun !Tickets are $20.00 each and youmust be 21 years of age to attend.

Proceeds from this event go to-wards Community service projects.

Mark your calendars for Rollin’ onthe River September 21st

This photo from the 2010 Rollin’ on the River event shows justa few of the folks who came to enjoy the music, food,beverages and Classic Car Show. This year the event will be onSaturday, September 21st at Boardman Marina Park.

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Columbia River Community

Health Services

Some of our services include:�Well Baby/Child Exams�Childhood/Adult Immunizations�Sports Physicals�Men’s and Women’s Health Exams�CDL Physicals�Pre-employment Drug Screening�Chronic Disease Managment�Flu Shots�Limited Access to Dental Care�Sliding Scale Fee Arrangements

Hablamos EspanolWe accept most major insurance

plans including Medicare and OregonMedicaid.

450 Tatone Street * Boardman *Open Monday 7:30 am - 7:00 pm,Tuesday - Friday 7:30 am - 5 pmJoey Victoria-

Lopez, PA-C

David Collins,PA-C

Steve Maher,MD

Call : 541-481-7212for your appointment

Propane Delivery Service available toBoardman & Umatilla

Also available Agriculture Parts delivered toBoardman & Umatilla

Lexington

1-800-452-7396

Boardman

1-541-481-6200

www.mcgg.net

Once again, Bank of EasternOregon’s branches acted as collec-tion sites for school supplies.

Bank of Eastern Oregon draws namesfor backpack & school supply winners

BEO’s employees, customers,& community members do-nated an abundance of sup-

plies. Backpacks andsupplies were thentransported to thegrade schools or dis-trict offices for distri-bution, as needed. Drawings werealso held for gradeschool students ateach branch for thechance to win back-packs filled with sup-plies. BEO’s Boardmanbranch employeespresented filled back-packs to Ian andMckayla Powell, Mar-tin and MiriamLanderos, Angel andMilagros Acosta, andSamantha Romero. Bank of EasternOregon makes this anannual event andthanks everyone fortheir donations.

Julie Gisi was happy to present Angel &Milagros Acosta with their new backpacks

Jill Pambrun, VP and Commercial LoanOfficer of BEO congratulates SamanthaRomero on her new backpack.

Julie Gisi gave Ian and MckaylaPowell each a new backpack andschool supplies from the Bank ofEastern Oregon. Photos contributed.

All of the students who wonwere thrilled to be able to go backto school with a brand newbackpackfull of school supplies.

Martin and Miriam Landeros were each presentedwith a backpack filled with school supplies fromBoardman Branch Manager, Julie Gisi

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Bank of Eastern Oregon’s employees were once again ready to take charge of Morrow CountyFair’s 4-H snack shack on Thursday of fair. Volunteering to grill and serve you from the left are JillMartin, Mark Lemmon, Gary Propheter, Becky Kindle, Arletta Arnspiger, Janet Dezellem,KayRene Qualls, Joe Perry, Debbie Young, & Dawna Dougherty. Also on the team but notavailable for the photo shoot are Betty Jo Colvin, Russell Seewald, Jessica Peterson, and JulieBaker.

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PENDLETON – TheInterMountain Education ServiceDistrict (IMESD) will provide freehearing screenings to public elemen-tary school students through No-vember.

Hearing screenings are con-ducted annually by the IMESD’s Au-diology Department for publicschool students in Umatilla, Morrowand Union counties, and is coopera-tively sponsored by local school dis-tricts. Students to be screened in-clude nearly 4,000 kindergarten, firstand third grade students, new stu-dents to a county, and parent/teacher/principal referrals of studentsin other grades. Children who fail theinitial screening will be re-screenedwithin a three-week period.

Screenings began earlier thisweek and will continue through No-vember.

Parents who do not want theirchild’s hearing to be screened shouldnotify their child’s school as soonas possible. If you have any ques-tions regarding the hearing screen-ing program, please contact your lo-cal school principal or the IMESDAudiology Department at 541-966-3140.

The Morrow County screeningschedule is as follows:

AC Houghton, Wednesday, Sep-tember 11; Irrigon Elementary,Wednesday, September 11; Ione,Thursday, September 12; Heppner,Thursday, September 12; SamBoardman, Wednesday, October 16;Windy River, Wednesday, October16.

Rechecks will occur: ACHoughton, Wednesday, October 2,Irrigon, Wednesday, October 2; Ione,Thursday, October 3; Heppner,Thursday, October 3; Sam Boardman,Tuesday, November 5; Windy River,Tuesday, November 5.

IMESD tooffer freehearingscreeningsto students

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Boardman BuzzzzzzzzHello North MorrowCounty, September ishere, that means it istime for Rollin’ on theRiver! I hope you areall planning to attend.I know the Kiwanishas worked really hardto make the 5th AnnualDiane Wolfe,

CEO

Did you knowthe Store at SAGECenter carries someneat items for kids?Because the SAGECenter is all aboutlearning ‘Eastern Or-egon Style’, the Storehas incorporatedsome neat items to ex-pand on the SAGECenter experience! Weare proud to carry‘Green Science’ kits,award winning kitsthat introduce kids toeco-friendly conceptssuch as repurposing,up cycling and alterna-tive energy. They arealso under $13, making

September Monthly Chamber MeetingWe are changing up the lunch meeting

for September and making it a BreakfastMeeting and we will hold the breakfast atthe SAGE Center. So, mark your calendarfor Wednesday, September 18 and join us atthe SAGE Center at 7:30 am for breakfastand a great program presented by The Portof Morrow, Boardman Park District, TheColumbia River Community Health Districtand Chamber’s Economic DevelopmentCommittee. The Port will be discussing theirrecently completed economic impact studyand strategic plan, and we will share the re-sults of the recently completed surveys fromthe Clinic, the Park, and the Chamber.

This should be an informative and funmeeting. Sunrise Café will cater the break-fast. Please RSVP by Monday, September16, the cost is $10.00 per person.REMEMBER: Wednesday, September 18,7:30 am at The SAGE Center.

Chamber Board ElectionsIn November, the Boardman Chamber

membership will elect new board members.Don Drayton and Julie Gisi will be retiringfrom the board, as they have served for thelast six years. They have been a huge assetto the chamber and they will be missed.

To be considered as a potential nominee,please contact the Chamber. Board mem-bers are dedicated individuals of the cham-ber who are willing to attend board meet-ings, be part of special committees and otheractivities sponsored by the chamber. Theterms are three years with the option of run-ning for a second term. If you have anyquestions or need anything else, please letus know. The Chamber board meetings arethe second Wednesday of every month at7:00 am.

Boardman Visitors Guide andMembership Directory

It is that time of year! We are starting tomake plans for the new visitors guide. Doyou have any ideas that you would like toshare with us to make it an even better pub-lication for Boardman? We won’t even makeyou join a committee, you can just send inyour thoughts and ideas! You also need tobe thinking about your business purchas-ing an ad in the magazine. We send outguides all across Oregon. This is a greatopportunity for you to help promote your

community and let everyone know howproud we are of Boardman. For more infor-mation on the guide and how to advertiseplease contact Diane at the Chamber.

Career Day 2013The Riverside High School Career Day

will be on Wednesday, October 16. Localbusinesses will be receiving a letter this weekasking that you partner with an RHS stu-dent for a job shadow experience. This is anexcellent opportunity to introduce studentsto a variety of career and job opportunities.The students spend the morning with theirselected business observing daily opera-tions and activities. Unlike a field trip, wherethe student simply visits the business, jobshadows are structured so that the studentsplay an active role with hands on learningexperiences.

The sponsoring businesses and stu-dents then meet at the Port of Morrow forthe monthly Chamber luncheon (cost is$10.00 per person). The employer first intro-duces their student and then the studentsshare their job shadowing experience.If you don’t receive your career day packetfrom the chamber by Friday, please contactus and we will get you a packet.Chamber Annual Banquet

It is time to start planning for theBoardman Chamber of Commerce AnnualAwards Banquet! It is scheduled for Friday,February 7 and will be held at the SAGE Cen-ter this year.Our theme is“A Black &White Affair”.Following thespecial awardspresen ta t ionwe will have an-other greatband to cel-ebrate anothersuccessful yearat theB o a r d m a nChamber.

one the best yet.This summer went really fast, of

course the older I get the faster they go!But with the opening of the SAGE Cen-ter, my sister and her husband from Mary-land coming to visit for 10 days, my sonfrom Missouri coming for 5 days, then Ifinished off my company with my par-ents visiting me from Texas for almost 3

weeks. It was certainly fun having allthat company. I think Griz (my puppydog) got even more spoiled with every-one at the house!

Of course we are really excited hereat the chamber office with our new ad-dition! Amber and Kory Killingbeck hada beautiful baby girl, Luella Nichol onSaturday, August 24. She weighed in

at 7 lbs 12 oz and was 19". We will cer-tainly miss Amber while she is out on ma-ternity leave, but I seriously doubt she ismissing us much!!!!

I certainly am looking forward to somebeautiful fall weather. I have had a bit toomuch summer for my taste! Three daysof 80 is enough for me!Have a great September. di

The Store at SAGE Center

them an affordable, fun family project. Ourmost popular kit is the potato clock…can youimagine using a Boardman potato to poweran alarm clock? Well you can with this kit!

Don’t forget, we also host a nice collec-tion of children’s stuffed animals, books andgames for the whole family. Our favorite gameis called ‘The Farming Game’, this game islike monopoly based in the farming world andit was developed based on farms in YakimaValley. The Farming Game is a heavily chancedependent game, and thus the winner is usu-ally determined by luck. However, a playercan increase his or her chances of winningby knowing which crops are more likely to beprofitable and use this information to makelucrative trades with other players.

So bring the kids to tour the SAGE Centerand then do some shopping in the Store.Amber, Diane, Karen and all our wonderfulvolunteers are happy to accommodate you!

Check it out: there’s all kinds of neat items topurchase for kids and the whole family!

Meet Luella Nichol Killingbeck!

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During the course of this sum-mer, several large vacant lots havebeen subjected to fires whichthreatened fences and structureson adjacent properties. As the firefuel load is both high and dry thisyear, the City Council decided toreduce the fire exposure of the ad-jacent property owners. On the 18th

of June, the Boardman City Coun-cil approved Ordinance 4-2013,changing the language ofBoardman Municipal Code Chap-ter 8.04 – Nuisances, to addresslarge lot fire hazards where a struc-tural exposure is present. Structuralexposure includes fences of adja-cent property owners. The lan-guage requires a fire break of 20feet, in width, be mowed to reducethe fire exposure risk for adjacentproperty owners.

In early August, letters weresent to 64 property owners, on atotal of 81 lots, falling under thenew Municipal Code language. Asof this date, many lots have com-plied with the new ordinance lan-guage; however, many more lotshave experienced difficulty in com-pliance due to yard debris piles,and other trash such as used fur-niture, appliances and equipment,on their property, appearing to

come from the adjacent propertyowners. This is a violation ofBoardman Municipal Code andalso classified as “Offensive litter-ing” under State Law.

In many instances, these unat-tended piles of grass clippings,leaves and trees/brush signifi-cantly add to the fire fuel load andalso attract animals such as mice,skunks, raccoons and badgers asa habitat. Some of the identifiedyard debris piles are as tall as 6-8feet.

There are several options todealing with yard debris:1) A mulching mower returns grassclippings to the yard and maintainsthe nutrients to the yard with thedecomposition of the clippingsbuilding the soils in the yard.2) Haul the yard debris to theNorth Morrow County TransferStation located off of BombingRange Rd at the I-84/US 730 inter-change.3) Obtain a separate garbage con-tainer during the months you gen-erally have yard waste. This op-tion would cost $11/month.

Offensive littering on someoneelse’s property is NOT an accept-able option!

City addresses debris

The Columbia River PowerMarathon has grown into a fiveevent fitness festival for runnersand walkers of all ages and abili-ties: 8K Walk/Run, Half MarathonWalk/Run, Marathon, Ultra andMarathon Relay. Start and finishwill be by the Desert River Inn inUmatilla, Oregon. From the start,participants descend to the water-front and traverse the ColumbiaRiver to Washington via McNaryDam. Marathon day - Saturday,September 21, 2013 is the onlytime each year that the dam is opento the public. Register atwww.columbiarivermarathon.com There were 355 participants in 2012. Participants came from all over theUnited States. New York, Tennes-see, Hawaii, Indiana, Alaska andmany in between. A fantastic po-tato bar, live music, massage sta-tion, great prizes, FUN aid stationsand great conversations will greetparticipants in the Expo area! Many participants form teams andbring their own cheerleaders andmake a day of it here in EasternOregon. New this year will be abeer garden in the court yard. Join

Preview of Columbia River Power Marathon/Half/Ultra/Relay & 8k Saturday, September 21

in on the fun and support our localyouth cross country team.

The route:This is a destination Marathon! Once in Washington after cross-ing McNary Dam, the route mean-ders upon the basalt bluffs over-looking the river. At 2.5 miles, 8Krunners & walkers turn around andretrace their tracks back to the fin-ish line by Big River Golf Courseon Willamette Ave. Marathoners,Half Marathoners, and Relay par-ticipants continue to Plymouth,Washington before returning toOregon across the I82/US 395 footbridge. Upon arrival in Oregon, theroute continues next to the U.S.Army Corps of Engineer NatureTrails. From the nature trails thecourse continues past the dock atthe Port of Umatilla and drops into

McNary Beach Park. At this junc-ture, Half Marathoners climb backto the finish while the marathonerscontinue for five miles and Ultrawill continue along the scenic Co-lumbia River, along the earthenLewis and Clark Trail to Hatrock

State Park . After looping pastHatrock, participants return toMcNary Beach Park on the Lewisand Clark Trail before ascendingto the finish.

Trail Apartments inBoardman undergoingrehabilitation project

Boardman, Oregon (September3rd, 2013) - The Housing Author-ity of the County of Umatilla andCASA of Oregon are pleased toannounce the Trail Apartments inBoardman, Oregon has begun therenovation work of the low-incomefamily housing project.

Rehabilitation of the Trail Apart-ments, a 24 unit affordable hous-ing complex nestled between BlueMountain Community College andRiverside Jr./Sr. High School, be-gan on August 1st and completionis expected by February 2014.

Renovations of the 30 year oldcomplex are focused on improvingthe exteriors of buildings and in-troducing a complement ofsustainability features includingenergy efficient heating, cooling,and lighting; water saving plumb-ing fixtures; natural day-lightingand passive ventilations; water ef-ficient irrigation and drought tol-erant, native landscaping. A newplay area and community meeting

room will be added to the complex,providing a gathering place forfamilies.

The Housing Authority of theCounty of Umatilla now owns andoperates the project, whose aim isto address increased demand foraffordable housing in Boardman.The Housing Authority of theCounty of Umatilla hired CASA ofOregon as it’s development con-sultant. “We are pleased to workwith community partners to pro-vide affordable housing for fami-lies in Boardman”, said PeterHainley, Executive Director ofCASA of Oregon

The project is funded by Or-egon Housing and Community Ser-vices, USDA Rural Development,and Enterprise Community Part-ners. For information about theproject contact Stan Stradley, Ex-ecutive Director of The HousingAuthority of the County ofUmatilla (541) 567-3241

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Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo, MOCOrodeos announce 2013 winnersBy Sue Gibbs

From profes-sional rodeo re-sults to our localMOCO talents,this year’s rodeoswere filled withfast times and tal-ented athletes.Slack started offon Thursdayevening duringthe Murray’sDrug wine andbeer tasting. TheNPRA perfor-mances followedboth Friday andSaturday eveningand our local ro-deo finished theweekend withMorrow Countycontestants.

D i c k e n s o nChiropractic started each rodeo bysponsoring the Mutton Bustin’.Caden George was the lucky win-ner this year, with David Cribbsand Carson Angell close behind.The highlights for the NPRA showcame from the Cardosa family. Outof 253 competitors, Russel Cardosawent home with the All-Aroundsaddle this year, donated by Bankof Eastern Oregon. Placing in cowmilking, tie down roping and teamroping secured the title for thisTerrebonne cowboy. His wifeSammy Jo Cardoza placed third inbarrel racing and placed in thebreakaway roping, as well.

The Janice Healy Davis Memo-rial Buckle went to the fastestNPRA barrel time by Kyna Schraderwith a 17.18 second run.

The Ranch Bronc Riding ZPTSpurs donated by WilkinsonRanches were won by TravisYutzie, and the winner of the MikeCurrin Memorial buckle was RickyCanton.

The Morrow County JackpotRodeo brought out our local tal-ent. The stick horse racers had theirtime in the area. The first throughthird place in the three and undercategory went to Lincon Lovgren,Sawyer Watkins and SavannahGreenup. The four- and five-year-

olds went to Tripp Stewart, Coo-per MacKenzie and Maya Payne.The older six- and seven-year-oldswent to Riley Lantis, Caden Georgeand Sierra Greenup.

The coveted amateur calf rop-ing saddle, sponsored by MorrowCounty Grain Growers, was won byTate Gentry this year with two cleancatches and a total time of 44.07.Sadly, there were no qualified ridesfor the Shad Hisler buckle this year.However, the cow riding was closethis year, with many qualified rides.Willy Gentry received the Millerand Sons donated buckle with a78, and Brian Knowles and GarrettRobinsons followed with scores inthe 70s.

The roping events had somenames that were on the top of thelists. Robinson, Mackenzie andFoster were some of the top ropers.The Robinson Brothers, Devin andGarrett, took top honors in the opencalf roping. Devin Robinson wonthe buckle with a 10.3 second catchand his brother Garrett was only asecond behind. Daly Ranchessponsored the buckle this year.

Bucknum’s breakaway ropingwas dominated by the Mackenziesisters, daughters of Sherry andChuck Matteson. Lexi Mackenziewent home with the champion title

with a 2.6 second catch while sis-ter Lacey caught with 3.3.

The team roping had the mostentries, and Ron McDowell andBoDee Foster cinched the title with8.22 seconds. The second-placeteams were the Robinson brothers,Devin and Garrett, and third placewas Garrett Robinson and BlakeKnowles. The champion buckleswere donated by Dick Temple,DVM and Pettyjohn’s Farm Sup-ply.

Barrel racing ended the MOCOshow this year with three divisions.The senior division, sponsored byGar Aviation, was won by SueGibbs with a 17.91, and JessicaHughes followed with an 18.15.

The Healy Family sponsoredthe junior barrels this year. Thistitle went to Jacee Currin with an18.44, and second and third placewent to Jaiden Mahoney andHunter Greenup. The Pee Wee bar-rels were sponsored by Butch andMary Knowles; Blaine McCluretook the buckle home this year withHallee Hisler in a close second.

The All-Around title went toGarrett Robinson this year for theMOCO show. He won a breast col-lar donated by Les Schwab.

A total purse of $35,850 waspaid out during the NPRA shows.

Russel Cardosa went home with the OTPR All Around saddle this year,donated by Bank of Eastern Oregon. –Contributed photo

Biting Mosquitoes!

Call North Morrow Vector Control District at

541-481-6082

“Protect Yourself and YourFamily” By wearing insect

repellant!

“Fight The Bite

Service available to theBoardman and Irrigon area.

Call Doug at 1-800-452-7396

PropaneDelivery www.mcgg.net

For each tank filledMCGG will donateone dollar to the‘Fueling the

Future’ program.Proceeds go to local

schools.

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Boardman Ambulance

Service is in

Need of Volunteer Drivers!

It’s easy to join the team!

� 1 day class (Free)

� Must have valid Oregon Drivers License

� Must have Social Security Card

� Must live within 6mins of the

Ambulance Hall

� On call calendar filled each month (you

choose the dates you want to take call)

� Includes on-call and call-out pay

� We provide all training in house

� Great opportunity to serve your

Community!

For more information contact Del or Greg atBoardman Ambulance Hall 541-481-2202,

or Rusty Estes at 541-676-2922

Angie’s List 13 fall checklist.1. Service your heating system:As much as 80 percent of emer-gency calls answered by heatingspecialists are the result of im-proper maintenance. Schedule anappointment soon so you can beatthe rush and help avoid a break-down in the middle of a freeze.2. Check and replace filters: Fallis also the perfect time to checkyour furnace filters and replace ifnecessary. Efficient operation dis-tributes heat better and cuts yourenergy costs. Plus, it’s an inexpen-sive and easy task.3. Protect your pipes: Have youplumbing looked at and water lines

insulated. Cleaning all lines canhelp remove clogs. Clogs causeback ups, which can freeze, thencause the weakening of pipes andbursting. Wrap your pipes with in-sulation designed for plumbing. Inmany situations, insulation will beall you need to protect your pipes.4. Drain water from your waterheater: You can improve your wa-ter heater’s efficiency by 50 per-cent by draining sediment build upfrom the holding tank.5. Add insulation: This is one ofthe lowest-cost options for im-proving the energy efficiency ofyour home. The proper amount ofinsulation you should have de-

pends on the climate you live in.Obviously, the colder the weather,the more you need. Look in yourattic, if you see exposed two-byfour’s, you are due for more insu-lation.6. Seal drafts: Caulk, seal andweather-strip where drafts are de-tected. Walk through your homewith a lit stick of incense or a candle.Drafts will pull the smoke that di-rection, making it easier to deter-mine where the cold air is seepingin.7. Schedule a chimney sweep:Creosote build-up can lead to achimney fire.Have your chimney in-spected at least once a year; moreoften if you use it regularly.8. Check your gutters: Gutterblockage of dead leaves and othermuck can cause serious water dam-age. If they are clogged, hire a pro-fessional for a cleaning. If they arenot clogged, check again after theleaves have fallen.9. Rake up the leaves: Fallenleaves will deprive your grass ofcrucial sunlight during the fallmonths. Leaves can also accumu-late and get wet, leading to mold

growth and a breedingground for pests.10. Vehicle inspection:Summer travel can take a tollon your car. Schedule a main-tenance check with your me-chanic so it will be in goodworking order to endure thelong winter months. If youhaven’t packed your trunkwith an emergency kit, nowis the time.11. Clean and storeyour outdoor furniture: Thiswill help prevent rust anddamage from freezing. If youstore your outdoor furnitureinside for the winter (whichis recommended, if at all pos-sible) allow for some airflow.Encasing the furniture tightlyin plastic could lead to mois-ture damage.12. Properly discard orstore paint, caulk or adhesives ina heated area to prevent them fromfreezing: Call your local hazardousmaterial removal service for instruc-tions on discarding products thatcould be toxic. Drain all gasolinecontainers, including lawn mowers

and other gasoline-powered tools.13. Check your lighting:With dark days ahead, exteriorlighting is very important. Checkall your bulbs and consider usingtimers to turn lights on at dusk andoff in the morning.

Angie’s List gives fall checklist

Page 10 North Morrow Times September 6, 2013

Morrow County volunteers plan tobuild pavillion in Boardman

Morrow County participants ofthe Ford Institute Leadership pro-gram have selected to build a pa-vilion on a popular Boardmanbeach. The Ford Leadership pro-gram is based on the belief that vi-tal rural communities develop froma broad base of knowledgeable,skilled and motivated leaders.Morrow County’s cohort has over15 individuals from Boardman,

Irrigon and Heppner.The Ford Leadership Program

allows participants to select aproject to benefit their community.In April, the group selected to con-struct a pavilion and two shadepergolas in Boardman at Marker 40,a popular sandy beach located onthe Columbia River in the Port ofMorrow. The beach already hasrestrooms and a paved walking

trail. Participants have started theprocess of designing the structureand applying for grants to fund theproject. As of July, the grouphopes the pavilion will be ready foruse in summer 2014.

To contribute to this project orto obtain more information, pleasecontact project manager, TinaLivingston, at 541-481-8216.

Salem – Wait times at the Employ-ment Department UnemploymentInsurance call centers have beenextremely long.

“We recognize that many Or-egonians calling our unemploy-ment insurance center are experi-encing long wait times,” DavidGerstenfeld, assistant director forunemployment insurance pro-grams said. “This is totally unac-ceptable to us. So, we took a longlook at why this was occurring andwhat could be done to improve.”

Gerstenfeld said that Oregon isnot alone in the challenge of serv-ing the unemployed in a timely andefficient manner. Declining rev-enues from the U.S. Department ofLabor since the end of the reces-sion have caused many states toreconsider how services are pro-vided.

“Some states have drasticallyreduced the number of hours theircall centers are available to thepublic, and some states are elimi-nating their call centers altogether,opting for providing all servicesonline,” Gerstenfeld said. “We arelooking for alternatives that willactually increase service, whilestaying within our budgetary con-straints.”

While the number of Orego-nians receiving unemployment ser-vices has been steadily decliningsince the recession, Gerstenfeldsaid funding has also been falling. In July 2013, Oregon made over187,000 unemployment insurancebenefit payments, 10% less thanin July 2012. During that same timeperiod, staffing levels in the unem-ployment insurance call center de-creased by over 17%.

The Oregon Employment De-partment, Gerstenfeld said, consid-ers the call centers to be a vital linkfor unemployed Oregonians. Therefore, in order to improve theexperience for claimants, the de-partment has made several changesin staffing and processes. • Matching staffing levelsto better meet customer demand atpeak call time throughout the week• Having staff from otherparts of the Employment Depart-ment take on additional work to

help people contacting the call cen-ter• Enhancing the on-line ex-perience• Providing more self-ser-vice tools for claimants in the nearfuture.

The department is also askingOregonians with an unemploymentinsurance claim to help reduce waittimes:• Report a claim each week• Use the online and auto-mated telephone systems

Channeling Oregonians with anunemployment insurance claim toweekly reporting will enhance theoverall service experience.

“Making these two changes willfree up the phone lines for thosewho have an issue that requiresthey speak to a claims agent,”Gerstenfeld said.

Claimants can use the onlineclaim system atwww.WorkingInOregon.org/ocsto:• File an initial claim for ben-efits• File a weekly claim includ-ing entering work search activities• Check the status of theirclaim• Restart a claim• Check a claim balance• Update their address• Sign up for electronic de-posit• And much more.

Another option is to use theweekly claim line (1-800-982-8920),to file a weekly claim for benefits,including reporting work search ac-tivities, by following simple voiceprompts.

If during the claim filing processan issue is discovered, the depart-ment will send a notice to call theunemployment insurance call cen-ter for direct customer service.

“Using the online claim systemor the weekly claim line is muchfaster than calling the unemploy-ment insurance call center for as-sistance. Using one of these twoautomated systems will free callcenter phone lines for people whomust have direct contact to receiveservice,” Gerstenfeld said.

Employment Dept. works toimprove customer service

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The 2nd annual Eastern OregonWord Round-Up is set for Sept. 27-29, 2013 at Tamastslikt Cultural In-stitute at the Confederated Tribesof the Umatilla Indian Reservationat Pendleton. Tamastslikt will of-fer free public admission to its mu-seum the entire weekend. Admis-sion to the Word Round-Up read-ings, lectures, programs and enter-tainment are also free. A fee of $25is charged for 2-hour, hands-onworkshops in creative writing.

The Word Round-Up celebratesa love of reading, writing andbooks and is sponsored by Librar-ies of Eastern Oregon (LEO). Theevent includes two full days of pro-grams and workshops on publish-ing and writing, and a trade show,a book sale of quality used books,music performances, Native Ameri-can dancing, and book art exhibit.

Word has it that Edgar AllanPoe, long deceased, will make anappearance as part of this year’skeynote evening presentation onFri., Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Poe will beportrayed by Hollywood actorDuffy Hudson, who will present alively stage performance with briefreadings from Poe’s works as heenacts the stories behind their de-velopment.

Following the Poe presentation,former Oregon Poet LaureateLawson Fusao Inada will discusspoetry and its relevance for per-sons from all walks of life.

Inada is an emeritus professorof writing at Southern Oregon Uni-versity in Ashland and the authorof five books: Legends from Camp,Drawing the Line, In This GreatLand of Freedom, Just Into/Na-tions and Before the War.

He is the editor of the acclaimedOnly What We Could Carry: TheJapanese-American InternmentExperience. Inada has won PoetryFellowships from the National En-dowment for the Arts. AGuggenheim Fellowship recipient,he has been recognized at theWhite House as one of our nation’smost significant poets.

Inada is currently serving as theChair for the National SteinbeckCenter, a forum established to pro-mote a community-wide celebrationof literature in the tradition of John

Steinbeck.Inada’s work has been the sub-

ject of a documentary titled “WhatIt Means to Be Free: A Video aboutPoetry and Japanese-American In-ternment”.

On Sat., Sept. 28, evening key-note presenters for the WordRound-Up are author Molly Glossand executive director of theNorthwest Photography Archive,John Laursen.

Gloss’s novel The Jump-OffCreek was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for American Fic-tion, and a winner of both the Pa-cific Northwest Booksellers Awardand the Oregon Book Award.Her book The Dazzle of Day wasnamed a New York Times NotableBook and was awarded the PENCenter West Fiction Prize.

The Hearts of Horses, publishedin 2007, is the novel of a youngwoman breaking horses for several

ranchers in Eastern Oregon in thewinter of 1917.

Laursen will present rare pho-tographs from Enduring Spirit, tobe published in 2014, which areconsidered among the earliestknown photos of Native Ameri-cans of Oregon and Washingtonand dating to salt-prints made in1857.

Through studio and candid por-traits, views of Native settlements,and photo-documentation of Na-tive customs and practices, theseimages reveal the ways in whichearly photographers reacted to andinterpreted their encounters withthe indigenous populations, aswell as how those interpretationschanged as Euro-Americanssettled throughout the Northwest. Enduring Spirit will be the firstbook to draw together diverse, pre-viously unpublished, historic pho-tographs of Pacific Northwest Na-tive Americans from both public

and private archival collectionsthroughout Oregon and Washing-ton. A full slate of other authorsand writers will present programsand workshops at the WordRound-Up, including Eastern Or-egon writers Pamela Steele, BetteHusted, Justin Quaempts, DavidMemmott, David Axelrod, ThomasMadden, Jodi Varon, Jack Lorts,Paty Jager and Rebekah Burcham.Panel presentations are planned onpublishing in today’s market andworks by area Native Americanwriters.

A book art exhibit at the WordRound-Up will feature the worksof Roberta Lavadour, director ofthe Pendleton Center for the Arts.Eastern Oregon University is of-fering undergraduate and graduatecredit for high school and college-level students who attend theevent and professional-develop-ment units for area teachers.

Attendees can earn one or twocollege credits for $75 per credit.Teachers can earn PDUs by dem-onstrating event participation.For more information or to register,please contact Nancy Knowles,Oregon Writing Project Director, at(541) 962-3795 or atnknowles@eou.edu.

The Sons of Tradition andDaughters of Tradition will performNative American dancing on the af-ternoon of Sat., Sept. 28. MusiciansHeidi Muller and Bob Webb ofWallowa County will also perform.Funding for this year’s WordRound-Up has been provided bythe Wildhorse Foundation and theKinsman Foundation. Proceedsfrom the event will be used to helpoffset costs of bringing communityprograms to rural public libraries.A schedule will be available mid-September atwww.easternoregonwordroundup.org.

2nd Annual Eastern OR Word Round-Up set forSept. 27-29 at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute

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August 30 was a perfect smalltown Friday Evening. The Piratefield and stands were brightly lit.Fourteen peppy RHS Cheerleadersbounced nonstop and called theaudience to encourage the 2013Pirate Football team. The Pep Bandplayed tunes new and old, evenGolden Age’rs had the opportunityto hum, clap and stomp along. Col-orful Programs displayed team ros-ters, plus illustrations of refereesignals and what they meant.

The Pirates were snappilydressed in black uniforms and hel-mets. Coach Boor and his assis-tants looked cool in their Pirate Bluepolo shirts. Younger siblings, par-ents, grandparents (even some likeus without RHS grandchildren),and teachers, filed into the standswith great anticipation.

This game against Corbett wasspecial: 31 RHS Pirates were ayoung team; only 4 were seniors.

Plucky Pirates push for pointsNot many were experienced play-ers - the 2012 Pirate Team did notfinish their season... Friday nightwas the first time out for the youngPirates. Corbett players pushed thePirates; Pirates pushed Corbett. Inthe first 3 quarters Corbett scored41 points. Pirates pushed extrahard in the 4th Quarter and scoredone Touch Down, then a secondTouch Down for six more points. The stands erupted with so muchapplause, and whoops of joy, wemight have thought we were inCorvallis! All too soon, 4th quarterwas over and the Pirate Pushended. Final score: Corbett 41, Riv-erside Pirates 12, and nobody gothurt. Coach Boor has a long termplan to rebuild the Pirate FootballTeam. Community support and en-couragement are the foundation forsuccess. Come be part of the funat the next Pirate Game, Fri., Sept.6th at Irrigon.

Ending September 7th our1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE.

10% off all Hardware Items20% off hand tools

The Peralta and Richards Familieswould like to thank the community forall the support and kind words during

the loss of our loved one.

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Oregon Trail Library Boardman Branch

Boardman Library Hours:Mon. 11:00 AM - 8:00 PMTues. ClosedWed. 11:00 AM - 8:00 PMThu. Noon - 5:00 PMFri. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMSat. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PMSun. ClosedIrrigon Branch:Tuesday 10:30 am - 1:00 pmClosed for Lunch1:30pm -4:00pmThursday 10:30 am - 1:00 pmClosed for Lunch1:30pm -4:00pm

Fiction:Downfall – Jeff AbbottPlease Don’t Tell – Elizabeth AdlerThe Never List – Koethi ZanThe Widow’s Strike – Brad ThorArchangel – Andrea BarrettTwo Fronts – Harry TurtledoveAlways Watching – Chevy StevensWitch Wraith – Terry BrooksThe Highway – C.J. BoxReturn to Oakpine – Ron CarsonBombshell – Catherine CoulterTrue Love – Jude DeverauxEye for an Eye – Ben CoesDeath Angel – Linda A. FairsteinRequiem Mass – Elizabeth CorleyThe Humans – Matt HaigStranded – Alex KavaThe Fire Witness – Lars KeplerBombshell – Catherine CoulterThe Arrivals – Melissa MarrJude Deveraux – True LoveMistress – James PattersonThe City – Stella GemmellUnleashed – David RosenfeltHunting Eve – Iris JohansenThe Human Division – John ScalziThe English Girl – Daniel SilvaFirst Sight – Danielle SteelThe Husband’s Secret – Liane MoriartyOne Heart to Win – Johanna LindseyOn the Razor’s Edge – Michael FlynnThe White Princess – Philippa GregoryBig Girl Panties – Stephanie EvanovichLight of the World – James Lee BurkeSummer of the Star – Johhny D. BoggsThe Light in the Ruins – Chris BohjalianThe Last Whisper in the Dark – Tom PiccirilliNon-Fiction:The Party of Your Life – Erika DillmanRun, Brother Run – David BergGulp – Mary RoachRespect Me Rules – Michael J. MarshallBotany for Artists – Lizabeth LeechPlay Acoustic60 More Quick KnitsInvisible Men - Michael E. AddisSewing Solutions - Nicole VasbinderGettysburg - Allen C. GuelzoDo Dogs Dream - Stanley CorenMean Girls at Work - Katherine CrowleyPaul and Jesus - James D. TaborHow to Make Bookshelves & BookcasesMake It Your Own Baths - Jeanne HuberBeyond Human Nature - Jesse J. PrinzThe Guns at Last Light - Rick AtkinsonWhen the Money Runs Out – Stephen D. KingConfessions of a Sociopath - M.E. ThomasThe Handcrafted Wedding – Emma ArendoskiTiny World Terrariums – Michelle InciarranoHome Accessibility – Shelley Peterman SchwarzInternet Your Way to a New Job 3rd edition – Alison DoyleEssential Car Care for Women - Jamie Little and Danielle McCormick- Joe

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The Columbia River EnterpriseZone (CREZ) is developing a listof charitable organizations to begiven to new businesses locatingin the Enterprise Zone who wishto make contributions in MorrowCounty. Enterprise Zone managerCarla McLane advises the list fororganizations that have contactedher to be included on the list inhopes of receiving funding is be-ginning to grow. “I think we aregoing to end up with a nice longlist,” McLane said.

When businesses locate in theCREZ they negotiate deals with theBoard and pay fees in lieu of prop-erty taxes, which are lower thanproperty taxes would be if they hadnot located in the enterprise zone.The zone consists mainly of a 12-

Columbia River Enterprise Zone helpsMorrow County charitable organizations

square-mile area at the Port ofMorrow in Boardman.

Companies will pay these nego-tiated fees to the CREZ over a pe-riod of up to 15 years, which will inturn distribute the funds. Busi-nesses may donate part of thesefees to charitable organizations thatmay include anything from citychambers of commerce to muse-ums, and any other organizationnot politically or religiously ori-ented, the board has stated.

CREZ board members havestated they want the list to be asinclusive as possible and it will belimited only to organizations lo-cated in Morrow County. Anyonewho wants their organization in-cluded can email McLane atcmclane@co.morrow.or.us, or call

her office at 541-922-4624. “Just because you are on the

list doesn’t mean you are going toget something,” said CREZ BoardChair Don Russell, “We want tomake it as all inclusive as possible,but it is up to the businesses whoparticipate to determine who theygive their money to.”

So far the CREZ has deals linedup over the next 15 years that willbring in over $2.1 million, with morebusinesses and money to come.Distribution of the majority of thefunds will be decided by the CREZboard and given to taxing districtsdeemed by the board to be mostaffected by the businesses locat-ing in the Boardman. An examplewould be fire and police services.

Join the Arbor Day Foundation inSeptember and receive 10 free ArizonaCypress trees for planting in Oregon

Everyone from Oregon whojoins the Arbor Day Foundation inSeptember will receive 10free Arizona cypress treesas part of theFoundation’s Trees forAmerica program.

Through Trees forAmerica, everyone is en-couraged to plant treesfor the benefit of the en-vironment and quality-of-life. With one millionmembers, the Arbor DayFoundation is thenation’s largest nonprofitorganization dedicated toplanting trees.

“Arizona cypresstrees can be used as anornamental tree, as awindbreak or privacyscreen or as a livingChristmas tree in yourlandscape,” said JohnRosenow, founder andchief executive of the Ar-bor Day Foundation.“These trees will also addto the proud heritage of

Oregon’s 57 Tree City USA com-munities. For the last 36 years, Tree

City USA has supported effectiveurban forest management across

Oregon, and planting thesetrees will enhance the state’stree-planting tradition.”

The trees will be shippedpostpaid at the right time forplanting between October15 and December 10. The 6-to 12-inch trees are guaran-teed to grow or they will bereplaced free of charge.Planting instructions are en-closed with each shipmentof trees.

New members of the Ar-bor Day Foundation willalso receive The Tree Book,which includes informationabout tree planting andcare.To receive the free Arizonacypress trees, send a $10membership contribution toTen Arizona Cypresses, Ar-bor Day Foundation, 100Arbor Ave., Nebraska City,NE 68410, by September 30,2013, or join online atarborday.org/september.

The Oregon Trail Library DistrictBoardman Library will be closed on

Monday, September 9, 2013for staff training.

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How can I find past (orcurrent) issues of the NorthMorrow Times?

Want to look up an article that you knowwas written in a past issue of the NorthMorrow Times? Want to see what was go-ing on a few years ago in Boardman? Outof town and just can’t wait to get home toread the current issue of the North MorrowTimes?

It’s simple! The North Morrow Timeshas full issues of each newspaper sinceFebruary, 2010 on the Internet. This is afree service (to you and to us!) and it isalways there for you to view.

On the Internet, go tohttp://issuu.com/northmorrowtimes(and be sure to save the URL in your “Fa-vorites” or “Bookmarks”) The picture atright on this page shows exactly what willcome up on your browser. If you select(click on) a particular issue, then you caneasily page through that issue of the NorthMorrow Times, ads, classifieds and all.

Jane Pope and Lynn Prag took over pub-lishing the North Morrow Times in July, 1994when the previous editor moved away. Start-ing with a four-page spread for the 4th ofJuly issue that year and support from sev-eral businesses, the paper has continuedand grown to the usual 16-page spread yousee with this issue. This would not havebeen possible without the ongoing supportfrom local and area advertisers and

Boardman Chamber of Commerce. It’sbeen nip and tuck several times, as adver-tisers have fallen away and the NorthMorrow Times has struggled to bring inenough advertising dollars to cover thecosts. Each issue is emailed to and printedby the East Oregonian. Thanks also go toWayne Tyson, who picks up each issue inHermiston, bundles the correct number ofnewspapers according to what the postoffice requires, and then drops off bundlesto various retail and business owners inthe area. If you are an advertiser and wishto receive a stack of each issue for yourcustomers, please contact Jane at 481-7354.A HUGE thanks to Boardman Chamber ofCommerce for their support which makesit possible for each mailbox with a 978181zip code to receive the North MorrowTimes monthly, free of charge!

Thanks also goes to each of you whoemail or snail mail articles of interest andadvertising to us. Email address is:

LPRAG@centurytel.netSnail mail: PO Box 907, Boardman, OR97818 Throughout the years we’ve en-joyed interviewing and meeting so manyinteresting and friendly people in our com-munity. We look forward to the continuedsupport of the community.

Thanks, Jane & Lynn

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Altrusa International ofHermiston Scholarship. Eachyear in the fall and spring

Altrusa International of Hermistonawards scholarships ranging from $300to $1500. These scholarships are de-signed to help the student in thecompletion of post high school stud-ies so they are better able to care fortheir families and themselves. Appli-cants must have completed at least 2/3of their post high school education andmust be residents of Western UmatillaCounty or North Morrow County, butmay be studying elsewhere. Altrusa isnow accepting applications for the Fall/Winter term for the Linda Gilleese Me-morial Educational Scholarship. Appli-cations are available on the HermistonAltrusa website, at the HermistonChamber of Commerce or BMCC. Com-pleted applications must be postmarkedno later than September 30, 2013.

A new school year. Fall is coming.Changes ahead. Help Build A Commu-nity!

Turn off your TV. Leave your house.Know your neighbors, Look up whenyou are walking; Greet people; Sit onyour front step; Plant flowers; Use yourlibrary; Play together; Buy from localmerchants; Share what you have; Helpa lost dog; Take children to the park;Garden together; Support neighbor-hood schools; Fix it even if you didn’tbreak it; Have potlucks; Honor elders;Pick up litter; Read stories aloud; Dancein the street; Talk to the mail carrier;Listen to the birds; Put up a swing;Barter for your goods; Start a tradition;Ask a question; Hire young people forodd jobs; Organize a block party; Bakeextra and share; Ask for help when youneed it; Open your shades; Sing to-gether; Share your skills; Take back thenight; Turn up the music; Turn downthe music; Listen before you react toanger; Mediate a conflict; Learn fromnew and uncomfortable angles; Knowthat no one is silent although many arenot heard. Work to change this.

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Morrow County Health District

Seeks Interested Board of

Director Candidates

Morrow County Health District is seeking toidentify individuals who are interested in servingon the Morrow County Health District Board.

The individual selected will serve out theremainder of an existing term and will be eligible

for re-election in 2015. Potential candidatesmust be residents of Morrow County and

should send a letter indicating desire to servealong with a statement describing background

and qualifications. Questions can be directed toDan Grigg at (541) 676-2915 and letters of

interest sent to the attention of Tonia Adams,Morrow County Health District, P.O. Box 9,

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Bank of Eastern Oregon’s branch manager, Tricia Rollins, linedup with some of her staff, Sandra Van Lieu, Jeremy Arbogast,Bev Crum, Brianna Peterson, KayRene Qualls, & Becky Sparksto show off the 2013 All-Around Saddle presented at this year’srodeo.

City of Boardman Noxious Weed Program a success

Interested in learning moreabout your family tree, past mili-tary or immigration records, cen-sus data, historical photos andmaps, and much more?

Beginners and professional ge-nealogists and researchers in east-ern Oregon now have free accessto Ancestry Library Edition and toHeritageQuest through subscrip-tions launched this week for sev-eral area public libraries.

Each service provides unprec-edented, staggering amounts ofinformation to help trace family his-tories and American culture.

An on-line Auto Repair Refer-ence Center is now also availableat no cost to area residents throughseveral libraries. This on line data-base contains do-it-yourself repairand maintenance information onengines, brakes, transmissions,wiring and troubleshooting for over37,000 domestic and imported ve-hicles from 1945 to the present.

Area mechanics and those look-ing to save money will be able toaccess the auto repair subscriptionat no charge from any internet con-nection by entering the barcodetheir library card.

Ancestry Library Edition is asubscription website that providesaccess to over five billion namesin more than 23,000 databaserecords in census data, vitalrecords, directories, photos, andmore from North America, the UK,Europe, Australia, and other coun-tries.

Area residents will be able tosearch hundreds of millions ofnames from sources such as cen-sus data, vital records, ship-cross-ings, births, deaths, marriages, fam-

Area libraries launch free auto repair, genealogy andhistorical record online services for local residents

ily lineages, and other informationspanning centuries of record-keep-ing across scores of countries andcontinents from Australia to Asia,Canada, Europe, and the U.S.

Military collections deliverover 150 million records contain-ing information often not foundelsewhere; and includes U.S.records from the colonial to theVietnam era. Multimedia collec-tions deliver millions of files rang-ing from family and gravestonephotos to postcards and news-reels.

HeritageQuest Online has 7,000databases of information, includ-ing the digitized genealogy andlocal history collection, U.S. cen-sus data, the Revolutionary WarPension and Bounty Land WarrantApplication Files, the Freedman’sBank records and Private ReliefActions, and Memorials and Peti-tions spanning centuries.

Both Ancestry andHeritageQuest are designed forpeople who are either just begin-ning their family research or whoafter years of work are still uncov-ering their past.

Library patrons will be able toaccess HeritageQuest 24/7 by ac-cessing the website and using thebarcode from their library cards. Afree passcode to the auto repairdatabase is available from partici-pating libraries, also allowing 24/7access from any internet connec-tion at home, work or on the go.Ancestry is available via comput-ers or wi-fi at the libraries and doesnot allow remote access.

The nonprofit Libraries of East-ern Oregon (LEO) was able to ne-gotiate significantly reduced costs

for each participating library or dis-trict by serving as sponsor to bringthe new services to the region.

All three database services arenow offered to library patrons inPendleton, Hermiston, Umatilla,Helix, Adams, Athena, Pilot Rock,Echo, Stanfield, Weston, Milton-Freewater, Ukiah, Boardman,Heppner, Irrigon La Grande,Condon, Ontario, and Hood Riverand Baker counties.

The new services are broughtto these libraries through fundingprovided by the Umatilla CountySpecial Library District, OregonTrail Library District (OTLD), BakerCo. Library District, Hood RiverLibrary District, and participatingindividual libraries.

“We’re so pleased to bringthese new services to so many li-braries in the region through theLEO group buy,” said MarshaRichmond, OTLD director and LEOboard chair.

“We’ve been working on ex-panding on line resources over thepast few years in response to pub-lic demand. It’s extremely gratify-ing to see how the libraries and li-brary districts stepped up withcontributions to help make thishappen for area residents.”To access Ancestry’s public libraryedition from any library computer,go to http://ancestrylibrary.proquest.com.

Links and passcodes for remote24/7 access to the auto repair data-base and HeritageQuest can beobtained from any participating li-brary.

For further information, pleasecontact LEO exec. director LynCraig at leolibraries@gmail.com.

The City of BoardmansPuncturevine Control Program hasbeen dubbed a huge success with600 bags of Puncturevine collected,the equivalent of 3000 pounds ofthe plant. This is the City’s fifthyear running the program, with abudget of $600. The City providedthe bags, and participants werepaid $1 per filled bag. The Cityplans to burn the weeds beforesummer’s end.

Each year the City receivescomplaints of the plant growingalong the bike path, sidewalks andcurbs. The spiny bur or seed podfrom the Puncturevine (Tribulusterrestris), also known as a“Goathead”, contains 20 seedsequipped with long sharp spinescapable of puncturing a bike tire ora shoe.

The City’s Code Compliance Of-ficial Keri Jarmer said she could see

a big improvement along the City’sbike path, streets, and other publicareas such as the walking pathalong the river. Many citizens par-ticipated in collecting the weed inthe spirit of helping out their com-munity. The City of Boardman ap-preciates all the participation in theprogram, and hopes to sponsor itagain next spring. For more infor-mation on the City’s PuncturevineControl Program, call BoardmanCity Hall at 541-481-9252.