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Volume XX Number 7 February 1, 2013 FREE MONTHLY PUBLICATION

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The February ChamberLunch will be on February 20th

at noon at the Port of Morrow’sRiverfront Center.

The guest speaker will beKalie Davis, manager of the Portof Morrow’s SAGE Center. TheSAGE Center is an interactiveinterpretive center that high-lights sustainable agricultureand energy. Developed by thePort of Morrow, the SAGE Cen-ter will give visitors a unique op-portunity to learn about whattakes place locally within thePort of Morrow and beyondwithout visiting each industry.Davis will highlight all the newand exciting things that awaitEastern Oregon when the SAGECenter opens this May.

This is a luncheon you won’twant to miss! Cost for lunch is$10, and is catered by BoardmanSelect Market. An RSVP is re-

quired by Monday, February 18th-(541)481-3014.

The SAGE Center and theBoardman Chamber of Commerce arelooking for volunteers to help with thenew SAGE Center. Volunteers areneeded to help at the reception desk,greeting people and helping with theballoon ride and in The Store duringthe week and on the week ends. Ifyou are interested please contactKalie Davis, Manager of the SAGECenter to find out more informationand to get an application. There willbe a “Volunteer Fair” on Tuesday, April9 to give all the volunteers more in-formation and a chance to help outwith this exciting project forBoardman, Morrow County and all ofEastern Oregon. The planned open-ing for the SAGE Center is the middleto the end of May. You can reachKalie at 541-481-7678 orkalied@portofmorrow.com or you cancontact Diane at the Chamber.

Want the latest scoop onwhat’s up at SAGE Center?Attend Feb. 20 Chamberlunch for all the details

It’s time tojoin BoardmanChamber!

Have you sent in your 2013dues to the Boardman Chamber ofCommerce yet? This is an organi-zation that everyone should join:they constantly promoteBoardman and all the residents andbusinesses and have many funactivities throughout the year.

Membership Investment Sched-ule$50 Non Profit, no employees$50 Individual, including spouse$125 Proprietor, 0-3 employees$225 Small Business, 4-9 Employ-ees$325 Medium Business, 10-49 em-ployees$425 Large Business, 50+ employ-ees The Boardman Chamber ofCommerce is not a charity, butserves as an advocate organizationfor area businesses. As such, duespaid to the Chamber are not a chari-table contribution, but are tax de-ductible as an ordinary and neces-sary business expense.

The Village features family diningA hardworking lady, Catalina

Villa is the entrepreneur of threerestaurants, including The VillageRestaurant (located at 100 NW 1stStreet, the former Dodge City Inn)in Boardman. It is connected toThe Fair Deal Inn. Her other res-taurant locations are in Arlingtonand TriCities. A former school-teacher in Mexico and TriCities,Catalina learned about restaurantsby working as a waitress. “I al-ways looked to see what I coulddo better,” she says.

The Village opened in July2012, after extensive renovation ofthe facilities.

A single mother of three chil-dren, Catalina is careful to man-age her time so she’s with her chil-dren most afternoons and eve-

nings. She works a day at a time ineach of her three restaurants andis integral to the kitchen staff andwaitresses.

The hours of operation for TheVillage are Restaurant: 11 am to 10pm; the Bar is open for LotteryMachines and pool with no alco-hol from 11 am to 4 pm. The fullbar is open 4 to 11 pm.

Daily $5.95 luncheon specialshave quickly become favorites forBoardman residents. The bar hasLadies Nite on Saturday and Sun-day from 3 pm to close with spe-cial drinks and prices.

Catalina is looking forward tocompletion of renovation of thebanquet rooms downstairs, whereshe can host large groups. Phonenumber is 481-2446.

January 2, 2013Diane WolfeBoardman Chamber of CommercePost Office Box 1Boardman, Oregon 97818

Diane,

I want you to know how proud we are at Avista to belong to yourchamber, There are so many great events and initiatives you’reengaged that I get to read about from week to week and month tomonth.

Your presence in the community obviously contributes to thequality of life, livability and positive business environment for thecitizens and the businesses in Boardman and Morrow County.

I recently found a quote that made me think of you and yourefforts. It’s by John Bunyan, a 17th century writer and preacher.He said, “You have not lived today until you have done somethingfor someone who can never repay you.” It seems to me that youand your board members have this quote embedded in yourpurpose.

I want to wish you and your staff the very best on yourmembership renewals and recruitment this year.

Sincerely,

Steve VincentOregon Regional Business Manager

580 Business Park Drive 800.659.4427PO Box 1709 Fax 541.858.4790Medford, Oregon 97501 www.avistautilities.com

1 Storyhour (most Fridays) Oregon Trail Library Boardman @10:452 Senior Breakfast at the Boardman Senior Center 7:30 -10:30 am4 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 Building5 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 Hall

6 Fair board meeting at 6pm Morrow County Fairgrounds in the dorm bldg. 7 Boardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month)

River Lodge & Grill upstairs @ 6:30 amDomestic Violence/Womens Support Group (each Thursday) 4:00-6:30 pm at SCF Office in Boardman

14 Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors meets the (2nd Thursday each month) at 7:00 pm at 300 SW Wilson LaneColumbia River Harvesters meeting (2nd Thursday each month) at The Greenfield Grange

21 Tillicum Club meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 pm Call 571-3142 for meeting locations

20 County Court - Boardman - River Front Center - 9:00 amBoardman Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Noon, Port of MorrowStoryhour Oregon Trail Library Boardman @2 pmBoardman City Planning Commission - City Hall - 7:00 pmBoardman Rural Fire Protection District Meeting, Fire Hall 300 SW Wilson Lane. 7:00 pm

26 Boardman Park & Recreation District Meeting @ Park Office - 7 pm

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Construction begins on TillamookPlant expansion in Boardman

BOARDMAN, Ore., January29, 2013 — After sevearal monthsof planning, the Tillamook CountyCreamery Association (TCCA),producers of Tillamook Cheese,have broken ground and begunconstruction on a more than 63,000-square-foot expansion project at itsproduction facility in Boardman.

The facility expansion will addwhey processing capabilities toTillamook’s existing cheese makingplant in Boardman. The demand forsuch capability has grown signifi-cantly in the last several years, asthe lactose and high-quality pro-tein components derived fromwhey (which is separated from milkin order to make cheese) are in-creasingly being recognized fortheir high nutritional value andused in products like infant for-mula, performance nutrition prod-

ucts and products that help man-age some of the impacts of aging.“Our farm-family owners havecommitted a significant investmentto enhancing our infrastructure inBoardman so that we can maximizethe value we derive from everypound of milk we produce,” saidPatrick Criteser, president and CEOof Tillamook County Creamery As-sociation. “We look forward to theopportunities this expansion willprovide us, including the ability toprovide more jobs here in MorrowCounty.”

Construction of the new facil-ity is expected to take just over ayear, and TCCA intends to havethe new plant commissioned andin production during the first quar-ter of 2014. Additional staffing, aswell as additional technical exper-

tise will be needed to run the newplant, and TCCA is finalizing plansfor hiring and technical training aswell.

About Tillamook CountyCreamery AssociationEstablished in 1909, the TillamookCounty Creamery Association(TCCA) is a cooperative of ap-proximately 100 dairy farming fami-lies guided by century-old valuesof quality, cooperation, integrity,stewardship and responsiveness.Quickly becoming one of the topdairy brands in the country,Tillamook is most famously knownfor its award-winning, naturallyaged Tillamook cheddars and alsooffers a variety of other cheeses,ice cream, butter, sour cream andyogurt. For more information, visitwww.Tillamook.com.

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Victoria Palacios Gonzalez winsWindy River Elem. Geographic Bee

Boardman, Oregon, January 15,2013 – Victoria Palacios Gonzalez,a sixth grade student at WindyRiver Elementary, won the school-level competition of the NationalGeographic Bee on January 15,2013 and a chance at a $25,000 col-lege scholarship. The school-levelBee, at which students answeredoral questions on geography, wasthe first round in the 25th annualNational Geographic Bee. The Beeis sponsored by the National Geo-graphic Society.

The kickoff for this year’s Beewas the week of November 12, withthousands of schools around theUnited States and in the five U.S.territories participating. Theschool winners, including Victoria,took a written test; up 100 of thetop scorers in each state will be eli-gible to compete in their state BeeApril 5, 2013

The National Geographic Soci-ety will provide an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., forstate champions and teacher-es-corts to participate in the NationalGeographic Bee national champi-onship on May 20-22, 2013. The

first-place national winner will re-ceive a $25,000 college scholarship,a lifetime membership in the Soci-ety, and a trip to the Galapagos Is-lands, courtesy of Lindblad Expe-ditions and National Geographic(visit www.expeditins.com).

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebekwill moderate the national finals onMay 22. The program will air ontelevision. Check local listings fordates and times.

Everyone can brush up on ge-ography with GeoBee Challenge, anonline geography quiz atwww.nationalgeographic.com/geobee, which poses ten new ques-tions a day, or by downloading the“National Geographic GeoBeeChallenge” app, with 1000 ques-tions culled from past Bees, fromthe App Store on iPhone, iPodtouch and iPad; from the AndroidMarket; or for Nook Color.

The National Geographic Soci-ety is one of the worlds’ largestnonprofit scientific and educationalorganizations. Founded in 1888 to“increase and diffuse geographicknowledge,” the Society’s mission

is to inspire people to care aboutthe planet. It reaches more than400 million people worldwide eachmonth through its official journal,National Geographic, and othermagazines; National GeographicChannel; television documenta-ries; music; radio; films; books;DVDs; maps; exhibitions; liveevents; school publishing pro-grams; interactive media; and mer-chandise. National Geographichas funded more than 10,000 sci-entific research, conservation andexploration projects and supportsan education program promotinggeographic literacy. For more in-formation, visitwww.nationalgeographic.com.

Also competing in this year’stop ten at Windy River were Re-serve Champion Flint Hodge alongwith Josh Gray, Blake Gallegos,David Araiza, Rose Jurcich, DamonSawyer, Aidan Barresse, NestorRamirez, and Estrella Daltoso.

Contact: Theresa Proctor-Reece, Tag Coordinator, WindyRiver Elementary; 481-2526, ext2752

Back Row: Victoria Palacios, Rose Jurcich, Stephanie Gonzalez,Jared Miller, Vanessa Schmidt, Brandon Harris, Damon Sawyer,Christen Reyes, Christian Murguia. Middle Row: Daisy Paredes,Estrella Daltoso, Dezirae Klaviter, Wade Anderson. Front Row:Zoey Gilbert, LilyAnn Rockwell, Cooper Szaz, Andrew Zellers,Flint Hodge, Blake Gallegos Photo contributed

Fourteen fourth, fifth, and sixthgraders from Windy River Elemen-tary represented their school in theKnowledge Master Open aca-demic competition on January 23,2013. The team placed first againstother Oregon teams while alsocompeting against thousands ofother students in the U.S. and sev-eral foreign lands according toteam coach, Mrs. Proctor-Reece. The team faced their com-puter to answer 100 challengingquestions in the event, whichearned them points for the speedand accuracy of their answers.

This contest is designed tostimulate learning and recognitionfor academic achievement, theKnowledge Master Open runs onclassroom computers to allow allstudents the opportunity to com-pete in a large academic event with-out the expense of traveling to acentral site. The competition is pre-

WRE placed first in Knowledge Master Open

sented twice each school year byAcademic Hallmarks, a Colorado

software publisher. The next com-petition will be in March.

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A Boardman Tradition Since 1978

BOARDMAN HARDWARE

202 1ST. ST. NW, BOARDMAN, OR 541-481-7351(Next to the Post Office)

Holiday Hours: Mon.- Sat. 9 am - 6 pm - Sun. Noon to 4 pmThe Store for all your hardware & recreation needs.

We have something for everyone’s Valentine’s Day Sweetheart

The Boardman Tillicum Club iskicking off the New Year with our2nd annual Flower Sale. The clubwill be taking orders for delivery onor before February 14th, from nowuntil January 25th, 2013.Bouquet prices are:

10 Carnations $14.00

10 Roses $22.00

5 Carnation/5 Rose combo

$18.00

Vase $2.00

Please contact Shelby Pearcy at (541) 771-0103 or ChristyRivera at (541) 571-3142, as well as any club member, toplace your order. The club will gladly deliver to theBoardman, Irrigon, and Umatilla areas free of charge.Thank you for your continuing support of the BoardmanTillicum Club!

Valentine’s Day Flower Sale!

Volunteer Tax Preparers are needed to help with the AARP Taxes, a free taxpreparation service provided in our community.

Leann Rea said that, “currently I don’t have any volunteers signed-up to help withTax Preparations and as a result this service may not be available!

Taxes will be prepared on Monday only this year!”

So, if you know of someone that would be willing to volunteer their time?... Call Leann Today—541-379-6134!

At This Time, The Chamber Will Only Make AppointmentsIf Enough Volunteer Tax Preparers Are Found To Continue This Service! TAX VOLUNTEER: 541-379-6134 INFORMATION: 541-481-3014

If you can volunteer for this much needed community service, please call Leann today!!!

Tax Time!

Urgent!...Volunteers Needed!

We are now open on Sunday!

Cards, Chocolates, CandySugarless & Low Carb too!.

Bling! Bling! Bling!Perfume for Ladies; Fragrancesfor Men; StuffedAnimals, Scented

Candles; Bubble Bath,Soothing Lotions & Oils,

& Fine Liquors

Since the winter of 2005, Colum-bia River Community Health Ser-vices (CRCHS) has been running awinter coat donation program en-titled “Be an Angel” for those indi-viduals and families in need ofwarm outerwear. In the past,CRCHS has received generousdonations from the community ofgently worn coats, sweaters, hats,gloves, sweatshirts, etc. Every yearthe need has increased and the do-nations have barely kept up withthe demand. In the past four

months they have given out over435 coats.

On November 27, 2012, Colum-bia River Community Health Ser-vices received an early Christmaspresent. A check in the amount of$1,500 was received from TheScudder Family Foundation Inc.This check came in the form of anunrestricted gift from the Founda-tion, which means that CRCHS wasallowed to use the funds for what-ever they felt fit. The funds havebeen used to purchase coats to

help assist with the demand for themuch needed “Be an Angel” pro-gram.

The clinic is still taking any do-nations from the community forthis much needed program. Allwarm clothing can be dropped offat the new clinic building yearround - 450 Tatone Street inBoardman. Thank you to the com-munity and The Scudder FamilyFoundation for your support ofthis program.

$1500 donated and coats purchasedfor CRCHS Be an Angel Program

Receptionist Cynthia Navarro inventories the new coats recently receivedPhoto contributed

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Save the datesfor 2013MissoulaChildren’s

Theater -

The annual Missoula Children’sTheater workshops and perfor-mances will be conducted at ACHoughton Elementary School theweek of Spring Break: March 25-30,2013. Workshop directors will holdauditions on Monday, March 25 inthe school gymnasium. Daily Re-hearsals will begin the afternoon ofMarch 25. No special preparation isneeded to audition. Specific audi-tion and rehearsal times will be an-nounced shortly.

The 2013 play will be “The SecretGarden.” In addition to preparationsfor The Secret Garden, additionalconfidence building workshops willbe offered for all interested youth...Check with Directors at the MondayAuditions for specific topics, daysand times.

The free workshops are madepossible by funding support fromMorrow County Cultural Coalitionand North Morrow CommunityFoundation.

Missoula Children’s Theaterworkshops and training are FREE tostudents in Boardman and IrrigonSchools. Parts and costumes areavailable for K - 12 students.

Save March 30 afternoon to at-tend very professional performancesof “The Secret Garden.” There willbe professional Matinee and;Evening Performances on Saturday,March 30.

Congratulat ionsto Mindy McClure of Boardmanwho won the Remington 870shotgun raffle sponsored byBoardman Firefighter’s Associa-tion. The drawing was heldJanuary 3rd. Thank you toall who participated. Visit us onBoardman Fire Fighters Asso-ciation Facebook page for futureevents.

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At their first meeting of the NewYear, the Boardman City Councilswore in four new members. Mayor

Sandy Toms was sworn in first byoutgoing Mayor Chet Phillips.Mayor Toms then swore in David

Jones, Tony Navarro andMarc Rogelstad as CityCouncilors. All four wereelected in the NovemberGeneral Election to servea four-year term. FormerMayor Chet Phillips wasgiven a Certificate of Ap-preciation for his fouryears in office.

With a vote of six toone, the new Councilvoted to adopt a GangOrdinance, which had itfirst reading in December.The ordinance changesthe City’s MunicipalCode to include languageestablishing a procedurefor law enforcement toidentify and designatepersons who are associ-ated with criminal gangsand involved in criminalgang activity. The ordi-nance also includes language forthose persons to appeal the gangdesignation.

A person who meets the criteriaset in the ordinance, designatingthem as a gang member, will be rec-ommended to the Morrow CountyDistrict Attorney’s Officeto be placed on a list ofdesignated gang members.This list will be a usefultool for law enforcement incases where it may be a pa-role violation for someoneto be in the company ofknown gang members.The designated gangmembers list will clearlyoutline those individuals.In other City businessMayor Toms swore inBoardman PoliceDepartment’s newest of-ficer, George Shimer.Councilors voted to ap-prove a 90-day extensionof the inspection periodwith Love’s Travel Stopand Country Stores for thepurchase of approximately50 acres of City propertylocated on Tower Roadnear Boardman. Love’splans to build a travel stop

Boardman swears in three new councilors, mayor andapproves gang ordinance in first meeting of the year

New mayor Sandy Toms swears in new councilman Marc Rogelstad.

Councilman David Jones is sworn into office by Mayor SandyToms.

Councilman Tony Navorro is sworn into office by Mayor Sandy Toms.

on the property and is currentlyworking on their preliminary siteapprovals. The Council also votedCouncilor Neil Livingston as Coun-cil President. He will fill in forMayor Toms at Council meetings

should she be unable to attend themeeting.

The next meeting of theBoardman City Council will beTuesday, February 5, 2013 at7:00pm.

Outgoing Mayor Chet Phillips swears in Mayor Sandy Toms.

Photos contributed

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By Casey ZellarsAriel Clark-Bradley, Richard

Hernandez, and Jimmy Sullivan ofBoardman Rural Fire ProtectionDistrict are near completion of aFirefighter I Academy that beganOctober 2, 2012.

This program was developedby Oregon Trail Fire Training As-sociation in cooperation withBMCC so that volunteers couldattend evening accredited classes

Pictured Above Ariel Clark-Bradley; Top Right: Jimmy Sullivan;and Bottom Right: Richard Hernandez, All three will soonbecome certified as a NFPA Firefighter I. Photos contributed

Three Boardman firefighters near completion of Firefighter I Academy

to become certified as a NationalFire Protection Association,(NFPA) Firefighter I.

An online program hosted byBlue Mountain Community deliv-ers ‘live’ classroom instruction toarea fire stations Tuesday eve-nings from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Oneweekend a month, area traineestravel to either Hermiston Fire Sta-tion #3 or Pendleton Fire Station#1 for hands-on exercises. This

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An interactive visitor center showcasing the region’s industries andresources that will enhance the Boardman area with 10,000 square feet ofindoor exhibit space, as well as additional amenities, including outdoorexhibits and playground, a gift shop, and a fully equipped theater for thecommunity and business groups.

Coming Soon ~SAGE CENTER

Sustainable AGriculture and Energy

Hub of the Northwest

new program is a great as-set to Boardman Fire Dis-trict.

Finals will be conductedFebruary 19th at theBoardman Fire Hall at 300SW Wilson Lane. A gradu-ation ceremony is sched-uled for April 2, 2013 atHermiston Fire Station #3.Congratulations to thethree dedicated volunteer

firefighters form a s t e r i n gthese difficultskills. Applica-tions are nowbeing taken forv o l u n t e e rfirefighters. Call 541-481-3473 for infor-mation to jointhe next train-ing.

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Boardman Buzzzzzzzz

Diane Wolfe, CEO

Hello Boardman,January turned

out to be a bit of acold month, I onlywish there wouldhave been a littlesnow to go with thecold!!!! I was in Mon-tana last week so atleast I got to play in

the snow a little bit and refresh my memoryon how to drive!

I am really excited for the Annual Ban-quet this week end. It is always so muchfun to see the award winners reactions! Iwould be willing to bet a few of the attend-ees will have some really great “sock hop”attire! We will let you know how great theevent was in the March North MorrowTimes.

We will start planning for the FrostbiteGolf Tournament, it is always a fun eventand the students that receive the scholar-ships really appreciate the help with collegeexpenses! Sometime in February or earlyMarch the chamber will start to move thevisitor center and chamber office over to thenew SAGE Center. I am really excited aboutthe move and how the SAGE Center will ben-efit Boardman.

Mango LanguagesOregon Trail Library contin-

ues to offer the Mango onlinelanguage-learning systems to itspatrons. Mango currently offers38 different Basic & Completelanguage programs for Englishspeakers and 15 ESL courses fornon-English speaking residents.To learn more about Mango andget a preview of what the pro-gram has to offer, stop by the li-brary they will give you an intro-duction. With your library cardyou can access Mango via theweb atwww.oregontrail.plinkit.org.

If you are a resident within theOregon Trail Library District(Boardman, Heppner or Irrigon)and wish to obtain a library card,please visit one of the localbranches with an ID and proofof residency and fill out an ap-plication.

This is a great way to learn anew language utilizing yourcomputer at home or at the li-brary.

Community EnhancementA little over a year ago the

Chamber hosted a CommunityEnhancement public meeting!From that meeting the RecreationCommittee was formed. Theyhave been meeting and are work-ing with the Boardman MarinaPark to do a feasibility study. Atthat meeting we also formed aBeautification Committee; theyhad all the great new parkbenches built and are at the Parksand soccer fields. Now it is timeto get the Beautification Commit-tee together again and see whatother projects we would like tosee done in Boardman. If youwould be interested in servingwith this group please let usknow at the Chamber. After wehave people that would volun-teer their time we will set a meet-

ing that works for everyone. Callthe Chamber if you have any ques-tions. 541-481-3014.

Frostbite Golf TournamentThe tournament this year will be

held on Saturday, April 6. We nor-mally hold it the last Saturday inMarch, but this year that is Easterweek end, so we thought we hadbetter change the date. The com-mittee will have its first meeting laterthis month to work out all the de-tails, but if you are a golfer andwould like to help raise funds forRiverside High School scholarshipswe need you. Even if you don’tgolf you can always help out at theevent or donate raffle items for theevent. Call the chamber if you wantmore information.

Sportsmen ShowThe Boardman Chamber had a

booth at the Sportsmen Show the18 – 20 of January, at the TRACCenter in TriCities, Washington.Thank you to all the people thathelped out at the booth promotingBoardman and all that we have herefor a hunter and fisherman. Thosevolunteering their time were; MattKegler, Jim Young, Terry Tallman,Pastor Paul Berthelot, Art Kegler,Dean Kegler, Neil Livingston, Thadand Lila Killingbeck, Steve Doherty,Brenda Connell, Tom Ambrose, andKaren Pettigrew.

In February the Chamber Board of Direc-tors will hold their annual planning session.If you have ideas that you might like to seethe Chamber tackle please let Diane or anyboard member know. The Board of Direc-tors works hard to help make Boardman abetter place to live and work.Have a great month!Di

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Joining the Arbor Day Founda-tion is an ideal way to get in themood for spring planting. Anyonefrom Oregon who joins the Foun-dation in February 2013 will re-ceive 10 free Colorado blue sprucetrees to plant when the weatherturns warm.

The free trees are part of thenonprofit Foundation’s Trees forAmerica campaign.

“The blue-green hue and dis-tinctive shape of Colorado bluespruce trees will help beautify Or-egon for many years to come,” saidJohn Rosenow, founder and chiefexecutive of the Arbor Day Foun-dation. “The trees will also add tothe proud heritage of Oregon’s ex-isting Tree City USA communi-ties.”

The Tree City USA program hassupported community forestry

Spring Planting is near: Join the ArborDay Foundation in February and receive10 free Blue Spruce trees

throughout the country for morethan 35 years.

The trees will be shipped post-paid at the right time for planting,between March 1 and May 31,with enclosed planting instruc-tions. The 6- to 12-inch trees areguaranteed to grow, or they willbe replaced free of charge.

Members also receive a sub-scription to the Foundation’s col-orful bimonthly publication, ArborDay, and The Tree Book, whichcontains information about plant-ing and care.

To become a member of theFoundation and receive the freetrees, send a $10 contribution toTEN FREE COLORADO BLUE

SPRUCE TREES, Arbor Day Foun-dation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Ne-braska City, NE 68410, by Febru-ary 28, 2013, or visit arborday.org/february.

This week, the ‘By the Numbers’report and information highlight-ing the efforts of program volun-teers and staff for the past FederalFiscal year has been released. Thereport and information about theLong-Term Care Ombudsman pro-gram can be found on the agency’swebsite at www.oregon.gov/LTCO.

Ms. Jaeger, Ombudsman for theState of Oregon and the agencydirector, appreciates the contribu-tions of over 200 volunteers aroundthe State of Oregon who volunteertheir time to serve as resident-fo-cused advocates. According toJaeger, “These are people withgreat skills to share, and they lovethe flexible schedule, challenges,and the ability to be empoweredand empower the residents to en-sure a quality of life that protectstheir rights and dignity”. With a

Long-term care Ombudsmanprogram releases snapshot ofadvocacy and efficiency efforts

small staff of ten, the agency withthe support of volunteers was ableto make over 13,000 visits to resi-dents statewide. An average ofmore than 90 percent of all Nurs-ing Homes and Assisted Livinghomes were visited around thestate. Volunteers documented over29,000 hours, which translates toover $600,000 in volunteer time asvalued by the Independent Sector.Jaeger is grateful for all the volun-teers.

“To serve and contribute to ouragency’s mission of advocating forquality long-term care and therights of over 43,000 vulnerableOregonians, mean that those intheir community really care aboutelder issues and want to help theircommunity. Certified OmbudsmanVolunteers truly can be effectiveand resident-centered advocates.”

The Office of the Long-TermCare Ombudsman is an agency ofthe State of Oregon, dedicated toprotecting the rights, safety anddignity of the residents of nursinghomes, residential care facilities,assisted living facilities and adultfoster care homes. Volunteer Cer-tified Ombudsmen work in partner-ship with Deputy State Ombuds-men serving over 43,000 residentsstatewide and advocate, educateand investigate on behalf of theresidents. More volunteers areneeded and training classes forCertified Ombudsman are sched-uled on a regular basis throughoutthe state. For more informationabout volunteering or to report aconcern at a long-term care facil-ity, dial 1-800-522-2602 or visitwww.oregon.gov/LTCO.

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

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Fiction:Luck of the Draw – Piers AnthonyVanished – Irene Hannon1356 – Bernard CornwellBlood Money – James GrippandoShadow Woman – Linda HowardAgenda 21 – Glenn BeckThe Cleaner – Paul CleaveA Memory of Light – Robert JordanCollateral Damage – Stuart WoodsDaddy Love – Joyce Carol OatesDream Eyes – Jayne Ann KrentzThe Intercept – Dick WolfThe Husband List – Janet EvanovichThe Blood Gospel – James RollinsThe Wrath of Angels – John ConnollyThe Last Runaway – Tracy ChevalierThe Bughouse Affair – Marcia MullerNever Coming Back – Hans KoppelPrivate London – James PattersonRattlesnake Valley – J.A. JohnstoneCross Roads – William Paul YoungEmpire and Honor – W.E.B. GriffinA Possible Life – Sebastian FaulksPolitical Suicide – Michael PalmerThe Big Open – Stan LyndeA Pocket Full of Rye – Agatha ChristieThe Darkest Minds – Alexandra BrackenThe Body in the Library – Agatha ChristieUnusual Uses for Olive Oil – Alexander McCall SmithNo Sharks in the Med and Other Stories – Brian LumleyNon-Fiction:The Mother of All Pregnancy Books, 2nd edition – Ann DouglasMilitary Mental Health Care – Cheryl LawhorneBirds of Paradise – Time LamanThe Diet Dropouts Guide to Natural Weight Loss – Stan SpencerThe Guardian of All Things – Michael MaloneFairy Tales from the Brothers GrimmPerfect Cakes – Nick Malgieri

Ten Blue Spruce trees will begiven to those who join the ArborDay Foundation in February.

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The Morrow County Fair boardis looking for new members fromBoardman or Irrigon. It is for a

three year term, which is renewable af-ter that. Anyone who is interestedplease send a letter stating why theyare interested to Morrow County Court,PO Box 788, Heppner, OR 97836. Ourmeetings are usually the 1st Wednes-day of the month at 6 p.m. Board mem-bers will need to be here most of fairweek. If they have any questions theycan contact me (Ren’ee) at 541-676-9474 in the mornings.

All dogs in the city limits over 6months of age must be vaccinated for rabies and licensed

with the City of Boardman.Dog licenses are issued at

Boardman City Hall during regular busi-ness hours. The owner must providePROOF OF CURRENT RABIESVACCINATION from a licensed vet-erinarian before a dog license can beissued. Dog license fees are $5 for aspayed or neutered dog and $10 for anon-spayed or non-neutered dog.

If you have any questions pleasecontact Animal Control at 541-481-9252.

Morrow Soil & Water Conser-vation District to meet. Aregular monthly meeting of

Morrow SWCD will be held on Tues-day, February 5 beginning at 5:00 pm atthe Ag Service Center, 430 W LindenWay, Heppner. Agenda items includeapproval of the January 10 regular andannual meeting minutes, a treasurer’sreport including bank balances, billspaid and a budget vs. actual report,partner reports-NRCS, FSA, ODFW,ODA, Extension, OWRD, MorrowCounty Court; staff reports, review ofsubmitted reports, submitted grant ap-plications, status of existing grants,invoices and estimates for office build-ing repairs.

The district has two vacant boardpositions. The vacancies are for Zone1-Boardman area and Zone 2-Irrigonarea. It is important to have representa-tion from all of Morrow County to en-sure the natural resources of the countyare protected. Anyone interested in fill-ing the vacant positions are urged tocontact the district office at 541-676-5452 or visit the district website atmorrowswcd.org for a list of currentdirectors and staff and a zone map.Meetings of Morrow SWCD are opento the public.

Riverside JR/SRFebruary Athletic Schedule

Activity Date Time Versus Location

Basketball: Girls JV 02/05/2013 3:00pm McLoughlin Union Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Boys JV 02/05/2013 4:30pm McLoughlin Union Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Girls Varsity 02/05/2013 6:00pm McLoughlin Union Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Boys Varsity 02/05/2013 7:30pm McLoughlin Union Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Girls JV 02/09/2013 1:00pm Vale Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Boys JV 02/09/2013 2:30pm Vale Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Girls Varsity 02/09/2013 4:00pm Vale Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Boys Varsity 02/09/2013 5:30pm Vale Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Wrestling: Boys Varsity District 02/16/2013 TBD Burns Riverside Jr/Sr High School

Basketball: Boys Varsity 1st Round State 02/22/2013 TBD TBA Riverside Jr/Sr High School

The Kiwanis Club of Boardman would like to invite interestedmembers of the community to join the Rollin’ on the River

Committee to help plan this great event. The committee willstart meeting this November. Need not be a Kiwanis

member to attend. Please contact Mindy Binder at 541-481-5353 for additional details.

Send your COMMUNITY FOCUS ITEMSto: North Morrow Times,P.O. Box 907Boardman, OR 97818,or email us at lprag@centurytel.net

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THE NEXT EDITION OF NORTHMORROW TIMES will be in yourmailbox March 1, 2013. Deadline foradvertising and story ideas is Friday,February 22th. Mail your entries to:North Morrow Times,PO Box 907, Boardman, OR 97818E-mail: lprag@centurytel.net

MISCELLANEOUS

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)

ROOM FOR RENT to share my homeCable T.V., DSL, Washer & Dryer, Utilitiespaid. $300.00 per month $100.00 Deposit.Call 541-922-2495.

Boardman Senior Center February Menu

Tuesday February 5Vegetable SoupWater Gate SaladCorn BreadGingerbread W/ToppingTuesday February 12Hamburger gravy overMashed PotatoesSpiced Apple & CarrotCasseroleGreen Salad and RollsDessertTuesday February 19SpaghettiGreen Beans & Green SaladGarlic BreadChocolate Cherry BarsTuesday February 26Beef over Buttered NoodlesCorn & Green SaladFrench Bread

SENIOR SERVICES

CHERYL TALLMAN’S FOOT CLINIC isheld on the 1st Monday of every month,unless a holiday, then it moves to the nextMonday, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Se-nior Center, 100 Tatone St., next to CityHall. No appointment necessary. Spon-sored by Morrow Co. Health District HomeHealth. $20 charge.

HappyValentine’s Day

Thursday February 7BBQ ChickenCreamed Potatoes & PeasThree Bean SaladDinner RollsCherry Banana PuddingThursday February 14Meat LoafMacaroni CheeseSuccatashBeet SaladAmbrosiaThursday February 21Birthday DinnerRoast Pork & Apple SauceMashed Potatoes & GravyGreen BeansLayered SaladDinner RollsCake & Ice CreamThursday February 28Sweet N’ Sour MeatballsOver RiceCarrotsCottage Cheese W/ FruitBread and Dessert

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REACH OUT TO A CHILD in ourcommunity and help support Oregonfamilies. Become a Foster Parent inMorrow County. Foster Parent andOregon Adoption foundation classes:February 7-9th and 14th -16th CallBoardman Children, Adults and Families, ifinterested. 1-800-547-3897 ext. 224

CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES ofMorrow County, Child Welfare Programwould like to say thank you for theoverwhelming amount of support withinMorrow County. Due to your generositythe foster children of Morrow County hada wonderful Christmas. We are sothankful for all of you who responded.There are not enough words to expresshow grateful the children are.

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Give your extra winter coats to

someone who needs it.Cold weather can be tough for manylocal families. If you have extra wintercoats please donate them. We’ll besure they go to families in need.

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Send your CLASSIFIED ADS to: North Morrow Times,P.O. Box 907Boardman, OR 97818, or email usat lprag@centurytel.net

Do you have the luck of the Irish?The Boardman Tillicum Club presents our first ever St. Patrick’sDay Raffle! We will be raffling off 2 Kindle Fires on March 12th

with the winners being presented with their Kindle Fires on St.Patrick’s Day! Ticket prices are $5 for 1 or $10 for 3! ContactChristy Rivera at (541) 571-3142 or Shelby Pearcy at (541)771-0103 for tickets. You can also purchase tickets from any

Tillicum Club member.May the luck of the Irish be with you!

St. Patrick’s Day Raffle

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At their January 22nd meeting,the Boardman City Council ap-pointed Art Kegler to theBoardman Planning Commission,filling one of four vacancies on theCommission. He will be complet-ing a term ending December 31,2013. Mr. Kegler is no stranger topublic service. In past years hehas served on the Boardman CityCouncil as Councilor and from 1988to 1989 as Boardman’s Mayor.

The Planning Commission iscomprised of seven members ap-pointed by the City Council and isa permanent advisory body to thecouncil on matters related to plan-ning and development. The com-mission holds monthly public meet-ings to consider land use and zon-ing matters presented by staff,such as plan amendments, zonechanges and amendments, condi-

tional use permits, variances andtentative subdivision projects.Meetings are the third Wednesdayof each month at 7pm at BoardmanCity Hall.

Currently the Planning Commis-sion has three vacancies. Inter-ested parties must be adult resi-dents of the City of Boardman andbe willing to commit to the monthlymeetings. For more information,contact Boardman City Hall at 541-481-9252.

In other City business, theCouncil approved a budget reso-lution, moving funds from Contin-gency to the General Fund, WaterFund, Sewer Fund, Street Fund,Building Fund and the Water Re-serve Fund. The next meeting ofthe Boardman City Council will beTuesday, February 5, 2013 at 7pmat Boardman City Hall.

Boardman appoints ArtKegler as newplanning commissionerEAGLE, Idaho, Jan. 11, 2013—

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) announced today that GregSchlafer will join the company onFeb. 25 as president of its LambWeston frozen potato business. Inalignment with ConAgra Foods’ambition to grow its core, interna-tional and private brands busi-nesses, Schlafer will have specificresponsibility for running LambWeston’s global business whichserves more than 2,500 restaurant,foodservice and retail customers in120 countries.

“Greg brings a customer-fo-cused approach, 20-plus years ofexperience in the food industry, anda proven track record of successin the commercial/business-to-business space,” said Paul Maass,president of Commercial Foods forConAgra Foods. “I’m confidenthis leadership will add tremendousvalue for our customers, our sup-pliers, and our team as we continuemaximizing the longterm potentialof this important part of ConAgraFoods’ business.”

Greg Schlafer to Join ConAgraFoods as Lamb Weston President

Schlafer most recently servedas vice president of the Bakeries &Foodservice division for GeneralMills. In that role, he was respon-sible for sales and profit deliveryof all segment business units,including foodservice and conve-nience store channels, quick-serverestaurants, bakeries and milling,and in-store fresh bakery at retail.Throughout his career, Schlafer hasbuilt strong partnerships with sev-eral important customers withwhom Lamb Weston also doesbusiness. He earned his MBA fromUCLA’s Anderson School of Man-agement and his undergraduatedegree from the University of Min-nesota.

Lamb Weston, a CommercialFoods brand of ConAgra Foods,is a leading supplier of frozen po-tato, sweet potato, appetizer andother vegetable products, servingboth the foodservice and retail in-dustries across the globe. For moreinformation, please visit us atwww.lambweston.com.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:

CAG) is one of North America’sleading food companies. Withbrands in 97 percent of Americanhouseholds, ConAgra Foods pro-vides some of America’s long-timefavorites. Consumers can find ChefBoyardee, Egg Beaters, HebrewNational, Hunt’s Tomato Saucesand Ketchup, Marie Callender’s,Orville Redenbacher’s, PAM,Reddi-wip, Slim Jim Meat Sticksand Beef Jerky and many otherConAgra Foods brands in grocery,convenience, mass merchandiseand club stores. ConAgra Foodsoperates ReadySetEat.com, an in-teractive recipe website that pro-vides consumers with Easy Din-ner Recipes and more. ConAgraFoods also has a strong business-tobusiness presence, supplyingfrozen potato and sweet potatoproducts as well as other veg-etable, spice and grain productsto a variety of well-known restau-rants, foodservice operators andcommercial customers. For moreinformation, please visit us at http://www.conagrafoods.com.

BMCC February newsFebruary is the time for advis-

ing and eventually, registration atBlue Mountain Community Col-lege. Advising, which is requiredfor all degree- seeking students,started January 28 for SpringTerm. Advising appointments areavailable at Blue Mountain Com-munity College in Boardman onMonday or Wednesday after-

noons. Please call 541-481-2099 foran appointment. Spring Term Reg-istration begins February 25.

Blue Mountain Community Col-lege in Boardman offers many ofthe services that would normallyrequire a trip to Hermiston orPendleton. Students may pay theirbill, take a placement test, receiveadvising and receive general infor-

mation in Boardman during regu-lar business hours. Students whoneed to have documents sent tothe Pendleton campus may alsohave that done here. TheBoardman Center is open Mon-days and Wednesdays from 1-7:30pm and Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 5:30-7:30.