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The September Chamber Membership Lunch will be a tour of thePort of Morrow, on Wednesday, September 21. “Tour Guide” will be PortCommissioner Marv Padberg, telling all thegood things that are happening at our busyPort. We load the bus at 11:30 am at the Portof Morrow and return at 1:30 pm. The cost ofthe lunch, catered by Boardman SelectMarket, will be $20.00 for this month only.Please RSVP as soon as possible. You musthave a reservation to attend as we will have alimited number of seats on the bus. Call 541-481-3014

A 3,300 square foot office build-ing is nearing completion onKinkade Street (west of BoardmanFamily Foods). The owner of thebuilding is Community CounselingSolutions (CCS), a name whichtends to bring blank looks whenquoted. Who is CCS and what isthe purpose of the new office build-ing?

The history of CommunityCounseling Solutions is long andcolorful. In fact, it extends all theway back to the 1970’s. It was atthat time that the State of Oregoncreated what they called local men-tal health authorities. These au-thorities were actually the countiesof Oregon, and the state decidedthat each county could operate acommunity mental health programitself, or it could contract with aprivate not-for-profit mental healthagency. So, Morrow County insti-tuted its own community mentalhealth program called MorrowCounty Mental Health. In thoseearly days, Morrow County tem-porarily paired with WheelerCounty and at one time GilliamCounty, but it wasn’t until 1996 thatthey joined for good. The agencychanged its name to Morrow

Community Counseling Solutions building nears completion

County Behavioral Health to avoidthe stigma associated with the term“mental health.”

In 1996, Wheeler Countyjoined, and the agency entered intoa unique agreement with theWheeler County Commission ofChildren and Families, WheelerCounty, and the Juvenile Crime Pre-vention Program. They created aschool-based counselor program inwhich the agency assigned a clini-cian to the schools in WheelerCounty to do both mental health

and addictions counseling at nocost whatsoever to the kids, withno formal intake packet required.This streamlined access of ser-vices to schoolchildren, meaningall they had to do was reach outfor help. The program is still grow-ing strong and provides servicesand resources to over 300 children.The Wheeler County School-Based Counselor Program hasdemonstrated results in reductionin juvenile crime, improved aca-demics, and improved cognitive

skills.In 2004, the administration of

Morrow County Behavioral Healthand the Morrow County commis-sioners were in agreement that theagency would be better able toserve the needs of Morrow andWheeler Counties if it became aprivate not-for-profit agency. The501(c)3 application was completed,a board of directors was chosen,contracts were signed, and on July1, 2007, the official name of theagency became Morrow WheelerBehavioral Health. In March 2008,Gilliam and Grant Counties con-tracted with the agency and thatyear the name changed again to itspresent name of Community Coun-seling Solutions.

Through a partnership withColumbia Care, they were able tohelp establish Columbia RiverRanch, the first residential treat-ment facility for those with severeand persistent mental illness ineastern Oregon. Seeing a need formore advanced psychiatric care onthis side of the state, CommunityCounseling Solutions then com-pleted in February, 2010 a secureresidential treatment facility insouth Morrow County calledLakeview Heights. This facility pro-vides services to civilly committed

individuals. The facility offers 24-hour awake, trained staff to pro-vide supervision, protection, andassistance with activities of dailyliving such as bathing, dressing,grooming, preparation of meals, aswell as money management, trans-portation, and recreation. The goalis to provide a safe, secure facilitythat recognizes the dignity, indi-viduality and right to self-determi-nation of each resident and pro-motes recovery. Lakeview Heightshas eight state-funded beds andtwo crisis beds, and gives priorityto residents of Morrow, Wheeler,Gilliam, and Grant counties.

CCS offers a wide variety of be-havioral health services to fourcounties (Morrow, Gilliam, Wheelerand Grant counties) including in-dividual, family, and group therapy,alcohol and drug treatment, 24/7crisis intervention services, psy-chiatric consultation, and medica-tion management, in addition to co-operation with various other orga-nizations including residentialtreatment and schools. They alsooffer case management for devel-opmental disabilities in six coun-ties. Check out their website: www.communitycounselingsolutions.orgfor information on their other ser-vices

2 Storyhour (most Fridays) Oregon Trail Library Boardman @10:453 Senior Breakfast at the Boardman Senior Center 7:30-10:30 am5 Public Health Clinic (each Monday &Tuesday ) 8:30 - 4:30 pm

closed 12:30 - 1:00 pm Boardman - County BuildingIrrigon Senior Meal (each Monday) Stokes Landing in Irrigon - Noon

6 Boardman City Council Meeting – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - 7pm - City HallBoardman Senior Meal (each Tuesday & Thursday) Noon, Senior Center Boardman, located by the City Hall

8 Columbia River Harvesters meeting (2nd Thursday each month) at The Greenfield GrangeBoardman Rural Fire Protection District Meeting, (2nd Thursday of

each month) Fire Hall 300 SW Wilson Lane. 7:00 pmDomestic Violence/Womens Support Group (each Thursday) 4:00-6:30 pm at SCF Office in Boardman Morrow County Fair Board

Meeting, 6:00 pm @ Fairgrounds in the Dorm12 Gardening Friends meets (2nd Monday each month) 2 pm at Margie

Parks home, call 481-9457 for directionsGreenfield Grange Meeting (2nd Monday) 6:30 pm, Boardman Grange

15 Boardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month) River Lodge & Grill @ 6:30

20 Boardman City Council Meeting – 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - 7pm - City Hall21 County Court - Boardman - River Front Center - 9:00 am

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

27 Boardman Park & Rec District Board Meeting @ Park Office, 7:30 pm

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7th Annual Boardman Quilt Show

to be September 23-24Well it is that time of year when

the area quilters show you whatthey have been doing. The sev-enth Annual Boardman Quilt Showwill be held September 23 and 24 atthe Boardman Senior Center. Thehours are from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm,with a delicious lunch availablealong with a wonderful assortmentof pies.

The featured quilter this year isJeri Jordon from Stanfield. She hasbeen quilting for a number of years,and made her first quilt when herdaughter was born. While livingin Philomath in 1975, she took aclass that Eleanor Burns taught onmaking a log cabin quilt. This washer first big quilt project, and shehas been quilting steadily since1998. Her favorite type of quilt isthe tradition scrappy quilt (usingmiscellaneous fabrics she has onhand). Although Jeri enjoys land-scape and picture quilts, she saysshe has no desire to attempt them.Jeri belongs to two quilting groupsin Stanfield., and quilts with thesegroups on Mondays and Tues-days. Six of the Tuesday grouprented a van earlier this year andtook a road trip to Ohio to viewsome Amish quilts and to visit manyof the quilt shops there and back.Jeri says that they are still talking,so it must have been a very pleas-ant trip! Some of Jeri’s other inter-ests are gardening, bowling on towleagues, and holiday bazaars,

where she sells aprons,tablerunners, pins and earringsthat she has made over the year.Jeri is also Head Supervisor of Price

Hall and the Textile Unit at theUmatilla County Fair.

Do come visit with Jeri and seeher wonderful display of projects!

Master quilter Jeri Jordon is featured at this year’squilt show, the 7th annual in Boardman.

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Boardman’s 7th Annual Quilt Show

September 23 & 24 * 10am - 4 pm

Boardman Senior Center

$3 Admission

Featured Quilter: Jeri JordanDoor Prizes, VendorsPeople’s Choice AwardLunch & Beverage Bar AvailableFor Information or entry forms:Katherine Sparks: katylouwillum@gmail.comor call 541/922-5293 or Cell: 541/314-5030Kathy Hyder: khyder@centurytel.netPam Sandlin: pbell27757@aol.comEntry forms available: Aunty Ida’s Quilt Shop, Hermiston

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Mrs. Glenn takes a break from retirementFor some folks, retirement

means their last day of work. Forothers like teacher Frances Glennit only means a slow down. Offi-cially retired in 2004 after 27 yearsat Riverside High School, Frances(known to her students as ‘Mrs.Glenn’) has remained on the sub-stitute list at both Riverside andIrrigon Jr-Sr High School.

And now she will be back in theclassroom full time, for the monthof September at least.

Irrigon social studies teacherAndrew Johnson was called to ac-tive duty in the National Guard ayear ago and was replaced by a fulltime teacher last year. But Johnsonis not expected back until October.Rather than continue for just amonth this fall, last year’s teacherfound employment elsewhere. Itwas just a natural for Irrigon prin-cipal Craig Benson to seek outFrances for the assignment.

“At first, I wasn’t sure I couldteach full time again, but for only amonth, I was willing to give it a try,”Frances said.

A 1967 graduate of Eastern Or-egon College, Frances began herteaching career in 1968 at FernRidge Jr. Hi in Elmira while her hus-band, Ed, attended law school atthe University of Oregon in Eu-gene. By the time he graduated in1971, their son Harold was born and

Frances took a ‘mommy’ break un-til 1976. By then, the family hadgrown with daughter Laurel andthey had movedto Boardman.

In the fall of1976, Francesvolunteered tomentor a newteacher at River-side, helping toprepare lessonplans, coachingwith teachingtechniques ands o m e t i m e smentoring in thec l a s s r o o m .That’s when shemet PrincipalDan Daltoso.When Frances’mentee teacherfailed to returnafter theThanksgivingbreak, Dan askedFrances to take over the classroom“until I can find a replacement.”

Either the search was unsuc-cessful or Dan simply stoppedlooking, because she was in thatclassroom for 27 years.

Frances has always wanted tobe a teacher, giving her older sis-ter, Patty, credit for her early inspi-ration. “When Patty got home, we

would play ‘school’ and she wouldteach me what she had learned thatday.” Over the years in school,

many other teachers have addedto that inspiration which has re-mained unwavering throughoutFrances’ career.

By the time of her retirement,Frances was teaching the childrenof former students and will now beworking with four former studentswho are now teachers at Irrigon Jr.Sr. High School.

Not-so-retired Frances Glenn

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A community workshop “eBayFor Fun and Profit” will be offeredat the Boardman branch library ofthe Oregon Trail Library District(OTLD) on Sat., Sept. 24 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m.

The workshop is open to any-one interested in earning moneyfrom selling items on line, whetheras a hobby or a business.

Bob Jones, director of theMilton-Freewater Library, hasbeen buying and selling on eBayfor a dozen years with customersworldwide.

He will present the latest infor-mation on success in buying andselling on eBay effectively, and willconduct a live auction as part of

the workshop.There is no charge to attend.

Jones said eBay is always chang-ing and that savvy sellers and buy-ers should stay aware of latesttrends and techniques.

“According to eBay, 96 millionactive users worldwide buy or sellabout 2,000 items every minute onthe eBay website, day and night,all year long,” Jones said. “Thou-sands of those people earn a liv-ing selling things on eBay, and thisworkshop can help people in northMorrow County learn how theycan do it, too.”

The workshop is sponsored byOTLD and Libraries of Eastern Or-egon (LEO) as part of a series of

Free eBay Workshop offered in Boardmanfinancial literacy programs for theregion to help rural residents bet-ter prosper during tough economictimes.

The program is funded by TheOregon Community Foundation.This has proven to be one of LEO’smost popular programs and therehas been excellent feedback, saidMarsha Richmond, OTLD directorwho also serves on the LEO boardof directors.

For more information, contactJones at 541-938-8246 or Richmondat 541-481-3365. To learn moreabout The Oregon CommunityFoundation and its charitable ef-forts statewide, seewww.oregoncf.org.

To the Editor:My parents, Don and Eiline

Fritzberg, live in Boardman and areextremely proud of their grandkids. Mom asked me to send a picture ofmy daughter to your paper!

I have attached a picture of mydaughter, Ensign Eva Daly, at hergraduation/commissioning cer-emony at the Coast Guard Acad-emy in May. She was commis-sioned by the President and herfather, COL (Ret) Edward B. Daly,US Army. Eva is now stationed inMiami, Florida on the US CoastGuard Cutter Richard Etheridge.

We are a totally military family. My son, Joshua, is a 1st Lt in the

Marine Corps andcommands an AerialDelivery Platoon atCamp LeJeune, NorthCarolina. I am a retiredArmy Major and teachscience at BarnetteMagnet School inFairbanks, Alaska,where my husbandand I have retired.

I know my parentswould be tickled tosee this picture intheir paper! Thankyou for your consid-eration. Dawn Daly

President commissions Fritzberg’s grandaughter

President Barak Obama commissions EvaDaly along with Eva’s father Col. (Ret)Edward B. Daly in May, 2011.

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The City of Boardman has re-tained Prothman, a consulting firm,to recruit candidates for the vacantChief of Police position. Prothman,is a Seattle firm that helps local gov-ernments in the Pacific Northwestfind qualified permanent and interimemployees. They also offer a varietyof consulting services that includedepartment reviews, personnel evalu-ations, meeting facilitations and newcity startups.

After completing interviews withCity personnel and members of theBoardman community, Prothman de-veloped a recruitment ad for the Chiefof Police position and has been tak-ing applications. They plan to closethe application period on September11th and will assist the City with theinterview process expected to beginthe middle of October.

The Chief of Police position hasbeen vacant since March of this yearwith Boardman Police DepartmentLieutenant Loren Dieter filling in asinterim Chief.

Boardman hires

consultant to find

new chief

Tillicum

Club

BAKE SALE

Saturday October 1st

8:30 am until

sold out

Front St. across from

the Chevron station

in Boardman

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Boardman

BuzzzzzzzzDear Boardman Com-munity,

Fall must bein the air since theChamber is busy work-ing on Rollin’ on theRiver and organizingthe Riverside HighSchool Career Day! Ido believe the warmsummer weather did

hit us in August! I’m ready for the coolernights and not quite so hot days! But re-member that Fall is my favorite time of year,or is it Winter, or maybe spring? OK, theyare all my favorite except Summer! I havestarted my “beautiful fall day” dance to theweather powers for Saturday of Rollin’ onthe River! Please feel free to join in withme!!

The Chamber has teamed up with the RestArea staff and we have prepared a notebook

with information about Boardman for eachof the Coffee Servers that work at the restarea. Hopefully this will give the volunteersgiving away coffee the opportunity to an-swer any questions a visitor may have andhopefully make them realize they reallyshould pull off at the Boardman exit andcheck out our community. We have alsoincluded information on Morrow County,Umatilla, Hermiston and Pendleton in thisnotebook. I will be taking the books to therest area and reviewing them with each of

the groups.We have also been working on a “Shop

Local” campaign. When residents sign upat City Hall for new water service they willreceive a packet with information onBoardman and coupons from our localbusinesses. We want the new residentsto know that we have shopping opportu-nities, medical and other services right herein Boardman.

Have a safe and fun holiday weekend.Till next month, Di

Diane Wolfe, CEO

Career Day 2011Riverside High School and the Boardman

Chamber of Commerce are working togetherto coordinate Career Day on Wednesday,October 19. We will be asking local busi-nesses to partner with a student from RHSfor a job shadow experience – introducingstudents to a variety of career and job op-portunities.

The students will spend the morning withtheir selected business observing daily rou-tines and activities. Career Day providesthe students with a look at the world of workand the range of career opportunities avail-able to them. Unlike field trips, where thestudent visits the work-site as an observer,job shadows are structured so that studentsplay an active role in learning.

The sponsoring businesses and stu-dents will then meet at the Port of Morrowfor the monthly membership lunch (cost is$10.00 per person) the employer will intro-duce their students and each student willtalk about their experience.

The Chamber will be contacting busi-nesses this month to schedule students tojob shadow. For more information contactthe Boardman Chamber at 541-481-3014.

Chamber Board ElectionsThe Boardman Chamber will elect new

board members in November. We have twoboard members that are completing theirterms; Kathie McGowan and SuziFrederickson.

To be considered as a potential nomineeplease contact the Chamber or the ChamberPresident, Kathy Neal. Board members arededicated individuals of chamber memberswho are willing to attend board meetings, bepart of special committees and other activi-ties sponsored by the chamber.

For more information please contact theChamber at 541-481-3014.

Eastern Oregon Visitors GuideAs an advertiser in the Eastern Oregon

Visitors Guide, your message will get intothe hands of not just guide readers, but alsopeople who see EOVA’s ads as well as thewebsite, where highlighted links and an elec-

tronic, page-turning version of the VisitorsGuide will give your business constant ex-posure to potential visitors.75,000 copies are distributed annually to:

o Over 15,000 prospective visitorswho directly request information on EasternOregon

o Chamber of Commerce and visitorcenters throughout Oregon including PDXAirport and Seaport Air

o Oregon State Welcome Centerso Various travel trade shows and

events for domestic and international mar-kets

o Press packetso Over 10,000 readers of Travel Or-

egon magazine who request further infor-mation on Eastern Oregon tourism

o Les Schwab Tire Centers through-out Eastern Oregon

o Distributed by Certified Folder Ser-vices.

If you have any questions or are inter-ested in finding out more on EOVA or themagazine just give Diane at the Chamber acall.

Boardman Visitor andBusiness Directory

At the Chamber Board retreat the Boardof Directors decided they would like to seeour visitor guide ready for distribution inearly winter, which in hind sight turned outto be a really good thing! We have beendistributing our guides across the state andI am sure we will run out before the newones are ready!! I absolutely love havingthat problem!! Hood River went throughthe guides that Dave Reed delivered for usand requested an entire box! Waldport Visi-tor Center also requested more guides asthey went through all they had! It is sogreat that people across the state want tohave our guides. The rest area staff is alsohelping us keep our guides out for peoplethat stop at the rest area kiosk.

Now it is time to start working on the newguide; that means that it is time for you to bedeciding what you want to purchase for youradvertising. I will start selling the advertis-ing space in the next few months. Or re-

serve your spot by giving me a call to let meknow you are interested.

Annual Citizen Awards BanquetThe Boardman Chamber of Commerce

Annual Citizen’s Award Banquet will be heldon Friday, February 3, 2011. This annualevent is held to recognize local volunteerswho do great things for Boardman. Lastyear’s winners were Citizen of the Year, KathyNeal; Business Person of the Year, LindaToms; Educator, Claude Birt and PioneerBarb and Vern Russell.

Nominations forms will be out in Octoberat the Chamber office. Watch future news-letter for the details on this fun event.

4th of JulyThanks to Ray and Carol Michael we

have almost all of the 4th of July buttonsfrom the very first, 1979, to the current year.But we are missing a few years and if youhave one of the missing years we would loveto add it to our display. Sometime in Sep-tember we will have the display up at theChamber office. We are missing: 1980; 1989;2000; 2002; 2003; 2004; and 2005. Pleasecheck through your stash and see if youcan donate to our collection.

Rollin’ on the RiverThe Boardman Chamber and The Kiwanis

Club of Boardman are sponsoring the 3rd

Annual Rollin’ on the River on Saturday,September 24.

We have a great selection of area winesand micro-brews, great music for your lis-tening and dancing pleasure, a great dinnerserved by Judy Scott’s Chuck Wagon ANDa Classic Car Display. You will have the op-portunity to vote for your favorite car as wewill present a People’s Choice Award. Theevent is held at the Boardman Marina Parkand begins at 3:00 pm and ends at 9:00 pm;so come for the entire time or what worksbest for your schedule! The cost is $20 andtickets are available from any committeemember or at the Chamber office. Tickets atthe door will be $25. Call the chamber at 541-481-3014 or contact any of the committeemembers with questions, they are Pam

Docken, Deanne Irving, Michelle Erickson,Kathie McGowan, Mindy Binder, Dean Keg-ler, Rhonda Hamby and Diane Wolfe. Seeyou Saturday, September 24.

Thank you Kalynn,The Boardman Chamber of Commerce

would like to thank Kalynn McKee for work-ing with us the last year and a half. We have

really enjoyed her and we hope that she wasable to learn from us and we know we learnedfrom her!

Thanks to Kalynn we now have a pres-ence on Facebook and Twitter; Sue and Iwill be able to keep it up after she leaves usto go on to college. She worked on numer-ous projects for us including the Commu-nity Christmas Tree Lighting last year, thenotebooks for the rest area, the “Shop Lo-cal” program, keeping the visitors brochuresracks stocked and all the other things shedid for us.

Thank you Kalynn for working with usand we wish you the best of luck as youcontinue your education. Don’t forget aboutus here in Boardman!

2008 Boardman 4th of July button: Thisis one of the buttons the Chamber iscollecting. They will display eachyear’s button since the first button wasmade in 1979 to celebrate Boardman’s4th of July celebration.

A Study for Kids with ADHDPurpose of Study:

Seattle Children’s Hospital has been doing Telemental Health (TMH) for 9 years. Our TMH

program has treated over 900 youth with 3,000 visits in five communities throughout Washington.

TMH focuses on communities where it is difficult to get expert mental health care. TMH uses two

way cameras to allow families in an underserved area to meet with a psychiatrist in a distant city

over the TV. Now, we are doing a study to see how much TMH helps children with attention-deficit

hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD). Visit our website for more information:

http://www.TV4ADHD.org. Treatment sessions are free

Eligible Children:

Children 5 1/2 -12 years old already diagnosed with ADHD/ADD or who might have ADHD/ADD.

We are interested in children who are newly recognized with ADHD/ADD and those who are not

doing well with current treatment.

Study Process:

1. Children and their caregivers receive an evaluation to clarify the diagnosis of ADHD and

other problems.

2. All children are assigned to an intervention group:

a. six sessions of medication treatment (1.0 to 1.5 hour each) by a telepsychiatrist

over the TV and behavioral treatment (1.0 hour each) delivered by a therapist

at a local clinic; or

b. a single session (1.5 hours) by the telepsychiatrist over the TV who makes treatment

recommendations to the primary care physician.

3. Both groups participate for 23 weeks.

4. Both groups complete assessments 6 times during the study and are paid $35 for each

assessment plus a bonus $35 if all assessments are completed (a possible of $245).

5. All sessions with the telepsychiatrist and with the therapist are free to families.

Location of Study:

Telemental Health Clinic are located in Bellevue, Everett, Olympia, Longview, Wenatchee, Tri-Cities

WA and Boardman, OR.

Benefits:

Your child’s ADHD/ADD may improve by having treatment provided by experts in ADHD/ADD. We may

learn new ways to care for kids with ADHD/ADD and other mental health and behavioral problems.

Contact Information:

For more information on this study, please contact

Research Team at (206) 884-2343 or 1-800-997-4017 or email us at catts@seattlechildrens.org

Or visit our website http//www.TV4ADHD.org

Principal Investigator Dr. Kathleen Myers can be reached at (206) 987-1663

or via email at kathleen.myers@seattlechildrens.org

Department of Child Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, Washington

THANK YOU

BOARDMAN PHARMACY &

BANNER BANK!! For

purchasing my lamb at the 2011

Morrow County 4-H Livestock

Auction. This was my first year.

I learned a lot and had so much

fun raising and showing my

lamb and horse. Thank you

again for your support of my

4-H project. Ashley PriceReuse – Donate unwanted

clothing, furniture, and toys tofriends, relatives or charities. Giveunwanted magazines and books tohospitals or nursing homes. Mendand repair rather than discard orreplace.

Recycle – Separate the recy-clable items, such as newspapers,glass and plastic containers and tincans, from your residential wasteand prepare them for collection ordrop-off at a local recycling station.

Disposal – Have your house-hold waste picked up by a licensedwaste removal company or take itto a licensed disposal facility ratherthan burning it.Regulations on Burning House-hold Waste

State of Oregon regulationsprohibit the open burning of anymaterial that creates dense smokeor noxious odors. This includes thefollowing materials: Plastics, likefoam cups, meat trays and egg con-tainers, Asbestos, Tires or otherrubber products, Garbage and foodwaste, Wire insulation, Waste oiland other petroleum products,Automobile parts, including framesDead animals, Painted or pressuretreated wood

In addition, burning householdwaste is prohibited altogether incertain areas by DEQ rules or localcity and county ordinances.

Additional information on regu-lations regarding burning house-hold waste in Oregon can be foundin Oregon Administrative Rules,Chapter 340, Division 264. Theserules are located on DEQ’s webpage at:www.deq.state.or.us/regulations/rules.htm

For more information onOregon’s open burning rules andyour city or county recycling con-tact person, call your local DEQoffice. Open Burning Information541-633-2016; Recycling Informa-tion (DEQ) 541-298-7255 x40

Check the regulations

before you light that fire

to burn refuseThe DEQ has our best interests in mind when

they ban household burning.

Burning household waste is un-healthy

Burn barrels are inefficient andpollute because they create lowtemperature fires, receive little oxy-gen and produce a lot of smoke.Smoke from burning householdwaste is unhealthy to breathe, par-ticularly for small children, preg-nant women, older adults andpeople with asthma or other respi-ratory ailments:

Many household products,such as bleached paper productsand some plastics contain chlorine.When burned, chlorine creates di-oxin. Exposure to dioxin is associ-ated with cancer and birth defects.Many household products, suchas slick colored papers and syn-thetic inks, release heavy metalswhen burned. Human contact withheavy metals is also linked to can-cer and birth defects.

Many household products con-tain chemicals such as hydrochlo-ric acid which are known to irritatethe skin and eyes.

Many toxic air pollutants areproduced from a burn barrel. Virtu-ally all of the pollutants are releasedinto the air close to ground levelwhere they are easily inhaled.Burning Household Waste Harmsthe Environment

Pollutants released when house-hold waste is burned eventuallyend up back on the ground and inthe water and can build up to dan-gerously high levels in plants, ani-mals, and people. Health effectsafter exposure to these pollutantscan include cancer, deformed off-spring, and reproductive and im-mune system failure.Alternatives to Burning House-hold Waste

Reduce – Avoid purchasing dis-posable items. Buy products in bulkor economy sizes instead of in in-dividually wrapped or in single serv-ing sizes. Buy products that canbe recharged, reused, or refilled.

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Housing Authority breaks ground on affordable housing units

The Housing Authority of the County of Umatilla is developing Castle Rock Apartments, a $9-million, 40 – unit affordable housing complex at the corner of Main andWilson Streets in Boardman, Oregon. The project will consist of one, two, and three bedroom units targeted for working families. The Groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday, August 24, 2011. After the ceremony the attendees were treated to refreshments at First Baptist Churchprepared by Judy Scott’s Chuck Wagon. The Grand Opening is scheduled for the summer of 2012.

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The Morrow County Livestock Growers would like to thank thefollowing for their support of the 2011 4-H & FFA Livestock Auction

Grand Champion SheepMorgan Orem - Buyer:Fiesta Foods

Grand Champion BeefNatalie Rauch – Buyer: GAR Aviation

Grand Champion SwinePatrick Bevington – Buyer:Community Counseling Solutions

During the August 2nd CityCouncil meeting Councilors ap-proved renewing a developmentincentive in an effort to encouragenew homeowners to locate inBoardman. The incentive was oneof two the Council considered re-newing during last night’s meeting.The development incentive offersnew homeowners a credit of $100on their water/sewer bills, effectiveJuly 1, 2011 through July 1, 2012.

The other incentive the Coun-cil considered renewing wouldhave temporarily suspended theCity’s system developmentcharges, up to $10,000. That in-centive has been forwarded to theIncentives Review Committee for

modification. The Review Commit-tee is expected to report back tothe Council in September for itsconsideration. Both of these in-centives were offered for the pastfifteen months, and expired on July1st.

In other City news, the Councilratified a labor agreement the Pub-lic Works and Clerks Departments.Also, Councilors voted unani-mously to support a splash padpark in the City for the committeeto pursue funding for its construc-tion.

The next meeting of theBoardman City Council will beTuesday, September 6, 2011 atBoardman City Hall Council Cham-bers and will begin at 7pm.

Boardman renews development

incentive for new homeowners

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BUYER4-C Ranches

Bank of Eastern Oregon

Banner Bank

Bill Kelley

Boardman Pharmacy

Bob & Pam Worden

Bob Kilkenny

Brian Thompson

Bruce Young Logging

Buttercreek Cattle

Cannon Chiropractic

Cascade Specialties

Charlie & Marcia Anderson

Community Bank

Community Counseling Solutions

Craig Miles

Dan & Ashley Lindsay

Dana Heidemen Farming

Devin Oil

Dick Temple

Dick Wilkinson

Double T Farms

EZ Wireless

Elmer’s Irrigation

Fiesta Foods

Fredrickson Farming

Gar Aviation

Green Wood Resources

Grieb Farms Inc.

Harrison Farms

Helberg Farms

Heppner Family Foods

Hughes Ranch

Hughy Rentals

Invenergy

IRZ Consulting

Jay Coil Fabricating

Jeremy Lesperance

Joe & Donna Rietmann

Joe Halverson

John & Diane Kilkenny

John Ripple

Ken McCulla

Kilkenny Ranch

Lakeview Heights

Lamb Weston

Larry Palmer

BUYERLarson General Contracting

Les Schwab Heppner

Les Schwab Hermiston

Lexington Machine

Lexington Pump

Lindsay Ranch

Lindsay Ranch Feedlot

Loren Heideman Farms

Lucianni Ranches

M&M Accounting

Magee Financial of Portland

Mark & Jocelyn Jones

Mark & Shannon Miller

Morrow County Grain Growers

MG Ranch

Mid Columbia Producers

Mike’s Mobile Slaughter

Miller Wheat

Montana Coat Company

Morgan Ranch Inc.

Murray’s Drug

Nate MacNamee

Northwest Farm Credit Services

Northwest Farm Supply

NW Metal Fabrication

Oregon Hay

Pat Lovgren Ranches

Pacific NW Tree Farms

Peg Leg Farms

Portland General Electric

Pilot Knob Construction

Piltz & Company

Proudfoot Ranches

RDO EquipmentRon Williams

Shepherds Flat Windfarm

Sietz AviationSnow McElligott

Starvation Farms

Tim & Shannon RustTom Denchel

Ford

Triangle Recourse Treo Ranch

Umatilla Electric

Uncle Mike Brown

Wagonblast Ranch

Wes & Mary Killion

Wheatland Insurance Center

Wilbur Ellis

Wilkinson Ranch

SPECIAL THANKS TO:Mitch & Tag Ashbeck

Marc & Lindsay Orem

Beef Northwest

Cenex Harvest States

Morrow Co Grain Growers

Tom Price

Carlton Pack

Travis & Brett Harrison

Ken Grieb

Nick Nelson

Alita Nelson

Kyle Robinson

Chris & Kathy Rauch

Rod Taylor

Ken Bailey

Brian Thompson

Christy Correa

Kevin McCabe

Joe Perry

Bank of Eastern Oregon

Erin Heideman

Nancy Gorham

Kevin Hughes

Beef Northwest

Lori McCabe

McGinn Bros. Trucking

Carlton Farms

Page 10 North Morrow Times September 2, 2011

Pharmacy & Your Health

A rash is a rash is a rash, right? Wrong. In fact, there areso many different types of skin rashes, you may find it hard tokeep track of them all. Here’s a brief overview of just 10 of themore common types of skin rashes.

1. Eczema is a chronic skin condition that causes itchy,dry, scaly, inflamed skin. Fluid-filled blisters may also form.You can’t catch it from other people, but a family history ofallergies can increase your risk. Over-the-counter (OTC) cor-tisone-containing creams or ointments may help.

2. Contact dermatitis shows up as red, dry, itchy patches--often on your hands and face--areas that have been exposedto an irritant, such as soap or detergent. Poison oak or ivy isan allergic cause of contact dermatitis, which brings on itchy,red blisters. Avoid the irritant or allergen. A variety of newerOTC products can help prevent and treat poison oak or ivy.Sometimes oral corticosteroids are prescribed.

3. A drug rash can occur if you’re allergic to a medication,such as antibiotics. Red, itchy spots that spread, covering alarge area develop within two weeks of starting a new medica-tion. Certain foods may cause a similar reaction. See yourdoctor right away is you suspect an allergy.

4. Ringworm actually involves no worms at all. This itchy,red, slightly raised ring is caused by a fungus. You can pickup ringworm from other people or animals. Topical antifungalscan usually clear up this rash.

5. Impetigo is a bacterial infection. It sometimes developsin open cuts or bites. A red sore quickly ruptures and oozes,forming a crust. The infection spreads easily from person toperson or to other areas of skin. You might need OTC orprescription antibiotics.

6. Swimmer’s itch can lead to itchy, red, raised areas.You may get it if you swim in water that’s contaminated withparasites. If it worsens or doesn’t clear up without treatment,see your doctor.

7. Rosea, though usually mild, leads to large scaly pinkareas of skin. It may become itchy and red or inflamed. Oralantihistamines, such a Benadryl, can soothe itching. Thecause of rosea is unknown.

8. Heat rash can flare up if you spend too much time in theheat. Red clusters of blister-like bumps can pop up in areasthat get very warm, such as your neck, upper chest, or groin.Try to stay cool and dry, and wear loose clothing.

9. Psoriasis is a chronic condition that causes a rapidbuildup of rough, dead skin cells. It shows up as thick, silveryscales or itchy, red patches--often on knees, elbows, or scalp.Depending on its severity, your doctor may need to prescribemedication.

10. Lichen planus is another common skin rash. It’s notcontagious, though it’s linked to certain conditions and medi-cations. It appears as shiny, flat-topped bumps. Anti-itchproducts, such as antihistamines, may bring relief.

Bottom line? Many rashes clear up with a little time. But ifyours doesn’t, I can help point you to the right products or letyou know when a doctor’s care is the best idea.

Skin rashes

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Friday 9/2 12:00PMGirls Varsity Volleyball @ Umatilla Jamboree 7:00PMBoys Varsity Football vs. ElginHigh SchoolSaturday 9/3 12:00PMGirls Varsity Soccer vs. Riverside JamboreeTuesday 9/6 4:00PMBoys Varsity Soccer vs. Pendleton High School 4:00PMGirls Varsity Soccer @Pendleton High School 4:00PMBoys Junior Varsity Soccer vs. Pendleton High School 4:00PMGirlsJunior Varsity Soccer @ Pendleton High School 5:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball vs. StanfieldSecondary School 6:00PMGirls Varsity Volleyball vs. Stanfield Secondary SchoolThursday 9/8 4:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Soccer @ Goldendale High School 5:00PMGirls Varsity Volley-ball @ Helix Tournament 5:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Weston TournamentFriday 9/9 7:00PMBoys Varsity Football @ Stanfield Secondary SchoolSaturday 9/10 10:00AMGirls Varsity Volleyball ,Riverside Invite 8:00AMGirls Junior High Volleyball @Jamboree @ UmatillaMonday 9/12 3:30PMGirls Varsity Soccer vs. McLoughlin Union High School 4:00PMBoys Junior VarsitySoccer @ Umatilla High School 5:00PMBoys Junior Varsity Football @ Stanfield Secondary School5:00PMBoys Junior Varsity Football @ Stanfield Secondary School 5:15PMGirls Junior Varsity Soccervs. McLoughlin Union High SchoolTuesday 9/13 4:00PMBoys Varsity Soccer vs. Central Christian School 4:15PMGirls Junior High Volley-ball @ The Dalles Middle School 5:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Irrigon Junior/Senior HighSchoolThursday 9/15 4:00PMBoys Junior High Football vs. Umatilla High SchoolFriday 9/16 1:00PMGirls Junior High Volleyball vs. Umatilla and Echo 7:00PMBoys Varsity Football @Irrigon Junior/Senior High SchoolSaturday 9/17 12:00PMGirls Varsity Soccer vs. Valley Catholic School 12:00PMBoys Junior VarsitySoccer vs. Valley Catholic School 1:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Burns High School 2:00PMGirlsJunior Varsity Soccer vs. Valley Catholic School 2:00PMGirls Varsity Volleyball @ Burns High School4:00PMBoys Varsity Soccer @ Culver High School 6:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Grant UnionHigh School 7:00PMGirls Varsity Volleyball @ Grant Union High SchoolMonday 9/19 5:00PMBoys Junior Varsity Football @ Umatilla High SchoolTuesday 9/20 4:00PMBoys Varsity Soccer @ Umatilla High School 4:00PMGirls Varsity Soccer @McLoughlin Union High School 5:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball vs. Condon High School 5:15PMBoysJunior Varsity Soccer @ Umatilla High School 6:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Soccer @ McLoughlin UnionHigh School 6:00PMGirls Varsity Volleyball vs. Condon High SchoolThursday 9/22 5:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball vs. Umatilla High School 6:00PMGirls VarsityVolleyball vs. Umatilla High SchoolFriday 9/23 1:00PMBoys Junior High Football @ Irrigon Junior/Senior High School 1:00PMGirls JuniorHigh Volleyball @ Irrigon, Heppner 1:00PMGirls Junior High Volleyball @ Irrigon, Heppner 7:00PMBoysVarsity Football @ Prescott High SchoolSaturday 9/24 1:00PMBoys Varsity Soccer vs. Burns High School 1:00PMGirls Varsity Soccer @ De LaSalle N Catholic HSMonday 9/26 4:00PMBoys Junior Varsity Soccer vs. Umatilla High SchoolTuesday 9/27 4:00PMBoys Varsity Soccer vs. Irrigon Junior/Senior High School 4:15PMGirls JuniorHigh Volleyball vs. The Dalles Middle @ Windy RIver 5:00PMGirls Varsity Volleyball @ Ione School6:30PMGirls Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Ione SchoolThursday 9/29 4:00PMGirls Varsity Soccer @ Umatilla High School 5:00PMGirls Junior Varsity Volley-ball vs. Arlington High School 5:30PMBoys Junior High Football @ Pilot Rock High School 5:30PMGirlsJunior Varsity Soccer @ Umatilla High SchoolFriday 9/30 1:00PMGirls Junior High Volleyball @ Pilot Rock, Echo

September 2011 Athletic Schedule

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The Oregon Trail Library Dis-trict (OTLD) has joined with otherlibraries across eastern Oregon toexpand its remote services, nowadding World Book Encyclopediato its roster of on line servicesthatinclude Library2Go and Tutor.com.OTLD now offers the full 2012 en-cyclopedia and its content to arearesidents, along withdownloadable audio books, e-books and videos and educationalresources that have already beenavailable to residents from anyinternet connection 24 hours a day.World Book Encyclopedia,Library2Goand Tutor.com arebrought to Boardman and Heppnerbranch libraries and the interim li-brary services station at Irrigonthrough funding provided by Li-braries of Eastern Oregon (LEO),Wildhorse Foundation, and the li-brary district. LEO was able to ob-tain significant discounts througha group-buy to 53 public librariesin 16 counties.

Each service can be accessedby going to the designated websiteand entering one’s library cardnumber provided by the district.“Having these services is the mostsignificant change to public librar-ies in eastern Oregon in decades,”said Ken Reading, LEO board chairand director of the Umatilla Countylibrary system. “We’re actually roll-ing out the libraries to the frontsteps of every home in the region.”World Book Encyclopedia PublicLibraries Edition On Line featuresthe entire award-winning 2012adult and student encyclopediaeditions in English and Spanishwith added offerings such as mu-sic, videos, children’s activities,interactive games, and much more,including current content from the

major newspapers from everycountry inthe world and data recently madeavailable from the 2010 U.S. Cen-sus.

A direct website to reach WorldBook On Line has been created forOTLD. The access point is linkedfrom the library website and canbe accessed from any location 24/7 with a valid library card.“We are absolutely elated to beable to bring this service through-out all 16 LEO counties,” said DerekCollett, Oregon’s World Book rep-resentative.

“It’s now as if we’re placing theWorld Book Encyclopedia and allof its interactive content in everysingle household in eastern Or-egon that has internet,” Collettsaid.

Library2Go is an on-line servicefrom the Oregon Digital LibraryConsortium. The service offers15,675 downloadable audiobooks,1300 videos and 12, 295 e-books –current editions and classics –thatcan be immediately downloaded toa computer or mobile device suchas an iPod, MP3 player or otherdevice.

Audiobooks are digital booksthat one listens to, like music on aCD, and Library2Go videos are re-cent documentaries and other mov-ies. E-books are digital books thatcan be read from a computer ordevice such as Nook. SixLibrary2Go items can be checkedout at a time from any personalcomputer with an internet connec-tion for up to two or three weeks,depending on item. Thedownloadable files expire and areunplayable or unreadable after thattime, although materials can bechecked out again.

Tutor.com brings live tutors online from 2-10 p.m. seven days perweek over the next year for stu-dents and persons of all ages.Qualified tutors provide assistanceto students in all areas of math-ematics, sciences, social studiesand English from kindergartenthrough college, and to adultsthrough an Adult Education Cen-ter with resume-building, research,study help for GED or citizenshiptests, and much more. The bilin-gual service package also includesa career center and writing centerfor adults.

The service can be accessed bygoing to www.tutor.com/leoandentering one’s library card number.“We’re hoping residents will trythese resources, find how easythey are to use, and use them of-ten,” said Marsha Richmond,OTLD director.

OTLD is part of the regionalSAGE catalog system, which pro-vides 24/7 internet access to 1.3million library items – the entirecontents of more than 70 otherpublic and academic libraries ineastern Oregon.

Materials can be ordered fromany library in eastern Oregon byusing an OTLD library card, andthen delivered by courier within afew days to the hometown libraryat no cost to borrowers. Materialscan be returned to any library inthe region.For further information, please con-tact Richmond at 541-481-3365. Tolearn more about the on line ser-vices, see www.worldbookonline.com,www.library2go.overdrive.comandwww.tutor.com.

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Non-Fiction:Caught in the Crosshairs: A True Eastern Oregon Mystery – RickSteberThe Triple Agent – Joby WarrickThe Ledge – Jim DavidsonThe Man in the Rockefeller Suit – Mark SealSimple VeganThe Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trails of Amanda Knox – Nina Burleigh

Irrigon Branch:Tuesday 10:30 am - 1:00 pm

Closed for Lunch1:30pm -4:00pm

Thursday 10:30 am - 1:00 pmClosed for Lunch1:30pm -4:00pm

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Morrow County Tele-Health Clinic UpdateThe VA has interviewed for the

Registered Nurse position, (RN) forMorrow County VA Clinic No wordon a hiring decision, as yet.

Bids closed Aug. 4th on thephysical space for the clinic. VAhas not shared how many bidswere received- they did however,acknowledge that a bid or bidshave been placed.

Morrow County Veterans Ser-vices hosted the second round of‘Meet & Greet’ gatherings Aug11th. Our morning meeting inIrrigon had a great turn out- over61 veterans in attendance. The af-ternoon meeting in Boardman,drew 42 veterans including severalfrom Heppner, one from Hardman,

and another from Cecil.The VA showed a video that ex-

plained Tele-health. Veterans metthe caregiver, Dan Nalepka, a ques-tion and answer session was heldafterward. Other speakers from theVA were Kris Patterson-Fowler,Manager, Home & CommunityBased Services, and LindaWondra, Public Affairs Officer. Cody Standiford, Veterans andActive Duty Outreach Manager forCongressman Greg Walden, alsospoke, showing support for theprogram.

At the meetings, I received tennew requests for veteran’s assis-tance to enroll in VA health care,afterward several others phoned to

request help. I’m currently settingappointments for October to assistin filing for new or reopened claimsand health care enrollment.

Dan has already begun seeingMorrow County patients at WallaWalla VAMC, and will continue todo so until the new clinic opens.The response from veterans hasbeen very encouraging. I’ve heardmany positive comments about hiswillingness to listen to their con-cerns and thorough examinations.They’re appreciative for opportu-nity to receive health care closerto home.Morrow County Veterans ServicesPO Box 560, Irrigon OR 97844, 541-922-6420 mcvets@co.morrow.or.us

September is Back-to-Schooltime at Blue Mountain CommunityCollege with Fall Term classesscheduled to begin on Monday,September 26. There is still time tosign up for classes but studentsare urged not to procrastinate. Fallregistration has been open sinceJune which means many classesmay be nearing their enrollmentlimits. Stop by or call BMCCBoardman -at 541-481-2099 withquestions for assistance with reg-istration.

Through the first three weeksof September, BMCC Boardmanwill return to regular office hoursof Monday and Wednesday, from1-5 pm. (Office hours will notbe held the week of BMCC Pre-ser-vice, September 19-21.) If those

hours do not fit your schedule,please call for an appointment atanother time. Once classes begin,BMCC Boardman will be open inthe evening hours Mondaythrough Thursday, in addition tothe Monday and Wednesday af-ternoon hours.

Be sure to check the InteractiveOnline Schedule atwww.bluecc.edu to see what excit-ing classes will be offered at BMCCBoardman. (At bluecc.edu, click onStudents and then on Schedule ofClasses. Search by subject area orlocation.) Credit classes on theschedule include Com 111, Span-ish 101, BI231 (Anatomy andPhysiology), Psychology 201 andMath 70 as well as an EMT Basicclass. In the area of personal en-

richment, Circuit Training, StrengthTraining, Computer classes and anew offering, Getting to Knowyour SLR Camera are scheduled.

GED Prep and ESL (English asSecond Language) will kick off thenew academic year with mandatoryorientation the week of September26. ESL will hold orientation onMonday and Wednesday, Septem-ber 26 & 28 from 5:30-8:30 pm andGED is set for Tuesday and Thurs-day, September 27 and 29 at thesame time. The classes, which startthe following week, are scheduledfor those same days.

Students with questions or inneed of any assistance are welcometo stop by BMCC Boardman at 300NE Front Street or call at 541-481-2099.

BMCC starts Fall Term in September

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IRRIGON RURAL FIREPROTECTION DISTRICT

2011 /2012 BURNING SEASON

BY: Irrigon District Fire Chief

There are going to be major changes in policy in theupcoming burn season starting 1 October 2011 on yourburn permit within the Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District .THIS RULE ONLY APPLIES TO IRRIGON RESIDENCES.

1. The use of a burn barrel to burn trash oranything else is prohibited within the fire district. (Thischange was based upon complaints of smoke and stink.)If the fire district sees a burn barrel in use, there will be afine of $100.00.

2. Do not burn wet leaves. Burning wet leavesgives off heavy smoke and your neighbor will complain.Besides, the annual burn permit states that you will staywith the fire until it is extinguished.

REMEMBER On the front of your burn permit atthe bottom it says to call Morrow County Dispatch (INRED LETTERING) before you burn: (541) 481-2112 EXT.5129. (DO NOT CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT)

If you have any questions concerning this article, pleasefeel free to call the Irrigon Fire Department at 541-922-3133

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Salem – The Oregon State Hous-ing Council on Friday approvednearly $40 million in combinedgrants, loans and tax credits tohousing developers throughoutthe state through the 2011 Consoli-dated Funding Cycle (CFC). Themoney will help fund 810 units ofaffordable housing, providing hun-dreds of low-income Oregonians aplace to call home. “The approvalof this funding cycle helps a strug-gling economy and vulnerable Or-egonians,” said Rick Crager, act-ing director of Oregon Housingand Community Services (OHCS),the state agency that oversees thedistribution of these funds. “Somany Oregon families are strug-gling to keep a roof over theirheads, and the State HousingCouncil’s approval of these fundswill help hundreds of people findthe security and safety of a perma-nent home,” Crager added. Twenty-four low-income housing projectsthroughout Oregon will receivefunding. Funding sources include:* Federal Low-Income HousingTax Credit Program (LIHTC),which encourages new construc-tion and rehabilitation of rental

housing for low-income families.2011 total allocation: $7,796,498,which will leverage $64,637,810 inequity.* Oregon Affordable Housing TaxCredit Program (OAHTC) lowersthe cost of financing by up to 4percent and reduces tenant rentsby an amount equal to the savingsthat result from the low interest rate.2011 total allocation: $14,710,172* HOME Investment PartnershipsProgram (HOME), a U.S. Depart-ment of Housing and Urban De-velopment program, supports af-fordable housing options forpeople at less than 50 and 60 per-cent of their area’s median income.* Housing Trust Fund (Trust) ex-pands Oregon’s supply of hous-ing for low and very low-incomefamilies by funding new construc-tion and the acquisition and reha-bilitation of existing structures.2011 total allocation: $3,048,928* Low-Income WeatherizationProgram (LIWP) increases energyefficiency by bringing old units upto or above code and enabling newconstruction to exceed buildingcodes when energy savings jus-tify the additional investment. 2011total allocation: $391,852

* General Housing Account Pro-gram (GHAP) exists to expand thestate’s supply of housing for lowand very low-income families andindividuals. Activities eligible forfunding include capacity building,training and technical assistanceand capacity assessments. 2011total allocation: $4,734,693* HELP Fund is a housing grantprogram designed to serve themost vulnerable populations. 2011total allocation: $450,000* Housing Preservation Fund(HPF) provides the financial incen-tive or the gap financing that willhelp local communities meet theaffordable housing component ofthe Oregon Livability Initiative.2011 total allocation: $4,380,502Total funds allocated: $17,269,533Total tax credits allocated:$22,506,670 Total number of afford-able housing units: 810 OHCSawarded CFC funds for projects inthe following communities:Arlington (Columbia Hills Manor)Columbia Hills Manor Inc. received$500,000 in GHAP funds,$1,015,029 in HOME funds, and$100,000 in OAHTC for the newconstruction of eight units to serveseniors.

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The Music in the Parks’ committee,MP5, would like to thank everyone whosupported our concerts this year. Wewould especially like to thank the Mor-row County Unified Recreation Districtand Portland General Electric for ourfunding, and North Morrow Commu-nity Foundation and Irrigon Water-melon Festival for sponsoring ourevents. Music in the Parks is dear toour hearts and we hope we can con-tinue bringing new concerts to our areain the future.Music in the Parks CommitteeLuann Huffman, Kathie McGowanDiane Wolfe, Karen PettigrewDonna Eppenbach, and Linda Fox

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On Thursday August11th in Boardman, ColumbiaRiver Community HealthServices held their annual

Community AppreciationBarbeque. This is the seventhyear CRCHS has held itsCommunity Appreciation

Barbeque, in conjunction withthe National Association ofCommunity Health Centers,Community Health CenterWeek.

Nearly 250 peoplewere in attendance as theclinic staff cooked up hotdogs, hamburgers, and all thefixings. Devon Oil contributedseveral bags of ice to keepcold the soda donated byMichael’s Catering. DesertSprings Bottled Waterdonated a water cooler andseveral bottles of water.Tienda El Sol II provided thecake decorated to mark theoccasion. The food anddrinks were served by thestaff and health care providersof Columbia River CommunityHealth Services.

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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 Utilities paid, Washer,Dryer, DSL, Cable T.V. $300.00 per month$100.00 Deposit. No Smoking. Call 541-922-2495.

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Boardman Senior Center September Menu

Tuesday September 6

Chili Burgers

French Fries

Coleslaw

Chocolate Pudding

Tuesday September 13

Meatballs & Gravy

Mashed Potatoes

Corn

Cottage Cheese Confetti Salad

Hot Rolls

Tuesday September 20

Chef’s Salad

French Bread

Lemon Bars

Tuesday September 27

Surprise Stew

Layered Salad

Corn Bread

Peach Cobbler

Pineapple Pudding

Thursday September 8

Oven Fried Chicken

Rice With Gravy

Green Beans

Sauerkraut Salad

Banana Cookie Pudding

Bread

Thursday September 15

Birthday Dinner

Swiss Steak

Mashed Potatoes

Carrots

Biscuits

Cake & Ice Cream

Thursday September 22

Spaghetti

Tossed Salad

Peas

Garlic Bread

Strawberry Delight

Thursday September 29

Meat Loaf

Baked Potatoes

Beets

Bread

Fruit & Cookies

SENIOR SERVICESCHERYL TALLMAN’S FOOT CLINIC is heldon the 1st Monday of every month, unless aholiday, then it moves to the next Monday,from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Senior Center,100 Tatone St., next to City Hall. No appoint-ment necessary. Sponsored by Morrow Co.Health District Home Health. $20 charge.

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EMPLOYMENT

Community Counseling Solutionshas a position open for a full time MentalHealth Specialist I in our Boardmanoffice. Qualified applicant must have aBachelors degree in psychology, socialwork, or other human service relatedfield. Masters degree preferred.Individual will provide therapy,assessment, case management, andother related services primarily toindividuals with alcohol/drug concerns.Caseload will also include someindividuals in sex offender or angermanagement treatment services. Thisposition also participates in an on callcrisis rotation. Individual must haveexcellent computer skills and be able toassist the Director in meeting the needsof the community. Wages dependentupon education and experience, $30,960- $38,700/year. Excellent benefits. Foran application, please contact CristinaCuevas at 541-481-2911. Position openuntil filled.

EMPLOYMENT

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PERMANENT POSITIONS OPEN!Boardman Foods an onion processorLINE MECHANIC, PACKAGING SPVSR,TRIMLINE SPVSR, RAW PRODUCT/STORAGE MANAGERPay depends on education & experience;EOE, Drug Testing Required. ContactDebbie Radiedebbieradie@gmail.com 541-945-7001

Oregon Trail Library DistrictFirst Steps Assistant11 hours per week$12.00 per hour· Valid Oregon driver’s license· Must have own transportation· Experience working with children in astructured setting· Must be able to pass background check· Some Saturday and evening hours maybe required· Position open until filledPick up application packet at the OTLDBoardman library or Heppner branch dur-ing regular business hours.Applications must be returned by mail to:Oregon Trail Library DistrictP.O. Box 107Boardman, OR 97818

Boardman Rural Fire Protection Dis-trict is accepting Applications for the Posi-tion of Full Time Firefighter. For Informationand Application Contact Suzanne Gray at541-481-3473.

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FOR SALEPENDLETON ROUNDUP TICKETS! Wheel-chair accessible seats: TWO Rodeo Tick-ets - TWO Happy Canyon Pageant Tickets,$21 each, all are for Thursday, September15th. If interested Call 541-481-4321