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i Record-Courier THURSDAY, MAY 26,2016 __________BIM 7 ■M "All Hell" broke Loose By Sherrie Kvamme, of the Hells Canyon Journal Saturday, September 12, 2015 started out like process 1.0 years ago of finding a permanent fire most weekends in Eagle Valley. All things were station that could encompass the needs of a rural pretty much as they should be and it was a nice fire department, such as housing fire trucks, day... that is, until mid-afternoon, when to quote tenders, equipment, firefighters’ gear, providing an on-site firefighter, “All hell broke loose.” training areas and office space and allowing for a The emergency tones sounded, volunteer meeting room, all under one roof. In that firefighters parked their tractors, turned off lawn endeavor, the EVRFPD Board has successful mowers, left their jobs and whatever they had secured ownership of the former Richland planned that day. Firefighters raced to the station, Elementary School gymnasium. grabbed their gear and headed up Eagle Creek The process of seeking funding for the conver Road. Life abruptly changed in so many ways for sion of the vacated gymnasium into a modern fire so many people that day. For the next hours, days Station is nearing completion of the necessary and weeks, normal did not exist in the requirements to submit a formal application for a Panhandle. federal grant. With the grant award, there will be Since February of 1906, when the original no tax dollars or tax increases associated with constitution and by-Jaws of the Richland financing the new fire station project. Volunteer Fire Department (now known as the With a critical timeline to meet, the board is Eagle Valley Rural Fire Protection District) was asking for the community’s help in providing signed, volunteer firefighters have been doing the required demographic information about the fire same thing. When the call comes in, they drop department’s service area to the State of Oregon. everything and race to the fire, to protect the lives For the purpose of ensuring accuracy and and property of their friends and neighbors. complete confidentiality the board has contracted Literally hundreds of required hours are in with Portland State University’s Survey Research vested by each volunteer in both classroom and hands-on trâinjng. Rural volunteer firefighters train Làb to collect this data. Individual responses to this Survey will never be disclosed and complete diligently to fight structure fires and wildland fires. They are required to learn firefighting confidentiality is guaranteed throughout the protocols to the very best of their ability, to know process. It is estimated that the questions will take their firefighting equipment, keep it in ready-to-go no longer than two minutes to answer. condition as well as maintain the fire trucks and Responding and immediately returning the questionnaire in the provided pre-addressed tenders. There is also a volunteer fire district boàrd that envelope is? crucial to these time-sensitive oversees the operation of the district and ensures requirements of the federal grant process. Fighting fire is about teamwork, whether that the financial, physical and procedural wildland, structural or both. It’s about everyone integrity of the district is maintained. Working independently yet cooperatively with working together cohesively to make sure that other firefighting agencies, including the Forest lives are saved, home and property are saved and Servicé, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon to make sure that at the end of the day and with Department of Forestry, other county fire the successful Suppression of the fire, that every resources and private contractors) is a vital body goes home safely. One person, one group component for all rural agencies. Taking into or one entity can’t do it alone. The EVRFPD board account all of the requirements and needs of a is asking that citizens within the district’s bound viable volunteer fire department the Eagle Valley aries do their part, too, to help make the vision for Rural Fire Protection District Board began a a new fire station a reality. Fred Riggs Celebrates 90th Birthday By Sherrie Kvamme, of the Hells Canyon Journal Fred Riggs celebrated his 90th birthday last Saturday May 21,2016 at the Eagle Valley Grange Community Park with most of Eagle Valley in attendance, as well as friends and family from around the states of Oregon and Idaho. The weather turned cold, rainy and windy but did not dampen the spirits of the attendees, who en joyed a wonderful dinner and greqt conversations. Fred and his wife, Jenny, had three children, Frank and his wife, Roseann ,who live in Richland; Marlyn, who lived in Enterprise and died in 2014, and Merrilyn, who lives in Halfway with her husband, Richard Seal. Fred also has, to his delight, 11 grandchildren, ranging in age from 38 to 50, as well as 23 great-grandchildren, ranging ih 'age frpm six’ to 32, and sever! great-great grandchildren, ranging in age from one to seven. Fred recalled that he and Jenny joined the Eagle Valley Grange in about 1985 after he retired. “We thought we should join, and work on doing things that helped the community. Our kids were all raised, and we thought we should get more involved in contributing.” If you know Fred, you know that he is devoted to the Eagle Valley Grange and the park, which he was seen mowing last week! Happy 90th birthday, Fred Riggs! The Muesum will have quilts on display over Memorial Week end at file Halfway Elementary School. Come check out the beau tiful quilts made by our local quilters. Friday afternoon through Monday, May 27 - 20. Eagle Valley Days will be Saturday, June 18. The event will kick off with a parade at 10 a.m. in downtown Richland. Then on to opening ceremonies at the grange park and kids games. There will be art in the park and there are still vendor spaces available at $5 per space. Crafty people, antiques, collectables, chabby chic and other sellable items can be part of this event by calling 893- 6292 to reserve a spar». There will be a pie auction at 1:30 with great prizes. Bring pies to the grange kitchen by noon. The kitchen will open in the park at 11 a.m. with burgers, hot dogs, nachos and shortcake. Music and entertainment will begin at 2 p.m. Call 893-6292 or 893-6026 for more information. _______________________________ *_________________________ Three Series Rodeo Playdays Will Be Rescheduled The previous^ announced schedule for the Three Series Rodeo Playdays has been canceled until further notice. Playday organizer Deania Corrigan decided the dates originally announced earlier this month would need to be reworked when she learned that tile first scheduled date of June 6 would not work for participants from Baker City and Haines, as their school year will not have ended by that time. Hie Hells Canyon Junior Rodeo Playday will go ahead as orig inally scheduled, but dates for the Three Series Playdays will only be announced once they have been rescheduled. Renowned folksinger Hank Cramer will perform in Halfway oh Sunday, May 29 at 6:00 p.m. The free concert, which is sponsored by Cornucopia Arts Council, is scheduled to take place on the MainStreet Stage in Pat’s Park, but in the event of bad weather the show will be moved to the Pine Valley Grange Hall on Fairgrounds Road. Cramer’s repertoire includes a blend of traditional and contem porary folk songs that tell classic tales of cowboys, soldiers, sailors, miners, adventurers and drifters. His own real-life experi ences as an underground miner, a professional soldier, a wrangler for a high country outfitter and shanty-man on a square-rigged sailing ship give his booming bass delivery an unmatched authen- AHumanities Washington Award winner, Cramer has performed numerous times at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and at the Idaho Power-sponsored summer concerts in Copperfield Park. This will be his first performance on the Main Street Stage. Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring, lawn chairs and warm clothing, as the evenings can be chilly in Halfway this time of year. 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