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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
East Oregonian
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BOARDMAN
Cold storage warehouse
opens at Port of Morrow
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
Smoky sunset
Staff photo by Kathy Aney
The setting sun hovers over a roof vent on Sunday night in a smoky sky caused
by wildfires in the region.
BRIEFLY
Theater offers
sensory-friendly
atmosphere
HERMISTON —
Special sensory-friendly
show times provide a
movie-going experience
with more light and less
volume.
Presented by The
Arc Umatilla County,
in conjunction with
Hermiston Stadium 8
Cinema, the special
showing of “Minions” is
Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
at 355 W. Theater Lane,
Hermiston. The cost is $5
per person. The doors open
at 10 a.m., providing time
to purchase snacks before
the Àick begins.
The Arc Umatilla
County works to expand
opportunities for people
with intellectual and
development disabilities.
For upcoming movies
or other activities
offered through The Arc
Umatilla County, visit
www.facebook.com/
arcofumatillacounty.
Dancing class gets
people ready for
Round-Up
PENDLETON — A
line dancing workshop will
help get people in step just
in time for the Pendleton
Round-Up.
Instruction will cover
several dances, musical
genres and rhythms,
including the waltz,
cha-cha, swing and salsa —
providing all the necessary
steps to get participants on
the dance Àoor.
Led by April Dyntera,
the Line Dancing
Workshop is Saturday, July
18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
Pendleton Center for the
Arts, 214 N. Main St. The
cost is $30 at the door or
$25 if registered by Friday,
July 10. All ability levels
are welcome and a partner
isn’t necessary.
The session features six
hours of moderate-paced
dancing with brief breaks
every hour. Participants
should wear comfortable
A new freezer ware-
house is open at the Port
of Morrow in Boardman,
where food processors can
store frozen potatoes and
vegetables before shipping
their product to stores.
The $14.5 million project
includes both the warehouse
and a 2,500-foot rail spur on
Lewis and Clark Drive in the
port’s East Beach Industrial
Park.
Port of¿cials will hold
a ribbon cutting ceremony
Wednesday, though the
facility actually began
operating June 2 with 24
employees and enough
capacity for 40 million
pounds of frozen foods.
Jim Barnes, general
manager of the warehouse,
said their primary customer
is ConAgra Foods Lamb
Weston, which completed
a massive expansion of its
french fry plant at the port
last year.
Other processors, such
as Boardman Foods and
Tillamook Cheese, could
also bene¿t from added cold
storage at the port.
“There has been a
shortage of cold storage
warehousing
space
in
the Boardman area for a
number of years,” Barnes
said. “This is just another
service we can provide for
businesses at the Port of
Morrow.”
The Port of Morrow
charted 88 percent growth
between 2008-2013, tied
closely to the region’s agri-
cultural economy. A portion
of the warehouse funding
— $6 million — comes from
the Oregon Department of
Transportation’s Connec-
tOregon grant program.
Wednesday’s event will
begin at noon, featuring
brief tours of the facility
and catering by Dickey’s
Barbecue. The warehouse is
located at 73336 Lewis and
Clark Drive in Boardman.
To RSVP, contact Barnes
at 541-945-1093.
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Contact George Plaven
at gplaven@eastoregonian.
com or 541-564-4547.
JOSEPH
shoes. Water will be
provided. Also, drinks and
other goodies are available
for purchase.
A one-hour lunch break
is scheduled from noon to
1 p.m. Participants should
bring their own meal
or submit to-go orders
through the arts center
from *reat Paci¿c Wine
& Coffee Co. Staff will
process and pick up food
orders.
For more information
or to register, call 541-278-
9201.
Heppner celebrates
classes of the ’60s
HEPPNER — The
Heppner High School
class of 1965 is hosting a
Celebrate the ’60s class
reunion.
The celebration begins
Friday, July 24 with a
no-host chicken Parmesan
dinner from 6-8 p.m. at the
Elks Lodge.
The reunion tees off
Saturday, July 25 with golf
and fellowship from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. at Willow
Creek Golf Course. In the
afternoon, music from
the 1960s is featured in
downtown Heppner. In
addition, the Heppner
Museum and Agricultural
Museum will be open from
noon to 4 p.m. Saturday
evening activities include
a social hour beginning at
5 p.m. at the Elks Lodge.
A steak dinner begins at
6 p.m., which includes a
program featuring alumni
presentations. Dancing
follows with music of the
’60s with alumni and local
karaoke talent.
The reunion events
conclude Sunday, July 26
with a morning worship
service at 10:30 a.m. at
Heppner City Park. Those
planning to attend are
reminded to bring chairs.
Dinner reservations
are still available through
Saturday for friends and
family of the Heppner
classes of the 1960s. For
more information, call
Stuart Dick at 541-377-
5451 or Ken Evans at
541-922-3849.
SUBMIT COMMUNITY NEWS
Wilderness retreat promotes healing
Divide Camp offers aid,
hope for combat veterans
By TAMMY MALGESINI
East Oregonian
A former elk hunt camp in the
Wallowa Mountains has been trans-
formed into a wilderness retreat for
combat veterans.
Divide Camp honors the service of
post-9-11 wounded combat veterans by
giving back through outdoor adventures.
The camp offers hunting, ¿shing and
other sporting and recreational activities.
The camp’s goal is to aid healing
and build hope for service members
wounded in action. The camp is
currently accepting applications from
veterans from Oregon, Washington and
Idaho.
Divide Camp provides comfortable
lodging, home-cooked meals and trans-
portation. At no charge to the veterans
served, the camp features 40 acres of
remote forestland, ¿ve cabins, a shop
and an outdoor picnic shelter.
Julie Wheeler, Divide Camp execu-
tive director, has served as a critical inci-
dent stress debriefer. In helping others
prevent post-traumatic stress disorder,
Wheeler is familiar with what happens
when people are exposed to high stress
and trauma.
“I know it takes a long time to
overcome,” she said. “I think they need
help beyond what’s provided by the VA
(United States Department of Veterans
Photo contributed by Shelly Ann Tippett.
Camp Divide, a former elk hunting camp in Wallowa County, provides wil-
derness activities to wounded combat veterans from Oregon, Washington
and Idaho.
Affairs), which is drugs and therapy. I
just believe nature is an amazing healer.”
Wheeler has seen the bene¿ts of
Divide Camp, including utilizing
veterans as volunteers, staff and board
members.
“They get a lot out of doing some-
thing for their fellow vets,” Wheeler
said. “I think sometimes they miss a
sense of purpose and camaraderie they
had in the service.”
Receiving its nonpro¿t status in April
2014, the camp of¿cially opened this
year, although it served its ¿rst veteran
in 2013. The camp schedules guests
from June through mid-November.
The outdoor experience, combined
with the camaraderie among partici-
pants, allows them to relax, often for the
¿rst time since returning from deploy-
ment, Wheeler said.
A recent guest told Wheeler, “This
gave me a chance to ‘re-boot.’ I found
myself doing things I never thought I’d
do again. This is so much better than
talking to a therapist.”
For more information including a
camp application, contact dividecamp@
charter.net or visit www.dividecamp.
org.
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Contact Community Editor Tammy
Malgesini at tmalgesini@eastorego-
nian.com or 541-564-4539
WESTON
Wolves kill three sheep on private land
killed in past years.
and Management Plan, The pack came within
Con¿rmed predation
On July 2, a sheep herder ODFW can consider lethal one strike of meeting that
by Umatilla River pack found two injured lambs and management of “chronic” requirement.
By GEORGE PLAVEN
East Oregonian
Wolves from the Umatilla
River pack recently attacked
four sheep on private land
near Weston, three of which
later died from their injuries.
The Oregon Department
of Fish & Wildlife con¿rmed
the predations based on
bite marks consistent with
wolves, and history of events
on Weston Mountain.
Though the Umatilla
River pack does not have
any GPS-collared wolves,
the area is within their home
range where sheep have been
one ewe on the property.
One of the lambs died soon
after the discovery, and the
ewe had to be euthanized. A
fourth sheep was found dead
and partially eaten the next
day, presumably part of the
same incident.
It is the fourth con¿rmed
attack by Oregon wolves
on livestock in 2015, and
second in Umatilla County.
Mount Emily wolves were
also found responsible for
killing three sheep and a
guard dog in June on the
Umatilla National Forest
near Ruckel Junction.
Under Phase II of the
Oregon Wolf Conservation
livestock killers after a
pack’s second con¿rmed
attack. Unlike Phase I, there
is no set time limit, though
producers must be using
non-lethal deterrents in order
to qualify.
The Umatilla River pack
very nearly faced lethal
management in 2014. The
rules at the time stipulated
four con¿rmed attacks
within a six-month period.
Even then, ODFW must
decide wolf attacks are likely
to continue in the area —
even with non-lethal hazing
— to authorize a kill order.
Wolves remain a state-
listed endangered species in
Eastern Oregon, though the
Oregon Fish and Wildlife
Commission could vote to
delist the predators later
this year based on the rising
population.
Submit information to: community@eastoregonian.
com or drop off to the attention of Tammy Malgesini at
333 E. Main St., Hermiston or Renee Struthers at 211
S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton. Call 541-564-4539 or 541-
966-0818 with questions.
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