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REGION Saturday, November 10, 2018 HERMISTON East Oregonian Page 3A PENDLETON New downtown business brings European flair Warming station launches volunteer recruitment effort By JADE MCDOWELL East Oregonian A new business is bring- ing a taste of Europe to Hermiston. Paint & Patina, which opened last week at 158 E Main St., features art supplies, dresses, beauty products, teas and more imported from Europe. Owner Chelle Long- ley was busy decorating a white and gold Christ- mas tree in the window on Friday afternoon as the sounds of Vivaldi drifted through the store. Deco- rative shelves placed stra- tegically around the shop were stocked with a vari- ety of 100 percent natural vegan chalk paints, French stencils and vintage art supplies. The business also fea- tures home decor from the Jeanne d’Arc Living line and Goldleaf beauty products. Longley said the storefront is an outgrowth of her online business, French Charmed. She said her love of bringing European goods to the United States stems from her love of travel. “I’ve traveled to Europe quite a bit in the past,” she said. “I fell in love with By ANTONIO SIERRA East Oregonian Staff photo by Jade McDowell Paint & Patina opened last week in downtown Hermiston. Paris when I first went 25 years ago.” Now that she has two daughters living overseas — one in Germany and one in London — she has even more of an excuse to travel abroad and find new lines of products to bring to customers in the area. She hopes customers will enjoy finding something a little different. Longley has past retail experience, including a lingerie store in Hermis- ton in the 1990s and past shops in Echo and Uma- tilla. While she has sold the products offered at Paint & Patina online for the past several years, she said the recent death of her hus- band spurred her to expand her business to a brick and mortar location. “Once you’re bitten by the retail bug, it never really goes away,” she said. Longley doesn’t have a day set yet, but plans to have an open house some- time in December that will include French desserts and pink champagne. She also plans to start paint classes in the new year. While she is still getting settled her hours are 12:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 4 p.m. on Sat- urdays, or by appointment. For more information, call 509-460-6012. ——— Contact Jade McDowell at jmcdowell@eastorego- nian.com or 541-564-4536. BUSINESS BRIEFLY Farley recognized by local and Marsha Morgan, state director. Realtor board Umatilla County family PENDLETON — Jef Farley, owner/ receives recognition for broker of Coldwell Banker Whitney and Associates in Pendleton, was rec- tree farm ognized as Realtor of the Year by the Umatilla County Board of Realtors. The announce- ment was made during the annual installation ban- quet, held Oct. 23 at Wildhorse Resort & Casino. Farley Farley, who has been in the real estate industry since 1991, is the outgoing president of the local board, as well as holding the posi- tion in 1996, 2002 and 2006. He also was recognized as Realtor of the Year in 1999. He currently serves as chair- man of the Oregon Real Estate Board. In addition, Farley is a member of the Pendleton Rotary Club and is a co-founder of the Wheatstock Music Festival. New officers for the Umatilla County Board of Realtors include Matt Volger, president; Jerry Baker, vice president; Molly Webb, three-year director; Vicki Dick, two-year director; Milne McLaughlin, one-year director; SILVERTON — Milton-Freewa- ter tree farmers were among five the Oregon Tree Farm System recently honored. Tom and Cindy Beechinor and their family own several forested prop- erties in the Milton-Freewater area. They have planted more than 15,000 tree seedlings over the years and thinned trees to improve tree health and reduce the risk of fire, according to the announcement from the Ore- gon Department of Forestry. The Ore- gon Tree Farm System recognized their forest management efforts at an awards luncheon Oct. 27 at Oregon Garden, Silverton. The Oregon Tree Farm System also recognized the following for sustain- able forestry management: Debi Poppe and Tim Dahl, Clackamas County; Hull Timber Ranch, Lane County; The Weld Family Tree Farm, Linn County; and Rich and Connie Gaebel, Washing- ton County. The 2018 Outstanding Tree Farm- ers of the Year went to the Oakes fam- ily of Benton County. The Oakes own approximately 800 acres west of Mon- roe and near Alsea in Benton County and northern Lane County. For more information on the Oregon Tree Farm System, visit www.otfs.org. Woodgrain takes ownership of local sawmills PILOT ROCK — Woodgrain Mill- work Inc. announced it finalized the deal with Boise Cascade to own and operate the sawmills in Pilot Rock and La Grande, and the particleboard oper- ations in Island City. Woodgrain CEO Kelly Dame said in a written statement the purchases align with the company’s growth strat- egy. He also stated Woodgrain was “impressed with the caliber of people” who will be joining the company. Chris Harder, director of Business Oregon, the state’s economic devel- opment agency, in the statement said Woodgrain’s purchase is the kind of investment that helps to stabilize and grow rural Oregon economies. Woodgrain, which manufactures and supplies moulding and other prod- ucts, has headquarters in Fruitland, Idaho, and 18 operations in the United States, plus a joint venture in Chile. The company resumed full produc- tion Monday at three Eastern Oregon plants. County commissioner race tight all around By PHIL WRIGHT East Oregonian George Murdock retained his seat as Umatilla County commissioner by 489 votes. That’s a tick under 2 percent of total ballots the Umatilla County Elections Division has accepted, and just 1.1 percent of the county’s total number of eligible voters. The latest unofficial elec- tion results show Murdock, the incumbent and estab- lished name, prevailed in 27 of the county’s 45 voting precincts over challenger Rick Pullen, a former county employee and department manager. Murdock and Pul- len both live in Pendleton, but the results show nei- ther ran away with the race in the town nor in the coun- ty’s other three largest popu- lation centers. Murdock took Mil- ton-Freewater 1,311-1,205, Hermiston 2,830-2,745 and Pendleton 3,658-3,540. Pul- len won the city of Umatilla 577-559. The margins of victory in those towns amount to just a few percentage points: about 4.2 percent in Milton-Free- water, 1.5 percent in Herm- iston, and about 1.6 percent in Umatilla and Pendleton. Only Echo delivered a real landslide for Murdock, 243-122, or 66.4 percent of the vote. John Shafer of Athena won election to Umatilla County commissioner posi- tion 2 with 14,817 votes, but departing Commissioner Larry Givens of Umapine had a write-on campaign going. The race garnered 773 write-ins so far, though the written in names have not yet been released. Hermiston delivered 256 of those, Pendleton 199, Milton-Freewater 109 and Umatilla 29. Another 17 came from Umapine voters, Gestny Findley & GEAR Air Force, AB; Currently Serving Thank you for your 22 years of service! Love your proud Family & Friends US Army, 1966-69 1st AVN, 220th RAC FAC pilot, Vietnam 1968-69 For a complete listing of regional events, visit easternoregonevents.com The family of Charles “Choc” Craig extend our gratitude and appreciation to Father Mike Fitzpatrick for prayers and comfort to Charles. We Also send heart felt thank you to the Umatilla Tribal Senior Center Staff for the preparation of the lunch, St. Anthony Home Health and Hospice for their support and compassionate care, Burns Mortuary for their guidance and respect to our family. To the pall bearers who carried him home, the tribal maintenance crew for preparing the burial site, to drummers and singers, and to all who sent fl owers, cards, and donated food we thank you. We thank those who sent condolences via text and Facebook. We are grateful to all for your thoughtfulness and kind gestures. A special thank you to Woody Patawa for the eulogy, Bob Shippentower and Sophia Enos for speaking at the cemetery, Dr. Queampts for his respectful professional care of Charles, and Stanley Mace, Protos Offi ce Supply for printing the memorial cards free of charge. We are grateful to his siblings, Fermore Craig Sr., Richard Craig, June Axtell, and Mel Perez for all your donations and support. Thanks you, Kolin Daniel, Anthony, (Sons), Rhonda (caregiver), Kobe, Ronald, Britanny, Zach, Lil Janice, LaMaya, (Grandchildren), Keyaree, Keyontrae, and Keyajae (Grandchildren). JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL Nov 17 & 18: Walla Walla Fairgrounds FALL FESTIVAL December 1st - 3rd: Holiday Inn Event Center at TRAC Pasco, WA CPT Roger S Bounds SUBMIT COMMUNITY NEWS Submit information to: community@eastorego- nian.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. SALE 2018 363 ORCHARD ST, WALLA WALLA, WA SAT. NOV 17 • 12 - 5PM SUN. NOV 18 • 10 AM - 3 PM PHILLIP A. PRINGLE We are so proud of you! Th ank you for your service! Love Always, Mom and Dad and 35 from Athena folks. Bill Elfering of Hermiston ran unopposed for county commissioner in the 2016 general election, but that still drew 384 write-ins. County elections man- ager Kim Lindell said bal- lots continue to trickle in from outside the county, and the elections department has yet to verify the write-in votes. The Pendleton Warm- ing Station’s operations have been shrinking even as its facility has improved. Nonprofit Neighbor 2 Neighbor Pendleton announced that the 715 S.E. Court Ave. building will be opening for the sea- son on Nov. 15, according to a press release. The warming station will continue to provide a warm, safe place to sleep for Pendleton’s home- less population, but its volunteer workforce has declined in recent years. Neighbor 2 Neighbor Executive Director Dwight Johnson, who is taking over for Chris Clemons this year, said that after the warming station first opened in 2011, it had about 100 volunteers, 40 percent of whom were active with the organization. Johnson said the warm- ing station is now down to 60 and only 20 to 25 vol- unteers consistently come to the facility. “While funding is important, the need for volunteers is critical,” Johnson said in a statement “This year we are already seeing low temperatures prior to our season start date. Unfortunately we just do not yet have enough volunteers to open this early.” Neighbor 2 Neigh- bor is launching a volun- teer recruitment campaign called “What difference can YOU make?” Johnson said he would like to see the warming station return to the number of volunteers it had in its early days. The facility typically operates between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. and requires up to five volunteers every day it opens. During the overnight period, two vol- unteers must staff the warming station, with at least one volunteer awake at all times. Beginning in 2016, a lack of volunteers caused Neighbor 2 Neighbor to cut its months of operation from five to four. Addition- ally, Neighbor 2 Neighbor was forced to temporarily close its weekly breakfast program as it seeks a new home after the First United Methodist Church stopped hosting the event. But the nonprofit has also found ways to improve some of its services over the past few seasons. Last summer, Neighbor 2 Neighbor starting offer- ing a “cooling station” at its Court facility with air conditioning and showers as Pendleton temperatures touched triple digits. The warming station moved to its current facil- ity in 2015, and after deal- ing with a leaky roof and insufficient heating for a winter, Neighbor 2 Neigh- bor secured several grants to replace the roof, install a new heating and cooling system, and acquire bunk beds. The warming station served 74 people over 645 visits last season and is already starting to receive inquires about when they’ll reopen. The nightly lows are set to dip below freez- ing through the weekend and into next week. In the meantime, Neigh- bor 2 Neighbor will offer training sessions for volun- teers through November. At these sessions, volun- teers are trained in station operations, safety, and communication. “We like to give our volunteers the tools they need to work safely while being effective communi- cators,” Neighbor 2 Neigh- bor Training Officer Dave Williams said in a state- ment. “We always stress safety, and it’s important for volunteers to know that we have never had a seri- ous incident at the station,” People interested in volun- teering can call 765-791- 8332 or visit the organi- zation’s website at www. n2npendleton.org. ROAD 68, EXIT 9 ON I-182 FRI. NOV 30 • 5 - 9 PM SAT. DEC 1 • 9 AM - 5 PM SUN. DEC 2 • 10 AM - 2 PM Ski, Snowboard, Outdoor + Winter Clothing, Boots & Gear 509.522.1443 www.theskiswap.com SATURDAY CONDON November 17, 2018 10-2 PM MEMORIAL HALL & ELKS LODGE FOOD • JEWELRY SHOPPING • CRAFTS AND MORE PRESENTED BY THE CONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WWW.CONDONCHAMBER.ORG
