Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - THREE
UMESD hires veteran
business manager
Boardman’s 3rd annual Show
“N” Shine a “hot” success
T h e U m a t i l l a - this position,” Reese said.
M orrow E ducation S e r “ I think my background
vice D istric t (U M E SD ) will help me grasp what
announces the hir
w o rk s w e ll an d
ing o f Bob Reese,
what doesn’t. I ’m
a former Pendleton
looking forward to
School District busi
g e ttin g my hand
. i
ness manager, as its
a ro u n d th e p r o
new purchasing and
grams so I know all
m arketing special
that’s involved.”
ist. He began work
T he U M
ESD staff are ex
July 22.
Bob Reese
Reese retired
cited to have Reese
from the Pendleton
jo in the team . “ I
School D istrict June 30, am very excited about Bob
2009, after 10 years as the accepting the position, as
district’s director of busi he brings a wealth o f real
ness services. However, Re world experience which I
ese soon realized he w asn’t know will be of a great ben
quite ready to be retired.
efit to the Umatilla-Morrow
“ I wanted to con ESD,” said Scott Rogers,
tin u e d o in g s o m e th in g the U M E S D ’s d ire c to r
meaningful, which means o f products and services.
accomplishing tasks,” Re “Bob's in-depth knowledge
ese said. "I call it 'redirect o f public education finance
ing my life in retirem ent coupled with his experi
age’.”
ence in the private banking
T h e p u r c h a s in g sector will be a huge asset
and m arketing specialist to UMESD, as well as our
position at the UMESD is respective districts.”
a new one for the agency,
Reese has a degree
and Reese hopes his exten in business administration
sive background in finance, with an emphasis in market
b u sin e ss and e d u c atio n ing from Washington State
will provide a good start U niversity, and also is a
ing point. His position will graduate o f the University
serve tw o prim ary func o f Washington’s Executive
tions: one, with the guid Development School, and
ance o f the D irecto r o f the University o f Indiana’s
products and services Scott Graduate School o f Sav
Rogers, Reese will share ings and Loans. Prior to
responsibilities associated being hired at the Pendle
w ith the A sso c ia tio n o f ton School District, Reese
E d u c a tio n a l P u rch asin g was vice president o f sales
Agencies (AEPA) related and construction develop
activities, including con ment at Coldwell Banker
tract review and negotia W hitney and A ssociates,
tions, vendor evaluation, vice president o f ancillary
and m a r k e tin g - r e la te d services and director o f the
events and needs; two, w ith St. Anthony Hospital Foun
guidance from Chief Finan dation at St. Anthony Hos
cial Officer Beth O ’Hanlon pital, and vice president and
and the UM ESD’s business regional m anager for the
office, Reese will provide Benjamin Franklin Federal
direction and expertise to Savings and Loan, among
the U M E S D 's u m brella other positions throughout
districts in regards to pub hiscareer.
lic procurement, financial i.-j-.i.i.t Reese is also ac
management and business tive in the Pendleton com
practices, and purchasing m unity. He is curren tly
contracts.
the chairman o f the Pend
The UMESD, with leton Progress Board, as
the AEPA, takes pride in well as a founding member
h elp in g school d istric ts and board member o f the
save m oney by coopera Pendleton Economic D e
tively purchasing a variety velopment Board. He is an
o f goods and services.
adjunct professor at Lewis
“All o f my expe and Clark College, and ac
riences - because there’s tive with the Round Up City
such a wide variety o f them Development Corporation
- have prepared me for and Pendleton Chamber of
situations that can help in Commerce.
Senior Center Menu
Nazarene/7th Day Adventist Church members
will be serving lunch on Wednesday, August 5. The menu
will include spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad w ith
tomatoes, Jell-o with fruit, garlic bread, and tiramisu.
Free sports physicals to be offered
Free sports physi- from 1:30-5 p.m. Physi-
cals w ill be offered for cals for girls will be given
Heppner and lone school A ugust 4 and p h ysicals
students in grades 7-9-11 for boys on August 5. All
at Pioneer Memorial Clinic transfer students must have
a physical.
Form s are a v a il
able at Heppner TV office
or online at ww w.osaa.org.
Forms will also be avail
able at the clinic. A parent
signature is required.
Free sports physi
cals will also be offered at
Irrigon Medical Clinic for
fall sports on August 18
from 1:30-5 p.m. and for
w inter and spring sports
on August 25 from 1:30-5
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Two sides to every coin
The third annual Show “N” Shine car show was held this
weekend at Boardman Citv Park. -Contributed Photo
O ver 200 specta
tors braved the hot tem
peratures Saturday to attend
the Desert Rats Classic Car
C lub’s 3rd Annual Show
“N ” Shine at the Board-
man City Park. Although
temperatures reached 100°,
th irty -fo u r p a rticip a n ts,
from as far away as the Tri
Cities, turned out to show
off their prized vehicles.
New this year to
the show was the m otor
cycle category which gave
attendees a chance to see
some two-wheeled favor
ites. The show was free
adm ission and spectators
were able to admire unique
cars and motorcycles, while
listening to fun oldies and
eating great food provided
by Judy Scott’s Chuckwag-
on. Organizers o f the event
raffled off several car gift
packages and gave away
trophy aw ards in seven
categories.
Winner o f the Best
o f Show trophy w ent to
Darrell and Lorrie Hart o f
Boardman with their 1938
Chevy Pickup. The Best
C ustom tro p h y w ent to
Larry Storment o f Herm-
iston with a 1955 Chevy
Pickup. The Best Classic
trophy went to Donna An
derson o f Hermiston with
her 1942 Ford Pickup. The
Best Hot Rod trophy went
to Gene Long of Hermiston
with his 68 V-8 powered
V W Bug. Steve and Terry
Boyer of Pasco, WA won
the Best Contemporary tro
phy for their 2008 Shelby
Mustang, Best Motorcycle
w ent to Ron Ford o f Board-
man w ith his 2009 Harley
Davidson, and Best Muscle
Car went to Scott Adams
of Hermiston with his 428
powered 68 California Spe
cial Mustang.
The proceeds of the
event go directly back into
the Boardman community.
The Desert Rats Classic Car
Club offers scholarships
to Riverside High School
graduates, gives money to
the local gleaners organiza
tion, and donates at Christ
mas time to the area Giving
Tree programs. The Desert
Rats Classic Car Club is a
Boardman non-profit orga
nization whose purpose is
to promote interest in the
sport of Classic Cars, Street
Rodding, and Muscle Cars,
with an emphasis on family
and com m unity service.
The Club m em bership is
m ade up o f C lassic Car
enthusiasts who own pre-
1975, American made cars
or trucks. They meet the
second Thursday o f each
month at 7 p.m.
Organizers o f the
event plan to start right
away planning next year’s
Show ‘N ’ Shine, w hich
promises to be even big
ger. For more information,
co ntact G eorge Price at
481-3217.
City of Boardman places
bounty on noxious weed
City council-
ors gave the green light
T uesday n ig h t to begin
a new program aim ed at
controlling Puncturevine.
Each year the city receives
c o m p la in ts o f the plant
g row ing along the bike
path, sidewalks and curbs.
Throughout the month of
A ugust the city will pay
$1 per bag collected o f the
noxious weed.
If you have ever
stepped on a Puncturevine
seed, you know w hat a
pain the plant can be. Each
spiny bur or seed pod from
the Puncturevine (Tribulus
terrestris), also known as
a “ G o a th e a d ” , c o n ta in s
20 seeds equipped w ith
long sharp spines capable
o f puncturing a bike tire
or a shoe. It takes only
three weeks for this weed
to sprout and make seeds.
To make things worse, the
seeds are some o f the hardi
est in nature; they may lay
in the ground dormant for
up to 20 years until just the
right conditions come along
for them to grow. Any es
tablished Puncturevine will
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continue to grow and spread
until frost comes along - un
less you stop it.
The city hopes to
enlist the aid of its citizens
to control the spread o f
Puncturevine by offering
to pay for collection o f the
weed. The Puncturevine and
their seed pods need to be
collected in bags provided
by the city and returned to
City Hall to receive the $1
per bag bounty. The city’s
code compliance official,
John Russell, said “this is a
great opportunity for local
youth to raise money for
their organizations and to
do something good for their
community”.
Areas o f the most
concern are the city’s bike/
pedestrian paths, and resi
dential areas. The Puncture
vine Control Program will
run the month o f August
or until the first 300 bags
are collected. Bags can be
picked up at B oardm an
City Hall anytime from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. For more in
formation on the program,
contact Boardman City Hall
at 481-9252.
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To the editor, my neighbors, friends, and relatives:
There are always two sides to every coin. I would
like to share my side.
I made a deliberate and well-thought out purpose
ful decision to return to the farm with my husband 26
years ago after eight years o f marriage living elsewhere.
Our choice was made because we wanted to be a part
o f maintaining the rich tradition and deep-rooted values
that are only found in a rural environment. We wanted
communities like lone and Heppner to survive and to
continue raising people that understand the importance of
family, hard work, serving God, and caring for the land.
We believe the values o f small communities that care
for each other - fight with each other and hang in there
together - over years and years, develop people that know
how to stick in there for the long run and have much to
offer a society that knows nothing about truly sustainable
community (no matter how those city people toy w ith the
term !) I also came to the farm because I love the privacy,
the out of doors, and the immense blue sky - and learning
to live with, struggle with, and become a part o f nature
and helping plants to grow. I like being part of the chain
that helps feed the world.
I have no desire to live in the midst o f an enor
mous power plant. Looking to the north - both east and
west I am so saddened. Beautiful, productive farmland
is being covered with cement and machinery and big red
lights. All for the handout - not the hard work. The wind
farms could not even be feasible without the enormous
government subsidies that I believe are being given
out to increase the government’s power over our lives.
Environmentally, they are a sham. One coal-fired plant
(Boardman) on about 5,800 acres of non-productive land
produces 586MW o f power hourly while PGE’s Biglow
Canyon wind facility on 25,000 acres o f prime farmland
will only produce an average o f 150 MW on a leased
footprint of 25,000 acres. In addition the coal plant pro
duces this power consistently. The wind doesn’t blow all
the time or at a consistent rate and often times it is not
windy when it is very hot or very cold - peak usage times.
You cannot store wind energy, and the demand on other
sources of electricity are not so easy to put on line and
take offline when wind is unavailable. PGE estimates that
its own wind energy plant will produce on average only a
third of its stated capacity for these reasons. Much o f the
expressed energy demand is not even within our region,
but will be shipped to California. When the subsidies dry
up - the companies will go away. No one will know how
or be able to afford to remove them. Our rural farmland
environment will be permanently changed. Those who
make this choice must be aware of the huge impact on
the lives of their neighbors.
Old timers will tell you that living here and main
taining our communities has never been easy - but no one
came here to live an easy life. They came here to work
the land and raise their families. No matter how big the
payment - farming around these towers will not be easy.
Living near them will not be easy. Many who receive the
payment will decide the money is so good - why farm?
As farmers move away our communities and schools will
truly become in jeopardy. I think the investment in wind
energy, particularly in a state already rich in renewable
energy is short-sighted. I think we are selling out on the
goals that brought most o f us here in the first place. We
are letting ourselves and our neighbors down for short
term and in most cases for personal enrichment at the
cost o f our lifestyle and values. I don’t think the return on
the investment is worth the cost to our environment, our
homes, our land, and our future. I don’t think we should
be letting our struggling, brave pioneer forefathers down
and give up on their dream and ours so easily.
Think about where and how you want to live and
what is truly important to you before signing wind leases.
Do not believe that this will not change our part o f the
world forever - it will. There are more creative, positive
ways to maintain and sustain our communities - than to
take the money and run. My vision for the future of our
communities may contain struggle and hard work - but
doesn’t anything that has value take that? Isn't resilience
and hard work our legacy to the world? As I am a relative
outsider and newcomer (even after 24 years) in the time
frame o f a small community, I don’t believe we have the
right to dismiss the thoughts o f new comers. I commend
Mr. Kluehe on his ability to see so quickly my side of
the coin.
To my neighbors, friends, and relatives who
are invested in wind - this is a small community - we
can disagree and still love each other as we have in the
past. Your choices are your own - I wanted you to know
what mine will be - and why.
Kerry Rietmann
lone
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