FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 1,2010
CRCHS holds annual Community
Appreciation Barbecue
Military friendly list shows EOU is a good fit for veterans
T he 2011 list o f
Military Friendly Schools
rele ase d by “ G .l. Jo b s”
m agazine nam es Eastern
Oregon University among
the top 15 percent of schools
embracing America’s veter
ans as students.
This is the second
year EOU has been includ
ed on the list. “G.l. Jobs”
po lled m ore than 7,000
schools nationwide, look
ing at efforts to recruit and
retain military and veteran
students, results in recruit-
O d Thursday, August 12, in Boardman, Columbia River
Community Health Services held their annual Community
Appreciation Barbeque. This is the sixth year CRCHS has
held its Community Appreciation Barbeque, in conjunction
with the National Association of Community Health Centers,
Community Health Center Week. Nearly 250 people were in
attendance as Mario's Basque Barbeque cooked up hot dogs,
hamburgers, cold salads, beans and all the fixings. Devon Oil
contributed several bags of ice to keep cold the soda donated
by Tienda El Sol I. Desert Springs Bottled Water donated a
water cooler and several bottles of water. Tienda El Sol 11
provided the bouncy house, a favorite with the kids, as well as
a cake decorated to mark the occasion. The food and drinks
were served by the staff and health care providers of Columbia
River Community Health Services. Contributed Photo
Project grant funds available
M o rro w C o u n ty
lan d o w n e rs lo o k in g for
financial help to prevent
erosion along streams, in
crease irrigation efficiency
or upgrade bridges or cul
v e rts th a t w ill im prove
fish access or projects that
improve upland processes
should consider applying
for a grant tailored for these
and similar projects.
One funding source
available through Morrow
Soil and Water Conserva
tion District for small proj
ects is The Oregon Water
shed Enhancement Board
Small Grant Program. This
statewide program provides
up to $10,000 in Oregon
Lottery funds for individual
projects that help restore
w atersheds to a healthy
c o n d itio n and also help
landow ners com ply with
ing m ilitary and veteran
students and academic ac
creditations.
Schools ranked as
M ilitary Friendly range
from state universities and
private colleges to com
munity colleges and trade
schools. W hat sets them
apart are the ad d itio n al
benefits such as on-campus
veterans programs, credit
for service, military spouse
programs and more.
“EOU is com m it
ted to w orking w ith stu
dents who are veterans or
are active military to con
nect them with resources
to help them succeed and
assist them with the transi
tion into the classroom ,”
said C am ille C o n solvo,
vice president for Student
Affairs at EOU.
E O U ’s resources
are not only available to
veterans but active military
m em bers as w ell. They
include support from an on-
campus veterans’ service
officer, access to E O U ’s
Counseling Center, credit
for military service and full
scholarships. There is also
an active student organiza
tion for veterans.
“G.l. Jobs” is pub
lished by Victory Media,
a veteran-owned business.
The complete list o f 2011
Military Friendly Schools
is a v a il a b l e at w w w .
m ilitary frien d ly schools.
com/201 Hist.
Boardman hosts development symposium, hailed as constructive
W e d n e s d a y th e
City o f Boardman hosted
a D ev elo p m en t S ym po
sium along the shores o f
the Columbia River. Over
40 stakeholders attended
the symposium, made up
o f developers, real estate
agents, lending agencies,
property owners, and state,
county and city officials.
Attendees spent the lunch
time hearing about reasons
for fulfilling housing needs
in Boardman. Afterwards a
tour o f the available lots in
Boardman was given.
Boardman M ayor
Chet Phillips led the discus
sion, saying Boardman has
a per capita income of over
$36,000. He said Boardman
has a need to provide com
petitive housing to draw
em ployees o f local busi
nesses to live in Boardman,
citing 60 or 70 percent of
its workers now drive 30 to
60 miles each way to work
each day. Debbie Radie of
Boardman Foods agreed,
saying they have a need to
hire 30 to 50 more employ
ees and would like them to
live in Boardman because
living locally makes them
better employees.
T he B o ard m an
City Council recently put
into action recom m enda
tions from the Economic
D evelopm ent C om m ittee
for incentives suspending
system development charg
es for a year and offering
free water and sewer ser
vices for up to three months
to new homeowners. The
committee has been meet-
ing for several months with
the Willow Creek Ag Water
Quality Management Plan
and protect water quality.
M o rro w SW C D
is the Willow Creek Wa
tershed (w hich includes
the Boardman and Irrigon
areas) contact for the Um-
atilla-Walla Walla-Willow
Creek OWEB Small Grant
Team . A p p lic a tio n s are
being accepted now with
sw c d m c
funding decisions being
made in Septem ber. A n
other funding source is the
A Morrow SWCD nership reports.
OWEB Large Grant Pro Board and quarterly Weed
M e etin g s o f the
gram that provides financial Advisory Board m eeting M orrow SWCD are open
assistance for projects with will be held Tuesday, Sep to the public. The meeting
higher costs. Other funding tember 7, at 6 p.m. at the Ag location is accessible to
sources are also available Service Center in Heppner. persons with disabilities.
depending on the project f Agenda items include: pre- A request for an interpreter
and landowner eligibility.
vious minutes, treasurer’s for the hearing impaired or
C o n tact M orrow report, written staff report, for other accommodations
SWCD for applications and lease office space, opera for persons with disabilities
further information at 541 - tions review, director elec should be made at least 48
676-5452.
tions, MC Fair report, ADA hours before the meeting to
compliance progress, weed Janet Greenup at 541-676-
supervisor report, manage 5452, extension 109.
ment plan review, and part-
Patrick’s Parish members will be serving
lunch on Wednesday, September 8, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center. The menu will include beef stroganoff, mixed
The Willow Creek Park District will hold a meeting at
vegetables, spiced pears, hot rolls, and cake.
5 p.m. at Heppner City Hall on Wednesday, September
8 .
Morrow
/
Weed advisory
Board meeting scheduled
Attendees discuss the housing needs of Boardman at a recent
development symposium held by the city. -Contributed Photo
a focus on new housing
for |3oardman. According
to the recently completed
Buildable Lands Inventory
, there are 60 lots for single
family residential available
with infrastructure already
in place, large parcel single
family residential lots to
taling 276 acres ready for
in fra stru c tu re , and 71.5
acres o f large parcel zoned
for m ulti-fam ily. M ayor
Phillips said “it is certainly
refreshing to see that so
many o f the participants
were acceptable to look
ing at new, creative ways
to meet the needs of qual
ity housing developm ent
in the City o f Boardman.
We have the jobs, we have
the income, let’s build the
houses.”
Bank of Eastern Oregon
collects school supplies
Community Lunch Menu
Willow Creek Park District to meet
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Heppner
127 N Main St
541-676-5745
lone volleyball
team holding
fundraiser
T h e lo n e H ig h
School volleyball team is
currently holding a Tup-
perware fundraiser to raise
m oney for team sh o es,
w a rm -u p p a n ts , and t-
shirts.
Anyone interested
in looking at a flyer or in
placing an order can contact
Dawn Eynetich at 541 -422-
7568 or a member o f the
volleyball team.
Pictured L-R are Mary Ann Elguezabal from Heppner El
ementary School, Tricia Rollins from BEO, Gabriela Sanchez
from Heppner High School, and Cindi Kennedy from BEO.
-Photo by April Sykes
Bank of Eastern Or
egon is once again offering its
12 branch lobbies as drop off
sites to collect school supplies
for local elementary students.
Each year, BEO em
ployees join in the bank’s ef
forts to collect these supplies
for their community schools.
Each Bank of Eastern Oregon
branch will also offer a draw
ing for backpacks filled with
supplies for lucky students, in
addition to collecting supplies
for their local schools or ESD
to distribute.
Bring your school
supply donations to any
branch of Bank of Eastern
Oregon. Locally items can
Attention M orrow County School
District Employees and Oregon
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Ladies Play Day
results
Ladies Play Day
was held on Tuesday, Au
gust 24, at the Willow Creek
Country Club. Results are
as follows:
A u g u st 24
Low gross o f the
field w as N ancy Proph-
eter. Low net o f the field
was Corol Mitchell. Least
Putts o f the Field was Jan
Paustian.
Flight A winners:
low gross was Loa Heide-
man; low net was Eva Kilk
enny; least putts was Pat
Dougherty; and long drive
was Corol Mitchell.
Flight B winners:
low g ro ss w as L o rren e
Montgomery; low net was
Bernice Lott; and long drive
was Lorrene Montgomery.
Flight C winners:
low gross was Ann Elgin;
and least putts was Luvilla
Sonstegard.
C h ip -in s : C o ro l
Mitchell.
The Foster G ra n d p a re n t P rogram and the S enior C o m p a n io n Program
are lo o k in g fo r a fe w good peo p le to help s tu d e n ts as tu to rs /m e n to rs at
M o rro w C o u n ty schools; o r h elp lo n e ly & is o la te d seniors w ith frie n d ly
v is itin g , respite care, o r p erson a l care.
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also be dropped off at Heppner
Elmentary School in care of
Mary Ann Elguezabal. If you
have a grade school student,
please stop in, fill out a raffle
ticket and enter for a chance
to win a school backpack for
your student. You do not have
to be a customer and no pur
chase is necessary.
To q u a lify, y o u m u st:
•
Be at least 55 years old
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Meet income guidelines
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($ l8 0 0 /m o n th for I person)
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» ($2400/m onth for 2 persons)
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Be in good health:
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Pass background check
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Enjoy kids / older folks
B enefits in clu d e:
•
Tax-free Stipend up to $445/
month
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Mileage reimbursement
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Insurance coverage
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Training
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Recognition
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Fun
Contact lohn Brenne: 5 4 I-276-4474 (Pendleton) or I-8 0 0 -5 4 I-5 II6 (toll free #)
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