HeppnerGazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Boardman plans changes to
urban renewal plan
The Boardman Urban
Renewal Agency voted
Sept. 4 to explore adding an
Urban Renewal District and
to make language changes
to the existing Central Ur
ban Renewal District.
p ie plan is to get costs
from consultants to con
duct a feasibility study
for including property in
the southwest portion o f
the city into a new West
Urban Renewal District.
A dditionally, the Urban
Renewal Agency will get
costs for making language
changes to the existing
Central Urban Renewal
plan. These changes would
include infrastructure im
provements on property in
which development is being
proposed.
One o f the property
owners in the Central Ur
ban Renewal District has
proposed a conceptual de
velopment plan for 65 acres
along South Main Street
into commercial and resi
dential developments. The
conceptual proposal calls
for two roads, eastern ex
tensions to Kinkade Road
and Willowfork Drive, and
water and sewer line exten
sions. These infrastructure
projects would need to be
included in the existing
C entral Urban Renewal
plan for the Urban Renewal
District to pay for these
improvements.
Urban Renewal Com
missioners plan to review
the consulting fees and to
further discuss the changes
to the district at their next
meeting scheduled for Sept.
18.
Boardman Draft EIS
available for public review
The U.S. Navy, in co
operation with the Nation
al Guard Bureau and the
Oregon National Guard,
has prepared the Naval
Weapons Systems Training
Facility (NWSTF) Board-
man Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to
evaluate the potential en
vironmental effects related
to ongoing and proposed
military readiness activities
associated with NWSTF
Boardman.
The Navy and Oregon
National Guard are seeking
public involvement and in
put, which are fundamental
parts o f the EIS develop
ment under the National
Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). As part of the pub
lic involvement process, the
Navy and Oregon National
Guard will hold two public
meetings in Oregon to in
form the public about the
Proposed Action and alter
natives under consideration,
and provide an opportunity
for the public to comment
on the Draft EIS.
The Navy and Oregon
National Guard propose to
increase the types of train
ing and testing activities,
increase the num ber o f
training events conducted,
accommodate force struc
ture changes, and provide
enhancements to training
facilities and operations
at NWSTF Boardman and
its associated special use
airspace.
The Navy and National
Guard say the proposed
action is needed to provide
a training environment at
NWSTF Boardman, includ
ing ranges, training areas
and instrumentation that is
capable of fully supporting
unit and personnel training
requirements.
The military is seek
ing input on the NWSTF
Boardman EIS, including
the proposed action and al
ternatives, and the accuracy
and adequacy of the docu
ment. Copies of the Draft
EIS are available for pub
lic review online at www.
NWSTFBoardmanEIS.com
and at the Oregon Trail Li
brary District branches in
Heppner and Boardman.
The Navy is accepting
comments throughout the
60-day public comment
period, from Sept. 7 to
Nov. 6. All comments must
be postmarked or received
online by Nov. 6 for con
sideration in the Final EIS.
Written comments may be
submitted via the project
website at www.NWSTF-
BoardmanEIS.com, in per
son at the public meetings
or by mail.
The public meeting in
Morrow County will take
place at the Port o f Mor
row C onference C enter
Riverfront Room, 2 Ma
rine Drive in Boardman
on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
A nother public m eeting
will be held the day before,
Sept. 25, in the Hermiston
Conference Center Great
Room.
Both meetings will in
clude an open house infor
mation session starting at 5
p.m. During this time, Navy
and Oregon National Guard
representatives will provide
inform ation and answ er
questions about the pro
posed action and the Draft
EIS. Following the open
house information session,
a presentation and public
comment session will be
held from 6 to 8 p.m. The
public meetings will be held
at the following locations
and times:
Individuals requiring
reasonable accom m oda
tions, contact Liane Naka-
hara, Navy Region North
west Public Affairs Spe
cialist, at 360-396-1630 or
1 iane .nakahara@navy. mil.
Visit the project web
site at www.NWSTFBoard-
manEIS.com to download
the Draft EIS, learn more
about the project and sub
mit comments.
ODFW releases report of wolf
depredation in Wallowa County
The Oregon De
partment of Fish and Wild
life Wolf Depredation In
vestigation Summary, as of
September 3 for Wallowa
County, has been released
as follows:
On September 3 in
the general area of Jaynes
Ridge-public land (U.S.
Forest Service, ODFW
received a report of an in
jured cow and calf on a
USFS allotment in a for
ested area o f the Imnaha
Pack. Wolves were sus
pected and ODFW investi
gated the same morning.
The ODFW found
that a wolf attack on the
calf was confirmed and
an attack on the cow was
probable.
The injured calf
was found weeks after
the injuries were inflicted,
so there was no scene to
search for wolf sign. This
area has been commonly
used by the Imnaha pack
year-round. There is no
GPS data indicating that
OR4 was in the area at the
time of depredation, ac
cording to ODFW.
ODFW
said
that the approximately
350-pound calf was alive
at the time of the investi
gation. It had major inju
ries in the soft tissue be
tween the hind legs (groin
area) that were healing, but
some were still open and
draining. There were bite
scrapes (some with scabs)
on the lower hindquarters,
groin and front legs near el
bow. There are significant
similarities between this
calf’s injuries (estimated to
be two to three weeks old)
and the calf found freshly
injured on July 26 three
miles away. The size, loca
tion and depth of the bite
wounds are typical o f wolf
attack.
The cow had three
small scrapes on the hind
quarters that could have
been bite scrapes the same
age as the calf's injuries,
said the report. The live
stock producer reported
a dramatic change in this
cow’s behavior, with the
cow becoming very wild,
more protective of her calf,
and aggressive towards his
dogs. The cow’s injuries
are classified as probable
wolf, concluded the report.
Wednesday, September 12,2012
Chamber Chatter
Heppner
Blue Mountain Com
m unity C ollege O ffers
Retirement Planning and
Investment Classes: The
courses will help attendees
gain the skills to estimate
how much money they need
to retire, learn how to create
retirement goals, review in
vestment basics, and more.
The series is being offered
in September and will meet
at the Pettyjohn Building,
430 West Linden Way in
Heppner. The classes are
from 7-8:30 p.m. and will
be held on three Mondays;
Investment Basics- Sept.
10, Retirement basics-Sept.
17, and Retirement Income
P lanning-S ept. 24. The
instructor is Rita Van Schoi-
ack, a financial advisor who
is owner of Blue Mountain
Investment Management.
The classes are free and in
clude a workbook. Advance
registration is required. Call
Anne Morter at (41-422-
7040 or e-mail her at am-
orter@bluecc.edu.Students
may also register online at
www.bluecc.edu.
Saturday, Sept. 15:
First Annual Latino Expo
at the Hermiston Confer
ence Center from 5-10 p.m.
Come celebrate and share
in some culture and good
food, and enjoy many ac
tivities and entertainment,
as well as learning about
many resources available
in our great area.
Saturday, Sept. 22 -
Sunday, Sept.23: Heppner
will be coordinating the in
augural ride of the designed
State Bikeway on Saturday,
Sept. 22. The bikeways
com mittee is coordinat
ing this event. If you are
interested in participating,
contact the Heppner Cham
ber for more information at
541-676-5536 or heppner-
chamber@centurytel.net.
Tuesday, Sept. 25: Ef
forts are underway to im
prove the way health care
is delivered to people who
receive health coverage un
der the Oregon Health Plan
In Umatilla and Morrow
Counties, Eastern Oregon
Coordinated Care O rga
nization, a newly formed
CCO, will soon be serving
OHP members utilizing this
new model of coordinated
care. Staff members from
the Oregon Health Author
ity are conducting statewide
presentations for providers,
community partners and
other stakeholders to learn
about CCOs, including how
to become involved in your
local CCO and what the
transition plan looks like for
OHP members. Registra
tion is now open to partici
pate in the CCO presenta
tions scheduled as follows:
Sept. 25 from 1-3 p.m. in
Heppner; and Sep. 26 from
9-11 a.m. in Pendleton. To
register, visit our website,
http://oregonhealthykids.
gov/partners/training.html.
Seating is limited and is
based on a first-come, first-
served basis. A copy of the
presentation and any ad
ditional materials will be
provided to participants.
Contact Colette Gillies,
Outreach Coordinator at
the Office of Health Kids/
Oregon Health Authority,
at 503-932-8601 with any
questions. For additional
information on CCOs. visit
www.health.oregon.gov.
Boardman
Chamber Membership
Lunch: The next chamber
membership lunch will be
held on Wednesday, Sept.
19. We will be taking a
bus tour of the GreenWood
Tree Farm. The lunch tour
will be from 11:30 a.m. -
1:30 p.m. and the cost will
be $20, to include the bus
tour and a box lunch from
Boardman Select Market.
This is your opportunity to
learn more about Green-
Wood Tree Farm and get in
the middle of the trees. We
do have limited number of
spaces available on the bus,
so get your reservation in as
soon as possible.
Rollin’ on the River:
The fourth annual Rollin’
on the River will be held
on Saturday, Sept. 22, at
the Boardman Marina Park
from 3-9 p.m. Two live
bands have been booked
for your listening and danc
ing pleasure. R ollin’ on
the River also includes a
car show, dinner, and wine
and beer. Call the chamber
for more information or go
online to www.rotrfestival.
com. Tickets are available
for purchase at the chamber
office or online.
Traeger Wood Pellet
Barbecue: The Kiwanis
Club of Boardman and the
Boardman Cham ber are
selling tickets for a Traeger
Jr. 055 Wood Pellet Barbe
cue. Tickets are $5 each or
five for $20. The drawing
will be held at Rollin’ on the
River on Sept. 22; you need
not be present to win. You
can purchase your tickets at
the chamber office or from
any committee member.
The Traeger was donated
by Ranch & Home; they
now have a new store open
in Milton-Free water.
Boardm an Tillicum
Club to host Cinnamon Roll
Sale: The Boardman Tilli
cum Club is starting their
fall fundraising by having a
cinnamon roll sale. We will
have 50 dozen rolls for sale
at $10 a dozen. Please stop
by on Sept. 29 starting at 9
a.m. in the Chevron parking
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lot to get your dozen before
they are all gone. We will
be there until the very last
dozen is sold. All proceeds
from our fundraisers go for
scholarships, the Easter egg
hunt, benevolence requests
and other worthy causes.
Step Out Walk for Dia
betes: ConA gra Foods-
Lamb Weston challenges
the businesses of our com
munity to put a team to
gether to participate in a
fundraiser for the American
Diabetes Association. On
Sept. 29 they will host a 5K
walk at the Boardman Ma
rina Park, with registration
at 8:45 a.m. and the walk to
begin at 9 a.m. Each walker
is requested to donate $25;
participants will receive a t-
shirt at the end of the walk.
Pre-register by September
18 by calling 541-481-2011
ext. 67310.
Clean up Day: Make
sure you are gathering your
team to help with the Board-
man Clean-Up Day on Sat
urday, Sept. 29 from 8 a.m.
till noon with the starting
location at the Boardman
City Park. We will be clean
ing up trash at several loca
tions around town. So find
your work gloves, organize
your team members and
join us in making Board-
man look much cleaner. The
organization with the most
volunteer hours will receive
$ 100, second place $75 and
third place $50. Call the
chamber if you have any
questions.
Senior Breakfast: Sat
urday, Oct. 6, the Boardman
Senior Center will hold
their monthly community
breakfast from 7:30- 10:30
a.m. Breakfast is $5.
Boardman Quilt Show:
The eighth annual quilt
show will be held Oct. 12-
13 at the Port of Morrow
Riverfront Center. Hours
are 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Admis
sion is $3.
Chamber New Email
Addresses: Please note that
we have new email ad
dresses at the chamber of
fice. Diane: diane@board-
manchamber.org; Amber:
amber@boardmanchamber.
org and Sue or general
information: info@board-
manchamber.org.
Chamber Board Elec
tions: The Board of Direc
tors will have two positions
open for terms serving from
January 2013 thru Decem
ber 2015. If you are inter
ested and would like more
information, let the cham
ber know. The election will
be in November.
Facebook: Go to our
Facebook page and like
us. At Boardman Chamber
you’ll find up-dates on
community events.
Morrow County Livestock
Growers presents scholarship to
Zech Hintz
&
Call Joe Pony o r!
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If Y O U have a family member who suffers from
gambling addiction, Y O U can also receive FR E E treat
ment even if the gambler is not receiving treatment.
If you are a resident of Morrow County and you wish
to take advantage of the services above or desire more
information. Please call any of the following numbers
to set up a LO C A L appointment or just to talk
Bobby Harris @ 541-676-9925 or 541-256-0175
Community Counseling Solutions (CCS) @ 541-676-9161
O R 1 -677-695-4648 (1 888-M YLIM IT)
Treasurer of the Morrow
County Livestock Growers,
Mark Rietmann presented
newly elected Oregon FFA
State Treasurer, Zech Hintz,
Heppner, with a $750 check
to assist in his finances for
his upcoming year serving
as a state FFA officer. Zech
was elected to his position
to the 2012-2013 State Of
ficer Team at the Oregon
FFA Convention held this
past spring in Hermiston.
Zech has a very busy year
ahead of him promoting
FFA across the State of Or
egon, teaching at leadership
camps and preparing for
the annual state conven
tion, among many other
activities. Readers can fol
low Zech on his journey
this year on his online blog
at: http://www.oregonffa.
c o m /L iv e S o S e r v e /B lo g /
Zech Hintz. “The Morrow
County Livestock Growers
was happy to assist such
an excellent young person
coming out of our county
to promote a great program
across our state,” said Riet
mann.