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FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 17,2013
Senior center gets
new HVAC unit
Boardman develops Storefront Façade
Improvement Program
BOARDMAN, Ore —
In an effort to help local
businesses improve their
appearances and to attract
new business, the City of
Boardman has developed
a Storefront Façade im
provement Program. This
program will provide loans
or direct grants for the im
provement qualifying proj
ects thanks to the lending
assistance from local bank
ing institutions.
The sto refro n t p ro
gram aims to help local
businesses improve their
exterior appearances, en
hance the general business
environment and help at
tract further investment in
Boardman. The program
is designed to stimulate
private investment, expand
the tax base and provide job
opportunities. Funds, when
available, will be awarded
to targeted businesses on
a first-come, first-served
basis. When grant funds
are available, the storefront
program will match every
dollar a participating busi
ness spends on qualifying
improvements, up to $5,000
or 50 percent of the entire
project, whichever is less.
No direct city funds
will be utilized for the
program, nor will the city
participate directly in the
lending of funds to busi
nesses. Rather, the city
has arranged with local
banks— including Banner
Bank, the Bank of Eastern
O regon and First Com
munity Credit Union—and
local revolving loan funds
to provide competitive rates
and minimal fees for quali
fying projects.
Funds may be provided
in two categories: 1 ) loans
from local financial institu
tions set aside specifically
for the program, where
the interest rate is intend
ed to be competitive and
may also be “paid down”
or “blended” using other
lower-interest programs;
and 2) direct grants where
available.
Businesses receiving
grants will consult with the
city on proposed improve
ments, which can include
most aspects of street-fac
ing façade rehabilitation,
including storefronts, ex
terior lighting, canopies
and awnings, painting and
masonry, and architectural
or dimensional signage.
For more information
about the City o f Board-
man’s Storefront Façade
Im provem ent Program ,
visit the city ’s w ebsite,
www.cityofboardman.com.
or contact city manager
Karen Pettigrew at SAI
TS 1-9252 or pettigrewk@
cityofboardman.com.
Boardman researches local draws
for residents
Survey delves into reasons people choose to live in the city
St. Patrick's Senior Center in Heppner received a long-antic
ipated new HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning)
unit last Friday. A crane lifted off the old unit, w hich had been
Boardman. Ore., July
in disrepair for many years, and placed the new one. The total
12, 2013—The Boardman
cost of the project is $22,847.80; a portion of the funds was
donated from the City of Heppner sale of a lll l) house and Economic Developm ent
from proceeds of the Friends Helping Friends Remembrance Committee (BEDC), a joint
venture of the Boardman
Walk. -Photo by Megan Fatter
BlueZette to be at
Music in the Parks
BlueZette
July 22 at 7 p.m. at
Music in the Parks in lr-
rigon Marina Park will be
BlueZettes.
B lu eZ ette o ffers a
blend of retro tunes along
with current hits, includ
ing favorites from the Fifth
Dimension, Burt Bachar-
ach and Sergio Mendes, as
well as Norah Jones. They
have put their own spin on
several favorite standards
that are sure to please many
musical tastes.
BlueZette made their
Tri-City, WA debut in No
vember of 2004 at Savvy
Affair, a fashion show ben-
efitting Seattle Children’s
Hospital. Since then, they
have enjoyed appearing at
many grand openings, and
private and corporate par
ties, and have performed at
many Washington winer
ies. They also played at the
2005 Sound Bite Tri-Cities
in Columbia Park featuring
Chris Botti. The release of
their CD "Debut” in Janu
ary of 2009 is their most
recent project, allowing
music lovers a chance to
hear BlueZette favorites on
a "nearly live” CD.
5k planned for domestic
violence awareness
The first annual Domestic Violence Awareness 5K
Walk/Run will take place Oct. 12 in Boardman. The
event will begin at the Boardman Marina with registra
tion at 8 a.m. and the walk/run to begin at 9 a m. Sign up
at http://www.eventbrite.com, or call 541-676-5665 or
541-561-3337 with questions. The event is a fundraiser
for Umatilla/Morrow County Domestic Violence.
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WEDDING TABLES "
&
Kyi ee Disque
Sean Allstott
Chamber of Commerce and
the Boardman Community
Development Association,
announced the results of
a survey o f people who
work in Boardman on why
they choose to reside in the
community in which they
currently live.
The poll, which was
distributed in both English
and Spanish, included re
sponses from 119 people
who lived in eight different
com m unities, including
Boardman.
The survey revealed
Boardman residents tend
to be more involved in their
community than respon
dents from surrounding
towns.
O f the respondents, the
m ajority— 38 percent—
have lived and worked in
Boardman for an average
of 15 years, and are married
or cohabitating in a single,
detached family home that
they own.
Overall, the results sug
gest Boardman residents
utilized com m unity re
sources and attended local
functions more often than
the other seven represented
towns:
-Twenty-four percent
of Boardman residents have
visited a local park more
than 26 times in the last
year. Forty-seven percent
have visited a local park
three to 12 times in the last
year;
-E leven p ercent o f
Boardman residents have
attended a local school
activity more than 26 times
in the last year, while 31
percent have attended three
to 12 times;
-Tw enty percent o f
Boardman residents have
participated in a religious
or spiritual activity;
-Twenty-two percent of
Boardman residents have
participated in a club or
civic group activity three to
12 times in the last year;
County Republicans invited to
organizational meeting
All registered Republi
cans of Morrow County are
invited to join Ken Matlack
to organize the county’s
Republican Party.
Interested parties will
meet on July 20 at 11 a.m. at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center,
182 N. Main, Heppner.
Plans for the meeting
include election of offi
cers—chair, vice chair, sec
retary/treasurer—adoption
of bylaws, appointment of
six committeepersons, and
discussion of ideas for the
organization’s growth and
action within the county
and the state of Oregon.
Anyone willing to join
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estab lish ed around the
courthouse and will be
enforced.
Roads in the immedi
ate area of the courthouse
will be closed as needed
for safety reasons; how
ever, these closures will
be kept to a minimum .
Flaggers will be stationed
on Gilmore St., Court St.,
and Hwy 74. Traffic will
be allow ed through the
area, at a slow speed, until
it is necessary to stop traf-
fic. Closures are expected
to only last 20 minutes
Emergency vehicles will be
allowed through the area if
necessary.
Road closures will be
enforced for pedestrians
as well as vehicles, for the
safety of all involved. Road
closure locations must also
be kept clear in the event
emergency vehicles need to
pass through the closure.
The public is encour
aged to watch the process
from a safe distance. There
are many places in town
that will provide a good
view o f the action while
also being outside o f the
safety zones.
Morrow County Health
District representative have
also said they will delay
their first appointments of
the day at the clinic and in
the lab in order to reduce
traffic concerns.
Residents in the area
should plan ahead when
leaving home to go to work
or other appointments and
allow extra time to travel
through the area.
Posters with additional
information and showing
the road closure locations
will be posted in many busi
nesses around Heppner and
in the Heppner post office.
As updates becom e
Heppner Water bills COU be paid
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any tim e On tenth
In a clarification on last
week’s story on Heppner’s
city council meeting, Hep
pner City Manager Kim
Cutsforth says citizens can
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clock-tower-updates/, and
on the new' Morrow County
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New water late fee to
begin with July bill
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V anilla Latte $3.25
H aw aiian Italian Soda $2.75
the group in forming the
nucleus of Morrow County
Republicans, or for more
information, contact Mat-
lack at 541-314-5101 or
541-922-5173.
COURTHOUSE ROAD CLOSURES
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D R IN K S P E C IA L S
-Thirty-one percent of
Boardman residents have
attended a cultural or enter
tainment activity three to 12
times in the past year; and,
-Twenty-four percent
of Boardman residents par
ticipated in outdoor recre
ational activities locally 13
to 26 times in the last year.
The majority of resi
dents listed “close to work”
and “close to family and
friends” as reasons they
live in Boardman. Many
noted they enjoy the smaller
town and find it “safe and
quiet.”
The BEDC is using
the survey results to help
develop an economic de
velopment strategy.
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pay their bills any time on
the tenth without incurring
a late fee; residents return
ing payments after 5 p.m.
are asked to use the night
drop. Anything collected
from the night drop the
morning o f the l l ,h will
be considered paid on the
tenth.
The new late charge for
City of Heppner water bills
will begin with July bills,
which will be due Aug. 10.
The city council recently
approved a $5 flat late fee
on water bills paid after the
tenth of each month.
Community
lunch menu
Amazing Grace Fel
lowship members will serve
lunch on Wednesday, July
24, at St. Patrick’s Senior
Center.
The meal will include
broccoli beef, rice, sliced
tomatoes, spring rolls and
fortune cookies. Milk is
served at each meal.
Suggested donation is
$3.50 per meal.
M enu is subject to
change.
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