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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 7,2013 - FIVE A View from the Hill Future of Umatilla Chemical Depot to be the first Morrow County Seems that the “lazy, Fair in her mother’s arms. discussed at open house hazy, crazy days of summer” She and other residents can By Doris Brosnan have arrived on the Hill. W illow C reek Terrace residents and staff enjoyed a fairly calm, routine month in July, w ondered with other locals w here the smoky skies originated, but then tumbled into an August with some added traveling, celebrating and activities in preparation for the county fair. Even the Fourth of July was a laid-back event at the Terrace this year, since the winds and high fire danger precluded fireworks. No one knows yet when the skies above the Terrace will light up in celebration of our independence. Readers, keep your eyes on the skies! Weather finally allowed an outdoor picnic on the Hill when, on July 10, the residents acknowledged “ N ational Teddy B ear Picnic Day” by dining on their patio at tables adorned with new red-check cloths. M ost o f the o th e r Ju ly d ay s o f s p e c ia l designations celebrated foods— apple turnover, fried chicken, several ice cream concoctions, hot dogs, chili dogs— which stimulated morning conversations and appetites. Others—cowboys (27lh), parents (28th), fathers-in- law (30th)— resulted in nostalgic and more serious discussions. Two birthdays sparked some enthusiasm in July, as two young ladies shared their special days with friends and family. Alice Rhea Buckley turned 101 on July 12. She was five years old when Velma Wight was born. Velma celebrated her 96th birthday on July 30. Alice d o e s n ’t remember details, but she is positive that she attended contribute their memories of participation in the fair over these many years when they help put together the booth that the Terrace will have at the fair. Readers are encouraged to stop by the booth to enjoy the history represented. Individual residents will also have entries in the fair in a variety o f categories, so most of the residents will go for a look and the fair atmosphere on Wednesday next week. Some may also choose to attend the parade on Saturday. Several residents chose to attend the Music in the Parks in Boardman on July 15, enjoying the sounds of the Brata Steel Drums, and some traveled back to Irrigon ju st this past Monday, the 5th, for the Cale Moon Country Gospel group. A contingency of residents and staff also appreciated the first Music- in-the-Park presentation in H eppner on July 28, featuring Luke Basile and Jamie Nasario. They expect to return to Hager Park for the concert on August 25. August will bring more national days of significance (who comes up with these and how do they become recognized?!). So residents will have another variety of topics to pursue during their m orning conversations. And they will have their devoted volunteers and scheduled activities, their v isitors, their summer- harvest donations from area friends, and th eir com fortable interaction with Terrace friends and neighbors. Maybe all this explains why the residents and staff view the Hill as a fine place to be during these dog days of summer. An o p en h o u se to discuss the future planning and zoning of the Umatilla Chemical Depot will be held August 12 from 4-8 p.m. at the Stafford Hansell G overnm ent C en ter in Hermiston. The agenda will include an open house reception at 4 p.m. where attendees can view maps and draft plans, and have informal discussions with staff and the consulting team on the planned zoning and fu tu re use o f the now decommissioned chemical depot, which is located in both Umatilla and Morrow counties. At 5 p.m. there will be a joint meeting of the Morrow County Planning C o m m i s s i o n , with Chairman David Sykes, and Umatilla County Planning Comm ission with Chair his reg io n al econom ic opportunities analysis, and at 6 p.m. Frank Angelo of the Angelo Planning Group will speak on the future planning and zoning and complying with the Oregon statewide planning program of the depot. At 6:30 w ill be an opportunity for questions and an sw ers from the public. Collections care and Boardman club recovery workshops lends hands to greater service planned V olunteers or s ta ff m em bers o f lib ra rie s , archives and m useum s, as well as collectors o f historic items, are invited to attend free upcoming workshops presented as part of the state's Connecting to Collections project. Day-long workshops p re s e n te d in E a s te rn Oregon will take place in Baker City and Pendleton. The first w orkshop, “ C o l l e c t i o n s Care: Cleaning, Mending, and Housing,” will be held Sept. 18 in Pendleton and Sept. 19 in Baker City. The w orkshop will present basic and advanced information on caring for historical items that are found in libraries, museums and archives. Ra n d y S i l v e r ma n , preservation librarian at the University of Utah, will be the presenter. The second workshop, “D isaster Response and Recovery,” will take place Oct. 14 in Pendleton and Oct. 15 in Baker City and will deal with how libraries, m useum s and archives can best recover from a flood, fire or other disaster that damages or destroys historical materials. The presenter will be Kris Kern from the Portland State University library. While the workshops are free, pre-registration is required. Workshop information and online reg istratio n are av ailab le at www. oregonheritage.org. The C o n n ectin g to C o llectio n s p ro je c t is administered by the Oregon Heritage Commission on behalf of several statewide and tribal organizations. The C o n n ectin g to C o lle c tio n s p ro je c t is funded in part by a grant from the federal Institute o f Museum and Library Services. Oregon Heritage also invites readers to read and comment on their blog, Oregon Heritage Exchange, at http://oregonheritage. wordpress.com/. ELECTRONICS RECYCLING ACCEPTED MATERIALS: Com puters • Laptops • Televisions • Monitors • Printers Scanners • Fax M achines ^ Cqll Phones & Telephones • Keyboards/M ice • Radios • Stereos '• Randy Randall. Also on hand will be Tamra Mabbott, Umatilla County Planning Director, and Carla McLane, Morrow County Planning Director. Don Chance of the Land Reuse A uthority, which oversaw the conversion of the depot from its former use, will give a historical background of the depot. At 5:45 eco n o m ist Jerry Johnson will present G am ing Systems • DVD, VCR, C D & MP3 Players i t i l i One of the things 4-H clubs emphasize is reaching out and lending a helping hand of service, and the Boardman 4-H Community Club is no exception. The club recently chipped in to clean up the Boardman Cemetery. Pictured (L-R) are: Megan Gilbertson, Isabella Ganvoa, Miranda Taylor, Kirsten Taylor, Katelyn Taylor and Emily Taylor. Not pictured are Cheryl Taylor, Rex Nelson, Glaya Baker, Wendy Taylor, Malyssa Smith, Rileigh McClure, Vizta Sifford, Taylor Hamby and Miranda Taylor. Club members also recently showed up to help with a senior center breakfast in their community. - Contributed photo Section of Forest Road 23 closes for culvert installation A three-mile section of forest road 23 (Wall Creek Road) will close Tuesday through Thursday, August 13-15, allowing contractors to install a culvert on Little Wilson Creek. Forest road 23 will close from its junction with forest road 2128 to its junction with forest road 22. Alternate routes to the area include forest road 24 to the south and forest road 21 to the north. Travelers can expect to encounter construction traffic and are advised to use caution. The Li t t l e Wi l son Creek passage project is located in the Wall Creek Watershed on the Heppner Ranger District and is a priority watershed for the Umatilla National Forest. Replacing the Little Wi l s on c ro s s in g wi l l provide an additional two miles o f M id-Colum bia River Summer Steelhead s pa wn i n g and r ear i ng habitat w ithin the Wall Creek Watershed. This project is being funded through a grant from the EcoTrust Whole W atershed R esto ratio n Initiative in partnership wi t h the C o n fed erated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Prineville BLM, and the Umatilla National Forest. For more information, contact the Heppner Ranger District at 541-676-9187. We don’t fly airplanes We can't train elephants We re not good cooks We don’t build computers ft VJ URT securely recycles your item at no cost: Recycling, m ade easy We can't raise wheat . 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