Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 7,2013
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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
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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.
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