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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 COMMUNITY Newsletter covering Oregon government debuts Oregon Capital Insider, an electronic newsletter cover- ing Oregon government, be- gan distribution Friday. Oregon Capital Insider provides specialized news for individuals and businesses that require a deeper under- standing of the trends, issues and personalities in state gov- ernment. The newsletter will provide timely intelligence and indepth reporting deliv- ered to subscribers Friday mornings, and at other times breaking news demands. Based in Salem, the news- letter is a collaboration be- tween two family-owned media companies: EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. A team of veteran journal- ists produce Oregon Capital Insider. • Peter Wong is an award-winning reporter who has covered Oregon state government and politics for newspapers since 1989. Wong joined Pamplin Me- dia Group and the Portland Tribune in April 2014 after having been a reporter for the Salem Statesman Journal for more than 14 years. Be- fore that, he worked at the Medford Mail Tribune as that EO MEDIA GROUP FILE PHOTO Three reporters cover state government for the Oregon Capital Insider newsletter. They are, from left, Peter Wong, Hillary Borrud and Mateusz Perkowski. newspaper’s capital bureau chief. A graduate of the Univer- sity of Southern California’s school of journalism, Wong has won awards for his work from the Oregon, California DQG3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVWQHZV- paper associations, as well as from the Society of Profes- sional Journalists. • Hillary Borrud joined EO Media Group in 2014 after seven years at the Bend Bulletin where she reported on city, county and state is- sues. Previously, she was a reporter for the Daily Press in Victorville, Calif. Borrud is a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, where she received a Rural Computer-Assisted Re- porting Fellowship in 2013. Borrud received a master’s degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Co- lumbia University. • Mateusz Perkowski is a legislative reporter for EO Media Group’s Capital Press in Salem. He has covered ag- riculture and natural resource issues for that weekly agricul- ture newspaper since 2006. After graduating from NEWS IN BRIEF Port of Umatilla seeking letters of interest la, by no later than March 6. For more information, call port General Manager Kim Puzey, 541-922-3224. Milton-Freewater resident Marjorie L. Roff resigned her position as a Port of Umatilla Commissioner Feb. 10 after serving for approximately 24 years. Her resignation creates D YDFDQF\ RQ WKH ¿YHPHP- ber Board of Commissioners. Persons interesting in be- ing appointed to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends June 30, should send a letter of interest, experience DQG TXDOL¿FDWLRQV WR 3RUW of Umatilla, P.O. Box 879, Umatilla, Oregon 97882, or hand deliver a letter of interest WRWKH3RUWRI8PDWLOODRI¿FH 500 Willamette Ave., Umatil- Garden club meeting on tap The Blue Mountain Dis- trict Garden Club will meet at 9 a.m. March 21 at Uma- tilla City Hall, 700 Sixth St., Umatilla. The hosts are the Umatilla and Condon garden clubs. A salad lunch will be provided for $5 per person. The guest speaker is Karen Hutchinson-Talaski, who will talk about her trip to China last fall. Anyone interested in learning more about garden clubs should attend. Chamber luncheon Tuesday The Hermiston Chamber of Commerce monthly Busi- ness to Business Luncheon will begin at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Hermiston Conference Center. Chuck Sheketoff, a founder of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, will be the guest speaker for the luncheon. Sheketoff will talk about how the OCPP works with businesses across the state, how it helps set policy that helps working class residents and its legislative priorities. For more information about the event and to RSVP, con- tact the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce at 541-567- 6151, or go to www.herm- istonchamber.com or info@ hermistonchamber.com. Cost is $10 for members and $13 for non-members. Morrow County Veterans Services hosting informational event Morrow County Veterans Services will host a veterans EHQH¿WVURXQGWDEOHDWDP March 19 at the Stokes Land- ing Senior Center, 195 Opal Place, Irrigon. Topics of dis- cussion will include changes LQ YHWHUDQV EXULDO EHQH¿WV VXUYLYDOEHQH¿WVDQGJRYHUQ- ment markets. For more in- formation, call MCVS, 541- 922-6240. Portland State University in 2004, Perkowski worked as a freelance writer for several publications before joining Capital Press full-time. Oregon Capital Insider brings together two compa- nies with a wide geographic footprint in Oregon. Pamplin Media Group owns 25 twice-weekly, week- ly and monthly newspapers covering Portland and its sub- urbs, as well as communities in the Willamette Valley and Central Oregon. EO Media Group in- cludes nine daily, weekly, bi-weekly and monthly publications serving com- munities in Eastern Oregon, including the Hermiston Herald, and the Oregon Coast. It also owns the Cap- ital Press, which covers agricultural issues in the 1RUWKZHVWDQGWKH&KLQRRN Observer on the southern Washington coast. The companies created Oregon Capital Insider to counter a decline in indepen- dent news coverage of state government. “While statehouse news coverage is diminishing in Oregon and across the na- tion, our media groups have chosen to invest in increased scrutiny of state government,” said Steve Forrester, president of the EO Media Group. Mark Garber, president of the newspaper division for Pamplin Media Group, said both companies are owned by long-time Oregonians. “That’s why they are will- ing to invest in better cover- age of state government even while other news organiza- tions are cutting back,” he said. “Both companies also have a strong tradition of bal- anced and responsible jour- nalism.” To subscribe, go to ore- goncapitalinsider.com. EAT SHOP PLAY Exploring Pendleton, Milton-Freewater, Mission, Pilot Rock & Walla Walla Supporting local businesses, will also support members of your own community that pay taxes, serve on committees, teach our children, and serve our needs. 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