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In order to do that, the farm
will need to bring on a larger
seasonal workforce. In a pre-
vious interview, Myers com-
pared organic farming to going
back 20 years in terms of farm
practices, to the point of pulling
weeds by hand. It takes more la-
bor to grow organic, and those
workers will all need some-
where to live.
In its application, PROfuutt
Limited Partnership said they
initially plan to build one hous-
ing complex with 36 units, each
with three bedrooms. Ted Sand-
ers, the company’s real estate
development manager, declined
to talk more about the project
when contacted Wednesday.
McLane, the county planning
director, said the irst step is to
get the land rezoned. Space Age
Industrial, or SAI, is something
of a throwback, she said, creat-
ed by the Oregon Legislature in
the 1960s around the time of the
Space Race.
The housing site has been
zoned SAI since the early 1980s
in hopes of luring aerospace
industries to Morrow County.
Those companies never came,
and since then McLane said
they’ve been discussing what to
do with the property.
“It kind of has marginal val-
ue as industrial land,” she said.
“It really is a 1960s space race
holdover here in Morrow Coun-
ty.”
The Planning Department
has recommended approving
a zoning change to Exclusive
Farm Use. McLane said the
location is preferable for farm-
worker housing, since they’ll
be closer to the farm itself and
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avoid straining sewer and water
services within Boardman city
limits.
Another part of the applica-
tion would also allow the Port
of Morrow to extend a sewer
line from nearby property it
owns to serve the development.
That condition would not take
effect until after the housing is
approved.
Some neighbors have ex-
pressed concern about the pro-
posal. Kelly Doherty, a nearby
property owner, said the entire
application process has made
her leery. If a zone change is
approved irst, she said there is
no assurance the development
wouldn’t morph into “Board-
man West.”
“In this case, there’s no reg-
ulation on how many units they
can actually build,” Doherty
said.
Doherty, who is the wife of
newly elected Morrow Coun-
ty Commissioner Jim Doherty,
also has concerns about the
amount of trafic on Tower
Road, though she said the farm
has indicated seasonal workers
wouldn’t arrive in their own ve-
hicles and would be bused into
town once a week for groceries.
That raises its own set of is-
sues, she said, with farmwork-
ers essentially being isolated
from services in the community.
“I don’t understand why we
treat our farmworkers the way
we do,” she said. “It’s my es-
timation that we have ample
water, ample sewer and am-
ple building space within the
city.”
Doherty has testiied against
the project in public meetings,
and said she will consider hir-
ing an attorney to ight the de-
velopment if it passes through
the planning commission.
HHS students inducted to National Honor Society
Nearly three dozen Hermis-
ton High School students were
inducted into the National Honor
Society in a June 1 ceremony at
the school. Members were select-
ed by the chapter’s faculty coun-
cil for meeting high standards of
scholarship, service, leadership
and character.
The students include, Syd-
ney Adams, Amelia Boyd,
Kaitlynd Ellis, Allison Galda-
mez, Alondra Garcia, Jessica
Giordano, Canden Gutierrez,
Morgan Hancock, Alexandra
Varela Lepe, Anders Lind, Shi-
kha Patel, Jessica Sandoval,
Lauren Santoyo, Lesly San-
toyo, Joshua Simpson, Nuel
Smith, Adriann Stewart, Isel
Tejeda Urenda, Ellen Vander
Stelt, Zhipeng Wang and James
Zwiefelhofer.
“We are very proud to recog-
nize these outstanding members
of our student body. Nation-
al Honor Society members are
chosen for and then expected to
continue their exemplary contri-
butions to the school and com-
munity,” said Chris Demianew
chapter adviser.
Senior Sydney Moore was se-
lected as the outstanding member
for her dedication and personal
growth as a member. This past
academic year, Moore organized
many service projects including,
with the Humane Society of East-
ern Oregon, the Hermiston Police
Department’s toy and food drive
and a Highway 395 cleanup.
Active since 1949, each year
the Hermiston chapter sponsors
several service projects for the
school and community. This year,
members logged more than 1,000
hours of volunteer time with or-
ganizations throughout the com-
munity, including the Hermiston
Education Foundation Beach &
Beef Dinner, tutoring at elemen-
tary schools and HHS’ Saturday
Success Program.
Founded in 1921, the National
Honor Society is one of the old-
est and most prestigious nation-
al organizations for high school
students. Millions of dollars in
scholarships.
For more information, call
Demianew at 541-667-6100 or
visit www.nhs.us.
referrals and human resources
management. For more informa-
tion, call 541-567-9670 or visit
www.barrettbusiness.com.
A sweet deal for Krispy
Kreme fans will help support the
Stanield High School band.
The group is selling the do-
nuts to help raise money for a
2017 spring break trip to the Pa-
ciic Rim Band Festival in Ha-
waii.
The cost is $12 per dozen and
can be purchased Friday from
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wal-Mart,
1350 N. First St., Hermiston.
For more information, call band
director Deborah Wryn at 541-
240-1513.
mas, six graduated from the on-
line school and 29 received hon-
ors diplomas, which have a more
advanced and rigorous require-
ments and require more credits
to graduate. Sixty-two students
graduated with honors, meaning
they maintained a grade-point av-
erage of 3.5 or above.
At least 15 of the seniors will
be entering the military.
And many will be going off
to college. The graduates earned
more than $4.1 million in schol-
arships to continue their studies,
with $193,000 coming directly
from Hermiston area business
and organizations, according to
Principal Tom Spoo during his
speech.
IN BRIEF
BBSI moves to new location
A grand opening and rib-
bon-cutting ceremony is planned
for the new location of BBSI —
Barrett Business Service.
The event is Wednesday, June
15, at 5:30 p.m. in the Corner-
stone Plaza at 1055 S. Highway
395, Suite 333, Hermiston.
BBSI provides a variety of
business services, including job
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Of the 334 total graduates,
there will be a variety of differ-
ent paths in the next few years.
Of those receiving diplomas, 277
received the standard high school
diploma, 51 earned GED diplo-
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