February 2010

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ZeaChem achieves industrial-level fermentation resultsfrom biorefining processCompany accomplishes rate and concentration goals soon after starting construction on 250,000 gallon-per-year facility

Lakewood, Colo. – February 2,ZeaChem Inc., a developer of

biorefineries for the conversion ofrenewable biomass into fuels andchemicals, today announced thefirst fermentation results of aceticacid, an intermediate in theZeaChem process. The resultsdemonstrated successful processscaling to a level that is 10,000 timesgreater than standard lab scale.Fermentation units were scaledfrom 0.5 liter to 5,000 liters.

The positive results are a directoutcome of ZeaChem’s collabora-tion with Hazen Research, Inc., anindustrial research and develop-ment firm in Golden, Colorado.Hazen has constructed and is host-ing the initial front-end processunit and providing infrastructureand operations support. Start ofconstruction at Hazen was an-nounced on November 18, 2009and the first fermentation runs ex-ceeded commercially acceptableacetic acid concentration levels.The fermentation process also ex-ceeded ZeaChem’s time goals forachieving the concentration level.The results demonstrated success-ful fermentation of greater than 50grams of acetic acid per liter in lessthan 100 hours. These results havebeen repeated and verified.

“ZeaChem has met and ex-ceeded its concentration and ratefermentation targets,” said JimImbler, president and chief execu-tive officer of ZeaChem. “We nowhave sufficient evidence, based onmixed sugars, to indicate that ourresults are scalable to industrialproduction levels. Our process,using naturally-occurringacetogen bacteria and existing pro-cesses, exceeds the commerciallyviable threshold for fermentation.ZeaChem is meeting its milestones

and continuing to move forward indeploying cellulosic biorefinerytechnology.”

Acetogens have been shown tobe powerful organisms in other in-dustries such as wastewater treat-ment before ZeaChem began uti-lizing them for bio-based chemicalsand fuels production. Naturally-occurring acetogens are highly ro-bust and, unlike yeast, produce nocarbon dioxide (CO2) during thefermentation process, allowingZeaChem to realize a significantefficiency and yield advantage.ZeaChem has successfully usedacetogens to produce acetic acidat the lab scale in over 1,000 fer-mentation trials using mixed sug-ars as well as hydrolyzate derivedfrom cellulosic biomass. ZeaChemis now seeking hydrolyzate sup-ply to replicate these scale-upresults.

“In our experience, these 10,000times scale-up results verify theability to scale to commercial fer-mentation,” said GeoffStephenson, P.E., Principal ProcessEngineer at Burns & McDonnellEngineering Company, Inc.

Acetic acid, the product ofZeaChem’s front-end fermentationunit, is the first step in the hybridbiochemical and thermochemicalprocess for creating cellulosic etha-nol and bio-based chemicals. Thenext step will be to concentrate andpurify the ZeaChem produced ace-tic acid into a salable product, us-ing an energy efficient, non-distil-lation based process.

ZeaChem intends to scale to acommercial biorefinery upon suc-cessful operations at the 250,000gallon-per-year facility, proposedto be built in Boardman, Oregon.The core technology of the facilitywill begin to come online in 2010.

Tammy Malgesini, writer for theLifestyle/Community section of theEast Oregonian, will be our guestspeaker and will give you the HowTo’s. The Luncheon will be cateredby C&D Drive In with soup and

sandwiches on the menu; we’llbegin serving lunch about 11:45.The cost for lunch is $10.00 perperson, and an RSVP is requiredby Monday, February 15. Call To-day 541-481-3014

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5 Storyhour (most Fridays) Oregon Trail Library Boardman @10:45 8 Morrow County Veterans Service Officer (each Monday & Thurs-

day) 8:00 am to Noon & 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 290 NE Main, Irrigon,Public Health Clinic (each Monday &Tuesday ) 8:30 - 4:30 pm closed 12:30 - 1:00 pm Boardman - County BuildingIrrigon Senior Meal (each Monday) Stokes Landing in Irrigon - NoonBoardman Fire Corps monthly meeting at the fire station, 300 SW Wilson Lane, Boardman at 6:00 pm.Community Womens Club (2nd Monday) 7:00 pmGardening Friends meets (2nd Monday each month) 2 pm at Margie Parks home, call 481-9457 for directionsGreenfield Grange Meeting (2nd Monday) 6:30 pm, Boardman Grange

9 Boardman Senior Meal (each Tuesday & Thursday) Noon, Senior Center Boardman, located by the City HallGreenfield Grange Pinochle (each Tuesday) - 10:00 am - 2:00 pmGrange Women meeting 2:00 pm, in the home of Hazel Miller, 111 NW Boardman Ave.Morrow County Fair Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. Heppner Fairgrounds Office.

10 Domestic Violence/Womens Support Group (each Thursday) 4:00-6:30 pm at SCF Office in BoardmanBoardman Rural Fire Protection District Meeting, (2nd Thursday of

each month) Fire Hall 300 SW Wilson Lane. @1:00 pmColumbia River Harvesters meeting (2nd Thursday each month) at The Greenfield Grange, Boardman, 7 pm

14 Valentine’s Day15 President’s Day16 Boardman City Council - (1st & 3rd Tuesday each month)27 County Court - Boardman - River Front Center - 9:00 am

Boardman City Planning Commission - City Hall - 7:00 pmBoardman Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Noon, Port of Morrow

18 Boardman Kiwanis Meeting (1st & 3rd Thursday of each month) River Lodge & Grill @ 6:30

23 Boardman Park & Rec District Board Meeting Park Office #1 West Marine Drive @ 7:30 pm

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The Chinook Equine Associa-tion (CEA) held its ninth annualawards banquet January 2rd at theBoardman Senior Center. The ban-quet is held on an annual basis tocelebrate the club and member’saccomplishments throughout theyear.

Awards were presented to rid-ers who earned points by riding athorse shows throughout the horseshow season. Awards were pre-sented in every category fromwestern pleasure and halter tojumping and dressage.

Besides the awards, riders andclub members contribute picturestaken throughout the year that isthen displayed in a slide show. Pic-tures showed events such as thePoker Trail Ride that is held in May,as well as pictures from variousyouth activities.

Other highlights at the banquetwere the silent auction where localbusinesses donate items to earnmoney for youth programs, schol-arships, and other projects that theCEA puts on. There were some re-ally great items! The CEA youthmembers contributed to the ban-quet by having an open questionand answer session where theytalked about what their plans werefor the upcoming year. They toldthe audience about theirfundraising plans such as candrives and car washes to raisemoney for educational scholar-ships, field trips, and horse camps.

For more information about theCEA, trail ride, horse shows, andyouth programs contact PresidentJoe Taylor 541-481-2338

CEA holds annual awards banquet

(Photo above) Cristina Bettesworth presents an award to KatelynTaylor. (Below) Paige Bither, Katelyn Taylor and Whitney Powellreceive a team award. All are residents of Boardman.

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On January 18th at the an-nual meeting of Oregon Mu-sic Educators in Corvallis,OR, Wendy Appleton wasrecognized by her peers andawarded the Excellence inElementary Music Educa-tion Award.

Mrs. Appleton is the Mu-sic Specialist for both SamBoardman and Windy RiverElementary Schools inBoardman. Mrs. Appletonwas recognized for her com-mitment to elementary musiceducation, her students andtheir communities.

Her peers say that WendyAppleton takes music instruc-tion to the next level. Shefinds ways to integrate his-tory, patriotism and socialstudies into her music cur-riculums. Wendy gives of herown time to make sure stu-dents get the best music pro-gram possible. After school,she gives guitar lessons forany interested student, andshe is continually conductingfundraisers to help elementarymusic students go to statecompetitions.

Responsibilities for musiccurriculums for two separateage groups : K-3 and Grades4-6 rest entirelyon Mrs.Appleton. In ad-dition to twoseparate sets ofstudents, twoseparate facili-ties; two separateclassrooms, andtwo different cur-riculums add tothe complexity ofher instructionala s s i g n m e n t .Boardman stu-dents and com-munity membersare delightedwith the state-wide recognitionfor Mrs.Appleton. Theysay, “It’s longoverdue!”

Wendy Appleton recognized as

Oregon’s Outstanding Music Educator

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Wendy Appleton, Music Specialist at Sam Boardman and WindyRiver Schools was recently honored with the Excellence inElementary Music Education Award. Photos Contributed.


Fourteen 4th, 5th, and 6th grad-ers from Windy River Elementaryrepresented their school in theKnowledge Master Open aca-demic competition on January 13,2010 under the direction of Talentedand Gifted Coordinator, TheresaProctor-Reece.

They competed against thou-sands of students in the U.S. andseveral foreign lands. The teamfaced their computer to answer 100challenging questions in the event,which earned them points for thespeed and accuracy of their an-swers. Windy River placed secondagainst other schools in Oregon,

Back row – Wayne Killion, Ryan Ibarra, Rory Barresse, Brianne Bishop, Dixie Gonzalez,Stephanie Mendoza, Kristen Fredericksen, Middle Row: Edith Velasco, Caleb Thomas, MarvinPena, Gabrielle Miller, Ariana Corpus, Jordan Mashos Front Row: Misal Mendoza, Kevin Mendoza,Aramis Corpus, Kirsten Taylor, Lacey Mashos Photo Contributed.

Windy River Elementary School 4th, 5th and 6th graders

take second place in State Knowledge Master Openonly missing first place by twopoints.

This contest is designed tostimulate learning and recognitionfor academic achievement, theKnowledge Master Open runs onclassroom computers to allow allstudents the opportunity to com-pete in a large academic event with-out the expense of traveling to acentral site. The competition is pre-sented twice each school year byAcademic Hallmarks, a Coloradosoftware publisher. The next com-petition is in March and the teamhopes to take first place.

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Columbia Youth Basketball. The youth teams are formed and play commences in January andends in March. All photos by Mindy Martinez Photography.

Photo above right: 4th grade, Josh Kegler Head Coach, Kyle Carpenter Assistant. Students (not inorder) Cody McCullough, Jared Miller, Zachary Ferguson, Michael Aparicio, Daniel Rodriguez,Brandon Juarez, Silvestre Vazquez, Tristin Winn.

Photo middle right: 5-6th grade, Ken McLaughlin Head Coach, Rick Gilbert Assistant. StudentsDavid Rodriguez, Sergio Navarro, Jorge Hernandez, Roberto Hernandez, Marvin Caheillo, DerekBingaman, Felipe Olvera, Adalfo Bedolla, Jose Jimenez.

Photo bottom right: 5-6th grade, Chris Carnine Coach. Students Ryan Hahn, Jassiel Carmona,Bryan Soto, Ricardo Rosales, Eon Castillo, Marino Pena, Abram Hernandez, Jose Agripino,Marcelo Rea, Noe Madrigal.


Boardman Buzzzzzzzz

Diane Wolfe, CEO

Hello Boardman CommunityIt doesn’t seem possible that

January is already at an end. It isgoing to be time to start Christ-

mas shopping again too soon!January was a really busy monthfor the Chamber so maybe that iswhy it seemed to just sail by. Ofcourse we are busy working on theAnnual Banquet to bring you, themembers, a really good time takingadvantage of the opportunity toshowcase our outstanding awardwinners. This year is shaping upto be a great event! I hope to seeyou at the banquet this Fridaynight. I know Bob and the crewfrom the River Lodge is planning agreat Hawaiian Buffet, the crew

from Wild Bill’s Casino alwaysdoes a great job for us and the com-mittee has been working hard toget some great prizes for the silentauction and for the gaming prizes.This is a night you don’t want tomiss!!!

We have also been working hardto finalize up the advertising salesand the copy for the new 2010 visi-tor guide and membership direc-tory. It will go to print the secondweek of February.

The committee has gotten to-gether to start planning an even

bigger and better Frostbite GolfTournament. I went so far to sayon the KOHU radio show lastWednesday; that I guaranteedthe weather would be better thanlast year! I think that is a safeassumption, not sure how itcould have been any wetter orcolder!

The new City of Boardman’sEconomic Development commit-tee is off to a great start. I amgoing to enjoy working with thiscommittee to see what we cando for Economic Development

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Oregon’s Other CoastlineThis is the Chamber’s new motto

for our community. We are soblessed to have the beautiful Co-lumbia River right here and as mostof you know so often it can lookjust like the ocean when the sun issetting or the waves are coming in.So, the Chamber’s Tourism Com-mittee decided that we would trade-mark the tag line “Oregon’s OtherCoastline” and use it in some ofour advertising. We are having t-shirts made that have the new tagline on them and we‘ll also giveaway neoprene promo wrist bandsthat say Oregon’s Other Coastline,at the Governor’s Conference onTourism in April. We will continueto use On the River On the Wayfor our logo, as we feel that alsodescribes Boardman and is an im-portant reminder of where we arelocated. We hope you are as ex-cited about this new endeavor aswe are!

Economic DevelopmentThe City of Boardman ap-

pointed Mayor Chet Phillips andtwo city councilors, Jerry Johnsonand Jill Pambrun to work as an Eco-nomic Development Committee,they also requested that Diane, asthe Chamber Director, serve withthem. Gary Neal and Dean Keglerhave both attended a meeting togive their input and suggestions.The committee’s first priority is todetermine where we want to growand what could we offer develop-ers to entice them to invest inBoardman. We are working onbusiness and housing issues asboth are equally needed inBoardman. If you have sugges-tions for this group please contactany of the city council representa-tives or Diane at the Chamber.

for the Boardman area.All of us on the Cinco de

Mayo committee are again meet-ing to plan the Cinco de Mayocelebration on May 1, 2010. So,as you can see we have no idlehands here at the chamber of-fice. We are both working hardto ensure that we continue topromote Boardman to our visi-tors and help our businessesgrow.Till next month,Di

Frostbite OpenThe entry forms for the golfers

and the sponsor forms are nowavailable at the chamber and willbe mailed to past players and spon-sors the second week of February.It is time to start gathering yourteam and getting your entry in. Thecommittee: Dean Kegler, AngieDavis, Michelle Erickson and MikeNunez are working to spice up thegolf tournament this year. It willinclude a Calcutta and social on

Friday night, March 26th. Thechamber will supply some nice horsd’oeuvres for you to munch on andbeverages including, beer, wineand sodas. We will begin the so-cial at 7:00 pm and start the Calcuttaat about 8:00. Not only will you beable to bid on the team that youthink will probably play the bestgolf and win the tournament, youwill also be able to bid on the teamthat you think will might come inlast place! Frostbite Open will beplayed March 27th at Willow RunGolf Course in Boardman.

If you have questions on theFrostbite Golf Tournament pleasecontact one of the committee mem-bers or Diane at the Chamber. Re-member that all proceeds from thistournament go to the RiversideHigh School Scholarship fund.

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Boardman’s Recycling Depot – a

good thing for the planetHave you visited Boardman’s

Recycling Depot lately? The Cityhas offered newspaper, cardboard,glass, tin, and aluminum recyclingat its current location at 201 NEFront Street since May of 2004.Did you know that every glassbottle that is recycled savesenough energy to light a 100-wattlight bulb for four hours? And re-cycled aluminum is one of the ma-jor sources for manufacture of newaluminum products? Recyclingbenefits all of us in several ways:it saves energy, reduces waste and

pollution, and conserves our irre-placeable resources.

Recycling takes so little effort,especially with the Recycling De-pot so conveniently located.There are just a few things to re-member when recycling…. Card-board boxes need to be flattenedand the Depot does not recyclewaxed cardboard. The Depot ac-cepts glass bottles and jars only,just rinse them out, labels can beleft on, and they need to be sepa-rated by color. All aluminum is ac-ceptable to recycle. Aluminum

cans should be flattened to saveroom in the recycle bin. Tin cansshould be opened at both endsand flattened to save room in therecycle bin, and the lids are alsoaccepted. Newspaper can be looseor bagged in paper sacks only, noplastic please. If you follow theseguidelines, recycling can be funand a it’s good thing to do for ourplanet.

For more information on theBoardman Recycling Depot, pleasecontact Boardman City Hall at 541-481-9252.

Tuesday night the BoardmanCity Council appointed CullenMartin to the Boardman PlanningCommission, filling one of two va-cancies on the Commission. He willserve a 3-year term ending Decem-ber 31, 2012. Mr. Martin has livedin Boardman since 2000. He is a2006 Riverside High School gradu-ate and is currently attending Port-land State University online, study-ing Business Science. He is inter-ested in public service and has a

Boardman appoints new Planning

Commissionerdesire to see Boardman grow to itspotential.

The Planning Commission iscomprised of seven members ap-pointed by the City Council and isa permanent advisory body to thecouncil on matters related to plan-ning and development. The com-mission holds monthly public meet-ings to consider land use and zon-ing matters presented by staff,such as plan amendments, zonechanges and amendments, condi-

tional use permits, variances andtentative subdivision projects.Meetings are the third Wednesdayof each month at 7 pm at BoardmanCity Hall. Currently the PlanningCommission has one vacancy. In-terested parties must be adult resi-dents of the City of Boardman andbe willing to commit to the monthlymeetings. For more information,contact Boardman City Hall at 481-9252.

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Boardman Little LeagueFinal sign up

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Ear infections occur very commonly during childhood,

particularly in the first 2 to 4 years of life. Children who are

bottle-fed, attend daycare, or are exposed to cigarette smoke

may be at an increased risk of an ear infection. Otitis media is

the medical term for middle ear inflammation. Acute otitis

media is an ear infection in which fluid, or pus, accumulates in

the middle ear. Symptoms of this type of ear infection include

eardrum redness, pain, and fever. Irritability, decreased

appetite, trouble sleeping, and mild temporary hearing loss

are other signs of a possible ear infection.

Middle ear infections sometimes resolve within 2 to 3

days without medical treatment. However, antibiotics may be

prescribed for 5 to 10 days of treatment, depending on the

individual child. Antibiotics will not get rid of fluid in the ear

and will only minimally reduce pain. For these reasons, along

with many others, doctors may recommend pain relieving

medications and wait to see if the infection resolves in a few

days before prescribing antibiotics. Non prescription pain

relievers and fever reducers, such as acetaminophen or

ibuprofen, may be given to alleviate the discomfort associated

with an ear infection. Antibiotics are more likely to be

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The Boardman City Councilvoted in favor of extending anagreement with Love’s Travel Stopand Country Stores for the pur-chase of approximately thirty plusacres of City property located onTower Road near Boardman.Love’s plans to build a travel stopon the property and is currentlyworking on their site approvals.

Love’s original agreement withthe City was due to expire on Janu-ary 12th of this year, after bothforty-five day extensions were ex-hausted. Frank Ille, of Love’sTravel Stops asked the Council forthe extension, explaining the landuse issues with the State have beentime-consuming. He asked for anextension, ending January 12, 2011,to complete the sale of the land.

After declaring a Conflict of In-terest as he works for Devin OilCompany, Councilor Steve Dohertywas the first from the audience tospeak in opposition to the sale;Devin Oil has been an outspokenopponent to the Love’s TravelStop project. Mr. Doherty said heoriginally voted in favor of the salebecause he mistakenly believedLove’s would be subject to an 8%tax on all sales because the projectwould be located within the pro-posed speedway excise tax district.He said he would not have voted

Boardman grants extension to sell

Tower Road property to Love’s

in favor otherwise. Mr. Dohertysaid having a travel stop at thatexit would cause a commercial dis-trict to develop outside the Citylimits.

Some Boardman business own-ers in the audience asked the Coun-cil not to extend the agreement, fear-ing the businesses located withinthe City would be hurt. JackTriperinas, new owner of the C &D Drive In, told the Council he maynot have purchased the C & D ifhe had known of the City’s agree-ment to sell the land to Love’s. JimMagoteaux of MJ’s Motel saidLove’s would advertise their busi-ness in both directions along theInterstate and customers wouldbypass Boardman altogether. RichDevin of Devin Oil is concernedabout the City businesses beingable to compete with Love’s. Hesaid the City could also see a lossin lodging tax revenues shouldLove’s draw hotel developers totheir Travel Stop.

Mr. Ille assured the CouncilLove’s would be a good neighborto the City of Boardman. He addedthey wish the businesses ofBoardman well and believes theirproject would actually increasebusiness for all. He said Love’sparticipates with local Chambers ofCommerce, they donate to local

athletics and charities, and to localhigh schools. He said the TravelStop project would bring fifty newjobs to the area, and bring in con-tractors for six to seven monthsduring the construction phase.

After a lengthy executive ses-sion, Councilors voted 6-0 in favorof extending the agreement to sellthe land to Love’s. Mayor Phillipsexplained it was a not an easy de-cision and the Council took all con-siderations into account beforedeciding in favor of extending theagreement.

Love’s is headquartered in Okla-homa City, Oklahoma and has beenin business since 1964. If theproject proceeds as planned, thiswould be Love’s third such projectin Oregon, adding to the over 200nationwide they currently own.

The Council passed a budgetresolution for a $7000 grant fromMorrow County Needs & Issues.The City was awarded the grant fornew lights at the City’s basketballcourt and soccer field, as well asfor new picnic tables. The CityManager and Mayor were ap-pointed to serve as the City’s Rep-resentative on the Columbia RiverEnterprise Zone and Councilorsappointed Mr. Cullen Martin to theCity’s Planning Commission.

The Boardman City Counciladopted their 2009 Strategic Planat their Jan. 19th meeting. The Stra-tegic Plan outlines, over the nexttwenty years, what communityleaders need to achieve forBoardman’s community vision tobe realized. After months of up-dating the City’s current Plan, theCouncil felt they have come up witha plan which identifies very cleargoals for completion.

In all, 13 goals were identified;completion of South Main Streetis listed as priority number one.Other goals include the develop-ment of additional housing, a fam-

Boardman adopts 2009 strategic plan

ily restaurant, expansion of thesewer system, building a commu-nity recreation center, and the de-velopment of a stronger retail dis-trict.

In November the City hosted aTown Hall meeting to get input fromthe public regarding the proposedupdates to the Strategic Plan, whichwere drafted after a day-long work-shop the Council held in Septem-ber. Mayor Phillips felt the public’sinput was a very important part ofthe City’s planning process. Thelast time the City reviewed its Stra-tegic Plan was in 2005. The Cityplans to do an annual review of the

2009 Strategic Plan and is commit-ted to its implementation and tomake changes as necessary.

In other City news, the Councilapproved an extension of the RealEstate Agent Fee Agreement forthe Realtor handling the sale of theCity’s Tower Road property toLove’s Travel Stops. They alsoappointed Councilor Randy Yatesto serve as the 2010 Council Presi-dent. The Mayor wrote letters ofsupport for a Columbia River Com-munity Health Services grant ap-plication, and a Zeachem grant ap-plication.

Frostbite Open Golf TournamentCalcutta and social on Friday night, March 26th. The cham-ber will supply some nice hors d’oeuvres for you to munch onand beverages including, beer, wine and sodas. The socialbegins at 7:00 pm and theCalcutta at about 8:00. Not onlywill you be able to bid on the teamthat you think will probably playthe best golf and win the tourna-ment, you will also be able to bidon the team that you think mightcome in last place! FrostbiteOpen will be played March 27that Willow Run Golf Course inBoardman.

If you have questions on theFrostbite Golf Tournament pleasecontact one of the committeemembers or Diane at the Chamber, 481-3014.

Remember all proceeds from this tournament go tothe Riverside High School Scholarship fund.


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FICTION:Too Much Money – Dominick DunneBone Chamber – Robin BurcellAlter of Eden – James RollinsSizzle – Julie GarwoodTreasure Hunt – John LescroartSleepless – Charlie Huston1st Rule- Robert CraisFired Up – Jayne Ann KrentzHonor of Spies – W.E.B. GriffinDeeper Than The DeadCrawlspace – Sarah GravesDays of Gold – Jude Deveraux13th Hour – Richard DoetschSouth of Broad – Pat ConroyNot My Daughter – Barbara DelinskyElegy Beach – Steven R. BoyettIron River – T. Jefferson ParkerShades of Grey – Jasper FfordeSilent Governess – Julie KlassenImpact – Douglas J. PrestonJumper Cable – Piers AnthonyPretend Wife – Bridget AsherUnfinished Desires – Gail GodwinVeracity – Laura BynumUntil We Reach Home - Lynn AustinDivine Misdemeanors – Laurell K. HamiltonRemarkable Creatures – Tracy ChevalierThereby Hangs a Tail – Spencer QuinnNON FICTIONGot Sun Go Solar: Harness Nature’s Free Energy to Heat and Power Your Grid-Tied Home – Rex A. EwingMaster Your Metabolism: the Three Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! – Jillian MichaelsNothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea – Barbara DemickBreakwater: Poems – Catherine Savage BrosmanYou Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe – Christopher PotterMy Journey With Farrah: A Story of Life, Love and Friendship – Alana StewartWomen’s Home Workout Bible – Brad Schoenfeld1001 Gardens You Must See Before You DieTo the Rescue: Found Dogs With a Mission – Elise LufkinBirthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped – A. Roger EkirchFreefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy – Joseph E. StiglitzAttack Proof: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Protection – John Perkins I’m Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears: and Other Idioms From Around the World – Jag Bhalla

Beginning February

Friday movies

at 2pm - Feb. 12,

Feb. 19 and Feb. 26

481-BOOK

Make a Difference in our Community!Read with a Child!

Sam Boardman Elementary School is seeking reading volunteers! Wehave so many great books in both English and Spanish, AND we have

plenty of great students who would LOVE to have the opportunity to readregularly and talk about their books with readers from our community. Weare serious in our commitment to

cultivate a culture of reading for ouryoung people. Reading and

talking about the words and pic-tures provides the foundation forfuture success and opens their

world to unlimited potential. If you are interested in becoming a

reading volunteer or would likemore information, contact our

school office at 301 Wilson Lane,or call 481-7383. We would behappy to assist you in getting

started to make a REAL differencefor our youth, our community and

our future.

Academics:Johan Pena,Edwin Pacheco,Cristian Rea, Jasmin Lopez, Damian Garcia, SiloeBarragan,Hailey Daltoso,Trinidad Mendoza, Wendy Sanchez, Cooper Szasz, Wyatt Duke,Vanessa Rodriguez, Aidan Barresse, Trustin Winn, Veronica Alvarez,Silvestre Vasquez, PatrickMcConnell.

Responsibility: Isabella Ganvoa, Soledad Munoz,Megan Gilbertson, Miranda Landeros,GiovanniSalas, Melanie Foster, Zuriel Martinez, Benancio Sanchez, America Pacheco, Karen Frausto,Jaylene Altamirano, Andrew Vestal, Marytza Prado, Ana Navarro, Joshua Matthews-McCord. Respect: Serafin Roque, Blake Davis, Jocelyn Rodriguez, Suzie Newton, Estella Castro, JonathanRamirez, Isabella Gonzalez, Karyme Lopez, Taylor Schneider, Nate Harrison, Samantha Rea,Matthew Eubanks, Sabreena Metcalf, Lainey Rodgers, Odalys Ibarra, Sylvia Johnson. Safety: Zoey Gilbert, Jesus Carmona, Alexis Zapata, Moisha Shoeships,Isabella Mastriona,Estefani Llamas, Maya Navarro, Keilah Mossman, Lupita Silva, Francisco Barajas, MariaMarquez, Isaac Terry, Ethan Harper, Jared Miller, Daisy Sanchez.

Students of the Month for January

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February 10th at both the BoardmanEastbound and Westbound restareas the Hermiston Health De-

partment will be available at those loca-tions giving out free H1N1 flu vaccina-tions to the truck drivers and travelingpublic.

The Umatilla County Soil and Wa-ter Conservation District is hosting its 5th Annual Sustainable Ag

Seminar on Thursday, February 11th from9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the HermistonConference Center.

The seminar will cover CRP take-out,government conservation programs, na-tive pollinator conservation, water quan-tity issues in Umatilla County, energyefficiency opportunities, native plantlandscaping, weed management, air qual-ity, and good agricultural/good handlingpractices. There is no cost to attendand lunch will be provided.

Register by phone at 541-276-8131 orthe day of from 8:30-9:00 a.m.

Open your home – and your heart– to a child in need. If you havean interest in helping a child in

need, consider attending the Founda-tions Training for Foster and AdoptiveParents being offered at the BoardmanDHS Office on February 19th & 20th, 2010,8 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a free class. Pleaseregister by calling 541-481-9482, ext. 224.You can help give a child a chancefor a brighter future.

WINDOWS 7 Workshop,Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S Hwy 395, Hermiston,

Oregon , Thursday, March 18th, 8 am.“Businesses of all sizes will appreciatethe productivity boost that the en-hanced speed and overall reliability willbring to the computer experience.”

Windows 7 Professional for small andmidsize businesses is the most versatileand powerful edition of Windows 7.Kennedy Web Consulting will explainjust how easy it is to use. It is simplerwith less waiting, less clicks, less hasslesconnecting to things…just less complex.Find just about anything on your PC fromprograms and documents to songs –justby typing in a few letters of theprogram’s name, a word document or asong title. When you have lots of win-dows open, Windows 7 makes it simplerto find the one you want. You can seeall the windows from your taskbar andswitch through with ease. There is somuch more to the new Windows 7 withless hassle you will have to see for yourself. Join us for coffee and donuts atthis workshop. For more informationcontact the Hermiston Chamber at 541-567-6151.


To the Editor:In case you missed it, the Gover-

nor has hastily called upon the legis-lature to pass a “kicker” reform mea-sure to the voters for a special statewide election. His plan calls for di-verting 3% to 5% of excess incometax dollars into an emergency reservefund that could be used when staterevenues decline. While to some hisproposal may sound attractive, thereis one major flaw: by diverting excesstax dollars rather than initial tax dol-lars, his plan fails to control unnec-essary government spending. More-over, his proposal requires a vote ofthe people to amend the constitution.This is something I do not believeOregonians are in the mood to dis-cuss.

While I have always supported asavings plan for the State of Oregon,I do not support his approach or histiming.

In my opinion, the legislature’s im-mediate priority must be the economyand getting people back to work. Assuch, I believe the Governor shouldhost an emergency business summitutilizing Oregon’s best businessminds to form a bi-partisan job cre-ation plan for the legislature to imple-ment immediately.

If we are ever going to solveOregon’s cyclical budgetary prob-lems (allowing the legislature to funda savings account) we need to be fo-cused on job creation, natural re-source utilization and small businessdevelopment. Right now, I know ofmajor construction projects in District57 that are on hold. Let’s get themgoing; let’s put people to work!

Again, I support a saving plan forthe State of Oregon. But, this is notsomething you want Salem or an overexcited Governor jumping into andtrying to solve in a very short spanof time. Less than 20 days is notenough time to thoughtfully recon-struct Oregon’s complex tax law.

Best Regards,Representative Greg SmithP.O. Box 219Heppner, OR 97836(541) 676-5154

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summit to create

jobs for Oregonians

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Support the Frostbite Open Golf

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Tuesday February 16

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Peas

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Tuesday February 23

Hamburgers & Hot Dogs

Caramelized Onions

Potato Salad

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Thursday February 11

Braised Beef with Large

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Confetti Cottage Cheese

Hot Rolls

Bread Pudding


Birthday Dinner

BBQ Chicken

Baked Potatoes

Boiled Cabbage

Fruit Jello

French Bread

Cake & Ice Cream


Roast Pork & Applesauce

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

Green Beans

Tossed Salad

Dinner Rolls

Cherry Banana Pudding

MISCELLANEOUS

THE NEXT EDITION OF NORTHMORROW TIMES will be in yourmailbox March 5. Deadline foradvertising and story ideas is Friday,February 26. Mail your entries to:North Morrow Times,PO Box 907, Boardman, OR 97818Fax: 481-9200E-mail: [email protected]

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CHERYL TALLMAN’S FOOT CLINIC is heldon the 1st Monday of every month, unless aholiday, then it moves to the next Monday,from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the new Senior Cen-ter building , 100 Tatone St., next to City Hall.No appointment necessary. Sponsored byMorrow County Health District Home Health.$20 charge.

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS: FOR RENT inthe country 2 miles from Boardman: 1-roomfurnished cottage and also 2-spare rooms.Very clean, includes all utilities, Direct TV,high speed Internet; laundry & kitchen avail-able. By the week or month. No deposit.Call 481-7460 or 541/300-0837.

RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT: There aretwo retail and/or office spaces behind theBoardman Post Office currently available.The end unit rents for $500 a month andthe one next to it is $600 a month.(Seventy-five cents a square foot) Ifinterested and/or have questions, contactCarlos: 541-561-1870 or Lee: 503-806-0346 Address: 200 NW First Street

FOR SALE

FOR SALE: TOTAL GYM with all accesso-ries + 5 videos. Used two times. Paid $1,200will sell for $575. Call 481-7460 or 541/300-0837.

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A.C. Houghton students, fromKindergarteners to 3rd graders,walk the main hallway and pointout to any visitor, which part of thenew mural is “theirs.” From brush

grass to Native American tulle huts,the creation belongs to them.

Carol Poppenga, a LewistonMontana based artist, spent twoweeks working with A.C.

Houghton students. Studentslearn some art in their regular class-rooms, but the school does notoffer a separate art class.

Poppenga began the residencyby giving students a crash coursein drawing and painting, and helpedthem brainstorm for mural ideas.

Students came up with twoscenes from Oregon’s pioneerdays: a wagon train stopping forthe night; and a Native Americanvillage on hills overlooking theColumbia River. The river’s edgeis an exact reproduction of the Co-lumbia flowing between Irrigon andBoardman.

During the second week of theresidency, Poppenga pulled threestudents at a time from class, gavethem long white tee shirts and apaintbrush. The young artists re-ceived simple instructions: addingwool to a small herd of sheep, legsto a horse, or red combs on chick-ens and so forth.

Students, instructors and fami-lies are all excited about the mural.“When I picked my granddaugh-ter up after school, all she couldtalk about the whole evening wasthe mural,” shared Pam Docken.

The residency was paid for byindividual and group donations toNorth Morrow Community Foun-dation. Arts East, the Eastern Or-egon Regional Arts Council alsoprovides financial support and ad-ministers residencies for nine east-ern Oregon Counties.

Artist In Residence helps Irrigon

students create pioneer mural

A.C. Houghton student Emma Combes was happy to work withArtist in Residence, Carol Poppenga of Lewiston Montana. Photo Contributed

Columbia River Youth Basketball photos, Girls TeamsThe teams are formed and they play from November through January.The League would like to thank all the volunteers who make the basketball season possible:coaches, referees and the clock and score people.Photos by Mindy Martinez Photography

Above, right 5-6th Grade Team: Ken McLaughlin Head Coach, Ray Hasbell (Assistant notpictured). Students, not in order, Morgan Winchester, Briselda Navarro, Gema Juarez, JenniferRodriguez, Kassadie Harrison, Elizet Sanchez, Sadie Hasbell, Kelly McLaughlin, KassidyMcCullough, Taylor Hamby.

Photo middle: 4th Grade Team: Kim Finley Head Coach, Clint Finley Assistant. Students: LisaFinley, Skylar Wightman, Emily Taylor, Emma Finley, Abby Hernandez, Estrella Daltoso, MelissaSmith not pictured.

Photo botton: 5-6th Grade Team: Rick Gilbert Head Coach, Juan Reyna Assistant. Students:Alejandra Caldera, Mirna Daltoso, Edith Velasco, Angeles Zuniga, Katie Gilbert, Gabrielle Miller,Vista Sifford, Xenia Velasco, Lacey Mashos, Valerie Colin not pictured.

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