Morrow and Umatilla Counties
UMATILLA
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Media
East Oregonian
www.eastoregonian.com
121 S. Main St. Pendleton, OR 97801
Phone: 800-522-0255 or 541-276-2211
News tips and press releases news@eastoregonian.com
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Subscriptions
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Classified Advertising
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Legal Advertising 541-966-0824 • legals@eastoregonian.com
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1089
Pendleton, OR 97801
Hermiston Herald
www.hermistonherald.com In transition
Hermiston, OR 97838
Phone: 541-567-6457
Heppner Gazette-Times
www.heppner.net
188 W. Willow St. Heppner, OR 97836 541-980-6674
Elkhorn Media Group
elkhornmediagroup.com 2003 NW 56th Drive Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-1511
Northeast Oregon Now 610 NW 11th St. Hermiston, OR 97838
Michael LeCompte, reporter 541-667-3849
Email: neonow@outlook.com
Valley Herald
408 N. Main St. Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541- 938-6688
Confederated Umatilla Journal 46411 Timine Way
Pendleton, OR 97801 541-429-7368
Email: cuj@ctuir.org
Brief history of Morrow County
On Feb. 16, 1885, after passing through the Oregon Legislature earlier that month, Morrow County was created from the western portion of Umatilla County and a smaller portion of Wasco County. The county was named after an early settler of the area, Jackson Lee Morrow, a member of the Oregon House of Representatives who voted to carve out Morrow County.
He first arrived in Oregon in La Grande in 1864, where he served on the city council and as the Union County treasurer. The Morrow family in 1873 moved to what was called Standsbury Flat, becoming the town’s first residents. Later that year, Morrow renamed the town after his business partner, Henry L. Heppner, who helped Morrow open the town’s first store.
Brief history of Umatilla County
Umatilla County was created on Sep. 27, 1862 from a portion of Wasco County around the same time other nearby counties were forming, such as Morrow and Wallowa counties. Marshall Station was the first county seat until Umatilla City beat it in an election in 1865. As the wheat production industry grew in the area, the population shifted toward the northeast and the Pendleton area became a hub for this popular industry. This resulted in Pendleton ultimately becoming the county seat in a 1868 election.
Brief history of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
This region is the traditional homeland of the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla tribes who hunted, gathered and fished for more than 10,000 years before colonizers came to the area.
In 1855 the Treaty of Walla Walla established the Umatilla Indian Reservation, reducing the land of the tribes by 6.4 million acres.
Gradually, the tribes have regained more than 14,000 acres of what was taken from them and today the reservation is 172,000 acres.
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation website states non-Indians own almost half of the reservation land.
CTUIR has a diverse economy that includes commercial development, livestock, outdoor recreation and Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
The CTUIR is heavily involved in restoration activities, including work to restore salmon and lamprey populations. You can learn more at ctuir.org.
Excerpt from “Caw Pawa Laakni: They Are Not Forgotten” by Eugene S. Hunn, E. Thomas Morning Owl, Phillip E. Cash Cash, and Jennifer Karson Engum — “The heart of the Tribes’ traditional area spans the drainages and ranges of the Blue and Wallowa Mountains. ... This montane region throws off waterways that flow in all directions, uniting first with the Snake River and ultimately the Columbia, Nci Wana ‘big river.’ The Cayuse on both sides of the Blues, the Walla Walla to the north, and the Umatilla to the west followed these waterways from their winter homes on the Snake, the Columbia, and the forks of the Walla Walla and the Umatilla to meet in the summer at the headwaters of these encircling rivers — the John Day, the Umatilla, the Walla Walla, the Tucannon, the Grande Ronde, the Imnaha, the Powder, the Burnt, and the Malheur. ... After the Umatilla Reservation was established, the descendants of the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla became even more closely interrelated. Today, it is rare to find a CTUIR member who does not trace ancestry to two, three, or more tribal groups.
Nevertheless, there is still an association between residential and Tribal affiliations. In the 1880s, individual allotments heeded ancestral areas, so that Cayuse were allotted land along the Umatilla River above Mission. Many Umatilla were allotted land on Birch and McKay creeks, and Walla Walla were allotted land around Adams and Athena on Wildhorse Creek.”
Business Resources
Heppner Chamber of Commerce
133 N. Main St., Heppner, OR 97836 www.heppnerchamber.com
County Departments
Morrow County
PO Box 788, 1000 S. Court St., Heppner, OR 97836
Assessment & Taxation: 541-676-5607
Clerk/Elections: 541-676-5601
County Administration: 541-676-5613
District Attorney’s Office: 541-676-5626
Boardman Chamber of Commerce
101 Olson Road SE, Boardman, OR 97818 www.boardmanchamber.org
Umatilla Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center
100 Cline Ave., Umatilla, OR 97882 umatillaorchamber.org
Hermiston Chamber of Commerce
630 S. Highway 395, Hermiston, OR 97838 hermistonchamber.com
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
501 S. Main St., Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-7411 pendletonchamber.com
Nixyaawii Chamber of Commerce 46493 Mission Road No. 14, Pendleton, OR 97801
Blue Mountain Small Business Development Center
2411 NW Carden Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 541-278-5833
oregonsbdc.org/center/blue-mountain-sbdc
Emergency Management: 541-256-0122
Fair Office: 541-676-9474
Finance: 541-676-5617
Human Resources: 541-676-5620
Justice Court: 541-922-4082
Juvenile Department: 541-676-5642
Planning: 541-922-4624
Public Health: Heppner: 541-676–5421
Boardman: 541-481-4200, Ione: 541-422-7128
Public Transit: The Loop: 541-676-5667 (LOOP)
Public Works: 541-989-9500
Sheriff’s Office: 541-676-5317
Surveyor: 541-215-7131
Treasurer: 541-676-5630
Veterans Services: 541-922-6420
Source: Morrow County website, www.co.morrow.or.us
Umatilla County
216 SE Fourth St., Pendleton, OR 97801
Administrative Services: 541-278-6236
Assessment and Taxation: 541-278-6219
CARE Program: 541-379-3575
Community Corrections:
Pendleton Office: 541-276-7824
Hermiston Office: 541-567-6300
Developmental Disabilities: 541-276-0452
District Attorney’s Office: 541-278-6270
Economic Development: 541-276-7111
Elections: 541-278-6254
Fair: 541-567-6121
Finance: 541-278-6204
Human Resources: 541-278-6204
Juvenile: 541-278-5447
Parks: 541-938-5330
Planning/Zoning: 541-278-6252
Public Health: 541-278-5432
(For after hours public health emergencies call 541-966-3651)
Public Works/Roads: 541-278-5424
Records: 541-278-6345
Sheriff’s Office: Info: 541-966-3600
Sheriff’s Office Dispatch: 541-966-3651
Veterans Services: 541-278-6363
Source: Umatilla County website, www.co.umatilla.or.us
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Ecomomy
Morrow County
Ranching fueled the county’s economy in its early days, but that shifted to energy production, including for decades Portland General Electric Co.’s coal plant Boardman, which closed some years ago. Now, renewable energy is making a larger impact. But agriculture and food processing industries, and the rise of data centers pump money into the local economy, much of that happening at the Port of Morrow, the second busiest port in Oregon, behind only the Port of Portland.
Major employers (statisticalatlas.com)
Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
21.8%
3.5%
Top 10 property taxpayers in Morrow County
Amazon Data Services Inc.
$19,518,572.52
Lamb Weston Inc.
$3,866,098.06
Threemile Canyon Farms
$3,456,766.70
Avista Corp.
$3,307,409.74
Portland General Electric Co. $1,774,608.77
Gas Transmission Northwest Corp. $1,288,781.60
Columbia River Technologies $970,563.39
Columbia River Processing Inc. $787,313.00
Port of Morrow $725,158.24
Port View Apartments $480,726.89
Source: Morrow County
Umatilla County
After the arrival of the railroad in 1881, agricultural industries such as dry-land wheat farming, irrigation, and the production of various other crops diversified the local economy. While agriculture is still an important industry in the county. The addition of large data centers in recent years from companies, including Amazon, and major distribution facilities for large employers such as Walmart have further bolstered and diversified the growing local economy.
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in 1994 opened Wildhorse Resort & Casino. The resort has grown to be a large tourist destination in Eastern Oregon, drawing people from all over the country. The resort and casino are about 4 miles east of Pendleton on Interstate 84.
Major employers (statisticalatlas.com)
Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Other Services 4.4%
Top 10 property taxpayers in Umatilla County
Amazon Data Services Inc. $6,481,114.16
Hermiston Power $5,978,516.60
Amazon Data Services $4,444,672.60
Union Pacific Railroad Co. $3,210,870.68
Hermiston Generating Co. LP $2,518,310.07
Pacificorp $1,689,268.94
Wal-Mart Stores East LP $836,823.
Smith Canning & Freezing Co. $685,346.89
Charter Communications $641,478.30
Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Inc. $621,204.96
Source: Umatilla County
Note: The report lists Amazon Data Services Inc. and Amazon Data Services on separate lines but does not specify the distinction.
Umatilla County Fun Fact
Sheriff Til Taylor
One of Umatilla County’s most respected lawmen died in the line of duty. Sheriff Till Taylor was shot and killed during a jailbreak in Pendleton on July 25, 1920. A posse eventually caught the five suspects. Two of them were sentenced to life, one was hanged in December 1920 and the remaining two were hanged in July 1922. The city named Til Taylor Park for the sheriff and erected a memorial there to him and other fallen officers.
Weather
Brief description of local weather conditions
Umatilla County hosts hot dry summers and cold snow-laden winters. The hottest months of the year are July and August and the coldest months are December and January. The county receives around 16 inches of precipitation annually with about half coming in the form of rainfall and the other half from snowfall. The county records about 192 sunny days per year.
Morrow County has warm summers with the hottest months being July and August and cold but manageable winters with the coldest months being December and January. Morrow County is a drier climate with relatively low humidity. The county receives 11 inches of rain and 9 inches of snow annually. There are around 193 sunny days annually and around 78 days where precipitation falls.
Source: www.bestplaces.net/climate/county/oregon
Annual Weather
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Morrow County
Natural Gas
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Gooseberry Road No. 4, Ione, OR 97843
509-546-8830
pge.com
Electric
Pacific Power
888-221-7070
www.pacificpower.net
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative Inc.– Heppner 171 W. Linden Way P.O. Box 398 Heppner, OR 97836 541-676-9146
Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative Inc. – Condon
402 S. Main St. P.O. Box 724
541-384-2023
cbec.cc
Umatilla Electric Cooperative 97818 Poleline Road, Boardman, OR 97818 541-481-0802 www.umatillaelectric.com
Waste Services
Residents within Boardman call: 541-481-9252
Telephone & Internet
Eastern Oregon Telecom 541-276-7012 • www.eotnet.com
Century Link 833-619-2574 • centurylink.com Windwave communication 541-676-9663 • windwave.org PDTFast.net 541-240-9279 • www.pendletonoverground.com
Water & Sewer
See city pages
Umatilla County
Natural Gas
Cascade Natural Gas Corp.
300 SW 17th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 888-522-1130 • www.cngc.com
Electric
Pacific Power 888-221-7070 www.pacificpower.net
Umatilla Electric Cooperative
750 W. Elm Ave., No. 1148, Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-6414 www.umatillaelectric.com
Waste Services
Residents in Hermiston call: 541-567-8842.
Humbert Refuse and Recycling 54841 Highway 132, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-938-4188 www.humbertrefuse.com
Pendleton Sanitary Service Inc. 5500 Rieth Road, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-1271 www.pendletonsanitaryservice.com
Telephone & Internet
Eastern Oregon Telecom 2180 SE Kelli Blvd., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-289-7000 • www.eotnet.com
CenturyLink Hermiston
100 W. Cherry Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-204-6503 • www.centurylink.com
Pendleton Fiber
404 SE Dorion Ave., No. 205, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-2887 • www.pendletonfiber.com
Water & Sewer
See city pages
Umatilla County Fun Fact
Former Umatilla Chemical Depot
Umatilla County was home to the Umatilla Chemical Depot, a site covering about 20,00 acres near Hermiston where the U.S. Army stored about 12% of the nation’s chemical weapons from 1962 until 2011. That year the Army completed its mission of destroying those weapons.
Photo: Storage igloos line a section on the southeast corner of the former Umatilla Chemical Depot near Hermiston on July 14, 2020.
Emergency Services
Morrow County
County Sheriff
Morrow County Sheriff’s Office
325 Willow View Drive, P.O. Box 159, Heppner, OR 97836
www.co.morrow.or.us/sheriff • 541-676-5317
State Police
Oregon State Police
618 Airport Road, Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-4090
Fire Department
Boardman Fire & Rescue District
300 SW Wilson Lane, Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-481-3473
Rural Fire Departments
Irrigon Rural Fire Protection District
Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Station 1
Boardman Rural Fire Protection District Station 3 City of Heppner Fire Department
Ione Rural Fire Department
Irrigon Rural Fire Department
Emergency Assistance
Poison Control
800-222-1222
American Red Cross
541-962-0952
Umatilla County
County Sheriff
Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office
4700 NW Pioneer Place, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-966-3600 • www.umatillacounty.net/sheriff
State Police
Oregon State Police
618 Airport Road, Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-4090
Fire Department
Umatilla County Fire District No. 1 320 S. First St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-8822
Rural Fire Departments
Umatilla Tribal Fire Department
East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District — Station 2
East Umatilla Fire and Rescue Station 61
Umatilla County Fire District No. 1, Station 24
East Umatilla County Rural Fire Protection District — Station 3
Pendleton Fire Department
Emergency Assistance
Poison Control
800-222-1222
American Red Cross
541-962-0952
State Parks
Morrow and Umatilla Counties
Hat Rock State Park
On Hat Rock Road in Hermiston. Hat Rock State Park sits along the south shore of Lake Wallula and offers a variety of water activities including swimming, boating and fishing. The park also offers a number of dry land activities such as hiking, birding and admiring the namesake of the park, a 70-foot tall basalt rock outcropping.
Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area
This state park is about 15 miles southeast of Pendleton in central Umatilla County. Situated in an old growth forest in the picturesque Blue Mountains, the park was once a popular campsite for emigrants traversing the Oregon Trail in the middle 19th century. The park is now home to an Oregon Trail Interpretive Center and a commemorative marker for President Warren G. Harding. The park is open year round, with a campsite that includes tent sites, RV hook-ups and cabins for rent.
County Parks
Anson Wright Memorial Park
Twenty-six miles southwest of Heppner and adjacent to Rock Creek, Anson Wright Park offers beautiful views with a campground that has tent camping, full recreational vehicle hook-up spots and one small cabin for rent. A great place for wildlife viewing and spending time with the family. The park that opened for camping and recreation in 1967 was donated to the county.
Cutsforth Park
This Umatilla County park is adjacent to the U.S. National Forest Service and private lands. A beautiful forested location that provides opportunities for camping, hiking, equestrian trails, fishing and hunting (large and small game). The park is along the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway and the Blue Mountain Century Bikeway.
Morrow-Grant County OHV Park
The OHV (Off-highway-vehicle) park is 9,000 acres with 2,000 of those acres belonging to Grant County and 7,000 acres belonging to Morrow County. Morrow County owns and manages the remaining trail system and the campground at the park through a memorandum of understanding between the two counties. The park includes trails for all terrain vehicles, hiking, and biking with various levels of difficulty. There are also horseshoe pits, a golf driving range, a playground and fishing ponds. The Rolling Hills Hunting preserves offers bird hunting packages in the area and is locally owned and operated.
Harris Park
This county park is 14 miles southeast of MiltonFreewater along the South Fork of the Walla Walla River. The park was originally started as a Boy Scout camp in the 1920s but was gifted to Umatilla County in 1950. The park offers camping and day use areas from early spring to late fall, while it is open.
Outdoor Recreation
Hiking
Morrow County has no shortage in scenic hiking locations. With the Oregon Trail running right through the town, entering from the east near Butter Creek and exiting in the west near Cecil and the beautiful Blue Mountain Scenic Byway also winding its way through the county, there are plenty of places to choose from to spend some time trekking through nature. The area includes hundreds of miles of trail for day hiking and backpacking.
Umatilla County offers hundreds of miles of hiking trails for those who wish to stretch their legs outside. From the large variety of trails offered within the Umatilla National Forest to smaller local trails within city limits, there are endless opportunities to go for a stroll in nature.
Water Sports
Morrow County offers multiple waterways for boaters, anglers and those who just wish to spend some time in the water. With Penland Lake, Marina Park and the John Day River being some of the most popular locations.
Umatilla County offers multiple waterways for boaters, anglers and those who just wish to spend some time in the water. With McKay Reservoir, Lake Umatilla, the Umatilla River and the Columbia River being some of the most popular locations.
Ski & Snowboard
When winter brings snow to the Blue Mountains and the foothills surrounding them, Morrow County is an excellent place for snowmobiling, ice fishing, ice skating and other winter snow activities. Heppner is known for its cross-country skiing trails open during the winter months, so strap on your skis and go have some fun.
When winter brings snow to the Blue Mountains and the surrounding foothills, Umatilla County is a wonderful place to be if you like playing in winter weather. The nearby Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort is a great place for downhill and cross-country skiing. There are also many great locations within the county for activities such as snowmobiling, ice fishing, sledding and ice skating.
Hunting
Morrow County provides opportunities for hunters of all sorts with the Heppner Ranger District hosting hunting for big game (including deer and elk), small game, upland game birds and waterfowl. Contact the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for more information.
Umatilla County provides opportunities for all hunters with the Umatilla District hosting hunting for big game (including bear, cougar, deer and elk), small game, upland game birds and waterfowl. Contact the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for more information.
Fishing
Morrow County offers a wide variety of fishing opportunities for those wishing to wet their lines. From small fishing ponds to lakes and many angling spots along the rivers all with good opportunities to snag salmon, trout, bass and other species, there are year-round chances to catch fish. Regulations and bag-limits vary by zone and time of year, so be sure to check the local fishing regulations before you go.
Umatilla County from small fishing ponds, to lakes and many angling spots along the rivers all with good opportunities to snag salmon, trout, bass and other species, there are year-round chances to catch fish. Regulations and bag-limits vary by zone and time of year. Check the local fishing regulations before you go.
Festivals & Events
Heppner’s Wee Bit ‘O Ireland Festival
March
Heppner’s Wee Bit ‘O Ireland occurs on either one or two weekends surrounding the St. Patrick’s Day holiday on March 17.
For more information on Heppner’s Chamber of Commerce website: www.heppnerchamber.com
June
The music festival is in late June at the Happy Canyon Arena, Pendleton. jackalopejamboree.com
June
Takes place in late June at the Camas Prairie Cowboy Convention Arena, Ukiah. www.ukiahrodeo.com
July
The annual pow wow taking place the first weekend of July at Wildhorse Resort & Casino on the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton draws thousands of Indigenous people from across the West and Canada. www.wildhorseresort.com
July
The daylong festival is in mid-July at the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds, 1205 SW Court Ave., Pendleton. pendletonwhiskymusicfest.com
July
The annual Scottish Highland games and celebration of Scottish culture is around mid-July at the Athena City Park on Third Street, Athena. www.athenacaledonian.org
August
Takes place in early August at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston. www.umatillacountyfair.net
August
Coincides with the county fair, also at the Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, 1705 E. Airport Road, Hermiston.
www.farmcityprorodeo.com
Wildhorse Pow Wow
Ukiah Rodeo
Jackalope Jamboree
Pendleton Whisky Music Festival
Farm-City Pro Rodeo
Umatilla County Fair
Athena Caledonian Games
Wheatstock Music Festival
August
The two-day event is around mid-August at the Quantum 9 Arena, Helix, approximately a 20-minute drive from Pendleton and about 30 minutes from Walla Walla. www.wheatstock.org
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo
Morrow County Fair
August
Takes place around mid-August at the Morrow County Rodeo Grounds in Heppner. www.heppnerchamber.com
Oregon East Symphony
November to June
Fall Concert is Nov. 29, at the Vert Auditorium, 480 SW Dorion Ave., Pendleton. OES Conductor and Artistic Director Beau Benson kicks off the symphony’s 40th Season with a performance of Pendleton-born Hollywood composer Chris Thomas’s “Malheur Symphony.” The concert also features Richard Strauss’s tone poem “Don Juan,” based on poet Nikolaus Lenue’s play about the fictional Spanish libertine.
Holiday Music Festival is Dec. 13 at the Hermiston High Auditorium, 600 S. First St., Hermiston, and Dec. 14 at the Vert Auditorium. Guest Conductor Zach Banks joins OES to conduct the holiday favorite, Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker.” The OES Chorale will join the symphony in presenting Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” with guest baritone soloist Gabriel Elder.
Spring Concert is March 8, at the Vert Auditorium featuring Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite.”
August
Takes place in August in Heppner. www.morrowcountyfair.org
Chamber Music Festival is April 13, in the Vert Clubroom at 345 SW Fourth St., Pendleton. The concert features composer and pianist Connor Chee presenting a selection of his original compositions. Additional performances include Paul Reade’s “Suite from the Victorian Kitchen Garden” and Schubert’s “String Quintet in C Major.”
Summer Concert is June 7 at the Vert Auditorium. The OES concludes its season with the 1946 revision of Stravinsky’s ballet suite “Petrushka” and more. oregoneastsymphony.org
September
The Pendleton Round-Up takes place the second full week of September, and it’s more than a large outdoor rodeo. Enjoy a week long, town wide, celebration of everything Western. The city of Pendleton lives and breathes Round-Up and all are welcome to join the fun. Let ‘er buck! www.pendletonroundup.com
Pendleton Round-Up
Health care
Umatilla County Hospitals
St. Anthony Hospital
2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton, OR, 97801 541-276-5121 • www.sahpendleton.org
Services:
• Virtual Urgent Care
• Family Care
• Women’s Clinic
• Therapy Center
• Cancer and Coumadin Clinic
• Emergency Care
• Family Birth Center
• Diagnostic Imaging
• General Surgeon
Good Shepherd Hospital
• Sleep Disorders Lab
• Urology
• Nutritional Counseling
• Diabetes Education
• Child Passenger Safety program
• Hospitalist
• Surgery
610 NW 11th St., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-667-3400 • www.gshealth.org
Services:
• Career Center
• Day Surgery
• Family Health Center
• Hospice
• Lactation Consultant
• Orthopedics
• Retail Pharmacy
• Transitional Care
• Cardiopulmonary Rehab
• Diabetes and Nutrition Center
• General Surgery
• Infection Disease
• Mako Robotic Surgery
• Pediatrics
• Sleep Medicine
• Urgent Care
• Care Van Transportation
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Good Shepherd Home Health
• Internal Medicine
• Medical-Surgical Unit
• Physical Medicine Rehab
• Speech Therapy
• Urology
• Community Paramedics
• Emergency Services
• Home Medical Equip.m.ent
• Laboratory
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Primary Care Clinic
• Therapy Services
• Women’s Center
Morrow County Hospitals
Pioneer Memorial Hospital 64 E. Pioneer Drive, Heppner, OR 97836 541-676-9133 • morrowcountyhealthdistrict.org
Services:
• Acute and Chronic Disease Management
• Adolescent Well Care
Sports Physical
• Allergy Shots
• Blood Pressure Checks
• Cardiopulmonary Services
• CDL Physicals
• Diabetes Management
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Emergency Medical Services
• Extended Care
• Family Medicine
• Flu Shots
• Geriatrics
• Health Exams
• Laboratory Services
• Minor Surgeries
• Preventative Health
• Respite Care
• Smoking & Tobacco Cessation
• Swing Bed Care/ Rehabilitation
• Well Baby/ Child Exams
Walk-in care
Same-day care for minor illness or injury w/no appointment
Hermiston Family Medicine and Urgent Health Care
236 E. Newport Ave., Hermiston, • 541-567-1137
Family Health Associates Umatilla Clinic
1890 Seventh St., Umatilla • 541-567-6434
Pendleton Urgent Care
2474 SW Perkins Ave., Pendleton
St. Anthony Hospital Walk-in Clinic
2801 St. Anthony Way, Pendleton • 541-966-0535
Dental
Advantage Dental+ | Boardman
300 Tatone St., Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-837-1663
Advantage Dental+ | Heppner 143 N. Main St., Heppner, OR 97836 • 541-837-1684
Advantage Dental + | Umatilla 200 Sixth St., Umatilla, OR 97882 541-837-1720 • advantagedental.com
McEntire Dental
1100 Southgate Suite 3, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-5257
Medical Center Dental, LLC 1100 Southgate No. 17, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-600-3113 • www.yourpendletondentist.com
Columbia Dental Clinic 345 E. Pine Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-564-4449
Advantage Dental + | Pendleton 310 SE Second St., Suite 203, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-837-1704 • advantagedental.com
Advantage Dental + | Hermiston 1050 W. Elm Ave., Suite 230, Hermiston, OR 97838 541-837-1686 • advantagedental.com
Advantage Dental + | Milton-Freewater 112 NE Fifth Ave., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-837-1699 • advantagedental.com
Pendleton Family Dental 118 SW 20th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-1020
Fourth St. Family Dental 530 SE Fourth St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-1693
Jeremy J. Larson DMD LLC / Hermiston 1090 W. Hermiston Ave., Hermiston Or 97838 541-567-8229
Advanced Pediatric Dentistry / Hermiston 1060 W Elm, Suite No. 115, Hermiston OR 97838 541-289-5433
Desert Dental / Hermiston 995 W Orchard Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-287-7457
Robert A. Pratt, DMD 916 SW Court Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 • (541) 276-4257
Vision
Morrow County VA Clinic
2 Marine Drive NW Suite 103, Boardman, OR, 97818
Pendleton Vision Center
225 S. Main St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-8474
East Oregon Eye Center
405 N. First St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-2872
East Oregon Eye Center
1050 Southgate No. A, Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-4752
Vision Pendleton
1815 SW Emigrant Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-3653
Social services
Morrow County Health Department
Heppner Clinic
110 N. Court St., Heppner, OR 97836, Phone: 541-676-5421
Boardman Clinic
101 Boardman Ave. NW, Boardman, OR 97818, Phone: 541-481-4200
Ione Clinic
365 W. Third St., Ione, OR 97843 Phone: 541-422-7128
Umatilla County Health Department
Main office
200 SE Third St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-5432
Department of Human Services
Pendleton office
700 SE Emigrant Ave. No. 120, Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-9000 Hermiston office 950 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, OR 98738 • 541-567-2253
Assisted Living and Residential Care
Guardian Angel Homes 540 NW 12th St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-564-9070
Willowbrook Terrace 707 SW 37th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-3374
McKay Creek Estates 1601 County 1303 Road, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-1987
Cascade Valley Assisted Living and Memory Care 1010 NE Third Ave., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-938-5693
Suttle Care and Retirement Inc. 1601 SW 24th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-0174
Juniper House Assisted Living Community 301 SW 28th Drive, Pendleton, OR 97801
Sun Terrace Hermiston 1550 NW 11th St., Hermiston, OR 97838
Ashley Manor Senior Living 1355 Manzanita Place, Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-1991
County Resources
Local Government
Umatilla County Courthouse
216 SE Fourth St., Suite 18, Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-6254
Morrow County Courthouse
100 S. Court St., Heppner, OR 97836 • 541-676-9061 www.co.morrow.or.us
Heppner City Hall
111 N. Main St., Heppner, OR, 97836 • 541-676-9618
Morrow County Courthouse
100 S. Court St., Heppner, OR 97836 541-676-9061 • www.co.morrow.or.us
Boardman City Hall
200 City Center Circle, Boardman, OR 97818
Ione City Hall
385 W. Second St., Ione, OR 97843
Pendleton City Hall
500 SW Dorion Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-1811
Umatilla City Hall
700 Sixth St., Umatilla, OR 97882
Hermiston City Hall
180 NE Second St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-5521
Stanfield City Hall
160 S. Main St., Stanfield, OR 97875 Phone • 541-449-3831
Food Banks
Irrigon Boardman Emergency Assistance Center
290 NE Main St., Irrigon, OR 97844 • 541-922-4563
Heppner Senior Citizens Center
(Food Distribution Center)
182 N. Main St., Heppner, OR 97836 • 541-676-9030
Boardman Food Pantry
314 Locust Road SW, Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-219-9535
Capeco Regional Food Bank (Food Distribution Center) 1605 NW 50th St., Pendleton, OR 97801
Eastern Oregon Mission
500 W. Harper Road, Hermiston, OR 97838
Services
Veterans Office
Main Office: Irrigon Government Building 215 NE Main Ave., Irrigon, OR 97844 • 541-922-6420
Umatilla County Veterans Services
17 SW Frazer Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-5482
County Health Department
Pioneer Memorial Home Health
162 Main St., Heppner OR 97836 • 541-676-2946
Umatilla County Health Department
200 SE Third St., Pendleton, OR, 97801 • 541-278-5432
Social Security U.S. Social Security Administration 1229 SE Third St., Suite 100, Pendleton, OR 97801 • 877-405-0480
Department of Human Services
Pendleton office
700 SE Emigrant Ave. No. 120, Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-9000 Department of Human Services
Hermiston office 950 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, OR 98738 • 541-567-2253
County Vector Control
North Morrow Vector Control District 3 Marine Drive, Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-481-6082
West Umatilla Vector Control 3005 S. First St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-5201
Emergency Assistance
Morrow County Oregon Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program 541-676-5421
Community Action Program East Central Oregon (Pendleton) 541-276-1926
Pets
Pet Rescue-Humane Society-Eastern Oregon 1844 NW Geer Road, Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-564-6222
Pioneer Humane Society/PAWS 517 SE Third St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-0181
Veterinary Clinics
Dick Temple, DVM 365 West St., Lexington, OR • 541-989-8181
Oregon Trail Veterinary Clinic 80489 Highway 395, Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-1138
Hermiston Veterinary Clinic 1995 S. Highway 395, Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-6466
Pendleton Veterinary Clinic 625 SW Emigrant Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-3141
South Valley Animal Hospital 84601 Highway 11, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 • 541-938-4222
Mitchell Veterinary Services 1814 SW 42nd St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-0469
Dog Licenses
Heppner City Hall 111 N. Main St., Heppner, OR, 97836 • 541-676-9618
Pendleton City Hall 500 SW Dorion Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-276-1811
Umatilla City Hall 700 Sixth St., Umatilla, OR 97882
Hermiston City Hall 180 NE Second St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-5521
Stanfield City Hall 160 S. Main St., Stanfield, OR 97875 • 541-449-3831
Dog Parks
Let ‘er Bark Off Leash Dog Park
1350 NW Carden Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801
Hermiston Dog Park 35 NW Seventh St., Hermiston, OR 97838
Til Taylor Dog Park 700 SE Dorian Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801
Community Education
Neal Early Learning Center
251 Olson Road, Boardman, OR 97818 541-481-7678
Heppner Day Care
30 Gale St., Heppner, OR 97836 • 541-676-5429
L’il Angels Child Care and Preschool 515 SW 11th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-278-4718
Pendleton Children’s Center 510 SW 10th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-429-0553 pendletonchildrenscenter.org
Under the Son Preschool
2809 SW Goodwin Ave., Pendleton, OR, 97801 541-969-8840
Busy Bee Preschool Childcare
855 W. Alder Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-2002 busybeehermiston.com
Umatilla Morrow Head Start, Inc. 110 NE Fourth St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-564-6878
Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool 515 SW Seventh St., Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-6811 www.bethlehemhermiston.org/preschool.html
Little Tots Daycare and Preschool, LLC 80788 Kik Road, Hermiston, OR 97838 • 458-219-5007 little-tots-daycare-preschool-llc.business.site
Blue Mountain Community College at the Eastern Oregon Higher Education Center 975 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, OR 97838 • 541-567-1800 www.bluecc.edu
Blue Mountain Community College 2411 NW Carden Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-1260 www.bluecc.edu
Blue Mountain Community College
311 N. Columbia St., Room 111, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-938-7176 www.bluecc.edu
Blue Mountain Community College 251 Olson Road, Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-481-2099
Bunny Trails Child Care
53355 Ingle Chapel Lane, Milton-Freewater, OR, 97862 541-861-0587 bunnytrailschildcare.weebly.com
Room to Bloom Preschool & Daycare
1745 SW 24th St, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-6802 roomtobloompreschool.com
Transportation
Cab
companies
Hermiston Taxi 541-701-0606
Blue Mountain Taxi 541-786-8579
Elite Tax 541-276-8294
Bus
Let ‘er Bus (Pendleton)
541-276-6476
Kayak Public Transit
541-567-5521 • 541-429-7519
City of Milton-Freewater Public Transit
541-938-8235
The Loop Morrow County Public Transit 844-676-5667
Air
Boutique
Air
Operates out of the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport, Pendleton 855-268-8478
Airports
Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT)
The airport is 3 miles northwest of downtown Pendleton. Commercial service is provided by Boutique Air through the federal Essential Air Service subsidy program. Round trip flights to Portland only.
Hermiston Airport (HRI)
The airport is 2 nautical miles outside of the business district of Hermiston. It is classified as a core, Category 3 Regional General Aviation airport.
Lexington Airport (9s9) 65820 Airport Road, Lexington, OR 97839 www.co.morrow.or.us/publicworks/page/lexingtonairport
The Lexington Airport is half a mile from the city center. The airport is a base for agricultural spraying operations in the area and also accommodates general aviation, business, Medical and charter activities.
Boardman Airport (M50)
The Boardman airport is 4 miles southwest of the city of Boardman and is open to the public.
Seniors & Veterans
Services in the Home
Boardman Senior Citizen Inc.
100 Tatone St., Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-481-3257
Provides senior meals and other services.
Stokes Landing Senior Center
195 Opal Place, Irrigon, OR 97844. • 541-922-3603
Provides senior meals and other services.
Family Resource Home Care
52 SW First St., Pendleton, OR 97801 • 541-429-9022
Personal care, meal preparation, errands and transportation, light housekeeping, dementia/Alzheimer’s care, transitional care, respite care, end of life care, hourly care/live-in care
Department of Human Services
Seniors and People with Disabilities
Helps determine eligibility for long term care.
Department of Human Services - Pendleton office
700 SE Emigrant Ave. No. 120, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-9000
Department of Human Services - Hermiston office 950 SE Columbia Drive, Hermiston, OR 98738 541-567-2253
Home Health
Pioneer Memorial Home Health 162 Main St., Heppner OR 97836 • 541-676-2946
Hospice
St. Anthony Hospice 541-276-4100
Vance John Memorial Hospice 541-667-3543
Walla Walla Community Hospice 509-525-5561
Veterans Services
Morrow County Veterans Services Main Office: Irrigon Government Building 215 NE Main Ave., Irrigon, OR 97844• Call 541-922-6420
Umatilla County Veterans Services 17 SW Frazer Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801
Walla Walla VA Hospital 509-525-5200
Employment
WorkSource Oregon — Hermiston 541-684-2494
WorkSource Oregon — Pendleton 541-684-2343
Voter Registration
Umatilla County Courthouse 216 SE Fourth St., Suite 18, Pendleton, OR 97801 541-278-6254. Register to vote online at sos.oregon.gov
Morrow County Towns & Cities
Morrow County Population: 12,186
Occupied housing units: 4,81 3
Year established: Feb. 16, 1885
County seat: Heppner
Elevation of county seat: 1,955 feet
County area: 2,031.61 square miles
Morrow County Courthouse: PO Box 788 | 100 S. Court St. Heppner, OR 97836
Boardman Library
200 S. Main Street, Boardman OR 97818
P.O. Box 849, Boardman, OR 97818 541-481-2665
City of Boardman Utility Department 541-481-9252
Heppner
P.O. Box 756, 111 N. Main St., 97836 cityofheppner.org • 541-676-9618
Boardman Post Office
Boardman
P.O. Box 229, 200 City Center Circle, 97818 541-481-9252 • www.cityofboardman.com
Samuel H. Boardman and his family began homesteading in the area that is now Boardman in 1903. He was the first superintendent of the Oregon State Parks System and was very involved with the development of roadside parks. His wife taught school in Boardman and the family spent years developing irrigation systems for the land and working on railroad construction projects in the area. In 1941, the U.S. Army Air Force established a training range south of Boardman. This training range was transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1960 and it is now known as the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility Boardman. The 1960s also brought the construction of the John Day Dam along the Columbia River, which required a large portion of the city to move to the south farther from the water. Lake Umatilla that formed behind the dam covers much of the original city.
Population: 3,828
Elevation: 308 feet
Riverside Jr./Sr. High School
200 NW First St., Boardman, OR 97818 800-275-8777
Sam Boardman Elementary
301 Wilson Lane, Boardman, OR 97818 541-481-7383 • sbe.morrow.k12.or.us
Heppner was first founded in 1872 by Jackson Lee Morrow, who was later elected a member of the Oregon Legislative assembly. While serving in the Legislature, he was instrumental in creating Morrow County from portions of Umatilla County and Wasco County to house his newly founded town, Heppner. Morrow named the town after his longtime business partner and friend, Henry Heppner. Heppner is most known for the great flood disaster of 1903 that almost completely destroyed the town. During the flood, nearly a quarter of the town’s population perished and it remains one of the deadliest natural disasters to ever occur in Oregon’s history.
Heppner Library
444 N. Main St., P.O. Box 325 Heppner, OR 97836 541-676-9964 • heppner@otld.org
Heppner Post Office
167 N. Main St., Heppner, OR 97836 800-275-8777
210 NE Boardman Ave, Boardman, OR 97818 • 541-481-7383 rhs.morrow.k12.or.us
Windy River Elementary School
500 Tatone St., Boardman, OR 97818 541-481-2526 • wre.morrow.k12.or.us/o/wre
Water/Sewer Department of Heppner
HOURS: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday 541-676-9618
Heppner Elementary School
235 E. Stansbury St., Heppner, OR 97836 541-676-9128 • hes.morrow.k12.or.us
Heppner Jr/Sr High School
710 NW Morgan St., Heppner, OR 97836 541-676-9138 • hhs.morrow.k12.or.us/o/hhs
Ione
P.O. Box 361, 385 W. Second St., 97843 541-422-7414 • www.cityofioneoregon.com
A local landowner, E.G. Sperry, named the town of Ione after a young girl named Ione Arthur, who had been visiting the Sperrys with her own family in 1883. The town’s first store was managed by a man named Aaron Royse, who later became the first postmaster in 1884 when the Ione Post Office was established. During the late 20th century sheep ranching was the most popular use of the land, but the 21st century brought new work to the area, including wheat farming and cattle ranching.
Population: 337
Elevation: 1.089 feet
Incorporated: June 14, 1899
Housing units: 188
Median home value: $424,000
Irrigon
P.O. Box 428, 500 NE Main St., 97844 541-922-3047 • ci.irrigon.or.us
Irrigon was named by a local newspaper editor, Addison Bennett, in 1903 who created a portmanteau, combining the words “Oregon” and “irrigation” to form “Irrigon.” Bennet saw irrigation as a vital business to the city and wanted the name of the town to represent that.
Population: 1,993
Elevation: 297 feet
Incorporated: Feb. 8, 1957
Lexington
Housing units: 765
Median home value: $239,473
P.O. Box 416, 97839 • www.lexingtonoregon.com 541-989-8515
One of Lexington’s early settlers, William Penland, called “the sheep king of the county” named the city after his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. The first post office was established in 1885. The following year Lexington lost by 33 votes to Heppner, in a local election for the county seat. Much like other towns in Morrow County, the industries of early settlers began with sheep ranching and later wheat farming and cattle ranching became popular as well.
Population: 238
Elevation: 1,450 feet
Incorporated: Feb. 3, 1903
Lexington Post Office
Ione Public Library
385 W. Second St., Ione, OR 97843 541-561-9828 • www.ionepubliclibrary.com
Ione Post Office
180 W. Main St., Ione, OR 97843 800-275-8777
Water/Sewer Department of Ione City Hall 541-422-7414
Ione School District Charter School K-12 445 Spring St., Ione, OR 97843 • 541-422-7131, www.ione.k12.or.us
Housing units: 104
Median home value: $167,100
320 E. Main St., Lexington, OR 97839, 800-275-8777
Water/Sewer Department of Lexington 541-989-8515
Irrigon Library
490 NE Main Ave., P.O. Box 9, Irrigon, OR 97844
541-922-0138 • irrigon@otld.org
HOURS: Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 10-6, Wednesday: 10-6, Thursday: 10-6, Friday: 10-6, Saturday: Closed , Sunday: Closed
Irrigon Post Office
300 NE Main Ave., Irrigon, OR 97844 • 800-275-8777
Water/Sewer Department, City of Irrigon
541-922-3047
A.C. Houghton Elementary 1105 N. Main Ave., Irrigon, OR 97844
541-922-3321 • ach.morrow.k12.or.us
Irrigon Elementary School
490 SE Wyoming Ave., Irrigon, OR 97844 541-922-2421 • ies.morrow.k12.or.us
Irrigon Junior/Senior High School
315 E. Wyoming Ave., Irrigon, OR 97844 541-922-5551 • ihs.morrow.k12.or.us
Hardman (ghost town)
Population: 0
Elevation: 3,563 feet
Hardman is located about 20 miles southwest of Heppner. In the late 1800s, newspapers heavily advertised the area to settlers in the West, calling it a “thriving little trade center” and using words such as “grand” to describe the place. The town which was originally called “Rawdog” or “Dogtown” by the locals was renamed “Hardman” after the town’s first postmaster, David N. Hardman, who arrived in the area in 1878 after crossing the plains with an ox train, as many had back then. Today, the once booming community of Hardman is a ghost town. Some of the town’s buildings still stand today, including the Independent Order of Odd Fellows hall, built in 1900.
Umatilla County Towns & Cities
Umatilla County
Population: 80,491
Occupied households: 33,188
Year established: Sept. 27, 1862
County area: 3,231 square miles
County seat: Pendleton
Elevation of county seat: 1,200 feet
Umatilla County Courthouse: 216 SE Fourth St. Pendleton, OR 97801
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Wikipedia
Population: 17,070
Elevation: 1,200 feet
Incorporated: Oct. 10, 1880
Pendleton Public Library
502 SW Dorion Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 541-966-0380 • pendleton.or.us/library
Pendleton Post Office 104 SW Dorion Ave., Pendleton, OR 97801 800-275-8777
Hermiston Public Library
235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838
541-567-2882 • www.hermiston.or.us/library
United States Postal Service
375 W. Orchard Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 800-275-8777
Water Department
City of Hermiston
235 E. Gladys Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-5521
Hermiston High School
600 S. First St., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-667-6100 hhs.hermiston.k12.or.us
Pendleton
500 SW Dorion Ave., 9780 • 541-966-0200 pendleton.or.us
Pendleton began as a commercial center and trading hub in 1851. A United States Post Office was opened in 1865. It was originally named Marshall but later changed to Pendleton after the politician George H. Pendleton. The community grew quickly and by 1900 Pendleton had become the fourth largest city in Oregon. The Pendleton Woolen Mills were started in 1893, and though the company today operates 41 retail stores and sells its products internationally, it still manufactures goods in the original Pendleton mill. The local CHI St.Anthony Hospital was started in 1901 and still is in operation today as a Level 4 trauma center. The first Pendleton Round-Up was in 1910 and grew quickly within its first few years. The annual event now brings an average of 50,000 people to Pendleton for a full week of rodeo events September.
Pendleton School District 107 NW 10th St., Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-6711 • www.pendleton.k12.or.us
Hermiston
180 NE Second St., 97838 541-567-5521 • https://hermiston.or.us
Now the largest community in Eastern Oregon, with a population nearing 20,000, settlers began to establish homesteads in the Hermiston area in the late 1800s. It wasn’t until the completion of the Cold Springs Reservoir in 1907 that the area began to take advantage of irrigated agriculture. Hermiston’s population doubled after the outbreak of World War II, due to the construction of the Umatilla Army Depot nearby. The area now continues to experience strong growth related to the agriculture, warehousing, data center, and healthcare industries.
Population: 19,455
Elevation: 643 feet
Incorporated: July 23, 1907
West Park Elementary School
555 SW Seventh St., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-667-6800 wpes.hermiston.k12.or.us
Highland Hills Elementary School
450 SE 10th St., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-667-6500 hhes.hermiston.k12.or.us
Sunset Elementary School
300 E. Catherine Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-667-6700 ses.hermiston.k12.or.us
Desert View Elementary School
1225 SW Ninth St., Hermiston, OR 97838 541667-6900 dves.hermiston.k12.or.us
Housing units: 6,796 Median home
Sandstone Middle School
400 NE 10th St., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-667-6300 sms.hermiston.k12.or.us
Rocky Heights Elementary School
650 W. Standard Ave., Hermiston, OR 97838 541-667-6600 • rhes.hermiston.k12.or.us
Armand Larive Middle School
1497 SW Ninth St., Hermiston, OR 97838 541667-6200 alms.hermiston.k12.or.us
Population: 7,144
Elevation: 1,701 feet
Milton-Freewater Public Library
8 SW Eighth Ave., No. 1501
Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-938-8247 • www.mfcity.com/library
United States Postal Service
109 W. Broadway Ave., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 • 800-275-8777
City of Milton-Freewater
722 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-938-5531
Adams
Milton-Freewater
P.O. Box 6, 722 S. Main St., 97862 • www.mfcity.com • 541-938-5531
Incorporated: Dec. 4, 1950 Housing units: 3,774
Freewater Elementary School 17 NW Eighth Ave., Milton-Freewater, OR 98862 • 541-938-6611 • fwes.miltfree.k12.or.us
McLoughlin High School
120 S. Main St., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-938-5591 • machi.miltfree.k12.or.us
Grove Elementary School 129 SE 15th Ave., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 • 541-938-3233 • www.miltfree.k12.or.us
P.O. Box 20, 97810 • 541- 566-9380 • www.cityofadamsoregon.com
Gib Olinger Elementary School 1011 S. Mill St., Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 541-938-8700 • goes.miltfree.k12.or.us
Pleasant View School 52274 Pleasant View Road, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 • 541-938-5292
Ferndale Elementary School 53445 W. Ferndale Road, Milton-Freewater, OR 97862 • 541-938-5412 • www.miltfree.k12.or.us
The small town of Adams began on the homestead of John F. Adams, a local settler in the area. Adams quickly became a trading center for dry-land wheat once the railroads arrived in the area. In 1893 the town was incorporated by the state legislature and by the early 1900s was beginning to really become a little city, complete with local clubs and a newspaper. With modern advances in roads and transportation in the mid 1900s, business declined for the small trading center town that depended so heavily on railroad traffic to keep its economy booming.
Population: 389
Elevation: 1,526 feet
Milton was first platted in 1872 by William Samuel Frazier, a settler who emigrated from Texas. In the early 1880s, the town of Milton was officially incorporated and was home to around 400 people. Frazier was known to impose strict temperance laws in the area, which led some local residents to migrate northwest, filled with hopes of starting a new life with more freedoms. In 1889 the town Freewater was founded, given a name that would hopefully attract others, promising a free supply of drinking water to all new residents. Both towns grew in the later 19th century thanks to railroad operations in the area. It wasn’t until 1947 that the idea of combining the two towns into one became a serious consideration. While a large percentage of Milton residents supported the merger, many Freewater residents were in opposition to the idea. In a November 1950 election, the two towns both approved the merger and became Milton-Freewater. Adams
Incorporated: Feb. 10, 1893 Housing units: 166
190 N. Main St., Adams, OR 97810 PO Box 20 • 541-566-3038 United
230 Old Oregon-Washington Highway, Adams, OR 97810 • 800-275-8777 City of Adams Utility Department 541-566-938
Athena
P.O. Box 686, 302 E. Current St., 97813 • www.cityofathena.com • 541-566-2781
The little town of Athena wasn’t always named after a Greek goddess. The town’s original name was Centerville, not to be confused with Oregon’s other Centerville in Washington County or Washington state’s Centerville in the not far away Klickitat County. All this chance for confusion is what precipitated a name change in 1889, when the local school principal, D.W. Jarvis suggested “Athena.” In the 19th century, settlers of Scottish ancestry came to the area, bringing with them the customs of their homeland. The locals celebrated their heritage in the annual Caledonian Society picnic, which featured traditional Scottish dancing and music. Athena Public Library 418 E. Main St., Athena, OR 97813
Population: 1,211
Elevation: 1,710 feet
541-566-2470
Incorporated: Feb. 20, 1889 Housing units: 484
United States Postal Service 345 E. Main St., Athena, OR 97813 800-275-8777 Athena City Hall
$284,500
302 E. Current St.. Athena, OR 97813 541-566-2781
Public Library
States Postal Service
Echo
P.O. Box 9, 20 S. Bonanza St., 97826 • 541-376-8411 echo-oregon.com
The small town of Echo is home to the “Columbia Plateau Route” of the historic Oregon Trail. A trail that was used by emigrant parties, who diverted from the main trail, for the first time in 1847. This new path became the primary route for the Oregon Trail and so began the influx of people into what would become a small farming community. In the 1860s, settlers in the area built a ferry to cross the Umatilla River and later a bridge. In 1880, the town was officially platted by J.H. Koontz and W. Brassfield, town promoters. Koontz named the town for his 3-year-old daughter, Echo.
Population: 637
Elevation: 635 feet
Incorporated: March 9, 1904
Echo Public Library
Housing units: 277
20 S. Bonanza, Echo, OR 97875 — P.O. Box 9 • 541-376-8411
United States Postal Service
130 W. Main St., Echo, OR 97826 • 800-275-8777
City of Echo Utilities 541-376-6038 • echo-oregon.com/utilities
Echo High School
600 Gerome St., Echo, OR 97826 541-376-8436 • www.echo.k12.or.us
Pilot Rock
P.O. Box 130, 144 N. Alder Place, 97868 www.cityofpilotrock.org • 541-443-2811
During the gold rush of the BLue Mountains in the late 1860s, numerous men attempted to make a living catering to miners in the area, but none were quite as successful in the area as Andrew Strurtevant was. Strertevant platted the town of Pilot Rock in 1876. He first arrived in the area in 1862 after pushing a wheelbarrow of his belongings all the way from Salem, Oregon. Strurtevant worked tirelessly at establishing the community of Pilot Rock, securing land for a school building and a local church. It was thanks to his hard work that Pilot Rock was chosen as the location for a post office.
Population: 1,337
Elevation: 1,637 feet
Incorporated: Jan. 10, 1902
Pilot Rock Public Library
144 N. Alder Place, Pilot Rock, OR, 97868 • 541-443-3285 pilotrockpubliclibrary.weebly.com
U.S. Postal Service
103 NW Alder Place Pilot Rock, OR 97868 800-275-8777
City of Pilot Rock
144 N. Alder Place, Pilot Rock, OR 97868 • 541-443-2811
Helix
P.O. Box 323, 97835 cityofhelix@gmail.com 541-457-2521
The source of where Helix received its namesake is somewhat debated. The story goes that the town was to be named Oxford but local authorities rejected that idea when it came time to name the little town’s first post office. Supposedly then the local townspeople all agreed upon Helix (a part of the ear) since a community resident had recently undergone ear surgery.
Population: 193
Elevation: 1,754 feet
Incorporated: Jan. 9, 1903 Housing units: 77
Helix Library
119 Columbia St., Helix, OR 97835 helixlibrary.weebly.com • 541-457-6130
United States Postal Service
209 Concord St., Helix, OR 97835 • 800-275-8777
Helix City Hall
119 Columbia St., Helix, OR 97835 • 541-457-2521
Helix High School 20 Main St., Helix, OR 97835 • 541-457-2175 • www.helix.k12.or.us
Housing units: 579
Median home value: $281,300
Pilot Rock Elementary School
200 McGowan Drive Pilot Rock, OR 97868 541-443-2361 pilotrock.k12.or.us
Pilot Rock High School 101 NE Cherry St. Pilot Rock, OR 97868 541-443-2671 www.pilotrock.k12.or.us1
Population: 3,153
Elevation: 592 feet
Incorporated: May 13, 1910
Stanfield
P.O. Box 369, 160 S. Main St., 97875 cityofstanfield.com 541-449-3831
Stanfield was originally called Foster but was renamed Stanfield after Robert N. Stanfield Jr. a prominent ranch owner in the area, who later became a United States Senator. The first post office was established in 1883.
Stanfield Public Library
180 W. Coe Ave., Stanfield OR 97875 • 541-449-1254 cityofstanfield.com/library
U.S. Postal Service
420 S. Main St., Stanfield OR 97875 • 800-275-8777
City of StanfieldUtilities and Billing Department
160 S. Main St., Stanfield, OR 97875 • 541-449-3831
Housing units: 911
Median home value: $386,450
Stanfield Secondary School
1120 N. Main St. Stanfield, OR 97875 541-449-3851 www.stanfield.k12.or.us
Stanfield Elementary School
1120 N. Main St. Stanfield, OR 97875 541-449-3305 www.stanfield.k12.or.us
United States Postal Service
105 Main St., Ukiah, OR 97880 800-275-8777
Umatilla
Ukiah
P.O. Box 265, 97880 • www.cityofukiahoregon.com • 541-427-3900
Ukiah was platted in 1890 by E.B. Gambee, who named the town after his home town Ukiah, California. The town’s first post office was established later that same year. Ukiah’s first postmaster was a man named DeWitt C. Whiting.
Population: 240
Elevation: 3,400 feet
Incorporated: May 23, 1972
City of Ukiah Water and Sewer
541-427-3900 or 541-427-3121
Housing units: 122
Median home value: $520,000
Ukiah School
201 Hill St., Ukiah, OR 97880 541-427-3731 • www.ukiah.k12.or.us
P.O. Box 30, 700 Sixth St., 97882 • www.umatilla-city.org • 541-922-3226
For thousands of years the area which we now call Umatilla was home to the indigenous Umatilla peoples. In 1806 Lewis and Clarke made mention of the Native American village at the site which is now the city of Umatilla. In 1855 the Umatilla Indian Reservation was created, relocating many tribes and signing over a vast majority of their land to the U.S. Government. Not long after the signing of the treaty, gold was discovered nearby in Idaho, which increased travel along the Columbia and Umatilla River. A site was platted just below the Umatilla Rapids and was first known as Umatilla Landing. Over the years Umatilla became an important trading center for everything from gold from the miners, wheat from the farmers and wool from the ranchers. The entire town was abandoned and then rebuilt south of the railroad tracks due to being completely inundated by the construction of the John Day Dam in 1965.
Population: 7,373
Umatilla Public Library
700 Sixth St., Umatilla, OR 97882
541-922-5704 • www.umatilla-city.org/library
United States Postal Service
1900 Sixth St., Umatilla, OR 97882 800-275-8777
Weston
Incorporated: October 24, 1864 Housing units: 2,168
City of Umatilla 541-922-3226 ext. 107
McNary Heights Elementary School 120 Columbia Blvd, Umatilla, OR 97882 541-922-6650 • www.umatilla.k12.or.us
P.O. Box 579, 114 Main St., 97886 • www.cityofwestonoregon.com • 541-566-3313
Median home value: $319,000
Umatilla High School 1400 Seventh St., Umatilla, OR 97882 541-922-6525 • www.umatilla.k12.or.us
Clara Brownell Middle School 1400 Seventh St., Umatilla, OR 97882 541-922-6525 • www.umatilla.k12.or.us/o/cbms
Weston was incorporated by the Oregon Legislature in 1878. It was named by a local settler to the area T.T. Lieuallen after his home in Weston, Missouri. The town is most notable for being what is thought to be the inspiration for the novel “Oregon Detour” by Nard Jones, published in 1930. The book takes place in a small fictional town called “Creston”, Oregon and has been accused of basing its characters off of local inhabitants
United States Postal Service 204 E. Main St., Weston, OR, 97886 800-275-8777
City of Weston
114 Main St., Weston, OR 97886 541-566-3976
Umatilla County Fun Fact
Hermiston
Population: 706
Elevation: 1,796 feet
Incorporated: October 19, 1878
Housing units: 241
Median home value: $289,500
Weston Middle School
205 E. Wallace St, Weston, OR 97886 541-566-3548 • wms.athwest.k12.or.us
McClannahan Summit
Perched above the Columbia iver, c Clannahan ummit offers a rare blend of scenic beaut y and modern living ith river-view homesites and thoughtfull y designed residences , this communit y is ideal for those who value both nature and convenience. ust minutes from the heart of matilla , it’s a place where peaceful surroundings meet ever yday accessibilit y.
Upland Meadows
Welcome to pland eadows, a neighborhood where space, comfort , and communit y come together eaturing new homes with modern layouts, this communit y is convenientl y located near schools , shopping, and outdoor recreation . With room to grow and places to gather, pland eadows is where ever yday living feels a little easier.
