2 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER January 2023

By GARY NEWBORE

NEWBORE normal year again ( COVID free ). The theme for this edition is “ Looking Forward .” January is the month that New Year ’ s resolutions proliferate , diets dominate , gym usage is up and restaurants usually have slow months . By February we often return to our old ways and our New Year ’ s resolutions are forgotten . I may not make it to February to forget mine !

Regarding two external issues that could affect our way of life : 1 . Nothing is resolved yet on the Boone Bridge tolling issue and Oregon Department of Transportation officials are not very forthcoming about details as they charge ahead . The comment period is open again and emails should be sent to oregontolling @ odot . oregon . gov . I understand they received approximately 300 emails and letters from Charbonneau residents in the last hearing period . Let ’ s send them more emails this time . Maybe it will do some good and maybe it won ’ t , but we need to keep trying . 2 . The second item is that airport folks are at it again trying a backdoor approach by getting Clackamas County to ask Metro to remove 800 acres south of Miley Road from urban reserve status . This would open the door for industrialization of this area , for a possible truck transfer facility and possible airport expansion . Again , we join the city of Wilsonville opposing this action .

In board and staff actions , bids for siding and window replacements at the event center ( old clubhouse ) were received . We have been accumulating funds in our reserve account for years for this project . As reported previously , the project would replace the old singlepane windows , the dry-rotted siding and paint the building . The siding would be painted a new color to coordinate with the exterior colors at the Activity Center . Porticos like the one over the front door at the Activity Center will be constructed over the front doors to the Event Center and the golf pro shop . A contract is expected to be awarded later this month . Work will probably start in January and be completed in May , causing an impact to usage of the facility during those months . Permitting efforts are also underway for improvements to Edith Green Park and for the new tennis / pickleball facility that will provide more indoor tennis and pickleball courts .

A public fundraising effort to buy a 6.5-foot-tall bronze statue of Sacajawea holding her son , Jean Baptiste Charbonneau , the origin of our name , was kicked off in late November . If purchased , the statue would be mounted on a concrete pad in a landscaped area outside of the Activity Center and would serve to reinforce our community ’ s name . The bronze statue , made in a Joseph , Oregon foundry , I believe , is simply stunning .

I started this article talking about New Year ’ s resolutions and diets . Thinking ahead to my January diet , toward the end of December , I decided to start a project to clean out the garage freezer . Well , OK , I ate the ice cream . Happy 2023 everyone .

BY JENNIFER WAGGONER Charbonneau veterans gathered at the country club Event Center on Veterans Day to honor both current and past military personnel who fought and served for the United States . The Rotary Club of Wilsonville provided a pancake and omelet breakfast . Boy Scout Troop 194 presented the colors and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance .

Charbonneau would like to thank the many volunteers who made this event successful . We would also like to thank the Rotary Club of Wilsonville for supplying the ingredients and preparing the breakfast , Boy Scout Troop 194 and Wilsonville High School students for helping with the clean-up , Mark Newell from the Oregon Department of Veteran Affair and Clackamas Country Veteran Service Officer Gus Bedwell , who served as our guest speaker .

The lectures will take place on Tuesday evenings from 5:30-7 p . m . in the Oak Room at the Wilsonville Library on the following dates :

COURTESY PHOTOS

TOP : U . S . Marine John Budiao with troop 194 scouts . BOTTOM LEFT : Rotary Club of Wilsonville members serve omelets at the event . BOTTOM RIGHT : Charbonneau Country Club board member John McLain is a retired U . S . Marine .

� Jan . 3 - A brief history of Wilsonville ’ s origins

� Jan . 17 - Villebois and the controversial siting of Coffee Creek prison

� Feb . 7 - Tapping an unlikely water source : The Willamette River

� Feb . 21 - A history of preservation : Trees , trails and Graham Oaks

Registration is not required to attend the lectures . Light refreshments will be provided .

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