The Charbonneau Villager Newspaper 2019 Nov issue Villager | Page 23

THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER 23 November 2019 First bridge event raises more than $450 By LEE HARKER T he first of the Boys and Girls Aid Bridge Mara- thons this year kicked off in high gear. There were 32 women and men gathered to play bridge to raise money for our local chapter of Boys and Girls Aid. The new format was very popular. Instead of coordi- Aurora Airport By CHRIS BENSEL The Aurora Airport ‘expansion’ There has been quite a bit of talk about this and I’ve been very involved and would like to shed a little light on it. The run- way at Aurora was built in 1943 Constance S . Snyder LAW OFFICE nating games in individual homes, the new series this year consists of three events: one in September, one in January and one in May. Our fi rst event was Sept. 16 and we raised $480! Our next marathon will be Mon- day, Jan. 27, at the Charbonneau Country Club. The donation to and was initially 4,100 feet long by 150 feet wide with no taxiway. Over the years a taxiway has been added and the runway has been narrowed to 100 feet wide and lengthened to 5,000 feet. The Aurora runway is 31st in the state as far as current length. The current master plan, like the master plan as far back as 1976, calls for another lengthening to 6,000 feet. This lengthening will CHARBONNEAU VI LL AG ER VOL. 42, NO. 2 Q FEBRUARY Q CHARBONNEA U, OREGON 2019 PRSRT. STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID GRESHAM, OR PERMIT NO. 32 — Page 2 Thank you, Cindy! — Page 10 Singles club goes all female — Page 15 Changes for board nominations Plus Event Calendar, all club reports and more! Published by Wills - Trusts Power of Attorney Probate - Family Law Business Law Elder Law Also serving former clients of Julie Carr James 8655 SW Citizens Dr. Suite 104 Wilsonville 503-682-8669 www.csnyderlegal.com With love in their hearts — Page 6 make Aurora the 11th longest in the state. There will be no other changes as part of this lengthen- ing. All take-offs and all landings will be safer for the pilots and for the community as aircraft will have more and better options in an emergency. This will not change the type of aircraft that operates out of here but will allow them to carry greater loads. As part of this lengthening, the Oregon Depart- ment of Aviation plans to pur- with Chicago scoring. If you want to play and don’t have a partner, please contact us and we will find you a spot! Come have a fun afternoon play- ing bridge and raise money for a wonderful cause. Boys and Girls Aid is dedicated to children in fos- ter care, helping them find a “for- ever” home. chase the field south of the airport for two reasons: to move an anten- na that is required to be 1,000 feet south of the runway and to posi- tively prevent any building or structures in the departure and ar- rival path of aircraft. This land can and will still be used for agricul- ture, other than the small footprint of the antenna. I know this is not near as excit- ing as much of the speculation but that is all there is to it. May 1 st – Oct 1 st OUTDOOR PICKLEBALL AT THE CHARBONNEAU TENNIS CLUB Inside the Villager New year, new management — Page 8 play is $15 per person and we play bridge from noon until about 4 p.m. Sign up by email and contact Anne Shevlin at [email protected] or Lee Harker at leeharkermd@aol. com. If email is not possible, please call Anne at 971-282-2756 or Lee at 541-840-3208. Sign-ups should be in pairs. We will be playing party bridge JON HOUSE PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP PHOTO: ADVERTISE IN THE VILLAGER! Reach every resident in Charbonneau. Contact Jesse Marichalar 971-204-7774 [email protected] If you are planning to play Pickleball next year, now is the time to join, because the $100 initiation fee will be waived this year only. The cost to join is only $15 through 12/31/19. Next year, the outdoor membership will cost $80 for singles or $120 for families. Residents waiting to join in 2020 will also need to pay the $100 initiation fee. Join today! Sign-up with Kim Hosford at [email protected] or call [phone] $80 INDIVIDUALS | $120 FAMILIES