CONTACTS

• Agriculture
• Business
• Children (also see family)
• Churches & Faith Communities
• Cities & Unincorporated Towns
• Community
• Community & Business Development
• County Government
• Education
• Emergencies
• Family Resources
• Health, Mental Health, Addiction Services
• Housing
• Jobs & Workforce Training
• Law Enforcement, Courts, & Public Safety
• Natural Resources
• Rural Matters
• Seniors and Disabled Persons
• Tourism
• Transportation

AGRICULTURE

• Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources (USDA)
  541-565-3551
• Mid Columbia Producers, Inc. (farmer-owned grain cooperative)
• Oregon Cattlemen?s Association
• Oregon Wheat Growers League
• OSU Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, Sherman Station
  541-565-3522
  erlingj@embarqmail.com
• OSU Extension Service
  541-565-3230
  , Crops/Staff Chair
• Sherman County Fair Board
  541-565-3510
• Sherman County Soil and Water Conservation District
  541-565-3216
• Wy'East Resource Conservation & Development
  541-296-2391

BUSINESS

• Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
  541-296-2266
• Oregon Economic & Community Development
  541-298-4140
• OSU Extension Service
  541-565-3230
  , OSU Extension Agent
• Small Business Development Center
  Confidential business counseling by appointment
  We come to Sherman County
  541-506-6121
  

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CHILDREN

(also see family)

• 4-H / OSU Extension Service
  541-565-3230
• ABC Huskies Day Care
  541-442-5024
  , Director
• Babe Ruth Baseball
  Karen - 541-333-2440 or Joe 541-467-2528
• Cougar Camp After-School Program
  Wasco Church of Christ
  541-442-5024
• Columbia River Wraparound Systems of Care
  , Family Care Coordinator
  Sherman/Gilliam Counties
  110 Main Street, Unit 2
  Moro, Oregon 97039
  541-565-0585 or 541-980-7326 -two days in Moro, two days in Condon.
• Commission on Children and Families
  541-565-3200
  , Director
  , Assistant Director
• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
  541-296-3404
  Columbia Gorge CASA
  Debi Baskins, Coordinator
• DHS/ Self-Sufficiency and Rehabilitative Services
  , 541-298-4961ext 308
  
• DHS/Child Welfare
  , Supervisor 541-298-5136 ext 282
• Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Prevention Coalition
  541-565-3200
  tmobley@co.sherman.or.us
• Family Care Resource and Referral
  541-506-6131
                                                                                                                                                Child Care Partners/Columbia Gorge Community College

• FFA ? Sherman Jr/Sr High School
  541-565-3500, 565-3550
  Rick Danielson, Instructor
• Head Start
  Kim Williams
• North Central ESD, Condon
• Families First of Sherman County (Healthy Start)
  541-296-8118
  
  Home Visitor/Welcome Baby Visitor
  541-296-8118
  
• Lifespan Respite Care
  541-565-3434
  
• Little League, North Sherman
  Jayne Burnett, Cindy Brown & Jill Harrison
• Little League, South Sherman
  Stephen Fritts & Tamar Fritts 541-333-2772
• Mid-Columbia Center for Living - Columbia River Wraparound Systems of Care:
  ,Family Care Coordinator
  Sherman County
  541-565-0585 or 541-980-7326
• North Sherman Preschool, Wasco
  541-442-5533
• North Central ESD Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
  541-565-3600
• North Central Public Health District
  541-506-2600
• OSU Extension Service & 4-H
  541-565-3230
• Sherman County Fair
  541-565-3510
• Sherman County Juvenile Department
  541-565-3461
• Sherman Preschool, Moro
  541-565-3320
• Sherman County School District
  Office 541-333-2250

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CHURCHES & FAITH COMMUNITIES

• First Baptist Church, Grass Valley
  541-333-2533
  Richard Keeney, Pastor 333-2933
• Kent Conservative Baptist Church, Kent
  541-333-2366
  Richard Keeney, Pastor 333-2933
• Rufus Baptist Church, Rufus
  541-739-2328 Dick Pogue, Pastor
• St John the Baptist Catholic Church Grass Valley
  541-442-5496
• St Mary's Catholic Church Wasco
  541-442-5496
• Church of Christ, Christian, Wasco - Jerry Krewson, Pastor
  541-442-5889
• United Methodist Church. Wasco
  541-442-5250
  Pastor Bob Reasoner
• Moro Community Presbyterian Church
  541-565-3630
  Bob Stone, Pastor - 565-3068
• Baha'i Faith
  PO Box 853 Rufus, OR 97050
  541-739-8283
  Pat Jacobsen1-800-22-UNITE.
  www.bahai.org
• "Hungry to experience God?"
  Call John and Karen at - 541-442-8583.

CITIES & UNINCORPORATED TOWNS

• Biggs Service District
  Administrator
  541-565-3535
  
• Grass Valley
  541-333-2434
  
• Moro
  541-565-3535
  
• Rufus
  541-739-2321
  
• Wasco
  541-442-5515
  
  

COMMUNITY

• Grass Valley Cemetery
  541-333-2434
• Kent Cemetery
  
• Moro Cemetery, City of Moro
  541-565-3535
  
• Rufus Community Center
  541-739-2300
  
• Sherman County Cultural Coalition
  541-565-3844 Orice Klaas, Chair.
  
• Sherman County Fair
  541-565-3510
  
• Sherman County Historical Museum
  541-565-3232
  
• Sherman County Senior & Community Center
  565-3191
• Sun Rise Cemetery / Wasco Cemetery Association
  Martin Richelderfer 541-442-5878
  
• Wasco Methodist Cemetery, United Methodist Church
  541-442-5250

COMMUNITY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

• Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
  541-296-2266
  
• Oregon Corporation Division, Business Names
  
• Shaping Sherman Action Teams
  
• Sherman Development League, Inc.,
  , Chair, 541-442-5488
  
• Small Business Development Center
  
  541-506-6121 for an appointment.
• Wy'East Resource Conservation & Development
  Debbe Chadwick, Executive Director
  541-923-4358 x104

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT

[area code 541]

• Assessor
  565-3505 Assessor Dick Stradley
  
• Appraiser
  565-3505 Deputy Assessor/Appraiser Pat Tierney
• Board of Commissioners / County Court
  565-3416 Judge Thompson
• Board of Property Tax Appeals
  565-3606, BOPTA Clerk, Jenine McDermid
• Budget Committee, Office of County Court
  565-3416
• Building Maintenance
  565-3416 - Lee Langston
• Clerk
  565-3606
• Commission on Children and Families
  565-3200
• Community Development
  565-3601 Georgia Macnab
• County Court / Board of Commissioners
  565-3416 Judge Thompson
• County Court Administrative Assistant
  Melva Thomas 565-0507
• District Attorney
  565-3534, DA Wade McLeod
• Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Prevention Coalition
  565-3200 Theresa Mobley
• Emergency Services
  565-3100 Shawn Payne, Emergency Services Director
• Fairgrounds & Fair Board
  565-3510
• Family Care Resource & Referral
  541-506-6131
• Grounds Maintenance
  565-3655
• Justice Court
  565-3572 JP Ron McDermid,
  Clerks Mary Ann King & Melanie Corey
• Juvenile Department
  565-3461, Juvenile Director Amber DeGrange
• Lifespan Respite Care
  565-3434
• North Central Public Health District
  506-2600
• Oregon Circuit Court
  565-3650 - Sarah Irzyk
• OSU Extension Service
  565-3230
• Planning
  565-3601 - Georgia Macnab
• Road Department
  565-3271 - Road Master Mark Coles
• RV Park Camp Hosts
  565-3127
• Sheriff's Office
  565-3622
• Sherman County 9-1-1 Board
  565-3100
• Sherman County Senior & Community Center
  565-3191
• Sherman Public/School Library Board
  565-3279
• Soil & Water Conservation District
  565-3216
• Tax Collector
  565-3623 Debbie Hayden
• Tri-County Community Corrections, Old Moro Grade School.
  John Folliard 565-0520
• Treasurer
  565-3553 Marnene Benson-Wood
• Veterans Officer
  Paul Conway
  (541) 565-3408
  email address: pconway@ncesd.k12.or.us
  
• Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs
• Victims' Assistance & Advocates
  565-3534
• Weed District
  565-3655 Weed Supervisor

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EDUCATION

• Columbia Gorge Community College
  The Dalles 541-506-6000
• North Central Education Service District
  541-384-2772 or 384-2732
• North Central ESD Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
  541-565-3600
• North Sherman Preschool, Wasco
  541-442-5533
• Oregon School Boards Association
• OSU Extension Service
  541-565-3230
• Sherman County Historical Museum
  Moro 541-565-3232
• Sherman County School District
  Office 541-333-2250
• Sherman County Public/School Library
  541-565-3279
• Sherman County Scholarship Association
• Sherman High School Booster Club
• Sherman Jr / Sr High School
  541-565-3500 / 565-3550
• Sherman Preschool
  Moro 541-565-3320 (preschool)
• Sherman Elementary School
  541-333-2250
• Wasco City/Community Library
  541-442-8572 Wasco City Hall

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EMERGENCIES

• 9-1-1
• Ambulance 9-1-1
• American Red Cross
  Columbia River District
  541-296-3210
• Bureau of Land Management
  Grass Valley Fire Guard Station
  541-333-2299
• Domestic Violence
• Haven from Domestic Violence
  1-800-249-4789
• Mid-Columbia Medical Center
• Moro Medical Center
  541-565-3325
• Moro Rural Fire Protection District
  541-565-3100 9-1-1
  emergencyserv@embarqmail.com
• North Central Public Health District
  541-506-2600
• North Sherman County Rural Fire Protection District
  541-442-5252 9-1-1
• Oregon State Police
  9-1-1
• Oregon Poison Center
  NON EMERGENCY
  Oregon Health & Science University
  3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
  Portland, Oregon, 97239
  503-494-8600
  For all Poison Information, call 1-800-222-1222
• Rufus Volunteer Fire Department
  9-1-1
• Rufus Ambulance
  9-1-1
• Sherman County Ambulance
  9-1-1
  emergencyserv@embarqmail.com
• Sherman County Emergency Services Director
  Shawn Payne 541-565-3100
  
• Sherman County Fire Chief
  
• Sherman County Food Bank
  Wasco Methodist Church
  3rd Saturday each month 10-2
• Sherman County Sheriff
  565-3622 or 9-1-1
  bradl@co.sherman.or.us
• South Sherman Fire Protection District
  541-333-2525 or 9-1-1

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FAMILY RESOURCES

Assistance, Clothing, Food, Health, Safety, Shelter

• Adult & Family Services
  541-296-4461
• Area Agency on Aging, Senior Services
  541-298-4114
• Alcoholics Anonymous 24-Hour Hot-Line
  1-800-999-9210
• Child Abuse: Children?s Services Division
  541-298-5136
• Child Abuse: Sherman County Sheriff
  541-565-3622
• Commission on Children and Families
  541-565-3200
• Crime Victims? Assistance & Advocate
  541-565-3534
• Developmental Disabilities Program, Center for Living
  541-296-5452
• Domestic Violence
• Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Prevention Coalition
  541-565-3200
• Family Care Resource and Referral
  541-506-6131
• Food Stamp Center
  700 Union Street
  The Dalles
  541-296-4661
• Gambling Hotline
  1-800-233-8479
• Gorge TransLink
  877-875-4657 toll free
• Haven from Domestic Violence
  1-800-249-4789 or 541-298-4789
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon
  1-800-228-6958
• Lifespan Respite Care
  541-565-3434
• Mid-Columbia Center for Living/Tri-County Mental Health
  541-296-5452
• Mid-Columbia Community Action Program
  541-298-5131
• Mid-Columbia Senior & Disabled Services / Area Agency on Aging
  541-298-4114
• North Central Public Health District
  (breast feeding support, communicable diseases, environmental health, family planning, HIV counseling and testing, immunization, prenatal care, sexually transmitted diseases) 541-506-2600
• Oregon SafeNet for Women, Children and Teens
  1-800-SAFE-NET (723-3638)
  OSU Extension Service 541-565-3230
• Parents Anonymous
  1-800-345-5044
• Prevention Coalition (Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Prevention)
  541-565-3200
• Rufus Community Center
  541-739-2300
• Sagewind Manor (senior housing)
  541-442-5526 or 541-296-3397  Manager Jayne Burnett
• The Next Door, Inc.
  541-386-6665
• Salvation Army (food, clothing)
  541-296-6417
• Sherman County Community Transit
  541-565-3553
• Sherman County Food Bank
• Sherman County Juvenile Department
  541-565-3461
• Sherman County Senior & Community Center
  541-565-3191
• St. Vincent DePaul (food, clothing)
  296-9566
• The Dalles Disposal/Waste Connections (solid waste disposal)
  541-298-5149
• TriCounty Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program ( Wasco, Sherman & Hood River Co.)  541-506-2636
• Veterans Services
  
• Victims? Assistance & Advocate
  541-565-3534

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HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION SERVICES

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  24-Hour Hot-Line
  800-999-9210
• Ambulance
  9-1-1
• American Red Cross
  541-296-3210
• Drug, Alcohol & Tobacco Prevention Coalition
  541-565-3200
• Law Enforcement
  9-1-1
• Lifespan Respite Care
  541-565-3434
• Mid-Columbia Center for Living/Tri-County Mental Health:
  Mental Health, Addiction Services, Domestic Violence
  541-296-5452
  For an appointment in The Dalles or Sherman County.
• Moro Medical Center
  P.O. Box 186
  Moro 97039
  541-565-3325
• North Central Public Health District
  Teri Thalhofer, Director
  541-506-2600

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HOUSING

• Mid-Columbia Housing Authority
  312 Court Street ? Suite 419
  The Dalles, Oregon 97058
  541-296-5462
  FAX: 541-296-8570
  Ruby Mason, Executive Director; David Peters, Housing & Community Development Specialist (Columbia Cascade Housing); Ryan Rooper, Financial Services Officer; Bobbie Wojtecki, Administrative Officer
• Sagewind Manor
  Moro, Oregon
  541-442-5526 or 541-296-3397 Manager Jayne Burnett

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JOBS & WORKFORCE TRAINING

• Mid-Columbia Council of Governments 541-298-4101
• Oregon Employment Division 541-296-5435
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services 541-298-5573
• Workforce/Job Training 541-298-4101
  

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LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURTS & PUBLIC SAFETY

• Court Appointed Special Advocates [CASA]
  541-386-6665
• District Attorney
  541-565-3534
• Justice Court
  541-565-3572, Ron McDermid, Justice of the Peace
• Local Public Safety Coordinating Council
  per ORS 423.560
  Melva Thomas 541-565-3416
• NORCOR Adult Corrections
  541-298-1576
• NORCOR Juvenile Facility
  Jeff Justesen, Administrator
  541-298-1447
• Oregon Circuit Court
  541-565-3650
  Circuit Court Clerk Sarah Irzyk
• Oregon State Police
  1-800-452-7888
• Sherman County Emergency Services
  541-565-3100
  emergencyserv@embarqmail.com
• Sherman County Sheriff?s Office
  541-565-3622
  bradl@co.sherman.or.us
• Tri-County Community Corrections, Old Moro Grade School.
  John Folliard 541-565-0520
• Victim?s Assistance and Advocates
  541-565-3534
  LOW-INCOME ? Food, Health, Housing, Weatherization & Tax Preparation
  
• Department of Human Services
  541-298-4114
• Mid-Columbia Community Action Council
  541-298-5131
• Mid-Columbia Housing Authority
  312 Court Street ? Suite 419
  The Dalles, OR 97058
  541-296-5462
• North Central Public Health District
  541-506-2600
• Sagewind Manor
  Moro, Oregon
  541-442-5526 or 541-296-3397 Manager Jayne Burnett
  
• Sherman County Food Bank:
  Wasco Methodist Church
  3rd Saturday each month 10-2
  

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NATURAL RESOURCES

• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• OR Fish & Wildlife Department
  541-296-4628
  
• Sherman Soil and Water Conservation District
  541-565-3216
  
• U.S. Marine Fisheries Service
  541-739-2387
  
• Wy'East Resource Conservation & Development
  541-296-2391

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RURAL MATTERS:
CITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOLS & SPECIAL DISTRICTS

• Association of Oregon Counties
  
• Eastern Oregon Rural Alliance
  
• Frontier TeleNet
  541-384-2772
  
• League of Oregon Cities
  
• Lower John Day Regional Partnership / Investment Board (Wheeler, Gilliam & Sherman)
• Oregon School Boards Association
  
• OSU Extension Service, Moro
  541-565-3230
  
• Wy'East Resource Conservation & Development
  541-296-2391

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SENIORS & DISABLED PERSONS

• Adult & Family Services
  541-296-4461
  
• Area Agency on Aging, Senior Services
  541-298-4114
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous
  24-Hour Hot-Line
  1-800-999-9210
  
• Department of Human Services: Seniors and Disabled People
  541-298-4114
  
• Food Stamp Center
  700 Union Street
  The Dalles
  541-296-4661
  
• Gambling Hotline
  1-800-233-8479
  
• Gorge TransLink
  877-875-4657 toll free
  
• Haven from Domestic Violence
  1-800-249-4789 or 541-298-4789
  
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon
  1-800-228-6958
  
• Lifespan Respite Care
  541-565-3434
  
• Mid-Columbia Center for Living/Quadri-County Mental Health
  541-296-5452
  
• Mid-Columbia Community Action Program
  541-298-5131
  
• Mid-Columbia Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
  541-298-4114
  
• Mid-Columbia Senior & Disabled Services / Area Agency on Aging
  541-298-4114
  
• Moro Medical Center
  541-565-3325
• North Central Public Health District
  541-506-2600
  
• Pioneer Potlatch Association
  541-298-4354
  
• Sagewind Manor (senior housing)
  541-442-5526 or 541-296-3397  Manager Jayne Burnett
• Sherman County Community Transit
  541-565-3553
  
• Sherman County Food Bank:
  Wasco Methodist Church
  3rd Saturday each month 10-2
  
• Sherman County Senior & Community Center
  541-565-3191
  
• Social Security Administration
  1-800-772-1213
  
• Veterans Services
  

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TOURISM

• Deschutes State Park
  541-739-2322
• Giles French Park
  U.S. Corps of Engineers Park Rangers
  541-739-2713
  
• LePage Park
  U.S. Corps of Engineers Park Rangers
  541-739-2713
  
• Sherman County Historical Museum
  Moro 541-565-3232
  
• Sherman County RV Park
  Moro 541-565-3127
  
• Sherman County Visitor Center
  Sherman County Historical Museum in Moro
  May - October
  541-565-3232
  

TRANSPORTATION

• Gorge TransLink
  877-875-4657 toll free
• Mid-Columbia Bus Company
  541-442-5723 (school districts, charter)
• Oregon State Highway Division
  541-565-3466
• Sherman County Community Transit
  (senior, disabled & others as space allows)
  541-565-3553
• Sherman County Road Department
  541-565-3271
• Wasco State Airport

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