Stanfield

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="040c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B> Without water this place is just sagebrush,</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Small Town Oregon</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Small Town Oregon"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id70.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adams"><U>Adams</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Athena"><U>Athena</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Echo"><U>Echo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id143.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Helix"><U>Helix</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Joseph"><U>Joseph</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wallowa"><U>Wallowa</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Island City"><U>Island City</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alice"><U>Alice</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imbler"><U>Imbler</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Elgin"><U>Elgin</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minam"><U>Minam</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lostine"><U>Lostine</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Enterprise"><U>Enterprise</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imnaha"><U>Imnaha</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Union"><U>Union</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id109.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cove"><U>Cove</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id191.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="North Powder"><U>North Powder</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id197.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pilot Rock"><U>Pilot Rock</U></A>   |   <B>Stanfield</B>   |   <A HREF="id225.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summerville"><U>Summerville</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id232.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ukiah"><U>Ukiah</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id233.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Umatilla"><U>Umatilla</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id243.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weston"><U>Weston</U></A></div> <div> Stanfield</div> <div>    Stanfield is pinched between I-84 to the south and the Columbia River to the north.  In the bustle of modern life it is just barely hanging on.  If it were not for Columbia river irrigation water Stanfield would be as empty as Shaniko. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=2B5F67EB$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L080Umatilla20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$38$0C$CD$12p$F5F$40$A0$E9$3Ec$D3$D5$5D$C0$320001000$C24000$AF$10!60$14000!4$FF00$8E$E3$38$8E$E3$38F$40!6$AAP$C010" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Area Map </U></A>     <A HREF="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qscr=mmvw&msds=92D4EA68$E4$FE$36w$F0$FC$36w94!L080Umatilla20OR!60!4$FF000!8$FF!60$38$0C$CD$12p$F5F$40$A0$E9$3Ec$D3$D5$5D$C030001000$C24000$AF$10!60$14000!4$FF00$A3s$7E$8A$E3$38F$40$A3$94$10$AC$AA$2AP$C010" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://maps.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll?qs"><U>Street Map</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34158c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> These squatty little cut stone buildings show up on Main street corners throughout Oregon.  We have one in</div> <div> Canby and one in Molalla near where we live.  I think they all used to be bank buildings and as such were built</div> <div> like fortresses.  The stonework in them is invariably excellent.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34358c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The name on the building tells you what is important in Stanfield.  Without water this place is just sagebrush,</div> <div> and maybe not even that since the freeway by-passes it to the south.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="34558c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> What stories this old water wagon could tell!  This is dry country although the green one sees is deceptive.</div> <div> Little towns along the Columbia all suck precious water from the dammed up Columbia to green their public</div> <div> spaces and parks. </div> </td> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> .</div> </td> </tr></table></body>