BORING — With a unanimous "aye" from 38 Boring residents tonight, the unincorporated Clackamas County town and a small village in Scotland became "A Pair for the Ages."

The Boring Community Planning Organization decided during its monthly meeting to make official

, an idea born out of a Dull-area woman's trip to Boring during a tour of energy-efficient homes.

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, which has followed media coverage and individual news since the potential pairing gained international attention in April, had 300 likes as of Tuesday evening.

Sitting in front of a T-shirt that read "Boring Oregon & Dull Scotland: A Pair for the Ages," committee Chair Steve Bates told residents the towns would be part of an "unofficially official pairing" — not to be confused with sister cities or communities, which denote members of the nonprofit Sister Cities International.

Bates announced that shirts and matching hats would be brought to Dull by a Boring resident in the coming months. A paver in the pair's honor will be placed at Boring Station Trailhead Park, paid for with $125 raised by the hat and shirt sales.

To the sound of applause and exclamations of excitement for Dull and Boring — or in a jumbled case or two, "Bull and Doring" — the declaration was passed.

It reads:

"Be it know throughout the world that: Boring, Oregon U.S.A and Dull, Perthshire, Scotland U.K. are hereby recognized as paired communities. Boring Oregon & Dull Scotland, A Pair for the Ages. With this declaration, the following is stated: Sincere wishes for continued freedom, successful commerce, safety and prosperity for each community and its residents."

Bob Boring, 72, the great-grandson of town namesake William H. Boring, said he was excited for the joining.

"Quite frankly, I think this is fun," Boring said. "Let's do it."





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