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A2 News/Obituaries wallowa.com August 10, 2016 The road less traveled PacifiCorp begins education campaign as Oregon shifts from coal By Kathleen Ellyn Wallowa County Chieftain Back in March, Gov. Kate Brown signed into law a new energy policy for the Oregon — Senate Bill 1547. Part of that energy policy requires electrical power pro- viders like Pacifi Corp (Pacifi c Power) to transition to “clean electricity,” end depen- dence on coal-fi red plants and promote and use electric vehicles for work and travel. With that in mind, Pacifi c Power Com- munications Manager Ry Schwark and plug-in energy specialist Tom Gauntt head- ed out across Eastern Oregon in a Ford Fu- sion hybrid to meet with media and other community leaders to discuss how they would establish a useful grid of plug-in power stations for electric vehicles in the area. Their trip came on the heels of an Aug. 4 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the largest so- lar array in Eastern Oregon at the National Guard Center Army Aviation Support Fa- cility in Pendleton. Electric vehicle stations: cost and location Drive Oregon, a nonprofi t dedicated to promoting electric vehicles, has pub- lished a map of the plug-in power sta- tions available in Eastern Oregon and Wallowa County has one. That power station is installed at Bronze Antler Bed and Breakfast in Joseph. Tesla company installed it for free, according to owner Heather Tyreman, and they installed an- other station for cars that require a dif- ferent plug-in as well. Tyreman charges a small fee for use of the device. Normally the cost for installation of such a device is $10,000 to $50,000, but Tyreman scored the free installation be- cause her bed and breakfast is a Select Registry business. Schwark and Gauntt said Pacifi Corp is examining ways in which grants, low-in- terest loans or agreements with power de- vice suppliers could mitigate costs. Another potential hurdle is whether or not existing transformers can support the devices. “You can’t just run the wire up there to the transformer,” Gauntt said. “You have to have some planning.” How would it work? Stakeholder workshops are being Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain PacifiCorp employees Ry Schwark, left, and Tom Gauntt recently traveled through Wallowa County while promoting the use of electric and hybrid vehicles. scheduled statewide with the fi rst taking place in Portland last week. Stakeholders include government agencies, NGOs, electric vehicle man- ufacturers, charging equipment manu- facturers, charging network providers and companies with customer education solutions. One thing already has been decided: system-wide costs related to developing a statewide system will not be charged to individual communities, according to Schwark and Gauntt. Dealing with distance Schwark and Gauntt understand the unwillingness of many Eastern Oregon residents to buy an electric car, but the issue of driving distance has been min- imized with the proliferation of hybrid vehicles, including work trucks. The duo chose the Ford Fusion as an example of what sort of car might work for Eastern Oregon residents. The Fusion has a 50-mile range on electricity alone and gets about 55 miles per gallon on electricity and fuel combined. It can be plugged into a normal house outlet over- night for a charge at a cost of approxi- mately 5 cents per mile in electrical use. A charger station can produce a full charge in 90 minutes. So, a Wallowa County resident who drives to La Grande would need to use just a little gas to get there. And if a charger is available at a convenient location, shopping could be done while the car completely recharges for the return trip. If a charger was available in down- town Enterprise and downtown Wallowa, an electric car owner could drive pretty much anywhere in the county. Clean energy Additional benefi ts also accrue. “The value of an electrical vehicle ap- plication is also cheap and lower emis- sions,” Schwark said. “It’s not going to happen tomorrow, but electrical vehicles are going to be an issue. We’re putting a bug in the ear of business about this. ODOT is involved because they are part of the network of concern about road us- age.” Ideally, the duo said, owners of elec- tric cars would be able to drive across Eastern Oregon and be able to rely upon frequent charger stations. Corporate leadership goals For their part in the transition to “clean electric” production, Pacifi Corp has agreed to be coal-free by 2030. It’s already among the nation’s largest utility owners of wind power and hydropower (including a small power plant on a fork of the Wallowa that provides energy for 500 homes). In an effort to expand that portfolio of clean energy, Pacifi Corp has selected 12 new projects from 66 ener- gy proposals. Eleven of the 12 involve new solar-generation plants expected to be completed in 2017. The other is a wind-generation plant. The cost of the change from coal to clean energy will mean a one-time in- crease to customers of one-tenth of one percent on their bills, Schwark said. Pacifi Corp is not leaving itself out of the electrical vehicle push, they have committed to investing 5 percent of their annual fl eet budget to plug-in technolo- gies, and they currently are operating two hybrid bucket trucks and plan to acquire another one this year. WALLOWA COUNTY FAIR Sunday’s 4-H Results 4-H Horse Results, Sunday Aug. 7 Trail: 1st Yr Junior Champion: Lily Royes Junior Champion: Eva Anderson Junior Reserve Champion: Destiny Barney Intermediate Champion: Brianna Micka Intermediate Reserve Champion: Chance Arbogast Senior Champion: Ally Cooney Reserve Grand Champion: Brianna Micka Grand Champion: Ally Cooney Reining: Junior Champion: Libby Fisher Intermediate Champion: Brianna Micka Intermediate Reserve Champion: Deidre Schreiber Senior Champion: Ally Cooney Reserve Grand Champion: Ally Cooney Grand Champion: Brianna Micka 4-H Dog Show Results, Sunday, Aug. 7 Agility Dog, 1st-year Junior Tegan Evans, Champion Kaesie Melville, Champion Agility Dog, Intermediate Craig Burch, Reserve Champion Trace Evans, Champion Jacob Falk, Champion Agility Dog, Junior Caylynn Beck, Champion Greta Carlsen, Blue ribbon Dakota Delyria, Reserve Champion McKenzie Keffer, Champion Devin Schreiber, Blue ribbon Bailey Vernam, Reserve Champion Agility Dog, Senior Claire Beck, Champion Gracie Carlsen, Reserve Champion Whitney Evans, Champion Costume Dog, 1st-year Junior Tegan Evans, Champion Kaesie Melville, Reserve Champion Costume Dog, Intermediate Craig Burch, Champion Trace Evans, Reserve Champion Jacob Falk, Reserve Champion Costume Dog, Junior Caylynn Beck, Reserve Champion Greta Carlsen, Reserve Champion Dakota Delyria, Reserve Champion McKenzie Keffer, Reserve Champion Devin Schreiber, Champion Bailey Vernam, Champion Costume Dog, Senior Claire Beck, Reserve Champion Gracie Carlsen, Champion Whitney Evans, Reserve Champion Dog Showmanship, 1st-year Junior Tegan Evans, Red ribbon BULL AND BUCK TAGS To be donated to local charities by the Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy is currently seeking applications from Wallowa County charitable organizations interested in receiving a Landowner Preference Tag (LOP) for Bull Elk or Buck Deer on the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve property for the 2017 season. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of community members and ranked based on the following considerations: the beneit to the community; the marketing plan for raising funds with the LOP tags; and the ability to use the tags to leverage additional funds or support. Interested organizations should request an application from Justin Jones at 850-982-9224 or e-mail jjones@tnc.org. The application deadline is August 14th, 2016. Each year The Nature Conservancy donates LOP tags to qualiied local organizations. The LOP tags for the 2016 season were donated to Community Connections, Friends of the Wallowa School Foundation, Rotary Club of Wallowa County, and Wallowa County Search and Rescue. Since 2002, this program has raised over $375,000 to support charitable organizations in Wallowa County. Kaesie Melville, Champion Dog Showmanship, Intermediate Craig Burch, White ribbon Trace Evans, Champion Jacob Falk, Reserve Champion Dog Showmanship, Junior Caylynn Beck, Blue ribbon Greta Carlsen, Reserve Champion Dakota Delyria, Red ribbon McKenzie Keffer, Red ribbon Devin Schreiber, Red ribbon Bailey Vernam, Champion Dog Showmanship, Senior Claire Beck, Reserve Champion Gracie Carlsen, Reserve Champion Whitney Evans, Champion Graduate Novice Dog Whitney Evans, Red ribbon Novice Dog Obedience, Senior Claire Beck, Red ribbon Gracie Carlsen, Red ribbon Pre-Novice Dog Obedience, 1st-year Junior Tegan Evans, White ribbon Kaesie Melville, White ribbon Pre-Novice Dog Obedience, Intermediate Craig Burch, White ribbon Trace Evans, Red ribbon Jacob Falk, White ribbon Pre-Novice Dog Obedience, Junior Caylynn Beck, White ribbon Greta Carlsen, Red ribbon Dakota Delyria, White ribbon McKenzie Keffer, Red ribbon Devin Schreiber, White ribbon Bailey Vernam, Champion Pre-Novice Dog Obedience, Senior Claire Beck, White ribbon Shelby Huffman, no show Trick Dog, 1st-year Junior Tegan Evans, Champion Kaesie Melville, Reserve Champion Trick Dog, Intermediate Craig Burch, Blue ribbon Trace Evans, Champion Jacob Falk, Reserve Champion Trick Dog, Junior Dakota Delyria, Reserve Champion McKenzie Keffer, Champion Devin Schreiber, Champion Bailey Vernam, Reserve Champion Wallowa County Chieftain O BITUARIES Nancy Lynn Chesley Jan. 17, 1940 to July 22, 2016 Nancy Lynn Chesley (nee Wor- thy) passed away July 22, 2016 at the Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, Wash., after a month-long battle with pneumo- nia. She was 76. Nancy was born Jan. 17, 1940 in Whittier, Calif. Her parents were the Rev. Arthur Worthy and his wife Irene. She grew up in Bell, Calif., and graduated from Bell High School in 1957. In 1960 Nancy married Ross Chesley, and together they enjoyed a long and fulfi lling life together. She was the mother of two children — Crystal Lynn (1961-2007) and Steven Ross (1965-). The family resided in Southern California and then the Bay Area before moving to Maine in 1972. Nancy and her family attended the United Methodist Church in East Corinth, Maine, where she was instrumental in establish- ing and directing a nursery school for local children. In 1982, Nancy earned a bachelor’s degree in childhood education from the University of Maine and went on to teach kindergarten for several years, followed by a long stint as a frequent substitute teacher. During her years in Maine, Nancy earned her private pilot license and fl ew with her husband around the country in their airplane, sight-seeing and visiting friends and relatives. One of her favorite places to visit during those years was Joseph. In 2004 Nancy and her husband bought a home on Hurricane Creek Road and moved to Joseph. Nancy was an active member of Enterprise Christian Church and a dedicated community volunteer. She served as vice pres- ident of the Wallowa Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, running the hospital gift shop for the last several years. Nancy is survived by Ross, her husband of 56 years, her son Steven and his wife Jana, her sister Bonnie Alloy, and six grand- children, ages 8 months to 24 years. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Enterprise Christian Church. Interment is planned for a lat- er date at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Calif. Eldon Hawley Nov. 3, 1954 to Aug. 1, 2016 Eldon Albert Hawley, 61 passed away Aug. 1 in Stanfi eld at age 61 after a fi re in the home he shared with his wife Susan. Eldon was born on Nov. 3, 1954 to Vern and Bernadine Haw- ley of Enterprise. He was a po- lice offi cer, paramedic and CNA throughout his life, but his passion was driving logging truck. He enjoyed hunting, fi shing, camping and wood-cutting, but spending time with his family and friends was the most important thing to him. He had a smile and laugh that was contagious and his heart was made of pure gold. There will forever be a part of us missing without him. He is survived by Susan, his wife of 29 years; daughters Cristi Hawley and Cassie Conant, and son Tanner Mobley; sis- ter Pam Hawley; and eight grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Stanfi eld Baptist Church in Stanfi eld. Donations can be made to the family to rebuild their lives after the devastating fi re. Call Cristi at 541-905-9189. About Obituaries News obituaries are a free service of the Wallowa County Chieftain. The paper accepts obituaries from the family or funeral home. Information submitted is subject to editing. Send obituaries by e-mail, obits@wallowa.com; fax, 541-426-3921; or mail, PO Box 338, Enterprise, OR 97828. The deadline to submit an obitu- ary is 2 p.m. Monday for the Wednesday paper. Weather Forecast Courtesy of Weather Underground. www.wunderground.com High Low Conditions Aug. 11 81 51 Clear Aug. 12 86 53 Clear Aug. 13 89 56 Clear Aug. 14 84 53 Partly cloudy Aug. 15 84 51 Clear Aug. 16 84 50 Clear Phases of the moon Aug. 18 Full Moon Aug. 24 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Last Quarter New Moon 1st Quarter WALLOWA COUNTY SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUG. 10-16 (from the U.S. Naval Observatory) WED THUR FRI SAT SUN MON TUES Aug. 10 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Rise: 5:45 Rise: 5:46 Rise: 5:47 Rise: 5:48 Rise: 5:49 Rise: 5:51 Rise: 5:52 Set: 8:03 Set: 8:02 Set: 8:00 Set: 7:59 Set: 7:57 Set: 7:55 Set: 7:54
