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Hip llrppni'r Ga.ette-Timps, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 15, 197&-NINE Eric Anderson elected to Columbia Basin board 7W. 3f Randall Peterson of Heppner, a director of Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, addresses the annual meeting in Condon. (3 Lexington news Delpha Jones 989-8169- - I Visitors this week at the home of Annetta Klinger have been her sons, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Klinger and Victor Klinger of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Klinger of Her miston, and grandsons Mark and Mike Klinger of Beaver ton and mother Mrs. Arlita George. Arriving on Saturday for a visit is Helen Barnett of Fresno, Cal. Gladys VanWinkle and her son Bill motored to Mt. Vernon and John Day over the weekend where they visited Sally Lowry, Mrs. VanWin kle's mother. Bill will remain there where he has employ ment at the broadcasting station in John Day. He has been making his home in Enterprise. Three Links Club met at the home of Mrs. Lyle Peck Thursday afternoon. The af ternoon was spent in sorting over articles for the grab bags for the scheduled bazaar and other business pertaining to the food sale and bazaar Wheat league chief goes to capital Earl Prypr, Condon wheat farmer and president of the Oregon Wheat Growers League went to Washington, D.C. recently to visit on Capitol Hill. Pryor is taking part in a concerted effort of the Na tional Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) to pass favorable legislation for wheat farmers. Specifically, they will be talking about the bill concerning the setting of target prices for the 1979 crop. Pryor hopes to be able to extend target price legislation to the 1980 crop with a factor reflecting inflation increases. His ammunition will include the cost of a production study completed by Oregon State University which shows that the cost of producing a bushel of wheat in Oregon has risen from $4.09 to about $5.29. Pryor will also talk on estate taxes, highway maintenance funds, OSU's research fund and market development for Oregon wheat. He will also visit with the Environmental Protection Agency about the use of the weed killer 2,4-D. He said he hopes to put some common sense into any deliberations that there may abe about regulating the spray. He also is planning a visit with Vice-President Walter Mondale to talk about farm issues. scheduled for Nov. 17. Lovely refreshments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Venice Hendrickson and Florence McMillan were Pendleton visitors Tuesday where Mrs. McMillan consul ted an eye doctor. Jo Irvin of Irrigon was a Lexington caller Monday and attended the funeral services for Pete Klinger. Mrs. Dale Jones is now employed at Pioneer Memo rial Hospital and she and her family are staying at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yocom. Mrs. Dorothy Beason, of the The Dalles, has been visiting her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Way. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bur cham were Pendleton and Walla Walla callers Wednes day. In Pendleton they visited with a son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Burcham. Joan Patrick of Portland spent several days last week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hunt and was taken to her home there by the Hunts when she returned. Counselor available at Blue Mt. A college counselor is now available at Blue Mountain Community College's Hermis- ton center in the Radelco Building, 405 N. First St., Suites 109 and 110. t Don Amsberry, the coun selor, is in Hermiston Thurs day afternoons from 1 :30 to 4 p.m. or by appointment to help people who come to him with questions about career choi ces, midlife career changes, college degrees and financing a college education. According to Amsberry, many women have questions about training for a career .after they ahve raised their families. Some women seek reer training in case they lose thuK husbands. The counselor also assists students in the adult high school diploma program , Hermiston center. Some stu dents may receive high school credit for life and work experiences. Amsberry evalu ates these experiences accor ding to state of Oregon procedures and gathers docu mentary information for the students. Spoon Creek in Montana flows into Tin Cup Creek, while Dirty Devil River runs along the Arizona-Utah border near Bright Angel Creek. By Jean Gilliam Condon correspondent In the election of directors at the 35th annual meeting of the Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative, Inc., at Condon on Nov. 7, Eric Anderson unseated Dick Krebs, who had been a board member for more than 20 years. Van Rietmann, president of the board, and Herb Wright were both re-elected. Almost 300 members crow ded the lodge room of the Condon Elks Temple for the meeting. The proceedings followed the serving of a roast beef dinner and were highlighted by the award of door prizes by various wholesalers, distribu tors and other businesses. The two statements most emphasized during speeches were that strong conservation practices must be started now to insure power for the future, and conserving energy can also produce a lower electric bill in spite of power-rate increases. A week or so prior to the meeting, CBEC members had been advised of a 40 per cent rate increase, to become effective by Dec. 23. This would be in addition to a 20 per cent increase that went into effect last May. Rietmann, presiding at the meeting, told members to expect even more increases as the Bonneville Power Admi nistration increases its whole sale rates. These increases would come toward the end of 1981 if a regional power plan is approved by Congress. Rietmann explained: "BPA has announced an allocation policy, with much of the allocation going to prefer ence customers, but existing public utilities will have to give up some of their prefer ence power and BPA's cus tomers will be asked to reduce their energy use by 15 percent. BPA has already notified its customers that it will have an insufficiency of power by 1983. "Conservation is extremely important. We have to keep our thermostats down. We can also call Rod Aho, Member Services representative for CBEC, to inspect our homes for improved weatherization tips to further conserve ener gy." Rietmann also told the members, "the board is pleased with the considerable improvements that have been made during the past year. With the use of the loan funds, we should have better service all the time." In his manager report, Fred Toombs also spoke about the two rate increases which were imposed on CBEC customers during 1979 because of BPA's wholesale rate increase of 98.6 percent which goes into effect two days before Christmas. "This is only the beginning. We in the Northwest have been very fortunate. While the rest of the country has paid rates for years that exceed . ours by many, many times, we have sat smugly by and used energy as we pleased, many times actually wasting much more than we efficiently used. "Times have changed, the chips are down. The cheap hydro power, once thought to be inexhasutible, is now, in some cases over-committed. Solar and wind energy are just poking their heads above the horizon, but today's techno logy does not promise to create vast amounts of cheap energy from these sources. The construction of nuclear Why Your Tax Statements Are Late. . . The deadline for tax payments due on Nov. 15, 1979, has been extended to Dec. 15, 1979 without penalty to the taxpayer. The reason for this is the Home Owner Tax Relief bill passed by the 1979 Legislature, which has doubled the workload in the Assessor's office with the claims to be processed. GregSweek, Morrow County Assessor Publish Nov. 8, 15, 1979. Back by popular demand The Fantastic jBavid Smathersit Guaranteed pleasing to all ages Nov. 16th & 11th 8-12 Come enjoy Jcanics "Succulent" Prime Rib Champagne dinners ! every Friday and Saturday Remember all Elks with paid up cards get a dinner Vz price during your birthday month ! HEPPUER ELKS CLUB B.P.O.E. 358 power plants has been set back two years from the schedule operational dates." "Let's commit ourselves to conserve as much as we can," Toombs continued. "We have literature and personnel avail able to help you conserve energy. All you have to do is give us a call and request this service. "We have been fortunate enough in the past year to get our feet back on the ground after the two ice storms in 1977 and '78. We have completed a Hiimtaateiiitl' Tlnni n mmi .. Manager Fred Toombs speaks at the CBRC annual meeting. loan with REA and CFC, our supplemental banker, in an amount of more than $2 million. The documentation for this loan alone took over six months to prepare. It is estimated that his loan should cover a two-year period. "We will begin in mid-year 1981 to prepare documentation for another loan in an undeter mined amount to cover the cost of new construction for additional customers as well as funding to bring service standards to many areas of our system up to the level they should be." Henry Speckman lobbyist for the Oregon Rural Electric-Co-ops Association was guest speaker for the annual meet ing and briefly described the last session of the legislature, which was the second longest on record. "Of the more than 2,000 bills introduced, 899 became law and I do not think we need that many new laws." Speckman said. "Your co-op does not need another layer of government as proposed by the State of Oregon's Domestic and Rural Power Authority. Art auction scheduled in McNary The Sixth Annual Benefit Art Auction is coming to the Columbia Inn in McNary Nov. 17 and it is sponsored by the Junior Women's Club in Her miston. Preview and silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. with the main auction starting at 8:05. The artwork has been selec ted from Gallery West in Portland and regional artwork from the Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council. The auction is open to the public. "You people are fortunate to have the legislators you have elected from your three coun ties. You could not have elected better senators than Ken Jernstedt and Bob Smith and I hope you re-elect them. Bill Bellamy did an excellent job in his first term in the Mouse and Max Simpson is very helpful to us. If we could teach the people in the metropolitan area to elect people of the same caliber, I think the legislature would get out a lot sooner." In addition to the various reports given during the meeting, entertainment was provided by a fifth and sixth-grade beginners' band Kidney fund drive The Kidney Association of Oregon has launched its eleventh annual statewide fund drive to raise $500,000 in public donations and grants. A Thank You to My Customers I have given up' my connection with the Frank Sewer Service after five years. I wish to thank all who have supported me in my venture. and the high school swing choir, both under the direction of Norm Cox, music instructor in the Condon School System. Long-term employees and directors were presented with pins before the drawing was held for the many door prizes. Adult G.E.D. class meeting The adult high school pro gram sponsored by Blue Mountain Community College is currently meeting Wednes day evenings from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center. Persons who are interested in achieving their high school diploma, their G.E.D. equiva lent or who just want to improve their reading or math skills may sign up for the adult school. More information may be obtained by calling instructor Joy Krein at 676-9956. It M M H NORTHWESTERN LIVESTOCK COMM. CO J SPECIAL FEEDER SALE Tuesday, Nov. 20 Along with our Regular Sale we'll have , a good Selection of Quality Feeder Steers and Heifers. ; Already Consigned: 400 head Crossbred 400 to 500 lb. calves Five 2-year old Hereford Bulls When marketing your cattle remember a short haul and a strong local market benefits the producer. i For Consignments and Early Deliveries Phone: Don Grauer 567-6655 Evenings 567-5561 Gary Miller 565-3275 Eddy Cole 296-4672 Evenings 567-5561 Gary Miller 565-3275 t.'iiiii imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiminiiii iiiini iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mi iiiiiiiiiiimiiiih iiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu steer clear of trouble ! jm . 1 ZrrJ 10 Off All Winter Treads O All Seasonal Radials O Country Squire 120's O Radial Steel Traction Come in and check out our selection of new, used end recapped tires I We're your loeel Michelin dealer ! I We have chains in stock !! I Lexington 989-8221 DUB IfJ ITS inc. 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