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VOL. 99, Six candidates vie j -r- ' - ' ; , f w hi : - I i J jj j; jA l j a y $s 'jiJM Kenneth Smouae Six candidates are running for three positions on the Columbia Basin Board of Directors this year. All are for three year terms. In th at large zone, tone three, Kenneth Smouse, the imeumbent, is running against Harold Rietmann. Smouse, who nan been on the board for 33 years, is a wheat farmer near lone. On the controversial rate compromise that the hoard approved in July and then reaffirmed again last month. Smouse said the original study made by the co-op's rate analysts Minor and Minor should have been usrd. Because of a farming acci- Eucon Corp. wins low A Pasco, Wash, company, Eucon Corp., was apparent low bidder, with $14,094,762.20, for construction of the Willow Creek dam near Heppner, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced last week. A total of 11 bids were received by the Corps, rang ing from Eucon 'b to a high of $20,616,728, by a Massachu setts company. Government estimates pre dicted that the cost of the dam would be $17,264,949. "We were pleased with the number of bids that came in," aid Doug Dugger of the Corps. He said the bids were lower than expected. "I guess there's lot of people out there looking for work right now. . There were a lot of big Col. Basin to hold 37th annual meeting November 5 The 37th annual meeting of the Columbia Basin Electric Co-op will be held at the Isobel Edwards building in Fossil on Thursday, November 5. Registration begins at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 and the business meeting starting at 7 p.m. The meeting is for the purpose of electing three directors (see story this page) for a three year term, a ballot on proposed by-law revisions Morrow County's NO. 44 THURSDAY, I .1. 'Xm. M jfa i Harold Rietmann dent, Smouse was not able to attend the last meeting of the board when the board upheld the adoption of the rate compromise. "I was disappointed that we pay for the best consultants we can get, and we didn't accept them, and instead accepted one that was paid for by one group (large irrigat ors)" he says. "I think all the board voted the way they felt they should have. We have a good manag er, and this one problem has put an awful strain on him." Smouse concluded. Running against Smouse for the zone three position is another lone wheat farmer. companies bidding." A spokesman (or Eucon said Monday, his company is pri marily a road building firm, "but the Willow Creek dam will be built with much of the same equipment and technique as used for road construction. Phil Owen, company treas urer, told Ihe Gazette-Times that his company, is presently working on a $10 million freeway project at Zilla, Wash, and a $7.5 million project in Pocatello, Idaho. He says Eucon has done work on both the Pendleton and Hermiston airports, and the company is parent com pany of L.W. Vail with offices in Hermiston and Pendleton, which is one of the major paving contractors in the state. in the clarification of nomi nees for director, and the disposition of unclaimed Capi tal Credits, and for the transaction of any other business to come before this meeting, the co-op has an nounced. Ballots and annual reports of the Co-op have already been sent to co-op members. The members may vote by mailing their ballots or bringing them to the meeting in Fossil. The Heppner l&r 11 Home-Owned OCTOBER 29. 1981 for positions on Col. Basin Board Richard Graham Harold Rietmann. Rietmann. 39. who has lived in lone all of his life, said he was not familiar enough with the details of the rate compromise, or other areas of the co-op's business to accur ately comment. "I would have to spend some time learning," he said. "I would be going into it (directorship) to learn." In the other at large position, zone 4. Dexter Miles will be running against Rich ard Graham. Graham. 51, is a forester. He has lived in Heppner since 1978 after moving here from Kinr.ua, A seven-year member of the Columbia Power Electric Co- bid on Willow Creek Dugger said the Corps has up to 45 days to review the bid, "and see if it is a good one." before it gives the go-ahead for construction. He said the company has 10 days from the date of approval to begin work. The main construction of the School System A questionaire asking opin ions of the Morrow County School System will be arriving in the mail "very soon", the school district has announced. At its last meeting the board voted to send out the question aires, which will include 25 questions "covering the whole range" of school activities, says Superintendent Matt Do herty. The questionaire will be mailed In all district patrons, the board said October 19, and when fillea out may be dropped off at any of the district's schools, or mailed to the district office in Lexing ton. In other business at the Six Co. Search Six area men, members of the Morrow County Search and Rescue Posse, were called Monday, Oct. 26 to aid in a search launched for a 21 year-old mentally retarded Walla Walla man, Keith Zunkers, lost in the Mill Creek Water Shed area, (about 50 miles north of Pendleton) said Jim Launer So, Heppner, coordinator for the possee. TT iiivli Weekly Newspaper 10 PAGES 20 ( FATS Dexter Miles op. and president of the board of directors at the time he moved to Heppner, Graham says increased power costs will be a big problem for the co-op in the future. it- ''Bonneville raises " their rates and Columbia Basin must pass them on. We're going to have to pay for this WPPSS too. It will raise our rates." Dexter Miles, 42. is a rancher and farmer who has lived in the area since 1951. "In our system the majority is not always right, but the majority does rule. If elected I will represent the ma jority of every class," said Miles. In the Heppner Zone. Bob dam is supposed to be completed by June 30, 1983, with final details finished by October of 1983. Owen said the company plans to use two shifts of about 15 people each to build the dam. He said the workers will be crushing and hauling rock to circulate October 19 meeting, the board: - learned from the superin tendent that basic school support was likely to be lower this year than expected, because of expected shortfall of revenue at the state level: - reviewed a policy that would spell out child abuse cases, which the schools are required by law to report; - appointed a dress code committee of Ken Broadbent, Gene Bennett, Claudia Hughes, Rikka Tews, Sue Gibbson. Neil King, three principals and four teachers to review the district's dress policy. Students came to last month's board meeting asking & Rescue men aid in hunt The local men, Dan Mc Bride, David Winters. Rich ard Olson, Art Warren, Paul Fortenberry, all of Heppner and Paul Erickson of Irrigon are involved in the search, said Launer. The Umatilla Co. Sheriff's Dept., Umatilla Co. "Search and Rescue, members of the U.S. Forest Service, Boy Scouts, and the Wallow County Search and Rescue among HEPPNER, OREGON J Randall Peterson Lankford is running against incumbant Randall Peterson. Peterson. 52. has been on the board 15 years and is current ly president. He is a Heppner Keueter. i - ' ' "Things are going from bad to worse (with power rales)." says Peterson. "And it's not the staff's fault." He says with the problems at the Washington Public Power Supply System, the cost of power to the co-op is going to go "up and up" in the future. "If WPPSS would have been terminated, our rates would have doubled. We're locked into it now." he said. Dam project to the dam site. The dam will be built on cemented treated aggregate, and rolled similar to highway construction, said Owen. Rounding out the top three bidders on the project: M.A. Segale Inc., Tukwila, WA - $14,450,770, second. questionnaire that the code be reviewed: - heard that an electrical survey of district buildings would be undertaken to study how the district might con serve electricity; - accepted the resignation of Howard Crowell. maintenance man at lone. Crowell has been with the district 14 years and is moving out of the area; - hired Marlene Davidson as a part-time kindergarten teacher at lone; - appointed Brent Eggers annual advisor at Heppner High; and - learned that Marvin Peter son has withdrawn his resign ation as annual advisor at lone High School. looking for Zunke, lost since Saturday, Oct. 24 after being separated from his gVoup while on an outing from a group home in Walla Walla. Launer said the Mill Creek Water Shed area is very rough terrain, making the search difficult. The area men spent Monday night in Milton-Freewater and were to return Tuesday night, Weather Bob Lankford Bob Lankford. 49. has been with Kinzua Corp. in Heppner for the past six years. He is assistant sales manager. "If I'm elected I will be as fair and honest as I can be." he said. On the rate compromise. Lankford said with the infor mation he had. he would have chosen to use the original study commissioned by the board. "Under the circum stances I just can't see how they would have went the way they did." he said of the board. Lankford said he was on the city planning commission for several years and is also a member of the Elks Lodge. Gibbons & Reed Co. and ACME Concrete (joint ven ture) Salt Lake City. Utah -$15,706,638, third. Kewitt construction, present subcontractor on the road relocation portion of the dam project, was fourth with a bid of just over $16 million, the Corps said. JJeppn Thurs. night Moonlight Sale r -B--tt , t. 1, ' , : T -sTi , W i ; -.v u ) Rhonda Wishart of Murray's Drug makes xeady a-djpjay for the Moonlight Sale this Thursday night, October 29, beginning at 7 pm. Stores will be offering discount prices during the sale, and those participating are: Coles House of Fashion, Murray Drug, Gardner's Men's Wear, Shoe Box, LeBush, B City of Heppner HiRh Precip Tues., Oct.- 20 58 26 Wed., Oct. 21 54 28 Thurs., Oct. 22 57 31 Fri., Oct. 23 60 34 Sat., Oct. 24 68 44 Sun., Oct. 25 74 , ' 50 M Mon., Oct. 26 61 51 .' M.C.G.G. to hold annual meeting Nov. 2 The Morrow County Grain Growers will hold their annual meeting next Monday, Nov ember 2, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds in Hep pner. Activities will start off with dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed by a program to include guest speaker Dave Roseleip (see story this page), reports from officers, directors and assoc iate directors, and a financial report from Steve Green of Green k Green Accountants of Spokane banker to be featured speaker at M.C.G.G. meeting Featured guest speaker at this year's Morrow County Grain Grower annual meet ing Monday, November 2 will be Spokane banker Dave Roseleip. Dave Roseleip was raised in the Flathead Valley of West ern Montana on a dairy and diversified farm. He obtained a degree in Agricultural Economics from Montana State University in 1972. Following active duty in the Air National Guard, he joined the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Spokane and has been with the bank for eight years. Mr. Roseleip currently is assistant vice president for the Federal Intermediate Cre dit Bank of Spokane. In this capacity, he develops and manages financially related services for borrowers of the Production Credit Associa tions and administers related research activities . at the bank. a . IL 1UV 4T-,Ji Ajmg-ut, J"? M.. in- r i r V. - " 1, Pendleton. The dinner will be prepared by Willows Grange and there will be free baby sitting for those attending with children. Also the nominating com mittee will present the follow ing for election in the co-op: Directors: (3 year term) John Ledbetter, Gary Grieb, Lyle Peck and Mark Miller. Assoc. Directors: I year term) Lee Padberg, Alvin McCabe, Jerry Dougherty, Charlie Anderson and Steve Wagonblast. ; The Production Credit Associations provided over 12 billion dollars of short- and intermediate-term credit to farmers and ranchers in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon during 1980. Roseleip is also active in several othjer organizations, including the Spokane Jaycees where he was president in 1976 and the American Agricultur al Economics Association and Toastmasters International. Between 1978 and 1980, he was a participant in the Washing ton Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Foundation, a two year program of concentrated study on agriculture and related issues. In 1980, partici pants of the program toured the Pacific Rim countries of China, Japan, Taiwan and Indonesia to study cultures and agriculture. The annual meeting will be held at the fair grounds in Heppner. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. JL ;CM.JLJ J i- - aw inrr f" T" - ' J t' Market, and Peterson's Jewelers. In addition to good buys, shoppers can sample carmel apples by the Soroptomist Club, brouse at a garage sale by the Cub Scouts at Ron McDonald Chevrolet, featuring hot dogs, coffee and hot chocolate, and purchase baked goods from a booth by the Christian Life Group. 4; ji,fai6JB;mStmAtf
