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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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"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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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