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BESS I E WET2ELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER L IB FTIflENE--. OR 9 74 03 r VOL.tMl Nistad retires after 34 years at Kinsua Corp, Oregon's future is in the use nf its natural resources, and here in Fasten) Oregon Unit future looks bright indeed. That assessment of whal lies ahead was Riven Inst we'k hv ii niiin who is intinuitelv involved with the use and control over Oregon's mittiriil resources, retiring Klnziia Vice President Allen Nistad Involved at this time with fit least III separate resource croups, from the statewide Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council, hi the local Morrow Countv Resources Council, Nistad has his finger, ho to speak, on the development jiihI uses ot Oregon's natural resources And dispile the current down-turn in the limber in dusirv. lie snvs this in only short-term, and the future nf (trct'on still lies in the use of its ruitunil resources "I hear people say we need to (hversilv i in Oregon I. You csin'i get out of it. It's ! wilier) here and it's in excellent Nhape." he savs, Nistnd, who retired this month iifler II years with the wood products company says the timber supply in Eastern Oregon is in excellent shape, as tar as supply, eomparud Co. Court discusses possibility of building Morrow County jail H M HY ANN t Eltl l.1,0 New jail facilities are being planned in Umatilla County but Morrow County prisoners won't be allowed in. Judge Don McKlligott told Morrow County Court last Monday. November Hi. Umatilla Co. is currently charging Morrow County $M per day, per prisoner, infor med District Attorney Ann Spicer. The Parole Hoard is so backed up that sentencing can lake anywhere from six to ten weeks, Spicer continued. Possible nlternataives lirouf.lii before Morrow Coun ty Court by County Sheriff Larry Eetsch, Deputy BV Cannon, and District Attorney Ann Spicer were to send prisoners to The Dalles or build a correctional facility within Morrow County. The Dalles Jail is already running at full capacity and isjooking to build their own new facility. Deputy Cannon told the County Court. Discussion over the possi bility of constructing a jail within Morrow County was introduced. According to Morrow Co. Sheriff, Larry Fetsch, a min imum of five additional em You'd better watch out! Santa to visit Sat. Nov. 28 Santa Clans will lie on hand next Saturday, Nov. 2tl to visit with shoppers and their child ren, during the Heppner Merchant's Christmas Open ing Sale. The sale will begin Friday and last for two days, with Morrow County's NO.47 THURSDAY. wild the western part of the slide, Some of his other appoint ments to resource groups, which he vows will keep him busy during retirement in clude: Comprehensive Re source Management Task Force. Grant Count v Re source Council. Oregon Stale Extension Service Advisorv Hoard. Blue Mountain Re source Council, and Vice Pres. of Keep Oregon Green Asso ciation in Salem, (He also serves on II oilier boards and committees i. lie savs the group most interesting to him at this time is the Encrev Siting Council, of which he will be chairman in Sept. of 1HH2 The council was formed II years ago to give approval on every major titilitv project in the stale. "I enjoy thai one the most." says Nistad. He has worked to keep the staff small and red tape down "I have tried to keep it a one-stop agency." Nistad's other contributions to the management of timber in Oregon over the years, would have to include his participation in writing the timber severance tax bill which changed the taxing of ployees would lie needed. Standards of correctional fa cilities were read by Spicer. "If we are to have a jail, we should build for the next 20 years or plan something expandable." said Spicer. Fetsch next explained to the court the time and money wasted by deputies in trans porting prisoners to court from Pendleton and back, plus the cost of running the vehicle. According to both Cannon and Fetsch, a sheriff's deputy normally spends his entire shift watching the suspect during the day of the trial. Plans were presented to the court for a possible jail site in the park behind the court house. "I don't hear any alterna tives other than build our own jail. I'd like to have another alternative but I don't hear any," said Judge McElligott at the close of the discussion. The Court agreed that a study group be formed after Thanksgiving to research all possibilities for a correctional facility. Afterward, a formal jail committee would be formed, said McElligott. In other business, Morrow Co. Treasurer, Margo Sherer, came before the court to bargains at many sloii h. Santa will be at the Post Office downtown, beginning at lp.m. to visit with children. A photographer will be on hand for those wishing to buy pictures of their children on Santa's lap. Also starting on Friday, Nov. 27 will be new later hours The Heppner 1 1 j Jcsa Home-Owned NOVEMBER 18, IHHI 8 PACES limber in Eastern Orcton 'people were ciiHint? tim ber to -get il off Ihc lax rolls " savs Nistad He savs the new law encouraged more tree farming since a landowner did not have to pav tax on ibe trees while thev were grow ing, onlv when thev were cut In his travels to other parts of the countrv. working for various groups. Nistad savs he has had a chance to see how other stales work in handling resources. "Oregon is recognized as having more citizen pariici paiion in government, and we have a verv honest govern ment here " Born in Whnlen. Minnesota in lTOt. Nistad started with Kinzua in the accounting department in 1947. He has attended schools at CoeurD-Alene. Idaho, and is a graduate of Whitney College of Commerce, Coeur D-Alene. Idaho. He also served with the civil service in the recon struction finance corp. of the U.K.--Air-Force war assets administration from 1941 to 1947. He was on active duty with the Air Force from 1943 to l4li. What happens now after report that the county has received $500,000 in property taxes as of Monday. Nov. 16. "They're coming in very nicely." said Sherer, "Things are coming in so fast that we are having trouble keeping up." Morrow County Court con cluded with the following business : heard the road report and a report of accumulative costs for the month of October from Don Briggs. director of the Public Works Dept. discussed with Dean Seeger of the County Planning Dept.. the recent meeting of a study group over zones and regulations of the proposed 184 Interchange near Boardman. Final decisions will be made by a formal committee in December, said Judge McEl ligott. reviewed a proposed building inspection contract with District Attorney Ann Spicer. Dean Seeger. and Ed Wilson and Don Dale, inspec tors, appointed Commissioner Dorothy Krehs to the Board of Directors of the Oregon Con sortium. for the downtown merchants. Merchants will stay open until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday nights every week up to Christmas. "This should give people more opportunity to get their Christmas shopping done," said Merchant's Association President Jerry Holloman. tttt rTTrs 11 jiMuas Weekly Newspaper 20 CENTS Allen Nistad retirement? Nistad says he will en joy himself, spend some time at his home on the Pudget Sound, and that he and his wife. Lillv Mae. plan to relocate "sometime next v - .v f Co. School Board looks at The Morrow County School Board took a look Monday night at a computerized ma chine that, according to its manufacturers, could save the district 15 percent on its electrical bill every year. Called an energy manage ment system, the 12 -inch by 15 -inch metal box was shown to the school board by John Cant of Pendleton, who said the district is paying more on its electrical bill than is necesary. According to Cant, because of scheduled power increases, by July of 1982 the district will be paying $184,000 per year on electrical energy. Three years from now he says the bill will be $1in,ono per year. According to Cant the ma chines, which would cost the district approximately $80, 000 installed, measure the schools' "peak" demand and will automatically turn off various energy users in the schools for brief periods of time to keep the demand low, He said no noticeable changes in heating or other services would be noticed. "The system would pay for itself in three and one half years, and that's a pretty good investment." Cant told the board. The board took no action on the proposed system, and Superintendent Matt Doherty told them the work would have to be bid, even if the district decided to go ahead with the project. In other business, the board heard from local sponsors of a proposed "Fun Run" to be held in Heppner April 4. The run would be on a course on Hinton Creek and the sponsors, teachers in the district, asked the board if the runners could be transported to the starting point by school bus. The board gave its okay. In other business, the board : heard that 286 replies HEPPNER, OREGON year" to the Ike Oswego area. """ " "I'll also be president of Keep Oregon Green Commit tee starting in Dec.." he added. from 3.029 questionnaires re cently sent out by the district, ahd been returned. The questions dealt with a wide range of school issues, and ere sent to district patrons to measure public opinion. passed a revised school district bus policy that will allow adults, for a fee. to ride school buses to events. passed a physical force policy spelling out how and Going up Chase St.? Take a hike . J f .: - -v N . ..V-.: . Tried to go up Chase Street lately? Chances arelf you made it to the top, you did some walking. Delta Summit Corp. of Kennewick, Wash, is replacing and updating the old water line, said a spokesperson from the Corps, of Engineers Willow Creek Dam office. The line is being replaced because dam construction necessitated removing the old city water tank and installing Weather By City of Tue. Nov. 10 Wed. Nov.ll Thu. Nov. 12 Fri. Nov. 1.1 Sat. Nov. H Sun. Nov. 15 Mod. Nov. 18 Jack Sumner place burglarized The Jack Sumner place on Rock Creek, leased by Paul McElligott, Pete McElligott and Don . McElligott was broken into and burglarized sometime Friday, Nov. 13 reports Morrow County Sher iff Larry Fetsch. Pete McElligott. who re ported the incident Monday, Nov. 16. informed the sheriff's office that several buildings, including a shop and a trailer 'house were broken into. An airplane hangar on the premises was also damaged. Various pieces of farm equipment were removed. Fetsch said, and entry into the shop was made through a broken window to carry off tools valued at $900. A television set from the trailer house was also removed. Value of the television was $90. Some of the tools were marked with Paul's Social Security number, but others weren't marked at all, the sheriff reported. energy saving when to report suspected child abuse cases to authorities. voted to include $3,500 in next year's budget for lower ing a pump at a well serving Riverside High School. voted to include $11,821.70 in the budget to purchase several tractors and mowers now leased by the district. voted to hire a part-time aide at Heppner High School to assist with students having v Heppner High Low Precip 62 36 Trace 69 45 .15 58 39 ' .05 60 51 Trace 58 36 .02 58 41 .02 54 38 .76 Fetsch said because of rain, no finger or tire prints were found. "We have very little to go on," he added. Three arraigned at M.C. Courthouse Throe men were arraigned last Thtirsdav. Nov. 12 at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner reports Ann Spicer. district atlornev. Arraigned were: Larry Gene Duff. 40. Spo kane. Duff was charged with criminal mischief in the first degree. Allen Keith Tompkins. Irri- 10 local people receive Courteous fariver Awards During the last six months, the Hepner City Police De partment has been issuing Courteous Driver awards. "So far. most awards have been given to teenagers and the girls outnumber the boys eight to two." said a spokes person from Heppner City Hall. The awards are given by cruising police officers who computer trouble with math and read ing. learned that lone High School had received a $2,000 state grant to purchase a word processor for use in that school's vocational program. The computer is expected to be installed within a month. held a closed-door execu tive session to discuss nego tiation stratregy with the certified personnel. a new one. . Preliminary work on the water tank began in August and completion of the tank and Chase Street water line is to be July 1, 1982. i The Corp. is presently installing a 12 inch main line that will later be connected to individual homes, the spokesperson continued. A reward has been offered for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thief or thieves. gon was charged with bur glary in the second degree and theft in the second degree. Tompkins pled not guillv. John Walter Wells Jr.. 25. Boardman. was charged with theft in the first degree by deception, burglary in the first degree and theft in the second degree. have observed these people driving defensively, yielding their own right-of-way to other vehicles and following other good driving procedures. The certificates re provi ded through the Independent Insurance Association of Umalilla County. Ray Boyce Insurance is the only Morrow County member The reci pients are: Tawny Lynn Wilson, Marti Baker. Nancy L. Miller, Sheridan Sweek. Deann Colleen Connor, Darcy Ann Hollomon. John David Bier. William L. Sowell. Mary Kathleen Hansen, and Jenni fer Kae Johnston. Heppner Rolls! See 8 ports page 5 ii
