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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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