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VOL. 101 NO. 40 THURSDAY, OCTOBER , IWJ
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Bill Mym of Heppner got lucky opening morning when he
, spotted this four point buck on Wilson Creek. He bagged the
deer about noon. It weighed 12S lbs. dressed out.
HHS student killed in
weekend accident
A 17 year-old Hppner High
School student was killed in an
early morning accident Sa
turday on Balm Fork Road,
south east of Heppner. Accor
ding to the Morrow County
Sheriff's Department, the dri
ver of the vehicle apparently
failed to negotiate a curve and
the vehicle rolled.
Kent KliJkkert of lexington
was pronounced dead at the
Juvenile Services Comm.
appoints new chairman
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The Morrow County Juve
nile Services Commission has
recently appointed Tom Jones
as new commission chairman.
He has been an active mem
ber of the Juvenile Services
Commission during the last
year. Jones has a strong inte
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Morrow County Extension Agent Steve Campbell and
Program Assistant Birdin Tullis put up a poster commemo
rating National 4-H Week, October 2 through 8.
Everyone interested in learning more about 4-H is Invited
to attend a 4-H Recognition and Get Acquainted Night at the
fairgrounds in Heppner Monday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Dinner
will be potluck. 4 H Council members will be on hand to take
enrollments, as well as to discuss programs.
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scene.
The names of the driver and
other passengers, all juve
niles, were not released by the
sheriff's office pending an
investigation of the accident.
It was reported, however, that
the driver and one passenger
were treated and later re
leased at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital in Heppner.
rest in the youth of the com
munity and feels that the
programs sponsored by the
J S C. are very helpful inde
lerring Juvenile delinquency
and providing positive expe
riences for the area's young
people, said the commission.
Torn is employed as assis
tant fire management officer
at the U.S. Forest Service
office in Heppner. He and his
wife, Barb, live in Lexington.
One of Jones' primary ob
jectives will be the recruit
ment of commission mem
bers Members serve on a
volunteer basis and assist in
deciding the direction that
J S C. programs will take.
Anyone interested In ser
ving on the commission can
contact County Judge Don
McFJIigott, or call Jones at
9H9 8428.
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Don Shelton, also of Heppner, got this three-point on Rhea
Creek on Saturday also. The deer was taken at about 11:30
am.
Construction
Highway construction
workers are reconstructing
and widening seven miles of
the lone Lexington section of
the Heppner Highway begin
ning Just east of lone. Con
tractor on the project is Mor
ris Brothers of Lebanon.
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Congressman's 'circuit rider'
gives update
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Mike Ilanna
Mike Hanna, "circuit rider"
for Congressman Bob Smith,
arrived in Heppner Monday
for a 1 p.m. public meeting
with local citizens. However,
only two reporters were
present.
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Commission estimated the
cost of the project between $1
million and $2.5 million. Mor
row County Judge Don MeFI
ligott said Morris Brothers'
bid was below the estimated
cost.
The judge said at present
the contractor is working to
Hanna gave an update on
the congressman's activities
during the first half of the
latest congressional session.
Smith sponsored three bills
and co-sponsored over 50 bills,
which included a tax credit for
veterans and the repeal of the
eight percent tip tax.
The bills Smith himself
sponsored are HR 358 for a
Columbia River Gorge Com
mission to ensure protection,
conservation, enhancement
and management of the
gorge's resources; HJR 127,
an amendment to the consti
tution to restrict pay increases
for the house and senate with
out voter approval; and HR
435, to rebuild the lock system
at Bonneville Dam.
Hanna said the congress
man was disappointed that he
wasn't appointed to the Agri
cultural Committee, but he is
working on the Public Works
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Consumers' increase not yet known
B.P.A. announces 22
wholesale
Bonneville Power Adminis
tration announced Friday that
it will raise wholesale priority
firm power rates 22 percent on
November 1. but the exact
amount of the increase to be
passed on to members of
Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op members is not yet
known. However, co-op
Manager Fred Toombs said
Monday that the increase to
consumers "will be no where
near that much (22 percent)."
The co-op's board of direc
tors was expecting the in
crease, but until Friday the
actual percentage was not
known. The board has set a
special meeting date of Octo
ber 12 to determine the
increased rate for consumers.
B.P.A. has stated that the
new rate for priority firm
power will remain in effect
local highway
clear space for gravel storage
and a crusher, and is working
on two dangerous corners in
that section of the road.
The completion time of the
project is 330 calendar work
days, and is to be complete in
July, 1984, the judge said.
and Transportation Commit
tee and was appointed chair
man of a Special Task Force
on Agriculture, a house
committee.
Hanna said one of Smith's
main concerns is "trying to
pull Oregon's delegation toge
ther." When asked about Smith's
view of the U.S. military
involvement in Lebanon,
Hanna reported that Smith did
vote in favor of U.S. Marines
remaining in Lebanon for
another 18 months.
The circuit rider also ex
plained a service that Smith's
Oregon office offers to citizens
in the Second Congressional
District that is not widely
known. People having prob
lems with government agen
cies such as the Internal
Revenue Service and Social
Security may contact his of
fice for help to resolve the
problem, Hanna said. To con
tact Smith's Oregon office toll
free, call 1 800-533-3303.
Weather
by the City of
power rates
until July 1. 1985.
"Priority firm" power is
sold to publicly owned utili
ties, and. also to investor
owned utilities exclusively for
their residential and small
farm customers. The effect of
this wholesale rate increase
on retail rates will vary from
utility to utility, depending on
their other costs.
"Substantial cuts in pro
grams and adjustments of
cost allocations enabled us to
hold down the increase," said
B.P.A. Administrator Peter T.
Johnson. "Many of the
changes that were made re
sulted from the testimony of
parties in rate hearings."
The "modern era" of whole
sale power rate increases as
sociated with inflation and
construction of large genera
ting facilities began in 1980.
This is the lowest of the annual
ratejnereases that have oc- .
curred since that year, John
son said.
"As demand for power and
costs associated with thermal
plants stabilize, the trend has
been for rate increases to
subside." Johnson said. "Our
projections are that rates here
Toxic weed mistaken
A very toxic weed found
along creek beds in the local
area has been mistakenly
identified by some local
school-aged children as "In
dian Chewing Gum," and has
caused at least two local
children to require medical
attention.
The weed, Poison Hemlock
(Conium maculatum), grows
five to 10 feet tall and has tiny
white lacy flowers. Infesta
tions of the plant are found
throughout the state and if it is
ingested, it may be fatal.
According to a Weed Identifi
cation Guide, published by the
Morrow Co. Soil and Water
Conservation District, the
leaves of the plant have a
mouse-like odor.
Early symptoms following
ingestion include nervousness,
trembling, ataxia, or un
steadiness of the lower limbs,
and dilated pupils, followed by
a coldness of the extremi
ties, vomiting and diarrhea.
Less obvious symptoms are a
weakened heart rate and res
piratory paralysis, which can
lead to death, reports Lee
Wanke, pharmacist and as
sociate director of the Oregon
Poison Center in Portland.
He explained that the pitch
from the Hemlock tree, which
is not related to the weed and
is not considered poisonous, is
sometimes chewed; a possible
explanation for the mistaken
origin of the chewing gum.
Most of the plants in this
area are dry now, but a few
are still in the green stage.
Wanke says the plant is toxic
in all stages, and could possi
bly be more deadly dried than
when green since the plant's
moisture content has evapo
rated which could cause its
toxicity to be more potent. He
also stated that the seeds of
the weed are the most dangerous.
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Heppner
Total precipation for September was
Normal for the month is .76.
percent increase in
in the Pacific Northwest will
remain well below the nation
al average for the foreseeable
future."
The price of priority firm
power will go from 1.8 cents
per kilowatt-hour to 2.2 cents
per kilowatt -hour. This will lift
the average retail rate in the
Pacific Northwest from four
cents per kilowatt-hour to 4.4
cents per kilowatt-hour, com
pared to a national average of
more than eight cents, he
explained.
The rate charged by B.P.A.
to the Northwest's direct-service
industries primarily
aluminum companies will
go up nine percent. For an
industry that continues to ope
rate close to the level that
B.P.A. anticipates, the rate
increase will be from a cur
rent level of 2.45 cents per
kilowatt-hour to 2.68 cents per
kilowatt-hour. For a plant
whose operations fall short of
the anticipated level, the rate
will be somewhat higher.
The surplus firm power rate
has remained close to its
current level of 3.1 cents per
kilowatt-hour. This should
enhance B P.A.'s effort to
Fatalities from ingesting
the plant have been reported
in Oregon, the most recent
were two years ago in Central
Oregon, he said.
If there is any reason to
believe that someone has in
gested Poison Hemlock or any
other toxic substance, contact
the Oregon Poison Center
immediately, toll free, 1-800-452-7165.
Wanke said the cal
ler will be asked what sub
stance was ingested, the
quantity ingested, the age and
other information on the pa
tient, and will be asked for a
phone number where the cen
ter can reach the caller to
check back on the patient.
Wanke says in such instances
the Poison Center should be
contacted before taking the
Agent Sieve Campbell
along Willow Creek.
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market its surplus power out
side the region.
At the same time, B.P.A.
has raised components of its
nonfirm rate. The spill rate
went from 0.9 cents per
kilowatt-hour to 1.1 cents. The
standard rate went from 1.82
cents to 1.85 cents per kilowatt-hour.
This should bring
about greater overall revenue
from short-term sales of ener
gy in good water conditions,
Johnson said.
B.P.A. will require a total of
$5 billion during the 20-month
period from November 1. 1983
to June 30, 1985. For purposes
of comparison, the total reve
nue requirement for fiscal
year 1983 was $2.2 billion. For
the 12-month period beginning
July 1. 1984. B.P.A. needs $3
billion.
The need for more revenue
is tied to increased costs as
sociated with power plants,
conservation and federal
transmission facilities. About
one-fifth of the 1983 increase in
the priority firm rate is due to
costs of Washington Public
Power Supply System projects
1. 2 and 3, Johnson concluded.
for gum
patient to a doctor or emer
gency room because many
times treatment can be re
commended and administered
in the home or before trans
porting the patient. If the
center feels the patient re
quires a medical examination,
the center will contact a doc
tor or emergency room, let
them know a patient will be
arriving and why, and may
recommend a treatment pro
cedure. Morrow County Extension
Agent Steve Campbell reports
that the Morrow County Weed
Control District is in the pro
cess of outlining a budget, and
says that Hemlock is included
on a list for a program of
education and eradication.
shows Poison Hemlock growing
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