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PTSSin WET2ELL 0 OF 0 k E NEWSI'AI'ER' L I 0 EUCEfiE OR 7 4 0 3 VOL. 101 NO. 4!l Till Ground breaking ceremony held at wood miming k r V GENERAL On hand for a ground breaking ceremony for Kinzua Corporation's new cogeneration plant Friday were Paul Knge Ueft), sales engineer for General Electric; Fred Toombs, manager of Columbia Basin Electric Co-op; Morrow CcJudge Don McEUigott, Bui Clough, public. (round breaking ceremo nies for a now wood burning power plant lit the Kinzua Mill in Heppner were held last Friday at l ;3o p m According to Mill Manager Harry Kennison. the plant, which is scheduled to be com pleted in nine to 12 months, will use waste wood from the forest to produce steam which will produce electricity. Kennison says the power will then be gold to Portland General Electric under a 30 year contract. The mill itself will continue to purchase power from Columbia Basin Electric Co-op. the local utility. "P.G.E. gave us a 30-year contract to puchase all the power we produce, They plan on putting It into their grid," said Kennison. To fuel the plant, Kinzua plans on thinning 3,000 acres of forest l.ind per year, which works out to 17 tons of fuel per acre. The plant requires seven truck loads of fuel every 24 hours, or roughly 440 cords of wood . "Our forests are in bad need of reforestation." said Kenni son He pointed out that with the pliint in ocration, thin Two men charged in connection with fatal wreck investigation The Morrow County Sher iff " Department has rcfMirk'd that Carl S. Harrison, 19, of Pendleton, and (Jury I). Pat terson of Heppner have been charged with allegedly Fur nishing Aleoholir Beverages to a Person Under 21 Years of Age in connection with a fatal accident that occurred on Oc tober 1. James Jon Kent Kluk kert. 17, of Lexington, was French's campaign to kick December 13 A no host gathering will be held Tuesday. Dec. 13, 8 p.m., at the Heppner Elks' Iodge to officially kick off Raymond French's Republican candi RSI) AY. DECEMBER 8. IBM power plant sue am ..:. m " - - i It 4 J-1 .. -f - - -. , ning the land will be profitable with better stands of timber the result. "We will be using every thing on that land, we will actually be farming the forest land." he said. Kinzua owns abouat 175.000 acres of forest land itself, but relies on the Forest Service for about 50 percent of its allowable cut. To run the plant will require approximately 20 to 25 more permanent jobs in the Hep pner area says Kennison. with possibly up to 50 during plant construction. "We will use everyone in the Heppner area we can possibly use." he says. "We've taken applications from everyone in the Heppner area that needed work, and General Electric has assured us they will use evf'ryon? In the area they can use," The boiler for the power plant is presently in Minne sota but is scheduled to be shipped here soon. Transport ing it will requrie six flat cars. "It's three times as large as the one we have (in the mill itself." said Kennison. The power plant, which is killed in the accident on Balm Fork Road near Heppner. An investigation into the accident, which was reopened when new evidence was un covered, proved that accident reports filed by those involved were false. The reports slated that Sandra Kay Kelsay, 19, of Heppner. was operating the vehicle at the time of the dacy for State Representative of District 59. The district, which Includes Morrow, Grant, Baker and Crook coun ties, is presently served by Max Simpson, who has an Tins ffisppffisir en Morrow County's Home - 8 PACKS relations manager for Portland General Electric, Boardman; Heppner Mayor Cliff Green; Bill Braun, engineering contractor for G.E.; and Kinzua General Manager Harry Kennison. A 17f.TRANT I f Aft m - . ?" -v,5SHt t's-r if Harry Kennison (left), Paul Enge and Judge Don McEUigott overturn earth where Kinzua Corporation's new cogeneration plant will be located. expected to operate about 11 months out of ihe year, will produce at a maximum. 71 million kilowatt hours per year; with a minimum of 28 million. Funding for the plant will come from $9,200,000 in gene ral obligation bonds to be sold by the Oregon State Depart ment of Energy, Kennison said selling the power from the plant will hold wreck. The evidence indicates she was not and that alcohol was involved. Now. a 17 year old Heppner youth has been charged with alleged Negli gent Homicide, and Kelsey and the three juveniles invol ved have been charged with alleged Initiating a False Report. off nounced he will not seek re election. Ron McDonald of Heppner is French's campaign manager. Owned Weekly Newspaper 25' -r tM "K. f:J if J-' Kinzua through rough econo mic times. "Without this plant this company would be in very bad shape within the next couple of years. We've been working the last (wo years to keep the company going and diversified, and this plant will put us into a much better position to make it through the hard times. We don't want to be a fast-fading lumber com pany." he added. 1 Chamber of Commerce to sponsor lighting contest A Christmas Lighting Con test will again be held in Heppner this year. Two cate gories, best decorated outdoor display and best decorated in side display as seen from the street, are featured. Carol Grams If you're out of Christmas ideas for that special someone on your list, a Carol Gram might be just what ou're look ing for. The Heppner High School choir is offering them again this holiday season as a money making project. The carols will be delivered between 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. through Tuesday, Dec. 20, said Kitty Coon, choir instructor. The cost.is $2.50 for two carols. The choir members will be delivering the carols in groups HEPPNER. OREGON City Council accepts The Heppner City Council accepted a low bid of $83,569 Monday night to drill a new water well for the city. , The hid came from Orvail Ruckncr, Redmond, who hopes to begin drilling before the end of the year. The well site is located above the city near Balm Fork. Peter Lennon of Heppner Rathbun City Police Chief Doug Rathbun was chosen to replace Dean Gilman as Heppner City Police Chief by the Heppner City Council at a meeting Monday night. Gil man will be retiring January I. 1984. "We (the council) think he's well qualified and will do a good job for us." said council member Warren Plocharsky. Rathbun. 40, has been assis tant police chief here for the 'past four years. " After graduating from North Eugene High School, he entered the U.S. Navy. Later, he worked as an accountant i for Cummins Diesel in Port- for Cummins Diesel in Port V be held Friday y The annual Farm-City Ban kt quet will take piaee this Fri day at the Heppner Elks Lodge beginning at 7 p.m. M.C. will be Dr. Clare Koz nek. Harley Sager will give the Invocation and Dr. Lee Insko of Eastern Oregon State College at La Grande will be guest speaker. Several awards, including Business Person of the Year, will be presented, and a pink tourmaline gem stone will be given as a door prize, courtesy of Peterson's Jewelers. Cost to attend the banquet is $7. Preceeding the banquet will be the annual meetings of the Morrow County Livestock Growers and the Morrow Judging will take place Sun day, Dec. 18. First place win ners will receive $30; second place, $20; and third place $10. The contest is being spon sored by the Heppner-Morrow Chamber of Commerce. offered of three to six members. Also, Carol Grams can be sung over the phone if you want to wish someone a Merry Christmas long distance. The students will go to your home, have you dial the phone num ber, and then will sing the carols over the phone, and then hand the phone back to you. To order Carol Grams, contact any HHS choir mem ber or Kitty Coon, 989-8557, after 4:30 p.m. Weather hv tti Citv nf J "J owns the property : however, the citv has an option to purchase the ground if the well proves productive. Citv engineers received a total of four bids for the project, with the highest being $127,554. Engineers had esti mated the cost to be $107,625. Money for the drilling will come from funds granted to the city bv the federal Farm to replace land. He then became Police Chief in Gaston for one year, then chief at Powers, near Myrtle Point, for seven years. He also worked for the Coos County Sheriff's Department and the Umatilla City Police Department before coming to Heppner in 1975 when he joined the Heppner City Police Department. Rathbun left Heppner in 1978 for Sweet Home where he was the police department sergeant. He re turned to Heppner in 1979. He and his wife, Georgia, have three children: Carllena, 17. Christy. 14, and Charlie, nine. County CowBelles. The Live stock Growers' meeting will begin at 1 p.m.; the CowBelles will start with a luncheon at 11:45 a.m. Door prizes will also be given at these meetings. St.Vincent Hospital to screen P.M.H. administrator applicants In a special meeting Mon day morning, the Pioneer Memorial Hospital Board agreed to enter into a contract with St. Vincent Hospital in Portland in an effort to pro cure an administrator for the hospital, reports Ron Mcdon ald, a P.M.H. board member. He explained that St. Vin Soroptimists donate Christmas baskets Mary Goheen, president of the Heppner Soroptimist Club, shows the 28 dolls that Soroptimist members have donated to the Neighborhood Center for the Christmas Basket 35 29 36 35 .36 39 40 Normal precip. Total precip for Hnnrsnow ice I118: ,snow-ice pellets; High for Nov., Low for Nov., Tues.. Nov. 29 Wed.. Nov. 30 Thurs.. Dec. 1 Fri.. Dec. 2 Sat.. Dec, 3 Sun.. Dec. 4 Mori.. Dec. 5 bid for new well Home Administration earlier for upgrading of the city's wafer system. fn other business, the coun cil: heard a request from Bobbie Angell. who wishes to have city water provided to her property located above the cemetery. The property is located outside the city limits but inside the urban growth boundary, so councilmen said Gilman as Doug Rathbun ' ? I h- 1 M , , ,,,, ., mm i ii Vi. 'S Santa's mail boxes to accept children's letters Beginning Saturday, Dec. 10. a Santa Claus mail box will be placed in post offices in Heppner, Lexington and lone. Santa will call the children the week before Christmas. To help Santa in calling, letters should include: (1) the child's cent will conduct a screening process with applicants, with the final decision to be made by the P.M.H. board. The entire process is estimated to take from 30 to 90 days, he said. Presently, E. Byron Smith is acting administrator on a 30-day renewable contract. Program. Some of the dolls' clothes and even some of the dolls are handmade. The members are having a contest for the best homemade doll or best homemade doll clothes. High Low Precip 23 21 23 24 25 25 27 V snow on ground .03 melted snow .02 melted snow 09; V melted snow Trace 15 melted snow IV snow on ground for Nov. is 1.49". Nov., 1983 was 1.83" rain; 0.8" V snow on ground 1983 was 70 degrees. 1983 was 23 degrees Angell would have to wait for a decision until a development plan is worked out between the city and the County Planning Commission. "We're kind of in limbo on that." explained' Heppner Mayor Cliff Green. voted to appoint Doug Rathbun as police chief (see related story), replacing Dean Gilman. who has retired. Heppner name and age; (2) legible phone numbers; (3) legible Christma s list ; a nd ( 4 ) a list of any brothers and sisters in the household. The calls are sponsored by the Heppner Lions Club. Smith is employed by Brim and Associates of Portland, a company which specializes in the management of small and medium-sized hospitals. McDonald said the board plans to renew Smith's con tract until a permanent ad ministrator can be hired. dolls for
