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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
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power plant sue
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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
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relations manager for Portland General Electric,
Boardman; Heppner Mayor Cliff Green; Bill Braun,
engineering contractor for G.E.; and Kinzua General
Manager Harry Kennison.
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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
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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.
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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
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for Cummins Diesel in Port-
for Cummins Diesel in Port
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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.
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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
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Normal precip.
Total precip for
Hnnrsnow ice I118:
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High for Nov.,
Low for Nov.,
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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
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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.
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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