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Diaper plant may open in Boardman
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Morrow County's Home-Owned Newspaper
The Hrppner
azette
VOL 105 NO 38
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W ednesday. September 23, 1987
Heppner 25*
10 Pages
Medical board approves contract
A Jupcr plant could open in ihe
Port ol Morrow Industrial Park as
early as spring of I **88. Port
Manager Boh Miller has announced
The plant «sill provide "good, basic
industry for the area," he said
The proposed Boardman plant is
expected to employ about 136 peo
ple when it opens and as many as
150-200 by the end of its first year
in operation The manufacturing
process is very technical, the port
manager explained, but will require
a labor force of machine operators,
maintenance people, electricians,
and warehousing and dock people
Many who have been laid off from
their yobs with Lamb Weston may
qualify for the new jobs That fact,
he pointed out was a (actor in Board
man's favor because the labor force
here is fairly stable with few mov
ing to jobs with rival companies
Smoochies anticipates hiring most of
its labor force locally
The bast Central Oregon Associa
tion of Counties has been working
with the port from the beginning.
Miller said They helped put
together the package we prevented to
Smoochies They oversee federal
programs which may assists the new
company with screening and train
ing of prospective employees
In addition to a stable labor force,
other reason Smoochies is consider
ing Boardman is because utility,
land, tax and labor rates are very
competitive right now due to our
sudden and unexpected economic
slump. Miller noted
Location is a third key factor in
their choice. Miller pointed out The
market Smoochies hopes to serve in
eludes Seattle. Spokane, and
Portland, which puts Boardman near
the center with transportation routes
to all cities "Water transportation
is very coat-effective," he said,
"especially for large, bulky items,
which makes us a good receiver for
wood by products used in the
diapers " Rail and truck lines also
serve Boardman
Smoochies is now in the process
of searching for financing to build
the SI0 million plant, he said
Smoochies is a public stock company
which means they may issue tax ex
empt bonds similar to those issued
by cities and utilities to finance
improvements
The Smoochies. Inc diaper plant,
a year old company based in the
Tacoma area hopes to gamer about
551 of the West Coast diaper market
with a new twist to disposable
diapers The pnxiuct they propose to
manufacture in Boardman hopefully
the first of several plants across the
nation-will be the same quality as
leading brands, but will have a built-
in bag that encloses and seals the
diaper after it is used, and two built
in pouches for "baby W ipes"
A patent search is underway.
Miller said Members of the cor
porate team have long term ex
perience and proven track records in
the diaper industry. so arc planning
ahead Legislation which will re
quire some sort of bag for disposing
throw away diapers is being in
troduced in 22 states
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Boardman man named
Tidewater representative
Wesley J Hickey. Executive Vice
President of Tidewater Barge Lines
announced today that F E 'Ed'
Glenn, former Boardman lawyer,
will rcprc<ni Tidewater in Morrow
County, through the November
election
Glenn will concentrate on making
the Tidewater plan to open a solid
waste landfill in Morrow County
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Two doctors agree to open Heppner practice
By Avon Melby
Two doctors have agreed to set up
practice in Heppner and North Mor
row Medical Center will be open at
least four days per week. Morrow
County Medical Board decided
Monday
Drs Jean and Ed Berretta, a hus
band and wile team who have been
practicing in North Carolina, have
visited Heppner and met with the
board After returning to their pre
sent practice they wrote, setting out
the contract they would like to have,
and it was accepted by the county
board at a meeting in Irrigon Mon
day night
The doctor's contract will begin
(Xtobcr I They will set up practice
in the Heppner Clinic At least until
another full-time doctor has been
found for the North Morrow clinic
at Boardman. one of them will be
manning the clinic there for a
min'mum of 16 hours per week
Better services will be assured at
the North Morrow Medical Center
through another lease agreed to on
Monday
St Anthony Hospital, which has
been operating Pioneer Memorial
Hospital here for more than a year,
will manage the clinic at Boardman
St Anthony will staff the clinic, pay
the bills and expenses of the clinic
No rent will be charged the first six
months, then a SI.000 per month
rental will be m effect. Ihe agree
ment is for three years, with two
five-year extensions at the option of
the Pendleton hospital
The lease agreement specifics St
Anthony must staff the Boardman
clinic with a physician a minimum
of 32 hours each week and a
minimum of four days per week
These requirements arc to be met
within 60 days after the contract
lakes i f l k t (Kt
said St Anthony is trying to find a
doctor who will live in Boardman
and keep the clinic open on a full
time basis
Ernest W ick, interim ad
ministrator for the county medical
board, was authorised to call bids for
repairing the roof on the Boardman
Clinic Additional repairs will be
made later Maintenance and repairs
of the clinic at Boardman remain an
obligation of the county Repairs
were included in a budget approved
for the new medical district last
spring
The county would like to exchange
managment of the Heppner Clinic
for that of Ihe home used by Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, Commissioner
Jerry Peck said The home was
given the county for use of the
hospital administrator by the late
Amanda Duvall, one of the principal
promoter* of building Pioneer
Memorial Hospital here in the
1950* It i* not now being used for
the administrator It is across from
ihe courthouse The county would
like to have the building for possi
ble additional office space in the
future The trade was agreed on
Morrow County Medical District
was formed by the county several
months ago. but the board just took
over dune* of trying to meet all the
health needs of the county This was
its third regular meeting To develop
N»th short and long term goals for
the board, a workshop was wt up for
CXtobcr 22 at Dodge City Inn in
Boardman
Regular meetings ot the board
were changed from the third Mon
day to the first Monday of each
month
200 years
Heppner Elementary pupils
(above) release balloons with
messages about the Constitution to
begin their celebration ot the docu
ment's bicentennial
Heppner and lone elementary
set* nils joined with others across the
nation in celebrating the Bicentennial
of the U S Constitution Students
viewed "We the People' television
program and joined President
Reagan saying the Pledge ot
Allegiance
At right fourth graders from lone
parade down Main Street ringing
bells as part of the nationwide 200
seconds of ringing bells
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North Medical Center had a loss
of S 8.993 last month, Ed Glenn, a
member ot the county medical board
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Ed Glenn
well known and understood before
voters consider a referendum that
seeks to require voter approval of
landfill siting and operation at a
general election
In making the announcement.
Hickey said. "Ed represents the
beginning of our local hiring which
will eventually reach as many as 50
employees Tidewater appreciates
the support this protect has received
in Morrow County and local hiring
is one way we can help the local
economy "
Glenn practiced luw in Boardman
from 1976 to 1984 and more recent
ly has been associated w ith the Pine
Box Company and La Casa dc Vtn
winery A candidate lor Justice of
the Peace in 1*0(6. Glenn has been
active in Morrow County politics
and in several political campaigns
over the past 10 years
Glenn's wife, Frances, teaches
U S History at Riverside High
School and their two children.
Harold. 16 and laurel. 13. attend
Morrow County schools in Irrigon
and Boardman
rjt? *1 Truck victim of Wednesday fire
A truck was the only casualty
following a fire at Paul Hansen'*
airstrip west of Heppner last
Wednesday Hansen apparently was
burning in a barrel when Ihe flames
jumped out and caught nearby
weeds He then drove his pumper
truck over to put out the fire, but the
truck's motor died Since he could
not start the motor, he couldn't pump
water and the fire overtook the truck
A crew from Columbia Basin
Electric Co op working with shovels
had the hla/c nearly under control
when the Heppner lire Dept
arrived
Metro director eyes Finley Butte for Portland garbage
The Morrow and Gilliam county
landfill sites arc head and shoulder*
above any site West ot the Cascades,
capable of handling large amounts of
garbage, the director of Metro Ser
vice* Agency which regulates gar
bage disposal in the Portland area
said last week
Metro i* looking for a long term
site that is capable of handling the
400.000 tons of garbage per year
coming from the urban parts ot
M ultnomah. Clackamas and
Washington counties
The 60tTacrc Finley Buttes land
fill will have the capac ity to accom
modate garbage from the Columbia
River communities for approximate
ly 20 years, according to Tidewater
spokcspcoplc
Clark County. Washington also
has been considering the Finley But
tes site for its household ana com
mcrcial garbage I idewater Barge
Lines put together a proposal to
barge garbage up the Columbia
River, oft load it at the Port of Mor
row and truck it to a landfill site
managed by Wastech
Rena Cusma. executive director of
Metro said the proposed Finley But
tes landfill and the proposed Gilliam
county site arc neck and neck as far
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Larry Lindsay points out landfill site to Metro Executive Director Rena Cusma
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as meeting Metro and environmen
tal requirements for a garbage
disposal site
Metro is considering eastern
Oregon sites because "w e're pack
ing it in as tight as we can. just to
nuke our current landfill site at St
Johns last until cary 1991 s h e said
When the site is foil, we will have
to have an alternative for getting rid
of refuse Problems have developed
with proposed K ickitat and Bacona
Road sites which may make them
unavailable in lime
Last spring Tidewater planned to
have the Finley Buttes landfill in
operation by the end of 1988 That
was before an initiative petition plac
ed a measure on this November *
ballot requiring voter approval
before a landfill may be sited in
Morrow County If the measure is
approved, voters would decide if
they want a landfill at the general
election in November, 1988 Of
ficials are not predicting how long
the landfill project could be delayed
if the measure passes in November
Cusma said Metro will make its
decision by the end of this year
Eastern Oregon’» low rainfall cut*
construction costs and slows the pro
cess by which waste by-products
leach out into surrounding soil The
water (able is so high in the western
part of the state that construction
costs are incredible compared to
here, the director pointed out It also
is doubtful that new Environmental
Protection Agency regulations will
allow development of a site west of
the mountains, she said
Another alternative is to contract
with small brokers transporting
small portion* of garbage to several
different landfill sites. Cusma said,
but Metro prefers to use just one site,
consolidating its liability
"The Finley Buttes site has great
terrain for a landfill, because it can't
be seen and has no close residences.
Cusma continued Tests show the
soil in the canyons it suited for a
landfill and groundcover is readily
available "A nd.” she said, "the
neighbors are delighted " That's im
portant because we don't want to
push the issue where we're not
wanted
Five years ago the attitude toward
garbage was "not in my back yard.”
she said Now technology is advan
ctng so quickly (he whole national at
titude it changed "Forward think
ing communities see garbage as a
resource for energy which can be
sold and as a provider of jobs,
Cusma said.
The landfill Wastech proposes to
build at Finley Buttes would provide
12-15 new jobs for unloading and
loading, trucking, and landfill opera
lion* Royalties to the Port of Mor
row could be as much as $480,000
per year
We arc concerned with the
economic development of the host
community she said, and with pro
per management of die landfill "We
want to be good long term part
ners."
Much of the garbage from the
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Metro area now is disposed of
through advanced technology such
as resource recovery and com
posting A refuse fuel plant at St
Helens is capable of handling
350,000 tons of garbage per year It
provides 65 jobs, a 53 million
payroll, and S2 million in property
taxes Composting may handle
I60.U00 tons of backyard debris per
year by turning it into a compost for
agricultural purposes The challenge
is to assure users the products meets
agricultural standards, she said
Rccyclahlcs are pulled out up
front, she emphasized Education in
the high school* and curbside pickup
arc provided as part of the regular
garbage fee. she said
"W e make an effort to educate
people about what they throw
away." she said Pickup stations are
made available usually two
weekends each year and patrons are
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