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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 10, 1996 Pacific Gas seeks permit First HHS alumni golf tournament raises $3,000 Pacific Gas Transmission Company has applied for an Oregon Title V Air Operating permit for Compressor Station No.9, four miles southwest of lone on Gooseberry Road. The Department of En vironmental Quality has con ducted a preliminary review of this application and is pro viding an opportunity for public comment. PGT operates a high- pressure natural gas pipeline extending 612.5 miles from the Canadian border, through the states of Idaho, Washington and Oregon, to California. The lone facility is one of 14 com pressor stations along this pipeline. Station number 9 is composed of two gas-fired tur bines and is remotely operated from PGT's gas control center, in Portland. The draft permit contains no increases in emmissions limits, therefore no further air quality analysis is required at this time. No complaints have been received, and no enforcement actions taken against this facili ty during the last permit period, according to DEQ. Copies of the proposed per mit and review report are available on request from Joshua Weber at (503) 229-5380. For technical information, con tact Ali Nikukar at (503) 229-5178. The full context of the ap plication and draft permit, which may include voluminous printed material not readily duplicable, is available for public inspection, by appoint ment, at the Bend DEQ Regional Office, 2146 NE Fourth Ave. Number 104, Bend. Call (541) 388-6164 to schedule an appointment; and DEQ Headquarters, Air Quali ty Division Office, 811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland. Call (503) 229-5081 weekday morn ings from 8 a.m. to noon to schedule an appointment. The draft permit is also available for viewing at the Pendleton Public Library, 214 N. Main Street, Pendleton, OR (541) 276-1881. Written comments should beto DEQ by 5 p.m. Aug. 5, 1996. The mailing address is DEQ-AQ, atten: Joshua Weber, 811 SW 6th Avenue, Portland, 97204. If written requests from 10 persons or an organization representing at least 10 persons are received on this draft per mit, DEQ will provide a public hearing. Requests for hearing must be in writing and must be received by the department at the above address by 5 p.m. Aug. 5. The department will examine all information received during the comment period. Following this review, the permit may be modified. If no substantive L-R: Shane Laughlin, Barry Munkers, Sandi and Dave Hanna, Gary Kemp The first Heppner High Alumni Golf Tournament was a great success, the alumni committee has reported. Held July 6 and 7 at Willow Creek Country Club, the tournament raised nearly $3,000 with 70 people participating. Approx imately $400 was donated from alumni who weren't able to golf. After a tie-breaking match, the team of Dave Hanna, class of 1965 and his wife Sandy, Barry Munkers '74, Shane Laughlin '83 and Gary Kemp '69, won a name plate and team photo on the tournament pla que which whill be placed in the trophy case at Heppner High School. The team of Mark and Cindy (Bowman) Jarvis, Gary Hunt, Terry Hughes and Curt Day finished second. A dinner and auction of old school uniforms and related paraphernalia were held at the Heppner Elks Lodge Saturday evening. The auction brought in over $500. Because of the large amount of positive response and sup port the committee is planning another tournament for next summer. Funds raised by the associa tion support various youth ac tivities such as Colt basketball and football, Heppner High School volleyball, the Mike Currin Memorial Scholarship, Heppner High School cheer leaders and Babe Ruth baseball. B M C C lists graduates and diplomas Meeting slated College degrees and cer tificates, and high school diplomas were awarded to 298 students for the 1995-1996 academic year at Blue Moun tain Community College. BMCC offers a number of two-year degrees, plus several certificate programs which typically take one year of col lege study to complete. A high school diploma program is of fered through the college's Basic Skills department. Area graduates are as follows: Boardman: Stacie Michelle Bates, Ty E. Lappen, James Thomas Meyers, associate of arts "Oregon Transfer" degree; Heppner: Casey O'Brien, associate of applied science degree in automotive technol ogy; Lori Straley, associate of applied science degree in nur sing; Scott Coe and Erin Fishburn, associate of arts "O regon transfer" degree; Staci Grabeel, certificate in ac counting technician; Nicole Sweeny, certificate in dental assisting; Noia Binschus, cer tificate in information process ing, certificate in office recep tionist, and certificate in ac counting technician. Hermistion: Alisha Amber Marlatt, adult high school diploma; lone: Brian Holtz associate of applied science degree in automotive technology; Aaron Heideman and Edmund Wayne Rietmann, associate of applied science degree in business agriculture; Chisana Enick, associate of applied science degree in nursing; Justin Miller, and Edmund Rietmann, associate of applied science degree in production agriculture; Jake Bacon, Heidi Orem and April Taylor, assoc, of arts "Oregon transfer" degree Irrigon: Danielle Louise Bishop and Betty Elizabeth Hecht, adult high school diploma; Susan McDonald, associate of applied science degree in accounting; Kimber ly Sue Burke and SuAnne Marie Demos, Associate of Arts "Oregon transfer" degree; Mysty Lynn Boyd, certificate in practical nursing. Lexington: Ryan Munkers, Associate of applied science degree in business agriculture; Shane Munkers and Celeste Owen, associate of arts "Oregon transfer" degree; Joseph Lindsay, associate of science degree in agriculture. Pendleton: Trampus Ver- stoppen, associate of applied science degree in automotive technology; Lance M. Marvin associate of applied science degree in drafting engineering technology; Eric Orem, assoc iate of applied science degree in marketing and management Jenni Ashbeck, certificate in general business office recep tionist. Wheat commission schedules meeting The Oregon Wheat commis sion will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, July 15, via conference call, beginning at 8 a.m. The Oregon Wheat Commis sion complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA prohibits G e n u i n e C discrimination against persons with disabilities. Anyone who would like to participate in this meeting, but needs special ac commodations, should contact the Oregon Wheat Commission office 48 hours in advance at (503) 229- 6665 or TDD (503) 986-4762. on chemical agents The Chemical Demilitariza tion Citizens Advisory (CDCAC) has planned an open house meeting on Thursday, July 18, at Good Shepherd Community Hospital (Con ference Rooms 1 and 2), at 610 N.W. 11th, Hermiston. The Hermiston advisory commission was appointed by the governor to receive infor mation and briefings and pro vide input and express con cerns to the U.S. Army regar ding the disposal of lethal chemical agents and munitions at the Umatilla Army Depot. Several private companies have developed destruction technologies (other than in cineration) that are potentially applicable to the chemical weapons at the depot, said a CDCAC news release. Repre sentatives of at least two of the companies with alternative technologies will be present during the open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. to answer ques tions. Bob Boylston of AEA Technology and Dr. Wayland Swain of Eco Logic will also give presentations to the ad visory commission during the regular meeting starting at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend the commission open house and meeting. The meeting location is ac cessible to persons with disabilities. A request for an in terpreter for the hearing im paired or for other accommoda tions for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting. A Spanish interpreter can also be provided upon re quest. For more information, call Karyn Jones, 564-9309 in Hermiston. 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