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HHS presents diploma to local veteran Basale ¿'ctzel 1 U of j Newapa sr LILcary Sugane, uR 974 J i Bill Lowe, 102, a VVWI veteran w as able to attend the ceremony VOL. 121 NO. 46 10 Pages Wednesday, November 13, 2002 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Cecil windmill project to offer new opportunities Bv Katie Wall A new project, offering new jobs to the area is on the horizon. LifeLine Energy, Inc., is in the process o f creating the “Shepherds Flat Wind Farm,” a project that will be putting an estim ated 510 w indm ills in Morrow and Gilliam counties. The M orrow County site is located near Cecil, and the separate Gilliam County site lies northwest o f the Morrow Co. site extending north towards the Columbia River. According to Patricia P ilz, v ic e p re sid e n t o f development for LifeLine, it is to soon to g iv e out d e ta ile d in fo rm a tio n but g en era l information is available. Even though the number 510 is circulating around as the total number o f windmills to go up in G illiam and M orrow counties, the actual number is not as important as the total rated cap acity o f the w in d m ills, informed Pilz. Currently, three sizes o f windmills are being looked at, 1.8 megawatts, 2.0 megawatts, and 2.5 megawatts. The company is looking for the project to be between 750-1500 megawatts. Pilz said the wide range in number comes from the d iffere n ce in the w indm ill megaw att size. Right now LifeLine is looking at two options: take the time at the state level, possibly a year or more, to get the permits and other necessary leg work done for the larger 750-1500 megawatts project; or pursue a 100 megawatt project that would be dealt with at the county level now, and pursue the larger project later. Due to the level o f excitement the initial project has g e n e ra te d , L ifeL in e is considering the smaller project because it feasibly could be in the construction stage by mid-2003 and in production by the end o f 2003, according to Pilz. At this time, however, no decision has been made. This project is not only important for the energy it would create, but also for the jobs that would stem from it. According to Pilz, the company is estimating that with the larger project, some 200 jo b s w ould be created during the construction phase and about 30-40 permanent full-time jobs after construction. Pilz also said that the company sees this project as “highly local” and said jobs would be filled by local people. Some of the jobs would req u ire sp ecialized sk illed workers, but other jobs would not require as much training. These jobs include positions such as security personnel, truck driv ing, and regular mechanics. “It is a great starting opportunity to learn the industry,” added Pilz. Each windmill's height is about 255 feet. The rotator (windmill arm) diameter is about 260 feet. The environmental effects o f this project have also been studied as to the four- season land and wildlife impacts. As an example, Pilz said that the Gilliam Co. site has about 15,000 acres, which is currently used for sheep grazing half of the year, and when the lull project is completed o n ly 200 a c re s w ill hold permanent structures and roads. Pilz added that some impact w o u ld be seen d u rin g construction but that once the construction was completed, it would be safe for the sheep to graze right up to the base o f the windmills. Overall, the land will increase its productivity, while still maintaining its original use, she said. HCMF adding Community members invited international flair to decorate trees to Thanksgiving Alvin Liu manager of the “ C h ristm a s at the Courthouse" a special community event to be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m . w ill be th e conclusion the Morrow County Courthouse 100th Anniversary c e le b ra tio n . The H ep p n er Chamber o f Commerce invites ev e ry o n e , c o u n ty w id e , to decorate a tree for the auction to be held. The evening will offer music, refreshments, tours, and the opportunity to bid on trees. A plaque will be presented to the organization or indiv idual whose tree is voted “favorite” by the people in attendance. Nine artificial trees will be decorated for the event and w ill be placed in assigned Courthouse offices during the first week o f December. Proceeds from the tree auction will go to help with projects in Heppner, such as community Christmas decorations, hanging baskets, etc. T h o se w ish in g to decorate a tree need to respond to the Heppner Cham ber by Nov. 15. You can reach the Cham ber at P.O. Box 1232, H eppner. OR 97836, or by calling 676-5536. N o rth w e ste rn M otel and member o f Heppner Christian M issionary Fellow ship, has invited some of his international friends to come and share in the community-wide Thanksgiving Dinner. “Once again it is time for all o f us to get together giv ing th a n k s to G od fo r the abundances He’s given to us. Thanksgiving gives us a chance to share the values of family and love,” commented Liu. He and his friends will be providing the entertainment for the dinner. “ Rem ember to invite your families, friends, neighbors, and others to share and enjoy this wonderful meal with us," added Liu The community-wide Thanksgiving Dinner will be Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, at 1 p .m ., at the Episcopal Church parish hall. Mustangs off to quarterfinals The Heppner Mustangs will play the Dayton Pirates, Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m., in Dayton. The number two ranked Pirates defeated Harrisburg 21 - 6 in their first round game on Friday night. Bracket Page 4. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. At a sp ecial school R em em b ran ce C erem o n y honoring veterans, veteran Robert E. Kelly, was presented an honorary diploma by HHS assistant principal Dick Allen and Morrow County School Board member Larry Mills. Kelly chose at age 18 to quit school and join the Navy. He served his country as a Navy Sea Bee. The Navy offered two school credits for signing up, yet Kelly needed four credits to graduate. It was decided that after raising a family and working for years as a truck driver and rancher that Kelly had earned his last two credits. HHS stu d e n ts K yle Huddleston, Linsey Mitchell, and Blair Keithley orchestrated the remembrance ceremony as part o f a leadership class. The ceremony opened with the Color Guard entrance and the HHS band played "The Gallant Marine,” and “SSB." Mrs. Osmin's third grade class presented a song and a Larry Mills presenting honorary diploma to Robert E. Kelly Buchanan, Jerry Hamer, Keith Lewis, Don McEiligott, Frank Denton, Roger Schoonover, and Keith Brudevold; those not in attendance included: Gary Ball, Don Bennett, Delbert Dungan, Lester Grasser. George Griffith, G eorge G u tie rre z, M elvin Hammons, Edward Hiemstra, J.D. Hudson, Carl Martin, Roger Mortimore, Jane Richards, Gary R ichards, A1 Riney, A lbert Wright, and Marlin Donahoe. Also in attendance was Bill Lowe, age 102, a WWI Canadian Army veteran. Low e served in WWI during 1914- 1915. The ceremony closed with the singing o f Taps, the exiting o f the Color Guard, and the HHS band ended w ith “America the Beautiful.” The w ords ofTaps: "Day is done, gone the sun. from the lakes, from the hills, from the sky. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh." The veterans w ho served and those military men and women w ho currently serv e will always be remembered. group of sixth graders presented a poem. A roll call of the veterans was read. The veterans honored included: in attendance: Billy A dam s, A rnold A p p leto n , Edward Baker, Grace Baker, Leon Ball, Clarence Baker, Cecil Barlow, Raymond Batty, Dale Conklin, Francis Connor, Nelson Connor, Bob DeSpain, L.E. Dick, Earl Fishbum, Raymond French, Billy Gentry, Eddie Gunderson, Francis Herbert, Dean Hunt, Wilbur Jackson, Earl Jenks, Robert E. Kelly, Randy Lott, Ernie McCabe, Tad Miller, Rod Murray, Charles Nelson, James Norene, George Norris, Kenneth Norris, James Pappas, C.K. Peck, Stephan Peck, Irvin Rauch, Robert Reaney, John R enfro, C reston Robinson, G eo rg e S te a g a ll, M ichael Sweek, David Sykes, Robert Taylor, Glen Ward, Mark White, Dick Wilkinson, James Wishart. Loren Woodside, Dave Zachary, Betty Jean Brown, Clarence Veteran’s Day annual observance held Bob Taylor raises the American flag at the Heppner Veteran's Day observance The City of Heppner held a Veteran's Day observ ance, Monday, Nov. 11, at the Heppner Memorial Park. The observance lasted an hour and included the flag raising, singing, remembrance stories, the reading of the names on the memorial monument and the recital ofTaps. The time ended w ith a fly-over at noon. General Election vote results for Morrow County Election results from Morrow County for the Nov. 5, 2002 general election vote. Please remember these are only the num bers from Morrow County. Governor; Kevin L. Mannix- 1701; Tom Cox- 133; and Ted Kulongoski- 985. U.S. Senator: Lon Mabon- 54; Bill Bradbury- 644; Gordon H. Smith- 2106; and Dan Fitzgerald- 57. U.S. Representative- Dist. 2: Mike Wood- 59; Greg W alden 214 8 ; and P eter Buckley- 602. State Representative- Dist. 57: Greg Sm ith-1826; and Elizabeth Scheeler- 983. Oregon Tax C ourt Judge: Henry C. Breithaupt- 1720. MC Commissioner- Pos. 2: Ray Grace- 1550; and Barbara Bloodsworth- 1260. Soil & W ater Conservation Dist.- Zone 1: Pat Suter- 586; and Joe Taylor 1598. Soil & W ater Conservation Dist.- Zone 4: Brian D oherty-1923. Soil & W ater Conservation Dist.- Zone 5: Judy Barber- 1978 Boardman City Councilor (Elect 3): Ed Glenn- 213; Curtis J. Mosman-53; Pam Neal- 146; William (Bill) C. Brown- 94; T. Michael Tallman- 224; Gene Allen- 97; and Don Vandev enter- 122. Heppner City Mayor: Bob Jepsen- 365. H eppner City Councilor-Pos. 1: Cynthia R. Doherty- 385. Heppner City Councilor- Pos. 2: Marian F. Murchison- 381. H eppner City C ouncilor- Pos. 4: Tim VanCleave- 428. H eppner City Councilor-Pos. 5: Thomas F. Wolff-433. H eppner City Councilor- Pos. 6: No Declared Candidates. continue J page 2 IN SHOP PARTS AND LABOR NOW 1 A n % OFF /W V I 1 iM \W mw Call Mark or Ashley to set up an appointment M o rro w C o u n ty G ra in G ro w e rs Lexington 989-8221 • 1-800-452-7396 For form equipment m it our web site at www mcgg net
