Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - FIVE
St. William’s collects for newborns
Chemical Depot reports more vapor Walden
detections
announces
The D epot notified increased Oregon
The
U m a tilla
Chemical Depot reported low emergency operations centers
CSEPP funding
readings o f GB Sarin chemical in U m a tilla a n d M o rro w
agent vapor outside a depot
chemical storage structure on
both Dec. 17 and Dec. 20.
T h is m a k e s th e th ir d
occurrence within the m onth
o f D e c e m b e r; a p re v io u s
occurrence was recorded on
Dec. 8.
O n D ec. 20, a
chemical operations crew had
earlier found a puddle o f liquid
GB Sarin inside a chem ical
storage structure used to store
750-pound bombs. The same
structure was the scene o f the
tw o p r e v io u s o u ts id e
detections.
All the incidents were
confined to the Depot’s nerve
agent storage area. The Depot
crisis m anagem ent team was
a s s e m b le d at th e d e p o t
operations center.
Fr. Gerry Condon blesses the bagged gifts as the youth of St. William's look on.
St. William’s Parish in
lone celebrated Je su s’ birth
during the advent season by
hosting a baby shower. The
a n n u a l e v e n t h a d th e
atm osphere o f a real baby
shower, with a cake honoring
J e s u s ’ b irth , p u n c h , a n d
newborn baby items donated
by parish members.
T h e ite m s , w h ic h
included clothing, sleepers,
b la n k e ts ,
u n d e r s h ir ts ,
p o w d e rs a n d lo tio n s and
d ia p e rs , w e re so rte d into
individual bags by the youth o f
the parish.
A f te r a s p e c ia l
blessing by Fr. C ondon, the
bags w ere taken to A gape
H o u s e in H e r m is to n to
distribute to needy m others
and their newborn infants.
P a ris h io n e r E ileen
M c E llig o tt o rg a n iz e s the
Morrow County to receive
final installm ent of. 2003
county payments
O r e g o n c o u n tie s
received alm ost $ 158 million
Jaqueline Juarez and Kylie McElligott sort baby items.
D ec. 17 th ro u g h the final
annual event. “ Thanks to the have a little better start in life,’ installment o f the 2003 county
generosity o f the faithful o f St. she noted.
payments funds by The Secure
William’s, many newborns will
Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act. U.S.
Senator Ron W yden (D -OR)
and U.S. Senator Larry Craig
(R-ID ) wrote the law in 2000
to secure a stable source o f
funding for rural counties;
U.S. Senator G ordon Sm ith
(R-OR) co-sponsored the bill
and w as instrum ental in its
passage.
M orrow County will
re c e iv e $ 3 6 3 ,4 3 2 o f th e
disbursement.
The county payments
legislation directs $ 1.3 billion
over six years from the U.S.
Forest Service and the Bureau
o f L a n d M a n a g e m e n t to
O reg o n
c o u n tie s
fo r
education,
roads
and
county
(Girls side Front Row): Teacher Wendy Appleton,
(Boys’ side Front Row): Tim Lees, Ryan Bennett,
D ec.
1 7 ’s
Maggie Collins, Kellie Lees, Hanna Lovgren and
Jacob Moore and Andrew Bara; (Middle Row): John s e r v ic e s .
disbursem
ent
represents
an
Alisha Taylor; (Middle Row): Alana Wilson and
Nelson, Justin Bailey, Troy Fritz, Teacher Cara
WC Terrace receives a gift of music
Courtney George; (Back Row): Ayla Fiamaono.
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“This highly-qualified
c o m m itte e e n g a g e d in a
th o u g h tf u l,
d e lib e r a te
evaluation o f sites throughout
th e s ta te ,” s a id D ire c to r
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U .S . C o n g re ssm a n
Greg Walden (R-OR) recently
j o in e d O r e g o n S e n a to r
Gordon H. Smith (R-O R ) and
Senator Ron W yden (D -O R )
in announcing a $4.1 m illion
increase in funding for the
C h e m ic a l
S to c k p ile
E m e rg e n c y P re p a re d n e ss
Program (CSEPP) in Oregon.
The funding increase will add
to the $5.6 m illion that had
previously been allocated this
y e a r by th e F e d e ra l
E m e rg e n c y M a n a g e m e n t
A g e n c y (F E M A ) fo r th e
Oregon CSEPP program.
“ L ik e m y S e n a te
c o lle a g u e s ,
O r e g o n ’s
G overnor, and m ost o f the
p e o p le o f M o rro w a n d
Umatilla counties, I favor the
swift destruction o f chemical
w e a p o n s at th e U m a tilla
Chem ical W eapons Depot as
so o n as w e a re a b le to
p ro ceed
s a f e ly
and
effectiv ely ,” said W alden.
“ H ow ever, adequate public
s a fe g u a rd s m u st n o t be
sa crifice d for the sake o f
efficiency in destroying these
munitions. We must ensure that
O re g o n ia n s are p ro p e rly
prepared as we m ove tow ard
the complete destruction o f the
D epot’s chem ical w eapons
stockpile, and this funding
increase will help fund the
projects that are essential to
public safety. T oday’s great
new s is a direct result o f the
close collaborative relationship
that exists between O regon’s
congressional delegation, the
Governor and the community
le a d e rs o f M o rro w a n d
Umatilla County.”
The announcement o f
in c r e a s e d C S E P P fu n d s
follow s an effort m ade by
W alden to persuade FEM A
officials that the earlier funding
level o f $5.6 m illio n w as
insufficient to meet emergency
p rep ared n ess needs in the
communities surrounding the
U m atilla Depot. On Oct. 30,
W alden su b m itte d form al
testimony in Washington, D.C.
at a hearing conducted by the
H o u s e A rm e d S e r v ic e s
C o m m itte e in w h ic h he
requested increased funding
for M orrow and U m atilla
counties under the C SEPP
program. The hearing, entitled
“ U .S. C h em ical W eapons
Stockpile - Program Status
and Issues,” exam ined issues
s u r r o u n d in g
th e
dem ilitarization o f chem ical
m unitions across the nation,
in c lu d in g
em erg en cy
preparedness plans to protect
com m unities situated near
chemical weapons facilities.
W alden’s testim ony
fo c u s e d on th e n e e d to
provide Morrow and Umatilla
counties with increased federal
funds to implement community
preparedness projects. The
$5.6 million in federal funding
Oregon received for Fiscal
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M.C.S.S.
Morrow
almost 90 percent increase in
Forest Service m onies from
b e fo re W y d e n ’s b ill w as
enacted. The BLM portion o f
the funding, $ 110 million, was
released to O regon counties
on O ct. 31.
The Wyden-Craig bill
establishes a locked-in dollar
am ount for rural schools and
counties by averaging the three
h ig h e st re c e ip t p ro d u cin g
years betw een Fiscal Years
1986 and 1999. U nder this
proposal, 80-85 percent o f
funding w ill be reserved for
traditional county schools and
services supported by federal
revenues, and 15-20 percent
o f m onies will be set aside for
national forest land or forest-
related cooperative projects.
This final installment w as the
Forest Service portion o f the
funds.
The county payments
law will provide paym ents
through 2006.
Boardman identified for job
creation
could not com e out for the
T he recently form ed C h r is tm a s c a r o ls to th e performance.
^Jeppner Elem entary School re sid e n ts a n d h a n d e d out
In a show o f th eir
C h ild ren ’s C hoir perform ed c a r n a tio n s . S o m e o f th e appreciation, the residents had
To further O reg o n ’s
for the residents o f W illow children also delivered the m ade special goodies for the competitive business standing
C reek Terrace on Tuesday, carnations to residents who children to nibble on after their in the global m arketplace, the
Dec. 16. T he children sang
performance.
recen tly form ed Industrial
Lands A dvisory C om m ittee
released its report identifying
The
H e p p n e r Christmas holiday. Offices will
The Gazette will also 25 s ite s o f s ta te w id e
Gazette-Times offices will be reopen on M onday, Dec. 29
be closed Thursday, Jan. I, significance for enhancing job
closed Thursday, Dec. 25 and at 9 a.m.
2004, for New Y ear’s Day. creation by increasing available
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We will reopen Friday, Jan. 2 industrial lands in Oregon.
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M
orrow
Industrial
Park were
everyone a safe and happy
included
in
the
25
sites.
holiday season.
The
a d v is o r y
c o m m itte e , a p p o in te d by
O re g o n E c o n o m ic a n d
C o m m u n ity D e v e lo p m e n t
D epartm ent D irector M ary
A ny Size
B r a n tle y in N o v e m b e r,
included representatives o f
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private
industry and public
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counties in O regon, B enton
County in Washington and the
s ta te s o f O r e g o n a n d
W a s h in g to n .
The
C onfederated Tribes o f the
Um atilla Indian Reservation
were also notified.
A c c o r d in g to a
second press release on Dec.
20, a 750-pound bom b was
isolated as the source o f the
liquid GB Sarin. The bomb has
been placed inside a large
container within the structure.
Further monitoring o f
the storage structure continues.
A s o f D ec. 23, no further
releases have been detected.
The
U m a tilla
C hem ical Depot also states
that at no tim e w as there any
danger to the community or the
environment.
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