Heppner gazette-times., April 20, 2005, Page SIX, Image 6

SIX - Heppner Gazette-Tines, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Laminated beam company considers Heppner
for new manufacturing plant location
2 x 4s are cut with finger joists
.in preperation o f glueing into longer boards
Worker pulls 60-ft 2x4 after lamination
mm
A laminated beam
com pany
c o n sid e rin g
opening a m anufacturing
plant in Heppner received a
visit from several Morrow
C ounty o fficials last
Tuesday, when the group
visited a newly-opened plant
in Molalla
Savannah Pacific is
the owner and operator of
the plant, which makes large
laminated beams out o f 2x4s
for the construction industry.
At M olalla, the
smaller boards are first cut
on the end with finger joists
and then glued together into
long 60-foot 2x4s The long
b o ard s are then glued
to g e th e r to form large
lam inated beam s T hese
lam inated beam s can be
formed into any size beam
and also can be rough for
inside c o n stru ctio n , or
sanded and stained for a
nicer looking finish
The process would
be employed at Heppner,
how ever the company is
looking at using different
tree species
The M olalla plant
has been set up in a former
sawmill Thirteen people
were working to produce the
beams Savannah officials
said they may put in a larger
plant at Heppner and employ
as many as 40 workers. It
plans to open in the old green
end building at the South
Morrow Industrial Park (the
form er Kinzua saw mill)
sometime in 2005 and be
operational by the end o f the
year
Savannah officials
Bill Munk and Jeff Garver
said that the company may
use 1x4s at the Heppner
plant because they are less
expensive
and
m ore
abundant that 2x4s The
com pany also indicated
demand for the beams may
be strong enough to
purchase a laminating press
th a t w ould allow the
Heppner plant to produce six
truckloads of beams per day
on two shifts, instead o f the
two truckloads produced per
day at Molalla
60-ft 2x4s are stacked together in preperation of making larger laminated beam
The company also
indicated that it plans to
submit beams made from
Ponderosa pine to the APA
(A m erican
Plyw ood
A sso c ia tio n -E n g in e e re d
W ood
System s)
for
certification The Heppner
plant would use 1x4s o f
Ponderosa pine from the
The City o f Heppner,
in conjunction with the Bank
of Eastern Oregon, received
grant funds to provide for
low in te re st loans for
storefront improvements on
downtown properties There
are still some unused funds
under this program
The loans may be
used for paint, siding or
other im provem ents that
w ould
enhance
the
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188 West Willow, Heppner
cReal
Estate
By DAVID SYKES
REALTO R
B EC O M E INVISIBLE
The key word here is YOUR.
Our objective is to make him
feel that it is HIS home The
owner's presence makes that
difficult
He can t comment about
things he doesn't like That
would be rude Yet. a sure sign
of interest is petty fault-find­
ing - e\en with a perfect prop­
erty The Realtor will then help
weigh the faults with the
pluses This can't come about
with the owner as part o f the
group
180 W Baltimore #5
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Glued 2x4s are glued together to make large laminated
beams
Loans available for storefront
improvements appearance o f downtown
^Jifiiuj the DCtiot?
The best thing to do when
your Realtor arrives to show
your home is become the "in­
visible'' person I've had sell­
ers meet me at the door and
lead us (me and my prospects)
through the house The buyers'
immediate response is to tense
up The subtle signs which I
watch and listen for disappear
These people cease to be buy ­
ers and become "unimited
guests” peering into pri\atc
comers o f the home They are
reacting to the host rather than
the house
You see. where y ou live is
an intimate part o f your life
If the owner is around when
the prospect arrives, he be­
comes a guest in y our home
Kinzua C orporation Pilot
Rock mill to make beams,
however the beams must be
certified by APA first
Munk said he hoped
to have a start up employee
training and supervision
crew available to start up the
laminating process close to
the end o f the 2005.
property
Interested property
ow ners should co n tact
George Koffler at the Bank
o f Eastern Oregon, 676-
9125, for more details.
Port o f M orrow com m issioner Jerry Healy exaam ines Finished 60-ft glued boards
Heppner
Legion and
Auxiliary to
meet
The Heppner Post of
the American Legion and
Auxiliary will be meeting on
M onday, April 25 at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center in
Heppner The evening will
begin at 6:30 p m with a
potluck dinner.
On the agenda for
the evening is discussion o f
plans for the June convention
in Pendleton
All
m em bers Savannah Pacific em ployee handles boards as they come out of glueing machine
welcome to attend
Griffiths to celebrate 50 years
Memo to the boss:
I t’s Professional
Secretaries Week.
Please come and help Don and Joann Griffith
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, April
23. The celebration will be held in the Spray gym from l-3
p m Come and share stories, well wishes or just a
congratulations No gifts please
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