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Proposed wind farm to be located in Morrow and Gilliam counties 11 1 1 1 1 ■ 1 1 1 1 11 111.... 11 1 1 111 11 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University o f Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 VOL. 127 NO. 6 10 Pages Wednesday, February 6, 2008 By Autumn Morgan A proposal has been made for a new w ind farm to be built on privately owned land in Morrow and Gilliam C o u n ties. The pro p o sed Shepherds Flat Wind Farm will be a wind energy facil ity that will cover 32,000 acres owned by Clint Krebs. The facility will be located approxim ately five miles Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon County Judge and Boardman Mayor debate tippage vote Boardman Mayor Ed Glenn (left) and Morrow County Judge Terry Tallman meet at Heppner Chamber to talk about upcoming tippage vote. By David Sykes sure that would take 75 per- 22, would take, at today’s County Judge Terry Tall- cent of the county’s tippage rates, $750,000 from the man and Boardman Mayor fees and give it to the cities county and divide it among Ed Glenn squared off at the in Morrow County. Heppner Chamber o f Com- If approved by voters the Heppner, Lexington, lone, Boardman and Irrigon. merce last week to debate resolution, which will be An overflow crowd heard the upcoming ballot mea- mailed to voters February Tallman say the cities have given out misinformation about the history o f the tip- page fees. Tallman said the cities are not entitled to the mon ey, and they are trying to make themselves party to a contract (with Finley Buttes Lanfill) o f which they are not a part. Glenn said when the landfill was cited the coun ty “assured" the voters that the tippage money would be used to benefit the five communities in the county. Glenn said the county did this to strike down an elec tion that would have re quired a public vote before a land fill could be placed in the county. The approval vote was never authorized, the county got what they wanted but never delivered on the “benefits” to the cit ies. If approved the upcom Wade, Antonio, Angel and Felix Matthew built this giant ing resolution would give snowman on Tuesday, January 29. When the snowman got 25, 50, and 75 percent of to tall for them to reach they received some help from their tippage to the cities over mother and grandfather to finish their masterpiece. Photo by April Sykes the next three years. Snow big ! ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: __ MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. southeast o f Arlington. The developer is LifeLine De velopment Group o f Sacra mento, a company formed ex p ressly for Shepherds Flat. The proposed facil ity would consist of approxi mately 3003 wind turbines and would have a combined peak generating capacity of up to 909 megawatts. Power output o f the facility would enter the Federal Columbia River Transmission System through Bonneville Power Administration's Slatt Sub station. The facility is pro jected to produce enough .electricity to power approxi mately 188,000 homes. B esides wind tu r bines, the facility will in clude 17 m iles o f above ground 230-kV transmission line, 103 miles o f 34.5-kV collector transmission line (limited to 38 miles above ground), a communications system , two field w o rk shops, two substations, six meteorological towers, and ap p ro x im a te ly 57 m iles o f new access roads. The turbine tower height would range from 263-345 feet and overall height (maximum b lad e tip h eig h t) w ould Flat W ind Farm. range from 398-492 feet. The Oregon Depart ment o f Energy will hold a public hearing after they have reviewed all comments and have created a draft proposed order. The draft proposed order is central to the hearing process. Announcements and information about the pro posed Shepherds Flat Wind Farm can be found on the Oregon Department o f En ergy’s website at Oregon. g o v /E N E R G Y /S IT IN G / announc.shtml. Guest speakers provide life lessons for lone students “ I need help with the knot,” said senior, Kevin Fow ler, a student in the senior personal finance and management class at lone High School, while practic ing threading a needle and learning to sew. Paula Emmel, parent and business owner extraor dinaire, was a guest pre senter in class and showed students how to sew a hem using a sew ing m achine, how to measure and sew on a button by hand. Students are progressing through a unit called ‘W here’s Mom Now That I Need Her' and involved cooking, sewing, cleaning and shopping. “The best part so far has been learning how to sew' correct ly and how to do a simple stitch ,” said senior Mary Pfingsten. “ I ’m learning things that will be helpful when I finally leave the nest this next fall.” Paula p re p a red a handout for each student that will go into a notebook each student is preparing for themselves with helpful hints. Her presentation was followed by Mrs. Glenda Taylor later in the week. Using a single burner for science experi ments, Glenda cooked up a basic hamburger mixture and helped students cre ate a week long menu on a budget. Each student was responsible for creating a menu and shopping list for an entire week before go ing to Colliers Market and determ ining the price. “ I appreciated the time Glenda Paula Emmel shows Richard Bnhna and Max Trahan how to operate a sewing machine. Glenda Taylor makes a presentation to the lone High School Personal Finance and Management class on how to create a menu on a budget. 1 Need Him?’ and will in clude basic car maintenance, changing tires, putting on chains and w iring an elec trical switch. Anyone inter ested in providing a lesson may contact Erin Heideman at 422-7131. put into prepare the meat and the presentation for us," said senior Emily Rietmann. “It’s nice to know we have so many adults available who want to help get us ready to be on our own." T he ne xt unit will be ‘W here’s Dad Now That M orrow C ounty Health D epartm ent calendar Thursday, Feb. 7 - Heppner Clinic 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12-1) Monday, Feb. 11 Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1) Tuesday, Feb. 12 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1)______ T h u r s d a y , Feb. 14 - Heppner Clinic 8:30 a . m . - 4: 30 p. m. (c lo se d 12-1) Monday, Feb. 18 - Closed for Presidents Day Tuesday, Feb. 19 - Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1) T h u r s d a y , Feb. 21 - Heppner Clinic 8:30 a . m . - 4: 30 p. m. (c lo s e d 12-1) Monday, Feb. 25 Boardman Clinic 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1) At the MCGG GREEN FEED STORE in H eppner: ALL SH 1N D A IW A C H A IN SA W S IN STO C K 1 Q% OFF M orrow C ounty d ra in G rowers Green F eed A S eed 242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)
