Proposed wind farm to be located in
Morrow and Gilliam counties
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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 !
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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:
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242 W. Linden Way, Heppner • 676-9422 • 989-8221 (MCGG main office)