FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, Apnl 16, 2008
OREGON
DFPARTMENT OF
E N E R G Y
PUBLIC NOTICE
N otice of P i blic H earing
and R equest for C omments
Date: Apnl 7, 2008
C aithness Shepherds Flat LLC has applied for a site certifi
cate for the proposed Shepherds Flat Wind Farm (SFWF). The
application was completed and filed as of Nov ember 19, 2007.
The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (Siting Council) must
issue a site certificate before construction can begin. The Oregon
Department of Energy (Department) serves as staff to the Siting
Council.
On April 7,2008, the Department issued the Draft Proposed
Order on the proposed SFWF. In the Draft Proposed Order, the
Department recommends that the Siting Council issue a site certifi
cate for the SFWF, subject to recommended conditions. The Draft
Proposed Order contains a detailed description of the proposed
facility, a detailed description of the potential impacts of construc
tion and operation, recommended findings regarding compliance
with Oregon energy facility siting standards and recommended
site certificate conditions. The Department has scheduled a public
hearing on the Draft Proposed Order.
Public Hearing
7:00 PM
May 8, 2008
Arlington Grade School Cafeteria
1200 Main Street
Arlington, Oregon
To See the Draft Proposed Order
Copies of the application and the Draft Proposed Order will
be available for public inspection at the Department of Energy,
625 Marion St. NE, Salem, Oregon, at the Gilliam County Library,
310 S. Main in Condon, at the Arlington Public Library, 500 W.
First Street in Arlington and at the Boardman Library, 200 South
Main Street in Boardman. The Draft Proposed Order is available
for download from the Department’s website: www.oregon.gov/
ENERGY/SITING/announce.shtml. Copies of the application are
available at cost.
Description of the SFWF Facility
If approved, the proposed Shepherds Flat Wind Farm would
be a wind energy facility consisting of not more than 303 wind
turbines. The facility would have a combined peak generating ca
pacity of up to 909 megawatts. The applicant has not selected the
turbine types for the project, but turbine tower hub height would not
exceed 105 meters (345 feet) and overall height (maximum blade
tip height) would not exceed 150 meters (492 feet). In addition
to the wind turbines, the facility would include not more than 70
miles of new access roads on private property, two field workshops,
two substations, six meteorological towers and not more than 21
miles of aboveground 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line. Up to
158 miles of 34.5-kV collector lines would transport the power
from each turbine to the collector substations. Most of the 34.5-kV
system would be underground, but aboveground segments could
be installed on single-pole, cross-arm structures or understrung on
the 230-kV transmission line support structures.
The facility would be located partly in Gilliam County and
partly in Morrow County. The project area lies between Highway 19
and Highway 74 on privately-owned land. The site is approximately
five miles southeast o f Arlington. The power output of the facility
would enter the Federal Columbia River Transmission System
through Bonnev ille Power Administration’s Slatt Substation.
This Is an Important Hearing
To raise an issue on the record of the public hearing, you
must raise the issue in person at the hearing or in writing by the
deadline stated below. If an issue is not raised on the record of this
hearing, the issue will not be considered in the contested case or
on appeal.
Comments must be related to one of the applicable siting
standards. You must state your issues specifically enough so that
the Siting Council can respond to those issues. To raise an issue
with sufficient specificity, you must present facts that support your
position on the issue.
Any comments about the SFWF that were received by the
Department before this notice will not be included “on the record”
of this hearing. The Department used earlier comments in its review
of the SFWF application and in preparation of the Draft Proposed
Order. To ensure that your comments are on the record of the hear
ing, you must comment now, even if you made the same comment
before this notice.
You must comment in person at the public hearing or in writ
ing by the deadline stated below to participate in the contested case
phase of the Siting Council’s site certificate process or to appeal
the Siting Council’s final decision. Even if you have commented
earlier in the process, you must raise your issues at the hearing or
in writing to be eligible to participate in the contested case.
Public Comment Period
You may comment in writing or by speaking at the public
hearing. Written comments will receive the same consideration as
comments given in person at the hearing. Please submit your com
ments to the Presiding Officer in care of the Department’s project
officer. The Department must receive your written comments
no later than the close of the public hearing on May 8, 2008.
Written comments received by the deadline will be included in the
record of the public hearing. The Department’s project officer for
the SFWF is John G. White. The Department will accept written
comments by mail, fax or e-mail at the address below, or by hand
delivery at the public hearing.
John G. White
Oregon Department of Energy
625 Marion Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-3742
Fax: 503-373-7806
E-mail: john.whiteiSstate.or.us
Wranglers Playday results
April 13,h Wranglers Results
April 6 marked the start o f a new year for the local
Wranglers Club. With a beautiful day o f sunshine, rain,
wind and hail everyone was geared up for all the events
with no complaints. A potluck dinner, club meeting and
families sharing stories and laughter filled the day, for all
who attended.
Results for the day are as follows:
Stick Horse Race - 1st place Conor Brosnan, 2nd
place Brian Lindsay, 3rd place Blane Mahoney, and 4th
place Irelynn Kollman.
Leadline:
Barrels - 1st place Blane Mahoney, 2nd place Madi
son Combe, 3rd place Conor Brosnan, 4,h place Hannah
Flynn, 5th place Brian Lindsay, 6th place Kaden Combe,
and 7th place Ivy Sandford.
Poles - 1st Blane Mahoney, 2nd place Conor Bros
nan, 3rd place Madison Combe, 4th place Kaden Combe, 5th
place Paul Taylor, 6th place Ivy Sandford, 7lh place Brian
Lindsay, and 8th place Hannah Flynn.
Figure 8 race - l 51 place Blane Mahoney, 2nd place
Kaden Combe, 3rd place Conor Brosnan, 4,h place Ivy
Sandford, 5th place Brian Lindsay, 6lh place Paul Taylor,
and 7th place Hannah Flynn.
7 & Under:
Barrels - 1st place Coby Dougherty, 2nd place Jacee
Currin, 3rd place Jaiden Mahoney, 4th place Alex Lindsay,
5th place Maggie Flynn, 6,h place Carson Brosnan, and 7th
place Keegan Gibbs.
Poles - Is' place Coby Dougherty, 2nd place Jacee
Currin, 3rd place Alex Lindsay, 4,h place Jaiden Mahoney,
5th place Keegan Gibbs, 6th place Carson Brosnan, and 7th
place Maggie Flynn.
Figure 8 race - 1s' place Coby Dougherty, 2nd place
Jacee Currin, 3rd place Alex Lindsay, 4th place Jaiden Ma
honey, 5th place Keegan Gibbs, 6,h place Carson Brosnan,
and 7th place Maggie Flynn.
8-10 yr olds:
Barrels - 1st place Makenzie Hughes, 2nd place
Kolby Currin, 3rd place Rylee Kollman, 4th place Cord
Flynn, 5th place Jessie Flynn, 6th place Kaelyn Lindsay, 7th
place Jenna Taylor, and 8lh place Macy Gibbs.
Poles - 1st place Kolby Currin, 2nd place Makenzie
Hughes, 3rd place Kaelyn Lindsay, 4th place Rylee Kollman,
5th place Jessie Flynn, 6,h place Cord Flynn, 7th place Macy
Gibbs, and 8th place Jenna Taylor.
Figure 8 race - 1st place Kolby Currin, 2nd place
Makenzie Hughes, 3rd place Rylee Kollman, 4th place Jes
sie Flynn, 5th place Kaelyn Lindsay, 6th place Jenna Taylor,
and 7th place Cord Flynn.
1-14 yr olds:
Barrels - I s' place Garrett Robinson, 2nd place
Tate Gentry, 3rd place Garrett Gentry, and 4th place Lilly
Sandford.
Poles - 1st place Garrett Robinson, 2nd place Tate
Gentry, 3rd place Lilly Sandford, and 4th place Garrett
Gentry.
Figure 8 race - 1st place Tate Gentry, 2nd place
Garret Robinson, 3rd place Lilly Sandford, and 4th place
Garrett Gentry.
15-17 yr olds:
Barrels - 1st place Taighler Dougherty, 2nd place
Brock Herbison, 3rd place Jessica Hughes, 4th place Torri
Lovgren, 5th place Brynna Rust, 6th place Devin Robin
son.
Poles - 1s' place Jessica Hughes, 2nd place Taighler
Dougherty, 3rd place Devin Robinson, 4th place Brock
H erbison, 5lh place Brynna Rust, and 6th place Torri
Lovgren.
Figure 8 race - 1st place Jessica Hughes, 2nd place
Devin Robinson, 3rd place Taighler Dougherty, 4th place
Brynna Rust, 5th place Brock Herbison, and 6th place Torri
Lovgren.
Justice Court
Morrow County Jus
tice Court Judge Charlotte
Gray has released the fol
lowing report:
-C o le N. C ro sth -
w aite, 19, Heppner, MIP
Alcohol by Consumption,
$166 fine.
-Anthony E. Bolin,
20, lone, Violation o f the
B asic Rule by going 78
mph in a 55 mph zone, $244
fine.
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Council Decision Process
After the public hearing, the Siting Council will review the
Draft Proposed Order (check the Department’s website for details
of the meeting). The Department will report to the Siting Council
on any public comments received at the public hearing. Following
the Siting Council’s meeting, the Department will issue the Pro
posed Order on the SFWF application. The Proposed Order will
be available for public inspection at the locations described above
or by download from the Department’s website. The Department
will issue a public notice about the contested case phase o f the
process. After the contested case phase, the Siting Council will
take final action on the application at a public meeting. Visit the
Department's website for information about the Siting Council’s
process, announcements and meetings.
If you have any questions about this notice, contact John
G. White at 503-378-3194 or toll-free (in state) at 800-221-8035,
extension 295. Questions may also be sent via e-mail to john.
whitest state.or.ua.
Washington State Junior Rodeo
Finals awards claimed by Oregonians
-Glenda S. Taylor,
37, lone, Violation o f the
B asic Rule by going 75
mph in a 55 mph zone, $148
fine.
-Jo se p h W. M an
ning, 27, Heppner, No Hunt
ing License (Private Hunt
ing Preserve), $75 fine.
-Jo sep h W. M an
ning, 27, Heppner, Driver
Failure to Report Accident,
$280 fine.
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Results were recently announced for the April 13
Wranglers Play Day. The day began with a potluck din
ner at noon. Family membership for the year is $40 and a
single membership is $20.
Results for the day are as follows:
Stickhorse - Ist place Conor Brosnan, 2nd place
Blane Mahoney, 3rd place Brian Lindsay, and 4lh place
Kaden Combe. Other participants were Irelynn Kollman,
Emily Smith, Saige Jensen, and Cheyanne Smith.
Leadline Barrels - Ist place Blane Mahoney, 2nd
place Paul Taylor, 3rd place Conor Brosnan, and 4th place
Hannah Flynn. Other participants were Kaden Combe,
Cheyanne Smith, Brian Lindsay, Ivy Sandford, Madison
Combe, Emily Smith and Aiden
7 & Under Barrels - Ist place Jaiden Mahoney,
2nd place Jacee Currin, 3rd place Coby Dougherty, and 4th
place Alex Lindsay. Other participants were Keegan Gibbs,
Maggie Flynn, and Caron Brosnan.
8-10 Barrels - 1st place Kolby Currin, 2nd place
Makenzie Hughes, 3rd place Kaelyn Lindsay, and 4,h place
Rylee Kollman. Other participants were Jenna Taylor,
Macy Gibbs, Jessie Flynn, and Cord Flynn.
11-14 Barrels - 1st place Garrett Robinson, 2nd place
Tate Gentry, 3rd place Lilly Sandford, and 4th place Garrett
Gibbs. Nikki West also participated.
15-17 Barrels - 1st place Jessica Hughes, 2nd place
Taighler Dougherty, 3rd place Brynna Rust, and 4lh place
Devin Robinson. Other participants were Brock Herbison
and Torri Lovgren.
Leadline Poles - 1st place Blane Mahoney, 2nd place
Conor Brosnan, 3rd place Paul Taylor, and 4th place Han
nah Flynn. Other participants were Kaden Combe, Brian
Lindsay, Madison Combe, Ivy Sandford, Cheyanne Smith
and Emily Smith.
7 & Under Poles - 1SI place Coby Dougherty, 2nd
place Jacee Currin, 3rd place Alex Lindsay, and 4,h place
Hannah Flynn. Other participants were Keegan Gibbs,
Maggie Flynn, and Caron Brosnan.
8-10 Poles - 1 * place Kolby Currin, 2nd place Rylee
Kollman, 3rd place Jessie Flynn, and 4lh place Cord Flynn.
Other participants were Jenna Taylor, Macy Gibbs, Mak
enzie Hughes, and Kaelyn Lindsay.
11-14 poles - 1st place Tate Gentry, 2nd place Gar
rett Robinson, 3rd place Garrett Gibbs, and 4th place Lilly
Sandford. Nikki West also participated.
15-17 poles - l sl place Jessica Hughes, 2nd place
Brock Herbison, 3rd place Taighler Dougherty, and 4th place
Devin Robinson. Other Participants were Torri Lovgren
and Brynna Rust.
Balloon Race:
Leadline - Is’ place Kaden Combe, 2nd place Madi
son Combe, 3rd place Paul Taylor, and 4,h place Cheyanne
Smith. Other participants were Blane Manhoney, Hannah
Flynn, Conor Brosnan, Brian Lindsay, Ivy Sandford, and
Emily Smith.
7 & Under - 1st place Coby Dougherty, 2nd place
Jacee Currin, 3rd place Jaiden Mahoney, and 4th place Mag
gie Flynn. Other participants were Keegan Gibbs, Alex
Lindsay, and Carson Brosnan.
8-10 - 1st place Jessie Flynn, 2nd place Jenna Taylor,
3rd place Makenzie Hughges, and 4,h place Rylee Kollman.
Other participants were Macy Gibbs, Cord Flynn, Kolby
Currin, and Kaelyn Lindsay.
11-14 - l 5' place Garrett Robinson, 2nd place Tate
Gentry, 3rd place Garrett Gibbs, and 4lh place Lilly Sand
ford.
15-17 - 1st place Devin Robinson, 2nd place Torri
Lovgren, 3rd place Taighler Dougherty, and 4th place Brynna
Rust. Other participants were Jessica Hughes and Brock
Herbison.
Three competitors with local ties claimed All Around Awards
at the Washington State Junior Rodeo Finals held in Oka
nagan, WA. Contestants from five Junior Rodeo associations
were invited to compete. Pictured (L-R) are: Katie Hamann,
Intermediate Girls: Devin Robinson, Intermediate boys: and
Garrett Robinson, Junior Boys. Katie Hanum is the daughter
of Anne Van Schoiak Hamann of Haines, formerly of Heppner.
Devin and Garrett are the sons of Kyle and Darcy Robinson of
Heppner. All three are members of the C’ayuse Junior Rodeo
Association. -Contributed Photo
Lemmon named to EOU’s dean's list
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Judd Lemmon was recently named to Eastern Or
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Lemmon will graduate from EOU in June with a
degree in business-leadership management and market
ing.
Lemmon graduated in 2004 from HHS. He is the
son o f Joyce Shepherd o f Heppner.
Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers
to perform in Irrigon
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Blue Mountain Old Time Fiddlers will perform on Saturday,
April 26, at 6 p.m. at Stokes Landing Senior Center in Irrigon.
The cost is $5 for adults and $2.50 for ages 12-18. Refresh
ments will be served.
Catfish a n d O yster D in n e r
Raffles an d Prizesl
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