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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - FIVE Wind farm quarry & cement plant Oregon East Symphony to present season opening concert gets OK from planning commission The Oregon East Symphony will start its 2009-2010 concert season with a very special “Fare well to Kenneth Woods” concert. On Saturday, Oc tober 24lh at 7:30pm in the historic Vert Auditorium (400 SW Dorion Avenue), outgoing conductor and music director Kenneth Woods, will conduct the Symphony for the last time. World renowned pianist James Dick will grace the Vert stage to present Mo zart’s Piano Concerto in A Major # 23. Rounding out the repertoire will be Schumann’s’ Symphony #2 and a performance of Mo zart’s’ Paris Symphony # 31 in D major. The concert is sponsored by a grant from the Kinsman Foundation of Milwaukie. This concert is a celebration of the accom plishments of Ken Woods during his service as con ductor and music director of the Oregon East Symphony from 2000 to 2009. After relocating to Wales in 2003, Woods maintained his con nection to the symphony, commuting across the At lantic for concerts and other events. Woods announced his decision to pursue his career in Europe in Octo ber of 2008. “It wasn’t an easy decision to make, or to announce,” said Woods. “1 ’ve genuinely loved every concert and project we’ve done throughout these nine years, and I’ve made many life-long friends here. But, moving ahead is important for all artists, and, much as I’ll miss my friends in the orchestra and the commu nity, it’s time to move on to new projects and new challenges.” The concert will be followed by a reception for Ken Woods where all sym phony patrons are invited to wish him well. Tickets for the Sat urday concert are $20/$ 16 for adults and $17/$ 13 for seniors. Children, student and family rates also avail able. Tickets for both these events are available through the Oregon East Symphony office (345 SW 4,h Street, call (541) 276-0320, or email info@ oregoneast- symphony.org, Armchair Books, or at the door. OWGL to hold meeting The Oregon Wheat Growers League Market ing Committee invites all growers and interested per sons to attend the Octo ber Statewide Marketing Education Series meeting Thursday, October 15. The meeting will be held via video conference at loca tions throughout the state to provide the latest, pertinent marketing information to benefit all Oregon produc ers. This month, Dan Steiner will present the lat est supply and demand num bers, and Darren Padget, OWGL vice president will cover current grain price information. Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP to the location you plan to attend for the meeting to confirm your attendance and their participation on the call. Heppner football program to host soup feed The Heppner football program will be hosting a soup feed tailgate party at the Heppner vs. Pilot Rock game on Friday, October 16. Dinner w ill be served from 5 p.m. through halftime of the game. The cost will be $5 for soup, roll, dessert and drink. Oregon wind farm could be world’s largest 303-turbine Shepherds Flats once called w orld’s largest ’ Editor s Note The following article ran in the Portland Business Journal on Monday, July 2<V, ‘ The Mor row County Plan ning Commission on September 29 approved a c e ment batch plant to be used in the co n stru ctio n o f the 303-turbine Shepherds Flats Wind Farm, once touted as the big gest wind farm in the w orld, planned for Morrow and Gilliam Counties. Construc tion of the facil ity was given the okay by the state on September 11 and the construction company is moving forward quickly on the 909 megawatts facility. Construction com pany WI, Inc of Arlington will operate the cem ent plant on property owned by Dana and Tonya Heideman off Fourmile Canyon Road near Morgan in Western Morrow County. At the same time the commission approved a quarry to supply rock for the cement plant. According to the license the cement plant will operate for no more than 45 days. The quarry is okayed to produce less than 500,000 tons of rock 2008 . and according to the con struction company the w ind facility development will require 250 tons per hour o f crushed rock, which translates to about 10.5 trucks per hour utilizing Fourm ile Canyon Road and Palmateer Road. The company is required repair and maintain roads used in construction of the facility. The quarry will use about 10 acres of ground for the rock which will be made into cement for the footings of the large w ind tow ers and for road construction on the wind farm site. The wind farm is being developed by Life- Line Development Group, LLC of Sacramento, CA. OWGL and OWC to hold joint meeting O re g o n W h eat Grower’s League President Jeff Newtson and OWC Chair Chris Rauch invite the grower community to actively engage in the ac tivities planned for October 19, beginning with Task Force Recommendations regarding the “Vision and Next Steps for the Industry” at 10:30 a.m., followed by the lunch scheduled to be gin at 11:30 a.m. The meet ing will be held at Shilo Inn in The Dalles. S p e c ia l G u e s t speakers during the lun cheon will be: John Oades, former director of the US Wheat Associates office in Portland, “The Future of the Wheat Industry with the Introduction o f Bio technology”; Paulette Pyle, Oregonians for Food and Shelter; and Erica Hage- dom, public affairs counsel, “The Truth about the Tax Packages Passed by the Legislature.” Those planning to attend are asked to RSVP your attendance to the lun cheon so appropriate ar rangements with the host facility for meals and ad equate meeting space can be made. RSVPs should be directed to the OWGL Of fice a t (541)276-7330. The Oregon Wheat Growers League Commit tees will meet directly fol lowing lunch to discuss current issues facing wheat producers and recommend action to be taken by the Board. For more informa tion contact the OWGL at (541) 276-7330 or the OWC at (503) 229-6665. The Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council gave its approval of the site of a w ind farm billed to be the largest in the world. The Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm, which would span Gilliam and Morrow counties in north- central Oregon, is proposed to have 303 wind turbines with a peak capacity of 909 megawatts — instantly doubling the state's current wind-generated capacity of 889 megawatts, making it one of the largest wind farms in the country . “This is a tremendous day for renewable energy in Oregon,” Michael Grainey, director of the Oregon Department of Energy, said in a news release. The project is being developed by Caithness Shepherds Flat, LLC of Sacramento, Calif., which says Shepherds Flat will be the largest single wind farm in the world. Currently, the largest operating wind farm in the United States is Horse Hollow in Texas at 736 MW. The Shepherd’s Flat project area is be tween highways 19 and 74 on privately owned land, about five miles southeast of Arlington. The power output of the facility would enter the Fed eral Columbia River Transmission System through Bonneville Power Administration’s Slatt Substation. Other renewable energy projects currently under review by the Oregon Department of Energy include the 400 MW Golden Hills Wind Farm in Sherman County and the 143 MW Newberry Geothermal Project in Deschutes County. SCHOOL DISTRICT sures is surtax on families making $250,000 or more a year or individuals mak ing $125,000 or more. The other is a corporate income tax. Burrows said the dis trict could lose a million dollars if those referendums are passed. He also said that PERS (public employee retirement) costs for the dis trict could go up six percent next year and another six percent the following year. Also at the meeting, the board heard a presenta tion on replacing the aging and inefficient heating and air conditioning system and installing an ADA elevator at Riverside High School in Boardman. Mitch Crowe with Absolute Engineering told the board that costs for a new system are estimated in the $1.6 million range. He said that his company is exploring obtaining grants and stimulus monies to help offset some of the costs. In other business, the board: -viewed a presenta tion from Umatilla-Morrow ESD by Eric Yolger on “El- luminate” “an alternative delivery learning program” which could facilitate inter active on-line courses. -heard a presenta tion by Jacque Johnson, Sam Boardman Elementary School principal, on the school’s emphasis on Eng lish language learning in all aspects of the curriculum. -approved revised policy concerning criminal records checks and fin- Irrigon Chamber to hold luncheon 12 Month CD Irrigon Chamber of Commerce will be holding their monthly luncheon October 14 at 12 p.m. at Stokes Landing Senior Center in Irrigon. This month’s speaker will be one of the Morrow County commissioners. 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P S ^ T h e 3rd Saturday of each month - j <. <F J A October 17th serving: Chicken Noodle Soup, Sauerbraten & Knoe- del (Marinated Beef & Bread Dumplings), Green Bean Salad and Black Forest Cake /• \ Local Money Working For Local People www communitybanknet com •APY = Annual Percentage Yield Maximum deposit amount on CDs is $250,OCX) Rates effective October 15th, 2009 Rates available at Heppner branch only Rates subject to change at anytime Minimum balance to open and earn APY is $500 A penalty may be imposed for early withdrawal Member FDIC. Come and join;other elk's on Friday & Saturday nights for dinner through the month of October*? ■ • gerprinting as required by state law. -received the fol lowing attendance report as of October 1: A.C. Hough ton Elem entary (grades k in d e rg a rte n th ro u g h three)-265; Heppner El ementary School (grades K-six)-196; Heppner Jr./ Sr. High School (grades seven-12)-224; Irrigon El ementary School (grades four-six)-198; Irrigon Jr./ Sr. High School (grades seven-12)-336; Riverside Jr./Sr. High School (grades seven-12)-428; Sam Board- man Elementary (grades K-three)-324; Windy River Elementary School (grades four-six)-218; Morrow Ed ucation Center (Morrow' County School D istrict students)-21; MEC (Uma tilla School District )-49; for a total of 2259. -accepted the fol lowing resignations: Wendy Cannin, HHS business and math teacher and Heppner Junior High School head volleyball coach; Martha Carmona, SBE four-hour assistant cook; Eric Keller, IJSH assistant wrestling coach; David Norton, HJH head football coach; Dawn Callow, RJH head track coach; Kyle C arpenter, RHS assistant baseball coach. -approved the fol- lowing employment: Matt Caldwell, HHS math and business teacher temporary contract. -approved the fol low ing extra duty contracts: Madison Rosenbalm, HJH .6 time assistant volley ball coach; Megan Asun cion, RJH .7 time assis tant volley ball coach; Vem Gumbert IJH head football coach; Jason Dunten, IJSH head wrestling coach. -heard the follow ing announcements: Oregon School Board Association fall regional meeting. Blue Mountain Community Col lege, October 29, 6 p.m.; next board meeting. Mor row Education Center, No vember 9, 7 p.m.; Veteran's Day holiday, November 11 ; OSBA convention, Port land. N ovem ber 12-15; Thanksgiving holiday. No vember 26, 27. Magnetic Door Signs! *Lots of Sizes* * Lots of Colors* * Free Quotes* m t l The Heppner Gazette Times ( 541) 676- 9228 I I
