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New wind farm & gas-fired facility planned 171 towers planned on 14,798 acres in Morrow & Gilliam Counties By David Sykes Bessie Wetzel I Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene. OR 97403 A new 171-tower wind farm and a gas fired generat ing plant are being planned for Morrow County. The w ind facility w ill be located on private land 20 miles south of the Columbia River between Eightmile Canyon and Highway 74 in HEPPNER Location of gas generating plant near Boardman imes V O L . 128 N O . 41 8 P ag es W ed nesday, O ctober 21, 2 0 0 9 M orrow County, H eppner, O regon both Morrow and Gilliam County. Called Saddle Butte Wind Park it has a gen erating capacity o f 565 megawatts and will cover 14,798 acres of privately owned agricultural land, with 8,238 acres in Gil liam and 6,560 in Morrow County. The facility plans to connect at Bonneville Power Administration’s Slatt Switching Station about 20 miles away. Saddle Butte LLC sub mitted a notice of intent with the Oregon Energy Siting Council on August 7, 2009, and is now wait ing for certification for the project. The project is expected to employ approximately 250 workers during con struction, and then have 25 permanent jobs upon completion. Also on tap is a new gas-fired generating plant to be built next to the PGE coal-fired plant near Board- man. This generating facility will produce 900 mega watts of electricity using natural gas from an existing pipeline operated by Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation located 15 to 25 miles to the south. The generator would use 150 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The plant w ill be located on about 55 acres of land near the Carty Reservoir about 15 miles from Board- man next to PGE’s existing coal plant. PGE submitted a letter of intent to build the plant with the Oregon Energy Siting Council on August 26. It is estimated that 20 people will be employed when the facility is opera tional. Health Department readies for H1N1 vaccine arrival 5. Healthcare workers and law enforcement. County Health officials say more H1N 1 flu vaccine is on the way, they just don’t know when it will get here. Morrow County Public Health Director Sheree Smith says the new vaccine may arrive in two to three weeks and at that time her department will be going into every school in Morrow County to start the H1N1 immuniza tions. “As soon as vaccine arrives we will notify the schools. Information will be sent to parents along with consent forms.” Smith said. “We will start w ith the grade schools first and work through the County to the High Schools. Those w ithin the target groups are welcome to receive vaccination at all school clinics as well as at all regular Health Department Clinics. The majority of the vaccine is coming in the flu mist formulation. Therefore all healthy individuals aged 2-24 will be receiving this method of vaccination. “You cannot get the flu from the mist,” Smith emphasized. The target groups for H1N 1 vaccination are: 1. Pregnant women 2. Household members and caregivers of infants less than 6 months of age. 3. Children 6 months through 24 years of age. 4. Persons age 25-64 years who have health condi tions associated with higher risk of complications from influenza. Smith also gave some guidelines if someone does get the flu. People should stay home out of contact with other people so as not to spread the disease. They should rest and drink plenty of fluids. “Be alert for complications of the illness. Call a doctor right aw ay if the ill person has: 1. Difficulty breathing/fast breathing 2. Has a bluish color to the skin or lips. 3. Begins coughing up blood. 4. Complains of pain or pressure in the chest. 5. Shows signs of dehydration and cannot take enough fluids. 6. Appears confused or does not respond appropri ately. 7. Has convulsions. 8. Gets worse after appearing to improve. 9. Is an infant under 2 months old with fever, poor feeding, urinating less than 3 diapers a day or other New wind farm planned for Morrow & Gilliam Counties signs of illness. (shaded areas). Otherw ise just stay home and let it run its course,” she said. “It may take three to five days to get through it.” She said people w ho get sick should stay home 24 hours after their fever breaks without any fever reducing medications continued on page 2 Garrett, Winters fill buck tags Mayci Garrett of Heppner recently shot her first buck, a 3x4 taken from the Columbia Basin unit. Contributed Photo lone School repairs nearing completion percent of our students out Repairs to the gym for one reason or another, floor caused by flooding and of those about half are from an unfinished roof, flu related,” he said. He are nearing completion, added they are teaching lone Superintendent Karl preventative measures to Ostheller told the school the children and staff, and doing extra cleaning around board Monday night. the school. He also said Ostheller said the they are asking that parents floor had been replaced and keep their children at home the next step was sanding, for 24 hours after the fever painting and varnishing. In has broken. fact the night of the board Ostheller said that meeting crews were work now that the pool is shut ing on sanding the gym down he has started to track floor. Ostheller said the floor was scheduled to be water loss. The swimming finished October 30 and to pool had some problems use on, or around, Novem with leakage and he has contacted contractors who ber 4. The gym floor was he thinks should be able to brand new when it was take a look at the problem damaged in August. The in the early part of Novem gym roof was also in the ber. It w as also reported process of being replaced that the district had signed w hen a tarp came off dur Former Heppner resident and current Bend resident Travis Winters shot this buck in the Heppner Unit. -Contributed ing a storm causing severe labor contracts w ith both Photo water damage to the floor. its teachers and classified At that time the project employees. They are both The Heppner Gazelle-Times wants to see manager said that floor one year agreements. The pictures of your trophy animals from this samples indicated signifi last contracts w ere fiv e year cant readings of moisture in agreements, but the board hunting season. Stop by to have your picture the and under the va w as told state w ide contract taken, drop off photos, or email them to por wood barrier. Insurance will lengths in school districts cover replacement of a new have been getting shorter. editor(d rap idserve. net. In other business floor which is estimated to the board was given a slide be around $81.000. O sth eller also show presentation of a bi reported that flu has not ology and natural resouree restricted and the closure Recovery and Reinvest seemed to hit the school too classes’ recent field trip to will be strictly enforced ment Act(ARRA) Stimulus hard. “Generally we have Christmas Valiev. Funding. during this period. had between five and ten Local residents w ill be allowed access subject to following traffic control measures necessary at the ea. time. NAPA Mac's Diesel This project is a Lucas Synthetic Oil O i Fuel Supplement *1 Stablizer (32 oz.) By David Sykes M.C. Public Works announces Rhea Creek road closure According to Mor row County Public Works Director Burke O'Brien, due to paving on Rhea Creek, the section of Rhea Creek road from Highway 207 at Ruggs to the Junction of Sanford Canyon is closed to everything except local traffic. The closure began October 19 and will con tinue through October 30. The primary detour route will be Basey Canyon, Sanford Canyon Route. 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