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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 9,2011 - FIVE PGE to host March 10 open house on upcoming Boardman-area projects Baked potato fundraiser to be held March 19 A baked potato fundraiser will be held Saturday, March 19, in front of Hair 1 Am. Projects include improvements to Boardman Plant, biomass pilot project, Cidney Coster, a sophomore at Heppner High School was recently elected to the National Youth Leader proposed natural gas-fired plant and proposed transmission line ship Forum of Medicine in San Francisco, CA July 9-19. Portland General PGE staff will explain the Boardman area; both begin fired plant adjacent to the Proceeds from the sale will help pay her tuition. Electric will hold an open controls being installed and at the Coyote Springs Plant existing Boardman Plant. Pine Butterfly workshop to be house Thursday, March 10, at the construction schedule. and connect to the Board- The Oregon Public Utility the Port of Morrow confer In addition, they will dis man Plant before heading Commission will review held in Island City and John Day ence center to discuss next cuss plans to test the pos southwest toward Salem. At final resource decisions to A workshop about Douglas-fir. steps for the Boardman sibility of using biomass to the open house, PGE will confirm the options selected the Pine Butterfly will take This program is Power Plant and propos replace coal as the plant’s share maps o f study cor are in the best interests of place from 6-8:30 p.m. on intended to help better un als for a new transmission fuel, which could allow the ridors and gather feedback PGE customers. Wednesday, March 16, at derstand the pine butterfly, If the Carty propos project and a new natural plant to continue operating from property owners and the Ag Service Center in such as what the trends are, gas-fired plant in the Board- past 2020. As part of that com m unity members as al is chosen, the plant’s con Island City, and from 6-8:30 how to identify the insect project, local farmers will it works to identify more struction would create up to man area. p.m. on Thursday, March and its damage, what the The open house be growing Giant Cane as specific routes within the 500 jobs over three years, 17, at the Grant County outbreak cycle/life cycle corridors. with 20 new perm anent will be held from 4-7 p.m. the test fuel. Regional Airport confer patterns are and what sil at the Port offices, 2 Marine Proposed Cascade Cross Proposed Carty Generat positions once completed. ence room in John Day. If viculture and management • It also would add significant Drive. Presentations and ing Transmission Project ing Station you arc a woodland owner, practices are recommended, PGE’s 2009 Inte capital investment to the PGE is proposing time for follow-up ques logger or just interested as well as the challenges. tions will be offered at a new transmission project grated Resource Plan calls Morrow County tax base. from the general public, this Some brief comments re PGE has set up 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. PGE to enhance reliability of the for the company to build or inform ational workshop garding the western spruce staff will be available to region’s electrical grid, en buy power from a baseload toll-free numbers where will help answer many of budworm situation will also answer individual questions able development of more natural gas-fired plant by anyone can call and leave a your questions. be provided. renewable power projects 2015. Later this year, PGE voice mail with questions or throughout the event. Last year saw large In stru cto rs are: and help meet O regon’s expects to issue a request comments on the projects. The Boardman Plant numbers of pine butterflies Rob Flowers, entomolo The Oregon Envi growing energy needs. The for proposals, which will Voice mails will be returned fluttering in and around gist, Oregon Department ronmental Quality Com proposal includes a 500-ki allow PGE and other par no later than the following forests, especially (roughly) of Forestry; Lia Spiegel, mission decided in Decem lovolt transmission line that ties to propose different business day. For Cascade the south half of the Blue entomologist, Forest Health ber that PGE may continue would begin in Boardman options to meet this need. Crossing, call 1 -877-268- M ountains. Historically, Service Center, US Forest to operate the Boardman and end east of Salem. It As part of this process, PGE 2287; for the Carty Gener there have been several Service; Dave Shaw, forest Plant for 10 more years, also includes a new sub will propose building the ating Station and Boardman reported pine butterfly out health specialist, Oregon providing that the com station near the Boardman Carty Generating Station, Plant projects, call 1-866- breaks in the Inland North State University Extension a 300-500 MW natural gas- 933-9189. pany installs new controls Plant. west but none have occurred Service; Paul Oester, OSU PGE has identified Heppner Elks hold Old Timer’s Night to reduce certain air emis more recently. Over the past Extension Service; and two study corridors in the sions. At the open house. couple o f years there has Bob Parker OSU Extension been an expanding outbreak Service. on the Malheur National For more informa Forest south of Prairie City tion please call either the and last summer adults OSU Extension office in were seen more widely. La Grande (541-963-1010) The Oregon High place (9 points). Also, the western spruce or Baker City (541-523- School Rodeo Association Tie Down Roping budworm has been defoliat 6418). Sponsors are OSU recently released the 2010- -Devin Robinson, ing firs mainly north of the Extension Service, Oregon 11 standings as of March 7. 3rd place (27 points). pine butterfly outbreak area. Department of Forestry and They are: -G arrett Robins, This insect feeds primarily US Forest Service. Barrel Racing 11 *, 12th, and 13Ih place, ( 11 on grand fir (white fir) and -Blake Greenup, 6th points). The Heppner Elks Lodge #358 recently held their annual Old place (22 points). Steer Wrestling Timer’s Night. A dinner was held prior to the Lodge meeting, EOU’S first-year experience -Taighler Dough -Garrett Robinson, and in attendance were many long-time Elks members. Many program receives national attention erty, n 01 place (5 point). 2nd place (25 points). a tale was told and stories embellished. Pictured above with The success of Eastern Oregon University’s Pole Bending -Devin Robinson, Exalted Ruler Mike Doherty (center) are left - Don Evans (67 efforts to engage first-year students is gaining recogni year member) and right - Ernie McCabe (64 year member). -Blake Greenup, Is* 4th place (24 points). tion from the Association of American Colleges and -Contributed Photo place (47 points). -Willy Gentry, 10th Universities. -Taighler Dough place (8 points). The organization’s online newsletter, AAC&U e rty , 10th p la c e (1 2 .5 Team Roping News, features an article about EOU’s First-Year Expe points). -D evin and G ar rience curriculum and its involvement with the tri-state -W hitley Reece, rett Robinson, 18,h and 19lh Community mem Source Foundations to help initiative to “Give Students a Compass.” 13,h place (10 points). place (16 points). bers representing all areas identify the health needs of “This recognition of our work on high-impact Breakaway Roping -Kaci Kamm and o f Morrow County con the county and implement practices underscores yet again the commitment of EOU -Blake Greenup, 6th Tate Gentry, 37th and 38th vened at the Port of Morrow strategies to address the faculty and staff to providing a high-quality and value- place (16 points). place (6 points). on February 28 to make needs. added education to our students and their communities -Taighler Dough Boys Rookie The priorities for recommendations and help throughout eastern Oregon,” said Steve Adkison, provost erty, 22nd place (6 points). -Tate Gentry, 7,h to create a vision of health wellness included: develop and senior vice president of Academic Affairs at EOU. Goat TVing place (6 points). that will affect residents, the activity and fitness infra AAC&U News editor Laura Donnelly-Smith -Blake Greenup, Boys All Around health care system and the structure and facilities, de interviewed EOU faculty and administrators for the piece. 17,h place (4 points). -Devin Robinson, economy of Morrow Coun velop programs and services Sarah Witte, associate vice president of Academic Affairs • Girls Rookie 6,h place (67 points). ty as part o f an on-going to support healthy lifestyles and acting dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, -Blake Greenup, -Garrett Robinson, effort by the Community and enhance school-age spearheaded development of the First-Year Experience 2nd place (89 points). 10th place (52 points). Health Improvement Part and adult health education. program in 2008. All Around -Willy Gentry, 21" nership of Morrow County The priorities identified for The article highlights EOU’s attention to high- -Blake Greenup, 3rd place (17 points). system changes included: (CHIP). impact teaching and learning practices through core place (89 points). Boys Team Community mem improve communication courses, including the humanities. -Taighler Dough -1“ Intermountain bers provided their opin and coordination of health “We wanted our first-year program to be a three- erty, 2 2 nd p la ce (2 3 .5 (252.5 points) ions about system improve services and system, extend legged stool,” Witte is quoted in the article. “It needs to points). Girls Team ments, prevention of health hours services are available, -W hitley Reece, - l sl Intermountain problems and what matters create an information clear provide academic support features, social opportunities for students to get to know each other and make EOU 32nd place (10 points). (317 points) most to those who live, inghouse with outreach and their home away from home, and also connect students to Bull Riding -6,h Columbia Ba work and play here. CHIP health reporting and expand resources on campus that they might not know about.” -Willy Gentry, 5lh sin (69.5 points) received grant funding from transportation options. Others interviewed include Christy Oliveri, First- The ad v ice o b Year Experience coordinator, Colleen Dunne-Cascio, the Regence and Pacific- tained from the county-wide director of Student Relations, and Nancy Knowles, as Featuring Hunting, meeting will be combined sociate professor of English and writing. Fishing and Outdoor with information collected The electronic publication has a circulation of in one-on-one community Sports at the about 30,0000 among AAC&U member campuses and interviews and health and Pendleton is available at www.aacu.org. population data previously Convention Center collected by the partner March 11-13 o w ship. The next step for the Sponsored by Partnership will be to ex The Intermountain are as follows: amine the combined results Fri Spa • Ip • Sit 10 m • Ip a • Soa 10 m • 4p High School Rodeo Team Rodeo #1 and develop options that Organizad by the Pendleton City Club. M Pts $5.00 • Stadaato $3.00 • Kids under 12 » « FREE! Ail proceed« go to local youth activitie«. Breakaw ay - Blake will strengthen the health recently participated in Greenup, 9"’ place (13.25) the Umpqua Valley High of Morrow County. umerous emiiabs Pole B ending - For more informa School Rodeo February 25- tion contact Andrea Fletcher 27 in Eugene. The results Blake Greenup, 3rd place including: Concealed Weapons Class Saturday and Sunday (22.171) a t (541)989-8232. for information and p ro registration call 5 4 1 -5 7 1 4 6 0 0 Introduction to Packing with Hones and Mules Tie Down Roping Saturday 1 2 :0 0 2 :0 0 pm V o e ft 'Tftvyt- t b ô iÿ V/ow Conteit - G arrett Robinson, 3rd Dutch Oven Cooking Cash Prizes! ' place (11.90) sponsored by: CONTESTS & RAFFLES WITH Rodeo #2 QUALITY PRIZES! Steer Wrestling - WILDHORSE Garrett Robinson, 1" place (5.78); Devin Robinson, 4"’ place (15.18) ¿ o N POW. Breakaway - Blake Greenup, 1” place (3.80) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Team R oping - Garrett/Devin Robinson, DOOR PRIZES: 3 RIFLES! 3rd place (9.16) sponsored by Tw o M an S c ra m b le $ 5 0 p e r te a m KIDS! FHti at the Trout Tie Down Roping Condon G o lf C o u rse Pond (Saturday and - Devin Robinson, 4,h place (gjjÜ tfS) Sunday only), shoot a gun, Non-Members must pay greens fees (14.06); Garrett Robinson, shoot a bow, and go home with a FREE Ashing lure!* 8,h place (26.35) Sign-up a t 9 :0 0 •While supplies last. Pole B ending - Tee-off not before 1 0 :0 0 sponsored by: I O u td o o t Blake Greenup, 2nd place H ot Coffee and Chili and (20.980) / £ * Coetedt Bl ake G r e e n u p Cornbread available Cash Prlzesl won the average coat for C ontact Dave R ine ya t the two rodeos combined General Contractor 541 -334-4261 evenings or Cell 541-930-3701 in the pole bending. Oregon High School Rodeo Association standing released Community members advise on health improvement Intermountain High School Rodeo Team results announced ri N S r FOR THE SPORTSMAI 2011 BURNING BARREL OPEN March 12, 2011
