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
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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
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March 12, 2011