ZeaChem adds $5 County Court news Christmas tree
million to ledgers
permits available
Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 30,2011
Biofuel producer
ZeaChem, which will open
a demonstration biorefin
ery plant in Boardman this
month, continues to woo
investors with promises of
low-cost fuel.
The Lakewood,
CO-based company recent
ly added another $5 million
in equity financing to its
ledgers, bringing its total
venture capital investment
to $64 million, according
to a regulatory filing and a
company spokesman.
A c c o rd in g to
ZeaChem spokesman James
Cortese, the company is
“moving forward with its
business strategy, which
includes additional invest
ments such as this.”
ZeaChem’s claim
to fame is technology that
enables the company to turn
wood and other materials
into ethanol. While that
may not sound like news,
the company says its pro
cess produces high yields
and lower carbon dioxide
emissions than other meth
ods, yet at a lower cost.
According to Sus
tainable Business Oregon,
the Boardman factory will
use “proprietary technology
based on bacteria found in
the stomach of termites
to convert leftover plant
materials from local tree,
row-crop and wheat farms
into fuel at a cash cost cur
rently estimated at about 96
cents per gallon.”
It’s a prospect that
certainly has investors in
terested. The $5 million
investment comes on the
heels of $19 million in Se
ries C financing in October.
Backers include Birchmere
Ventures, Firelake Capi
tal and Globespan Capital
Partners. In September,
ZeaChem also said it was
part of a consortium of
companies and universities
that received a $40 million
grant from the U.S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
“As an industry
leader in the advanced bio
fuels and bio-based chemi
cals industries, ZeaChem’s
proven capability to produce
economical and sustainable
petroleum alternatives is an
innovation we are pleased
to add to our portfolio,” said
Sean D. S. Sebastian, part
ner of one of the company’s
recent investors, Birchmere
Ventures. “ZeaChem has
an experienced team in
place to successfully imple
ment its business strategy
and transform the fuel and
chemical industries.”
ZeaChem also op
erates a research and devel
opment laboratory facility
in Menlo Park, Calif.
The following is
provided by Commissioner
Leann Rea.
The Morrow Coun
ty Court met on November
16 in Boardman with Com
missioners Grieb and Rea in
attendance.
The court reviewed
and approved the minutes
of Nov. 9. The court also
reviewed and approved
account payables and re
tirement taxes in the net
amount of $196,038.90.
Mid Colum bia
Council of Governments-
Transportation Programs
Presentation: Transporta
tion Director Dan Schwanz
presented information to
the court regarding the
transportation of Medicaid
patients for medical pur
poses. Schwanz informed
the court that when these
patients are transported
by the County Transporta
tion Program, the county
is eligible for a reimburse
ment from the state. The
primary drawback to par
ticipation in this program
is the need to have back
ground checks, other tests
and ongoing training for
all drivers. However, with
the additional funds, there
would be the possibility of
a small compensation for
the volunteer drivers.
Boardman Resi
dent Comments: Local
resident Lila Killingbeck
addressed the court regard
ing the condition of East-
regaard Road.
The court conduct
ed the following business:
Reviewed and changed the
expiration dates of all board
members to December 31
of staggered years.
Reviewed miscel
laneous correspondence
and discussed upcoming
meetings.
If you would like
to be placed on the list to
receive county minutes,
contact Karen Wolff at 541 -
676-5620.
Community lunch
menu
Willow Creek Baptist Church members will be
serving lunch on Wednesday, December 7 at St. Patrick’s
Senior Center.
The meal will include fried chicken, mashed
potatoes and gravy, cauliflower, mermaid salad, hot rolls
and apple cobbler. Milk is served at each meal.
Suggested donation is $3.50 per meal. Menu is
subject to change.
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Perm its to cut
Christmas trees in Uma
tilla National Forest are
now available at all forest
offices and at several local
businesses.
Permits can be pur
chased for $5 each and are
limited to one per house
hold. Christmas tree per
mits and forest maps are
available during regular of
fice hours, Monday through
Friday, at the supervisor’s
office in Pendleton and at
the ranger district offices in
Ukiah and Heppner.
South Morrow res
idents can purchase permits
at the Heppner Shell station
in Heppner. Other area
businesses selling permits
include Rhode’s Supply and
Granny’s Store in Ukiah,
Mentzer and Elliott in Pilot
Rock, Lazy Wolf Resort
in Spray, Dave’s 12lh St.
Chevron and Southgate
Mini-Market in Pendle
ton, and Ace Hardware in
Hermiston.
Permits are valid
on federal Forest Service
lands only and do not autho
rize tree cutting on private,
state or other federally-
managed lands.
Logging operations
have started on the 17 South
Timber sale located near
Rock Springs Campground
in the Emigrant Creek rang
er district. Crews will be
working on the 1700054
road and the 1705 road,
on the south side of Forest
Road 17. The log haul route
will consist of Forest Road
17 and US Highway 395.
Log haul is also
scheduled to begin, as road
conditions permit, on the
Curry 4 sale located ap
proximately eight miles up
Forest Road 31 in the Emi
grant Creek ranger district.
As with all logging
operations, visitors to the
forest should expect heavy
equipment traffic and in
creased activity in the area.
Drivers are urged to use
caution as forest roads are
now snow and ice covered.
Anyone in the area is asked
to keep headlights on and
slow down when approach
ing curves and blind spots.
Logging activity in
national forest
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