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Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 310-tower wind farm proposed on 60,000 acres near Heppner acres six miles east o f flepp- By David Sykes A 3 10 - to w e r w in d ner in the Freeze Out Ridge farm capable o f producing area, lnvenergy. a Chicago- 502 megawatts o f power, based energy development enough to power 125,000 company has announced. No tim eline for con homes, has been proposed struction was announced; to be constructed on 60,000 however, the company is going straight to the State o f Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council( EFSC) and not seeking approval from the county planning com mission. Todd Cornett, division adm inistrator with EFSC. told the G azette Tuesday that the process usually takes a little over a year to approve the permit al lowing lnvenergy to move forward with construction. C o rn e tt said that could change if there are signifi cant appeals to the project, which could stretch the time before construction two to three years. Cornett said there would be a public inform ation m eeting scheduled in the area within four weeks. lnvenergy already has one wind project in the area near lone, and people from the company have been in Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon 5<K VOL. 131 NO. 19 8 Pages Wednesday, May 16, 2012 OACA honors lone coach lone High School vol It’s m ore about the leyball coach Dawn Eynet- than about me. You ich has been named have to have the the Oregon Athletic right girls in the Coaches A ssocia right place in order tion (OACA)Coach to have a winning o f the Year for 1A team,” says Eynet volleyball. Coaches ich. “ They w ere are chosen for each v e ry m o tiv a te d , sport and classifica Dawn and that m akes it Eynetich tion, according to easy to coach.” Rob Younger of the E ynetich and OACA. more than 200 other coach Eynetich, 32, was bom es and fam ily m em bers and raised in lone, graduat will be recognized at this ing from lone High School year's OACA Coach of the in 1997. She and her hus Year banquet on May 26 band, Jeff, own 1RT, a local in Autzen Stadium at the trucking company. They University o f Oregon. She have two sons, ages four says she’s not nervous, but and seven. doesn't really know what to She is in her fourth expect, other than that she year coaching high school will receive a plaque. volleyball in lone but in “Everyone has made it her seventh year coaching a bigger deal than 1 have. I overall, having started out never even knew that they coaching middle school vol did this, so it was a surprise leyball. This is the first time to get (the letter) in the she has been recognized in mail,” Eynetich says. “As this way, but she’s not let long as I don’t have to talk. ting it go to her head. I’ll be good.” Heppner, lone track teams head to state (seniors Luke Emmel and Steven Holland, juniors Evan Rietmann and Justin Estabrook, and sophomore alternates Francisco Ramirez and Bailey Haguewood) w ith silver medals; the relay team are among the lone athletes advancing to state -Photo by Paula Emmel -See more on PAGE FOUR state proficiency standards, how well they prepare stu dents for college, and other factors. T he s ta te ra n k in g s methodology is based on whether a high school is nationally ranked gold or silver. All high schools nationally ranked as gold and silver are numerically ranked in their state based on their position in the na tional rankings. “Our district is proud o f Heppner and Riverside highs’ accom plishm ents,” said Superintendent Dirk Dirksen. “ It is a testament to their K.-12 learning sys tems, and whenever a school moves into an elite status of schools, this is great cause for celebration. Learning is a lifelong endeavor. The work that is done prior to high school often leads to high school success. Our district is proud o f all K.-12 students, staff, community members and families that make this all possible.” ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. the Heppner area recently release was issued by In m eeting with H ep p n er's venergy to the G azette- m ayor and city m anager I imes: and attending Chamber o f " I he Heppner Wind Commerce meetings. -See HEPPNER H IND The fo llow ing new s FARM/PAGE EIGHT MCSD approves sex ed policy Bv A pril Svkes The M orrow County School Board, at their Mon day night meeting at Irrigon High School, adopted a new policy for health education and hum an sexuality in struction. In order to arrive at the policy, the district underw ent a lengthy ex ploratory process w hich included meetings with par ents, teachers, administra tors, community members and health professionals. According to the poli cy, the plan of instruction, which aligns with Oregon health education standards and benchmarks, includes information that promotes abstinence for school-age Both the Mustang and Cardinal track teams have members youth, but not to the ex on their way to state finals in Monmouth this weekend. Top: clusion o f other methods The Heppner Mustang track members going to state finals in for preventing unintended Monmouth are (Back L-R) Carrie Haguewood, Coach Lora pregnancy, and provides in Winters, Emma Osmin (Front L-R), Conner Pappas, Andrew formation on HIV infection, Bara, Bryce Fowler, Jacob Moses, Seth Palmer and Jeff Mc hepatitis and other sexually Connell. -Contributedphoto Bottom: lone’s 4x100 relay team Two county schools among best in state City may remove pit Riverside, Heppner named in bulls from dangerous U.S. News Best High Schools animal list For the third year in a row, both Riverside and H eppner high schools in the Morrow County School District were named to the U.S. News & World Re port’s Best High Schools list for 2012. Heppner High School received a silv er m edal ranking for 2012, and was ranked as the 24,h best high school in Oregon. In 2010 and 2011, Heppner High was awarded a Bronze med al ranking. Riverside High School received a bronze medal ranking for 2012, as it did in 2010 and 2011. T here are 335 high sch o o ls in O regon, and 76 o f those were ranked among the U.S. News & World Report’s Best High S chools for 2012. Each year, U.S. News & World R eport evaluates nearly 22,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District o f Columbia. Schools are aw arded gold, silv er or bronze m edals based on 310 wind towers like this one will stand oil the Heppner Wind project if it goes through. By David Sykes T h e H e p p n e r C ity Council Monday discussed rem oving pit bulls from the city’s list o f dangerous animals. Owning the dogs on the list requires owners to post a $100 fee and prove they have at least $100,000 in liability insurance in order to keep the dogs. Normal dog fees are $7 for each neutered pet and $ 15 for un neutered, with no insurance requirement. The council discussed the perception by the pub lic that pit bulls are in herently m ore dangerous that other dog breeds. City M anager Dave D eM ayo said he spoke to Dr. Dick Temple, a veterinarian in Lexington, who said it was his opinion that “if treated humanely and trained, (pit bulls) are no different than any other breed o f dog.” DeMayo cited former Hep pner City Manger and cur rent Irrigon City Manager Jerry Breazeale as saying that the problem with the breed is that they continue ! transmitted diseases. The policy includes a provision that allows par ents to have their student opt out o f the instruction. The board also ratified contract adjustments to the M orrow C ounty E d u ca tion Association (licensed teachers) collective bar gaining agreement. The “adjustments” in clude an $80 increase per month in the amount the district will pay for teach ers' health insurance premi ums from $ 1.060 to $ 1,140 per month for the 2012-13 school year. Eligible em ployees who opt out o f the district's health insurance coverage may receive half o f the am ount ($570) as a c o n trib u tio n tow ard a district-sponsored health reim b u rsem en t arrange- -See SCHOOL BOARD PAGE EIGHT Graduations approaching The Gazette-Times se nior congratulation page, featuring Heppner and lone seniors' photos, will be pub lished in the May 23 edi tion o f the paper. Anyone wishing to have his name included on the page should contact Megan at the G-T by Monday. June 21. at 5 p.m.. phone 541 -676-9228. fax 541-676-9211 or email her at meganifi rapidserve. net. The cost is $10. Irrigon High School graduation will be Friday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the sch o o l. R iv e rsid e High School graduation will be Saturday, June 2. at 1 p.m. at the school. T he H e p p n e r H igh S c h o o l B a c c a la u r e a te serv ice w ill be held on Wednesday, May 30, at 6 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catho lic Church, 525 N. Gale St. in Heppner. The HHS graduation ceremony will be on Saturday, June 2. at 2 p.m. at the high school gym. The lone High School Baccalaureate is planned for Tuesday, June 5, at 7 p.m . at Valby L utheran Church. 60492 Valby Rd., lone. The lone High School graduation will be held on Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at the lone High School gym. to attack their victims and won't withdraw until forced to do so. DeM ayo asked the council to “reconsider” having the pit bull listed on the dangerous animal list. Several members o f the public in the audience at the council m eeting Monday night spoke on the subject. Sheryll Bates, who lives on Cannon St. in Heppner, said she watched a neighbor's (who no longer lives in the area) pit bull chase a young person down the street until the person had to jum p her fence to keep from getting bitten. Joe Perry o f Hep pner asked if was worth the Hie 1 leppner Gazette-Times office w ill be closet chance if it put one child in Memorial Day. May 28 for the holiday. All news and at danger o f being hurt by a leadlines will be the prev ious Friday. May 25, by 5 p.m -See P IT BULLS/PAGE FIVE The newspaper office will reopen on Tuesday, May 29. G-T closed Memorial Day i
