H e p p n e r G a z e tte -T im e s , H e p p n e r, O re g o n
W IND FARM
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When asked what will
happen to the turbines at the
end of their useful life of 20
years. Miner said it is up to
the jurisdiction where they
are located.
“There is lots o f sal
vage value to the turbine,”
Miner said. She added that
it is unlikely the concrete
bases will ever be removed,
but the towers will either
be upgraded or scrapped
out as they are now doing
at some of the earlier wind
farms in California. “Inve-
nergy (which operates 15
wind farms in the U.S. and
more around the world)
is long-term owners and
operators.
Miner said the turbines,
which are General Electric
1.5 m egaw atts and can
power 350 to 400 homes
each, are made throughout
the world. She said GE is
a multinational company
so they cannot guarantee
the turbines are built in the
U.S.
“They are built in Ger
many, Mexico and Florida,”
she said. Miner said all the
power produced from the
Willow Creek project will
be sold in California and
Washington under long
term power contracts.
She said the benefit to
developing wind power is
Patricia Nagy
Garrett Robinson
Junhan Zhu
Cidney Coster
Elizabeth Rill
Savannah Seewald
Austin Gutierrez
Kyle Harrison
Yiming Liu
Jordan Jones
Tessa Gould
l(yh Grade
Blake Greenup 4.0
MeKayla Kindle 4.0
Lillian Sanford 4.0
Micha Hintz
Ryan Dougherty
Mallorie Jones
Alyssa Wizner
Jared Lemmon
Sammantha Lemmon
9‘h Grade
Paige Grieb 4.0
Maddie Lindsay 4.0
Cade Arbogast
Jenny Marick
Joseph Schmidt
Alexis Victorio
Jasmine Garcia
John Propheter
8lh Grade
Alexis Bray 4.0
Skyler Palmer 4.0
Emily Pappas 4.0
Caitlynn Bailey
Rylee Kollman
William Lutcher
Ethan Barnes
Tommy Bredfield
Kaden Clark
Patrick Collins
Kaelyn Lindsay
Ryan Smith
7lh Grade
Kolby Currin 4.0
Kellie Eadler 4.0
Bryan Fowler 4.0
Logan Grieb 4.0
Kevin Murray 4.0
Sydney Qualls
Demitra Schmidt
Kane Sweeney
Caden Hedman
Extension service offers food
preservation safety info
Don’t assume that all
home-canning recommen
dations on the Internet are
safe, warn staff at Oregon
State University’s Exten
sion Services. They say to
be especially wary about
personal websites, recipe
sites and cooking exchang
es, since they may not be
based on research.
The Extension Services
in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho have included USDA
canning recommendations
in their Pacific Northwest
food preservation publica
tions. Most o f these are
available online at http://
extension.oregonstate.edu/
fch. Publications are avail
able on canning fruit, veg
etables, tomatoes, salsa,
meat and poultry, seafood
and smoked fish as well as
pickled vegetables.
The current version
o f the “ Ball Blue Book
Guide to Preserving” is
also based on USDA rec
ommendations. Because
home canning recommen
dations have changed over
the years, only up-to-date
editions should be used.
The OSU Extension
Food Safety/Preservation
hotline will be available
June 25 to O ctober 12
at 1-800-354-7319. The
hotline is staffed Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., except Wednesdays,
when it is open 1-4 p.m.;
it is closed on holidays.
Trained volunteers and Ex
tension staff will be on hand
to answer questions.
FSA county committee
nominations open
The nomination period
for local FSA county com
mittees began June 15. The
nomination deadline is Aug.
1. Elections will take place
this fall.
To be eligible to serve
on an FSA county com
mittee, a person must par
ticipate or cooperate in a
program administered by
FSA, be eligible to vote in a
county committee election
and reside in the local ad
ministrative area in which
the person is a candidate.
Individuals may nomi
nate themselves or others.
The nomination form and
other information are avail-
able online at http://www.
fsa.usda.gov/elections.
FSA will mail ballots
to eligible voters beginning
Nov. 5. The ballots are due
to the local office by Dec.
3. Newly elected commit
tee members and alternates
take office on Jan. 1, 2013.
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
130 Thompson Ave ♦ Heppner, OR
541-676-5504
Ed Berretta, M.D
Betsy Anderson, M.D
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Kinzua reunion held
that there is no “fuel risk”
like there is with coal, gas,
etc. The fuel prices do not
fluctuate and there is no
damage to the environ
ment.
Miner said transmitting
the power out of the area
should not be a problem
as the Bonneville Power
Administration is planning
on building a new substa
tion to handle the capacity.
The Willow Creek project is
about a 500 MW facility.
On other subjects, she
said studies have shown
that wind farms do not low
er property values, and do
not cause health problems
to people living nearby.
HHS announces honor roll
Heppner High School
announces that the fo l
lowing students have been
named to the 2011/12 se
mester two honor roll
12,h Grade
Justin Pranger 4.0
Carrie Haguewood 4.0
Zech Hintz 4.0
Natalie Rauch 4.0
Seth Palmer
Cody Orr
Conner Pappas
Justin Bailey
William Brannon
Camron Day
Tayllor Gould
Mayci Garrett
11* Grade
Bryce Fowler 4.0
Earl Propheter 4.0
Maggie Collins 4.0
Katharina Bahl 4.0
Shan Shan Chen 4.0
Jorge Gomez 4.0
Stephen Thompson 4.0
Sukrit Itarasiri
W ednesday, June 2 0 ,2 0 1 2
Sheridan Tamasky, PA-C
Russ Nichols. M O
The 38th annual Kinzua
Reunion was held June 16
in Fossil, OR.
A smaller group than
usual attended due to sev
eral college graduations, a
memorial service for Mark
Jellick in Prineville and
other family obligations.
Approximately 100 people
enjoyed the turkey dinner
prepared by Flora Herrera
and daughter Lilly Harig.
The attendees provided
many wonderful side sides
and desserts.
Master of Ceremonies
John C. (Jack) Palmer read
short history o f Kinzua
written by Lyle Ostrander.
He then introduced Morris
Wilson, the oldest person
present at 99 years old.
Wilson gave the group
a brief history of his time
at Kinzua, starting with his
work in the office at the
age of 18 and a wage of 38
cents an hour, through the
changes he saw until 1947,
and an update on his family
at the time.
Several people also
interjected their memories
as Wilson spoke. Clayton
C lauton and Rudie and
Kathy Rhodes shared their
stories. Don Ostrander and
Charles Nelson spoke of
their time with Mark Jel
lick. Nancy Wilson (daugh
ter-in-law of Wilson) men
tioned that Wilson finally
finished college 10 years
ago and was awarded a
diploma from University
of Oregon.
At that tim e, John
Palmer requested a moment
of silence in memory of all
of those who passed away
this past year. David Prindle
then gave the blessing for
the meal.
During and after the
meal it was noted that Mari
lyn (Mel) J. Bailey of North
Carolina came the furthest.
Pat Hyatt had the most
family members attending,
Marilyn Garcia was bom in
Kinzua and several couples
had been m arried more
than 50 years. To mention
a few: Morris and Viola
Wilson, Duane and Nellie
Bledsoe, Gene and Florence
Roark, and Don and Jean
Ostrander.
Valorie Webster, a re
porter with the Prineville
Territory magazine, attend
ed and interviewed folks for
a forthcoming article.
A few folks donated ar
ticles to be sold at auction.
Otis Cody gave a picture
from the Kinzua Pastime
and a choker spoon (high
bidder, Jim Eakins). Other
items included a spittoon
(high bidder, Nancy Wil
son), a pick-a-roo (high
bidder, Janet Christensen),
two necklaces made by
Dorothy Worlein (high bid
ders Kathy Rhodes and Te
resa Morris), and a night’s
lodging at Wilson Ranches
Retreat B&B (high bidder,
Deena Myers). The monies
go to the Kinzua Reunion
fund for expenses such as
hall rent, cooks’ salaries,
groceries, etc.
In addition to John
Palmer, Flora Herrera and
Lily Harig, other volunteers
were James Craig; Dannie,
David and Cerrea James;
Marilyn Mabe; Rollene Al
len and Marilyn Garcia.
The next reunion is
June 15, 2013; same place,
same time, same menu.
Relay for Life just around
the corner
The Morrow County
Relay for Life event is just
around the comer; lots of
planning and coordination
have been put in place and
all that’s needed now is
participants, whether to
put a team together and
be involved in the walk
or just want to come and
participate in the planned
activities.
Morrow County's first
Relay for Life will begin
at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June
30, with closing ceremony
on Sunday, July l at 9 a.m.
The event will be held at
the Morrow County Fair
grounds.
Schedule o f events is
as follows:
12-3 p.m.: Team set-up/
registration
3-4:30 p.m.: Survivor
registration
3-lOp.m.: Quality con
cessions will be open and
serving food
4-8 p.m.: Silent auction
in the “Spur ’em Bam.” Ev
eryone is welcome to come
on down and bid on bas
kets. We are still accepting
items if you are interested
in donating something or
would like to put a basket
together.
5 p.m.: Opening cer
emonies on the football
field
6-7 p.m.: Survivor din
ner will be held for all
cancer survivors and their
caregivers. Come down
and enjoy a hot dog or
hamburger.
9:30 p.m.: Luminaria
ceremony. Relay for Life
participants, survivors and
caregivers gather together
to remember loved ones
lost to cancer and to honor
those who have battled the
disease. Bags are available
for a $ 10 donation; bring a
can of food to hold the bag.
All cans will be donated to
the Heppner Neighborhood
Center after the event. Bags
will be available at the
event or they can be picked
up at Community Bank.
O ther entertainm ent
and fundraising activities
will be going on throughout
the event. Come and check
it out and support your
friends and neighbors.
Wednesday, June 27th
has been selected as the
Power of Purple Day. Mor
row County businesses and
community members are
encouraged to “purple up”
the town to show support
for Realy for Life.
A nyone w ith q u e s
tions can contact event
chair Becky Sparks at 541 -
676-513 1, or the Heppner
Chamber of Commerce at
541-676-5536 or heppner-
chamber@centurytel.net.
Heppner native distinguishes
him self through service
Information submitted
bv Bill Jones o f Beaverton,
OR
M ich ae l, or M ike,
Graves may no longer live
in Heppner, but his repu
tation for dedication and
service has stretched back
to his hometown all the way
from Aloha, OR.
The 55-year-old was
born and raised in Hep
pner, the son o f J. Deane
and Patricia Graves and
brother to Eric Graves.
Graves attended Heppner
High School as a youth,
where he played basketball
and football.
He jo in e d the U.S.
Navy in 1973 and served
during the Vietnam War,
attaining the rank of Petty
Officer before he was hon
orably discharged.
Graves is a long-stand
ing m em ber o f A loha’s
American Legion Post # 104
honor guard and is currently
serving as commander of
the post. According to his
American Legion Commander Mike Graves conducts the
“ Four Chaplains” service honoring the four chaplains who
gave up their life jackets for others and drowned when the S.S.
Dorchester was torpedoed in the North Atlantic during World
War II. -Contributedphoto
fellow Legion members, he
is active in community ser
vice. He works with students
in the elementary through
high school, teaching them
“Americanism.” He also
works with seniors at lo
cal retirement homes and
serves weekly at the area
veterans' hospital, serving
the needs of hospitalized
veterans with hundreds of
hours of accumulated ser
vice. Finally, he is active
with the Boy Scouts’ Eagle
Court of Honor.
“ O ur com m unity is
very proud o f Mike, and
I am sure Heppner would
be, also,” said Bill Jones,
himself a 65-year member
of the American Legion.
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