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TWO * Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 15,2012 Local woman earns grad degree The Official Newspaper of the City of! leppner and the C ounty of Morrow H eppner G A ZETTE-TIM ES U.S.P.S. 240-420 Morrow County's Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly by Sykes Publishing, LLC and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3,1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon Office at 188 W Willow Street Telephone (541) 676- 9228 Fax (541) 676-9211 t-mail editorri rapidserve.net or dav id « rapidserve net Web site www heppner net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, PO. Box 337, Heppner. Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $29 in Morrow County; $23 senior rate (in Morrow County only; 65 years or older); $35 elsewhere; $29 student subscriptions. David Sykes ...........................................................................................Publisher Andrea Di Salvo.............................................................................................Editor All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $5 per column inch Cost tor classified ad is 5 0 i per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 75 per column inch For Public/Legal Notices publc/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p m. Dates for pub Joselyn Piper of Hep pner has received a Master of Science degree in special education from Western Governors University, the university announced this week. OruJuly 14, the online, nonprofit university held its semi-annual commence ment ceremony in Salt Lake City, UT, and celebrated the graduation o f more than 3,200 graduates. The university conferred 2,036 ~ undergraduate degrees and 1,199 graduate degrees in four disciplines: busi ness, information technol ogy, teacher education, and health professions, includ ing nursing. WGU founding gov ernor, The Honorable Mi chael O. Leavitt, former Utah Governor and former U.S. Secretary o f Health and Human Services, de livered the commencement keynote address. lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be specified if required) For Obituaries Obituaries are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines or who wish to have the obituary written in a certain way must purchase advertising space for the obituary For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor M UST be signed by the author The Heppner G T will not publish unsigned letters All letters M UST include the author s address and phone number for use by the G T office. The G T reserves the right to edit letters. The G T is not responsible for accuracy of statements m ade in letters Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks' at a cost of $10. BEO dons aprons for Snack Shack duty lone girl graduates from basic training U.S. Air Force Airman Mariah S. Bradfield gradu ated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX recently. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included train ing in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Bradfield is the daugh ter of Adena Johnson-Rea of lone. She is a 2011 graduate of lone High School. Mud lovers count down to fair Bank of Eastern Oregon’s Morrow County 4-H Snack Shack team takes five before they perform their grilling and serving at this year’s county fair. The bank staff reminds everyone Kael and Emma Osmin, members of the Mud-Lovers 4-H to be sure to stop at the snack shack on Thursday during the group, get their pigs ready for the Morrow County Fair this fair and have something good to eat and drink. This is the week. This will he Kael's first year show ing and Emma’s eighth fifth year BEO employees have volunteered to get the job year. The kids say they hope to see everyone out at the fair and done so 4-H parents and members can take time to watch rodeo. -Contributedphoto the 4-Hcrs show and demonstrate. This year's team includes (I.-ftti Murk l.cmmon, Gary Propheten Debbie Young, Shell! Britt, Daw na Dougherty, John Qualls, Janet Dezellem, Anna Wedding, Joe Perry and Arietta Arnspiger. Not available for the team photo were Cherisse Lemmon and Bev Crum. BEO encourages everyone to come to fair and rodeo every day they can. -Contributedphoto Heppner High to hold registration Heppner High School will hold student registration for new and returning students in grades seven through 12 on August 22 from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Parents and students are invited to pay fees, turn in paperwork and pick up class schedules during this time. HHS Associated Student Body officers also will pro vide tours for new students during this time. lone library district to meet 16th ANNUAL BEER 8 WINE TASTING The regular monthly meeting of the lone Library District will be held on Thursday, August 23, at the lone Public Library beginning at 2 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 th 6 :0 0 p . m . - 1 0 : 0 0 p . m . M O RRO W COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Practice, practice J o in i s at our fun O SU tailgate theme event ! B eaver fans w e a r o r a n g e ! . \ 6:00-6:30J oe L isdsay 6:30-8:30 T illers F olly 8:30-10:00J amie M ario V. . & L i ke B asile * * Dinner presented by BBQ Out of the Blues Catering Adults- $12 Kids 12 and under $6 BBQ Chicken Skewers Dinner complete with huckleberry dessert! Fair admision required DRINK SPECIALS D ouble C hocolate M ocha $3.75 C herry A lmond I talian S oda $2.50 See us at ^ our espresso 1 booth at the fair!!! Wedding Tables Amy Lewis & By Aaron Smythe The lone Community 4-H Foods Group held a meet ing on August 7, 2012 at the lone Community Church. The meeting was dedicated to getting ready for fair. The group practiced My Plate, fruits, whole grains, measuring and knives judging. The only upcoming events planned for the group are during fair. Need a church home? | We have space! t Op/Ed ~ Coal project good for Oregon The following is an excerpt from an address given by Commissioner Leann Rea before Senator Wyden and others during a listening session on the Trans Pacific Partnership Monday, August 13, in Portland My roots in Morrow County run deep. I grew up with the mentality that, “If you take care o f the land, the land will take care of you.” So, 1 have no intentions of doing or approving any project that 1 feel would harm the county 1 love. When 1 decided to run for the position of county commissioner 1 did so because 1 felt 1 had a lot to offer and I only want what is best for my county. Morrow County is doing its part to protect our nation and to generate power for the region as well as accepting the refuse from the northwest. We have been able to ac complish all of these tasks with minimal negative impact to our county. In Morrow County, we regularly demon strate our ability to balance the needs of the environment while creating good family-wage jobs. In Eastern Oregon we believe this is the “Oregon way.” As one of three commissioners, I can assure you that we all care deeply about our heritage, our economy and our communities. We feel the Morrow Project will be a balance to economic development while protecting our environment. It should be noted that Boardman is accustomed to having coal cars traveling through the city on its way to the Boardman Coal Fired Plant. So the only thing new about this project is that the cars will be exiting on the Port of Morrow side rails and will not be going through town. The coal will be coming in from the Spokane area to the Hinkle switching yard and then on to the Port of Morrow for approximately a total of 30 miles in the state of Oregon. The approximately 80-car trains will only be on the main line until they reach the Port of Morrow. The coal will then be transferred from the coal cars by an enclosed auger system either into one of the stor age sheds or directly onto the specially built enclosed barges. This entire process will be accomplished with zero air emissions. The coal will then move down the Columbia River to the Port of St. Helens in Columbia County. In Columbia County, the coal will be transferred to an ocean liner in much the same way. Again, with zero air emissions. The Pacific Project is committed to being a good neighbor, not just in Morrow County, but for all of Or egon. Some of the activities the Pacific Project is doing to help the region is as follows: A. Pacific Project is not requesting an enterprise zone exemption (even though they would probably qualify.) B. Pacific Project will be donating 10 cents per ton to the Morrow County Educational Foundation. At full production, this will be an investment of nearly $800,000 per year for the education of our children. They will also make a similar investment in Columbia County. C. The company will be a good corporate citizen through encouraging their employees to volunteer for community activities and services, and donating financial resources to FFA, 4-H and the local chambers of Com merce. Pacific Project is investing in Oregon-based compa nies by hiring Gunderson and Vigor to build the covered barges. They are also working with the AFL-CIO to ensure that they employee the best craftsman in the con struction process. Once the construction is completed, Morrow and Columbia counties will each gain 25 to 30 family-wage jobs, with salary ranging from $50,000 to $90,000 per year. It should be noted that the increased traffic on the Columbia River will be very minimal, with one addi tional barge going west and one additional barge going east each day. This will bring the river traffic back up to the 1995 levels. Now let’s talk about the coal. The coal from the Powder River Basin is a low-sulfur, low-mercury and a very clean-burning product. It is very apparent that Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are going to be using coal for power generation for the next several years. So, one needs to ask, “Do you want them burning clean coal or coal they purchase from China or Russia?” We also need to ponder, “Do we want this coal to go through ports in Canada or do we want to keep the benefits in Oregon and Washington?” 1 would like to close by restating one of my opening statements. I have no intentions o f doing or approving any project that I feel would harm the County I love. That being said, I am giving my endorsement of the proposed Pacific Project whole-heartedly. Thank you, Morrow County Commissioner Leann Rea Justice Court Report M orrow County Spicer has released the Justice o f the Peace Ann follow ing Justice Court Join us for Sunday Services- Report. Sunday School 9 am -Laurel Ivy Lynn Church 10:30 am Toavs, 22, of Heppner was Located In the Rolling Hills near Hardman. found guilty of maintaining Pray location Praise &. Worship 6 pm Sunday This remote Is perfect for your private functions. a dog as a public nuisance. Church of the Nazarene - across from the hospital THE TREO LODGE IS She was fined $350. 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