S IX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon
Wednesday, September 25,2013
Columbia Basin announces
energy efficiency rebates
C o l u m b i a B a s in
E lectric C ooperative in
conjunction with Bonneville
Power Administration is
announcing the availability
of energy efficiency rebates
for qualified efficiency
measures.
CBEC Manager Jerry
Healy said that the budget
for the next two-year cycle
is very limited. Rebates
will be awarded on a first-
come, first-served basis.
Rebates are available to a
broad range of consumers
in c lu d in g r e s id e n tia l,
commercial and agriculture.
In th e r e s id e n tia l
sector single, multifamily
and manufactured homes
qualify. Temporary housing
does not qualify. Rebate
o p p o r tu n itie s in th e
residential sector include
lig h tin g , show erheads,
new ap p lian ces, w ater
h e a tin g , HVAC (b o th
ducted and ductless) and
weatherization (including
insulation, window and
patio door replacement and
air sealing).
Commercial customers
can qualify for lighting
upgrades, ductless and
ducted HVAC system s,
in s u la tio n , w in d o w s,
refrigeration, kitchen and
food service equipment,
commercial clothes washers
and showerheads.
Q ualify in g electric
usage in the agriculture
sector is limited to food
production, vegetation
growth and the raising of
domestic livestock. New
agriculture construction
qualifies for rebates as do
variable frequency drives,
irrigation pump testing,
system analysis, scientific
irrig a tio n sc h e d u lin g ,
irrigation system upgrades
and freeze resistant stock
tank fountains.
All of these measures
come with requirements
for qualifying that must be
met before any rebate will
be awarded. Healy also
stated that members cannot
purchase these upgrades in
advance of qualifying and
verification of the measures.
Again, Healy wants to
remind members that funds
are very limited, will be
awarded on a first-come,
first-served basis, members
should not proceed without
p re-ap p ro v al from the
co o p erativ e, and when
the funds are expended, a
moratorium will be placed
on the program until the
next funding cycle.
Chamber Chatter
H ep p n e r F a r m e r ’s
Market - Friday, 10 a.m. - 2
p.m. at Heppner City Park:
Don’t forget to stop by on
Friday to check out all of
the vendors at our farmer’s
market, they will be there
through Fri., Oct. 4.
Heppner FFA Chapter’s
Annual Apple/Pear Sale:
Pick up an order form and
send your order and check
to H eppner FFA, HHS,
Attn. Beth Dickenson PO
Box 67. For pick up at Oct.
11 home football game, the
deadline is Oct. 3; second
delivery date orders are due
by Nov. 7 for pick up Nov.
16 at the Harvest Festival.
Questions, contact Beth at
541-676-9138 x2542.
Beginning American
Sign Language (ASL) -
United Methodist Church:
These classes are being
offered Tuesdays at 2 p.m.
and 7 p.m., are free o f
charge and are open to
the public. Contact the
Methodist Church for more
information and to sign up.
Saturday, Sept. 28 -
Step OUT Walk to Stop
D iab etes at B oardm an
Marina Park: Registration
starts at 8:45 a.m., walk
begins at 9 a.m. ConAgra
Foods/Lamb Weston will be
holding a 5K walk to raise
funds for the American
D iab etes A sso ciatio n .
Costs is a $25 donation
for each walker/family or
you can donate or have
a business sponsor. For
m ore inform ation, call
Roz or Yvette at 541-481-
2011 x67310 or Tina at 541 -
481-8216.
Saturday, Sept. 28 - lone
Education Foundation’s 11th
annual dinner and auction at
the lone American Legion
Hall: Social hour begins
at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.
and the auction to follow.
Delicious prime rib and
salm on d in n e r w ill be
served - $25 adults, $ 10 for
children ages seven to 12,
and six and under are free.
Tickets can be purchased
at BEO lone Branch or at
the door.
Saturday, Oct. 19-5:30
p.m. - First Annual Chili
Run sponsored by Heppner
FFA Chapter: The Heppner
FFA Chapter is organizing
their First Annual Chili
Run. Registration forms
are available at Dickenson
Chiropractic Clinic,
M u r r a y ’s, Wh e a t l a n d
Insurance and H eppner
High School and will soon
be available in Hermiston
and lone.
Wednesday, Oct. 2 -
Travel Oregon 101 - from
Irrigon woman wins Dutch
oven cook-off
Shannon Lancaster of
Irrigon, with assistant and
husband. Gene, won the
People’s Choice Award at
the 10th annual Chuckwagon
Cafe Dutch Oven Cookoff
last w eekend north o f
Hermiston.
The L a n c a s te rs
prepared barbecue
meatballs served on rice.
They took home $ 100 cash,
plus a custom-made plaque
and, most im portantly,
bragging rights.
This was Lancaster’s
fourth appearance at the
cook-off. Uniquely, they
won last year’s People’s
Choice Award, also.
A field of 13 cast-iron
cooks, comprising seven
camps/teams. prepared 13
dishes for the public to
judge at the event.
In addition to promoting
the popular Dutch-oven
cooking method, this year’s
event helped celebrate the
Chuckwagon Cafe’s 43rd
anniversary, as well as
raise money for local youth
programs.
The cooks used the
most popular style of Dutch
Effective immediately,
public use restric tio n s
pertaining to the use of
cam pfires, smoking and
chainsaw use are lifted
on the Umatilla National
Forest, the forest service
announced this week.
F o rest v isito rs are
urged to use caution when
b u i l d i n g and t e n di ng
campfires, warming fires,
cooking fires, and fires in
wood stoves. The potential
for wildfire still exists
despite recent rains and
cooler temperatures. Never
leave a fire unattended
and always make sure the
campfire is dead-out before
leaving the site.
Public-use restrictions
are updated on the toll-free
message line at 1 -877-958-
9663 and are also available
online at www.fs.usda.gov/
umatilla/.
For more information,
c o n t a c t the Uma t i l l a
N a t i o n a l F o r e s t ’s
Supervisor’s Office at 541-
278-3716.
9-11 a.m. at the SAGE
Center: Participate in a
free seminar for tourism-
r e l a t e d b u s i n e s s and
organizations. This seminar
will be focused on owners,
executives and managers of
visitor-related businesses
and organizations. Learn
how to use Travel Oregon
to help your business or
organization. Free online
registration at www.cvent.
com /d/w 4q75c. Contact
Diane at the Boardman
Chamber office for more
information at 541-481-
3014.
Saturday, O ct. 12,
9 a.m., 5K Walk/Run in
B o a r d m a n : Do me s t i c
Violence Services, Inc.
presents the First Annual
Domestic Violence
A wa r e n e s s 5K Wal k/
Run. The event starts at
the Marina in Boardman
with registration starting
at 8 a.m. and the walk to
start at 9 a.m. You can
sign up at www.eventbrite.
com. All p ro cee d s to
benefit Umatilla/Morrow
County Domestic Violence
Services, Inc. If you have
questions, please call 541-
676-5665 or 541-561-3337.
O c t o b e r 15-29 -
Domestic Violence Services
o f Umatilla & Morrow
County Volunteer Training:
This training is for those
interested in answ erinc
calls on the 24 hour crisis
line; serve as an advocate
for victims of domestic/
sexual violence. To reserve
your spot or get more
information on the training
schedule, please call 541-
276-3322. The classes will
be held at the Hermiston
DVS Office.
oven, which is a flat-topped,
three-legged, cast-iron pot
with sturdy bail handle.
By placing white-hot
briquettes strategically on
and/or under the Dutch
oven, cooks can accomplish
baking, frying, simmering,
browning, boiling, broiling,
scalding.
After opening remarks
by Chuckw agon C afe’s
owner, Cathy Stolz, a fast-
paced “30-Minute-30-Item
Auction” generated over
$1,300 for the local Scout
troop and for the Umatilla
Booster’s Club.
T h e 1 1,h a n n u a l
Chuckwagon Café Dutch
Oven Cook-Off is planned
for Sept. 20, 2014.
Umatilla forest
lifts public use
restrictions
All news &
advertising deadline:
MONDAY @ 5 PM
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