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I Bessie W etzell Newspaper Library University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Heppner holds Town & Country awards HEPPNER The Heppner Chamber McElligott. recognition. Collins and of Commerce Town and Youth Recognition Award Payne listed more than 200 C o u n try C o m m u n ity “These students are hours of community service Awards event, sponsored by natural born leaders not between them, including Ambre Energy’s Morrow only in the classroom, canned food drives for the Pacific Project and Portland but in a myriad of student council and General Electric, was held activities that they the Neighborhood at the Morrow County participate in.” said Center, FBLA breast Fairgrounds on Thursday, award presenters cancer awareness. Jan. 16. This year's theme Jeanie Collins and Red Ribbon Week, was “Heppner Magic, It’s Petra Payne o f Mustang Mop-Up the People.” The following Youth Recognition and hanging up awards were given out: Award co-recipients Blake Greenup Christmas lights. Youth R ecogntion, J.C. Putman and In a d d itio n , J.C. Putman and Blake Blake Greenup. “(They) Payne and Collins said Greenup; Business of the are looked up to and very Greenup and Putman “strive Year. Pettyjohn's Farm and well respected among not to be the best academically Builder's Supply; only their peers, but as well as in sports” and Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon Woman of the year, adults as well.” “ inspire goodness and She 11 i Britt; Man The t w o integrity in everyone they o f the year. Bob s t u d e n t s a r e meet." Kilkenny; Citizen both sen io rs at “These students bring Educator of the Year, He p p n e r Hi gh out the best in people Jeannie C ollins; School. Among the with their determination, a n d L i f e t i m e J.C. Putman accomplishments confidence and the ‘Get ‘er the property and then bill A c h i e v e m e n t that earned -See TOWN & COUNTRY/ the property owner for the A w ard, Joe and Ieri Putman and Greenup their PAGE SIX cleart-up. If the bill is not paid, then the lien would be placed. The public hearing will be in conjunction with the city’s regular monthly council meeting Monday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. at City Hall, and will give the mzette imes VOL. 133 N 0. 3 8 Pages Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Property lien ordinance to have public hearing Feb. 10 Bv David Sykes The City of Heppner will hold a public hearing Feb. 10 on a proposed ordinance that will give the city manager the authority to place liens on homes that do not pay their water and sewer bills, or where clean up is done on a property and the city is not paid back for the work. City M anager Kim Cutsforth. who proposed the new law. has said that the intent of the new ordinance is for the city to be able to collect unpaid utility bills when a property is sold. She said the ordinance will also give the city the power to place a lien on property when the city does “nuisance abatement” or clean-up on a property. The city would clean up Chamber of Commerce holds annual meeting -See LIEN ORDINANCE HEAR1NG/PAGE FOUR Energy council to decide on Heppner Wind Facility extension By David Sykes O r e g o n ’s E n erg y Facility Siting Council (EFSC)at its Jan. 24 meeting will decide on a request for extension of the “Notice of Intent to Apply” for a Site Certificate for the proposed 500-megawatt wind electric generation project planned to be constructed on 61.000 acres of private land on either side of Highway 74 east of Heppner. EFSC’s meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. Jan 24 at the Discovery Center in The Dalles. The meeting agenda and other information are available on the internet at: www. o r e g o n .g o v / e n e r g y / S itin g /d o c s/M e e tin g _ Materials/012414/EFSC_ agenda 012414.pdf. A partial description of the project according to the EFSC website is as follows: “While the number and size of the wind turbine generators have not yet been determined, the applicant is considering up to 335 wind turbine models that range from 394-533 feet in height. Each tower will require a concrete foundation and a transformer at its base. “ In addition to the wind turbines, the facility will include the following related or su p p o rtin g facilities: power collector lines between turbines; collector substation(s); 39- 46 miles of transmission lines to a new interconnect -See WIND FACILITY EX- TENSION/PAGE TWO OSP investigating diesel fuel thefts in central and eastern Oregon counties Oregon State Police is seeking information and asking to speak to possible victims related to an investigation into the theft of diesel fuel in several central and eastern Oregon counties, the OSP announced last week. The thefts are suspected to have occurred between May 2012 and January 2014. An ongoing investigation to this point indicates typical targets o f the fuel thefts were heavy equipment, farm implements and fixed fuel storage containers ranging from 50 to more than 1,000 gallons. The th e fts lik e ly occurred in remote and rural areas including Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam, Wasco, Wheeler, Grant, Union, Sherman, Crook, Jefferson, Harney, Malheur, Wallowa, Deschutes and Hood River counties. Any victims or persons with information regarding the investigation is asked to call Oregon State Police Northern Command Center at 800-452-7888 or email Senior Trooper Mike Mayer at M M ayer@ osp.state, or.us. No other information was available for release at this time. G-T Trophy Corner The H eppner C h am ber of Commerce held its annual meeting Jan. 9 at the senior center in Heppner. Pictured above are the board members and officers for the 2014 year. Left to right are board members Bert Houweling, owner of H eppner Family Foods; Daniel Crigg, Morrow C o u n ty H e a lth D is tric t Administrator; first VP John Gould, Manager of Heppner Les Schwab; second VP Kim C u ts f o rth , H e p p n e r City M a n a g er; 2014 C h a m b e r President Nancy Snider, owner of W heatland In surance; board member and outgoing president Jeff Bailey, President and CEO of Bank of Eastern Oregon; hoard members Matt Combe, School Principal of H eppner E lem entary and Heppner High schools; Kay Fowler, owner of Hair FApressions in Heppner; and treasurer Tawny Miles, Human Recourses Director at the Morrow County Grain Growers. In addition to election of officers, lunch w as served and the crow d heard reports about the upcoming year for the chamber. Above Right: Andrea and Natalie ( irigg provide entertainment at the annual Heppner Chamber of Commerce luncheon and meeting held Jan. 9 at the senior center in Heppner. -Photos by David Sykes Health advisory lifted for Willow Creek Reservoir The Oregon Health Authority has lifted a health advisory issued Oct. 25 for Willow Creek Reservoir. High levels of a blue-green algae in the lake prompted the advisory. Water monitoring has confirmed reduced levels of blue-green algae and associated toxins. These reduced levels are not likely to be harmful to humans and animals. Oregon health officials advise people who use Oregon water bodies for Joseph Zellers with the cow elk he harvested on the Heppner unit in December during the youth cow hunt. He bagged the cow using a .257 Roberts handed down from his great-grandfather. This is Joe's second elk in two years of elk hunting. Last year he was successful in harvesting his first bull elk. Joe, 14, is the son of Casey Zellars of Boardman and grandson of Jim Zellars of Pendleton; he attends Riverside Jr./Sr. High School in Boardman. -Contributedphoto I recreation to always be alert to signs of algae blooms. People and their pets should avoid contact if the water is foamy, scummy, thick like paint, pea-green, blue-green or brownish red in color, or if a mat of algae is visible in the water. For local information about water quality or blue-green algae sampling, contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 541 - 676-9009. For health information, to report human or pet illnesses due to blooms, or to ask questions about a news release, contact the Oregon Health Authority at 971-673-0400. You can also contact the Oregon Public Health toll-free information line at 1-877-290-6767 or visit the Harmful Algae Bloom program's website at www. healthoregon.org/hab and select “ A lgae Bloom Advisories” for information regarding advisories issued or lifted for the season. 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