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3IX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 10,2014
lone science teacher Ambre Energy, Port of Morrow appeal
recognized for mural Oregon Dept, of State Lands permit decision
lone science teacher Orissa Burghard was recognized at the Au
gust school board meeting for her design and work on a mural
outside the school by the lone pool. Pictured: Chairman Bill
Jepsen presenting the award to Burghard. Contributed photo
lone Elementary ASB
officers elected
PORTLAND, Ore —Am
bre Energy and the Port of
Morrow in Boardman have
filed appeals against the
permit decision made by the
State of Oregon’s Depart
ment of State Lands (DSL).
Last month, DSL de
nied a removal/fill permit
for the M orrow Pacific
project, a proposed coal
export facility. The permit
is needed to construct a
dock at the Port of Morrow
to transfer a bulk commod
ity to barges.
“The permitting pro
cess for a rail-to-barge fa
cility should be project-spe
cific and not influenced by
the commodities involved,”
said Everett King, execu
tive director, president and
CEO o f A m bre Energy
North America. “It’s pretty
clear the politics o f coal
overshadowed this process
from the beginning.”
In the opening segment
of the appeal Ambre Energy
writes:
“In its A pplication,
Coyote Island Terminal
proposes to place pilings
in the Columbia River to
construct a new barge
loading dock at the Port o f
Morrow near Boardman,
Oregon Coyote Island Ter
minal seeks to use the dock
to load a bulk commodity
into barges fo r shipment
overseas Because that bulk
commodity’ is coal, it is a
process that the State o f
Oregon does not support
politically. [1] Instead o f
fa irly evaluating Coyote
Island Terminal ’s applica
tion, DSL chose to base its
decision on factors that far
exceed the scope o f analy
sis DSL has previously
engaged in, im properly
elevating special interests
above long-standing, statu
torily preferred Port indus
trial uses. In doing so, DSL
exceeded its lawful author
ity while ignoring its legal
obligations. The decision
must be reversed.
“ We d isag ree w ith
DSL’s decision. We de
signed the project to protect
the environment while sup
porting the economy,” said
John Thomas, VP of legal,
Ambre Energy. “ W e've
done that, and we will prove
”
that again through the ap
peals process.”
“Not only does this
permit denial create a road
block for the well-designed
Morrow Pacific project— it
sets new regulatory prec
edent that has the risk of
shutting down future de
velopment opportunities at
the Port of Morrow,” said
Gary Neal, general man
ager, Port of Morrow. “We
are appealing so that this
political decision does not
limit economic opportunity
in rural Oregon.”
In the opening segment
of the appeal the Port of
Morrow writes:
“As the second largest
p o rt in the State o f Or
egon, the Port o f Morrow
must be able to enter into
leases fo r development o f
its lands without the State
unduly interfering with
the Port o f Morrow's eco
nomic decisions. The Port
o f Morrow has invested
over $50 million in devel
opment o f infrastructure to
support the Port o f Morrow
East Beach Industrial Park,
which is slated to include
five docks including the
dock proposed by Coyote
Island Terminal - to sup
port the Port o f Morrow s
econom ic developm ent
plans. The dock is slated to
be constructed in an area
specifically set aside by the
United States Army Corps
o f Engineers for port indus
trial development, and will
not interfere with fishing.
The Port o f Morrow is com
mitted to Eastern Oregon
and helping to revitalize
O regon’s economy With
this decision, the State oj
Oregon has sent the clear
message that it does not
support the Port o f Mor
row in these endeavors, and
that allegations o f fishing
will overpower the state
and federal determination
that the Port o f Morrow is
the best location for Port
Economic Development.
Following the notice
of appeal, DSL has 30 days
to send the notice to an
administrative law judge.
Under the rule, the judge
must assign a hearing date
within 30 days of receiving
the notice.
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VA education and training available to vets,
family members
First Morrow County
Harvest Festival
coming Oct. 4
Morrow County Veterans
office has announced that
many benefits are available
to advance the education
and skills of veterans and
service members. Spouses
and family members may
also be eligible, they say;
in fact, 25 percent of those
benefitting from VA’s edu
cation programs are non-
Veterans. Some might find
they’re eligible for more
than one benefit or that one
program is more suited to
certain education and train
ing goals than another.
The Post-9/11 G1 Bill
offers higher education and
training benefits to veter
ans, service members and
their families who served
after Sept. 10, 2001.
The Montgomery GI
Bill assists active duty and
reservists with the pursuit
o f higher education de
grees, certificates, and other
education and training,
which might include flight
training, small business
development, licensing and
certification.
VA representatives say
these opportunities can
open new doors to employ
ment by getting licensed
or certified as a mechanic,
medical technician, attor
ney, or other professional.
Often required for work in
certain fields, these tests
may be eligible for GI Bill
reimbursement.
The GI Bill also is
available for training at
non-college-degree insti
tutions. This includes the
training in areas such as
HVAC repair, truck driving,
emergency medical train
ing, and barber/beautician
school.
Accelerated payment
assistan ce could cover
high-tech programs in the
animal sciences, food and
technology, communica
tions, and more.
Others offer various
education and training ben
efits or increased benefits
to certain reservists, vet
erans and their survivors
and dependents, such as:
Reserve Educational As
sistance Program (REAP);
Veterans Educational As
sistance Program (VEAP);
Survivors & Dependents
Educational A ssistance
Program; Educational As
sistance Pilot Program;
National Call to Service
Program; Yellow Ribbon
GI Education Enhance
ment Program; Tuition As
sistance - Top-Up; and the
Tillman Scholarship. For
more info, http://www.ben-
efits.va.gov/gibill/.
State benefits include
the Voyager Tuition Assis
tance Program, the Oregon
Nonresident Veteran Fee
Remission, statewide ap
prenticeships (BOL1), and
college credit for military
training.
BOARDMAN, Ore -
The first Morrow County
Harvest Festival is coming
to the SAGE Center Oct. 4
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The event is presented
by the Boardman, Heppner
and Irrigon chambers of
commerce in conjunction
with the SAGE Center, 101
Olson Road, Boardman.
SAGE Center manager
Kalie Davis said there will
be a wide variety of fun,
cider tasting is available
for adults from 12 p.m. to
5 p.m.
“This is a great oppor
tunity for all of the Mor
row County chambers and
the SAGE Center to work
together to promote all of
the talented individuals in
our communities and give
them a wonderful event to
showcase what they do,”
Davis said.
A fall-them ed ch il
d ren ’s obstacle course,
pumpkin-painting station,
and photo booth will be
available throughout the
day at the Kids Comer. Free
horse and buggy rides will
also be available from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
T itle sp o n so rs in
clude Threemile Canyon
Farms and Abengoa. Lamb
Weston ConAgra Foods
sponsored the Kids Comer
and Cascade Specialties is
the event’s vendor sponsor.
The event is planned to
be held annually. For more
inform ation visit http://
visitsage.com or call the
SAGE Center at 541-481-
7243, Irrigon Chamber of
Com m erce at 541-922-
3857, Heppner Chamber
of Commerce at 541-676-
5536, or the Boardman
Chamber of Commerce at
541-481-3014.
The lone Elementary School Associated Student Body has an
nounced the election of its officers for the 2014-15 school year.
Pictured front left to right: Ola Kietmann, Treasurer; Tiffany
Hollis. Publicist; and Jessica Medina, Vice-President. Back left
to right: Larysa Burright, Secretary; Eva Martin, President;
and Hunter Padberg, Activities Director. -Contributedphoto
Justice Court Report
Morrow County Justice of the Peace Ann Spicer has
released the following Justice Court report:
-Glen George Griffith, 57, of lone was found guilty
of exceeding truck speed 75/55 and fined $160.
fall-themed activities at no
cost and the event will give
people an opportunity to
learn about all the local tal
ent in Morrow and Umatilla
county communities.
Vendors range from
fresh produce to jam s,
bread, and pies, to home
made jewelry, coffee, art,
and wood work. There will
also be food vendors serv
ing lunch as well as frozen
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M ay 5: -M o rro w
County S heriff’s Office
received report of two ve
hicles abandoned in lone
after a house fire.
-MCSO received report
of a car backed into while
the owner was at work. No
note was left.
-MCSO received report
that Marin Lua Estrada,
32, was arrested on a Mor
row County Circuit Court
warrant from a Grand Jury
Indictment for five counts
of Sodomy II, two counts
of Sex Abuse I, Rape II, Un
lawful Sexual Penetration
II, Custodial Interference II.
He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with $500,000
bail and an Immigration
Nationalization Services
(INS) hold.
-MCSO received report
of a sighting of a gray Acura
matching the description of
a Washington Amber Alert
in Irrigon.
-MCSO received report
of a black Toyota Corolla
with a female driver with a
hood over her head circling
the school for the last 20-30
minutes. The caller said the
custodian saw in at 5:30
a.m. also. MCSO arrested
Jennifer Kay Martinez, 31,
on a Umatilla County war
rant. She was to be lodged
at Umatilla County Jail.
-MCSO received report
of a male subject who was
medically cleared and ready
to be transported back to
jail from the Oregon State
Hospital.
-MCSO received report
from a subject driving from
Umatilla to Irrigon that a
female driver just passed
them and threw a can of
Pepsi out the window at
them.
-MCSO received re
quest for assistance from a
victim’s advocate.
-MCSO received report
from a subject in Irrigon
that his cell phone was sto
len out of his vehicle that
was parked at A.C. Hough-
ton Elementary School.
-MCSO received report
from a subject in Irrigon
that he went into a rental
property to clean it out and
found drug paraphernalia.
MCSO responded and took
it into custody.
-MCSO received report
from a man in Boardman
that a drunk male tried to
get a juvenile female to go
into his house, but she was
able to pull away. Board-
man Police Departm ent
and MCSO responded and
checked the area, but was
unable to locate him.
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Grower Meeting
September 18th, 2014
6:30 PM
lone School Cafeteria
Learn the latest about the Farm Bill and Crop Insurance.
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