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VOL. 137 NO. 3 6 Pages
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon
Heppner student selected for
D.C. youth tour
Caitlyn Scrivner, Hep-
pner, will act as the student
representative for the Co-
lumbia Basin Electric Co-
operative (CBEC) NRECA
youth tour in Washington
D.C. this summer, June
8-14.
Caitlyn is a junior at
Heppner High School, and
the daughter of Cari and
Matt Scrivner. During Cait-
lyn’s high school career,
she has been involved with
the Technology Student
Association (TSA), learn-
ing about technology and
other Science Technology
Engineering Mathematics,
(STEM) ideas. Caitlyn has
also been an active FFA
member since her fresh-
man year.
Caitlyn is currently
working on a project, with
two other classmates, plan-
ning a fourth-grade curricu-
lum based around STEM.
The project will involve
delivering lesson plans,
acquiring materials, and
demonstrating these activi-
ties to students at Heppner
Elementary. Caitlyn was
creative in getting approval
from the Morrow County
School Board to make this
project move forward.
Caitlyn is also a tri-
sport athlete, competing in
volleyball, basketball and
golf. While participating
on the Mustang golf team,
the team finished fourth at
state her freshman year and
earned second last year.
The Washington D.C.
trip is sponsored by Co-
lumbia Basin Electric Co-
operative and hosted by
the Oregon Rural Electric
Cooperative Association.
Caitlyn Scrivner
While visiting the nation’s
capital, the students will
have a chance to speak with
Oregon’s state representa-
tives, learn about electric
cooperatives, listen to mo-
tivational speakers and tour
national landmarks includ-
ing the Smithsonian and the
Vietnam War Memorial.
The demo of the Ione grain
elevator is a slow process.
-Contributed photos
Zabrena Masterson takes first
in district hoop shoot, moves
on to state
Global warming legislation
targets Morrow County’s
biggest employers
Seven businesses on list for greenhouse gas regulation
By David Sykes
A study by the Ore-
gon Department of Envi-
ronmental Quality (DEQ)
aimed at passing legislation
to reduce greenhouse gases
in Oregon, lists 100 of the
largest producers in the
state – with seven of them
right here in Morrow Coun-
ty. The study was ordered
by the last legislature, with
the purpose of planning for
passage of a “cap and trade”
program in the coming Feb-
ruary session. Proponents
of the law say the regula-
tion will force reductions of
greenhouse gases, and slow
down global warming.
On the list of local busi-
nesses the state plans to
regulate are some of Mor-
row County’s biggest em-
ployers, including ConAgra
Foods/ Lamb Weston, Port-
land General Electric, Fin-
ley Buttes Landfill and
Columbia River Process-
ing/ Tillamook Cheese. The
proposed global warming
legislation puts a cloud over
an otherwise bright eco-
nomic success story at the
Port of Morrow, which has
added new businesses and
producers at a pace where
now thousands of workers
are employed there. This
success has propelled Mor-
row County to the number
three position in the state,
just behind Multnomah, for
highest per capita income.
Under the proposed
plan businesses would be
“capped” with how much
greenhouse gases they can
release. This amount would
be reduced over time until
the state hits a 75 percent
reduction by the year 2050.
The study does not address
if, or by how much, these
onerous reductions will
stop, or even slow down
global warming.
The program calls for
the state to issue permits or
“allowances” to businesses
Winners of the Elks local hoop shoot pictured (L-R): Hallee Hisler, Mason Orem, Keaton
Coiner, Cody Fletcher, Healy Hisler and ZaBrena Masterson. – Contributed photo.
After placing first in
The Lamb Weston plant at Boardman will be a major target
of greenhouse gas legislation.
the local hoop shoot tourna-
to release certain amounts
of greenhouse gases (the
cap). If a business reduces
it’s emissions below its
cap, it could then sell the
excess on an open market
(the trade). If it cannot meet
its reduced emission cap
set by the government, it
must purchase more on the
open market to remain in
operation. Initially the al-
lowances will be auctioned
off and sold by the state.
It is estimated the sale of
allowances will raise $700
million per year or maybe
up to $1.6 billion every
biennium for the state gov-
ernment.
The study says the eco-
nomic impact on Oregon’s
economy “on the whole”
will be small, but “certain
industries, such as food
processing…. that compete
with firms outside Oregon
may not be able to pass the
cost of purchasing allow-
ances down to their con-
sumers. This could pressure
these local businesses to
close or move out of state.”
This would cause job loss
in Oregon and just shift
emissions to another loca-
tion and undermine the goal
of the program, the study
concluded. The state could
hand out free allowances to
those affected businesses to
offset the increased compli-
ance costs.
The study also said
the cap and trade program
could disproportionally
affect rural areas and low-
income families, since cap
and trade will raise the price
of energy, and low-income
families spend a higher
percentage of their income
on energy. Also rural areas
require more driving and
heavy equipment operat-
ing in their economies than
urban areas. “Rural parts
of Oregon tend to be less
economically diverse than
urban areas, meaning im-
pacts on industries in rural
communities could be felt
more acutely,” the study
said.
To offset the negative
impact the study said pay-
ments could be made from
government, such as energy
bill assistance or rebates for
low income households.
There could also be state
money aimed toward in-
vestments in rural com-
munities and job training to
help rural workers “transi-
tion to jobs in a low-carbon
economy.” The study did
not identify what those low
carbon jobs might be.
The Oregon plan also
seeks to be integrated into
the only existing carbon
trading market of California
and Quebec. California is
currently the only state in
the nation with a cap and
trade program.
-See GLOBAL WARMING/
PAGE TWO
ment, Zabrena Masterson
advanced to the district
event, where she took first
place again. With her win at
district, she will represent
the Northeast District and
the Heppner Lodge at the
State Hoop Shoot in Mil-
waukie on Feb. 10.
The Heppner Elks
Lodge sponsored the an-
nual Local Hoop Shoot
at Heppner Elementary
School Dec. 10. 25 partici-
pants shot a total of 25 free
throws with the top scorers
advancing to the Northeast
District Hoop Shoot. The
local first place honors went
to: 8-9 year old girls, Healy
Hisler; 8-9 year old boys,
Keaton Coiner; 10-11 year
old girls, Hallee Hisler;
10-11 year old boys, Mason
Orem; 12-13 year old girls,
ZaBrena Masterson and
12-13 year old boys, Cody
Fletcher.
Other participants in
the local hoop shoot were
Zariah Martin, Eva Worden,
Lily Nichols, Tripp Stewart,
Jace Wilson, Zaleta Mas-
terson, Nickolas Wenberg,
David Asbridge, Jackson
Coiner, Madison Orem,
Ireland Martin, Arianna
Worden, Zandra Master-
son, Jace Coe, Joe Sher-
man, Brock Hisler, David
Cribbs, Daemon Worden
and Trevor Nichols.
The Northeast Dis-
trict Hoop Shoot, held in
Hermiston on Jan. 7 hosted
the winners of the local
hoop shoot, Hallee, Mason,
Keaton, Cody, Healy and
ZaBrena. Heppner com-
petitors competed against
shooters from Hermiston,
Baker City, Condon, The
Dalles, Enterprise and Mil-
ton-Freewater. Placing in
the tournament were: third
place in 8-9 year old girls,
Healy Hisler; fifth place in
8-9 year old boys, Keaton
Coiner; second place in
10-11 year old girls, Hal-
lee Hisler; fourth place in
10-11 year old boys, Mason
Orem; first place in 12-13
year old girls, ZaBrena
Masterson and third place
in 12-13 year old boys,
Cody Fletcher.
ZaBrena claimed her
first place win after shoot-
ing four of five shots in the
tie breaker round against
two other participants.
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