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2A ❚ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 ❚ APPEAL TRIBUNE Traeger Continued from Page 1A Address: P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309 Phone: 503-399-6773 that Pit Boss posted a photo of a leftover turkey sandwich. “Dansons admits it has posted images of turkey sandwiches on social media," the company said in its response. The original suit alleges Traeger Grills sent a cease and desist letter Sept. 21, 2018 and Dansons counsel responded by requesting a telephone call to discuss the matter. Dansons alleges Traeger Grills did not respond to multiple attempts to set up such a meeting. “In reliance on Traeger Grills’ silence, Dansons continued to use Joe and Brian Traeger’s consulting services,” the re- sponse states. In more recent marketing, Dansons is including the disclaimer, "Joe and Brian Traeger along with Dansons does not en- dorse, support, or market with Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC," when they appear in marketing materials. Fax: 503-399-6706 Email: sanews@salem.gannett.com Web site: www.SilvertonAppeal.com Staff This screen capture from the Pit Boss Grills Instagram account shows the turkey sandwich Dansons admits it posted to social media after Traeger Grills posted a picture of a turkey sandwich. STATESMAN JOURNAL News Director Don Currie 503-399-6655 dcurrie@statesmanjournal.com Advertising Westsmb@gannett.com Deadlines News: 4 p.m. Thursday Letters: 4 p.m. Thursday Obituaries: 11 a.m. Friday Display Advertising: 4 p.m. Wednesday Legals: 3 p.m. Wednesday Classifieds: 4 p.m. Friday News Tips The Appeal Tribune encourages suggestions for local stories. Email the newsroom, submit letters to the editor and send announcements to sanews@salem.gannett.com or call 503-399-6773. Classifieds: call 503-399-6789 Retail: call 503-399-6602 Legal: call 503-399-6789 Missed Delivery? Call: 800-452-2511 Hours: until 7 p.m. Wednesdays; until 3 p.m. other weekdays To Subscribe Call: 800-452-2511 $21 per year for home delivery $22 per year for motor delivery $30.10 per year mail delivery in Oregon $38.13 per year mail delivery outside Oregon Main Statesman Journal publication Suggested monthly rates: Monday-Sunday: $22, $20 with EZ Pay Monday-Saturday: $17.50, $16 with EZ Pay Wednesday-Sunday: $18, $16 with EZ Pay Monday-Friday: $17.50, $16 with EZ Pay Sunday and Wednesday: $14, $12 with EZ Pay Sunday only: $14, $12 with EZ Pay To report delivery problems or subscribe, call 800-452-2511 To Place an Ad Traeger Barn dispute One of Traeger Grills’ biggest points of contention is Dansons’ use of the Traeg- er Barn in Mt. Angel in publicity for its announcement when it hired Joe and Brian Traeger, both of whom still live in Mt. Angel. The Traeger Barn, where Traeger de- veloped the first pellet grill and grew his fledgling company, is still owned by the Mt. Angel Abbey, according to court doc- uments, and located next to Benedictine Brewery on Humpert Lane in Mt. Angel. The lease on the property is now held by Dansons. The response says approximately $200,000 was recently spent to upgrade the barn and $50,000 was spent in prep- aration and promotion for a Sept. 14 event in conjunction with the Mt. Angel Oktoberfest. But the distinctive Traeger sign on the front of the barn was removed in August, according to the response. Silverton man also sued As part of the Arizona lawsuit, Traeg- er Grills is suing former employee George Koster alleging he stole trade secrets when he left the employ of the company in 2015, went to work for Dansons and developed a vertical smoker similar to one he helped develop while employed by Traeger. According to his Linkedin page, Kos- ter has been the vice president of cus- tomer service for Dansons brand Louisi- ana Grills since June 2017. The TRAEGER name has been removed from the front of the Traeger barn, which is in the middle of a lawsuit over copyright infringement. Published every Wednesday by the Statesman Journal, P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309. USPS 469-860, Postmaster: Send address changes to Appeal Tribune, P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID: Salem, OR and additional offices. Send letters to the editor and news releases to sanews@salem.gannett.com. BILL POEHLER | STATESMAN JOURNAL Koster, who lives in Silverton, was one of Traeger Grills’ longest serving employ- ees, working for the company from 1983 to 2016, according to his Linkedin page, when the company shuttered its Oregon operations and moved those functions to Utah. According to the suit, Koster was in- volved in the design of a new vertical smoker for Traeger Grills called the “Whiskey Still,” a vertical smoker design, but he denies that in the answer. In a counterclaim, Dansons alleges Traeger Grills used the phrase “Be The Next Pit Boss” in advertising. Dansons has used the Pit Boss brand since 2012 and has had a trademark on the name since 2015. Attorneys for Joe, Brian and Mark have not filed an answer to Traeger Grills’ suit in district court in Florida, but a schedule has been set for the case in that jurisdiction. The jury trial, anticipated to last 10 days, is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Aug. 3, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. A schedule for the requested jury trial in Arizona has not been entered into the court record. bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com or Twitter.com/bpoehler The Covanta Marion facility in Brooks. DAVID DAVIS AND KELLY JORDAN/STATESMAN JOURNAL Covanta Continued from Page 1A ing the meeting. If the incinerator closed, garbage haulers in the county would take waste to Coffin Butte Landfill north of Corval- lis. The contract extension will allow the facility to continue operating while Co- vanta tries to pass a similar bill during the February 2020 legislative session. Cameron expressed frustration with the Legislature just before the vote. “We run the best program in the state. Whoever beats us cheats, I know that,” he said. “This state needs to rec- ognize what we do.” “The whackos that are running things over there environmentally don’t recognize what is good for the state on an environmental basis,” Cam- eron said. “It’s just totally insane that they don’t figure it out.” The incinerator’s future has been a hot topic in the community. Opponents say sending trash to the landfill would be cheaper and create fewer greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to climate change. They also say the state should require more test- ing for pollutants near the facility. Cameron dismissed those concerns. “We’ll get an email saying we’re kill- ing people or hurting people, or what- ever,” he said. “And there’s no evidence anywhere of any of that.” Contact the reporter at tloew@statesmanjournal.com, 503- 399-6779 or follow at Twitter.com/Tra- cy_Loew www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC Savings Continued from Page 1A LOCAL ADVISORS Salem Area Vin Searles Garry Falor CFP ® Tyson Wooters FINANCIAL ADVISOR Mission | 503-363-0445 FINANCIAL ADVISOR West | 503-588-5426 FINANCIAL ADVISOR South | 503-362-5439 Michael Wooters Chip Hutchings Cameron Hunt CFA, CFP ® FINANCIAL ADVISOR South | 503-362-5439 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Lancaster | 503-585-4689 FINANCIAL ADVISOR West | 503-588-5426 Caitlin Davis CFP ® Tim Sparks Matthew Guyette FINANCIAL ADVISOR West | 503-585-1464 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Commercial | 503-370-6159 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Mission | 503-363-0445 Jeff Davis Phil Ridling FINANCIAL ADVISOR Liberty | 503-581-8580 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Liberty | 503-581-8580 Keizer Area Sheryl Resner Mario Montiel Kylee Williams Charisa Henckel FINANCIAL ADVISOR Keizer | 503-304-8641 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Keizer | 503-393-8166 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Keizer | 503-304-8641 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Keizer | Station 503-393-4677 Surrounding Area Bridgette Justis Tim Yount Kelly Denney David Eder FINANCIAL ADVISOR Sublimity | 503-769-3180 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Silverton | 503-873-2454 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Dallas | 503-623-2146 FINANCIAL ADVISOR Stayton | 503-769-4902 ment; ❚ Be listed as the beneficiary of the account; ❚ Indicate eligibility for the match- ing scholarship during the application process. The match will only serve under- graduates at the College of Liberal Arts, beginning with students starting in the fall of 2020. The match cannot retroactively ap- ply to students already enrolled, offi- cials said, but it will include those en- rolling in one of the university’s dual- degree programs with its business or law school. Depending on the success and pop- ularity of the program, university offi- cials said they may consider later ex- panding it to graduate students. J.R. Tarabocchia with the univer- sity’s marketing department said they hope more Oregon colleges and univer- sities form their own partnerships with the state to encourage families to save and help their money go further. The money matched by Willamette is not coming from a set fund, Taraboc- chia explained. Instead, he said to think of it as more of a discount. Whatever families are able to save for the student, up to $5,000 a semester for eight semesters, will be matched and subtracted from the individual stu- dent’s total. “The program wasn’t designed for a specific economic class; it was de- signed for all Oregonians,” Tarabocchia said. “No matter (their) income, we want them to save.” Expanding the program According to state officials, about “When more kids are able to meet their educational goals with less student loan debt, that’s good for everyone.” Tobias Read, State Treasurer 113,000 individual students have the accounts that would make them eligi- ble to apply. Of those, about 9,000 are currently between the ages of 17 and 18, meaning they are likely to start apply- ing for colleges soon. It’s not known how many will apply to Willamette, or how many will fill out the specific form to receive the match. Nonetheless, university officials are optimistic the number of applicants will grow in time. And with the Oregon Colleges Sav- ings Plan starting accounts for babies and young children so families can be- gin saving sooner, even more may be el- igible in the future. “As a university, we care about stu- dent debt,” Tarabocchia said. “Anything we can do to help that — this crisis hap- pening throughout our country — is a good thing.” For more information, or to apply for the Willamette Savings Match, go to willamette.edu/offices/ finaid/willamette-savings-match/ or call 503-370-6273. Contact education reporter Natalie Pate at npate@StatesmanJour- nal.com, 503-399-6745 or follow Nat- alie on Twitter @Nataliempate or Face- book at www.Facebook.com/ nataliepatejournalist.Natalie is a Wil- lamette University graduate and vol- unteers with the college’s athletic de- partment.