2B ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 ❚ APPEAL TRIBUNE
RESTAURANT
INSPECTIONS
ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS
Continued from Page 2A
Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unan-
nounced inspections that focus on food temper-
atures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene,
dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facil-
ity cleanliness.
cifically: Several small
metal bowls with dried
cabbage buildup inside
stored at the cookline
with clean utensils. Knife
and vegetable peeler with
old food buildup stored
on magnetic utensil hold-
er for clean utensils. Drip-
py grease buildup on vent
hood above the cookline.
Point deduction: 3.
Mommy & Maddi’s
Location: 4765 River
Road N, Keizer
Date: March 11
Score: 100
No priority viola-
tions
Nachos Locos Express
Location: 2640 Port-
land Road NE, Salem
(mobile unit)
Date: Feb. 21 (rein-
spected March 6 and
March 13)
Score: 86
Feb. 21: Priority vio-
lations
❚ A food grade hose is
not constructed of safe
materials, specifically: A
food grade hose is not
used for clean water.
This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by
the Marion and Polk County health departments.
Violations: Restaurant scores are based on a 100-
point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and
priority foundation violations deduct 3 points. Vio-
lations recorded on consecutive inspections result in
point deductions being doubled.
Scoring: Scores of 70 or higher are considered com-
pliant. Restaurants scoring below 70 must be re-in-
spected within 30 days or face closure or other ad-
ministrative action. Restaurants display a placard by
the entrance to indicate whether they have passed
their last inspection.
Point deduction: 5.
❚ Temperature mea-
suring devices are not
provided or readily acces-
sible for checking food
temperatures, specifical-
ly: Food thermometer is
not scaled to measure
cold foods. Point deduc-
tion: 3.
❚ A test kit is not pro-
vided or is not accurate
enough to measure the
concentration of sanitiz-
ing solutions, specifical-
ly: No test strips on site
for measuring sanitizing
solution. Point deduc-
tion: 3.
❚ Hand towels or a
hand drying device is not
Northblock Coffee
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Notice of Budget Committee Meeting
A public meeting of the Budget Committee of
the Silverton Fire District, Marion and Clacka-
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budget for fiscal year July 01, 2020 to June 30,
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Development
Bighorn Solar, LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Business Service (RBS), USDA
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
SUMMARY: The RBS has made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with
respect to a request for possible financing assistance to Bighorn Solar, LLC for
the construction of a 2.2 megawatt (MW)solar Facility in Marion County, Oregon.
FURTHER INFORMATION: To obtain copies of the EA and FONSI, or for further
information, contact: Rachel Reister, Business & Cooperative Programs Director,
(503) 414-3393 rachel.reister@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Applicant’s proposed project would use
ground-mounted, fixed tilt solar arrays, consisting of photovoltaic (PV) modules,
inverters, and associated racking and electrical equipment. The Project would
have a generating capacity of 4,064 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy per
year and would sell this energy to Portland General Electric (PGE) under a long-
term fixed power purchase agreement. When constructed, the solar arrays and
associated components would be no more than 10 feet in height and would be
surrounded by 7-foot tall chain link security fence. The facility will be located on
privately-owned property in Marion County, Oregon.
The availability of the EA for public review was announced via notice in the
following newspaper(s): Publication occurred on February 19, 2020 and February
26, 2020 in the Statesman Journal. A copy of the EA was available for public
review upon request. The 14-day comment period ended on March March 4,
2020. The EA was also available for public review at the USDA Rural Development
office. RBS received no comments from the general public.
Based on its EA, RBS has concluded the project would have no significant impact
(or no impacts) to water quality, wetlands, floodplains, land use, aesthetics,
transportation, or human health and safety.
The proposed project will have no adverse effect on resources listed or eligible for
listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The Agency has also concluded
that the proposed project is not likely to affect federally listed threatened and
endangered species or designated critical habitat thereof. The proposed project
would not disproportionately affect minority and/or low-income populations.
No other potential significant impacts resulting from the proposed project
have been identified. Therefore, RBS has determined that this FONSI fulfills its
obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR §§ 1500-
1508), and USDA Rural Development’s Environmental Policies and Procedures (7
CFR Part 1970) for its action related to the project.
RBS is satisfied that the environmental impacts of the proposed project have
been adequately addressed. RBS’s federal action would not result in significant
impacts to the quality of the human environment, and as such it will not prepare
an Environmental Impact Statement for its action related to the proposed project.
Dated: April 15, 2020
provided at the hand-
washing sink, specifical-
ly: No paper towel dis-
penser at the hand wash-
ing sink. Point deduc-
tion: 3.
March 6: Priority vi-
olations
❚ A food grade hose is
not constructed of safe
materials, specifically: A
food grade hose is not
used for clean water.
❚ A test kit is not pro-
vided or is not accurate
enough to measure the
concentration of sanitiz-
ing solutions, specifical-
ly: No test strips on site
for measuring sanitizing
solution.
March 13: No priority
violations
OR-0000399476
Location: 640 Com-
mercial St. NE, Salem
(mobile unit)
Date: March 13
Score: 100
No priority viola-
tions
Outlaw Brews
Location: 4515 Pacific
Hwy., Hubbard (mobile
unit)
Date: Feb. 26 (rein-
spected March 11)
Score: 97
Feb. 26: Priority vio-
lations
A handwashing sink
does not provide the
minimum water temper-
ature or is not equipped
with a mixing valve or
combination faucet, spe-
cifically: Maximum water
temperature measured
60°F at the hand washing
sink. Point deduction: 3.
March 11: No priority
violations
Paco’s Mexican Food
Location: 4092 State
St., Salem (mobile unit)
Date: March 11
Score: 100
No priority viola-
tions
Paleteria El Paisanito
Location: 429 N Front
St., Woodburn
Date: March 13
Score: 95
Priority violations
❚ The chlorine sanitiz-
er concentration, pH, or
temperature is not ade-
quate, specifically: No
chlorine residual mea-
sured at the dish washer,
sanitizer not dispensing
from the tube. Point de-
duction: 5.
Palomas Taqueria
Location: 3297 Port-
land Road NE, Salem
Date: Feb. 28 (rein-
spected March 13)
Score: 87
Feb. 28: Priority vio-
lations
❚ Raw or ready-to-eat
food is not properly pro-
tected from cross con-
tamination, specifically:
Raw meats are stored
above cooked meats in
the up-right refrigerator.
Point deduction: 5.
❚ A food grade hose is
not constructed of safe
materials, specifically: A
food grade hose is not
used for filling the tanks
with clean water. Point
deduction: 5.
❚ Soap is not provided
at a handwashing sink,
specifically: No hand
soap at the hand washing
sink. Point deduction: 3.
Peaches Bikini
Baristas
Location: 3995 Silver-
ton Road NE, Salem (mo-
bile unit)
Date: Feb. 28 (rein-
spected March 13)
Score: 92
Feb. 28: Priority vio-
lations
❚ A food grade hose is
not constructed of safe
materials,
specifically:
Unit not using a food
grade hose for clean wa-
ter. Point deduction: 5.
❚ Hand towels or a
hand drying device is not
provided at the hand-
washing sink, specifical-
ly: No paper towels at the
hand washing sink. Point
deduction: 3.
March 13: No priority
violations
Pizza Hut
Location: 3052 Lan-
caster Drive NE #4, Salem
Date: March 11
Score: 100
No priority viola-
tions
Pressed Coffee
Roasters Cafe
Location: 788 Main
St., Dallas,
Date: March 19
Score: 95
Priority violations
❚ Raw or ready-to-eat
food is not properly pro-
tected from cross con-
tamination, specifically:
Raw corned beef brisket
is stored beside ready to
eat deli meats in the
reach-in refrigerator in
the back kitchen baking
area. Point deduction: 5.
Rocco’s Grill
Location: 3007 Mar-
ket St. NE, Salem
Date: March 12
Score: 100
No priority viola-
tions
Shari’s Restaurant
Location: 1543 Mt.
Hood Ave., Woodburn
Date: March 3 (rein-
spected March 11)
Score: 92
March 3: Priority vi-
Rafting
Starduster Cafe
Location: 4705 Air-
port Road, Independence
Date: March 19
Score: 97
Priority violations
❚ Ready-to-eat food is
not
properly
date-
marked,
specifically:
Sausage gravy on bottom
shelf in reach-in cooler is
not date marked. Shred-
ded potatoes in bins are
not date marked. Point
deduction: 3.
Subway
Location: 3834 River
Road N, Keizer
Date: March 13
Score: 97
Priority violations
❚ Food-contact sur-
faces are not clean, spe-
cifically: Old tomato
buildup stuck between
slots of the tomato slic-
er’s push piece. Point de-
duction: 3.
Subway
Location: 1379 Mon-
mouth St., Independence
Date: March 19
Score: 100
No priority viola-
tions
Illinois is the sense of ad-
venture,” Volpert said.
“The canyon walls are
phenomenal, there’s wa-
terfalls around every cor-
ner and the rapids are a
lot of fun. But it’s that
sense of the unknown, of
planning a trip through
the
wilderness
and
camping
with
your
friends, that makes the Il-
linois so much fun.”
Continued from Page 1B
But there’s one rapid,
above all others, that
punishes boaters without
requisite skill or experi-
ence — the Green Wall.
Just above the notori-
ous rapid, Volpert dipped
his oars into the water
and looked up to where
two of us were paddling
in the front of the boat.
“You ready?” he said.
“Um …?”
With that, he pulled
out of the eddy and
launched our raft into the
dark alleyway of the Class
V rapids. As the river
roared, Volpert navigated
past a boiling hole,
squeezed between a pick-
et-fence of rocks and
paddled through a froth-
ing, greenish-white caul-
dron into the final chute.
“Wooo,” he said at the
bottom.
As quickly as it began,
the Illinois River's fam-
ous rapid was behind us.
And to be honest, I was
disappointed.
Type
the
phrase
“Green Wall Carnage”
into a Google search, and
you'll find videos featur-
ing a comedy of rafts be-
ing flipped and flung by
the Green Wall, while the
poor saps manning the
oars flail around like ants
in a swirling toilet bowl.
Sadly, there was no
drama for us. Volpert
navigated the rapid with
such a smooth progres-
sion of moves, he could
have
been
walking
around his house with the
lights off.
Which isn't far from
the truth.
But it doesn't always
go according to plan.
At Green Wall, one of
our group mates got stuck
in a boiling hole, was
tossed out of his boat and
held on for dear life as his
raft pin-balled into the
churning rapid. Luckily
he climbed back into his
olations
❚ The chlorine sanitiz-
er concentration, pH, or
temperature is not ade-
quate, specifically: No
chlorine residual mea-
sured at the dish washer,
digital display states the
pellet sanitizer line is
plugged. Point deduc-
tion: 5.
❚ Food-contact sur-
faces are not clean, spe-
cifically: Old tomato
buildup between the gaps
of the slicer’s push-piece.
Ladles with food buildup
stored with clean uten-
sils. Drippy grease build-
up on vent guards at op-
posite end of the fume
hood. Point deduction:
3.
March 11: No priority
violations
A group of rafters on Southern Oregon’s Illinois
River. WILL VOLPERT/SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
boat with enough time to
avoid serious calamity,
but it was touch-and-go
for a moment.
Submarine Hole also
required some unique
teamwork. After one boat
got stuck in a narrow rock
gap, another came up
from behind and knocked
it free.
“The consequences of
error out here are sub-
stantially higher than riv-
ers that are more accessi-
ble,” Will said. “There’s
no road access or air
strips. Even the trail is in-
accessible for most of the
way, so you really have to
be careful.”
An Illinois and Smith
river connection?
The
Illinois
River
roughly is a 56-mile trib-
utary of the Rogue River,
but according to local sci-
entists, that might not
have always been the
case.
Chief of Resource
Management at the Ore-
gon Caves National Mon-
ument and Grants Pass
geologist John Roth be-
lieves the Illinois and
Smith River — located
mostly in California — ac-
tually were connected in
the not-so-distant past.
Both rivers have head-
waters in the Siskiyou
Wilderness, have similar
geologic features and are
home to a unique fly spe-
cies found almost no-
where else.
The split between the
two rivers likely took
place during uplift in the
High Siskiyous, perhaps
as recently as 2 million
years ago, Roth said.
“It could have been a
tributary of the Smith, or
it could have been a main
part of the river,” Roth
said. “But we think they
were connected. The
High Siskiyous are very
jagged, which often rep-
resents a recent uplift.
That could have been the
cause for a split between
the two rivers.”
Once the two rivers
were split, Roth believes
the Illinois was eventual-
ly captured by the Rogue
River’s drainage.
As our group floated
into the lower canyons, it
was difficult to imagine
the Illinois ever running
through a different loca-
tion.
In the sunlight, the
water appeared deep and
emerald green between
narrow rock walls. Silver
waterfalls ornamented
the cliffs, and glassy
creeks tumbled in to join
the final descent toward
the Rogue.
The Illinois River is
wild at its birth. And dur-
ing a journey from the
Siskiyou to the Kalmiop-
sis, it rumbles through
the rapids and canyons of
Southern Oregon’s splen-
did isolation.
“What I love about the
Outfitters, and how to
raft the Illinois River
What: Illinois River,
31-mile wilderness sec-
tion
Adventure: Kayaking/
rafting
Red tape: Must fill out
a wilderness permit in
advance of trip. Get per-
mit from Rogue River-
Siskiyou National Forest
Difficulty:
Expert
(Class IV / V)
Distance: 31 miles, Mi-
ami Bar (near Selma) to
Oak Flat (near Gold
Beach)
Time required: Two to
four days
Best water level: Kay-
akers, 500-3500 cfs; raf-
ters 900-3500 cfs (Kerby
gauge)
Outfitters: The only
two companies that run
commercial rafting trips
on the Illinois River are
Momentum River Expe-
ditions (momentum
riverexpeditions.com) in
Ashland, Northwest Raft-
ing Company in Hood
River and ARTA River
Trips.
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and
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