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SILVERTONAPPEAL.COM | WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021 | 3B RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS Thawing roast beef in handwashing sink Bill Poehler Salem Statesman Journal USA TODAY NETWORK Marion County restaurant inspections Rhododendron with severe sun scald. COURTESY OF OREGON STATE EXTENSION A dry run Oregon State Extension Service Question: I live inland from the coast about 10 miles at the boundary of the Si- uslaw National Forest, and yesterday’s heat (99 degrees here) did severe dam- age to the forest trees, my blueberry bushes, rhododendrons, and most all of my plants and shrubs. I would like to know whether the heat burn of the fir and cedar branches and the burn to the branches of my plants and shrubs equates to their death or will they revive themselves after soaking rains and a return to normal temper- atures? Or possibly next year renewal? The images are of some trees in my yard. I am really concerned about the heat burn to the trees in the National forest and the wildfire danger. Answer: I am afraid this sun burn will be a very common sight across much of western Oregon. Things are getting toasted here in the Willamette Valley, too. Mature trees are generally resilient. A loss of some foliage is a setback, but not typically fatal. Once they leaf out again next year, they should probably look much the same as before. But we will have to wait for some time to see the ac- tual effects of the heat to leaves, and maybe buds. It is certainly possible that some individual branches or branch tips might be lost, without it being a danger to the tree. Probably more of concern is not the sun burning, but expanding the effects of the drought (probably more of an is- sue here in the valley than near the coast). Hot weather on top of low mois- ture causes internal stresses that we do not easily see. Again, we need to wait to see those effects, along with any other stress occurring between now and the rains. Unsightly as it is, I do not think this damage brings any new or significant increase in fire risk. Marion County recently restarted its inspections after pausing them and using its restaurant inspectors for con- tract tracing during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mt. Angel Towers Location: 1 Towers Lane # 2120, Mt Angel Date: June 22 Score: 92 Priority violations: Potentially hazardous foods shall be maintained at 135 degrees or above (except roast beef may be held at 130 degrees or above) or at 41 degrees or less. Maintain cold holding at 41 de- grees and below, pic will discard foods, will reinspect within two weeks. Point deduction 5. Employees shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas. Employees may drink only from covered beverage containers with a handle or straw in food preparation or utensil washing areas. Bottle was dis- carded, will reinspect within two weeks. Point deduction 3. Toast & Jam Location: 5080 Commercial Street SE 140, Salem Date: June 22 Score: 87 Priority violations: Potentially hazardous foods shall be maintained at 135 degrees or above (except roast beef may be held at 130 degrees or above) or at 41 degrees or less. Operator adjusted temperature in the prep table. Temperature began to drop. Discussed moving items to an- other fridge if temperature is not below 41 degrees within 4 hours. If potential- ly hazardous foods are not held below 41 degrees within 4 hours, they must be discarded. will return for a rein- spection within 14 days to see fridge maintaining temperature at or below 41 degrees. Point deduction 5. Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, poten- tially hazardous food has not been consumed within the required time period or is not properly date-marked, specifically: Multiple items in the walk-in and reach-in fridge are miss- Capitol Continued from Page 2B firearms. Those in support of gun control legislation described this as intimidation, while those on the other side said it was merely an expression of their Second Amendment rights. Both Republican and Democratic leaders said the legislative process around that bill was eased without them in the Capitol. “The fact that we were able to get that through; there’s an argument to be made that not having the building open helped because the pro-gun people are loud and designed to intimidate. Their lobbying tac- tics are designed to intimidate,” Smith Warner said. “Being able to remove that from the equation I think helped.” Girod felt similarly, from the other side of the issue. “If you have to walk by 300 people who are carry- ing signs or doing something inside the building … that makes a lot of difference. You start understand- ing that it’s more than two or three people (in opposi- tion),” Girod said. “The gun bill, 554, would have been modified a lot more than it was had the building been open.” Hilary Uhlig, leader of the Oregon chapter of Moms Demand Action, said she isn’t sure if the pandemic access restrictions were a factor in SB 554 passing, but added there is political strength in a large rally at the Capitol. However, she said, giving more people to ability to testify from outside of Salem was important, too. In her organization, she said, many folks wouldn’t have participated as much if their only option was to come to the Capitol in the midst of the pandemic. “It certainly is powerful to be in person,” Uhlig said. “Moving forward, we’re looking at ways to combine some kind of virtual advocacy for those people who can’t travel along with those in-person meetings.” Extended walkouts avoided While a large crowd wasn’t able to support its mes- sage from inside the Capitol, gun rights advocates still were able to influence lawmakers, resulting in an attempted walkout to kill SB 554. Both times the bill passed through the Senate, only six of the 11 Republicans were present, responding to calls from their constituents to stop the bill from passing. “Denial of quorum is not only legal and constitu- tional, it is a tactic that has been amazingly success- ful in the past and one which Republicans were re- warded for with reelection and added seats,” the gun rights organization Oregon Firearms Federation wrote in an “alert” before the bill was first considered. “But now the ‘leaders’ of the House and Senate Re- publicans are declaring an unconditional surrender, your rights be damned.” Republicans had already walked out for one floor session on Feb. 25 in what they called a protest of cor- onavirus shutdowns and slow vaccination rollout to seniors. That protest was directed at the governor. Democrats hold a supermajority with 18 members, Restaurant Inspections promo image. STATESMAN JOURNAL ing date marks or are past their 7-day disposition including: sliced onions (6/ 14), 2 containers of cooked fettuccine (6/15), fettuccine sauce (6/11), boiled eggs in water (6/9), 3 containers of veg- etable soup (6/9), brown gravy (6/12), turkey gravy (6/15). Point deduction 5. Handwashing sinks shall be accessi- ble at all times for employee use and not used for other purposes. An automatic handwashing sink shall be used in ac- cordance with manufacturer's instruc- tions. Action Taken: Operator moved roast beef to a pan in the fridge to thaw. Discussed keeping handwashing sink free of items to encourage proper hand- washing. Point deduction 3. Polk County restaurant inspections The Grove Coffee House Location: 116 Main St, Independence Date: June 25 Score: 100 No priority violations Bill Poehler covers Marion County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@statesmanjournal.com or Twitter.com/bpoehler Support local journalism by sub- scribing to the Statesman Journal. but need two Republicans on the floor to reach the two- thirds quorum requirement. If a quorum is not met, no business can be conducted. It was the fourth time Senate Republicans denied a quorum via walkout over the past three legislative ses- sions. Previous walkouts were used to kill greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade bills in 2019 and 2020, and in protest of a multibillion-dollar K-12 education funding package in 2019. When SB 554 came to the Senate floor for a vote on March 25, the majority of the caucus decided to come to the floor to speak and vote against the bill. Girod said it was infeasible to walk out for the re- maining three and a half months of session — previous walkouts had lasted a couple weeks at the most. He added that not every member of his caucus was inter- ested in walking out. “You’re only as good as you’re weakest link,” Girod said. The disagreement fractured the Senate Republican caucus, with multiple members refusing to show up for caucus meetings afterward and those Republicans who attended the floor session facing recall cam- paigns. But while long walkouts were avoided, Republicans in both chambers required bills to be read in full more frequently than in past sessions. Refusing to suspend this procedural rule is a way for the minority party to display its displeasure, either with particular legislation or with the process. It can significantly slow the legislative process, particularly when some bills are dozens of pages long. It was used this session to express the GOP’s frus- tration that the Capitol building was closed to the pub- lic. In the House, bill reading early in the session threat- ened to clog the entire legislative process as the cham- ber approached critical bill deadlines. The readings only stopped after leadership struck a deal that gave House Republicans more power on the committee that will oversee setting new Congressional and state legis- lative district boundary maps this fall. Republicans considered that one of their biggest wins this session. The Senate and House both deployed automated bill reading software for the first time ever to speed the process and limit the time lawmakers needed to spend on the floor. Taking stock of session Coming into January, legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle said lawmakers most urgently needed to help the state recover from the cascading crises that defined 2020. Both sides walked away in June touting their work to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and devastating wildfires, particularly through legislation that im- proved future resiliency and budgets that sent millions in state and federal dollars toward impacted sectors. Senate Bill 762 was a surprising bipartisan achieve- ment when a critical eleventh-hour amendment saved the bill and garnered Republican support in both chambers. The bill committed millions toward wildfire resiliency and set requirements for defensible space and building codes that proponents say will save lives ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Marion and Polk County health departments. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dish-washing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness. Violations: Restaurant scores are based on a 100-point scale. Priority violations deduct 5 points, and priority foundation violations deduct 3 points. Violations recorded on consecutive inspections result in point deductions being doubled. Scoring: Scores of 70 or higher are considered compliant. Restaurants scoring below 70 must be re-inspected within 30 days or face closure or other administrative action. Restaurants display a placard by the entrance to indicate whether they have passed their last inspection. and property. Democratic leadership pointed toward legislation passed addressing the state’s homeless and housing crisis, improving mental health care and reforming po- lice and criminal justice systems. As the minority party, Republican leaders praised their colleagues for weakening or eliminating certain pieces of legislation deemed particularly odious as well as getting individual lawmakers’ bills through to the governor’s desk. However, as with every session, not every priority bill made it through the process. A prime example was the Legislature’s inability to pass any campaign finance bills limiting contributions or expenditures after voters overwhelmingly support- ed a Constitutional amendment in November allowing such laws. One of the Legislature’s major proponents of cam- paign finance reform, Rep. Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, said much of the session was spent understanding stakeholders’ values and goals. The House Rules committee did move forward one bill that would have established a six-to-one public match for small donor election contributions. Rayfield said the Senate was not interested in considering House Bill 2680. “It was a very high priority for us to try and make progress on the issue,” Rayfield said. “Despite not hav- ing a bill that everyone agrees with yet, we made sig- nificant progress.” Campaign finance reform is one issue that is likely to see additional work in next February’s short legislative session, as well as initiative petitions circulating for the November 2022 ballot. In the meantime, lawmakers will be back in special session this fall to finish redistricting after delayed census data pushed back Oregon’s timeline for draw- ing new legislative maps. Reporter Connor Radnovich covers the Oregon Leg- islature and state government. Contact him at cradnovich@statesmanjournal.com or 503-399-6864, or follow him on Twitter at @CDRadnovich. Public Notices PUBLIC POLICY NOTICES Public Notices are published by the Statesman Journal and available online at w w w . S t a t e s m a n J o u r n a l . c o m . 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