❲ ✁✂ ✄✁❆❨✱ ☎❆✆✝✞ ✟✠✱ ✟✠✶✾
❍✢✣ ð ✤✥✦
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Proponents hope the idea will
â➹Ø➲ ➷➲➚➹➶➲➸➳➚ Ö➴➷➲ ➻➽➴➷➶➻ÓÐ➲
housing options in cities and
suburban neighborhoods while
allowing for more development.
If the bill passes, Oregon would
Ó➲Ô➴Ö➲ ➳➺➲ Ù➷➚➳ ➚➳➻➳➲ ➳➴ ➲Ð➹Ö➹ -
nate single-family zoning.
While the proposal is still brand-
new — so new that some Realtors in
La Grande had not heard of it yet —
➼➴➺➸ ➾➴➵➻➷➶ ➻➸➶ æ➚➺Ð➲Ú ✕ ßÞ➴➴Ð➲
predict it could help out the local
housing shortage if it does pass.
“It is a welcome addition,” said
✕ ßÞ➴➴Ð➲➱ ➻ á➲➻Ð➳➴➷ ➘➴➷ ➼➴➺➸ ➾➴➵ -
➻➷➶ ➻➸➶ æ➚➚➴Ô➹➻➳➲➚❰ ➭Ï➳ Ô➴➪Ð➶ Ö➻❮➲
Ñ➷➴Ñ➲➷➳➹➲➚ Ö➴➷➲ Ö➻➷❮➲➳➻ÓÐ➲❰❒
Builders in Oregon have not
been able to construct enough
houses and apartments to meet
the demands of the thousands
of people moving to the state for
Õ➴Ó➚ ➻➸➶➱ ➹➸ ➚➴Ö➲ Ô➻➚➲➚➱ ➘➴➷ ➻ Ð➴➵ -
er cost of living, according to the
æ ✖ ➻➷➳➹ÔÐ➲❰ ã➻➸Ú Ñ➲➴ÑÐ➲ Ö➴Ø➲ ➳➴
the state from California.
The plan is meant to alleviate a
➷➲➸➳➻Ð Ö➻➷❮➲➳ ➳➺➻➳ß➚ ➷➲➻Ô➺➹➸â Ô➻ -
pacity, according to the article. A
study from the economic consult-
➹➸â Ù➷Ö ëà ✕✗ ➴➷➳➺➵➲➚➳ ➘➴➪➸➶ ➳➺➻➳
only 63 new housing units were
created for every 100 new families
in Oregon from 2010 to 2016.
ðñò
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the building plans for the permits.
➭➯➲➳➵➲➲➸➵➺➻➳➼➲➽➾➚➪ ➶➹➶➘➴➷➪➚➻➸➶ ➵➺➻➳
Les Tipton did for us, I’d say they saved us be-
➳➵➲➲➸ ➬➮➱✃✃✃ ➴➷ ➬❐➱✃✃✃➱❒ ➚➻➹➶ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚❰ ➭Ï➳
still cost us about $7,000 in permit fees.”
Other donors include Boise Cascade
plywood mill, which donated a large sup-
ply of plywood; Kenny Glenn, a cash do-
nor; Allan Brogoitti Construction, which
provided the land clearing; and Oregon
Trail Electric, which augured the pilot
➺➴Ð➲➚ ➘➴➷ ➳➺➲ Ñ➴Ð➲➚❰ Ï➸Ò❮➹➸➶ Ð➻Ó➴➷ ➺➻➚
been donated by several SAR members in
prepping the lot for construction.
In addition, Union County SAR was
awarded grants of $2,000 from North-
west Farm Credit and $10,000 from the
Wildhorse Foundation. The latter award
was received July 1, 2018, which put the
SAR organization on a one-year time
ÔÐ➴Ô❮ ➘➴➷ Ñ➷➴Õ➲Ô➳ Ô➴ÖÑÐ➲➳➹➴➸❰
➭×➲ ➺➻Ø➲ ➳➴ ➺➻Ø➲ ➳➺➲ Ù➷➚➳ Ñ➺➻➚➲ ➴➘ ➴➪➷
Ñ➷➴Õ➲Ô➳ ➶➴➸➲ ÓÚ ➼➪ÐÚ Û➱ Ü✃ÛÝ❰ Þ➺➻➳ß➚ ➵➺Ú
à➺➷➹➚ á➹➳➳➲➷ ➻➸➶ Ï Ó➷➴❮➲ â➷➴➪➸➶ ➵➹➳➺ ➳➺➲
Ó➻Ô❮➺➴➲ ã➻➷Ô➺ Ûä➱❒ ➚➻➹➶ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚❰
Þ➺➲ ➘➪ÐÐ ➚Ô➴Ñ➲ ➴➘ ➳➺➲ Ô➴➸➚➳➷➪Ô➳➹➴➸ Ñ➷➴Õ -
ect is a 60-by-180-foot metal building,
but it will be built in three phases of 60-
foot lengths, as the budget allows. The
❋❋ ñ
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committee on Friday during
➻ ➺➲➻➷➹➸â ➻➳ ➯Ð➪➲ ã➴➪➸➳➻➹➸
Community College in
Pendleton.
➯➹➷❮Ö➻➹➲➷ ➻➸➶ ➯➻➷➷Ú Ó➴➳➺
➚Ñ➴❮➲ ➻Ó➴➪➳ ➺➴➵ ➳➺➲Ú ➺➻Ø➲
Ó➲➸➲Ù➳➲➶ ➘➷➴Ö ééæ➱ ➻ ➸➻ -
tional organization formerly
❮➸➴➵➸ ➻➚ é➪➳➪➷➲ é➻➷Ö➲➷➚ ➴➘
America.
“It has truly transformed
Ö➲ ➻➚ ➻ Ñ➲➷➚➴➸➱❒ ➯➹➷❮Ö➻➹➲➷
said.
Þ➺➲ Ï➾è ➚➲➸➹➴➷ ➳➴Ð➶ ➳➺➲
×➻Ú➚ ➻➸➶ ã➲➻➸➚ à➴ÖÖ➹➳ -
➳➲➲ ➳➺➻➳ ➵➺➲➸ ➚➺➲ Õ➴➹➸➲➶ ééæ
➚➺➲ ➵➻➚ Õ➪➚➳ ➚➴Ö➲➴➸➲ ➵➺➴
➵➻➸➳➲➶ ➳➴ Ù➳ ➹➸➱ Ó➪➳ Ó➲Ô➻➪➚➲
it pushed her out of her com-
➘➴➷➳ ✩ ➴➸➲ ➺➲➷ Ô➴➸Ù➶➲➸Ô➲ ➺➻➚
grown, she has become more
adept at problem solving and
is now a candidate for a po-
➚➹➳➹➴➸ ➴➸ ééæß➚ ➚➳➻➳➲ ➴ ✛ Ô➲➷
team.
➭Þ➺➹➚ ➹➚ Õ➪➚➳ ÖÚ ➚➳➴➷Ú➱ Ó➪➳
every member of FFA has
a story of their own. That is
➵➺Ú Ï ➻➚❮ ➘➴➷ Ú➴➪➷ ➚➪ÑÑ➴➷➳➱❒
she said.
Barry told the committee
how proud she is to be part
of FFA and the sense of em-
powerment and excitement
she feels as a member of the
organization.
æ➪➶➷➲Ú à➻➸➳➱ ➻ Ù➷➚➳Òâ➷➻➶➲
teacher at Imbler Elemen-
tary School and the wife of
➼❰ ✧ ❰ à➻➸➳➱ ➻Ð➚➴ ➻➶➶➷➲➚➚➲➶ ➳➺➲
➼➴➹➸➳ ×➻Ú➚ ➻➸➶ ã➲➻➸➚ à➴Ö -
Ö➹➳➳➲➲❰ æ➸ ééæ ➚➳➻➳➲ ➴ ✛ Ô➲➷
while a high school student,
she told the committee that
➲Ø➲➷Ú Ð➲➻➶➲➷➚➺➹Ñ ➚❮➹ÐÐ ➚➺➲
learned while in FFA she to-
day applies daily as an educa-
tor.
à➻➸➳ ➚Ñ➴❮➲ ➲Ö➴➳➹➴➸➻ÐÐÚ
about how excited she is that
one of her children will soon
be an FFA chapter member.
➭Ï ➻➚❮ ➘➴➷ Ú➴➪➷ ➚➪ÑÑ➴➷➳➱
➸➴➳ Õ➪➚➳ ➘➴➷ ÖÚ Ô➺➹Ð➶➷➲➸ Ó➪➳
❚✞ ✡☛✄ ✆❱ ✆ ☞ ✺✌
LOCAL
“The state’s housing crisis re-
quires a combination of bolder
➚➳➷➻➳➲â➹➲➚➱❒ ✘ ➴➳➲❮ ➚➻➹➶ ➹➸ ➻ ➚➳➻➳➲ -
ment. “Oregon needs to build
more units, and we must do so in
a way that increases housing op-
portunity for more people. Allow-
ing more diverse housing types in
single family neighborhoods will
increase housing choice and af-
➘➴➷➶➻Ó➹Ð➹➳Ú➱ ➻➸➶ ➳➺➻➳ß➚ ➻ Ùâ➺➳ ➳➺➻➳
ÏßÖ ➵➹ÐÐ➹➸â ➳➴ ➳➻❮➲ ➴➸❰❒
O’Toole said this new legislation,
➹➘ Ñ➻➚➚➲➶➱ Ô➴➪Ð➶ Ö➻❮➲ ➹➳ ➲➻➚➹➲➷ ➘➴➷
people to convert a garage into an
apartment, or to build a home on
their property for extra income.
➭Þ➺➲➷➲ß➚ ➶➲Ù➸➹➳➲ÐÚ ➹➸Ô➷➲➻➚➲➶
investment property potential,”
he said.
➾➴➵➻➷➶ ➚➻➹➶ ➺➲ ➻â➷➲➲➚ ➳➺➹➚
could be good for La Grande.
“It gives an opportunity to the
homeowner to have additional
income if they choose or if they
need to create an auxiliary dwell-
ing for a loved one (who needs to
Ð➹Ø➲ ÔÐ➴➚➲ ✙ ➱❒ ➾➴➵➻➷➶ ➚➻➹➶❰
Economists say the high hous-
ing demand has caused the cost
➴➘ ➷➲➸➳➹➸â ➳➴ ➚❮Ú➷➴Ô❮➲➳➱ ➻ÔÔ➴➷➶ -
ing to the AP article. One in three
➷➲➸➳➲➷➚ Ñ➻Ú Ö➴➷➲ ➳➺➻➸ ä✃ Ñ➲➷Ô➲➸➳
of their income on rent, far high-
er than the 30 percent recom-
mendation set by Congress.
But homeowners have slammed
the idea of easing zoning restric-
➳➹➴➸➚➱ í➴➴➶➹➸â ➳➺➲ ✚ ➲â➹➚Ð➻➳➪➷➲
with written testimony saying the
measure will destroy the character
of neighborhoods and lead to over-
crowding, according to the article.
è➴Ö➲ Ô➹➳Ú ➴ ✛ Ô➹➻Ð➚ ➺➻Ø➲ ➻Ð➚➴ Ô➴Ö➲
out against the idea, saying it en-
croaches on local control.
➾➴➵➲Ø➲➷➱ ➳➴ ➾➴➵➻➷➶ ➻➸➶
O’Toole, the zoning changes could
Ó➲ ➻ Ù ✜ ➳➴ ➵➺➻➳ ➹➚ Ô➴➸➳➹➸➪➴➪➚ÐÚ ➺➹➸ -
dering the La Grande population.
“As years go by, there are fewer
Ð➴➳➚ ➳➴ Ó➪➹Ð➶ ➴➸➱❒ ➾➴➵➻➷➶ ➚➻➹➶❰
“(The proposed legislation) creates
an opportunity to ease the housing
pressure. (Property owners) can
➲ ✜ Ñ➻➸➶ ➻➸➶ ➳➻❮➲ ➻➶Ø➻➸➳➻â➲ ➴➘ Ø➻ -
cant land or large yards.”
Ù➷➚➳ Ñ➺➻➚➲ ➵➹ÐÐ Ó➲ ➻ ➮✃ÒÓÚÒ➮✃Ò➘➴➴➳ ➲➸ -
closed building with roll-up doors.
“If we have a funding balance left over,
we will start construction on phase II, only
➹➘ ➻ÐÐ ➳➺➲ Ð➻Ó➴➷ ➹➚ ➶➴➸➻➳➲➶➱❒ ➚➻➹➶ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚❰
Phase II is an attached 60-by-60-foot
addition. It will be an open-sided pole barn
style, with possibly one side enclosed.
“We may not be able to enclose it right
away with siding, but it will have a roof,”
➚➻➹➶ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚❰ ➭×➲ß➷➲ â➴➹➸â ➳➴ Ô➴➸Ô➲➸➳➷➻➳➲
➴➸ â➲➳➳➹➸â Ñ➺➻➚➲ Ï ➻➸➶ Ñ➺➻➚➲ ÏÏ Ù➸➹➚➺➲➶❰
Ï➳ Ö➻Ú ➳➻❮➲ ➪➚ ➚➲Ø➲➷➻Ð Ö➴➷➲ Ú➲➻➷➚ ➳➴ ➷➻➹➚➲
money before we can get phase III done.”
The building will provide enclosed and
secure storage for SAR equipment trail-
ers, vehicles and communication trailers.
“We have a lot of our equipment, pur-
chased by the organization through fund-
➷➻➹➚➹➸â ➲➽➴➷➳➚➱❒ ➚➻➹➶ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚❰ ➭×➲ ➺➻Ø➲
óôõö÷øøùú ûüýøý
➻Ó➴➪➳ ÙØ➲ Ó➹â Ô➻➷â➴ ➳➷➻➹Ð➲➷➚ ➘➪ÐÐ ➴➘ ➲å➪➹Ñ - þÿ ❚ ❚✁ ✂❆✄ ☎✆✝✞✟✝ ✠✡ ☛☞❚✟ ✄☛✞❛ ÿ ➆s ✌✞☛✍❚ ☛✎t❚✏ ☛ ✑t☛☎✞❚ ✂❆✄ ✒✑✞✆ t❚❚✏ ✁ ÿ ✑ ✟✝❚✟ ✝
Ö➲➸➳ Ð➹❮➲ æÞç ➳➷➻Ô❮ Ö➻Ô➺➹➸➲➚➱ ➚➸➴➵Ö➴Ó➹Ð➲➚ ✷✓✶✺✡ ✁✝✞✞ ✑✎✎❚✏ t ÿ ❚ ✂❆✄ t❚☛☞ ☛ s☛✎❚ ☛ ✟ ✍✑ t✏✑✞✞❚✟ ❚ ✒✝✏✑ ☞❚ t t✑ ÿ ✑✆s❚ ❚✈✆✝❛☞❚ t✔
➻➸➶ ➻ Ñ➴➷➳➻ÓÐ➲ ❮➹➳Ô➺➲➸❰ Þ➺➲ Ñ➪➷Ñ➴➚➲ ➴➘ ➳➺➲
building is to get those trailers under cover.” ➻➵➻➷➶ì ➻➸➶ ➹➸ Ü✃Ûä➱ ➺➲ ➷➲Ô➲➹Ø➲➶ ➻➸ ➺➴➸ - Ó➪➹Ð➶➹➸â í➴➴➷❰
The building will be called Ralph’s ➴➷➻➷Ú ➶➲Ñ➪➳Ú ➚➺➲➷➹➽ â➴Ð➶ Ó➻➶â➲❰
“We need electrical supplies because,
Place, a tribute to the late Ralph Wilson,
“Ralph made the original rough plans according to code, our interior lighting
➻ èæá Ö➲ÖÓ➲➷ ➘➷➴Ö Ü✃✃➮ ➳➴ Ü✃Ûä❰ ➾➲ for the building when I was captain on the turned out to be way more extensive than
Ñ➻➚➚➲➶ ➻➵➻Ú ➴➸ é➲Ó❰ Üê➱ Ü✃Ûä➱ ➻➳ äê Ú➲➻➷➚ board, and the fundraising began at that ➵➲ ➴➷➹â➹➸➻ÐÐÚ ➳➺➴➪â➺➳➱❒ ➚➻➹➶ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚❰
➴➘ ➻â➲❰ ➾➹➚ ➶➲➶➹Ô➻➳➹➴➸ ➻➸➶ Ô➴➸➳➷➹Ó➪➳➹➴➸➚ Ñ➴➹➸➳➱❒ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚ ➚➻➹➶❰
é➴➷ Ö➴➷➲ ➹➸➘➴➷Ö➻➳➹➴➸ ➴➷ ➳➴ Ö➻❮➲ ➻ ➶➴ -
to SAR operations were awarded in 2008
Besides cash donations, Union County nation of materials for the Search and
➵➹➳➺ ➳➺➲ ë➻âÐ➲ ëÚ➲ æ➵➻➷➶ì ➹➸ Ü✃✃Ý ➵➹➳➺ èæá ➹➚ Ð➴➴❮➹➸â ➘➴➷ Ö➻➳➲➷➹➻Ð Ô➴➸➳➷➹Ó➪➳➹➴➸➚ á➲➚Ô➪➲ Ó➪➹Ð➶➹➸â Ñ➷➴Õ➲Ô➳➱ Ô➴➸➳➻Ô➳ ➾➻➵❮➹➸➚
the outstanding service and dedication Ð➹❮➲ ➷➴Ô❮ ➘➴➷ Ñ➻➷❮➹➸â ➻➸➶ Ó➻➚➲ ➷➴Ô❮ ➘➴➷ ➳➺➲ ➻➳ äîÛÒÝÛ✃Ò✃✃îÛ ➴➷ ➘➺➻➵❮ï➲➴➸➹❰Ô➴Ö❰
for children across the state
so that they will also have
➻ Ô➺➻➸Ô➲ ➳➴ Ó➲➸➲Ù➳ ➻➸➶ ➳➴
grow,” she said.
A portion of the $1.2 mil-
Ð➹➴➸ ➾➯ Üîîî ➵➴➪Ð➶ Ñ➷➴ -
vide FFA would be used to
help youth whose families
Ô➻➸➸➴➳ ➻➽➴➷➶ ➳➺➲ Ö➲ÖÓ➲➷ -
➚➺➹Ñ ➘➲➲❰ Þ➺➹➚ ➵➴➪Ð➶ Ö➻❮➲
it possible for many more
➚➳➪➶➲➸➳➚ ➳➴ Õ➴➹➸ ééæ❰ æÐÐ
students in FFA must be en-
rolled in agriculture science
classes at their high school.
➼❰ ✧ ❰ à➻➸➳ ➚➻➹➶ ➳➺➻➳ ➻Ó➴➪➳
6,000 students in Oregon
are enrolled in agriculture
classes but are not in FFA.
é➪➸➶➹➸â ➘➷➴Ö ➾➯ Üîîî
would also be used to hire an
➻➶Ø➹➚➲➷ ➵➺➴ ➵➴➪Ð➶ ➵➴➷❮ ➵➹➳➺
➳➺➲ ÛÜ✃ ééæ ➴ ✛ Ô➲➷➚ ➻➳ ➳➺➲
chapter and state levels. Cant
said a state adviser is needed
because of the discrepancy in
experience among the FFA
chapters in Oregon — this
means that not all FFA of-
ÙÔ➲➷➚ ➻➷➲ ➷➲Ô➲➹Ø➹➸â ➳➺➲ ➚➻Ö➲
level of guidance.
➾➻Ø➹➸â ➻ ➚➳➻➳➲ ➻➶Ø➹➚➲➷
➘➴➷ ➴ ✛ Ô➲➷➚ ➵➴➪Ð➶ ➻Ð➚➴ ➳➻❮➲
➚➴Ö➲ ➴➘ ➳➺➲ ➵➴➷❮Ð➴➻➶ ➴➽ ➻â -
riculture teaches, almost all
of whom also serve as FFA
chapter advisers, reducing
➳➺➲ Ð➹❮➲Ð➹➺➴➴➶ ➴➘ Ó➪➷➸➴➪➳❰
Cant said that the percent-
age of agriculture science
teachers who leave their pro-
➘➲➚➚➹➴➸ ➵➹➳➺➹➸ ÙØ➲ Ú➲➻➷➚ ➴➘
entering it is higher than for
most other teachers.
➾➲ ➻➳➳➷➹Ó➪➳➲➚ ➳➺➹➚ ➳➴ ➻
number of factors including
the fact that many agricul-
➳➪➷➻Ð ➚Ô➹➲➸Ô➲ ➳➲➻Ô➺➲➷➚ ➵➴➷❮
almost year round because
of their involvement in FFA
activities. Statistics from a
National Agricultural Edu-
Ô➻➳➹➴➸ è➪ÑÑÐÚ ➻➸➶ ✧ ➲Ö➻➸➶
report on the Teach Ag web-
site, www.naae.org/teachag,
indicate that in 2017 there
➵➲➷➲ î✃ ➘➪ÐÐÒ➳➹Ö➲ ➴Ñ➲➸➹➸â➚
for agriculture science teach-
ers in public school districts
in the region composed of
✕ ➷➲â➴➸➱ æÐ➻➚❮➻➱ à➻Ð➹➘➴➷➸➹➻➱
✗ ➲Ø➻➶➻➱ Ï➶➻➺➴➱ ã➴➸➳➻➸➻➱
➾➻➵➻➹➹ ➻➸➶ ✪ ➳➻➺❰
➾➯ Üîîî ➵➴➪Ð➶ ➺➲ÐÑ ➻➶ -
dress the burnout issue not
only by providing a state
adviser but also by estab-
lishing a grant program to
help pay agricultural sci-
➲➸Ô➲ ➳➲➻Ô➺➲➷➚ ➵➴➷❮➹➸â ➵➹➳➺
FFA chapters at fairs and
Ð➹Ø➲➚➳➴Ô❮ ➚➺➴➵➚❰
State Rep. Greg Barreto
★ áÒà➴Ø➲ ✙ ➱ ➴➸➲ ➴➘ ➾➯ Üîîîß➚
chief sponsors, said the
money the bill would provide
teachers is a critical element.
“With the investment they
Ö➻❮➲ ➹➸ ➚➳➪➶➲➸➳➚➱ ➵➹➳➺ ➻ÐÐ ➴➘
the extracurricular activities
and travel in the summer,
they need to be compensat-
ed,” Barreto said. The state
representative has long been
impressed with FFA.
“What FFA does is nothing
short of impressive,” he said,
adding that the leadership
➚❮➹ÐÐ➚ ➚➳➪➶➲➸➳➚ ➹➸ ééæ ➶➲Ø➲Ð -
op “are second to none.”
The FFA once received a
➚➹â➸➹ÙÔ➻➸➳ ➻Ö➴➪➸➳ ➴➘ ➘➪➸➶ -
ing from the state. This fund-
ing began disappearing due
to budget cuts about 20 years
ago. The last year schools re-
ceived FFA funding from the
state was 2011.
Today, Cant hopes the
state’s former ties to the or-
â➻➸➹ ✩ ➻➳➹➴➸ ➵➹ÐÐ Ó➲ ➷➲❮➹➸➶Ð➲➶❰
“We want the state to re-
connect with us,” he said.
Cant said that state fund-
ing had become so minimal
by 2011 that its loss was not
➚➹â➸➹ÙÔ➻➸➳❰ Þ➴ Ö➻❮➲ ➪Ñ ➘➴➷
the loss, FFA landed cor-
porate sponsorships. These
sponsorships will be retained
➹➘ ➾➯ Üîîî ➹➚ ➻ÑÑ➷➴Ø➲➶ ÓÚ
the Legislature.
Þ➺➲ Ï➾è ➻â➷➹Ô➪Ð➳➪➷➻Ð ➚Ô➹ -
ence teacher believes this is
➻ Ù➳➳➹➸â ➳➹Ö➲ ➘➴➷ ééæ ➳➴ ➚➲➲❮
funding from the Legislature
because the state is now pro-
viding an increasing amount
of money for career techni-
cal education programs in
➚Ô➺➴➴Ð➚❰ ➾➲ ➸➴➳➲➶ ééæ Ñ➷➴ -
grams are comparable to
CTE in that they provide stu-
dents with the opportunity to
➶➲Ø➲Ð➴Ñ ➚❮➹ÐÐ➚ ➳➺➷➴➪â➺ ➵➴➷❮
experience and the comple-
➳➹➴➸ ➴➘ Ñ➷➴Õ➲Ô➳➚ ➵➺➹Ð➲ ➵➴➷❮ -
ing with businesses connect-
ed to agriculture.
Cant said students emerge
➘➷➴Ö Ñ➷➴â➷➻Ö➚ Ð➹❮➲ ➳➺➹➚ ➸➴➳
➴➸ÐÚ ➵➹➳➺ Õ➴Ó ➚❮➹ÐÐ➚ Ó➪➳ ➻Ð➚➴
with references they can later
use when applying for em-
ployment.
Þ➺➲ Ï➾è ➳➲➻Ô➺➲➷ ➸➴➳➲➶
➳➺➲➚➲ ➚❮➹ÐÐ➚ ➻➷➲ ➻➳➳➻➹➸➲➶ ➪➸ -
der FFA oversight via its Su-
pervised Agricultural Expe-
rience program, which has
been in place for decades.
This is one of many reasons
Cant believes the Legislature
➵➹ÐÐ Ñ➻➚➚ ➾➯ Üîîî❰
“We have a proven model,”
he said.
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à➾ ✧ ß➚ ×➷➻Ñ Ñ➷➴â➷➻Ö❰
“Jaden’s grades are up
and this is the best year she
➺➻➚ ➺➻➶ ➚➴Ô➹➻ÐÐÚ➱❒ ã➻➚➴➸
➚➻➹➶❰ ➭Ï ➶➲Ù➸➹➳➲ÐÚ ➻➳➳➷➹Ó➪➳➲
that to the Wrap program.”
æÔÔ➴➷➶➹➸â ➳➴ ã➻➚➴➸➱
Wrap Youth Partner Lewis
Whiting has been Jaden’s
“go to” since the family en-
rolled in Wrap a year ago.
Whiting said he learned a
➳➺➹➸â ➴➷ ➳➵➴ ➘➷➴Ö ➳➺➲ ã➻ -
son family while being there
➘➴➷ ➼➻➶➲➸ ➳➺➷➴➪â➺ ➶➹ ✛ Ô➪Ð➳
times and even occasionally
escorting her to the library
➳➴ ➵➴➷❮ ➴➸ ➚➴Ô➹➻Ð ➚❮➹ÐÐ➚❰
“It’s eye opening to see
➳➺➲ ➘➻Ö➹Ð➹➲➚ ➵➲ ➵➴➷❮ ➵➹➳➺
face these challenges and
the strength that comes
➘➷➴Ö ➳➺➲ ➘➻Ö➹ÐÚ ➵➴➷❮ -
ing together,” Whiting
said. “It’s fun to see how
far they’ve come, and it’s
amazing to see (each)
family’s resilience.”
ã➻➚➴➸ ➚➻➹➶ ➺➲➷ ➷➲Ð➻➳➹➴➸ -
➚➺➹Ñ ➵➹➳➺ ×➲➚➳➲➸➚❮➴➵ ➵➻➚
paramount in helping her
reach the place she is at to-
day, and the former Wrap
partner said she was “im-
pressed” with how driven
ã➻➚➴➸ ➵➻➚ ➳➴ ➭Ó➲Ô➴Ö➲ ➳➺➲
best mom she can be.”
“I found myself learning
a lot from Amber because
she was able to build her
➴➵➸ Ô➴➸Ù➶➲➸Ô➲ ➳➴ ➴Ø➲➷ -
come challenges,” Westen-
➚❮➴➵ ➚➻➹➶❰ ➭×➲ ★ ➳➺➲ ×➷➻Ñ
program) helped encourage
➺➲➷ ➳➴ ❮➸➴➵ ➚➺➲ß➚ Ô➻Ñ➻ÓÐ➲❰❒
é➴➷ ã➻➚➴➸➱ ➳➺➲ Ö➴➚➳ ➷➲ -
warding aspect of graduat-
ing from Wrap is being able
➳➴ Ð➴➴❮ Ó➻Ô❮ ➴➸ ➵➺➲➷➲ ➚➺➲
was a year ago and feel con-
Ù➶➲➸➳ ➚➺➲ ➸➴➵ ➺➻➚ ➳➺➲ ➻Ó➹Ð -
➹➳Ú ➳➴ ➳➻❮➲ ➴➸ ➻➸Ú Ô➺➻ÐÐ➲➸â➲
that may come her way.
“Wrap challenged us to
Ù➸➶ ➴➪➷ ➹➸➸➲➷ ➚➳➷➲➸â➳➺➚➱❒
she said. “They developed
an entire plan around us in-
stead of what their expecta-
tions were. They’re invested
in us as much as we’re in-
vested in them.”
❭❪❫❴❵❛❜❝❞❪❢ ❣❴❫❤❵✐❥❛❞❝ ❦❜❴❢❥❵❪
❧❴♠ ♥❛♦♣ q❥❞r❞❪❢❥❴
s t✉✈✇✉① ✉② ③④✇⑤✉⑥⑦✇⑧⑨⑩
t⑤④ ❶✉❷❸⑤④ ❹❸❷❺⑤①④❷✇⑨⑩ ❻✉❼⑦
s ❻❸✇⑤①❸④⑧❷⑥ ⑦❸❽ ❾⑤④❷❽⑤❸✈⑨ ✈✉❿⑥➀⑤✇⑤❽
❷❸ ✉①✇⑧✉⑥⑤❽❷✈ ④➁①➂⑤①⑨ ⑦✇ ➃②➄❸❷✇⑨
❶⑤❽❷✈⑦➀ ➅⑤❸✇⑤①⑩ ③⑧❷✉➆ ➇⑤➀➀✉❼④⑧❷⑥ ❷❸
④⑥✉①✇④ ❿⑤❽❷✈❷❸⑤ ✈✉❿⑥➀⑤✇⑤❽ ⑦✇ ③①✇⑧✉⑥⑤❽❷✈
❾⑤④⑤⑦①✈⑧ ✉② ➈❷①➂❷❸❷⑦⑩ ❾❷✈⑧❿✉❸❽
s ➉⑤①❺⑤❽ ②✉➁① ⑨⑤⑦①④ ⑦④ ➊❷➂⑧✇ ④➁①➂⑤✉❸⑩
➋⑦❸➂➀⑤⑨ ➃❷① ➇✉①✈⑤ ➌⑦④⑤⑩ ➈❷①➂❷❸❷⑦ ⑦❸❽
➉⑧⑦❼ ➃❷① ➇✉①✈⑤ ➌⑦④⑤⑩ ➉✉➁✇⑧ ➅⑦①✉➀❷❸⑦
➍➎➏ ➐➑➒➓➒➔→➑➎ ➣➒↔↔ ↕➑ ➓➑➑➒➔→ ➙➛➜➒➑➔➜➓ ➛➜ ➝➛↔↔➞➣➛
➟➑➠➞➎➒➛↔ ➐➞➓➙➒➜➛↔ ➎➑→➡↔➛➎↔➢ ➤➞➎ ➥↔➒➔➒➥ ➦➒➓➒➜➓
➛➔➧ ➓➡➎→➑➎➢➏ ➨➓➩ ➢➞➡➎ ➙➫➢➓➒➥➒➛➔ ➤➞➎ ➛ ➎➑➤➑➎➎➛↔ ➜➞➧➛➢➏
✍✎ ✥✏✎❡✥ ✑✒✓ ✔✕✖✎ ✗❡✘✕✔✑
✙✚✛ ✜✢✣✤✦✧★ ✩✧✪✫✬✧✭✮ ✯✰✲✢✪✳✪✤✴✢✮ ✵✷ ✸✹✻✼✻ ✽ ✿❀✛❁❀✼✙❁❂✛✛✛ ✽ ✬✬✬❃✬✦❄✦✣❃❅✪❇
❈❉❊❊❋●❉ ❍■❏❋❑▲❉❊ ▼❋◆❖▲P❉❊ ▲◆ ❉◗ ■❘❙❉❊ ❋❖❖❋❑P❙◗▲P❯ ■❏❖❊❋❯■❑ ❉◗❳ ❖❑❋❩▲❳■❑❬