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4 CapitalPress.com March 31, 2017 Fire destroys fruit packing shed in Wenatchee Capital Press WENATCHEE, Wash. — Fire destroyed a packing shed of one of the smaller fruit packers in the Wenatchee area the evening of March 24. Phillippi Fruit Co. Inc. lost its apple packing line at 1921 Fifth St. in Wenatchee. It has a cherry packing facil- ity about eight miles away at Dan Wheat/Capital Press Baker Flats. The approximately Twisted rubble is all that remains of Phillippi Fruit Co. Inc.’s packing shed in Wenatchee, Wash., the 12,500-square-foot building morning of March 27 following a fi re. The fruit storage shed in the background was saved. was unoccupied when fi re was reported at 8:25 p.m., enough that fi refi ghters were said. three aerial ladder trucks were said Mike Burnett, chief of unable to pursue an interior About 50 fi refi ghters from used, he said. Chelan County Fire District attack upon arrival but saved seven fi re departments as There was no immedwiate No. 1. an adjacent fruit storage shed far away as Lake Chelan, 40 threat to nearby homes, and The fi re was not discov- just fi ve feet away and stacks miles to the north, respond- the fi re was under control in ered early on and had spread of empty apple bins, Burnett ed to the two-alarm fi re and 2 1/2 hours, he said. The cause of the fi re is un- der investigation, but there is nothing suspicious, Burnett said. “It won’t be easy to deter- mine because of the extent of damage,” he said. He had no estimate of dol- lar loss. Chris Phillippi, co-owner, released a statement credit- ing fi refi ghters for saving the storage shed, shop, distillery, cidery and offi ce. “We had already conclud- ed our apple packing season so the facility was only in limited operation. Nobody was working in the facility at the time of the fi re,” Phillippi said in the statement. The company is consider- ing options for packing this Snow, rain delay planting in Treasure Valley 5 Ore. Area in detail By SEAN ELLIS Capital Press Rog Segment proposed for “Wild and Scenic River” designation ver 62 . t e Ck 234 238 CRATER LAKE NAT’L PARK 62 ROGUE RIVER NAT’L FOR. 140 Medford pl 10 miles 230 e g B ut Grants A Pass p e ga t 199 N e R . Ashland 46 66 Ore. Calif. ROGUE RIVER NAT’L. FOR. 5 Ore. Calif. Alan Kenaga/Capital Press SW Oregon ranch fi ghting Rogue River management plans Sean Ellis/Capital Press Seed peas are planted in a fi eld near Nampa, Idaho, on March 28. Many farmers in the Treasure Val- ley area of Idaho and Oregon are two to three weeks behind planting their crops due to soggy fi elds. we haven’t had any real dry- ing weather.” Tolmie and others said the delay in planting is something they can deal with, for now. “But you delay us another two weeks, and it’s going to be really damn serious,” Tol- mie said. “It can be lived with today but if it gets much later, people are going to be panick- ing.” Nyssa, Ore., farmer Craig Froerer had all his sugar beets and onions planted by this time last year but hasn’t been able to get them in the ground yet in 2017. LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING TO: ALL OREGON CLOVER SEED GROWERS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held pursuant to ORS 576.416 (5), on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 7:00 a.m., at West Salem Roth’s IGA, Founder’s Room “O,” 1130 Wallace Road, Salem, Oregon upon a proposed budget for operation of the Clover Commission during the fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. At this hearing any producer of Oregon grown Clover seed has a right to be heard with respect to the proposed budget, a copy of which is available for public inspection, under reasonable circumstances, in the office of each County Extension Agent in Oregon. For further information, contact the Oregon Clover Commission business office, PO Box 3366, Salem, Oregon 97302, telephone 503-364-2944. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. Please make any requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodation for persons with disabilities at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the Commission office at 503-364-2944. 13-1/#4 He said he will end up planting his onions at least on the second latest date since he started farming in 1978. Froerer said the delay will likely reduce his sugar beet yields but isn’t serious at this point. However, “If we get to the 15th of April and we still aren’t going, then we’ll start getting nervous.” For fall planted crops, the heavy snowfall was a bless- ing, area farmers said, be- cause it insulated those crops from temperatures in Decem- ber and January that averaged about 10 degrees lower than normal. LEGAL The Oregon Processed Vegetable Commission will hold a public budget hearing on April 20, 2017, 7:00 p.m. at 1320 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon. Any person wishing to comment on the budget is welcome to do so either orally or in writing. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the commission office located at 6745 SW Hampton Street, Suite 101, Portland, Oregon. 13-7/#4 “All the crops we plant- ed in the fall fared pretty doggone well because of the snow cover, which act- ed as insulation against the frigid temperatures we end- ed up having,” Freeman said. “My mint came through the winter better than I’ve seen it in a long time,” said Meridi- an farmer Drew Eggers. “And my winter wheat seemed to green up right after the snow melted.” Snow mold damage to winter wheat and triticale that Eastern Oregon farmer Bill Buhrig worried about several weeks ago has mostly van- ished. “Now you have to look diligently to fi nd it,” he said. “Things seem to be rebound- ing real well.” LEGAL PURSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 98 Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, on 4/14/2017. The sale will be held at 10:00 am by PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICES 12700 SW HALL BLVD. #D TIGARD, OR 2005 DODGE 2500 VAN VIN=WD0PD744855808154 Amount due on lien $1317.00 Reputed owner(s) TIMOFEY EROFEEFF Lawsuit challenges ‘wild and scenic’ eligibility of river’s 63.5-mile segment By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press An Oregon ranch is chal- lenging federal management plans for a 63.5-mile stretch of the Rogue River, arguing they’ll impede stabilization of the volatile river channel. The Double R Ranch of Eagle Point, Ore., fi led a law- suit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for adopting plans to protectively manage the segment, which is eligible for designation as a “wild and scenic river.” Aside from hindering per- mits needed to fortify the river, BLM’s decision will compli- cate changes to irrigation diver- sions and the development of water rights, the complaint said. The lawsuit is joined by the Oregon Cattlemen’s Asso- ciation, which worries other ranchers will encounter such problems, as well as the Ore- gon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association, which fears barriers to erosion control efforts. Capital Press was unable to reach a representative of the BLM as of press time. legal-13-2-1/#4 LEGAL NOTICE OF OREGON BLUEBERRY COMMISSION BUDGET HEARING TO: ALL OREGON BLUEBERRY PRODUCERS Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held pursuant to ORS 576.416 (5), on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 12:00 noon at Chemeketa Events at Winema, Room 210, 4001 Winema Place NE, Salem, Oregon, upon a proposed budget for operation of the Oregon Blueberry Commission during the fiscal year July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. At this hearing any producer of Oregon Blueberries has a right to be heard with respect to the proposed budget, a copy of which is available for public inspection, under reasonable circumstances, in the office of each County Extension Agent in Oregon. For further information, contact the Oregon Blueberry Commission business office, P.O. Box 3366, Salem, Oregon 97302, telephone 503-364-2944. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. Please make any requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or for other accommodation for persons with disabilities at least 48 hours before the meeting by contacting the Commission office at 503- 13-7/#4 364-2944. WE SPECIALIZE IN BULK BAGS! BAGS: • Seed Bags • Fertilizer Bags • Feed Bags • Potato Bags • Printed Bags • Plain Bags • Bulk Bags • Totes • Woven Polypropylene • Bopp • Polyethylene • Pocket Bags • Roll Stock & More! gu Ro Ri SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST 138 UMPQUA NATIONAL FOREST Bi ue MERIDIAN, Idaho — An unusually harsh winter, followed by a string of rain- storms, has left farm fi elds soggy and delayed planting at least two weeks in many parts of the Treasure Valley area of southwestern Idaho and East- ern Oregon. Many areas of the valley received record or near-record amounts of snowfall this win- ter, which left soils saturated when it melted. Coupled with persistent and untimely rainstorms, many farmers have been pre- vented from planting crops that would normally be in the ground by now. “It just keeps raining and raining and that’s pushing ev- erybody back,” said Meridian farmer Richard Durrant. “We hope the rest of spring treats us OK and we can catch up in May and June.” Middleton, Idaho, farmer Sid Freeman is already two weeks late planting his onions and because of more rain in the immediate forecast, that’s likely to turn into three weeks. “We should be fi nishing up planting our onions by now and we’re not,” he said. Don Tolmie, production manager for Treasure Valley Seed Co. in Homedale, Idaho, said many farmers are 20-25 days behind. “There is so much (ground) work that still has to be done and the rain keeps delaying it,” he said. “There is still a lot of moisture to get rid of and fall’s apple crop but most likely will not rebuild at Fifth Street, he said. It’s more likely the apple packing will be moved to one of the company’s two other locations, he said. “Much has changed since our facility was built on Fifth Street in 1960. At the time, the area was an or- chard district … but in 2017 we find ourselves as one of the last tree fruit operations in a residential district in the city of Wenatchee,” Phillippi said. The June and July cher- ry harvest is the company’s upcoming focus and its cher- ry packing plant at Baker Flats will be fully ready, he said. River By DAN WHEAT HAY PRESS SUPPORT: • Hay Sleeves • Strap • Totes • Printed or Plain • Stretch Film (ALL GAUGES) WAREHOUSE PACKAGING: • Stretch Film • Pallet Sheets • Pallet Covers LEGAL LOCATIONS: Albany, Oregon (MAIN OFFICE) Ellensburg, Washington SECRETARYT OF STATE NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RULEMAKING CONTACT INFORMATION: Phone: 855-928-3856 Fax: 541-497-6262 info@westernpackaging.com ....................................................... CUSTOMER SERVICE IS OUR TOP PRIORITY! w w w. w e s t e r n p a c k a g i n g. c o m 13-1/#5 Oregon Department of Agriculture, Market Access & Certification Program, Administrative Rules Chapter #603, Sue Gooch, Rules Coordinator, (503) 986-4583. Adopt: OAR 603-048-2300, 603-048-2305, 603-048-2310, 603-048-2315, 603-048-2320, 603-048-2330, 603-048-2340, 603-048-2350, 603-048- 2380, 603-048-02440, 603-048-2450, 603-048-2480. Amend: OAR 603- 048-0010, 603-048-0100, 603-048-0200, 603-048-0300, 603-048-0400, 603-048-0500, 603-048-0600, 603-048-0650, 603-048-0700, 603-048- 0800, 603-048-0900, 603-048-1000. RULE SUMMARY: Explains and provides procedures for registered handlers to obtain testing of an industrial hemp commodity or product intended for human consumption as required by Oregon Laws 2016, Chapter 71, Section 9. Provides guidelines and protocols for registered handlers to test so that the commodity or product is tested to ensure it complies with requirements adopted by Oregon Health Authority under ORS 475B.555(1)(a) and(b) and (2) for testing marijuana items. Establishes procedures for determining batch sizes for sampling and testing industrial hemp commodities and products intended for human consumption. 13-7/#4 In 2016, the BLM deter- mined the 63.5-mile segment is “suitable” for protection as a wild and scenic river, which is the fi nal administrative step before Congress can make that designation. However, this particular stretch has a long history of human manipulation, disqual- ifying it from designation be- cause it’s not “free-fl owing” as required by federal law, the complaint said. “Throughout the proposed segment, streambanks have been extensively modifi ed, ar- mored, and engineered to sta- bilize the river channel,” the complaint said. This segment of the Rogue River is prone to “extreme fl ood events” and channel migration, so further work will be needed to reinforce its streambanks with rip-rap rock and otherwise avoid undesirable upland im- pacts, the complaint said. Gravel pits near the chan- nel are susceptible to being in- undated or “captured” by the river, which has occurred in the past, polluting the water with massive amounts of sediment, according to plaintiffs. A coalition of landowners, government agencies and con- servationists has rectifi ed past problems, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would “al- most certainly deny” future permits for such projects due to restrictions associated with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, the complaint said. “Thus designation of the proposed segment would ef- fectively halt future bank and channel protection activities,” the lawsuit said. “That could result in further pit captures, se- verely degrading downstream fi sh habitat and frustrating the very purposes and policies the WSR Act was created to pro- tect.” The plaintiffs claim BLM’s own analysis found that state and county governments are already protecting the river, so leaving the segment undesig- nated wouldn’t threaten its wild and scenic values. “Designation would dupli- cate local management and could easily undermine it,” the complaint said. Upper and lower reaches of the Rogue River are al- ready designated under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, but those sections fl ow mostly through public land, accord- ing to the plaintiffs. “In contrast, the proposed segment is almost entirely private property, with insig- nifi cant land ownership by federal agencies,” the com- plaint said.