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10 CapitalPress.com November 2, 2018 Hard-working Scio FFA members help Expo By GEOFF PARKS For the Capital Press As Macy Bodine heads into her junior year at Scio High School, she is con- fident that her previous year of experience with the school’s longstanding FFA partnership with the Willa- mette Valley Ag Expo will put her in good stead for this year’s event. Bodine, 16, the Scio FFA chapter’s vice president this year, is in charge of mov- ing forward the chapter’s successful 18-year relation- ship with the growing Expo. Though she’s been an FFA member for two years, this year will be her first on the officer team. Last year’s Expo was her first in the Geoff Parks/For the Capital Press Macy Bodine, vice president of the Scio High School FFA chapter, helps organize the group for its participation in the Willamette Valley Ag Expo. trenches of volunteer work for the three-day event. “Last year I worked all three days of the Ag Expo,” Bodine said. “I actual- ly worked the most hours of anyone last year — 40 hours — and I was pretty proud of myself.” She said she took on sev- eral shifts working in the ticket booth and taking tick- ets at Dine Around Oregon. “I love meeting new peo- ple,” she said. “It’s just one of those things that’s easy for me to do, and being at Ag Expo makes it a lot of fun.” Money raised from the 10 to 12 FFA member vol- unteers at the Expo goes into their club savings ac- counts to help pay for at- tending such events as the state and national FFA con- ventions. The Expo in return gets an huge dose of the enthu- siasm of the youthful FFA members, making for a winning symbiotic partner- ship that has endured since 2000. Wilco Co-op grows with the Expo By GEOFF PARKS For the Capital Press Besides a longtime rela- tionship based on business and a deep involvement in the agriculture industry, Wil- co Farmers Co-op shares an- other particular trait with the Willamette Valley Ag Expo: Both are thriving and grow- ing every year. The Ag Expo is put on each year by the Willamette Valley Ag Association, a non- profit organization. Proceeds from the Expo go toward the association’s college scholar- ships. In 2017, 180 vendors took part in the Expo, up from 168 the previous year. Wilco Farmers Co-Op was formed 51 years ago, gradually absorbed seven local cooperatives over the decades, then added several other supply companies and the Valley Agronomics con- cern. Today it has expanded to provide service to much of Wilco Farmers Co-op FFA members, company officials and guests dedicate the new Redmond, Ore., Wilco store in August. Marion, Polk, Clackamas and Yamhill counties in the Wil- lamette Valley. Jake Wilson is the mar- keting director for Wilco. He said the cooperative currently has 3,000 farmer-owners and only last month celebrated the grand opening of its 20th retail store, this one in Red- mond, Ore. “There are four services we provide to farmers,” Wil- son said. “First is the farm stores, then we have bulk fuels that also operate under the Wilco name. The third is Valley Agronomics and finally there is the Hazelnut Growers of Oregon, which merged with Wilco about two years ago.” With that merger, Wil- co quickly began building a new, 120,000-square-foot hazelnut processing facili- ty in Donald, Ore. The plant is taking in its first crop this year and expects to process both in-shell and kernel ha- zelnuts to supply them to world markets. It can handle up to 160,000 pounds of nuts per hour. The expanded collection of businesses makes Wilco’s commitment to the Expo se- cure, Wilson said. 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! WVAG18-1/106 Visit Booth #204 Let’s talk about your packaging solutions. HAY PRESS SUPPORT: • Hay Sleeves • Strap • Totes • Printed or Plain • Stretch Film (ALL GAUGES) WAREHOUSE PACKAGING: • Stretch Film • Pallet Sheets • Pallet Covers LOCATIONS: Albany, Oregon (MAIN OFFICE) Ellensburg, Washington 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 WVAG18-1/100