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NORTHWEST LABOR PRESS | September 1, 2017 | PAGE 9 Having a Blast! T he fourth annual Hot August Nights clay shoot sponsored by Sunrise Dental was the largest ever, with 57 registered shooters. It also raised a record amount of money — $5,005 each for Labor’s Community Service Agency and Sunrise for Children, a program to help end child slavery. The event was held Aug. 26 at the Mid-Valley Clays & Shooting School in Gervais, Oregon. First place went to the Machinists Lodge 63 team of Ken Kogle and his son, Zack, hitting 66 percent of their targets. Zack also was the top shooter, hitting 73 of 100 targets. Jaimie Garver, CEO of Portland Local 8 Federal Credit Union, was the top woman shooter, hitting 53 of 100 targets. Top financial sponsors were Vancouver Energy Project, IBEW Local 48, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 2157, ILWU Local 8 Credit Union, Machinists Lodge 63, Keep Washington Com- petitive, Roofers Local 49, and Carpenters Local 146. A team sponsored by Vancouver Energy Project and Kaiser Permanente walk to their next shooting station at the Mid-Valley Clays & Shooting School. At Hot August Clay Shoot, a fundraiser for Labor’s Community Service Agency and Sunrise Dental’s Sunrise for Children PHOTO ABOVE LEFT: David Gettman (right) and Bill Vaughn, both members of Bakers Local 114, partic- ipated in the Hot August Nights clay shoot Aug. 26. ABOVE: Angela D’Esposito, an apprentice and mem- ber of Insulators Local 36, hits her target. Jaimie Garver Zack Kogle ...Rep. Walden tells OSBCTC he doesn’t see right-to-work bill on the horizon From Page 8 Corporations Division is avail- able to help clear roadblocks businesses may be having with permitting and other issues. “We are working so hard to try to make sure that Oregon is a more business-friendly state,” Richardson said. The Central Point Republican said he supports the proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas plant in Coos Bay, and that he will use his position on the State Land Board to look for projects to help grow the state’s economy. “If there are projects that in- volve state lands that make sense for us to be more flexible, I’m going to work to do that,” he said. “We need to balance conservation as well as eco- nomic growth and benefit.” U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R- Oregon), was the luncheon speaker on Aug. 24. “Let me tell you about some of the work we’ve done in the last eight months — that you probably have never heard about,” he said. Walden said the House has passed bills modernizing and streamlining citing and licensing requirements for new hydro projects and oil and gas pipelines. He said a bill is advancing in the House authorizing $8 billion U.S. Rep. Greg Walden listens to a question from Gordon McCleary, a 40-year member of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Union who is now involved with the Union Sportsman’s Alliance. over five years to repair the na- tion’s aging drinking water in- frastructure, with requirements that American made iron and steel are to be used in projects that are funded by taxpayers. All these projects will fall un- der prevailing wage laws, he said. Walden, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Com- mittee, also is working on legis- lation that will treat hydro as a re- newable energy — the same as solar and wind. During a question and answer session, Walden said he doesn’t see right-to-work legislation on the horizon. “I don’t see that coming, no ... I don’t know, you can never predict anything in Washington. I don’t know if you’ve noticed that lately. Wow. They wouldn’t have the votes in the House to go do that.” He predicted Republican leadership will have tax reform done by the end of the year. On health care reform, Walden noted that the American Health Care Act, which passed the House 217-214, but failed in the Senate, pushed back the labor-opposed “Cadillac tax” from 2020 to 2026. “I’d like to get rid of it,” he said. “ I’ve opposed it from Day 1. I don’t think it’s fair that you get taxed because you negoti- ated better health insurance. I think that’s wrong.” OSBCTC gave $1,000 scholar- ships to Stephen Kowats Jr., of Portland, and Leland Forrette of Vancouver, Washington. Kowats is the son of Stephen Kowats Sr., a member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 who lives in Hood River. Forrette is the son of Joe Forrette, also a member of Local 16. Le- land is a graduate of Union High School and will attend Western Washington University. Kowats attends Portland State University majoring in Art Practices. Fund- ing for the scholarships is pro- vided by Ferguson Wellman Cap- ital Management and Quest Investment Management.
