community
june14
2011
23
Another Round: More Words of Wisdom About Beer
By Scott Laird
Have
you
missed
us? In case you
hadn’t noticed,
we took a
little break for
the last few
months—too much serious local politics
to cover. Not that we let that get in the
way of beer drinking—in fact the local
political scene could really drive a
person to drink...more. Bill, take it easy,
OK!
Anyway, we’re back and we’ll
try to stay more regular. I know for some
people this is the first, and sometimes
only, column they read. Sorry if we’ve
let some of you down.
NA Organic Brewers Festival—It’s
time once again for our favorite beer
festival in the universe—the North
American Organic Brewers Festival!
This year’s event takes place on June
24-26 at Portland’s Overlook Park. With
so many great beer festivals to choose
from each summer, why do we like this
one so much? It’s about sustainability,
it’s about organic beer, it’s outdoors,
it’s usually not too crowed, the weather
is usually pretty good, and the beer is
usually great. Add great live music,
organic food, interesting vendors and
more. What’s not to like?
This year, our good friend Brady
Romtvedt, from the Cornelius Pass
Roadhouse, is sending a new recipe,
“Build a Bonfire” a red ale that is a tribute
to the Portland Timbers inagural season
playing in Major League Soccer and a
shout out to the Timbers Army. This
crisp, classic northwest hop-forward
brew, finished with Cascade hops will
fuel your inner fan this summer. We’re
looking forward to it.
Also on hand this year—our
friends over at Captured By Porches
Brewing Company in St. Helens. They
are sending their Invasive Species
IPA and their Doppleganger, a Doppel
Dunkelweizen
What else are we looking forward
to? This being summer, obviously there
will be a bunch of Pale Ales and IPAs.
Cascadian, (also called Black), IPAs are
all the rage in the Northwest right now,
so look for a few of those, especially
from Elliot Bay Brewing in Washington
and Natian Brewing in Portland. There
will be a few Belgians, some Reds, some
Lagers, and Golden Ales, with some fruit
beers thrown in—we’ll be sure to stop
by and see what Oakshire Brewing from
Eugene, Hopworks Urban Brewing from
Portland, and Fort George Brewing from
Astoria are pouring. And of course, we’ll
visit Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing for a
mug of their People’s Porter.
Northwest Pale Ale—As our regular
readers know (and are probably sick of
hearing) we aren’t real fond of hoppy
beer. Here at Another Round, we prefer
our malts over hops—pour us a Stout
or Porter, please. But recently we have
been trying to expand our horizons...
just a little. So we just tried a Red
Chair NWPA, a Northwest Pale Ale
from Deschutes Brewery. We ended up
with it by accident, someone stuck it in
with a six pack of Black Butte. I didn’t
discover it until I got home and my wife
said, “Oh, you’re going to try a Red
Chair?” I guess I was.
Lighter on the hops, crisp and a
little citrusy, with lot of body and flavor,
this Pale Ale was just about right. I
might even sneak one in again with five
Black Buttes some time.
Greetings From Salem: Bill to Protect 9-1-1 Funds Stopped
this week in the Senate Veterans’ and Military Affairs
committee, the language from HB 2741 was offered
as an amendment.
The committee members heard
testimony on the proposed amendments but instead of
moving the bill out of committee, they decided to form
a 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Work Group.
Senator Alan Olsen who serves as Vice Chair
of the Senate Veterans’ and Military Affairs committee
was tapped to lead the Emergency Communications
An Opinion:
work group.
I will represent the House of
Representatives, and other committee members will
include representatives from Oregon Emergency
Management, Oregon National Guard, Public safety,
Fire, Emergency Medical Responders, Special
Districts, Cities, Counties and other interested parties.
This work group will look at all issues relating to 9-1-1
Emergency Communications, and develop legislation
to bring forward in a future legislative session.
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for the dog and Kay no matter what.
Change insurance companies because
they won’t cover the dog without
certifications? Sounds like “get rid
of the messenger” to me. This past
November, Kevin Hudson kept insisting
that Haack, “just sign the lease and put
the dog back on the street.” Also sounds
familiar to Johnston’s comments
five years ago--put the dog back in
service whether we have certifications
that meet Oregon standards or not.
Look for other options? Sounds like
avoiding the process, similar to the
way Nicks, Burch and Hudson voted to
set up rules during the budget process
that would have allowed them to meet
and discuss the budget outside of the
public process—going against State
Guidelines that they were given and
reminded about, yet tried to ignore.
Is this the kind of leadership
we want in our community?
Leadership that tries to circumvent
guidelines so they can meet outside
the public process? Leadership that
gets rid of the messenger when they
are brought information they disagree
with? Leadership that chooses to
unquestionably support a police officer
even though evidence and state officials
are pointing to the fact that he is unfit for
duty? Leadership that has only been on
the job for a few months, yet believes
they know better and ignores guidance
from staff? Leadership that ignores
their constituents? Leadership that
cannot separate personal relationships
from city business?
The waiting is coming to
an end and decisions are starting to
happen. Vernonia spoke, I believe
very clearly last week, when they
voted Kevin Hudson out of office.
And a clear message has been sent to
Councilors Nicks and Burch--resign or
be recalled.
That is the best solution I can
offer right now.
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As always, I invite you to call, write or email
me with your questions and concerns or if you need
assistance with state agencies. Remember, if you are
in Salem, stop by my office to say hello.
Thanks for reading, and for the privilege
of representing you in the Oregon House of
Representatives.
Preschool Visit to the Fire Station
Students from the Vernonia Community Preschool had a chance to visit the
Vernonia Fire Station. The students got a tour of the station from Randy Carlton
and Deputy Fire Chief Dean Smith. Students learned why it is important to know
their address in case of an emergency, sat inside a fire truck and learned about the
equipment firefighter and rescue personnel use.