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Hayes says that she mostly
helps people with chronic pain issues,
but also helps people with range of mo-
tion problems and issues that can occur
from spending a lot of time at a desk or
working on a computer, like carpal tun-
nel or back pain. She has helped people
dealing with injuries from auto acci-
dents and sports or other injuries. She
can do Trigger Point therapy which is
very helpful for people suffering from
chronic headaches. She recently start-
ed working with a client suffering from
Muscular Dystrophy.
Hayes says she first became in-
terested in massage therapy as a profes-
sion during a career exploration class
at Vernonia High School. “It came up
as a possible career for me on a test
we took,” says Hayes. “I had never
really thought about it as a job before.
And then I was in a pretty bad car ac-
cident the year after I graduated from
high school and went to a local mas-
sage therapist here in Vernonia, Marie
Krahn, and received my first ever mas-
sage and it was amazing. I realized how
much it can be used to help people and
that was something I really wanted to
do as part of a career.”
Hayes says her long-term goal
would be to open a full service natural
spa in Vernonia.
Hayes says she offers a 10%
discount to emergency responders in
the community. She also uses any gra-
tuities she receives to provide “com-
munity support massages.” “If you’re
a person who can’t fit massage therapy
into your budget or can’t afford it for
any reason, you can sign up with me
and when my tips reach an amount to
cover the cost, I’ll call and schedule
with you,” explains Hayes. “I started
this in October and it’s been pretty suc-
cessful. I’ve had several people take
me up on it. I’ve been blown away by
how generous people are so I wanted to
give back some of that generosity that
I’m receiving.”
You can reach Jennifer Hayes at Jene-
sis, LMT by calling or texting (503)709-
8780 to schedule your massage.
tured, into the Common School Fund.
Finally, I am working on a
couple of bills that I’d like to briefly
describe. As you may know, Oregon is
moving toward Real ID compliance and
must issue the new, more secure docu-
ments by October 10, 2018. Rather than
overwhelm the system, my bill creates a
way for Oregonians to upgrade to Real
ID immediately, when they renew, or
upon getting a new driver license or
ID. This will provide a more orderly
transition. I am co-sponsoring this bill
with Rep. Carl Wilson (R-Grants Pass).
The need for my second bill
was actually brought to my attention by
a constituent, Vicki Bilton Jeffries, the
wife of a fallen officer and the mother
of children who were finding it difficult
to access benefits from the Public Safe-
ty Memorial Fund. Although this fund
provides a one-time lump sum payment
of $25,000 following a tragic line-of-
duty event, it is also supposed to provide
post-secondary education scholarships
for the children of these officers, subject
to certain requirements. With the help
and leadership of Rep. Andy Olson (R-
Albany), himself a retired State Police
Officer, we are co-sponsoring a bill to
clarify the process while also providing
a stable funding source. All of our local
police departments have weighed in and
are very supportive. Thanks so much to
Vicki and to Amy Painter for forging the
way on this important issue.
It is an honor to represent HD
31 and I look forward to serving you in
the Oregon House of Representatives in
2018.
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February 5 marks the
beginning of the “short”
session, and we recently
spent three days in Salem preparing for
that biennial event. Committees in both
Chambers held hearings to introduce
legislation proposed by the members.
Since the Session will only last 35 days,
House members may only introduce two
bills, while Senators may only introduce
one bill. Standing Committees are al-
lowed to introduce three bills, so by the
time it is all said and done, we will prob-
ably have around 300 bills to review.
Taskforces and agencies have
been busy updating us on works in prog-
ress. My Joint Subcommittee on Natu-
ral Resources listened to a report by the
Department of State Lands, which de-
scribed the site restoration process at
Goble Landing in the northern part of
District 31, and of particular interest to
those who fish along the Columbia. This
site has been deteriorating for several
years, and at one point, the leaseholder
had 27 boats moored there, which were
in various states of disrepair, including
the old River Queen floating restaurant.
By June 1st, the number of boats had
been reduced to 10, and then on June
9th the Department of State Lands took
responsibility for the site and its reha-
bilitation. The Agency’s budget for this
clean-up is $7.25 million and should be
completed by June of this year. They are
pursuing reimbursement from the lease-
holder and their insurer.
The Senate Committee on Envi-
ronment and Natural Resources is work-
ing on creating a Board of Oversight for
the Department of Energy, an agency
that has experienced significant difficul-
ties over the last several years. This is a
move in the right direction. The Com-
mittee will also study a proposal by the
Feds to increase the excise tax on sport-
ing equipment. This will benefit our rec-
reation industry as this increase will add
to the Oregon Conservation & Recre-
ation Fund to the tune of $9-10 million.
The House Education Commit-
tee will be proposing a taskforce on rural
education. 25% of the students in Or-
egon attend rural schools, many of them
in District 31, so I will be eager to see
how they address some of the special
needs that we have. The Committee will
also consider putting the proceeds from
unclaimed stocks and bonds, once ma-
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Brad Witt
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