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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Oregon wine bouquet spreads
Oregon wines recently
presented their bouquets
on a world stage for sev-
eral weeks at tasting events
in markets including Swe-
den, Japan and China, said
Oregon Dept. of Agricul-
ture (ODA).
The effort, coordinated
partially b y ODA,
“underscores the industry’s
desire to expand exports
vs. global competition.”
Approximately 42,000
cases of Oregon wine were
SOIL, WATER 55TH ANNIVERSARY - Illinois Valley Soil
& Water Conservation District hosted its 55th annual
meeting on Thursday night, June 24 in the county
building in Cave Junction. The district’s 55 years of
service was celebrated with a dinner catered by Tay-
lor’s Sausage Country Store. The meal and celebration
were preceded by a business meeting of approxi-
mately 40 minutes with Walt Freeman presiding.
ILLINOIS RIVER ROAD ROLLOVER - No injuries were
reported in a single-vehicle crash on Illinois River
Road near Deer Creek Ranch on Friday, June 25
shortly before noon. American Medical Response and
Illinois Valley firefighters responded. (Photo by Dale
Sandberg/Illinois Valley Fire District photographer)
Solons list $100 million for defense
Seventeen Oregon
companies would share in
more than $100 million for
defense-related projects if
a spending bill passed by
the Senate Appropriations
Committee is approved by
the full Senate.
The announcement
was made by U.S. Sens.
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and
Gordon Smith (R-Ore).
“Providing our mili-
tary with the finest equip-
ment and resources will
help maintain their effec-
tiveness while enhancing
their safety,” said Smith.
“While they’re overseas
defending freedom and
helping maintain security
in the world, we owe them
nothing less than the best
we can do.”
Noted Wyden, “This
funding for Oregon
nanotech and other cutting-
edge technologies will set
the table for significant job
creation in our state, while
making Oregon a key
player in our national de-
fense efforts.”
Among companies
listed for the potential
funding:
*American Blimp
Corp. in Hillsboro, $6 mil-
lion “for a project to de-
liver an airborne platform
and system to assist sol-
diers in urban environ-
ments by aiding them in
identifying and defeating
targets.”
*Oregon Nanoscience
and Microtechnologies
Institute, $10 million “to
develop miniaturized tacti-
cal energy systems for a
wide range of military ap-
plications,” and “for devel-
oping nanomaterials and
nanomanufacturing meth-
ods to meet the military’s
simultaneous need for
high-performance materi-
als, protecting human
health and minimizing
harm to the environment.”
*Oregon Aero of
Scappose would receive $5
million “for improved
body armor for Oregon
soldiers. Specifically, the
funds would be used to
purchase helmet liner sys-
tems for National Guards-
men and reservists that
already are being used by
the U.S. Army and Special
Ops soldiers.”
*Advanced Navigation
and Positioning Corp. of
Hood River would receive
$12
million
for
“Transportable Trans-
ponder Landing Systems to
improve the safety, accu-
racy and reliability of U.S.
Air Force operations.”
Avoiding shocks a matter of up and down
Look up and “look”
down are safety tips from
Pacific Power for working
on ladders and before dig-
ging.
“Wherever you’re
working outside, be aware
of overhead power lines,
and keep tools and other
objects away from them,”
said the utility.
Electricity, it said, can
be transferred to tree clip-
pers, ladder or other tools
if they contact a power
line. Before pruning tree
branches, Pacific urges
that people always check
for power lines.
If a branch is close to a
line phone (888) 221-7070.
And, the utility said,
“Digging into underground
power lines can be as dan-
gerous as contacting an
overhead line.
Before digging to plant
a tree, install a sprinkler
system, or build a fence,
phone the Oregon Utility
Notification Center at
(800) 332-2344 for free
locator service.”
exported during 2003,
about 3 percent of all wine
sold out-of-state last year.
Of that amount, more
than 16,000 cases went to
Canada, the United King-
dom and France. Nearly
14,000 cases were shipped
to Japan during 2003, rep-
resenting nearly a 400 per-
cent increase from 2002.
ODA believes that Ja-
pan can improve on those
numbers, while China and
Europe are pursued.
A Look Back
On June 28, 1776, Col. Wil-
liam Moultrie's batteries at
Charleston, S.C., repulsed
a British sea attack ... July
2, 1776, the Continental
Congress adopted Richard
Henry Lee's resolutions
"that these united colonies
are and of right out to be
free and independent
states" ... July 4, 1776, the
Continental Congress ap-
proved the Declaration of
Independence ... July 4,
1826, Thomas Jefferson
and John Adams, both for-
mer presidents, died ... July
4, 1845, the Texas Con-
gress voted for annexation
by the U.S. ... July 1-3,
1863, Union forces won a
major victory at the Battle of
Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
... July 4, 1863, by this date,
the entire Mississippi River
was in Union hands ... July
2, 1890, the Sherman Anti-
trust Act was passed, be-
ginning federal efforts to
curb monopolies ... June
30, 1906, the Pure Food
and Drug Act and the Meat
Inspection Act were passed
… July 2, 1926, Congress
established the Army Air
Corps.
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