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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 20, 2004 Page 9 Ag resource booklet available One of the most popu- lar publications from Ore- gon Dept. of Agriculture (ODA) is available. This year’s edition of the “Oregon Agricultural Resources Directory” pro- vides an updated and ex- panded handbook contain- ing comprehensive contact information for numerous agricultural organizations and agencies. Questions about who to phone or where to go when it comes to Oregon agriculture likely are an- swered with the help of this newly revised guide. ‘WILD’ CELEBRATION - Marking 10 successful years at their Grants Pass restaurant, Wild River Brewing & Pizza Co. co-owners Jerry and Bertha Miller (top) kicked up their heels with food, music and dancing Sun- day, Oct. 17. In keeping with the Oktoberfest theme, a beer garden featured the brewery’s ‘Oktoberfest Bier,’ among other selections. Revelers danced to ‘oompah’ and contempo- rary live music. The Mill- ers’ original ‘Pizza Deli’ restaurant was founded in Cave Junction almost 30 years ago. The 146-page direc- tory “is a convenient, com- pact publication” that in- cludes organization names, addresses, phone numbers, Web addresses, e-mail ad- dresses and contact per- sons for a variety of enti- ties. All data in the direc- tory has been updated as of August. Copies of the pocket-size guide can be purchased at $5 each by mail from ODA, 635 Capi- tol St. N.E., Salem OR 97301-2352. Payment by check or money order must accompany orders. Volunteers with the support of the City of Cave Junction will be picking up curbside leaves and grass clippings. Some restrictions do apply. Ore. senators bring home defense dollars Final Senate approval of $67.9 million for Ore- gon defense projects in the 2005 fiscal year, was an- nounced by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.). An additional $29.4 million was approved for projects in which Oregon companies will participate. After the passage in the Senate, it’s anticipated that the same bill will pass the House and will then be sent to the president for signature. “The funds...will help to create jobs for Orego- nians and maintain our state’s leading role in America’s defense at home and abroad,” said Wyden. Projects that would receive funding: *The Oregon Nanoscience and Micro- technologies Institute (ONAMI) would receive $2.5 million to develop miniaturized tactical en- ergy systems for a range of military applications. *ONAMI would also receive $2.5 million for developing nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing methods. *Oregon AERO, of Scappoose, would receive $2.2 million for improved body armor for Oregon soldiers. *HemCon, of Tigard, would receive $10.5 mil- lion for more development of the chitosan hemorrhage control dressing. *Oregon Medical La- ser Center in Portland would receive $4 million for tissue replacement and repair for battlefield inju- ries. *Freightliner, based in Portland, would share in $15 million to continue its program of replacing M915 line-haul tractors. *Oregon Iron Works would share in $8.4 mil- lion for the completion and continued testing of a Sealion cascading vehicle capable of supporting a variety of missions. *The Metals Afforda- bility Initiative Consortium would receive $7.5 million for research, testing and development of technolo- gies to improve military war fighting capability while increasing the cost- effectiveness of such tech- nologies. *Hydration Technolo- gies, of Albany, would receive $6.3 million for the operation and maintenance of forward osmosis tech- nology to provide safe flu- ids for consumption from available contaminated surface water. *Macsema, an Ore- gon-based subcontractor of Intermec Corp., would share in a $6 million grant for a tracking system to monitor location and usage of military equipment in the field. *Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corp., of Hood River, would receive $6 million for Transport- able Transponder Landing Systems to improve the safety, accuracy and reli- ability of U.S. Air Force operations. *American Blimp Cor- poration in Hillsboro would receive $6 million for a project to deliver an airborne platform and sys- tem that can assist soldiers in urban environments. *FLIR Systems, based in Portland, would receive $5.4 million *FLIR Systems would also receive $5 million to upgrade its thermal imag- ing systems. *Siga Technologies Inc., of Corvallis, would receive $4 million for the research and development of a system for rapid detec- tion and diagnosis of po- tential bioterrorism agents. *AVI BioPharma in Portland and Corvallis would receive $3 million for the development of technology to test for and find therapeutic agents for viruses, including Ebola and Marburg. *The University of Oregon’s Brain, Biology and Machine Science Ini- tiative would receive $3 million for interdiscipli- nary research related to cognitive neuroscience, genetics research and in- formatics. For more information and to ensure pick-up con- tact City Hall at 592-2156 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. First scheduled pick-up will be Saturday, October 30. 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