Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, October 20, 2004
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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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