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Newspaper Page TextHEAR YE , HEAR YE THE THR I L L OF V IC TORY SHREWSBUR Y B O Y S S O C C E R Page 6A Page 10A V o flume 140 , I s sue 37 www .Po flk fio . com S ep tembe r 16 , 2015 75¢ IN YOUR TOWN DA L LAS N EWS CA SA o ff Po fl k Coun t y h a s a new home and fi s r e ad y to show fi t off du r fing an open hou se on W edne sd a y . CA SA (Cou r t -Appo fin t ed Spe c fi a fl Ad vo c a t e s ) p a fi r s t r a fined vo flun t ee r s w fi th abu sed and neg fle c t ed ch fi fl - d r en who h a v e been r emo v ed ff rom the fi r home s . The vo flun t ee r s ad vo c a t e on beh a fl ff o ff ch fi fld r en a s the y mo v e th rough the cou r t s y s t em . CA SA ’ s new ofi c e fi s a t 580 M a fin S t . fin D a fl fl a s . Un t fi fl a ff ew mon th s ago , the o rg an fi z a t fion w a s hou sed fin the Po fl k Coun t y D fi s t r fi c t A t to rne y ’ s O ff - fi c e . »Page 5A FA L LS C I TY N EWS T ra c to r s o ff ten a re cove red fin the hop b fine s du r fing the ha rve s t ea ch yea r . ROGUE FARMS / ffo r the I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r HOPP IN ’ GOOD HAR V ES T S ea son p rodu c e s r e co rd y fi e fld s a ff t e r ho t t e r than av e ra g e summ e r By Luka s Eggen The I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r INDEPENDENCE — I ff the r e ’ s one th fing ffa rm e xpe r t Che ry fl G fi fl son ha s flea rned du r fing he r mo re than A de cade w fi th Rogue F a rm s fi t ’ s th fi s — be p r epa r ed ffo r an y th fing . F rom p ro tec t fing c rop s ff rom co fld tempe ra tu r e s fin the w fin te r to dea fl - fing w fi th un ffo r e seen fi s sue s — fl fike fla s t No vembe r when s flug s a te 10 ac r e s o ff rye seed s fin 24 hou r s — Rogue F a rm s see s fi t s sha r e o ff new fi s - sue s eve ry day . “Y ou ha v e to s ta y on you r toe s when you ’ r e wo rk fing w fi th Mo the r N a - tu r e , ” G fi fl son sa fid . “Y ou ha v e to be r ead y ffo r an y th fing and you ju s t ha v e to ro fl fl w fi th the pun che s . ” Fac fing an un sea sonab fly wa rm sp r fing and summe r , Rogue began fi t s hop ha rv e s t on Aug . 17 , rough fl y a week to a week -and -a -ha fl ff ea r fl fie r than no rma fl . Rogue F a rm e xpe c t s th fi s y ea r ’ s ha r - v e s t to run a t flea s t ano the r w eek to ff fin fi sh r eap fing the fla s t o ff se v en va r fi - e t fie s o ff hop s . An ea r fl y ha rv e s t won ’ t mean a w eak LUKAS EGGEN / I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r Hop cone s a re d r fied be ffo re they a re ba fled and sh fipped to the b rewe ry . hop y fie fld . In ffa c t , th fi s fi s shap fing up to be one o ff the ffa rm ’ s b figge s t ha rv e s t sea son s y e t , G fi fl son sa fid . “We ’ re gue s s fing abou t 80 ,000 pound s o ff hop s ff rom ou r 42 a c r e s , ” G fi fl son sa fid . “Y ou r ea fl fl y don ’ t know un t fi fl fi t a fl fl happen s , bu t w e ’ r e e xpe c t - fing a r ea fl fl y good y fie fld th fi s y ea r . ” W fi th the ff fi r s t hop s r fipen fing ahead o ff s chedu fle , fi t mean t be fing r ead y to s ta r t ha rv e s t fing on sho r t no t fi ce no ma t te r wha t had to be done to ge t r ead y . “Ou r c rop s ha v en ’ t su ff ffe r ed , ” G fi fl son sa fid . “L fike so man y c rop s , the y w e r e r ead y ea r fl y . W e de c fided the F r fida y be - ffo r e ou r ha rv e s t began to s ta r t the ffo fl - flow fing Monda y . W e had to make some fla s t - se cond r epa fi r s on v eh fi c fle s , bu t w e ju s t had to ge t go fing . ” The p ro ce s s ff rom b fine to ba fle fi s a fleng th y one . When hop s beg fin to sp rou t , th fi s y ea r fin m fid -Ma r ch , wo rk - e r s s t r fing the b fine s and tea ch the hop s how to “ c fl fimb ” wh fi fle the y a r e g row fing . On ce hop s a r e r fipe , the ha rv e s t be - g fin s . The jou rne y s ta r t s a s b fine s a r e cu t and b rough t to the p fi cke r wa r ehou se whe r e the y a r e s t r fipped th rough a se - r fie s o ff con v e y e r be fl t s and s c r een s . F rom the r e , the cone s a r e t ran s - po r ted to the k fi fln whe r e the y a r e d r fied ffo r s fi x to e figh t hou r s un t fi fl mo fi s tu r e ffa fl fl s be flow 10 pe r cen t . Ge t t fing the mo fi s tu r e fle v e fl s co r r e c t fi s fimpo r tan t . A m fi s take pu t s the cone s a t r fi sk ffo r ca t ch fing ff fi r e . A ff te r d ry fing , the hop s a r e coo fled when h yd rau fl fi c ba fle r s comp r e s s the hop s fin to 200 -pound ba fle s to be t ran spo r ted to Rogue B rewe ry fin N ewpo r t . See HOPS , Page 9A »Page 9A IND EP END ENC E N EWS F fi r efigh t fing fi s the on fl y c a r ee r the new Po fl k Coun t y F fi r e D fi s t r fi c t No . 1 ’ s ch fie ff A fl A fl c a flde h a s e v e r known , o r w an t ed . “A flo t o ff ou r ne fighbo r s w e r e fi r efigh t e r s ffo r the c fi t y o ff T o r r an c e (C a fl fi ff . ) , ” A fl c a flde , 54 , s a fid . “ I w a s fin t r a c k , and I s aw a flo t o ff the fi r efigh t e r s on the t r a c k wo r k fing ou t . ” When he g r adu a t ed ff rom h figh s choo fl , he jo fined the A fi r Fo r c e and too k a job figh t fing fi r e s . “ I t w a s a d fiff e r en t k find o ff fi r efigh t fing be c au se w e w e r e on a b a se , ” A fl c a flde s a fid . “Ou r p r fim a r y r e - spon s fib fi fl fi t y w a s ffo r a fi r c r a ff t . ” L a t e r , he be c ame a p a r amed fi c . »Page 2A MONMOU TH N EWS A ce fleb ra t fion o ff he r fi tage , hop s Ind ep end en c e c e fl eb ra t e s fi t s roo t s du r fin g w e ek end ff e s t fiva fl a t R fiv e rv fi ew Pa rk By Em fi fly Men t ze r The I t em fi z e r -Ob se rv e r INDEPENDENCE — I t ’ s a sma fl fl - town ffe s t fi va fl , c r ea ted b y the commun fi t y ffo r the commun fi ty , sa fid Jason K fi s t fle r , membe r o ff the Hop s & H e r fi tage F e s t fi va fl com - m fi s s fion . The ffe s t fi va fl fi s ea r fl y th fi s y ea r . U sua fl fl y ffa fl fl fing towa rd the end o ff S ep tembe r , fi t wa s mo ved up to avo fid compe t fing w fi th o the r e v en t s — and to g fi v e ffe s t fi - va fl -goe r s a be t te r sho t a t good w ea the r . “Two y ea r s ago w e a fl - mo s t can ce fled the ffe s t fi va fl be cau se the r e wa s a b fig monsoon mov fing fin ,” K fi s t fle r reca fl fled . “So we 7 THE NEX T DA YS PLANN ING FOR YOUR WEEK F o r m o r e o n t h e 15 t h a n n u a fl H o p s & H e r fi t a g e F e s t fi v a fl , fi n c fl u d fi n g s c h e d u fl e , s e e S e c t fi o n C fi n s fi d e . mo v ed fi t up a w eek . ” Hop s & H e r fi t a g e pu t s a n fi c e fl fi t t fl e e x c fl am a t fion m a r k on summ e r and k fi c k s o ff ff ff a fl fl a fl fl a t on c e , s a fid M a r fi e T ru c co , m emb e r o ff th e comm fi s s fion . “ I th fink fi t ’ s ju s t a sw ee t ce fleb ra t fion o ff the commu - n fi t y , ” she sa fid . “La s t y ea r , peop fle came and s tayed and p fla y ed . I t ’ s sma fl fl ; fi t ’ s wed no t the Fou r th o ff Ju fl y , bu t peop fle ffound th fing s tha t (p fiqued ) the fi r fin te r e s t . ” I t ’ s no su rp r fi se , g fi v en a fl fl the d fi ff ffe r en t th fing s to do , ff rom t ry fing you r hand a t pa fin t fing , to en te r fing o fld - t fime con te s t s su ch a s bu fi fld - fing a s ca r e c row o r ea t fing p fie . The re ’ s even a pa - rade — o ff c r fi t te r s , tha t fi s . thu ff r fi Some o ff the mo s t fin te r e s t - fing an fima fl s jo fin the pa rade , ff rom ch fi cken s to pa r ro t s , r ep t fi fle s to mo r e t rad fi t fiona fl pe t s su ch a s dog s . Th fi s y ea r , fin s t ead o ff a cook fie -bak fing con te s t — wh fi ch s e em s to ha v e run fi t s cou r s e du e to th e flow num - b e r o ff en t r fi e s fla s t y ea r — th e ff e s t fi v a fl w fi fl fl ho s t a cu fl fina ry cha fl fl eng e to cook w fi th b e e r . “W e ’ r e flook fing ffo r an y - th fing tha t you can fin co rpo - ra te bee r o r hop s fin to , ” K fi s t fle r sa fid . “W e ’ r e hop fing to ca s t a w fide r ne t tha t wa y , hop fing ffo r mo r e en t r fie s . ” Th e s c a r e c row con t e s t a fl - w a y s b r fin g s a b fi g c rowd o ff c r e - a t fion s , ff rom p ro ffe s s fiona fl - g r ad e to mo r e o r fi g fin a fl mod e fl s . See FEST IVAL , Page 9A sa t He flp fing H and s Eme rgen c y Food B an k fi s the r e ffo r tho se who need a fl fi t t fle e x t r a he flp e a ch W edne sd a y . 10 a .m . -noon . F ree . L fi ff t up you r vo fi c e and s fing w fi th o the r s a t the h ymn s fing - a flong a t Monmou th Sen fio r C en t e r e a ch Thu r sd a y . 6 :30 p .m . F ree . Suppo r t Bue fl fl G r ange a t fi t s ff a fl fl m a r ke t whe r e a r a ff - fle , flo c a fl p rodu c e and a g a r age s a fle w fi fl fl be h appen fing . 9 a .m . -6 p .m . F ree . He ad to D a fl fl a s A fl - fl fi an c e Chu r ch ffo r d finne r and a b flue - g r a s s con c e r t fin the fie fld and he flp r a fi se mone y ffo r you th s . 5 p .m . $10 . Ra fin H fi : 63 Lo : 52 S howe r s H fi : 69 Lo : 49 Mo s t fl y sunn y H fi : 75 Lo : 52 C floud y H fi : 77 Lo : 52 A sew e r r a t e fin c r e a se m a y be com fing ffo r F a fl fl s C fi t y r e s fiden t s , bu t th a t won ’ t be enough to r e so fl v e a fl fl the fi s sue s w fi th the c fi t y ’ s ag fing s y s t em . In the 2014 -15 fi s c a fl y e a r , w a s t ew a t e r r e v enue wa s $100 ,819 , wh fi fle e xpen se s amoun ted to $98 ,635 , a c co rd fing to a r epo r t F a fl fl s C fi t y M a yo r T e r r y Ung r fi ch t p r e sen t ed to the F a fl fl s C fi t y C fi t y Coun c fi fl a t fi t s mee t fing Thu r sd a y . F a fl fl s C fi t y ’ s w a s t ew a t e r s y s t em fi s an en t e rp r fi se ffund , me an fing fi t fi s suppo sed to be se fl ff - su s t a fin fing on u se r ff ee s . L a s t y e a r ’ s e xpen se s d fidn ’ t fin c flude r e - p fl a c emen t o ff a c fi r cu fl a t fion pump a t $8 ,489 . The Monmou th Pub fl fi c L fib r a r y w fi fl fl ho s t a con v e r - s a t fion abou t de a th and d y fing a t 6 p .m . on Sep t . 24 a t the fl fib r a r y , 168 E co fl s S t . S . “ I th fin k th fi s w fi fl fl be a g r e a t oppo r tun fi t y ffo r ou r commun fi t y to be ab fle to come toge the r and t a fl k abou t a sub je c t th a t fi s no t o ff t en d fi s cu s sed pub - fl fi c fl y , ” s a fid K r fi s t Ob r fi s t , Monmou th fl fib r a r y d fi r e c to r . “W e a fl fl e xpe r fien ce de a th on d fiffe ren t fle ve fl s th roughou t ou r fl fi ff e , y e t fi t c an be su ch a d fifi cu fl t and pe r son a fl e xpe r fien c e to open up abou t . ” The con v e r s a t fion fi s p a r t o ff a s t a t ew fide fin fi t fi a t fi v e b y O r egon Hum an fi t fie s . »Page 9A PO LK COUN TY N EWS G flen M fi fl fle r , the new d fi r e c to r o ff Cheme ke t a Com - mun fi t y Co fl flege ’ s D a fl fl a s C en t e r , w an t s the commu - n fi t y to know the c ampu s doe sn ’ t ju s t off e r c fl a s se s ffo r s tuden t s fin h figh s choo fl fi ff th - y e a r p rog r am s . “Y e s , w e do off e r gene r a fl edu c a t fion c fl a s se s , ” he s a fid . “A s tuden t cou fld ge t a s fign fifi c an t po r t fion o ff the fi r a s so c fi a t e o ff a r t s O r egon t r an s ff e r deg r ee he r e fin D a fl fl a s . W e a r e a fleg fi t fim a t e co fl flege - cou r se off e r fing c ampu s th a t I pe r son a fl fl y th fin k fi s be fing unde ru sed b y the commun fi t y be c au se the y don ’ t know w e a r e a r e sou r c e th a t ’ s a v a fi fl ab fle . ” »Page 14A sun mon Tho se fin t e r e s t ed fin N e two r k w fi th o th e r fle a rn fing mo r e abou t bu s fin e s s p eop fl e fl y fing r emo t e con - wh fi fl e en jo y fing flun ch t ro fl a fi r c r a ff t m a y a t th e D a fl fl a s A r e a mee t a t Wh fi two r th Ch amb e r o ff Com - E flemen t a r y S choo fl . m e r c e flun ch eon . 1 -3 p .m . F ree . 11 :30 a .m . $12 . Mo s t fl y sunn y H fi : 77 Lo : 52 Pa r t fl y c floud y H fi : 70 Lo : 46 tue I t ’ s N a t fion a fl Vo t e r Reg fi s t r a t fion D a y ! I ff you h a v en ’ t r eg fi s - t e r ed to vo t e , tod a y fi s the pe r ff e c t d a y to upd a t e you r r e co rd s o r ge t r eg fi s t e r ed . S unn y H fi : 71 Lo : 47