Polk County News
6A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • August 31, 2016
Deputy: Deputies plead with Bolster to stop
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Bolster had been par-
tially seated in the car and
had full access to the con-
tents of the vehicle, ac-
cording the DA. He was
obscured from the
deputies’ view throughout
the incident, according to
the DA’s account.
“Again, deputies plead with
him to stop this activity, be-
cause they cannot see what
he is doing,” the DA’s descrip-
tion read. “Bolster continues
to refuse to comply with the
deputies’ commands and is
verbally combative.”
Gibson then fires one
shot from his service rifle,
striking Bolster, but not
immobilizing him.
Deputies continue to ask
him to leave the vehicle
and that what he is doing
is perceived as a threat.
Gibson fires a second
shot, hitting Bolster in the
head, according to the in-
vestigation reports.
He was taken to Salem
Hospital, and died of his
wounds.
A forensic examination of
the Bolster’s vehicle found
the knife used earlier in
Monmouth in the front pas-
senger seat.
Felton said a toxicology
report revealed Bolster was
not under the influence of
intoxicants.
Garton said Polk County
deputies go through training
for high risk encounters on a
quarterly basis. He said
training is not in a class-
room, but simulates real sit-
uations to the highest de-
gree possible.
“It’s as real as we can
make it … so the deputies
can feel what it is like in a
real situation,” he said.
Training topics include
defensive tactics and “use of
force” training.
Garton said Gibson must
undergo an internal evalua-
tion on the use of force in the
incident before being able to
return to work. The review
will evaluate whether Gib-
son’s use of force followed
current law and department
policy. He will remain on ad-
ministrative leave through-
out that process.
OSP investigated the in-
cident and the Polk County
DA’s Office presented the
evidence to the grand jury.
Hops: Farm helps bring consistency to Rogue
EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer
Rogue shows off the end product of some of the hops
that are harvested.
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“It depends on how much
rain,” she said. “One of the
risks you have with rain is it
adds weight to the trellis
(that hops are grown on). In
terms of it impacting the
quality of the crop, we don’t
have concerns with rain, just
whether our trellis can han-
dle it.”
Ro g u e h a s n’t a l w a y s
grown its own. In 2006, a
global hop shortage created
a desire to have a safety net,
Ward said.
This year, Rogue planted
10 acres more with two new
hop varieties, but they won’t
be ready to harvest for anoth-
er couple of years, Ward said.
The farm isn’t just benefi-
cial to Rogue, providing hops
and consistency, but also to
Polk County, Ward said.
“I think it’s definitely
helped with the tourism of
Polk County,” he said. “No
one is growing hops and
their own ingredients to
this scale in the brewing
industry, so that’s a huge
draw. You can be new to
beer, or you can be an ex-
pert in beer, but you’re not
going to get this experi-
ence in any other brew
house.”
EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer
Workers focus on the hop harvest 24 hours a day.
EMILY MENTZER/ Itemizer-Observer
The hop harvest season is expected to last through September. Matt Sage, of Indie Hops, says 2016 has been a good year for hops.
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