A14 THE BULLETIN • THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021
SALEM
Community College receives $200K donation for agricultural hub
BY SIERRA DAWN MCCLAIN
Capital Press
SALEM — Chemeketa
Community College has re-
ceived a $200,000 gift from
Northwest Farm Credit Ser-
vices to build a greenhouse in
the college’s new Agricultural
Hub, which is slated to open in
Salem this month.
“This gift is huge. We’re so
grateful,” said Holly Nelson, ex-
ecutive dean of the school.
Brent Fetch, Oregon presi-
dent of Northwest Farm Credit
Services, the area’s top agricul-
tural lender and crop insur-
ance provider, explained in a
statement why his organization
is investing.
“We are pleased to support
Chemeketa Community Col-
lege’s Agricultural Hub because
we believe this program will
yield the next generation of
Oregon’s agricultural talent,
which is vital to the industry’s
long-term success,” he said.
The new hub is modeled af-
ter Oregon State University’s
Extension Service, offering
classes, workshops and other
agricultural resources to col-
lege students and the commu-
nity.
The college has been plan-
ning the Agricultural Hub for
years, but high construction
costs the past year meant the
school was about $2 million
short on funding and had to
cut several pieces from its plan,
including hoop houses, a con-
servatory, learning gardens and
a greenhouse.
School administrators say
the cuts — especially the
greenhouse — were a huge dis-
appointment.
Nelson, the executive dean,
said a greenhouse is sorely
needed because Chemeketa’s
Washington denies permit for methanol plant
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Officials in Washington state denied a key permit
for a large proposed methanol plant Tuesday, saying the project that
aims to send the chemical to China to be used in everything from
fabrics and contact lenses to iPhones and medical equipment would
pump out too much pollution.
A significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions and inconsisten-
cies with the Shoreline Management Act were the main reasons the
permit was rejected for the project planned on the Columbia River,
the Washington Department of Ecology said in a news release.
The $2 billion Northwest Innovation Works plant proposed in Kalama
would take natural gas from Canada and convert it into methanol. It
would then be shipped to China to make olefins — compounds used
in many everyday products.
An environmental analysis done by the state agency found that the
facility would be one of the largest sources of carbon pollution in
Washington, emitting nearly 1 million metric tons a year within the
state, and millions of tons more from extracting natural gas, shipping
the product to Asia and final uses of the methanol, officials said.
The company has 21 days to appeal the permit decision.
“While we are disappointed by this ruling and evaluating our options
for an immediate appeal, we feel confident that science and reason
will prevail,” Kent Caputo, attorney for Northwest Innovation Works,
said in a news release.
Gas
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The ruling was hailed as a
major victory by opponents
of Jordan Cove, which would
be the first such LNG overseas
export terminal in the lower
48 states. The proposed 230-
mile feeder pipeline would
begin in Malin, in southwest
Oregon, and end at the city
of Coos Bay on the Oregon
Coast.
Jordan Cove did not imme-
diately respond to an email
seeking comment, and it was
unclear what next steps the
project would take.
Opposition to the pipeline
has brought together southern
Oregon tribes, environmental-
ists, anglers and coastal resi-
dents since 2006.
“Thousands of southern
Oregonians have raised their
voices to stop this project for
years and will continue to until
the threat of Jordan Cove LNG
is gone for good,” said Han-
nah Sohl, executive director of
Rogue Climate.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown,
who has opposed the project,
said in a statement on Twitter
that she was pleased with the
ruling.
“At every stage of the regu-
latory process, I have insisted
that the Jordan Cove LNG
project must meet Oregon’s
rigorous standards for protect-
ing the environment, or it can-
not move forward,” she wrote.
The outgoing Trump ad-
ministration has supported
energy export projects and
in particular Jordan Cove. It
had proposed streamlining
approval of gas pipelines and
other energy projects by lim-
iting states’ certification au-
thorities under the U.S. Clean
Water Act.
William “Bill” B. Johnson
1940 - 2021
William (“Bill”) B. Johnson,
III passed away on January
3, 2021. Bill was born
in Seat le, WA in 1940
to William and Frances
Johnson. He married his
soulmate, Ginny, in the
summer of 1986.
They had 34 years of love
and friendship together.
Bill graduated in 1963 from
Eastern Oregon University
and for 35 years was
an educator for the Bend/La Pine School District. He
genuinely enjoyed the } me he spent with his students
and fellow teachers. Bill was also an avid û sherman and
hunter.
Bill is survived by his wife Ginny, his son Bill <Jay=
Johnson, his daughter Debbie (Terry) Starr, step-son Todd
(Kris} e) Hornbeck, step-daughter Tina Vickers, his sister
Bobbie Thompson, and her family. Bill is also survived by
7 grandchildren: Pete, Mat , Tom, Ashley Brit any, Caitlyn
and Anna. He was blessed with 8 great-grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by both parents, a great-
grandson, and his brother-in-law Jim.
Forever in our hearts.
existing greenhouse is old and
dilapidated, requiring regular
maintenance.
A new greenhouse, she said,
will support the school’s hor-
ticulture program, which in-
cludes horticulture certificates,
two-year degrees and a transfer
degree option.
She said a new greenhouse
will also help the school pro-
vide continuing professional
development and workshops,
called “workforce training,” to
local nursery businesses and
farms.
After the school made cuts
in the face of rising construc-
tion costs, administrators de-
cided to fundraise.
When leaders at Northwest
Farm Credit Services heard of
the college’s decision to scrap
its greenhouse plans, they sur-
prised college officials with
their gift.
Jobs
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Full-service restaurants
accounted for 17,600 of the
Oregon jobs lost in No-
vember. The service sector
has been particularly hard
hit by the pandemic. It’s a
relatively low-paid sector,
which makes workers es-
pecially vulnerable to eco-
nomic hardship.
In December, Congress
passed an extension of job-
less benefits for self-em-
ployed workers and a new,
weekly $300 bonus for peo-
Courtesy of Chemeketa Community College via Capital Press/capitalpress.com
Chemeketa Community College’s Agricultural Hub, also known as the Ag Complex, is under construction.
ple receiving unemploy-
ment assistance. That will
help blunt the impact of the
job losses, but those bene-
fits expire in March unless
Congress takes up another
stimulus bill.
Oregon unemployment
remained below the na-
tional rate of 6.7% in De-
cember, and was less than
half the state’s record 14.9%
jobless rate in April. The
state remains in a deep re-
cession, though, and full
recovery is unlikely un-
til the pandemic is under
control.
Richard Vogel/AP file
Vendors from MF Extracts counting their intake of cash at their booth
at the 2018 Kushstock 6.5 festival in Adelanto California. The lead-
ing cannabis industry group in California announced Tuesday it had
reached an agreement with a state credit union that will provide
access to checking and other banking services for marijuana compa-
nies, ending what had been a longstanding obstacle for many.
Banking
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The agreement is in-
tended “to alleviate the
banking obstacles that can-
nabis operators face, so
they can focus on their core
business.”
Industry experts say the
number of state financial in-
stitutions willing to handle
cannabis-linked funds is grad-
ually growing, and a state law
enacted last year was designed
to provide legal safeguards for
Gerald “Jerry” Bruce
Seed of Bend, OR
Ethel C. Hohnstein
of La Pine, OR
Jan 04, 1933 - Jan 15,
2021
Arrangements:
Niswonger-Reynolds
Funeral Home is honored
to serve the family. 541-
382-2471 Please visit the
online registry for the fam-
ily at www.niswonger-reyn-
olds.com
Services:
A gathering of family &
friends for a visitation
period will be held Friday,
January 22, 2021 from
1 until 5PM in the Nis-
wonger-Reynolds Funeral
Chapel
Contributions may be
made to:
Memorial contributions in
Jerry’s name may be made
to Partner’s in Care - Bend,
2075 NE Wyatt Court,
Bend, Oregon 97701,
Crater Lake Council of Boy
Scouts of America, 61383
S. Highway 97 Ste. F,
Bend, Oregon 97702 and/
or donate a pint of blood to
your local Red Cross.
May 29, 1926 -
January 14, 2021
Jacqueline Colombana
of Bend, OR
Sep 17, 1931 - Jan 17,
2021
Arrangements:
Baird Funeral Home of
Bend is honored to serve
the family. Please visit our
website, www.bairdfh.com,
to share condolences and
sign our online guest book.
541.382.0903
Arrangements:
Baird Memorial Chapel
of La Pine is honored to
serve the Hohnstein family.
Please visit our website,
www.bairdfh.com, to share
condolences and sign the
online guestbook.
Services:
A private service will be
held at a later date.
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Hammond
In December 2019, U.S. Dis-
trict Judge Michael H. Simon
of Portland revoked the East-
ern Oregon grazing permit for
Hammond Ranches Inc. after
finding that a renewal order by
former Interior Secretary Ryan
Zinke, issued on Zinke’s last
day in office in early 2019, was
an “abuse of discretion.”
The renewal followed Pres-
ident Donald Trump’s pardon
of the Hammonds in July 2018.
Father and son had been con-
victed of arson and were serv-
ing out five-year mandatory
minimum sentences for set-
ting fire to public land where
they had grazing rights. Both
were convicted of setting a fire
in 2001, and the son was con-
victed of setting a second fire
in 2006.
When they walked out of
prison, Dwight Hammond
had served two years and nine
months in prison and his son
had served three years and four
months. In 2015, the Ham-
monds also paid $400,000 to
settle a civil suit brought by the
government to recoup dam-
ages caused by the fires.
banks and credit unions engag-
ing with marijuana companies.
The credit union said on
its website that it has been of-
fering banking services to the
cannabis industry since 2017.
Medicinal cannabis sales have
been legal in California for
over two decades.
Jerred Kiloh, who heads
the Los Angeles-based United
Cannabis Business Associa-
tion, said the agreement rep-
resents another encouraging
step as more financial institu-
tions open their doors to the
industry.
With growing acceptance
of cannabis nationwide, along
with regulatory changes, “there
are more banks that are willing
to tell people they are willing
to accept cannabis accounts,”
he said.
As of Sept. 30, federal regu-
lators reported that 677 banks
and credit unions were pro-
viding services for marijuana
business. That represents a
small fraction of the overall
banking industry, and the fig-
ure had declined slightly in
2020, a drop attributed in part
to business closings caused by
coronavirus restrictions.
Efforts to broaden banking
access for pot companies have
stalled in Congress.
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Curt Horowitz
August 14, 1956 - January 9, 2021
Anyone who met Curt
remembered him. He was
outgoing, interested in others’
lives, always looking for a
moment to bring someone joy
and laughter. Curt Horowitz
lost his hard-fought battle
with cancer on January 9, 2021,
in Bend, Oregon. Born August
14, 1956, in Philadelphia, PA,
Curt grew up in the Philadelphia area before moving
to Gainesville, Florida, where he graduated from the
University of Florida.
Curt leaves behind his wife of 21 years, Linda (Bend,
OR), and beloved daughter, Alena (Bend, OR), his
mother, Irene Greene (Philadelphia, PA), brothers,
Victor Horowitz (Philadelphia, PA) and Richard
Horowitz (Sarasota, FL), father-in-law, Michael Kalyk
(Sonoma, CA and Bend, OR), mother-in-law, Roni
Kalyk (Sonoma, CA and Bend, OR), and brother-in-
law, Tony Kalyk (Telluride, CO). Curt is preceded in
death by his father, Irwin Horowitz (Philadelphia, PA,
and Sarasota, FL).
When he wasn’t spending time with family or
working, you could fi nd Curt at Th e Pickleball Zone,
mountain biking with friends, hiking Smith Rock, or
on his twice a day walk around Northwest Crossing
with his dog, Cassie. Curt’s limitless optimism and
his ability to connect with anyone he met will be
missed by everyone who knew him. His devotion
to his family and especially his daughter will be
remembered by all.
We are grateful for the outpouring of support we
received during Curt’s illness and following his death.
If you would like to donate in Curt’s honor, please
consider Central Oregon Humane Society (hsco.org).