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Ione Christmas lighting
winners announced
W inners of the lone
Christmas lighting contest
have been selected.
The “Best Use of Lighting”
honors was won by Scott
Burright. “ M ost O riginal
S etting” was aw arded to
Fred Sherman. Del LaRue
won the “ Mini and Brite”
category and the “Spirit of
Christmas” winner was Jim
E y n etich . The
“ Best
Decorated” award went to
D orothy S tefan i. M ike
Garrett received the “Judges
F a v o rite .”
H o n o rab le
m ention went to Steve
Dernier.
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marriage license on Dec. 29, Nancy Lee McKay, 60, lone.
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Challenges, opportunities await agriculture
Oregon Department
of Agriculture director Katy
C oba rem ains optim istic
about the industry heading
into 2006 after another year
of
ch allen g e s
and
acco m p lish m en ts. The
following are excerpts from
an interview concluding her
third year as ODA director:
How w ould you
c h a ra c te riz e 2005 for
Oregon agriculture? It was
a bit of a rough year due to
Mother Nature. The strange
wet and mild weather caused
som e
ch allen g e s
for
producers, ranging from
different crop diseases to
molds to rusts to not being
able to get pollination. I
d on’t know if we will be
setting a new record for farm
income in 2005 like we did
in 2004. Hopefully, we won’t
be too far off.
What were some of
the accom plishm ents for
2005? One positive is the
fact that b e ef p rices
remained high in the U.S.
Earlier in the year; there was
a debate about reopening the
Canadian border to product
coming into the U.S. Many
in the in d u stry w ere
concerned about what that
would do to beef prices.
W ell, th e y ’ve rem ain ed
strong. The recent reopening
of the Japan market to U.S.
beef is certainly good for the
industry as a whole. Oregon
is not one of the top beef
p ro d u cers
n atio n ally .
However, Japan is Oregon
agriculture’s num ber one
international customer. We
have
a
very
good
relationship with Japan and
w ant to m ain tain that
re la tio n sh ip .
I
was
concerned that a continued
delay in reopening Japan to
U.S. beef might spill over
into some of Oregon’s other
agricultural products.
There have also been
some good things happening
with renewable energy in
Oregon. We are one of the
top wind producing states in
the U.S. We continue to look
for opportunities for our
agricultural producers with
methane digesters and with
the potential for biodiesel
production.
O v e rall,
o ur
producers this past year have
done a great jo b in
continuing to be creative and
in n o v ativ e in order to
co m p ete in a global
economy.
Focusing more on
m arketing, w hat can we
expect in 2006? Locally, we
will continue to work with
the Brand Oregon effort to
identify opportunities to
highlight Oregon products
within our own state. We’ve
had some success with the
Oregon Bounty Campaign,
w hich
ex p an d ed
in
November. More restaurants
and retail o p eratio n s
p a rtic ip a te d this year.
C o n tin u in g grow th in
farm ers m arkets is very
exciting. The ability for rural
and urban O regon to
connect around food is a
good thing for agriculture.
T he
d o m estic
market was another plus in
2005. ODA participated with
annual ryegrass folks in
leading a trade mission to the
Midwest exploring the use of
annual ryegrass as a cover
crop for com and soybeans.
That looks like it has some
great potential and w e’re
seeing increased sales there.
I’m really hopeful that can
take off and provide a new
m arket for O regon grass
seed growers.
We are very active in
the
in te rn a tio n a l
marketplace and still have a
strong presence in Japan, but
we co n tin u e to w ork in
China as well. With the 2008
Summer Olympics in Beijing
approaching and the Chinese
focus on b eau tific atio n ,
we’ve taken advantage by
su p p ly in g O regon grass
seed. Now we’re exploring
opportunities for nursery
products. There is great
p o te n tia l there. We are
seeing opportunities in China
for Oregon wine and other
foods. That market is big and
c h allen g in g , but 1 think
Oregon will do well there.
W hat is on the
h o rizo n
for
O regon
agriculture and the natural
resource base? I sum this up
into
three
sim ple,
uncomplicated words: land,
water, and air. There are
definitely issues in all three
categories. Land use- what
happens in the aftermath of
Measure 37’s passage, what
happens with the task force
that is being assembled to
review Oregon’s land use
system and figure out where
it needs to m ove in the
coming years- is going to be
very im p o rtan t for our
industry. There is no
q u estio n that th o se in
agriculture have different
opinions when it comes to
land use. But regardless of
individual opinions, we need
to be activ e in that
discussion.
ODA is the lead
working with the agriculture
industry on water quality
issues. We’ve made some
great strides in that area. The
industry has really stepped
up to the p late in its
contribution to protecting
Oregon’s environment with
regard to w ater quality.
W hether it’s establishing
riparian areas along streams
or fencing streams to keep
an im als out to im prove
water quality, the industry
d eserv es kudos. W e’re
paying a lot of attention now
to w ater quantity issues.
There is no doubt that we’re
going to see more and more
pressure in the future on
having enough water to meet
all O reg o n ian s needs,
w h eth er that is for
agriculture, other industries,
recreation, or municipalities.
We’ve got to be creative in
looking at ways to store
w ater that we get in the
winter for use in the summer.
ODA and the agriculture
industry will continue to be
involved in that discussion.
Then the latest
natural resources front is air
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quality. There is a lot o f
focus on some of our larger
dairies in the state and their
contribution to air quality
problems, if any. Frankly, the
challenge throughout the
U nited States is that we
don't have good data; we
don’t have good information
on
the
im pact that
agriculture has on air quality.
So ODA will be working
with the industry to better
understand, that and look at
creative ways to minimize
the impact while continuing
to
allow
O re g o n 's
a g ric u ltu re industry to
operate and be successful.
What are your 2006
hopes
for
O regon
agriculture? 1 hope for a
good weather year- plenty of
rain and a strong snowpack,
so we are not looking at
drought conditions as well as
strange weather patterns that
challenge our industry. 1
hope that o ur m arkets
continue to remain open to
us and that we work with the
industry to look for new
m arket
o p p o rtu n ities.
Oregon has such incredible
products in terms of diversity
and quality. That really is our
marketing niche. Overall, I
w ant to see ag ric u ltu re
continue to have a high
profile in the state in terms
of its importance. I spend a
lot of time delivering that
m essage to o ur urban
cousins. It’s incumbent on all
of the industry to deliver the
m essage that agriculture
c o n trib u te s to O re g o n ’s
economy, it contributes to
Oregon's environment, and
it contributes to Oregonians’
ideal about this state and the
quality of life that we enjoy.
Producers and processors-
keep up the good work.
C onsum ers- buy Oregon
products.
For
m ore
information, contact Bruce
Pokamey at (503) 986-4559.
Senior Center
news
Seventh-day
Adventist Church volunteers
are in charge of hospitality
on Wednesday, Jan. 11, for
the senior center noon meal.
The menu is beef stew with
carrots, potatoes, onion, and
celery, bread sticks, green
salad, apple juice and cake.
The
board
of
directors of the St. Patrick’s
Senior Center announces its
an n u al
m eetin g
on
Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 1:30
p.m., at the senior center. A
summary of the past year’s
activities will be outlined.
Plans for the senior center
will also be announced. All
of the meal participants and
any interested individuals are
invited to attend the meeting.
Justice Court
report
The Justice C ourt
has released the following
report for November:
Traffic citations-139,
gam e c ita tio n s-3 , o th e r
violations-3, misdemeanors-
6, c iv il c laim s-2 , sm all
c laim s-3 ,
D U II-2.
M iscellan eo u s a c tiv ity
includes pre-trials-15, orders
to show cause-35, warrants
issu e d -7 4 , su sp en sio n s
ordered-5, DUI1 diversion
file s-1, warrants returned
from s h e riff’s office-60,
acco u n ts to c o lle c tio n
agency-33.
Trials and hearings held:
minor hearings (traffic)-3,
trials scheduled-11.
Total am ount of revenue
received for November was
$35,141.61. Total amount
turned over to the State of
O regon
- $ 8 ,7 3 7 .5 0 ;
M orrow
C ounty
$26,174.11; and restitution -
$230.
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Heppner players picked to
All State Football Team
Peter Geer
Matt Kennv
Three Heppner High
School stu d en ts were
selected to the 2005 2A All
State Football Team. Rory
Kilkenny was selected as
first team defensive lineman
and third team tight end.
Matt Kenny was selected as
second team running back.
Peter Geer was selected as
offensive line honorable
mention.
Paul Jones from Nyssa was
selected as the 2A offensive
player of the year. Braden
Bair and Jake May, both
Rory Kilkenny
Nyssa, were chosen as co
defensive players of the year.
Bobby D eleon, also o f
N yssa, w as chosen as
linem an o f the year and
N yssa
coach
Rob
Kassebaum was picked the
2A coach of the year.
In the area, tw o team
members were selected from
Pilot Rock. Mitch Byrnes
was selected as second team
defensive back and Kyle
H um phreys was pick ed
honorable mention defensive
back.
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