The INDEPENDENT, April 2, 2009
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Business Notes
Familiar faces return to Ye Olde Dingheiser
Julie, above, and Bob Bullen will soon reopen Dingheiser’s.
Ye Olde Dingheiser is about
to return After a two year hia-
tus. Julie and Bob Bullen ex-
pect to re-open Ye Olde
Dingheiser on or about April 17.
Julie acknowledges that cir-
cumstances may delay or
change the opening date, so
suggests watching the reader-
board or calling them at 503-
324-4848 for a recorded mes-
sage about the opening date.
As many in the area know,
Julie
Bullen
worked
at
Dingheiser for 20 years and the
Bullen’s owned it for 14 years.
As in past years, they will be
open for lunch and dinner with
great food. The menu will in-
clude their famous burgers, na-
chos, burritos, tacos, gizzards,
deep-fried mushrooms, broast-
ed chicken with secret beer
batter sauce, Dingy spuds,
their famous soups, chili and
chili-cheese fries. After they re-
open, the menu will be expand-
ed to include other items previ-
ously available, such as halibut
fish & chips, chicken strips,
Stimulus $$ will provide summer jobs, work training
The Oregon Consortium &
Oregon Workforce Alliance an-
nounced March 20 that the ru-
ral workforce system (including
Work Source Oregon centers/
providers) will receive nearly $8
million in Workforce Investment
Act (WIA) funding as a result of
the American Recovery and
Reinvestment (ARRA) or “stim-
ulus” Act.
As a result, more than 1300
youth across 24 rural counties
will have an opportunity to par-
ticipate in meaningful work ex-
perience projects and opportu-
nities this summer. That will in-
clude 140 youth in Clatsop, Co-
lumbia and Tillamook counties.
Planned youth projects are pri-
oritized in high growth/high de-
mand industries, such as crews
that work in a high tech setting
involving green technology, or
crews that are being trained
and providing services to their
community in the field of con-
servation and alternative ener-
gy. A team of students provid-
ing weatherization of homes,
working with seniors winteriz-
ing their plumbing, youth doing
energy audits of businesses
and homes, expansion of pre-
apprenticeship programs in the
trades, or youth who would set-
up recycling programs are only
some of the possibilities.
Additionally, hundreds of
adult and dislocated workers
and job seekers in rural Oregon
will receive support for training
and education programs in or-
der to transition into business
and industries that will be at-
tracted to, and/or expanding in
our rural communities as part of
the economic recovery.
“These funds are arriving
just in the nick of time, with the
average unemployment rate
across the rural area exceeding
13 percent and at more than 20
percent in many counties, it is
imperative that the workforce
system has the capacity to re-
spond to the needs of citizens,
business and industry. This in-
vestment will ultimately support
our vision to strengthen rural
Oregon’s human capitol creat-
ing a workforce sought after by
industries and business around
the globe,” Oregon Workforce
Alliance Board President Scott
Koch said in a recent discus-
sion. “We are pleased to work
with Management & Training
Corporation (MTC Works) as
our local service provider in Co-
lumbia, Clatsop and Tillamook
counties to assure that services
are provided in an effective and
efficient manner.”
The Oregon Consortium and
Oregon Workforce Alliance
works with MTC to deliver serv-
ices in Columbia, Clatsop and
Tillamook counties.
Additional info regarding the
ARRA investments in the rural
workforce system is available
at http://www.tocowa.org
Significant increase
in county jobless
Columbia County’s season-
ally adjusted unemployment
rate rose to 12.4 percent in
February, a significant increase
from the previous month
(10.0%) and the year before
(5.9%). The rate was above
the statewide rate (10.8%) and
the national rate (8.1%). Total
employment dropped by 204 to
21,808 and the number of un-
employed people rose by 682
to 3,537 – a record high for the
county. Total employment this
February was 677 fewer than
one year before and 1,958
more people were unem-
ployed.
sandwiches, rabbit and other
delectable choices.
Julie said she has, “missed a
lot of the regulars and looks for-
ward to catching up with them
and meeting new people, too.”
She continued, “There will be
the same friendly hometown
service and, as before, always
reasonable prices and great
food.”
There are still two pool ta-
bles, so a pool tournament
team is a possibility. The only
things missing initially will be
lottery, which will be back soon,
and Bingo. Bob the Bingo caller
has decided to retire.
For those who weren’t regu-
lars at the Dingheiser before,
Julie grew up in Beaverton and
Bob moved here from Indi-
anapolis in 1980. They met in
1983 and have lived in Man-
ning since 1986. Soon after,
Julie started working at
Dingheiser and the rest is area
history.
Get ready to welcome Bob,
Julie and Ye Olde Dingheiser
back to their location at 47100
NW Sunset Hwy, Manning.
They’ll be open from 11:00 a.m.
‘til closing, every day but Mon-
day. Remember to call 503-
324-4848 to check their final re-
opening date so you don’t miss
the chance to welcome back Ye
Olde Dingheiser.