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Sorry for the Delay in Publishing this Issue
I hope you all had a WONDERFUL 4th of July! Due to Holiday
and meeting schedules this issue is a few days late and the next
issue will be a little early, it will go out on Monday (7/16) instead
of Tuesday (7/17). I will be back on Schedule for the following
NewsBulletin to be published on Tuesday, July 31st.
2. Auction for Back
Cover of Annual Directory
During the Welcome Reception at the Annual Convention we had two very generous companies competing for this Prominent
Advertising location. Kalama Export Company held the cover last
year and they were barely out bid this year. After several
rounds back and forth, the Back Cover will
go to CLD Pacific Grain, LLC. On behalf of the members
and the Board, I'd like to thank CLD Pacific Grain for their continued
support of the Association's efforts throughout the year!
3. 90th Annual Convention - Wrap Up:
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Convention Sponsors...
Please take a moment to look at this long list of companies who made
the Annual Convention such a success. Thank you to our VERY
GENEROUS Sponsors,
without these companies we would not be able to keep the cost for
convention registration so low year after year. Thank You
Very Much!!!!
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Board of Directors - Changing of the Guard...
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At
our Annual Membership Meeting the President of the Board changed
hands for a one year term.
We would like to THANK Dave Gordon
(Northwest Grain Growers) for doing an
outstanding job as President in 2006/2007 and
WELCOME Bud Riedner
(Kalama Export Company) as the
incoming 2007/2008 President! |
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Convention Committee...
| I wanted to THANK Sterling Haskins, Convention Chairman (The
Haskins Company) and Jeff Young, Golf Chairman (Industrial
Systems & Fabrication) for their help in getting sponsorships,
picking golf courses, assigning & awarding prizes, and most
of all setting up the foursomes!! Thank you so much for your
help each year, I appreciate every effort you make on our behalf!!!! |
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Pictures from the Golf Tournaments...
Our first Tournament was held on Thursday June 28th at Liberty
Lake Golf Course:
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Mike
McLean, Ty Jessup
John Anderson & Jim Parker |
Bob
Cox, Jeff Young
Liz Wainwright & Jerry Walker |
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Sterling
Haskins, Tim Siler
Jim Kelly & Rodger Hodsgon |
Ed
Stoner, Alan Lee
Beau Duff & Sen. Joe Stegner |
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Dave
Gordon, Tom Keigley
Jim Davidson & Keith Bailey |
Bob
Auerbach, Joe Waldher & Ed Knott |
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Mike
Jusko, Stan Flaten
Steve Shaver & Dennis Spangler |
Duane
Justus, Brian Bezdicek
David Valley & Jim Smiley |
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Greg
Lines, John Evans
Ron Sholtys & Allan Peterson |
Scotty
Watson, Bud Riedner
Tom Dooley & Kevin Whitehall |
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Ted
Lowe, Brian Gordon
Dain Lauderback & Bob French |
Monte
Wetter, Bill Dawes & Stacey Hunt |
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Jason
Hamlin, John Spetman
Paul Katovich & Chris Peha |
Liberty
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The second Tournament was
held on Friday June 29th at Circling Raven Golf Course, this
tournament will not be forgotten easily! As we were getting the
reception started we had a SUDDEN wind storm that knocked down the
tent we were in. We didn't have much time to escape, but
thankfully no one was hurt in the excitement. Below are pictures
of the golfers before the weather turned bad and the tent after it was
torn from it's platform.
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Brian
Gordon, Chris Peha
Paul Katovich & Jerry Walker |
Ty
Jessup, Byron Behne
Don Peterson & Alan Lee |
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Steve
Shaver, Keith Bailey
Dennis Spangler & Dain Luaderback |
Jeff
Young, Beau Duff
Stacey Hunt & Joe Waldher |
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Scotty
Watson, Tom Dooley
Sterling Haskins & Kevin Whitehall |
Bob
Cox, Dave Gordon & Steve Yorke |
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| Ed
Knott, John Evans & Jason Hamlin |
Sen.
Joe Stegner, Tom Keigley
Jim Kelly & John Spetman |
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Jim
Parker, Randy Schmidt
Monte Wetter & Bob French |
Rodger
Hodgson, Bob Auerbach
Arvid Lyons & Greg Lines |
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Bud
Riedner, Tom Merriott
Stan Flaten & Mike Jusko |
Ron
Sholtys, Ed Stoner & Jim Smiley |
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Mike
McLean, Ted Lowe
Lee Tilleman & Tim Siler |
Circling
Raven Golf Course |
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We
were in this tent just seconds
before it blew away. |
More
Tent Carnage! |
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PNWGFA Scholarship Recipients...
We were lucky enough to host two of our four Scholarship
Recipients for the Welcome Reception and a private dinner at Beverly's
afterward.
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| Andrea Payne
& Kevin Whitehall |
Mitch,
Andrea & Susie Payne |
| Andrea
Payne -- She is attending WSU to obtain her Bachelor of
Arts in Hospitality Business Management. Upon
graduation she would like to work in the Hospitality Industry in
a metropolitan area. Andrea's family has a long history
with the PNWGFA, her father Mitch worked for Johnson Union
Warehouse and currently manages Columbia County Grain
Growers. She was sponsored by Bruce Bond with Northwest
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| Joel
Zwainz |
Tom,
Joel & Wendy Zwainz |
| Joel
Zwainz
-- He is currently a freshman at the University of Idaho,
working on his Bachelor of Science in Agri-business. After
graduation he plans to work in the business sector for several
years, then return to the family farm as a fifth generation
farmer. Joel's family does business with Reardan Grain
Growers and was sponsored by Keith Bailey. |
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PNWGFA Honorary Membership Program...
We also had the good fortune to host 20 Honorary Members and their guests for the Annual Convention. I don't think I got
pictures of everyone, below is the attempt I made to capture the
group.
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Merle
& Janice Baldwin
Ed & Jody Balsiger
Bonnie & Verda Bigsby
Bill Dawes
Gene & Sharon Dixon
Roger & June Dumbeck
Ben Echelbarger
Elmer & Jerene Gibbons
Bob Gingrich
Art & Helen Grewe |
Rodger & Donna Hodgson
Ed Hoffman
Orville & Clara Mayer
David Peterschick
Allan R. Peterson
Don Schmidt & Carol Patton
Sen. Joe Stegner
Jerry & Kathy Walker
Scotty Watson
Rich & Becky Workman |
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Big Thanks
to
Northwest Grain Growers,
they made it possible to have
so many friends on hand to kick
off our 91st year as an Association! |
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Hospitality Suite & Dancing...
Keigley & Company was kind enough to sponsor a Hospitality
Suite after our Welcome Reception on Thursday evening. Below are
some fun shots of people there and at the club afterward.
4. Idaho Trout Fry - Save the Date
The Summer will fly by, make sure this gets on your calendar! This event is a GREAT social outing, we get together for Golf and a
fun Reception. The event takes place at Clear Lake Country Club
in Buhl, Idaho on Thursday, September 13, 2007.
Please hold this date and join us for a really good time!
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5.
Merchants Exchange of Portland - 2nd Annual Luau & Open House
If you happen to be in the Portland area on
Thursday, July 19th, please join us for the 2nd Annual Luau and Open
House. We have GREAT Polynesian Music, Dancers & Food, it's
a TERRIFIC event!! Follow this link for the Flier
6. House Ag Committee - Considers Two Versions of 2007 Farm Bill
House Ag Committee Chairman Rep. Collin Peterson announced plans to
offer two different versions of the 2007 Farm Bill when the full
committee begins deliberations during their July 17-19 session.
The two versions should be posted on the House Ag Committee's website
by today. Follow this link
for all the details.
7. Grain & Feed Association Loses a Good Friend
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Carroll Erick Johnson
Passed
away with family present on the evening of July 1st, 2007,
following complications of a stroke. Survived in love and
faith by his wife Kaye Linda; his daughter Katie; his daughter
Corey; son Kip; son-in-law Matt; and extended Johnson and
Schlichting families. Carroll was born January 24, 1948 in
the farm town of Stanton, Iowa. After graduation from
college, he continued his passion for baseball, playing for
semi-pro teams throughout the Midwest. He married Kaye
Linda Schlichting in December of 1975, and started his career as
a salesman in the agricultural industry. This career spanned over 30
years, 25 states, and he was most recently named Regional Sales
Manager for West Central Co-op. Carroll's greatest job satisfaction
came in knowing his clients as friends. |
As a dedicated family
man, Carroll's most cherished moments were spent having barbecues on
the back porch, Johnson road trips to Kip's baseball games, and the
nightly together time spent with games and music around the kitchen
table. Carroll led by example in a household of faith. A
Memorial Service was held in his honor Friday, July 6th, 11:00 AM at
Colbert Presbyterian Church, 4211 E. Colbert Rd., Spokane. A
memorial has been set up in Carroll's honor, and donations will be
allocated by the family to a variety of charities in his name.
The Carroll Johnson Memorial Fund, c/o Colbert Presbyterian Church,
4211 E. Colbert Rd., Spokane, WA 99005. (Reprinted
from the SpokesmanReview.com)
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