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ByRAYMONDRENDLEMAN
TheOregonCityNews
ClackamasCounty farm-
ersmarketorganizersare
unhappywithaproposed
$520 fee that they saycould
hurtfledglingmarkets.
Countyofficialsproposed the
feeaspartofvariouschanges to
the county’s comprehensive fee
schedule that couldhelpbridge
millionsofdollars inbudgetdefi-
cit.Advocates for farmersmar-
kets in the county say that un-
like a new fee for food carts,
which is also controversial,
farmers markets provide
healthy food and need all the
support theycanget.
“Clackamas County is very
focusedonthehealthofthecom-
munity,so this isreallycounter-
intuitive to all the good that
they’re trying todo in the coun-
ty,” said JackieHammond-Wil-
liams,managerofthedowntown
OregonCityFarmersMarket.
Hammond-Williams pointed
out that the proposal seems in
oppositiontoClackamasCounty
programs, such as grants that
purchased thousandsofsprouts
foraVeggiePlantGive-a-Wayat
themarketonSaturday,April7.
Hammond-Williamsalso said
that it’softena struggle toopen
a farmersmarket, especially in
unincorporated areas, so the
new fee would hurt fledgling
markets.
Theonlyupside for the coun-
ty, she said, is that a couple of
markets in unincorporated ar-
eas would have to struggle to
pay a fee that would get the
Uproar is part of
comprehensive fee
changes by of cials
Farmers markets protest planned $520 fee
Study session
A study session is scheduledat
11a.m.Tuesday,April3, todiscuss
feeoptions,and temporary farm
standswillbepartof thediscus-
sion.Public testimonyon the com-
plete comprehensive fee schedule,
which could include the farmers
market fee,willbeheardMay23,
startingat5:30p.m.,at the
DevelopmentServicesBuilding,
150BeavercreekRoad,OregonCity.
Flowersat the
Milwaukie
SundayFarmers
Marketwould
notbe
threatenedbya
proposed$520
Clackamas
County fee for
unincorporated
markets.
FILE PHOTO
SeeMARKETS/Page5
OCHS class
traveling to San
Francisco and back
in goodwill tour
Oregon
City
students
embark
ByRAYMONDRENDLEMAN
TheOregonCityNews
Don’tbelieve the stereo-
type thathigh school stu-
dentsonly careabout them-
selves.About threedozen
OregonCityHighSchool
studentsareworkingduring
their springbreak todispel
that idea.
The 31 students have pre-
pared for fivemonths to em-
bark on a community service
road trip during the break
throughPay ItForward tours.
Theywillvisitsevensites todo
community service and tour
three college campuses along
theway.
The Pay It
Forward
Tours is part
of Students
TodayLeaders
Forever,
a
Minneapolis
nonprofit that
began eight
yearsagowith
the belief that
today’s stu-
dents can find
their leader-
ship
skills
through ser-
vice.
The
high
school
stu-
dents,five col-
lege leaders, two school staff-
ersandabusdriverwillspend
six days and five nights be-
tween Oregon City and San
Francisco.
Theyspent thefirstweekend
servingat locationssuchat the
OregonFoodBankand theHo-
sea Youth Center in Eugene.
They’llendbyservingatPresi-
doTrust inSanFrancisco.
Studentseach raised $350 to
“Iabsolutely
love the
feelingand
satisfaction
Igetwhen
Ido
something
nice for
somebody
else.”
—Mikayla
Comeau,
junior
ByRAYMONDRENDLEMAN
TheOregonCityNews
SchraderofCanby.
As the campaign nears the
May primary election,Caton’s
opponents see someone who
has never been elected before
asunelectable toa countywide
seat.Knapp’s opponents see a
single-issue candidate who
spearheadedapetitiondrive to
nd county light-rail funding
after he com-
pletedhiswork
as chief peti-
tioneronamea-
sure thatwould
force a public
vote on
the
county’s fund-
ing for thePort-
land-to-Mil-
waukie light-
railproject.
voteon the thingswewant,”he
said.“There’sa lackofamaster
plan and there’s no leadership
ordirection for the county,and
that’swhywehave all of these
petitions, because the people
aren’thappywith their leader-
ship.”
Schrader,58,seesherfiscally
conservativevalueswell-repre-
sented by Lininger when she
recommendedalmost$2million
“non-vital” services
Three candidates
taking early jabs for
county Position 3
Board hopefuls slug it out in close race
KNAPP
CATON
SCHRADER
D
onotget intoa
trivia contestwith
StephanieHarger.
She canprobably
run ringsaround justabout
anybody.
The eighthgraderatSt.
John theBaptistCatholic
School inMilwaukiewas
toldonMarch 14 that she
wasa semifinalist in theOr-
egonNationalGeographic
Bee, sponsoredbyGoogle
andPlumCreek.
Shewill competeonMarch
30 in the statebeeatWestern
OregonUniversity inMon-
mouth. If shewins the state
title,Hargerwill continueon
to thenationalbeeonMay 22
to 24 inWashington,D.C.
Tobecomea semifinalist,
Stephanie tookawrittenex-
am that testedherknowl-
edgeof landmassesand spe-
cific countries.Onequestion
askedwhich countryhad the
largestpopulation (China),
andanotheraskedwhere the
Himalayasare located.
This isHarger’sfirst time
competing in theNational
GeographicBee, so she
doesn’t reallyknowwhat to
expectat the state level,but
shehasdefinitelybeen
brushinguponhergeogra-
phy.
“I’mdoinggeographyquiz-
zesonlineandmymomfires
questionsatme,”Stephanie
said.
Her strong suit?
“I can logically ruleout
things thatdon’t sound right,
and Iambig into trivia,” she
said.
“Iam reallyglad Igot into
this.Geography is something
everybody shouldbe inter-
ested in,because itaffects
ourworld.”
■
Stephanie Harger will compete in state contest March 30
Eighth-grader
hones s
kills for
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
BEE
StephanieHarger,astudentatSt.John theBaptistCatholicSchool,gets
upcloseandpersonalwithaglobe,assheprepares for thestateNational
GeographicBeeatWesternOregonUniversity.
PHOTO BY ELLEN SPITALERI
STORY BY
ELLEN SPITALERI
WEDNESDAY,MARCH 28, 2012 WWW.OREGONCITYNEWS.COM VOLUME 92, NO. 13
R scuerhonored
Humane society awardsMilwaukie
PoliceOf cerUlliNeitch
— See A3
Anew season
Milwaukie hoop star fans 11
in a no-hitter
— See A15
ByRAYMONDRENDLEMAN
TheClackamasReview
ClackamasCounty farm-
ersmarketorganizersare
unhappywithaproposed
$520 fee that they say could
hurtfledglingmarkets.
Countyofficialsproposed the
feeaspartofvariouschanges to
the county’s comprehensive fee
schedule that couldhelpbridge
millionsofdollars inbudgetdefi-
cit.Advocates for farmersmar-
kets in the county say that un-
like a new fee for food carts,
which is also controversial,
farmers markets provide
healthy food and need all the
support theycanget.
“Clackamas County is very
focusedonthehealthofthecom-
munity,so this isreallycounter-
intuitive to all the good that
they’re trying todo in the coun-
ty,” said JackieHammond-Wil-
liams,managerofthedowntown
OregonCityFarmersMarket.
Hammond-Williams poited
out that the proposal seems in
oppositiontoClackamasCounty
programs, such as grants that
purchased thousandsofsprouts
foraVeggiePlantGive-a-Wayat
themarketonSaturday,April7.
Hammond-Williamsalso said
that it’softena struggle toopen
a farmersmarket, especially in
unincorporated areas, so the
new fee would hurt fledgling
markets.
Theonlyupside for the coun-
ty, she said, is that a couple of
markes in unincorporated ar-
es would have to struggle to
py a fee tha would get the
Uproar is part of
comprehensive fee
changes by of cials
Farmers markets protest planned $520 fee
Study session
A study session is scheduledat
11a.m.Tuesday,April3, todiscuss
feeoptions,and temporary farm
standswillbepartof thediscus-
sion.Public testimonyon the com-
plete comprehensive fee schedule,
which could include the farmers
market fee,willbeheardMay23,
startingat5:30p.m.,at the
DevelopmentServicesBuilding,
150BeavercreekRoad,OregonCity.
Flowersat the
Milwaukie
SundayFarmers
Marketwould
notbe
threatenedbya
proposed$520
Clackamas
County fee for
unincorporated
markets.
FILE PHOTO
SeMARKETS/Page5
OCHS class
traveling to San
Francisco and back
in goodwill tour
Oregon
City
students
embark
ByRAYMONDRENDLEMAN
TheClackamasReview
Don’tbelieve the stereo-
type thathigh school stu-
dentsonlycareabout them-
selves.About threedozen
OregonCityHighSchool
studentsareworkingduring
ir springbr k todispel
that idea.
The 31
tudets have pre-
pared for fivemonths to em-
bark ona community service
rod tri
during the break
throghPay ItForward tours.
Theywillvisitsevensies todo
community service ad tour
g
D
onotget intoa
trivia contestwith
StephanieHarger.
She canprobably
run ringsaround justabout
anybody.
The eighthgraderatSt.
John theBaptistCatholic
School inMilwaukiewas
toldonMarch 14 that she
wasa semifinalist in theOr-
egonNationalGeographic
Bee, sponsoredbyGoogle
andPlumCreek.
Shewill competeonMarch
30 in the statebeeatWestern
nUniversity inMon-
askedwhich countryhad the
largestpopulation (China),
andanotheraskedwhere the
Himalayasare located.
This isHarger’sfirst time
competing in theNational
GeographicBee, so she
doesn’t reallyknowwhat to
expectat the state level,but
shehasdefinitelybeen
brushinguponhergeogra-
phy.
“I’mdoinggeographyquiz-
zesonlineandmymomfires
questionsatme,”Stephanie
said.
Her strong suit?
gically ruleout
■
Stephanie Harger will compete in state contest March 30
Eighth-grader
hones skills for
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
BEE
STORY BY
ELLEN SPITALERI
WEDNESDAY,MARCH 28, 2012 WWW.CLACKAMASREVIEW.COM VOLUME 92, NO. 13
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