Wines recognized, Modern celebrates 50 years

December 13, 2021 admin Wine News 0

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Local wines recognized

Several Oregon wines made Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Wines of 2021:

  • Alexana pinot noir, Dundee Hills Revana Vineyard, Newberg.
  • Arterberry Maresh pinot noir, Dundee Hills Old Vines, Dundee.
  • Evening Land chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs, Dundee.
  • Zena Crown Vineyard pinot noir, Eola-Amity Hills Slope, Yamhill.
  • Chehalem chardonnay, Willamette Valley Inox Unoaked, Newberg.

Celebrating 50 years

Modern Building Systems in Aumsville is celebrating its 50th anniversary Dec. 6.

Founded in 1971 by Don Rasmussen, it is now a third-generation family-owned factory direct manufacturer with three offices on the West Coast and more than 150 employees.

“When my father founded Modern, he believed that customers needed high quality, manufacturer direct, and cost-effective building solutions,” CEO and president Jim Rasmussen said. “I think we continue his legacy today by providing outstanding service and great job opportunities.”

Willamette professor earns award 

Christopher Irwin Smith, professor of biology at Willamette University in Salem, recently received the 2021 Lynwood W. Swanson Scientific Research Award.

Since 2016, the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust has recognized two faculty members at Pacific Northwest colleges and universities with awards for their contributions in discovering new knowledge, working with undergraduate student collaborators and teaching in the research laboratory.

Swanson, the first award’s namesake, served as a trustee of the Murdock Trust for 30 years, following a career as a professor and researcher at Linfield College and Oregon Graduate Institute, according to a news release. He was also the co-founder of Field Electron and Ion Company, also known as FEI, which designs and manufactures microscope technology.

Smith’s work generally examines the role of ecological processes in shaping evolutionary patterns over both microevolutionary and macroevolutionary time, with an emphasis on interactions between plants and insects. 

In March of 2020, according to Willamette University, Smith won a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to spend spring 2021 at the Institute of Ecology at the National Autonomous University in Mexico City exploring the origins of a lesser-known species of yucca.

–Natalie Pate

Silverton author publishes novel

Silverton author Lee Mercer has released a self-published novel, The Archangel Invasion, about a character serving in the Allied Intervention in North Russia from 1918 to 1919.

The main character is based loosely on Mercer’s grandfather, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Alberta, Canada who fought in France in World War I. The book follows Freeman from Canada to France and Russia.

The book is available through Amazon in paperback and ebook.

–Bill Poehler

Deadline looms for SBA drought loans

Small nonfarm businesses dependent on farmers and ranchers in 18 counties that suffered production losses due to drought have a Dec. 20 deadline to apply for a Small Business Administration federal disaster loan to offset losses.

Primary counties are Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson and Klamath, and neighboring counties are Douglas, Grant, Harney, Jackson, Lake, Lane, Linn, Malheur, Marion, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler.

Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations may apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million. 

“Economic Injury Disaster Loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that cannot be paid because of the disaster’s impact,” Tanya N. Garfield, director of the SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West, said.

The interest rate is 3% for businesses and 2% for private nonprofit organizations with terms up to 30 years.

Apply online, receive additional information and download applications at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/.  Applicants also may call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may call (800) 877-8339. 

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