Photo's courtesy of: Roni Holder-Diefenbach, Director of the Okanogan Economic Alliance Pam Leslie of L&M Energy LLC Add Comment  The first of approximately 15 semi-truck loads will make it's way to Oroville this Wednesday. A crane will be heading south from Penticton, BC to off-load the equipment and begin to store it in warehousing provided by Gold Digger Apples Inc. Economic sustainability has begun!  Tim King (standing) talks to local farmers and ranchers RIVERSIDE - The second "Canola in Okanogan County" meeting was held in Riverside at the Mt. Olive Grange Hall in Riverside with 13 people in attendance, attendants coming from as far as Spokane and Lewiston, Idaho. Arnie Marchand, LM Energy LLC, hosted the event, providing introductions and facilitating questions and answers at the end of the meeting. Okanogan County Commissioner candidate Jim Detro also spoke, discussing his experience in resource-based industries and his support of the project. Tim King, president of Carbon Technology Transfer Center LLP, gave a presentation on Canola to the group. John Sheldon, Great Plains Representative for The Camelina Company was unable to attend due to other commitments. Similar to the Chesaw meeting back in July, Tim King presented his plans to bring a canola press to Oroville in order to process surplus canola and camelina seed from neighboring states and provinces. King hopes to engage local farmers and ranchers, providing them the opportunity to add a sustainable cash crop into current rotations. Due to the continued support of citizens and local officials, King's plans for the canola press continue to move forward. He has been busy looking at potential construction sites in Oroville. He has arranged for a portable, temporary crusher that could be up and running within two months, crushing 120 tons of seed per day, while a permanent crushing facility is erected. Once financing for the project is finalized, King anticipates the permanent crusher to be online within six to eight months. Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune   Ed Begly Jr with wife Rachelle Actor, author, and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. star of the eco-reality show Living with Ed, will speak at Town Hall Seattle on Tuesday evening, July 27. In addition to his environment activism, Begley is probably best known for playing Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere, and was nominated six times for an Emmy Award. He has written several books, including Ed Begley's Guide to Sustainable Living and Living Like Ed. He and his wife live in Los Angeles in a home powered by solar energy. Begley will be giving his talk entitled, "Leading the Way Toward a Sustainable Future", at the award ceremony by the United States Green Building Council, which will be giving the LEED Platinum Certificate to Coates Design Architects. Join Ed Begley, Architect Matthew Coates, representatives from Sustainable Oroville, and American Container Homes, for a celebration of sustainable living and green building. When: Tuesday, July 27 Where: Town Hall Seattle 1119 Eighth Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101 Time: 6:30pm to 8:00pm at the Great Hall enter on 8th Cost: $8.00 on line at www.brownpapertickets.com. $10.00 at the door. Phone 800-838-3006 More details at: www.townhallseattle.org For full details on this article click here: www.examiner.com The Toast of Oroville - A Grape Experience! 07/25/2010
 Click the link below to learn more and have fun! http://www.gazette-tribune.com/main.asp?SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=1402&SectionID=5 From North Cascades Broadcasting News Twenty-two year Okanogan County resident artist, Jim Weaver, is hosting a one-man Benefit Watercolor Art Show and Sale at the Oroville Senior Center. Twenty percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Senior Center’s new building fund. The event will be held at the Oroville Senior Center, 1521 Golden Street, Oroville, Washington on Saturday, July 24 from 10 am to 5 pm during Oroville’s Heritage and Airport Days. Jim, an award winning professional artist for 33 years will display his latest original floral and landscape watercolor paintings as well as new prints and greeting cards. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served during the event. Everyone is welcome to stop by, enjoy the show and visit with the artist. See Jim's website here: www.jimweaverart.com/archive.html North Cascades Broadcasting News |
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