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Greg Walden: Put Oregonians back to work to reduce catastrophic wildfire

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For Immediate Release
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Contact: Andrew Whelan

(202) 744-7974

Greg Walden: Put Oregonians back to work to reduce catastrophic wildfire

Funds available in stimulus should be used to hire commercial contractors to tackle Condition Class II and III lands – those lands most at risk of producing catastrophic wildfire

MEDFORD, Ore. —

Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) today told the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that they should use taxpayer funds in the economic stimulus package to hire commercial contractors to treat forest lands most susceptible to catastrophic wildfire and further target the resources to where the highest unemployment rates are in rural Oregon.

Walden convened a videoconference today with USFS Region 6 Supervisor Mary Wagner and BLM State Director Ed Shepard, who between them oversee all USFS and BLM forests in Oregon and Washington, to find out how they plan to spend their portion of the $250 million in the economic stimulus for hazardous fuels reduction, forest health protection, rehabilitation and hazard mitigation.

“I voted against the so-called stimulus because it never occurred to me in over 21 years of running a small business that you could borrow your way into prosperity,” Walden said. “But now that the money has been borrowed, it’s my job to make sure the Second District of Oregon gets its unfair share. We should use those funds to hire commercial contractors to get into the forest and do the environmentally responsible work necessary on the most at-risk lands to reduce the catastrophic fire we see every summer.”

At the meeting today, Walden laid out the following principles for Supervisor Wagner and Director Shepard to follow:

1. Prioritize hazardous fuels reduction projects in Condition Class II and III lands — the areas where catastrophic wildfire is most likely to originate.

2. Use commercial contractors to put Oregonians back to work in the woods.

3. Use the authorities available in the strongly bipartisan Healthy Forests Restoration Act to do the work in an environmentally responsible way, but also in a way that saves time and precious funding.

4. Undertake essential forest health projects in areas most desperate for work in the woods. According to the regional economist for the Oregon Employment Division, the loss of 200 jobs from mill closures in eastern Oregon during 2007 had an economic impact comparable to the loss of 26,400 jobs in the Portland metropolitan area.

Walden is in the middle of a nine-county, 36-meeting, 1,600-mile trip through the Second District this week. He is in Medford and Grants Pass today. Thursday he will be in Pendleton, La Grande, and Milton-Freewater, and Friday he will visit Bend, Madras, and Prineville.

Representative Greg Walden represents the Oregon’s Second Congressional District, which is comprised of 20 counties in eastern, southern, and central Oregon. He is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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NewsLetter-Greg Walden Dec 4th 2008

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Dear fellow Oregonian:

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m back at it this week, having completed my 355^th round trip between Oregon and Washington, D.C. on Monday, then early Tuesday morning was on my way to Pendleton to add to my to-do list in Umatilla County.

When SeaPort Airlines first started selling tickets for their new service from Portland to Pendleton, I snagged a round trip ticket for their first day of flights (December 2) for a day of meetings and public events in Umatilla County and Walla Walla.

SeaPort replaces Horizon Airlines with air service multiple times a day from Pendleton to Portland using a nine-place plane, rather than the Horizon Q-400 that seats more than 70 people.

The flight was great and the community is pleased to have a new carrier. So pleased, the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors threw a ribbon cutting, cake-eating party in celebration.

Afterwards, I traveled to St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton where I met with hospital executives and staff. Over the years I had worked closely with the hospital’s CEO, Jeff Drop, on rural health care issues. He’s since moved on to manage a larger complex in North Dakota and I wanted to get to know his replacement, Ted Fox, and get caught up on issues they’re facing.

We had a good discussion about the role health information technology can play in reducing medical and prescription errors while improving efficiency. However, the upfront costs and common software platforms remain as obstacles.

We also discussed the huge costs headed health care’s way to protect patient records from identity theft. Sounds like security and compliance costs are posing real problems and costs.

Meanwhile, as we all know, recruiting physicians, nurses and people who do every part of health care delivery is difficult, especially in rural areas. I learned in the meeting that one problem they encounter is the length of time it takes to get a physician from another state certified in Oregon. While some states do take longer, apparently it can take between four and six months to process the paperwork. If you’re a doctor finishing a residency program in another state, that means a long delay, possibly without pay. As a result, some providers chose to locate in other states simply because of this delay. While ensuring patient safety and physician qualifications is essential, there must be a way to get it done faster than six months.

I let them know that I’ll be leading an effort in the House when Congress reconvenes next year to fix the arbitrary cap on how many inpatients a rural hospital can house and still qualify for critical access hospital status. Under current law, a rural hospital loses a portion of its federal funding if it surpasses a 25-bed limit imposed under Medicare. Keeping under that limit can get tricky when flu season arrives.

That means patients are sometimes sent to the next hospital down the road, which means a long trip in rural Oregon. That’s not good for the patient or their family, and it has to cost Medicare a bundle to pay for the trip. That doesn’t make sense. Sen. Gordon Smith and I sponsored legislation to fix the problem last year. I’ve spoken with Senator Wyden about working with me on the issue when Congress reconvenes next year.

Rather than a daily limit of 25 patients, the legislation would give hospitals a yearly average to work against, which gives them the flexibility to deal with spikes in patient counts.

I also have legislation that ensures rural veterans aren’t denied care because of the arbitrary cap. Their treatment would not count against the cap. We’ll fold that bipartisan bill — the Veterans Critical Access Act — into the other measure so that we can bring management flexibility and greater access to health care to rural Oregonians.

After the meeting at St. Anthony, I was on the road to the Milton-Freewater Rotary Club for a congressional update and Q and A session with their members.

I talked about the various irrigation and water conservation projects I’ve worked on with local farmers and irrigation districts.

I also discussed the need to improve the levees to prevent Milton-Freewater from getting flooded. The Corps really needs to step up and help get that done before we have a much bigger problem.

Then I headed to Walla Walla to meet the new director of the Jonathon M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Brian Westfield. He’s a good man whose family has roots in eastern Oregon. It’s nice to have a director in place, finally; and one who is committed to finding solutions to the health care needs of our veterans.

The Congress recently approved $71.4 million in funding for the VA upgrade their facilities and add a new outpatient clinic, among other improvements. Those of us who represent the service area in the Congress are very pleased with the VA’s decision to move forward and upgrade this old facility.

In addition to this new clinic, the state of Washington is considering approval of funding to build a veterans nursing home on the campus. The old one was forced to close last July, and the need for beds is only growing.

I asked Brian about other issues veterans are encountering where we could help. He suggested several, including the lack of authority for the VA to bring family members of veterans into counseling; special needs of traumatic brain injury patients and the desperate need for transportation for veterans to get to the new clinic in La Grande.

The new La Grande veterans clinic is providing service for a thousand veterans, 600 of whom used to have to drive to Walla Walla, and now can get care closer to where they live. Yet, for some they need a ride to get to the clinic. If the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) could raise funds for a van, the VA Medical Center would pay to maintain it and DAV volunteers would drive it. So an effort is underway to raise the money to buy a van.

A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new VA clinic in The Dalles that will eventually serve 1,200 veterans in the Gorge. In September, the VA announced it would open 10 Rural Outreach Clinics across the country by 2009. The clinic in The Dalles is one of those 10, which means 1,200 eligible veterans in the area probably won’t have to travel to Portland to get basic health care once the 1,288 square foot clinic is finished.

Not long ago Congress, recognizing the cost to travel for care had exploded, tripled the mileage reimbursement rate from 11 cents per mile to 28.5 cents… and last month increased it again to 41.5 cents per mile. The cost of fuel should not cost a veteran access to health care.

The auto bailout

When talks of a lame duck session of Congress (meaning a session after the election) first popped up, the majority was kicking around the idea of an additional $300 billion stimulus package. You may recall from the last e-newsletter that I expressed skepticism about that plan. When that proposal didn’t gain a whole lot of traction, attention turned to a $25 billion bailout of American auto manufacturers.

As I write this, the industry is once again pressing its case. Tuesday the Speaker announced we might be in session next Wednesday, but she would announce more on Friday. So, we’re in standby mode waiting to see if Democrats will move forward with a massive auto bailout and what that might look like.

One positive note is that the Senate finally passed the unemployment benefits extension that the House approved earlier this year with my support. It will provide a 7-week extension for those living in states with unemployment rates below 6 percent. For states with rates above 6 percent — including Oregon — the extension will be 13 weeks long. The latest jobless rate for Oregon is 7.3 percent.

It’s essential that we get this economy going again. For many parts of the Second District that is best accomplished by better federal forest policy. The Association of Oregon Counties recently spoke up in favor of more active forest management and the jobs that would come from it.

It costs four times as much to fight forest fires as to prevent them by proper thinning and treatments. We can create good paying jobs in rural communities again and generate tax revenue for the government at the same time. We can also turn the debris into a green energy source, as is already being done by hospitals and schools in eastern Oregon.

Later this week I’ll be discussing irrigation and water issues during a speech to the Oregon Water Resources Congress meeting in Hood River, and then I’ll discuss energy issues during a keynote address to the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Thank a veteran

During the holidays, our men and women who are overseas are unable to be home with their families. I encourage all of you that are able to take a moment to send a short note to a service member and share your gratitude and well wishes with them during this holiday season. The Red Cross is collecting and distributing holiday greeting cards from the American public to wounded warriors, all service members, their families, and veterans around the world. For more information about the Holiday Mail for Heroes program, please visit www.redcross.org/holidaymail. Cards must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008.

One of the most important things we can do to support our nation’s veterans is ensure that they are aware of the supportive services that exist for them to take advantage of. Communication is vital to reaching out to veterans, especially those that are not otherwise connected to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system. The VA recently began distributing an important public service announcement (PSA) to more than a thousand television stations around the country featuring Forrest Gump and CSI: New York star Gary Sinise promoting awareness of the VA’s nationwide suicide hotline. I was shocked and saddened to learn that nearly one-in-three suicides in Oregon is committed by a veteran. I invite you to view a web version of this PSA at www.va.gov/health and encourage you to share this information with anyone that may benefit from it.

As always, please know that if you or a loved one is a veteran or current service member who has questions on the benefits available or needs assistance with a federal agency such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, do not hesitate to contact my Medford office, toll free from the 541 area code, at (800) 533-3303. I am honored to lend a hand.

Best regards,

Greg Walden

Member of Congress

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Press Release:The Josephine County Republican Central Committee announces “Election Night 2008″

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Josephine County Republican Central Committee

PO Box 1528

Grants Pass, OR 97528

For Immediate Release Contact: Herbert Carter

October 30, 2008 Phone: 541-292-6914 (media use only)

The Josephine County Republican Central Committee announces “Election Night 2008″. Election results will be televised “big-screen” from New York to San Francisco and locally. Art Harvey, Josephine County Clerk will phone-in local election results for up-to-the-minute accuracy. Local Republican incumbents and candidates are all invited to attend, as well as our state legislators. We will be connecting with our Washington DC candidates and those out of the area via ‘conference call’ throughout the evening. The evening promises to be one of excitement as we show support for Republican candidates locally and nationally.

Where: “Guild Building”

Address: 1867 Williams Hwy

When: Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Time: Starting at 7PM

Information Phone: 450-1408

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Herbert Carter, Chairman
Josephine County Republican Central Committee
1867 Williams Hwy, Suite 208
P.O. Box 1528
Grants Pass, OR 97528
HdQtrs 541-450-1408
RCC Off 541-244-2608
fax no 541-244-2651
www.jocorepublicans.org

Walden Newsletter 10-29-8

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Dear fellow Oregonian: Monday, I finished up the last leg of a 3,800-mile swing to attend 65 meetings and public events in 17 of the 20 counties in the Second District. That’s a lot of “seat time” and we suffered two flat tires from the gravel roads of southeastern Oregon. Last night, I had the privilege of helping honor Klamath Falls businessman Rod Wendt at the Cascade Pacific Council of the Boy Scouts of America’s Meritorious Leadership Award Dinner for his leadership and support of many worthwhile causes in Oregon. More than 380 people turned out for the event in Portland which helped raise money for the Boy Scouts. In times like these, civic and charity organizations are called upon more than ever to help people in need. It was good to see such a strong show of support. Now, back to the road trip. “How long will this downturn last?” That’s the question I heard more than any other around the District. There are some signs that the credit markets may be thawing, which is an essential piece to getting banks lending to each other again and lending to those seeking credit. But we didn’t get ourselves into this problem overnight, and we certainly are not going to get out of it overnight. Hopefully, the economic stabilization package we passed in Congress will soften the blow for those on Main Street who had nothing to do with the excesses on Wall Street. Speaking of that, I have zero patience for the antics of the AIG executives who spent $440,000 on a spa and golf vacation at a luxury California beach resort on company dime…after receiving taxpayer money to keep their struggling company afloat. That behavior speaks to the very greed that got us into this mess in the first place. I joined a group of over 80 of my colleagues to ask the Treasury Department to investigate their vacation. If even a penny of taxpayer money was used, it should be paid back, with interest. Economic opportunities in rural Oregon The recent extension of the county timber payments and PILT programs is hugely important. I voted for that legislation-and thank goodness enough of us did-which gives counties a four-year lifeline. The payments decrease each year, which is why we must start now to develop plans in each county to make up for these funds when the program expires. I’ve already begun working with county leaders to identify what they’ll need to make up in the tax base to cover for the loss of county payments down the road. Then, at least we’ll have a circle around the problem and can get planning for the future. During my recent swing, I got an up-close look at some of the renewable energy projects in the Second District, which I’ve long pointed to as a source of economic development and untapped revenue for the counties. In Wasco, I attended the dedication of the Klondike III and IIIa wind farm. The wind farms in Sherman County will eventually triple its tax base. The renewable energy tax credits included in the economic stabilization plan are an important piece to the success of projects like Klondike, but unfortunately the wind extension was limited just one year. I’d like to see a ten-year extension that can give companies and investors the certainty they need to make serious commitments to wind and other renewable projects. In central Oregon, I toured a geothermal project at Newberry Crater; they’ve drilled down more than 10,000 feet, found very high temperatures-upwards of 500 degrees. Now all they need to do is find the fracture zones with the water they’ll need to produce energy. At Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, I helped “turn the dirt” at the groundbreaking for OIT’s new residence hall-the Sustainable Living Village-which will utilize power from the new geothermal well on campus. OIT will become the first college campus in the country to produce all of the energy it consumes, and more, from sources on the campus grounds. Now that’s sustainability! There’s potential in our forests, too, if only we could make some commonsense changes to federal policy. I held a renewable energy roundtable in Prineville, where Ochoco Power representatives told me about the new $40 million, 20-megawatt renewable biomass energy facility they’re hoping to launch. It would create 125 new local “green collar” jobs. One of their main obstacles is the inability to secure long-term fuel supply contracts of at least 10 to 20 years from surrounding federal lands for their biomass facility. We could fix that by building on the successful Health Forest Restoration Act to allow landscape size fuels treatment work. It’s four times cheaper to treat a forest, than to put out a fire in one. The woody biomass that comes from treatment could be used for biomass facilities, or converted into wood pellets for direct heating. We should expand the bipartisan and successful Healthy Forest Restoration Act (HFRA) to give federal forest managers the tools they need to do the thinning where the threat of catastrophic fire is most imminent. I’ve written legislation (called HFRA II) to do just that, and we would put people to work, keep the forests healthy, produce fuel for domestic energy, and reduce catastrophic fire and the 290 million metric tons of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere annually that comes with that fire (that’s about 4 to 6 percent of the nation’s emissions from fossil fuel burning). I made that point to the new Region Six Forester, Mary Wagner (she is in charge of all the federal forests in Oregon and Washington) at a timber roundtable I organized in Elgin. It was just her seventh day on the job, so I give her a lot of credit to come to eastern Oregon to listen to those affected most directly by federal forest policy: folks in rural communities who depend on the timber industry for a job. More than 110 people from eastern Oregon attended, and we had a good discussion about what is working and what is not working. The La Grande Observer quoted Rod Spikes, a 37-year Boise Cascade employee who serves as president of Local 2780 in Union County, about how the decline in timber production in federal forests is affecting the workers who rely on it to put bread on the table: “In 2007, it was the first time I could ever remember getting laid off. Now we’re getting laid off once a month, once a week. That’s something that should be looked at.” I agree. Federal forest policy has got to change. Hopefully, in the next Congress, the Democratic leadership will hear the concerns of working Americans like Rod, and do what they can to restore balanced management to our forests and jobs to our rural communities. When the mill closed in Prairie City recently, about 100 jobs were lost. That amounted to 36 percent of Grant County’s manufacturing base. And if an equivalent loss occurred in the Portland metro area, we were told it would equate to more than 20,000 lost jobs. So, you can understand just how devastating a mill closure is to a rural town and the people who live there. Finally, I heard lots of skepticism on the road about the latest $300 billion spending plan that Democrats may bring up as soon as the middle of November. The projects contained in the bill no doubt will sound good…money for state Medicaid and transportation projects among them, but I am deeply troubled by the record deficit spending that is going on. How much more can and should we borrow? And from whom? When will our creditors’ wallets in Asia and elsewhere dry up, and how long can we continue to afford this kind of spend now, pay sometime down the road behavior? I’m willing to have open ears about this plan (and hopefully the Democrats will be open in their process of putting the legislation together), but consider me skeptical at the moment. If there was ever a time to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution, it’s now. Such limits in state constitutions have worked, including here in Oregon where politicians of both parties take pride in pointing out their success at limiting spending. Another question that came up periodically: With the fall of crude oil prices and gasoline, will Congress put the moratorium on American energy develop back into law? Unfortunately, from my perspective, I think the answer is yes. This should be the time that we invest in American jobs, producing American energy, from known American reserves and using the royalties and other payments to pay down the nation’s debt and invest in alternative every sources for our transportation sector. When oil peaked at $147 a barrel last summer, Americans were shipping $700 billion a year to other countries to supply the 60 percent of oil that we use. That represented 40 percent of our national trade deficit and one of the largest transfers of wealth from one country to another in history. When the economy turns around-and it will-if we fail to develop our own energy resources, we’ll be right back in the same high-cost-energy scenario that did such damage to family budgets, and small businesses and farms. On a closing note, I really enjoyed the time spent meeting with people all across the district and our great state. It is where I get my “to do” list and work to solve problems. When I was in Fossil earlier this week, County Judge Jeanne Burch closed the town meeting by giving me a note from a woman whose husband most likely would have died from the heart attack he suffered, expect for the fact that she could use her cell phone to call for emergency assistance. Now, that may not sound like a remarkable occurrence except for the fact that Judge Burch and I, and many others, worked for years to convince US Cellular to serve the area. Our coordinated and unrelenting efforts culminated with the community celebration of the county’s first cell tower late this summer, and with service being activated recently. It makes all the travel and work worthwhile to know that you can find solutions to real problems faced by people regardless of where they live. If you would like to unsubscribe from this mailing, simply reply and type the word “unsubscribe” in the subject box. Best regards,
Greg Walden
Member of Congress

Press Release: Gordon Smith in GP tonight, 10-29-8

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:05:20 +0000

Josephine County Republican Central Committee

PO Box 1528

Grants Pass, OR 97528

For Immediate Release Contact: Herb Carter

October 28, 2008 Phone: 541-292-6914 (media use only)

Congressman Gordon Smith will be in Grants Pass Wednesday evening at the Josephine County Republican Campaign Headquarters, 505 NE 7^th St (7^th & “C” Streets). Senator Smith will answer questions and give insight to his campaign as well as issues relative to Oregon and national concerns.

Senator Smith assumed his position as Congressman in January 1997. From 1995-1997 he served as President of the Oregon State Senate, a seat once held by Brady Adams of Grants Pass. January 2005 to January 2007 he was Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008

When: 7:45PM

Where: Campaign Headquarters, (7^th & “C” Streets)

Address: 505 NE 7^th St.

Contact info: 450-1408

PRESS RELEASE-CANCELLED-JoCo Repubs-Ann Basker Presidential debate with local Dems

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:14:36 +0000

Josephine County Republican Central Committee

PO Box 1528

Grants Pass, OR 97528

For Immediate Release

October 19, 2008

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Press Release: Gilbertson to speak at Guild Building

admin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:47:46 +0000

Josephine County Republican Central Committee

PO Box 1528

Grants Pass, OR 97528

For Immediate Release Contact: Herb Carter

October 14, 2008 Phone: 541-292-6914

The public is invited to attend an informative, audio-visual presentation with Josephine County Sheriff, Gil Gilbertson, as he explains “District 1″ and “District 2″ ballot measures and what positive affect Federal O&C funding extensions have for the future of our county.

Services below are functions of the Sheriff’s Department and County Criminal Justice System. These services and associated level of execution are directly proportional to our Sheriff’s budget.

• Adult Jail Operations
• Civil Process Service
• Search & Rescue Coordination
• Emergency Management
• Law Enforcement Records
• Dispatching/Communications
• Administrative Services

• Patrol Services, including 911 response
• Major Crimes Investigations
• Narcotics Investigations
• Business/Crime Analysis
• Contract Patrol Services

When: Friday, October 17

Time: 5:30-6:30PM

Where: “Guild Building”, 1867 Williams Hwy.

Questions: 450-1408

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Herbert Carter, Chairman
Josephine County Republican Central Committee
P.O. Box 1528
Grants Pass, OR 97528
phone 541-244-2608
fax no 541-244-2651
www.jocorepublicans.org

Presidential “debate party” evening will be hosted by the Josephine County Republican Central Committee

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:52:21 +0000

Josephine County Republican Central Committee

PO Box 1528

Grants Pass, OR 97528

For Immediate Release Contact: Herb Carter

October 12, 2008 Phone: 541-292-6914

The final Presidential “debate party” evening will be hosted by the Josephine County Republican Central Committee and Chairman for the McCain/Palin team Bill Ertel Wednesday, October 15 at Great Pacific Trading, 1235 NE 6^th St. Grants Pass. Debate starts at 6:00pm and lasts ninety minutes. This debate is being is being held at Hofstra University, Hempstead NY and will focus on domestic policy. Join us as we watch Senators John McCain and Barack Obama debate their strengths and policies relating to their becoming President. Campaign signs and window stickers will be available.

When: October 15, 2008

Where: Great Pacific Trading (Across from Service Drugs)

Address: 1235 NE 6^th St.

Time: Starts at 6:00pm, doors open @ 5:30

Contact Phone: 450-1408

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Herbert Carter, Chairman
Josephine County Republican Central Committee
P.O. Box 1528
Grants Pass, OR 97528
phone 541-244-2608
fax no 541-244-2651
www.jocorepublicans.org

For Immediate Release-The 2nd Presidential “debate party” evening will be hosted by the Josephine County Republican Central Committee

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:48:32 +0000

Josephine County Republican Central Committee

PO Box 1528

Grants Pass, OR 97528

For Immediate Release Contact: Herb Carter

October 4, 2008 Phone: 541-292-6914

The 2nd Presidential “debate party” evening will be hosted by the Josephine County Republican Central Committee and Chairman for the McCain/Palin team Bill Ertel Tuesday, October 7 at Great Pacific Trading, 1235 NE 6^th St. Grants Pass. Debate starts at 6:00pm and lasts ninety minutes. This debate is being is being held at Belmont University, Nashville, TN. Join us as we watch Senators John McCain and Barack Obama debate their strengths and policies relating to their becoming President. Campaign signs and window stickers will be available.

When: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Where: Great Pacific Trading (Across from Service Drugs)

Address: 1235 NE 6^th St.

Time: Starts at 6:00pm, doors open @ 5:30

Contact Phone: 450-1408

–
Herbert Carter, Chairman
Josephine County Republican Central Committee
P.O. Box 1528
Grants Pass, OR 97528
phone 541-244-2608
fax no 541-244-2651
www.jocorepublicans.org

Press Release: Joco Republicans-New Headquarters

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:51:02 +0000

Josephine County Republican Central Committee

PO Box 1528

Grants Pass, OR 97528

For Immediate Release Contact: Herb Carter

October 2, 2008 Phone: 541-292-6914

The Josephine County Republican Central Committee is pleased to announce the opening of their new “Campaign Headquarters 2008″ building at 505 NE Seventh Street in Grants Pass; corner of 7^th and “C”.

Office hours are from 10:00am – 6:00pm Monday thru Friday and 10:00am -4:00pm on Saturdays; closed Sundays.

Campaign material; literature; signs; window stickers; buttons and T-shirts are on hand. Information on candidates is also available. Voter registration forms are available. Last day to register or change party affiliation is October 14. Completed forms need to be returned to the Josephine County Clerk’s office no later than 4pm of the 14th.

Volunteers are encouraged to call 450-1408 to find out how they might best help ensure a successful campaign. Help is greatly appreciated and always welcomed.

What: Republican “Campaign Headquarters 2008″

Location: 505 NE 7^th St.; corner of 7^th & “C” Streets

Phone: 450-1408