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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 21, 2024 12:50:07 GMT -8
Some bitchin and moanin about the state of oregon giving money to a PUBLIC institution, oregon state university, for athletic scholarships. I haven't heard anybody complaining about the city of hillsboro (18 mil), Washington County (8 mil), and the state of Oregon (15 mil) giving money to a PRIVATE entity, the Hillsboro Hops, to build a stadium. You're spot on. That one makes me crazy. Never mind that they're tearing down a perfectly good facility to build it. 3 existing ball fields. Perfectly good lighting, landscaping, fencing all get demolished. There's even a large brand-new EV Charging station that gets removed! Anything for the Hops!
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Post by TheGlove on Mar 21, 2024 14:21:58 GMT -8
Some bitchin and moanin about the state of oregon giving money to a PUBLIC institution, oregon state university, for athletic scholarships. I haven't heard anybody complaining about the city of hillsboro (18 mil), Washington County (8 mil), and the state of Oregon (15 mil) giving money to a PRIVATE entity, the Hillsboro Hops, to build a stadium. You're spot on. That one makes me crazy. Never mind that they're tearing down a perfectly good facility to build it. 3 existing ball fields. Perfectly good lighting, landscaping, fencing all get demolished. There's even a large brand-new EV Charging station that gets removed! Anything for the Hops! I like their mascot.
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Post by NativeBeav on Mar 21, 2024 14:48:45 GMT -8
You're spot on. That one makes me crazy. Never mind that they're tearing down a perfectly good facility to build it. 3 existing ball fields. Perfectly good lighting, landscaping, fencing all get demolished. There's even a large brand-new EV Charging station that gets removed! Anything for the Hops! I like their mascot. Agreed - funny though - not many hops grown in the Willamette Valley, compared to the Yakima Valley and Idaho. I enjoy working with that community - it has fringe benefits!
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Post by p8nted on Mar 21, 2024 14:53:18 GMT -8
Some bitchin and moanin about the state of oregon giving money to a PUBLIC institution, oregon state university, for athletic scholarships. I haven't heard anybody complaining about the city of hillsboro (18 mil), Washington County (8 mil), and the state of Oregon (15 mil) giving money to a PRIVATE entity, the Hillsboro Hops, to build a stadium. You're spot on. That one makes me crazy. Never mind that they're tearing down a perfectly good facility to build it. 3 existing ball fields. Perfectly good lighting, landscaping, fencing all get demolished. There's even a large brand-new EV Charging station that gets removed! Anything for the Hops! They are not tearing down Tonkin field and it will remain in use. For a major league team you usually need a stadium that actually has a visiting team locker room. " The city of Hillsboro will continue to operate and maintain ownership of Ron Tonkin Field." www.opb.org/article/2024/03/09/hillsboro-hops-receive-15-million-from-oregon-legislature-for-new-stadium/
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 21, 2024 15:37:03 GMT -8
Agreed - funny though - not many hops grown in the Willamette Valley, compared to the Yakima Valley and Idaho. I enjoy working with that community - it has fringe benefits! The largest hop-growing region in the United States is Yakima Valley, accounting for more than a third of the United States' total hop production. And the United States, in turn, produces approximately 40% of the world's supply of hops. The Willamette Valley is the second-largest hop-growing region in the United States. My great-grandmother's family grew hops. They were Germans who lived in the Ukraine but were expelled for being German, when that was a threat to the Russian Empire. My ancestors helped to found the village of Krasnosilka before being compelled to leave the Ukraine. Back then, through, the village was known as Güldendorf, only becoming Krasnosilka after the Germans were expelled.
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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 21, 2024 16:01:11 GMT -8
You're spot on. That one makes me crazy. Never mind that they're tearing down a perfectly good facility to build it. 3 existing ball fields. Perfectly good lighting, landscaping, fencing all get demolished. There's even a large brand-new EV Charging station that gets removed! Anything for the Hops! They are not tearing down Tonkin field and it will remain in use. For a major league team you usually need a stadium that actually has a visiting team locker room. " The city of Hillsboro will continue to operate and maintain ownership of Ron Tonkin Field." www.opb.org/article/2024/03/09/hillsboro-hops-receive-15-million-from-oregon-legislature-for-new-stadium/They are absolutely tearing down the 3 existing baseball/softball fields to the west. 100%. I never said anything about Ron Tonkin Field. Which raises other questions as well.
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Post by TheGlove on Mar 21, 2024 16:01:24 GMT -8
Agreed - funny though - not many hops grown in the Willamette Valley, compared to the Yakima Valley and Idaho. I enjoy working with that community - it has fringe benefits! The largest hop-growing region in the United States is Yakima Valley, accounting for more than a third of the United States' total hop production. And the United States, in turn, produces approximately 40% of the world's supply of hops. The Willamette Valley is the second-largest hop-growing region in the United States. My great-grandmother's family grew hops. They were Germans who lived in the Ukraine but were expelled for being German, when that was a threat to the Russian Empire. My ancestors helped to found the village of Krasnosilka before being compelled to leave the Ukraine. Back then, through, the village was known as Güldendorf, only becoming Krasnosilka after the Germans were expelled. CSB
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Post by NativeBeav on Mar 21, 2024 16:02:07 GMT -8
Agreed - funny though - not many hops grown in the Willamette Valley, compared to the Yakima Valley and Idaho. I enjoy working with that community - it has fringe benefits! The largest hop-growing region in the United States is Yakima Valley, accounting for more than a third of the United States' total hop production. And the United States, in turn, produces approximately 40% of the world's supply of hops. The Willamette Valley is the second-largest hop-growing region in the United States. My great-grandmother's family grew hops. They were Germans who lived in the Ukraine but were expelled for being German, when that was a threat to the Russian Empire. My ancestors helped to found the village of Krasnosilka before being compelled to leave the Ukraine. Back then, through, the village was known as Güldendorf, only becoming Krasnosilka after the Germans were expelled. Volga River Germans - always wondered if my ancestors were part of that group, who were chased out of the region. Most settled in Canada, not the US. Here are the stats as of 2020, regarding hop acreage: Hop Acreage by State: Washington – 41,263 acres Idaho - 8,570 acres Oregon - 7,506 acres
the acreage will vary, depending on demand for hops. This year, they are under a voluntary reduction of acreage by roughly 15%, due to overproduction. For Washington, 70% of the 41k acres are in the Yakima valley. Several of those families in the valley have been farming there since the mid 1800's, and some have become great friends. If you are ever in Toppenish, they actually have a hop museum there - and lots of murals! Great people - salt of the earth
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Post by spudbeaver on Mar 21, 2024 16:04:58 GMT -8
Agreed - funny though - not many hops grown in the Willamette Valley, compared to the Yakima Valley and Idaho. I enjoy working with that community - it has fringe benefits! The largest hop-growing region in the United States is Yakima Valley, accounting for more than a third of the United States' total hop production. And the United States, in turn, produces approximately 40% of the world's supply of hops. The Willamette Valley is the second-largest hop-growing region in the United States. My great-grandmother's family grew hops. They were Germans who lived in the Ukraine but were expelled for being German, when that was a threat to the Russian Empire. My ancestors helped to found the village of Krasnosilka before being compelled to leave the Ukraine. Back then, through, the village was known as Güldendorf, only becoming Krasnosilka after the Germans were expelled. Idaho produces quite a bit more than Oregon, but nobody holds a candle to Washington.
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Post by Judge Smails on Mar 21, 2024 16:49:57 GMT -8
The largest hop-growing region in the United States is Yakima Valley, accounting for more than a third of the United States' total hop production. And the United States, in turn, produces approximately 40% of the world's supply of hops. The Willamette Valley is the second-largest hop-growing region in the United States. My great-grandmother's family grew hops. They were Germans who lived in the Ukraine but were expelled for being German, when that was a threat to the Russian Empire. My ancestors helped to found the village of Krasnosilka before being compelled to leave the Ukraine. Back then, through, the village was known as Güldendorf, only becoming Krasnosilka after the Germans were expelled. Idaho produces quite a bit more than Oregon, but nobody holds a candle to Washington. There were large hop farms in S. Oregon when I was growing up, but it got a little warmer and smokier and they all disappeared.
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Post by bdudbeaver on Mar 21, 2024 17:20:41 GMT -8
Thanks! No hops on the coast. But we drank a lot of beer!
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Post by beaver55to7 on Mar 21, 2024 18:51:33 GMT -8
Agreed - funny though - not many hops grown in the Willamette Valley, compared to the Yakima Valley and Idaho. I enjoy working with that community - it has fringe benefits! The largest hop-growing region in the United States is Yakima Valley, accounting for more than a third of the United States' total hop production. And the United States, in turn, produces approximately 40% of the world's supply of hops. The Willamette Valley is the second-largest hop-growing region in the United States. My great-grandmother's family grew hops. They were Germans who lived in the Ukraine but were expelled for being German, when that was a threat to the Russian Empire. My ancestors helped to found the village of Krasnosilka before being compelled to leave the Ukraine. Back then, through, the village was known as Güldendorf, only becoming Krasnosilka after the Germans were expelled. Family is from Norka near Saratov on the Volga. www.norkarussia.info/#:~:text=Norka%20grew%20from%20a%20fledgling,Russian%20neighbors%20and%20the%20environment.
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