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Starting on Wednesday, Sept. 8, residents of Crook County will have an opportunity to be better informed about local issues.
The new “What’s Brewing” event will take place each Wednesday from 7 to 8 a.m. at Meadow Lakes Restaurant.
The event, which is being sponsored by the Crook County Foundation and the Central Oregonian, will include networking time, and will feature guest speakers who will talk about select topics of the day. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the selected topic.
For those who may remember the “legislative breakfasts” of the past, the “What’s Brewing” event is a re-birth of that idea.
At the first meeting, Ochoco Lumber Company Managing Director John Shelk will speak on the controversial Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection and Jobs Act. Later speakers include Prineville Police Chief Eric Bush, speaking on American troops in Iraq. Crook County School District Superintendent Ivan Hernandez is also scheduled to speak on the goals and challenges facing local schools. Local water rights, universal healthcare, and the Public Employees Retirement System are also expected to be covered.
Event organizers are hoping the events create community partnerships, help individuals reconnect with each other and give community members a chance to discuss issues they face together.
What’s more, this event is intended to bring people together and get them talking about the issues of the day.
The weekly events are an opportunity to not only hear what is happening in the community, but a chance to make a difference. We hope that concerned citizens will turn out for these meetings and offer constructive input.
If you have a vision for the future, or concerns about the direction our community, state, and nation are taking, now is your chance to get involved.
The opportunity exists to not only become better informed, but to make a difference in the community.
Don’t miss the opportunity.
