Progress 2017

PROGRESS Looking back, moving forward 2017

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Progress 2017

Quincy Valley Progress 2017

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The past 12 months have brought Quincy Valley many improvements, and it is exciting to see the results of a lot of planning, work and investment. In the following pages, leaders in the community provide insights into many of the exciting developments in this part of Central Washington and provide hints at more to come in 2018. Congratulations, Quincy Valley!

A good year for Grant County ............................................

City’s year filled with projects, planning, transitions.......

Chamber enjoys activities and successes in 2017...........

Port of Quincy builds on Quincy Valley’s strengths ........

George makes strides, anticipates growth........................

School district vision is becoming reality ........................

QVMC advances on several fronts.....................................

Health center connects with community ..........................

Grant PUD renews equipment, Crescent Bar facilities.....

FFA student leaders make a difference..............................

Fire district wins grants, combats wildfires .....................

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Grant County enjoys a rewarding year Consolidated services, road projects, fair all say ‘progress’

By Cindy Carter

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Grant County Commissioner for District 3, which includes Quincy and George

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fter the recent retirement of the Grant County Building Official and Fire Marshal, Mr. David Nelson, the Board of County Commissioners for Grant County have taken the opportunity to consolidate the services provided by the Building Department, Fire Marshal’s Office, and Planning Department into a new office known as the Development Services Department. These individual offices share an integral role in the development permitting processes provided by Grant County.

The Board of County Commissioners is constantly working to refine governmental services and provide those services to the public as efficiently and effectively as possible. This consolidation will result in a netreduction in budgets, a flattened permitting organization under a single point of direction, continual permit process refinement, technological advancements and an increased quality of customer experience.

The Development Services Department will be headed by Damien Hooper, who has been with Grant

The Board of County Commissioners is constantly working to refine governmental services and provide those services to the public as efficiently and effectively as possible.

County since 2007, along with his leadership team, composed of Brock Laughlin, Building Official; Bruce Gribble, Fire Marshal; Elisabeth Lauver, GIS Coordinator; and Tyler Lawrence, Senior Planner.

The Grant County’s Public Works Department completed two major construction projects in the Quincy area in 2017. Road 9 NW from SR 281 to Adams Road was a joint project with the City of Quincy.

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The Grant County Commissioners are Cindy Carter, Richard Stevens (above left) and Tom Taylor (at right).

Free Day at the Fair was a big hit, bringing thousands of people to the Grant County Fair.

This project added the appropriate crushed surfacing material so it can be included in the allweather road system and it should no longer be subject to seasonal weight restrictions, and it widened the road to a finished width of 34 feet to current county road standards.

Also completed in 2017 was Adams Road from SR 28 to Martin Road. The unique parts of this project were it included four bridges that were replaced over the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project canals and improvements to the BNSF railroad crossing, which will be fully completed in 2018.

Both of these projects had a portion of funding through the State of Washington’s County Road Administration Board Rural Arterial Program.

Grant County’s Road District 3 seal coat area was the area south and east of Quincy and Road

District crews completed the seal coating in the late summer of 2017.

The 2017 Grant County Fair was once again a highlight of summer. More than 67,000 guests and visitors participated in the fair, which began in 1911. The beautiful weather, that thankfully was not too hot, made the day and night activities even more enjoyable, from the livestock shows and carnival to the evening entertainment. Luckily, the smoke from the Canadian fires cleared just in time, so setup could begin, and stayed away from our week of Fair.

The Fair kicked off on Tuesday, Aug. 15, with “Free Day at the Fair” and saw 17,000plus visits in the first day. Livestock shows, hypnotists, magicians and stilt walkers were all on the schedule throughout the five days of fair.

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region and beyond played into the night, with the sounds of the Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo in the background. South of the Midway, the bright, thrilling and always fun carnival rides and games called out to the young, either in age or at heart, and the smells of corndogs, space burgers and sweet treats filled the air. It was the 106th Annual Grant County Fair.

It’s been a rewarding year seeing the growth in the Quincy area, and with growth comes new challenges as we are proactively working to make changes to accommodate this trend.

What continues to be unique about Quincy are the small-town attributes and kindness from the wonderful people who so willingly give for the betterment of others. It’s a feeling of unity and a sense of belonging that Quincy still embraces, making this a great place to call home. ♦

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A year filled with projects, planning and transitions Changes underway and more coming that will raise service level

By Jim Hemberry City of Quincy

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he year is rapidly drawing to a close and once again the City has been very busy, although it may not be evident to the community. The City has been working on planning and design of several projects, most of which will be completed in 2018.

The three major projects that are scheduled for completion in 2018 are the demolition of the old library and City Hall and construction of a new City Hall facility, construction of the Public Safety Facility just north of the railroad tracks on Central Avenue, and the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of 13th Avenue and Highway 28.

The original plan for City Hall was to remodel the old facility and library, but the condition of the existing buildings makes it more cost-efficient to build a new facility. Staff members have vacated City Hall and are distributed throughout the City.

The Recreation Department is now located in the Recreation Activity Center, the Finance Department is working in the Public Services Building,

Construction of the Public Safety Facility will require moving the recycle center to a new location. and the City Administrator and I are in the Law Enforcement Facility. The community has been very understanding as the City goes through this transition, and I appreciate the support.

The Public Safety Facility has been designed, and the project is out for bid at this time. City staff will open the bids in a public forum and recommend the lowest qualified bidder be approved by the City Council. Soon after the contractor agreement is approved, construction will begin on this project. Construction of this facility will require moving the recycle center to a new location, at the

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A roundabout is planned for this intersection in Quincy, 13th Avenue The City of Quincy improved the part of 7th Avenue SW along the SW and State Route 28. The city is working with the Washington Quincy Valley Cemetery this year. The cemetery then got a sidewalk and a new decorative fence.

State Department of Transportation on the project. corner of Division Street East and Columbia Way. The intersection at 13th Avenue and Highway 28 has been a topic of discussion for several years.

Most of the discussion has centered on whether to install a traffic signal or build a roundabout. The Department of Transportation supports the roundabout, and, following input from several sources, the decision was made to go forward with the roundabout. The construction of the roundabout may not be the only project required to improve traffic flow throughout the City. A study of the possibility of connecting 7th Avenue to 13th Avenue will be conducted in 2018.

The other major project in the planning phase is the Recreation

Center. Recreation Director Harrington has been working with the architect and a community focus group to develop a concept of what the facility would look like and what services would be provided. Planning for the facility will continue in 2018, and a design and cost estimate will provide the City with the information needed to develop a construction schedule.

One final project that is in design and construction is the Reuse Facility. The City is partnering with Microsoft to finish design and construction to put the utility into use by mid-summer next year.

This will provide the first step necessary to remove industrial effluent discharge from the Bureau

of Reclamation wasteway.

The City participated in a couple of projects that should be visible to the public. The City partnered with the Cemetery Board and Rotary to make improvements at the cemetery, including sidewalks and pavement on 7th Avenue. The City also is providing in-kind and financial support for the Heritage Barn project at the museum. Both of these projects show what community groups and the City can do together to achieve a common goal.

The final noteworthy accomplishment in 2017 was the development of grants funded by the lodging tax the City receives when someone stays in a local motel.

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I am excited to see the changes that will occur in the next few years with the projects the City and School District will be completing. These projects will enhance our community and improve the level of service provided. I have enjoyed guiding your City over the past ten years, and I look forward to what the future holds for our community. ♦

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Quincy Valley Chamber – 70 years strong!

Many activities, many successes during the year

By Lynn Bales

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2017 President

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017 marks the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 70th anniversary in “promoting the agricultural, civic, commercial, recreational and financial interests of the citizens of the Quincy Valley and the preservation of free enterprise.” The Chamber provides services to the local members to network, advertise and promote business within the community. The Chamber has grown over the years to 243 members, and its Board represents the community by striving to have representatives from non-profit, individual and corporate business sectors.

The Chamber calendar includes our standing networking opportunities, with Business-After-Hours being held at various businesses. It provides one of the best ways to introduce your services to the business community and meet longstanding Chamber members. Our executive director, Cari Mathews, and her assistant, Sally Hart, are the face of the QVCC and are valuable resources on providing information on tourism and business opportunities in the Quincy Valley.

In January, the Chamber hosted the 70th Anniversary

The Chamber also hosted the Mayoral Candidate Forum where the community was able to ask the candidates their views and plans on city issues. and Membership appreciation event to kick off the year.

We helped celebrate by commissioning a 70th anniversary wine with Jones Winery. The evening event was a great way to look back on the Quincy community’s progress and to recognize those individuals who have helped shape the community over the years.

Other events that were sponsored this year included the Rock and Ride Bike Tour through George, the Quincy Farmers Market, the 2nd annual Business Expo, Downtown Market Day, Dru Gimlin 3 on 3 Basketball

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The Quincy Valley Chamber is also the umbrella for the QV Tourism and Quincy Business Association committees. The Chamber provides administrative support for the local Fat Stock Boosters (supporting local 4-H and FFA students at the Grant County Fair Livestock Auction) and assists with the Veterans Memorial Fund in selling plaques for the wall in Veterans Memorial Park.

The Rock and Ride Bike Tour was revitalized this year with the help of the Georgettes, Trinity Gardens, Nicole’s Healing Hands and volunteer employees from Amway, Overcast law office, Quincy Community Health, Quincy Medical Center, Quincy Valley Post-Register and Vantage Data Centers. Many of the riders said it was a great experience and one that we hope continues to grow in the coming years.

The Quincy Farmers Market was a huge success and exceeded the expectations for participation from local growers and the community – a definite crowd pleaser and sure to become a yearly, sustainable market into the indefinite future.

The second annual Business Expo almost doubled in size from last year under the direction of Mark Johnson and Ryan Peterson from Vantage Data Centers. The theme of Crack the Vault for a chance to win a boat from Bob Feil Boats & Motors was a great draw. The community members were treated to many give-aways by local Chamber members, and businesses were happy to share their information with the community to become more aware of the services that are offered locally.

The Chamber also recently hosted the Mayoral Candidate Forum where the community was able to ask the candidates their views and plans on city issues. It was moderated by Brian Kuest and well attended.

This year, the Quincy Rotary Club and the Chamber hosted the bi-annual auction to help

A chance to win a boat was one of the many attractions at the Business Expo. support the Rotary’s program initiatives and to help cover the Chamber’s expenses. A huge thank-you to the Planning Chair, Dollie Lutz, and her team for making the Taste of Tuscany an event to remember.

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Port of Quincy builds on area’s strengths District works with city of Quincy, George, medical center

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By Patrick Boss Port of Quincy

Director of Business Development & Public Affairs

he Port of Quincy’s main focus has been and is to promote economic development and enhance/improve infrastructure in the Quincy Port District, which stretches across a large portion of western Grant County and includes Quincy, George, Crescent Bar, Winchester, etc., in central Washington.

Specifically, in 2017 the Port of Quincy has focused on the following economic development and infrastructure activities: • Promoting economic development and enhancing infrastructure at George • Getting State Route 281 from George to Quincy designated as a Critical Rural Freight Corridor • Promoting the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal as an inland port for intermodal shipping to the Puget Sound • Promoting Quincy’s infrastructure, location and other attributes for cloud computing/data centers • Promoting Quincy’s infrastructure, location and other attributes for food processing and cold storage warehousing and distribution • Promoting Quincy and George for hotels, retail and restaurants

• Working on Quincy’s industrial wastewater treatment infrastructure • Working to find prospective partners for the Quincy Valley Medical Center The Port of Quincy’s Industrial Park No. 5 at George is located north of Interstate 90 and west of State Route 281 in the Port of Quincy and City of George (in Grant County). Various businesses have been very interested in expanding and/or locating at Industrial Park No. 5 (within the City of George’s corporate limits) if a couple of key water and road infrastructure projects are completed. As a result, the Port of Quincy worked with local legislators during the 2017 legislative session to get funding included in the 2017-19 Washington State Senate and House Proposed Capital Budgets for the Port of Quincy’s road infrastructure project and the City of George’s water line infrastructure project at Industrial Park No. 5.

In particular, the funding included in the proposed Capital Budgets would assist the City of George in the design and construction of approximately 6,000 feet of 16-inch water line that would connect Industrial Park No. 5 to the City’s existing water distribution

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The Port of Quincy’s Intermodal Terminal is a center for shipping. system, and it would help the Port of Quincy to construct a 1,850 foot long roadway within Industrial Park No. 5 that would include two 12-foot-wide asphalt travel lanes, two 4-foot-wide shoulders, borrow ditches, road surface striping, etc.

The construction of the water line and road infrastructure projects at Industrial Park No. 5 will spur much needed job growth

and economic development in the George area. While the proposed Capital Budget has not been passed yet, it is expected that some action will occur in Olympia to pass the Capital Budget in 2018.

As a result of efforts by the Port of Quincy, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Federal Highway Administration recently designated

Washington State Route 281 as a “Critical Rural Freight Corridor.”

SR 281 is located within the boundaries of the Port of Quincy and runs for approximately 10 miles between Interstate 90 at George and State Route 28 at Quincy. This important designation of SR 281 as a Critical Rural Freight Corridor puts SR 281 in strong consideration or on a higher priority to be widened to four lanes (from George to Quincy).

There are several reasons for the designation of SR 281 as a Critical Rural Freight Corridor. SR 281 is a high volume “T-2” truck corridor, and in 2016, over 8 million tons of cargo traveled on it.

In particular, a large volume of truck traffic on SR 281 comes from the Wenatchee and Chelan areas on SR 28 via SR 281 to I-90. The Wenatchee and Chelan areas are among the largest fruit packing areas in the world. Additionally, a great deal of truck traffic comes directly from Quincy, as there are several food processors (frozen French fries, frozen vegetables,

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Moreover, the designation of SR 281 is widely supported by shippers, farmers, processors, organizations and businesses in central Washington, as dozens of letters of support were collected by the Port of Quincy and sent to QUADCO (a regional transportation planning organization in central Washington) and WSDOT. Intermodal shipping In 2017, the Port of Quincy refocused efforts on promoting its Intermodal Terminal, and recently has been receiving a lot of interest and inquiries from shippers and other stakeholders about utilizing the Intermodal Terminal as

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a westbound inland intermoFurthermore, the report says dal port in central Washingthat data centers can be locatton in which trains could be ed anywhere where there are loaded with ocean containers strong power and data connecof Washington dry agriculturtions; however, investors and al products (hay, wheat, dry owners who are building onecorn, dry beans, legumes, and user “enterprise” data centers other grains, etc.), and then be are being drawn to rural locarailed to the Ports of Seattle tions such as Quincy, where and Tacoma to be loaded onto land is inexpensive and the ocean container ships. area is low-risk (meaning that In fact, an article titled natural disasters rarely occur), “Could NW Seaport Alliance and where development or tax partner with Port of Quincy?” incentives and low power pricwhich appeared in Tacoma es can be found.

Business Examiner in May, In 2017, the Port of Quincy stated the following: The Port worked to promote Quincy of Quincy, in inland Grant and George to food processing County, could soon have an and cold storage warehousing impact on cargo leaving the and distribution companies.

Port of Quincy photo Port of Tacoma. The facility The Port attended and met has recently been receiving Oath, formerly Yahoo, has a data center in Quincy, seen here in 2014. In 2017, with various companies at the a lot of interest and inquiries Oath completed an expansion of 150,000 square feet at the data center.

NW Food & Beverage Expo from shippers and other stakein Portland and the World Ag. holders about using its intermo- for data centers and cloud comput- a highly competitive rate. Increas- Expo in Tulare, Calif. dal terminal as a westbound inland ing. According to a recent report ingly, data center clients are evaluGiven the Port of Quincy’s lointermodal port. Trains could be from commercial real estate ser- ating the power source along with cation in the center of Washingloaded at the Port of Quincy Inter- vices firm CBRE on cost-effective the cost of power. Thus, the low cost ton state near the Columbia River modal Terminal with shipping con- locations for cloud computing and of power and its renewable source in the heart of Washington’s most tainers of dry agricultural products data centers, Quincy ranks as the make Quincy an attractive market productive irrigated agricultural (for example, wheat, corn, beans, lowest cost market for power in the for users... .” The report by CBRE region, it is becoming an increasand other grains). Those contain- United States and is one of the most also states that Quincy has a low ingly popular location for food proers could then be railed to the Ports attractive locations in the country “net tax burden as a share of total cessing, produce packing, and cold of Seattle and Tacoma to be loaded to build and operate a data center. project cost,” and “low land costs as storage warehousing. onto container vessels bound for According to a recent study done Over the past few years, several a share of total project cost.” foreign ports. major cloud computing and highAdditionally, the report indicates by The Boyd Company, Quincy tech companies have located in the that a typical 5 megawatt (MW) en- was ranked as the most economiData centers, warehouses Quincy area, including Intuit, Mi- terprise data center project in the cal site for operating warehouses in The Port of Quincy was invited crosoft, NTT Data, Sabey Corp., U.S. costs $270.1 million over a the West, and had the lowest annuto and attended and presented at Vantage Data Centers, and Verizon. 10-year period. However, locating al operating cost at $14.1 million. two major data center conferences The report specifically states that, a data center in a low-cost location Los Angeles was the U.S. city with (in Portland and Seattle) in 2017, “In Quincy, electric power is sup- such as Quincy could result in po- the highest annual operating cost as Quincy continues to be ranked plied by two hydroelectric dams tential savings of up to $140.9 mil- at $20.7 million while Vancouver, as a top rural location in the U.S. that produce renewable power at lion to site-selection savvy users.

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Quincy is located at the center of a population radius (35 miles) of over 100,000 people. State Routes 28 and 281 go through the middle of Quincy. In 2017, over 16,000 cars per day go through the intersection of SR 28 and SR 281 in downtown Quincy, while nearly 20,000 cars per day go past George on I-90.

Given the various companies that have located in Quincy and George in the last few years and the increasing number of tourists coming to The Gorge AmphitheDave Burgess/Post-Register Quincy is a growing center for food processing, produce packing, atre (a 30,000-seat outdoor concert venue above the Columbia River and cold storage warehousing. near George), Crescent Bar (a fastoperating cost of $23.6 million, utilities,” he said. “Quincy did very growing tourist destination and remaking it the most expensive site well for various reasons … One of sort community located along the in Canada. those reasons is the area’s green, Columbia River near Quincy) and John Boyd, of The Boyd Compa- hydro-generated power,” stated various wineries in the Quincy area ny, said the study ranked the 29 cit- Boyd. “Low utility costs is a ma- (such as Beaumont Cellars Winies using the same factors compa- jor site selection driver, and distri- ery, Cave B Estate Winery, Errant nies use during their site selection bution centers with large power re- Cellars, Jones of Washington, and process. “The report documented quirements, like climate-controlled White Heron Cellars), there is an all geographically-variable op- or cold storage warehouses, will increasing need for more lodging erating costs like labor, taxes and be attracted to Grant County’s low in the Port of Quincy area.

As a result, the Port of Quincy attended RECon (the Global Retail Real Estate Convention) to meet with various lodging site selectors about locating hotels in the Quincy and George areas. Additionally, the Port of Quincy had a leading hotel and retail site selector visit Quincy in August to meet with various stakeholders to discuss how much hotel leakage is occurring with many Quincy/George area visitors having to go to Wenatchee and Moses Lake to find lodging.

The Port of Quincy will be increasing its focus and attention on this issue in 2018, as it is receiving much feedback and inquiries about this issue.

Finally, the Port of Quincy has been actively involved in 2017 in discussions and meetings regarding Quincy’s industrial wastewater treatment infrastructure and has worked with various stakeholders to facilitate discussions with prospective partners to help the Quincy Valley Medical Center. ♦

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Building more opportunities in George

Business, infrastrucuture expansions add enthusiasm

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he City of George is entering an exciting time of new development and increasing opportunity. Infrastructure improvements, necessary for commercial and industrial growth, are opening the way to attract new businesses and industry to the community. We are proud of the strides being made to improve the City and anticipating future development in our area.

Blueline Manufacturing recently purchased approximately 5 acres within Industrial Park No. 5, to construct an 8,600-square-foot sales and service showroom to design and build custom and specialty equipment for the orchard and vineyard industries. The new building will also showcase over 10 lines of agricultural equipment represented by Blueline.

Ancient Lake Wine Company continues to expand, after purchasing approximately 28 acres to construct their wine processing facility. Over the next several years, their plans include construction of a 50,000ton wine processing facility, fabrication shop, a 20,000-square-foot bottling room, and 5 storage warehouses.

Combined, Ancient Lake Wine Company and Blueline Manufacturing Company anticipate creating 89 new jobs and committing approximately $47,000,000 in private investment in the community.

The creation of eight new classrooms and a spacious gymnasium at George Elementary School has motivated fresh enthusiasm among students, staff and the community. The new construction provides room for all classes to be within the school building, instead of portables, and includes needed room for special services and staff work space.

Other progress for the City includes construction of North Garnett Way, a new road facilitating Industrial Park No. 5, and the repaving of a section of Frontage Road. Funding for additional Frontage Road improvements has also been approved.

While the City of George enjoys the inspiration of these improvements, we also anticipate future economic growth, as the City draws the attention of potential developers, bringing new businesses and industries to our community. ♦

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Vision for Quincy schools is becoming reality Working together, more progress is on the way

By John Boyd

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everal years ago, prior to my arrival as Superintendent, the Quincy School Board Directors and district leadership decided that they needed to improve facilities for modern education, reconfigure grade levels so that students have fewer transitions and better opportunities to make academic progress. Simultaneously, our port district decided that rather than waiting for business to come to Quincy, they would build industrial parks and invite business into town. Then along came Microsoft, Yahoo, Intuit, Sabey and Dell and many other businesses. Today, we have the highest property values in Grant County! This allowed us to engage the community on a reasonably priced bond that would do what our prior school board and district leadership envisioned nearly eight years ago.

Today, the school construction teams are finishing up the renovation of George Elementary and the addition of three gymnasiums. We are in the middle of renovating our existing Junior High School and just broke ground on the new high school. This summer

These are exciting times in the Quincy and surrounding areas as we build schools and a new recreation center and continue to expand our economy. we will continue to remodel the current high school and create a new middle school. All these changes make for fewer transitions for students and improve the learning environment for our students Kindergarten through 12th grades.

Over the next two years as we build our new schools and reconfigure our grade levels, we are going to need our community to work with us to create new boundaries for five K-5 communities. We are counting on

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From the left, school board member Chris Baumgartner, Principal Alesha Porter, Superintendent John Boyd, school board member Joseph James and Pioneer P.E. teacher Andy Harris cut the ribbon for Pioneer Elementary’s new gymnasium on Nov. 3. our outstanding school paraprofessionals, bus drivers, teachers, kitchen workers and administrators to work side by side with each other to make decisions about how to staff our buildings and which educational models make the most sense with the new alignments. In addition, as a community, we must find ways to use this phe-

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The new gym at Mountain View Elementary School was given an official opening celebration on Oct. 27. It was the second of the three elementary school gyms to open.

nomenal economic growth to support all students to be successful and address all the issues that prevent students from being successful in our system.

Even as our schools improve and the economy grows, nearly three quarters of people in Quincy live below the poverty line. Many

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students live in housing that is not stable, and nearly 60 students living within our school boundaries are considered homeless. Last year, 37 percent of our young people reported feeling depressed and anxious.

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they come to us ready to learn. We are executing plans from our Whole Child Initiative in our Strategic Road Map that include partnering with Quincy Partnership for Youth (formerly Quincy Communities That Care) and the consideration of innovative ideas to support families. We know that we can’t do it alone and are looking to the community to help students so that we can fulfill our promise, Quincy’s promise that, all students graduate from high school and are prepared for the next step in their post-secondary education, career and life.

These are exciting times in the Quincy and surrounding areas as we build schools and a new recreation center and continue to expand our economy. Much progress has been made to get us where we are today, and I have no doubt that by working together as a community, Quincy’s progress will continue well into the future. ♦

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Medical center makes advances on many fronts

Local families express support for hospital and developing vision

By Glenda Bishop

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ince this is the annual Progress Edition, I’ve spent considerable time thinking about what progress means. Depending on context, progress is generally thought to be the process of improving or developing over a period of time. So how do I define “progress” following our November 7th ballot measure? As the count stands at this time, 38 additional “yes” votes were needed to achieve the 60 percent necessary to approve Proposition 1; 1,022 voters said “yes.” Though the ballot measure will most likely fail, these 1,022 votes are evidence of “progress” – almost 58 percent of votes cast, 9 percent more “yes” than the results of ballot measures in the last ten years. Progress.

Progress happened when the Port of Quincy stood solidly next to Quincy Valley Medical Center to advocate for change and a meaningful way to address needed improvements to the physical building. Progress happened when a group of citizens representing the communities of Quincy and

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Progress happened when the Port of Quincy stood solidly next to Quincy Valley Medical Center to advocate for change and a meaningful way to address needed improvements to the physical building.

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Together they agreed that local hospital services are an essential part of the growth Quincy is experiencing. They united under “The Legacy Project,” and challenged the Board of Commissioners to look for a partner, a larger healthcare delivery system

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that could help to bring stabilization through increased services and structure. The Board took this challenge seriously and is moving forward to evaluate all possibilities.

Progress happened when the Board of Commissioners challenged administration and department managers to adjust their budgets and look for cost-saving measures in order to achieve maximum efficiency, and throughout the organization every department did exactly what was asked.

Progress happened when the City of Quincy made a significant step toward assisting with overall financial challenges by participating with Grant County in the hospital district’s warrants.

During the past three months, I have talked to so many of you, community members who have lived in Quincy for decades, and those who have moved to Quincy recently, raising young families in the beautiful Quincy Valley. You have expressed your strong support

for Quincy Valley Medical Center and for the vision we are working to develop. You’ve shared stories about how your families have been impacted during times of emergency. I’ve heard from you since Election Day, stating emphatically your concerns about what will happen next.

I want to answer that question: Quincy Valley Medical Center is committed to progress. We are committed to finding the right partner, and we are committed to identifying a model of healthcare that meets the needs of a rapidly growing and changing community. But we cannot succeed without community support.

Progress is not only a noun; “progress” is a verb, describing the action of making headway and going forward. Quincy Valley Medical Center is committed to action.

We can only be successful by working together with you to reach the goal of viable, sustainable hospital services for the future of Quincy. ♦

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he vitality of our community depends upon the health of our residents.

At Quincy Community Health Center (QCHC) we work hard to serve our patients and our community. For over a decade QCHC has welcomed thousands of patients through its doors with the mission to provide high quality, compassionate, and comprehensive primary health services for the entire family.

At Quincy Community Health Center we see everyone! There is a misconception that we service only patients that may not have insurance, but we are open to everyone. We accept most private insurances as well as Medicaid and Medicare.

We have wonderful staff at our clinic including 6 medical providers and 4 dental providers. Most of our staff not only work in the community of Quincy but also live here. Having a strong con-

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What a privilege and honor it is to be entrusted with helping people when they need us most.

Quincy Community Health Center is a NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), and the PCMH philosophy is “achieving primary care excellence so that care is received in the right place, at the right time, and in the manner that best suits our patient’s individual needs.”

If you are looking for a new medical provider, dentist, or are just curious about us, please give us a call at 787-6423 or come by our new facility at 1450 First Ave. SW. Trust us with your health and dental care needs. We are Healthcare with a Heart. ♦

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Grant PUD: Powering our local way of life Projects help meet needs of customers while preparing for the future

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roviding affordable and reliable energy to the people of Grant County is something Grant PUD has been focused on since it started back in 1938. Back then, local residents wanted a county-wide public utility to provide them with dependable electricity to meet their changing demands. Today, we realize their vision and honor their legacy by delivering energy to nearly 40,000 customers both large and small, and using the power of the Columbia River to generate more than 2,000 megawatts of clean, reliable, affordable energy.

As a public-power agency, Grant PUD is embedded within all the communities of Grant County. That means Grant PUD not only works for the people of Grant County, it is Grant County. As PUD commissioners, we are elected to serve our local customers. We exist to reflect your voice and intentions.

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We are undertaking this extensive work to continue generating clean, renewable energy for decades to come. ties. This gives us a keen desire to not only meet the needs of current customers, but preserve local control of our energy resources for future generations. This model of local control, as envisioned by those early settlers of this county, has allowed your PUD to do many great things for residents since those early years. Most recently it has enabled Grant PUD to: • Provide customers with some of the most affordable and reliable energy in the country at

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Each of these projects helps meet the needs of current and future customers. As a not-forprofit public power utility, our loyalty is to our customers first and foremost. We take pride in the way we collectively power our local way of life. We hope that you will come learn more about our plans to continue delivering excellence in service and leadership by attending one of our public meetings held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at our headquarters in Ephrata. ♦

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Quincy FFA is full of leaders making a difference Club service includes Baby Animal Fair, Highway Cleanup

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This quote, said by Jeremy Bravo, is a saying that I believe can directly relate with the FFA. Throughout my experience with the Quincy FFA chapter, I have had many opportunities to make a difference! Whether it be showing animals at the Grant County Fair, or practicing Parliamentary Procedures for State, leadership is something that everyone comes across.

I am fortunate enough to be in a club that has so many of these opportunities! The Quincy FFA chapter has really taken a place of high standing in the community. With events, such as the Baby Animal Fair and Highway Cleanup, our chapter has made their presence, and willing-

ness to serve, known! Every year, the club puts on a Plant Sale. The Horticulture class in the high school spends all semester growing these plants in our greenhouse. This is an opportunity for the community to come and support FFA through fundraising. A lot of community members do show up, and the sale is usually a success. We are able to help pay student fees for State FFA convention with the money received.

I believe that the Quincy FFA chapter is full of leaders who, whether they believe it or not, are useful and helpful in our community! We go out and help others, and as the old saying goes, “What goes around, comes around!” The people of our town, in the end, come back and help us. ♦

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volunteers and residents of the district cover night and day shifts, but this is becoming more difficult due to work schedules, family activities and general life.

During 2017, the district upgraded apparatus, which in turn allows us to serve you better, purchased a newer wildland engine from the Bureau of Land Management and converted two newer military trucks into wildland engines.

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Grant County Fire District #3 Commissioners, career staff and volunteers appreciate the continued support received throughout the year. ♦

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Colockum Ridge Golf Course 17056 Rd. 5 NW 509.787.6206 www.colockumridgegolf.com Progress 2017