Nominations sought for pear committee
YAKIMA — Nominations for two seats on the Processed Pear Committee will be accepted during a meeting March 1. The annual meeting of the “Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service” is scheduled for 11 a.m. in the meeting room of the W.L. Hansen Building, 105 South 18th St., Yakima.
Open seats are both on the processor committee, Position No. 1 and Position No. 3. The incumbent for Position No. 1 is Steve Carlson, Yakima; Michael Fuerst, Yakima, is the first alternate. The second alternate position is vacant.
Rich Baldoz of Yakima is the incumbent for Position No. 3. The first and second alternate positions are vacant.
Positions are two-year terms, beginning July 1.
The pear committee was established “to administer federal marketing order provisions relating to the handling of pears for processing,” according to a press release from the committee. Women, minorities and people with physical challenges are encouraged to attend the meeting and participate in the elections.
— Staff report
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