This article sponsored by Jamieson Produce and Y-1 Farms.
Jamieson Produce is an onion packing shed located in Vale, Oregon that packs and ships onions across
the United States 12 months of the year. It has been in operation for nearly 40 years and currently
employees about 50 people. Over the years our business has grown and to date we pack and ship over 100 million pounds of onions each year. We appreciate the quality onions our growers provide and the hard work our employees do every day. Jamieson Produce is owned by Doug and Terrie Maag and managed by Jeff Stubbs.
Y-1 Farms is located in Jamieson, Oregon and is owned by Doug and Terrie Maag and Corey and Mandi
Maag. Various row crops such as onions, sugar beets, silage corn, alfalfa, and wheat are grown on
nearly 2000 acres. The feed crops are used to provide feed for the feedlot they operate. Up to 12,000
head of cattle can be fed at Y-1 Farms. Y-1 Farms was established in 1985 but the Maag Family was
farming before that. Doug farmed with his father, Warner Maag, for several years prior before
purchasing his own farm. Y-1 Farms employs about 20 full-time employees to assist in operating the
farm. We are extremely grateful for our employees and the hard work they provide.
John L. Braese
VALE – The Vale volleyball team pushed their 3A Eastern Oregon League record to 5-1 with a 3-0 victory over the visiting Nyssa Bulldogs on Tuesday, Oct. 3 in the Viking gym.
The Vikings jumped out early in the first set, leading 8-3 and continuing until Bulldog coach Katie Johnson called for a timeout with the Dawgs trailing 4-13. A kill by Brogan Payne gave Vale a 25-10 first set victory.
Set two proved to be a repeat as Vale was out early, 9-1. As Vale coach Shannon Steele started to shuttle starters in and out, a block kill by Sadie Graviet put the Vikings up 2-0 after a second set win, 25-12.
Nyssa was able to claim the lead early in the third set, leading 4-2 early. The Viks stormed back to take the lead at 5-4 and never looked back, winning the set 25-12 and closing out the match.
“We followed our roles tonight and our substitutes played well,” said senior Jojo Cleaver. “This has been my favorite year of playing volleyball as this team has been playing together since we were just little kids.”
Cleaver led the Viking offense with six kills followed by Halle Peterson, Payne and Graviet, all with five kills. Cleaver also added 16 assists and Teresa Gonzalez adding 12 assists.
Elise Seals put in 13 digs while Cleaver finished her night with eight digs. Wrenna Cooke finished with six digs as did McKenna Justus while Ella Nieskins came off the bench for four digs.
As a team, Vale served at 92 percent against the Bulldogs.
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