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• Winemaker remains dedicated through cancer battle

  Winemaker remains dedicated through cancer battle

  Winemakers throughout the Northwest struggled with weather during this fall's trying harvest, but the winemaker for Willamette Valley Vineyards had a much bigger battle: cancer.

  Forrest Klaffke has been with the Turner, Ore., winery for 18 years and has led the winemaking efforts for the past decade.

  "He's an amazing guy," said Jim Bernau, CEO and founder of Willamette Valley Vineyards. "He's a remarkable team member who has incredible dedication. He's the first one here in the morning and the last one to leave."

• First Solar shares plunge on project delay

  First Solar shares plunge on project delay

  First Solar is warning that a construction delay threatens to undo its sale of a large solar project planned for Los Angeles County to power producer Exelon Corp.

• Pasco hires police chief with 18 years of experience

  Pasco hires police chief with 18 years of experience

  Pasco's new police chief comes with 18 years of experience as chief in four Michigan towns.

  Robert Metzger replaces Chief Denis Austin, who retires Wednesday.

  Metzger is to meet Wednesday with Pasco City Council members, some city employees and law enforcement officials.

• Legacy Ford of Pasco continues high sales

  Legacy Ford of Pasco continues high sales

  Legacy Ford of Pasco continued to see a higher increase in sales than the state average for Ford dealerships in September, according to a Ford news release.

  Car and truck sales were up 28 percent compared with September 2010, while the state average was a 24 percent increase.

  Legacy Ford saw an increase of 78 percent in Fusion sales, 300 percent jump in both Mustang and Explorer sales and 500 percent growth in Ranger sales.

• Oregon wineries in for late start

  Oregon wineries in for late start

  PORTLAND -- Just a few vintages ago, Oregon's winemakers and vineyard managers routinely pronounced September's weather as key to whether the year's wines would go down as great, good or best used for cooking.

  Meteorologically speaking, things have changed and not necessarily for the better -- at least, not for the faint of heart.

  "Last year was my latest ever in 25 harvests in Oregon," said Joe Dobbes, owner of Dobbes Family Estate in Dundee. "This year, we're behind even that. Now we are looking at the first few weeks in October as being pivotal."