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Business Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 22, 2017 A3 Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch opens in July Luxury ranch to bring jobs to area By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Rosemary Manor Owner Alysia Hafer (left) and Resident Care Manager Jamie Kennedy hold a photo of Hafer’s grandmother, Rosemary. The facility was named after Rosemary to acknowledge her dedication to caring for the elderly. Rosemary Manor offers care around the clock Facility specializes in memory care By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle It’s Johanna Harvey’s 84th birthday. She relaxes in her bed as the TV murmurs quietly in the background. A young girl runs over and gives her a hug. “Happy birthday, Jo!” Johanna hugs back. “You’re so precious,” she says as the girl sits on the edge of Johanna’s bed and tells her about school. Johanna has dementia and is living at Rosemary Manor, an assisted living center specializing in mem- ory care in John Day. Johanna’s son, Pastor Mike Harvey, said he moved his mother to Rosemary af- ter she began falling multi- ple times a week. “My mom has received great care,” he said. The facility opened roughly a year ago and has two caregivers working around the clock with eight employees. Rosemary Man- or specializes in patients with memory problems like Alzheimer’s and dementia. Kennedy lives at the fa- cility with her three daugh- ters and describes it is as one big family. “There’s no such thing as a day off but obviously I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t love what I do. Every one of the residents here have become my family,” Kennedy said. Rosemary Manor owner Alysia Hafer named the fa- cility after her grandmother, Rosemary, in recognition of her dedication to caring for the elderly. Rosemary Manor has three current residents but can accommodate up to five. The facility offers hospice and end-of-life care, and though death is difficult, Ha- fer said it’s part of the job. Families of residents are able to visit as they please. Rosemary has an open-door policy. One way Rosemary dif- fers from traditional care facilities is the ratio of care providers to residents. “It’s a lot more one on one. It’s a lot more person- al,” Hafer said. “We have the time to get to know them on a personal level and real- ly cater to what they need.” They offer a home-like at- mosphere with nursing-level care, according to Hafer. The day-to-day life for residents varies. They have scheduled mealtimes but aren’t required to stick to them. Much of the day is dedicated to patient care, and some specialists and doctors are willing to make regular house calls and visits to the home. Residents can take part in activities like trips to the Kam Wah Chung Museum, county library and, for Johanna, cele- brating her birthday with a family dinner at the Outpost. The Retreat at Silvies Valley Ranch hopes to at- tract international guests and provide a variety of jobs to locals. The retreat plans to open in July and will emphasize natural beauty and the West- ern tradition of the area, ac- cording to a Silvies Valley press release. The boutique resort is be- ing developed in partnership with the Campbell family, who have lived in the area since the 1800s. “Our family has had the opportunity to relish in the breathtaking vistas, abun- dance of wildlife and natural beauty of this region for gen- erations, and we are eager to share our experience with the rest of the world,” Dr. Scott Campbell said. “Our hope is that guests from across the globe will be drawn to the property through golf and outdoor activities, fos- tering a connection with the natural beauty of the land- scape; a place that we have had the privilege to call home for so many years and helping to recover the local economy.” The ranch will continue to raise goats and cattle in conjunction with guest ser- vices. Visitors can experience activities like shooting, rounding up cattle, fishing, exploring, wagon rides, In- dian cave tours and Western gourmet dining. Contributed photo The golf course at the Silvies Valley Ranch. The 140,000-acre ranch will add a 34-person ranch house, 40-person conference center, a fitness center, a car- riage house, pistol and rifle ranges and hiking and biking trails. Developers are placing an emphasis on making the facility self-sustaining. The clubhouse will rely on solar power, and swallows and bats will be used for mosqui- to control instead of insecti- cides. Native plants will be used on the property, and gravi- ty-powered well irrigation will cover 60 percent of the property. The ranch hopes to offer as many as 55 jobs ranging from $12 to $60 an hour, many of which will be available to locals, accord- ing to Vice President for Livestock and Guest Ser- vices Colby Marshall. This number could almost dou- ble by 2019 if all goes as planned. An influx of tourists would also create opportuni- ties for local craftsmen, con- tractors and entrepreneurs, Marshall said. The property also plans to provide dozens of scholar- ships to local college-bound students. Guests and locals will be able to use two revers- ible 18-hole courses, an eight-hole ridge course and a mountain meadow nine- hole par 3 course golf cours- es. Locals may be able to access the courses at a dis- counted rate, according to Marshall. Northwest golf architect Dan Hixson, known for the Bandon Crossings course in Bandon, designed the courses to cater to a variety of skill levels and feature a multitude of bunkers, but no water hazards. “Our goal was to create the most unique golf design in the world, providing doz- ens of golf rounds that are fun, challenging and pictur- esque,” Hixson said. “We were inspired by the purity of Scottish links, allowing for true personal connec- tions as you play, and I think we achieved that.” BEO Bancorp earnings up 12 percent in 2016 Blue Mountain Eagle BEO Bancorp and its subsidi- ary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, an- nounced consolidated year end 2016 earnings of $3,389,000, an increase of 12.3 percent, com- pared to $3,017,000 in 2015, according to a press release from the business. Basic earnings per share were up 13.8 percent from $2.46 in 2015 to $2.80 in 2016. Total assets increased 7 percent from $357.3 million to $382.2 million. Net loans ended 2016 at $302.3 million, up 6.6 percent year over year. Deposits increased 7 percent from $317.7 million to $340.1 million. “Net income is at an all-time high for BEO Bancorp,” Presi- dent and CEO Jeff Bailey said in the release. “The increase in profits was fueled by strong net interest income and provision for loan losses which was down 51.7% year over year.” Attention Grant County Veterans: Did you know Grant County Veterans Services Officer is available to assist YOU in applying for all VA benefits you may be entitled to? See your Grant County Veteran Services Officer today for more information, located at Grant County Court House. Every other Monday in John Day at Blue Mountain Hospital 170 Ford Rd. • 541-575-1311 Jeff Wilcox Grant County Victim Assistance Program Heart of Grant County 541-575-4026 541-620-1342 This project was supported by Grant No. 2015-WR-AX-0008 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. 05172 05310
