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Newspaper Page TextBUSINESS MyEagleNews.com Wednesday, August 19, 2020 A9 Touring Grant County through virtual reality “All of these videos were shot in 2019 and it’s a coincidence that the pandemic hit and we’re seeing the local economy struggling,” OTEC Communications Coordinator Joe Hathaway said. “We were thinking it was a good time to roll these out now to try and drive economic recovery and do anything we can do to help the communities we serve.” Hathaway said the plan is to have the videos available at visitor centers throughout the counties, the state and possibly the nation. Another goal is to drive tourism, so when the pan- demic ends, people will have an idea of where they can travel. “It’s not like seeing a still photo from a magazine,” Hathaway said. “You’re actually immersed into what the counties have to offer.” Hathaway said this has been a col- laborative effort between OTEC and many economic development part- ners from around the counties and at the local level. He said the team is focusing on tourism and agricul- OTEC looking to help drive tourism and improve economic development in Grant County By Rudy Diaz Blue Mountain Eagle Technology has provided oppor- tunities to work from home and finish classes remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, and now it will help promote tourism in Grant County. Oregon Trail Electric Coopera- tive worked with Golden Shovel, a company that specializes in using virtual reality for economic devel- opment, to develop VR experiences focused on several counties in East- ern Oregon. The virtual tour of Grant County consist of an eight minute video, narrated by a woman, which takes participants through parts of John The Eagle/Rudy Diaz Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Communications Coordinator Joe Hatha- way, left, gives Steven Mitchell a demonstration of the co-op’s new virtual reality tour of Grant County. Day, Prairie City, Canyon City and more. With the VR headset, the video becomes immersive as people can view 360 degrees and observe their surroundings as if they were phys- ically at the location — from bike rides to scenic viewpoints. tural tourism with other possibilities in the future. Each video cost about $6,000 to produce. OTEC received financial assistance from the counties they serve and Travel Oregon, an agency working to enhance Oregon’s econ- omy through tourism. “We feel this is an investment into the community to help drive economic development in the com- munities we serve,” Hathaway said. “We’re owned by the members... We want to do our part to help the com- munity out, and this is just one way to do our part and help out because they give so much to us.” He said, while OTEC’s priority is to deliver safe and reliable power, they want to make sure the commu- nities are also doing well. Videos are available at eco- nomicdevelopment.otec.coop. A VR headset is not necessary to view the videos, and spectators can still use their computer’s mouse to view the surroundings. The Eagle/Steven Mitchell Darla Fletcher, left, and Ernie Slavey of Central Oregon play a game of Jenga at the North Fork RV and Camping Park on the North Fork of the John Day River July 4 on the deck owner Steve Mills recently built. Mills said next year he hopes to host live music on the property. Mills adds on to North Fork RV and Camping Park The Eagle/Steven Mitchell The Stagecoach food cart parks in front of the Dayville Merc. Co-owner Scott Knapp took over the Dayville Merc last year. Stagecoach food cart adapting to pandemic “WITH ALL THE DIVISION AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN SOCIETY, WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN REALLY REACH OUT AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH FOOD.” Truck features frontier-style menu By Steven Mitchell Blue Mountain Eagle A Dayville food truck is making its way around the county. Like other food trucks in the coun- try, the Stagecoach finds ways to adapt to the pandemic and make it through tumultuous times while bringing people together through food. Scott Knapp, co-owner of the food truck, said he and his partners Janet Garlin and Melody McGregor planned to have the Stagecoach at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center at the John Day Fossil Beds. However, the coronavirus outbreak upended their plans. But, with social distancing and take- out built into the food truck business model, Knapp said the Stagecoach is ready to help the community. “It is COVID-19-friendly,” he said. “I mean, we can literally make it a drive-up, drive-to or walk-up, set the standards and keep the community safe.” Knapp said the Stagecoach will pre- pare grab-and-go lunches for the fire- fighters this season, and he said they plan to work with the Grant County Chamber of Commerce on nonprofit projects to help raise money in the community. 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