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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
$90K in grant funding available immediately for small businesses
2020, compared to the same month
2019.
“All businesses that have fewer
than 25 employees, are located in
Grant County and have experienced a
25% or greater loss due to COVID-19
are eligible,” she said.
Businesses with five or fewer
staff members can get a minimum
of $2,500 or an amount equal to two
months of fixed expenses up to a max-
imum of $5,000. Those with six to 10
employees qualify for a minimum of
$5,000 or up to 60 days of fixed costs
up to $10,000.
Small businesses with 11 to 15
people on their payroll are eligible
for $7,500 or a maximum of $15,000
in fixed expenses, while those with
between 16 and 20 are eligible for
$10,000 or a maximum of $20,000.
Businesses with between 21 to 25
employees get a minimum of $12,500
and are capped at $25,000 of 60 days
of fixed expenses.
The applications, said LeQuieu,
will be reviewed in a lottery-deter-
mined order by Community Lending
Works, a community development
financial institution that offers credit,
capital, and financial services to eco-
nomically distressed areas.
LeQuieu said she worked with
CDFI to create a grant program that
Businesses that received
previous assistance are
now eligible
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
More help is available for Grant
County’s small businesses that are
still reeling from the economic fallout
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stephanie LeQuieu, Grant County
rural venture catalyst with Oregon
RAIN, said this round of funding is
through a partnership between Grant
County and Community Lending
Works and has significant changes.
First, she said, the available fund-
ing amount is high, roughly $60,000
and will remain open until the money
is exhausted.
Second, she said, businesses that
received federal funding, including
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic
Security Act, Small Business Loans,
and Economic Injury Disaster Loans
are now eligible to apply for grants.
“This is very cool,” she said. “And
I encourage everyone who has applied
and received, or who hasn’t applied
because they either feel they don’t
qualify, or were denied in round 1.”
She said Grant County also has
Eagle file photo
Stephanie LeQuieu, Oregon RAIN ru-
ral catalyst, speaks during a session
of Grant County Court in June.
another $30,000 in grant funding
available through Business Oregon.
Like the county’s grant program, the
PPP and EIDL are no longer restric-
tions for eligibility for this round.
Grants of $5,000 and above are
now available to small businesses
that have received less than $100,000
in federal relief. Businesses with 25
or fewer employees are eligible if
they were either forced to shut down
by state order or can demonstrate a
25% drop in gross revenue in a given
month between March and August of
would “offset” the strict rules with the
CARES Act.
The program only allowed those
businesses that had not received emer-
gency federal assistance, including
the SBA, Payroll Protection Program,
EIDL, or other federal programs for
emergency pandemic funding.
“I saw that as a potential hardship,
from the beginning, as with many
people,” she said. She said EIDL was
originally never a part of the CARES
Act.
The EIDL advance program pro-
vided small businesses, independent
contractors, nonprofits and agricul-
tural businesses a total of $20 billion
in emergency funding.
The program provided a $1,000
grant per employee of a small busi-
ness, up to a maximum of $10,000.
Independent contractors, such as hair-
stylists, were entitled to $1,000. The
grant did not have to be repaid, and
recipients did not have to be approved
for a loan.
“($1,000) is a drop in the bucket
for what a lot of people lost over that
period of time,” LeQuieu said.
She said many businesses are still
“playing catch up” from the shut-
down and sluggish tourism season,
and she said leaders at the county and
city levels are concerned as winter
OBITUARIES
David ‘Lynn’ Wininger
Contributed photo
Dr. Wesley Campbell, who
was named chief of infectious
diseases in January at Walter
Reed Medical Center, was one
of numerous physicians to use
their expertise to aid President
Donald Trump when he was
hospitalized with COVID-19.
Eagle file photo
Retired Capt. William Camp-
bell stands for a photo on the
Bridge Street bridge follow-
ing the annual Memorial Day
ceremony in Prairie City in
2017.
Son of Prairie City graduate
provides health expertise for
president at Walter Reed
Blue Mountain Eagle
The son of a Prairie City
graduate provided health
expertise to aid in President
Donald Trump’s recovery at
Walter Reed Medical Center.
Captain William Campbell,
who is a veteran of the Viet-
nam War and now resides in
Rockville, Maryland, said his
son, Dr. Wesley Campbell,
who is a commander in the
U.S. Navy stationed at Walter
Reed National Medical Cen-
ter, was named chief of infec-
tious diseases in January.
Wesley Campbell was one
of the numerous physicians
to use their expertise to aid
Trump when he was hospital-
ized with COVID-19 earlier
this month, according to Wil-
liam Campbell.
William Campbell, who
graduated from Prairie City
High School and served in the
military for 36 years, said his
son has been in the military
for a little over 16 years and
is the third of three genera-
tions to serve in the military.
William Campbell and Wes-
ley Campbell were in active
duty together for a few months
before he retired.
Aug. 9, 1948 – Sept. 29, 2020
David “Lynn” Wininger, age 72, passed away on Tues-
day, Sept. 29, 2020, in Prairie City, Oregon, at Blue Moun-
tain Care Center after a short illness.
Lynn was born on Aug. 9, 1948,
in Ontario, Oregon, to Hazel (Wolfe)
and Eldridge Wininger. He attended
high school in Payette, Idaho,
and continued his studies at Trea-
sure Valley Community College in
Ontario, Oregon. He married Debbie
Brubaker in 1968 and had two chil-
dren, David and Holly. They later
divorced.
He worked for auto parts stores
in the Payette, Idaho, and Ontario, Oregon, area most of his
life, retiring in 2010.
Lynn has always been a car guy since he was a young
boy. On trips to Midvale, Idaho, for Thanksgiving, he would
name, make, model and year of every car that passed. In
younger years, he worked and raced his 1941 Studebaker
at Firebird Raceway in Meridian, Idaho. He also enjoyed
restoring classic cars and has won several trophies at local
car shows. Lynn has spent the last five years in Dale, Ore-
gon, with his niece.
Lynn was proceeded in death by his parents; son, David
Wininger and daughter, Holly Wininger; sister, Dovie Orth;
and brothers, Kenny, Bud and Jerry Wininger.
Survivors include his grandson Cameron Seito and one
great-granddaughter.
Per the family’s request, a service is not planned at this time.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation through Driskill Memorial Chapel, 241 S. Canyon
Blvd., John Day, OR 97845.
To leave an online condolence for the family, visit driskill-
memorialchapel.com.
Claris Jean (Campbell) Fraley
Claris Jean (Campbell) Fraley, 89, passed away Oct. 5
in The Dalles. Graveside services are planned for 11 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24, at The I.O.O.F Cherry Heights Ceme-
tery, 1100 W. 18th St., The Dalles. A reception will imme-
diately follow at The Dalles Civic Auditorium, 323 E.
Fourth St. Visit andersonstributecenter.com to leave a note
of condolence for the family.
American
Legion
Auxiliary to
meet Oct. 16
I think of you and miss you every day,
Clayton. You will never be forgotten.
Love, Mom
Blue Mountain Eagle
The Ellis Tracey Unit
of the American Legion
Auxiliary will meet at
2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at
the Grant County Chamber
of Commerce office. All
members are encouraged
to attend.
approaches.
“Tourism sustains a lot of our busi-
nesses through the winter,” she said.
“The decrease in tourism, the delay in
opening has left many of them play-
ing catch up. When you accrue debt, it
does not just go away.”
LeQuieu said she wants business
owners to know they are not facing
the economic downturn alone.
“Business owners that I’ve talked
to throughout the state and even in
other states are facing very similar
challenges,” she said.
“Many are making decisions that
they never thought they would have
to make, and we’re all rooting for our
business owners to come out of this.
Nobody here wants to see any busi-
ness fail.”
LeQuieu said business owners
interested in the Grant County pro-
gram can go to communitylending-
works.org to fill out the “State of Ore-
gon COVID-19 Emergency Small
Business Emergency Application.”
Those interested in applying for
Business Oregon’s round four of
funding can fill out the supplemen-
tal application below the emergency
application.
LeQuieu can be reached at 541-
965-1598 or via email at stephanie@
oregonrain.org to answer questions.
John Day Friday Street
Fair and Harvest Festival
planned this weekend
By Steven Mitchell
Blue Mountain Eagle
Those looking for fun,
spaced-out, masked and safe
Halloween activities can
check out John Day’s Friday
Street Fair, from 5-9 p.m.
at the Grant County Fair-
grounds Heritage Barn.
The event will serve com-
plimentary burgers courtesy
of emergency services offi-
cers, as they did last month.
Free pumpkins will be
available for kids to partici-
pate in a painting contest for
prizes while Rob Raschio
and Sam Stinnett will judge
an adult costume contest.
The Heritage Barn,
according to the event’s
flyer, has limited capac-
ity, and face masks are
required.
Saturday’s John Day
Farmers Market Harvest
Festival, from 8:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at the Heritage
Barn, will feature a kids
costume contest, along with
the chance to enter a draw-
ing for a “John Day Farmers
Market Showcase Basket.”
The event will also fea-
ture there will be quilts
from the quilt walk.
John Day Farmers Mar-
ket Manager Stephanie
LeQuieu said the Harvest
Festival wraps up the sea-
son for both the Farmers
Market and John Day Street
Fair.
Malheur National Forest
lifts public use restrictions
Blue Mountain Eagle
Due to decreased fire dan-
ger, fire managers lifted all
public use restrictions per-
taining to campfires, chain-
saw use, smoking and off-
road travel on the Malheur
National Forest Friday
Industrial Fire Precaution
Level I is being implemented,
and the fire danger level is
moderate across the forest.
A one-hour fire watch is
always recommended after
saw operations cease. Saw
operators are required to
have a shovel (8 inches wide,
26 inches in length) and fire
extinguisher (minimum AB 8
oz.) in their possession.
Campfires should be in fire
pits surrounded by dirt, rock
or commercial rings, and in
areas not conducive to rapid
fire spread. Campfires should
have a minimum clearance
of 3 feet from the edge of
the fire pit. Use existing pits
wherever possible. Camp-
fires must be attended at all
times, and completely extin-
guished prior to leaving. Per-
sons with campfires should
have a tool such as a shovel
and one gallon of water in
their possession.
For more information
about Industrial Fire Pre-
caution Levels and Malheur
National Forest public use
restrictions, call 541-575-
3000 or visit fs.usda.gov/
malheur.
Oregon Department of
Forestry’s regulated-use clo-
sure in the Central Oregon
District was also terminated
Oct. 14. Fire managers have
determined the recent cooler
weather and widespread pre-
cipitation across ODF’s Central
Oregon District have reduced
the risk of rapid fire spread and
these prevention measures are
no longer necessary. Fire sea-
son remains in effect.
Open burning and debris
burning without a permit is
prohibited on ODF protected
lands during fire season.
Additional county or local
fire department restrictions
may also be in effect. Use of
tracer ammunition or explod-
ing targets during fire season
is not allowed.
Current restrictions can be
found at odfcentraloregon.
com.
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In the Sept. 30 article “Documentation miss-
ing for county’s COVID-19 reimbursement,”
the Eagle reported Grant County Treasurer
Julie Ellison returned from vacation Sept. 21.
Ellison was out of the office from Sept. 10-21
on scheduled personal time off.
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