FOUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, August 6, 2003
N ew funding creates
C ounty Investm ent Fund
A s a p a r t o f th e
conditions o f sale o f the former
B o e in g p ro p erty th a t w as
owned by the State o f Oregon,
M orrow County has received
$500,000 to be used for local
economic development efforts.
The M orrow County Court, in
co o p e ra tio n w ith the state
legislature, has developed the
M orrow C ounty Investm ent
Fund to address the need for
flexible project financing in the
county. T hese funds will be
utilized in conjunction w ith
traditional financing sources to
encourage the expansion o f
ex istin g b usinesses and to
prom ote M orrow C ounty as
a good place for outside firms
to locate.
An
a d v is o r y
c o m m itte e
has
been
e s ta b lis h e d to p r e s c r e e n
a p p li c a t i o n s a n d m a k e
recommendations to the Court
for potential financing. This
com m ittee is com prised o f
members o f the local financial
in s t i tu t io n s , c o m m u n ity
r e p r e s e n t a ti v e s a n d th e
c o u n t y ’s
e c o n o m ic
dev elo p m en t director. T he
p o lic ie s a n d p r o c e d u r e s
governing the fund require that
all potential borrow ers first
engage a traditional financial
institution in their project and
that referrals to the fUnd will
com e from those institutions.
T he intent o f the fund is to
provide that portion o f the
funding for viable projects that
is o u ts id e th e s c o p e o f
c u s to m a ry loan p ro d u c ts.
Local banks and savings and
lo an s w ill be re q u ire d to
provide the committee with an
analysis o f the project being
considered and reasons why
th e fu n d is n e e d e d for a
particular project’s success.
R e c o g n iz in g th e
differences in the economies o f
n o rth a n d s o u th M o rro w
C o u n ty , th e C o u r t h a s
determ ined that the program
will try to address that diversity
by providing different types o f
assistance in each region. Due
to the Port o f M orrow ’s strong
business recruitment efforts in
n o rth co u n ty , it h as been
determ ined that the greatest
need there is the expansion o f
the retail, com m ercial and
professional services sector.
By m aking the fund available
for these types o f businesses,
Boardman and Irrigon will be
able to bring more services to
their communities and enhance
the quality o f life for present
and future residents. With the
loss o f the K inzua M ill, the
com m unities in the W illow
Creek Valley, lone, Lexington
and H eppner, are suffering
from a lack o f prim ary jobs.
To add them in their efforts to
replace those jo b s losses, the
fund will focus on industrial
firms in that area o f the county.
A nyone w ish in g to
apply for funding through this
program should first contact
their ow n financial institution
who will provide the necessary
r e f e r r a l to th e A d v is o ry
Committee.
Engagement
Bieiicki-Bioodsworth
W alden fights to keep W alla
W alla VA hospital open
Kevin Bloodsworth and Brenda Bielicki
In r e s p o n s e to a
recent announcem ent that the
Department ofVeteran Affairs
is considering the closure o f the
J o n a th a n M . W a in w rig h t
M edical C enter (V A M C) in
W alla W alla, W ashington,
U .S . C o n g r e s s m a n G re g
Walden (R-OR) has written to
th e S e c re ta ry o f V eterans
Affairs expressing concern that
s u c h a d e c is io n w o u ld
seriously dim inish access to
health care among the region’s
veterans. T he W alla W alla
fa c ility se rv e s s u b sta n tia l
num bers o f veterans living in
northeast Oregon.
In a letter to Secretary
A n th o n y P rin cip i, W alden
n o ted the h igh n u m b er o f
O regon veterans w ho face
lengthy w aiting periods to
receive VA care, as well as the
considerable travel distances
that separate m any veterans in
rural communities from access
to health care. The letter also
highlights the fact that the
r e c e n t M a rk e t P la n n in g
I n it ia t iv e s s u b m itte d b y
V eterans Integrated Service
N e tw o r k 2 0 (V IS N 2 0 ),
which serves Oregon, Alaska,
Idaho and W ashington, has
identified significant gaps in
outpatient primary, specialty,
and m ental health care and
Brenda Krystyne Bielicki, Richland, W A and K evin
C arl B lo o d sw o rth , H erm isto n w ish to an n o u n c e th eir
engagement.
The bride-elect is the daughter o f B em ie and Lynda
Bielicki, o f Richland, WA. She is a 2003 graduate o f Richland
H igh School. She will be attending C entral W ashington
University this fall.
The groom -elect is the son o f Jam es and C arlita
B loodsw orth, o f H erm iston and the grandson o f Barbara
Bloodsworth, o f Heppner. He is a 2001 graduate ofC olorado
State A cadem y, H erm iston. He has attended M t. H ood
Com m unity College, m ajoring in general studies, and will be
attending Perry Technical Institute this fall.
All friends and family are invited to the Aug. 23,2003,
w edding. The w edding will be held in R ichland, WA, at the
N azarene C hurch, 2500 Jericho Road, at 1 p.m.
Marriage Announcement
Davis-Schultz
and sunny skies for W illow
Creek Country C lub’s weekly
Ladies’ Playday.
Pat Edm undson took
low gross o f the field. Joyce
Dinkins and Bernice Lott tied
for low net o f the field. Least
putts o f the field w ent to Pat
Anderson.
In flig h t A , C o ro l
M itchell received low gross;
Eva K ilkenny received low
net; an d B e tty C h ristm an
received least putts. Virginia
G rant had a KP, second shot/
hole #5.
In flig h t B, K aren
B ishop received low gross;
Lynnea Sargent and Suzanne
Jepsen tied for low net; and
Luvilla Sonstegard received
least putts and a KP, second
shot/hole #5.
In flig h t C , D e lla
Heideman received low gross;
Liz O rw ick received low net
and a KP, second shot/hole
# 5 ; a n d B e tty C a r ls o n
received least putts.
Lorrene Montgomery
received a chip in on hole #7
and Pat A nderson had a chip
in on hole #5.
Arlington to host Aluminum
Man Triathlon and a B B Q dinner for each
T h e 2 nd A n n u a l participant. Additional meals
Aluminum M an Triathlon will and drinks are available for a
be held Aug. 9, in A rlington. fee.
The event is only open
The three events will be golf,
to
the
first
40 tw o -p erso n
s h o o tin g c la y b ir d s a n d
teams.
horseshoes.
T h e tr ia th lo n is a
This competition will
b
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n
e
f
it
fo r u n f o u n d e d
have the distinction ofholding
the first tournam ent on China Arlington Sports programs.
To sign up or for more
C reek G o lf Course, the brand
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a tio n , c a ll
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new course in Arlington.
R
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at
454-2060
or
Tw o p e rso n te a m s
454-2219.
com pete for a wide variety o f
p riz e s in clu d in g S eah aw k
football tickets, a rafting trip
down the Deschutes River and
m any more. A “ Hole in O ne”
on the fourth hole, 167 yards,
A*y n*m
w ins $10,000 cash.
Lota off Colon
Winners in each event
Lofoa & Graphics
will be awarded prizes.
E n try is $ 1 0 0 p e r
te a m . E n try fee in c lu d e s
shotgun shells for clay birds
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Conzelm ann, 29, Boardman.
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Sykes nam ed w c c c Ladies’
to SBDC
p,ayday resu,ts
T w enty-three ladies
council
gathered July 29, under warm
D a v id S y k e s o f
H eppner was recently nam ed
t o t h e B lu e M o u n ta in
C om m unity C ollege Sm all
Business Development Center
Advisory Council.
The SBDC provides
services
fo r
t he
people o f
Baker,
Morrow
a n d
Uma t i l l a
c o u n tie s
helping
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successful
businesses.”
Sykes, publisher o f
the H eppner G azette-T im es
new sp ap er and real estate
a g e n t fo r H e rita g e L a n d
C om pany, is also a m em ber
o f the board o f directors o f
both the Heppner Chamber o f
C om m erce and the W illow
C r e e k V a lle y E c o n o m ic
Development Group.
inpatient p sy ch iatry at the
Walla Walla facility.
“ T h e W a lla W alla
Veterans M edical C en ter is
absolutely critical to ensuring
access to health care am ong
veterans in northeast Oregon,
and I have no intention o f
a llo w in g th e ir c a re to be
d im in ish e d ,” said W alden.
“ V eterans in m any parts o f
O re g o n a lre a d y face long
drives and long waiting periods
to receive the care th e y ’re
entitled to, and this proposal
w ould only co m pound the
h a rd s h ip s th e s e m e n an d
w om en are forced to endure.
Every indication suggests that
we should be investing greater
resources in the W alla W alla
facility, not shutting it down. I’ll
continue to w ork closely with
b o th m y O r e g o n a n d
W ash in g to n c o lle a g u e s in
C o n g r e s s to e n s u r e th a t
v eteran s in the N o rth w e st
receive the care th ey ’ve been
promised.”
Jan. 17 yrs.
Hanna, 16 yrs.
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Elizabeth and Robert Schultz, holding Elizabeth's daughter, Evelyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Schultz, o f Heppner, w ish to
announce the marriage o f their son A -1C Robert Calvin Schultz,
H eppner, to A - 1C E lizabeth A nne D avis, o f L ondon, N .H ,
daughter o f Alvin Richard Davis, III, o f London, N.H.
The couple w as m arried Mar. 10, 2003, at C hatan-
Cho, O kinaw a, Japan.
D avis graduated from C oncord C hristian H igh in
Concord, N.H., in 2000. She currently serves in the U.S. A ir
Force as a Biological and Chem ical Warfare instructor.
Schultz is a 1997 graduate o f H eppner High School.
He is currently serving in the U.S. Air Force in Civil Engineering.
T he co u p le resid es at K adena A ir Force B ase,
O kinaw a, Japan.
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