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Wildhorse Foundation makes funds available for Morrow County 11 1 1 1 ■ 1 111 ■ ) • ■ > 11 ' I ' 11 1 11 111 11 ' 1 Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Librar) University o f Oregon Lugene. OR 97403 'Use us says foundation administrator Bv David Sykes “Use us, please,” Tiah DeGrofft of the Wildhorse Foundation told the Heppner Chamber of Commerce recently when urging people to apply for grants available through the foundation. The foundation was formed in 2001 to organize the charitable giving on behalf of Wildhorse Resort & Casino located MORROW COUNTY TOURISM on the Umatilla Indian Reservation outside of miichty ( otumbu Rjwr lo th* jm tur Pendleton. Mur Mountain», Morrow County 1« « w Jd lrtr and ulfti Since its inception it has given out $6.5 million in the seven-county area, but “only $230,000 has «tfuiiiun Mk*Lrm à l M come to Morrow County,” DeGrofft told the Chamber, as she urged eligible organizations to make application for the funds. She said the foundation has money available for the following uses: Last year’s Morrow County ad in the Visitors Guide “arts, cultural activities, education, environmental response grant which is year. In other business at the protection. Gambling good for up to $ 1,000 and addiction prevention, can be obtained within 15 Nov. 15 Chamber meeting, to 20 days. Rapid Response the group heard from e d u c a t i o n grant applications Yolanda Lennon, account treatment, historic are made directly executive of the Eastern Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon p r e s e r v a t i o n , to her. Oregon Visitors Guide. public health, A six person board Lennon told the chamber public safety will review the that 100,000 of the visitors and salmon grants and decide guides will be printed restoration.” She which ones are this year and how the explained how funded, DeGrofft publication has to apply for the Tiah said. The DeGrofft of become a major funds. coverage force in advertising “You can get the Wildhorse area is Eastern Oregon grant application Foundation Morrow, for tourists. online,” says The full color DeGrofft. The web address Umatilla , Union Wallowa magazine features is: wildhorseresort.com/ and a d v e r t i s e me n t s footer/appl ication.htm l. counties in Oregon Benton, Yolanda and editorial An eligible organization and material featuring can download the grant Columbiaand Walla Lennon of different counties application, fill it out and Walla Counties in Eastern Oregon and recreational then mail it, or drop it off Washington. opportunities in at the security desk at the To fund the grants, Visitors foundation Guide Eastern Oregon casino. The grants are the three Morrow Countv given out four times during receives the year, and organizations percent of the net gaming went together on a full Floats light up Heppner's Main Street during last year's are eligible for up to revenues from Wildhorse page ad in last year’s guide Christmas parade of lights $20,000 per year. She also Resort & Casino, and featuring all cities in the explained there is a rapid grants total $800,000 per county. where there will be stations for browsing. set up for shoppers to make S hoppers may also some fast crafts and take want to make sure they are them home at a minimal at the tree outside the post cost; and they will have a office right after the Parade sale going on all day from of Lights (about 6 p.m.) so 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. they can watch the Hepp Morrow County Health donated $2,500. MCHD and Mahoney pointed out -Sweet Productions will ner Day Care and Heppner had earmarked $25,000 some expensive projects be holding a gingerbread Elementary School chil District CEO Michael toward the project and that the district will have house workshop from 5:30- dren hang their homemade Blauer and Chief Financial will borrow $75,000 each to undertake in the near 7 p.m., all ages welcome, Christmas ornaments. Plan Officer Nicole Mahoney from BEO and the Morrow future, including upgrades reservations would be ap on staying downtown to eat; told the board, at their Equity Fund to complete to the hospital's financial preciated by Wed.. Nov. 28 shop at all of our local mer regular meeting Monday the funding formula. electronic medical records (large kit is $15 and small chants and enjoy the sounds night at Pioneer Memorial Blauer commented that system which will range Hospital, that the $275,000 is $5). and sights of Christmas... the support the district has from around $100,000 to -The Victorian Rose and don’t forget to ask for required to fund the Irrigon $ 180,000, and an electronic received for this project will be serving Christmas your rewards card with ev Clinic remodel is now in records upgrade to the has been “wonderful.” place. cookies all day and will ery purchase. clinic, in the neighborhood Board Chair Larry Mills Mahoney said that the have plenty of merchandise of $154,000, depending suggested that a plaque be Meyer Memorial Trust on negotiations with made honoring the donors. has donated $47,500 Healthland, the electronic Mills remarked towards the project, along with Good Shepherd that with the district’s medical records company. Community Hospital and current healthy cash flow, Mahoney said that the the Ford Foundation, which MCHD might want to total cost of the electronic have each contributed pay down some other medical records system, will include the lone band drawn after the 7 p.m. $25,000, and Bank of loans, particularly the mandated by the federal andchoirunderthedirection performance. district’s current USDA government, will be over Tickets are $10 for Eastern Oregon, which loan. However Blauer of Jordan Bemrose. In the -Continued on page SIX evening, Rick Drake's adults and $5 for children students in the Heppner Jr. 12 and under. A portion High choir will sing and a of the proceeds will be brass group from Heppner given to Heppner and High School will play. lone schools for music Both performances will education. Over the last The annual Commu meal to be served at the St. ing. The United Methodist three years, this event has nity Thanksgiving Dinner, Patrick Senior Center the Church donated the use have adult choirs, children raised $2,421 for music held at All Saints’ Episco following day. She reported of their kitchen for turkey singing, instrumental education in Heppner and pal Church on Thanksgiv that 15 volunteers helped carving. The Bank of East numbers and a puppet lone. ing Day, served around 70 set up the tables, peeled ern Oregon donated eight show. Call Dorine Enz at people at the dinner, sent 60 pounds o f potatoes, turkeys, said Britt. The winning tickets A nyone who w ould 541-676-9224 to reserve 30 meals home with people carved turkeys, washed for the OSU and U of O like to help with the ex tickets or buy tickets at the who attended and provided dishes, cleared tables, said fabric doll beds will be penses o f the dinner may door. three shut-in meals, said the prayer at dinner and donate to the Community organizer Shelli Britt. The did clean-up detail. Forty Thanksgiving Dinner ac dinner was free to attend. other people donated sal count at BEO with Pastors Britt said that leftovers ads, desserts and other food Katy Anderson, Keith Price were given to John and and beverage items for the and Jonathon Enz signers Nancy Gochnauer for the dinner and did the decorat on the account. available at the Heppner email address, or email the C ham ber o f C om m erce chamber at heppnercham- Office, Bank o f Eastern ber@centuryte 1. net. Oregon, Kuhn & Spicer, Catering is by Alvin Community Bank and the Liu of Cornerstone Gallery. post office. Town and Country meal The form s m ust be tickets are $20 each and turned into the chamber may be purchased starting office or to Kuhn Law Of Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 fices by Friday, Dec. 21. at the Heppner Chamber, Contact the chamber office Community Bank, Mur M o r r o w C o u n ty G r a in G r o w e r s at 676-5536 to get a form ray ’s Drug and Bank o f ^ B L«xington^89^221^4J00^52-73£6^rjM»na»q»|pB»i^ sent electronically; leave an Eastern Oregon. ESCAPE V MORROW x g rK VOL. 131 N 0 .4 7 6 Pages Customer Appreciation Day, Light Parade Thursday Local merchants have planned special customer appreciation activities and extended hours this Thurs day, Nov. 29, to kick off the Christmas holiday season. Some of the activities include: -Community Bank will serve refreshments for any one stopping by. -Bank of Eastern Or egon w ill have a draw ing for a small, decorated Christm as tree and will serve refreshments from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -Heppner Family Foods will offer free Starbuck’s coffee for their customers all day. -Murray’s Drug will be having hourly door prizes, the wish-list treasure hunt will start (with the winner being announced during the Dec. 20 Christmas event), cookies and punch will be available throughout the day and there will be a mini wine tasting from 5-7 p.m. -The Quilter’s Round- Up is offering refreshments; shoppers can participate in the “Make and Take,” Funding in place for Irrigon Clinic remodel ‘Christmas Is . . music program Dec. 9 Looking for an event to nourish your Christmas spirit and support music in our schools? Then “Christmas Is...” is for you. This community music program will be Sunday, December 9 with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. and an evening performance at 7 p.m. at the Heppner United Methodist Church. Dessert and coffee will be served following each performance. The afternoon show Over 70 people enjoy Community Thanksgiving Dinner Time to nominate man, woman, business, educator of the year It’s time to nominate community members for the Woman of the Year, Man of the Year, Business of the Year, Citizen-Educator- of the Year, Lifetime Achieve ment and the Youth Award which will be presented at the Heppner Town and Country Banquet on Thurs day, Jan. 10, at the Morrow County Fairgrounds. Nomination forms are I UP TO 40% OFF \ * »
