Wildhorse Foundation makes funds
available for Morrow County
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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
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Since its inception it has
given out $6.5 million in
the seven-county area,
but “only $230,000 has
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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
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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
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