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SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, December 11, 2024 Heppner receives Wildhorse grant for park remodel WWW.HEPPNER.NET Submit News, Advertising & Announcements Letters To The Editor Send Us Photos YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! Submit Ads heppner.net Call 541-676-9228 Email graphics@rapidserve.net We also offer design and printing services "EARS"OF EXPERIENCE Heppner City Park. -Contributed photo Ready to help with your hearing healthcare needs 600 NW 11th Street Suite E-21 Hermiston, OR 97838 P.S. Ask us about our financing options! (541) 371-1900 A designer’s rendition of what the park remodel could look like. -Contributed The City of Heppner is a step closer to its fundrais- ing goal for a remodel of Heppner City Park courtesy of a $20,000 grant from the Wildhorse Foundation. When discussing proj- ects around the city, Hep- pner identified Heppner City Park on North Main St. as needing its aging equipment replaced. In fact, when research- ing options, members of the Heppner Beautification Committee realized that the playground equipment lacked inclusive features to accommodate all visitors. Knowing the nearest play- ground with these features is a 45-minute drive, one- way, the city has focused the remodel on features that promote inclusivity and access. The funds received from this grant will directly assist in replacing the aged equipment with new equip- ment and ground-covering accessible to visitors of all levels of mobility to enjoy. “The City of Heppner is very appreciative of the generosity of the Wildhorse Foundation in their support of our city park remodel. Rural communities have fewer funding resources available than metropolitan areas and the Wildhorse Foundation helps cities and nonprofits bridge the fund- ing gap,” said Heppner City Manager John Doherty. “Our project goals would not be attainable without grant funds, such as those we are receiving from The Wildhorse Foundation.” Each year, the Wild- horse Foundation makes grants to eligible nonprof- it, government and Tribal organizations within the homeland area of the Cay- use, Umatilla and Walla Walla people. Also eligible for funding are Tribal gov- ernment agencies or Indian charitable organizations with their base of opera- tions within Oregon, as well as national or regional Indian organizations. The Wildhorse Foun- dation has awarded a total of over $18 million in grant funding since its establish- ment in 2001. Grants are awarded on a quarterly ba- sis with the deadlines being Jan. 1, April 1, July 1, and Oct. 1. For more informa- tion, visit the Foundation’s website at www.TheWild- horseFoundation.com. The City of Heppner serves approximately 1,200 residents in rural Morrow County. In addition to pro- viding water and wastewa- ter services to residents, the city maintains public parks within city limits. The city strives to balance the need for infrastructure improve- ments along with quali- ty-of-life improvements, such as the improvement of parks and their access and usability. About the Wildhorse Foundation: The fund re- flects the commitment of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Res- ervation to take a proac- tive, positive role in the well-being of the commu- nity. Funds, derived from a percentage of revenues from Wildhorse Resort & Casino, are managed and distributed by a Board of Directors comprised of community leaders and rep- resentatives of the CTUIR. ODFW commission to meet Dec. 12-13 in Salem SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE in Salem, for a round- table discussion Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12 and a business meeting Friday, Dec. 13. Thursday’s roundtable discussion is the culmina- tion of a year-long focus on climate resiliency in natural and working lands. The discussion will center on how to ensure resiliency of working lands for people, fish and wildlife. Several private land- owners have been invited to attend along with rep- resentatives from several counties, the forestry in- dustry, Soil and Water Con- servation Districts, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oregon Depart- ment of Agriculture, and the Governor’s Senior Natural Resources Advisor, Geoff Huntington, among others. On Friday, the commis- sion will appoint a public representative to the Fish Restoration and Enhance- ment (R&E) Board and hear updates on the R&E and STEP programs. The R&E program distributes grants for fishery restoration and enhancement projects throughout the state. The commission also expects to approve funding to match NRCS funds and help continue the Open Fields program, which pro- vides hunting access to more than half a million acres on private land. The grant will also help fund an expedited approval process for other landowners who want to join the program. The Oregon Agricul- tural Heritage Commission will also consider a recom- mendation for the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board’s appointment to the Oregon Agricultural Heri- tage Commission. Thursday’s roundtable starts at 1 p.m. and Fri- day’s meeting starts at 8 Fichter looks forward to visits from friends Jimmy Fichter’s sister, Valerie Bradley, reports that he is recovering well at Regency Hermiston after having a stroke recently. Many people worried about Fichter, a fixture in the Heppner community, when they heard he was ill. However, Bradley says he is doing much better, relearning his words after his stroke and working on getting out of his wheel- chair and back on his feet. She also reports that he loves to hear news from home, both in the pages of the Gazette-Times and from friends who stop to chat. He welcomes anyone to stop by and visit him at Hermiston Regency, Room 109. a.m. See the agenda and register to testify remotely at https://www.dfw.state. or.us/agency/commission/ minutes/24/12_Dec/index. asp. The roundtable and Friday meeting will also be livestreamed from the Commission page, https:// www.dfw.state.or.us/agen- cy/commission/minutes/. To testify on one of Friday’s agenda items virtu- ally, register using the form online at least 48 hours in advance (by Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 8 a.m.). To tes- tify in person, sign up at the meeting using the pa- per forms provided. Com- ments can also be emailed to ODFW.Commission@ odfw.oregon.gov. To testify during the public forum section about an issue that is not on the agenda of the meeting, con- tact the Director’s office or use the form online at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. ALL NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DEADLINE: MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. Call Verna 541-371-1900 Offering complimentary hearing evaluation and/or to have your current hearing aids cleaned & checked, schedule today! 177 N Main St. Heppner, Or 97836 O: 541-676-9228 E:sykeschris@hotmail.com Broker Chris Sykes 541-215-2274 Price Reduced Heppner Gazette-Times Sykes Printing Print & Mailing Services *Design *Print *Mail Sykes Publishing 541-676 -9228 YOUR AD COULD BE HERE! 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