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BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 BottleDrop customers can donate to fi refi ghting efforts By JADE MCDOWELL NEWS EDITOR Photo contributed by Wildhorse Resort & Casino The new bowling center at Wildhorse Resort & Casino, will feature 16 lanes on one side for open and league play, and eight reservable boutique lanes on the other side for private parties and events. Wildhorse prepares to open expansion HERMISTON HERALD Wildhorse Resort & Casino is preparing to open an expansion with a bowling center, food court and arcade. It’s expected to be open by the end of September. According to a news release, the celebration of the yearlong construction project’s completion will be “lower-key” than it would be in normal years, due to the pandemic. At the heart of the Wild- horse expansion is Quak- ing Aspens Lanes, a 24-lane bowling center. “In the future, competitive bowlers may see leagues and tour- naments in the lineup,” the news release stated. Owned by the Confed- erated Tribes of the Uma- tilla Indian Reservation, the bowling center’s name is inspired by Tribal his- tory. “Nixyáawii” was what the Cayuse named the area where the Tribe’s winter encampment was located. Translated, the word refers to the groves of quaking aspen trees that grew around the springs. Tthe encamp- ment was the base for cel- ebrations, games, root dig- ging and horse racing. The bowling center will have 16 lanes on one side of a concourse and eight “bou- tique” lanes on the other. The boutique lanes will be for private parties and events, as will the two party rooms adjacent to those lanes. Bowlers will be able to order meals and snacks, and the food court at Wildhorse will include a second loca- tion for Moe Phở, a down- town Pendleton restau- rant owned by Whitney Minthorn and Moe Soeum with cuisine from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Also opening a sec- ond location is Brigham Fish Market. In 2014, Kim Brigham-Campbell opened a full-service restaurant in Cascade Locks selling both fresh fi sh and prepared meals such as fi sh and chips. Minthorn and Brigham-Campbell are both CTUIR members. One Wildhorse-run restaurant will serve meals such as pizza and burgers, while the fourth vendor in the food court will be an ice cream and pastry shop. The expansion also includes a brand new 2,500 square foot arcade with more than 30 high-tech games, according to the news release. “The Tribe is very pleased to see our planning for the FunPlex move for- ward. We are very pleased to offer bowling as a sport- ing activity for the entire community,” CTUIR Board of Trustees Chairman Kat Brigham said in a statement. “So many families love this sport and we all look forward to seeing everyone enjoy this entertainment venue.” Updates and information on the grand opening can be found at https://www.wild- horseresort.com/family-fun- plex/, or call 800-654-9453. 1290 Sixth St. in Umatilla, in the original location of Rae’s Dayz Diner. The diner has since moved to 1226 Sixth St. nesses so that they can “pay it forward” to someone else in town. Ray Diaz, a co-owner of The Spot with his wife McKenzie Diaz, said in a post on The Spot’s Face- book page that they decided delivering free doughnuts to the hospital was a good way to thank health care workers for their sacrifi ces during the pandemic. “Thank you guys for helping our community maintain good physical and mental health during this nationwide crisis,” he wrote to Good Shepherd. “Your long hours and choice to give your very best serving this community is appreciated!” BottleDrop customers can donate their can and bottle deposits to fi refi ght- ing efforts in Oregon. The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative announced customers can drop off their containers and ask that the deposits on the containers be donated, or if they have money on their BottleDrop card from past deposits they can log in to their account and donate money from there. Last week, OBRC, the beverage recycling cooper- ative that owns the Herm- iston BottleDrop, stated it had already donated $40,000 to eight differ- ent organizations that sup- port fi refi ghting efforts and communities around the state. They include: Uma- tilla Volunteer Firefi ghters Association, Albany Fire- fi ghters Community Assis- tance Fund, Ashland Fire- fi ghters Charitable Fund, Hoodland Volunteer Fire- fi ghters Association, Rocky Point Fire and EMS, Salem Fire Foundation and Sher- idan Volunteer Firefi ghters Association. “Right now, we all need to pull together and do whatever we can to help the HH fi le photo Cubes of crushed cans stand on a pallet in the back of the BottleDrop facility in Hermiston in 2018. brave men and women out there working around the clock to keep us all safe,” Jules Bailey, chief stew- ardship offi cer and direc- tor of external relations for OBRC, said in a statement. “As an organization with a presence in communi- ties across Oregon, OBRC is committed to doing our part.” In addition to OBRC’s donation, the cooperative has made it easy for Orego- nians to support the above organizations by donating their can and bottle deposits to them. Customers can do so by bringing in loose con- tainers to any BottleDrop Redemption Center or by donating directly from their BottleDrop accounts. OBRC already had an emergency fund set up in response to the COVID- 19 pandemic, and donated $25,000 to the Oregon Food Bank in May directly, accompanied by $75,000 in container deposits donated by OBRC customers. According to the news release, some OBRC employees in Southern Oregon have been evacu- ated and the cooperative’s facility in White City has closed temporarily. OBRC recycles more than 1.8 billion bottles and cans each year, accord- ing to the news release, through BottleDrop cen- ters and pickups from more than 2,500 retail locations throughout the state. Hermiston sends aid to wildfi re efforts By ANTONIO SIERRA STAFF WRITER The smoke that has inundated Eastern Oregon is a daily reminder of the massive wildfi res that are threatening lives and prop- erty west of the Cascade Mountains, and Umatilla County fi re departments are lending fi refi ghters and vehicles to try to contain the blazes. Umatilla County Fire District Chief Scott Stan- ton said he’s sending resources from Hermis- ton to the other side of the state because fi re depart- ments support each other across the state. “If we really needed help, they would come out here,” he said. Stanton sent seven fi re- fi ghters and three vehicles, which will be split between Clackamas County in the Portland metro area and Josephine County in Southern Oregon. In his 34 years of fi re- fi ghting experience, Stan- ton said he’s never seen a fi re situation like he’s seen across the state right now. Pendleton Fire Depart- ment also sent three per- sonnel and two vehicles to help battle the blazes. BRIEFS Aspen Springs taking clients Aspen Springs Psychiat- ric Hospital in Hermiston is offi cially taking patients. The 16-bed facility offers in-patient, acute psychiatric care for people in crisis and is run by community mental health provider Lifeways. Lifeways held a rib- bon-cutting ceremony for the building with county offi cials and health care leaders at the end of June, but had not been able to start taking patients until it was fully staffed. For more informa- tion about Aspen Springs, visit www.lifeways.org/ aspen-springs-psychiat- ric-hospital. New bakery announces opening Rae’s Dayz diner in Uma- tilla is opening a bakery in the building next door, and the community is invited to a ribbon-cutting celebration on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 9-10 a.m. Each customer in atten- dance will receive a free doughnut and free raffl e ticket. The bakery is located at 541-567-0272 2150 N. First St., Hermiston The Spot pays it forward with doughnuts The Spot, a new dough- nut delivery service in Hermiston, got a chance to deliver some sweetness to employees of Good Shep- herd Health Care System on Sept. 11. The business was chosen as part of Columbia Bank’s Pass It On Project, which donates money to local busi- 1. Hermiston - 220 W. Harper Rd. 2. Stanfield - W. Wood (by Grange Hall) 3. Echo - across from park (at City Hall) 4. Umatilla - Hwy 730 5. Umatilla County - Hwy 395 N. OFF Take & Bake Pizza ONE DAY SALE Sept.18th 8 am -6 pm BOGO FREE All Summer Clothing (Free item must be of equal or lesser value) WEEK LONG SALE 20% Off 50% Off All Solaray Products Select Clearance Items Please maintain 6 feet social distancing while in the store. No Activation Fee EIGHT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU! Call ahead and use our Drive thru. 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