On this day, January 1, 1921, During the boom times of the 1920s, the Montgomery Ward building opened in NW Portland. It has since been converted to office space and is now known as Montgomery Park.
Also on this day, January 1, 2002, No. 2 Oregon defeated No. 3 Colorado 38-16 in the Fiesta Bowl.
Also on this day, January 1, 2013, ten states kicked off the new year with a minimum wage rise of between 10 and 35 cents. The rises went into effect in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington.
Grants may be used for restoring broken monuments
The
Oregon Heritage of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is offering grants for the
construction or restoration of veterans and war memorials.
Local governments and federally recognized Tribes are eligible to apply for work on monuments
on public owned properties.
New monuments should acknowledge veterans and wars not already recognized in the
community.
Grants for restoration may be used for broken monuments, missing elements of
monuments, or the related design elements of monuments for veterans or wars. Grants may
also fund the addition of elements to existing monuments.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
Projects must include the active participation of a veteran organization.
A free, online workshop about the grant applications will be September 29, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Registration is required. The grant application deadline is December 10, 2021.
Past funded projects include repair to the
Doughboy monument in Astoria, a women veteran
monument in Springfield, a new monument in Malin, and additions to the large memorial in
Washington County.
For more information about the Veterans and War Memorials grant and other grant programs,
visit the
Oregon Heritage of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department website or contact Kuri Gill
by email or by calling 503-986-0685.
--Bruce Armstrong| Post Date: 2021-09-12 17:17:48 | Last Update: 2021-09-12 18:57:02 |
