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JUNE NEWS Public Works Grant to Aid Prosser Wine Center P rosser, Wash.— Port of Benton has scored $2 million in federal funding as it con- tinues its focus on activi- ties rooted in Washington state's wine industry. The public works grant is the final component of fund- ing required to move the long-awaited Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center to construction. Named for Walter Clo- re, the Washington State University researcher hailed as the father of the modern Washington wine industry, the Clore center will be built in 2012 at a cost of approximately $4 million. Port of Benton will develop and own the facility, which will operate as a not-for-profit organization. The center will occupy a 24-acre site overlooking the Yakima The 2,400-square-foot outdoor event center is scheduled to open at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser, Wash., this month. trails will connect the center with the region it showcases. A 2,400-square-foot outdoor events center is currently in the fi- nal stages of construc- tion on the site and is expected to open this month. The events cen- ter is a separate project financed by a combina- tion of federal and state funding as well as pri- vate contributions. "There's a great un- derstanding out there that wine brings in so much. It changes communities—just River. It will include a tasting room, demonstration kitchen, con- ference facilities and exhibits detailing the agricultural and viti- cultural heritage of the area, among other features. Teaching vine- yards, interpretative and production gardens as well as riverside look at Walla Walla," Caroline Troy, executive director of de- velopment for the College of Agricultural, Human and Natu- ral Resource Sciences, said. "It brings tourism, but it brings culture and energy, and it brings busi- nesses that want to be associated with that energy and culture." winesandvines.com —Peter Mitham Learn more: Search keywords "Prosser Wine Center." The original, BOTTLE-MATIC-II 3 YEAR WARRANTY INCLUDED Front and Back! $1800 for Wines & Vines Readers! Front & Back! Label any cylindrical container fast and accurately from ½" to 21 day trial MADE IN USA! DISPENSA-MATIC Label Dispensers 8" diameter, @ Speeds of 1200 Pcs. per hour. NOT A CHEAP, IMPORTED KNOCK-OFF! Wasting Time Labeling by Hand! STOP FAX:(573) 392-1757; E-mail: info@dispensamatic.com Web: http://www.bottle-labeler.com 28220 Playmor Beach Rd, Rocky Mount, MO 65072 Call Toll Free: 1 (800) 325-7303 or (573) 392-7684 Wines & Vines JUne 2011 23 Price subject to change without notice. 2/01/10