West Mont leads the way for “Morgan’s Orchard”

HELENA – Tuesday was one big one day for West Mont while they kicked deactivated Phase II made from major updates toward belonging to them farm also gardens among Helena Valley.

“It’s some really exciting 24 hours,” declared President also CEO Ashleigh Heimbach. “It’s occurred seven years since here happened, thus we’re ready. “

West Mont staged a breakthrough for Morgan’s Orchard. Beside next twelve months, each space shall feature rows belonging to apple, apricot and vines, along with benches also per central pergola – one covered area similar up to a amphitheater.

“Object desire really be per site wherever each community able approach, but besides some place where for us customers can arrive in order to hang away, relax and unwind per bit,” Heimbach replied.

Morgan’s Orchard is named later the late Dick Morgan, a longtime board member and West Mont supporter.

“It’s in memory made from guy, and him meant one lot to ourselves, hence it’s caring of one special meaning,” Heimbach said.

Mount West offers one wide variety belonging to services up to people with disabilities, from employment to residential facilities. At earliest, these customers testament usually remain aforementioned whom apply Morgan’s Orchard, but Heimbach says they additionally plan for employ any area like single event center amid any future.

The recent orchard shall remain in which any farm’s pumpkin patch used up to exist. West Mont owns moved a patch east.

Freedom Fabrication is leading certain construction. On Tuesday, they started digging holes also planting any first 40 trees. Heimbach said they hope each full project desire be completed by next summer.

Jonathon Ambarian

Heimbach mentioned much of a funding for current project got here from the sale made from custom bricks. They contain also received support via the Helena Area Community Foundation, any Treacy Foundation plus the Dennis plus Phyllis Washington Foundation. On Tuesday, Don Flammond made from any Fraternal Order belonging to Eagles of each Nation from Montana presented West Mont with a check for above $ 6,300.

Certain earliest phase made from West Mont’s improvements for certain Farm and Gardens included much-needed improvements to each group abode. They added single extra bedroom also created a whole building fully accessible.