By Pat Caldwell Malheur Enterprise ONTARIO – Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz said he wasn’t surprised when Gov. Kate Brown announced her support for a controversial new corporate tax plan last week. However, Bentz said the governor’s endorsement of IP28 – which will appear as Measure 97 on the November ballot[Read More…]
Month: August 2016
Uncategorized BLM: Fuel break does the job
Charred ground stops at a maintained break, showing the benefit in wildfire situations. (Submitted photo/BLM) The Enterprise VALE – Bureau of Land Management officials say a fuel break established 12 years ago helped protect private lands when wildfire broke out last month south of Vale. The Lincoln Bench Fire started[Read More…]
Benefit set for family hurt in house fire
By John L. Braese Malheur Enterprise VALE – A Vale couple and two of their children remain hospitalized in Utah after the July 27 house fire that claimed the life of their son, age 8. The Kinard family’s home on Bully Creek Road burned to the ground July 27. Aiden[Read More…]
Uncategorized Malheur County Fair garners applause
A local youngster shows off his rabbit at the Malheur County Fair last week. The five-day event was deemed a success overall by fair manager Lynelle Christiani.Christiani said she was also pleased by the number of vendors that participated in the agriculture festival. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese) By John L.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Harmony In Motion
Danyelle Williams, atop her horse Sonny, competes in barrel racing recently. Williams, 20, has already clinched a number of top honors in the rodeo arena. (submitted photo) By Pat Caldwell Malheur Enterprise VALE – No one ever hears them, but Danyelle Williams and her best teammate communicate like long-time comrades.[Read More…]
Death notices
Ronald E. Perkins, 78, of Ontario, died August 3, 2016 at a local hospital. Arrangements by Lienkaemper Chapel, Ontario. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com. Joseph C. Tucker, 90, of Ontario, died August 4, 2016 at a local hospital. Arrangements by Lienkaemper Chapel, Ontario. Condolences to the[Read More…]
Ortha Emry
Ortha Loretta Emry, formerly of Vale passed away at the Brown County Hospital on August 1, 2016, at the age of 93. She was born to John L. Reynolds and Susie Amy (Shattuck) Reynolds on April 13, 1923 in her parent’s house about 13 miles northwest of Springview, in Keya[Read More…]
Just keep them dogies movin’
On the Edge of Common Sense By Baxter Black, DVM “Truly a beautiful day to be movin’ cows to summer pasture,” observed Steve’s boss. Satisfaction wafted off him in gently rising curls. Steve wiped a streak of green off his pant leg with a flat stick. They’d loaded the cows[Read More…]
My other brain is ready to help
Another View By Bill Hal As I grow older, I know more each day than I have ever known before. That’s almost true. The difference is that I don’t keep all my knowledge in my head. A lot of my information and facts and wishes are kept in my telephone[Read More…]
Legislators must not wimp out on PERS issue
The recent news about Oregon’s Public Employees Retirement System was gloomy, but the response was understated – almost as if we’re all getting inured to continuing high cost of questionable decisions made years ago. And yet we should ignore this rollout of bad news only at our peril. The latest[Read More…]