Kim Worley received the Vale Chamber of Commerce’s Elementary Educator of the Year award at its annual banquet in June. Worley (above left) stands with Vale Chamber of Commerce President Jessica Kulm. Worley – a 17-year teaching veteran – is an instructor at Willowcreek Elementary School where she teachers seventh[Read More…]
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Chamber picks Vale auto instructor for top award
Drew Barnes receiving the High School Educator of the Year award from Chamber president Jessica Kulm at the Vale Chamber of Commerce banquet in June. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) VALE — For years, high school students were told that the key to success was a four-year degree, a dominating narrative that[Read More…]
Pioneer Place may close nursing home wing in Vale
VALE – The only nursing home south of La Grande may be forced to close because of escalating costs, government regulations and low resident numbers. That was the message Tom Hathaway, skilled nursing administrator for Pioneer Place, delivered Thursday. “It’s tough. You have to have the revenue to cover the[Read More…]
Arsenic remains a risk in Vale water
Vale’s drinking water still shows more arsenic then allowed under Federal standards but the city is already working on a plan to revamp its water system in an effort to reduce the mineral. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon). VALE – Something’s amiss at the Vale airport, the site of the city’s[Read More…]