Winter sports awards ceremony held at Burns High School Burns Basketball Burns Cheerleading Burns Sports Burns Wrestling March 16, 2016March 16, 20160 Burns High School hosted the winter sports awards ceremony Monday, March 14, to recognize and honor the student-athletes who participated in basketball, wrestling, dance and cheerleading over the past few months. Coaches introduced their participants and presented certificates and awards. Special awards went to the following participants: Girls basketball Most Promising Freshman —
Betty Jean Hoyt 1939-2016 Obituary March 16, 2016March 16, 20160 Betty Jean Hoyt, 76, passed away March 6 at her home. Betty was born Dec. 10, 1939, in Gridley, Calif. Betty grew up in the Sacramento, Calif., area. There, she met the love of her life, Walter Jason “Jay” Hoyt III. On April 10, 1962, Jay and Betty were married in
Kancho Spasoff 1936-2016 Obituary March 16, 2016March 16, 20161 Kancho Spasoff passed away peacefully at home on March 2 with his family by his side. Kancho’s parents, who were Bulgarian immigrants, came to the United States searching for a better life. Kancho’s mother passed away while he was still a young infant, and his father was killed in a coal
Col. Arthur “Art” Provencio 1933-2016 Obituary March 16, 2016March 16, 20160 Col. Arthur “Art” Provencio U.S. Air Force, Retired, passed away March 7 in Henderson, Nev., with his loving wife, Irene, at his side. Art was born in 1933 in El Paso, Texas, the son of Julia and Santos Provencio. He graduated from Superior High School and Arizona State. Art proudly served
Death notice — Jennie Otley Obituary March 16, 2016March 16, 20160 Jennie Otley of Happy Valley passed away March 14. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a full obituary will follow at a later date.
Funeral notice — Jenifer Joy Slate Obituary March 16, 2016March 17, 20160 A memorial service for Jenifer Joy Slate will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at Bible Baptist Church in Hines. A potluck dinner will follow.
Grasty, Runnels discuss trip to Washington, D.C. County Court News Refuge Occupation March 9, 2016March 9, 20160 BLM proposing rule to improve planning process Due to scheduling conflicts, the Harney County Court met Tuesday, March 1. A summary of the meeting minutes and supplemental information is as follows: (Please note that these minutes have yet to be approved by the court.) Harney County Judge Steve Grasty and Harney County Commissioner
Karges shares four-phase plan for wildlife refuge News Refuge Occupation March 9, 2016March 9, 20165 USFW employees assessing damage Even though the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge ended several weeks ago, getting the refuge back to normal operations is still a ways off. Refuge Manager Chad Karges explained there is a four-phase plan in place to get the refuge back to operational standards. The first phase
Burns girls second, boys sixth at 2A state tournament Burns Basketball Burns Sports Sports March 9, 2016March 9, 20160 Story and photos by Mike Weber High school basketball’s version of March Madness took place in Pendleton Mar. 3-5 with both the Burns Hilander boys and girls squads participating in the highly prestigious event. Both teams returned to the OSAA/U.S. Bank/Les Schwab Tires Class 2A basketball state tournament for a second
Hildegard Simmons 1928 – 2016 Obituary March 9, 2016March 9, 20160 Hildegard “Hilde” Simmons, 87, passed away peacefully Feb. 27 at her home in Burns, surrounded by her family and a friend. Hilde was born Nov. 13, 1928, in Hanau, Germany, to Heinrich Fischer and Elizabeth Beck. In 1948, she married Wasyl Kolodnicke and had two daughters, Lisa and Irene. While still in