Mary Frances Sumner Beamer 1938-2018 Obituary January 9, 2019January 9, 20190 Mary Frances Sumner Beamer of Oakridge passed away Dec. 28. Mary was born June 17, 1938, in Warren, Ark., to Fletcher Kahle Sumner and Ethel McGuire Bourne. She married Harold “Hal” Lee Beamer Jr. June 18, 1960. Mary graduated from Wytheville High School in Virginia in 1955. She attended Radford College
Bonnie Barrett-Wood 1930-2018 Obituary January 9, 2019January 9, 20190 Bonnie Barrett-Wood passed away Dec. 22 in Richland, Wash. On Aug. 15, 1930, Bonnie Jean Krueger was born to Art and Irene Krueger in the Valley View Hospital in Burns. Bonnie was a resident of Harney County until 2014 when she moved to Tri-Cities, Wash., to be near family. After Bonnie, the
Otley to serve as Oregon Farm Bureau’s third vice president Agriculture News January 2, 2019January 3, 20190 Cattle rancher and hay farmer Shane Otley of Harney County Farm Bureau was elected to serve a two-year term as Oregon Farm Bureau’s (OFB) third vice president. Otley was voted into the position by the OFB House of Delegates, a grassroots body comprised of family farmers and ranchers representing county Farm
USDA offering up to $600 million for broadband infrastructure News January 2, 2019January 3, 20190 Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Dec. 13 that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is offering up to $600 million in loans and grants to help build broadband infrastructure in rural America. Telecommunications companies, rural electric cooperatives and utilities, internet service providers, and municipalities may apply for funding through
Joseph W. Gregg 1946-2018 Obituary January 2, 2019January 4, 20190 Joseph W. Gregg passed away Dec. 18 at West Valley Memorial Hospital in Caldwell, Idaho. Joseph was born March 24, 1946, in Burns (without either arm) to Eunice (Cronin) and Pat Gregg. Joe was an independent insurance agent for almost 40 years. He was also a certified mechanic, and a ranch hand
William Austin “Autie” Goodman 1925-2018 Obituary December 26, 2018December 26, 20181 William Austin “Autie” Goodman passed away peacefully in his sleep Dec. 20 in Las Vegas, Nev. Autie was born in Burns in 1925. When he was about 12 years old, he heard world-renowned Artie Shaw play the clarinet and told his dad that’s what he wanted to do. He got his
Sharon Johnson 1955-2018 Obituary December 26, 2018December 26, 20181 Sharon Johnson, 63, loving mother of four and devoted wife of G. Stacey Johnson, passed away Dec. 20 at her home in Goodyear, Ariz. Sharon was born Aug. 14, 1955, to Charles and Florence Marchello in Price, Utah, where she met and married her husband of 43 years. Sharon was a
Family makes donation to BHS Community News Youth December 12, 2018December 13, 20180 Hand tools and power machinery aimed at revitalizing mechanics program Last spring, Burns High School (BHS) received a generous donation from Lois Renwick and her family. The family contacted the school and offered a large amount of tools for the mechanics and welding shops. The tools belonged to their father, William
Brenda Kay Pointere 1958-2018 Obituary December 12, 2018December 13, 20180 Brenda Kay Pointere passed away unexpectedly Dec. 1, at the age of 60. Brenda was born April 8, 1958, in Payson, Utah, to Earl LeRoy and Darlene LaRue Peterson. She married Randy Pointere Jr. on June 12, 1976. Brenda was employed by Wagner’s Furniture for 19 years and was a partner at
Doris A. Snell 1922-2018 Obituary December 5, 2018December 7, 20180 Doris A. Snell, 96, passed away Nov. 18 at Friendsview Manor in Newberg. Doris was born in March 1922 in Leoti, Kan., to Pliny B. and Mabel Stiles. She attended country schools in her elementary years and graduated from Wichita County High School in 1940. Shortly thereafter, she traveled to Harney