Mary Frances Salsbery 1928-2018 Obituary May 9, 2018May 10, 20180 Mary Frances Salsbery passed away peacefully at her home on April 26, at the age of 89. Mary was born Dec. 18, 1928, in a house on East E Street in Burns, which is still there today. She attended Burns Grade School, graduated from Burns Union High School in 1946, and
William W. Gibbs 1936-2018 Obituary May 9, 2018May 10, 20180 William W. (Bill) Gibbs, 82, passed away April 7 at his home in Burns. Bill was born in Oakland, Calif., in 1936. While in California, he excelled as an automotive machinist and small business owner. He formed California Speed Merchants, which tackled a wide variety of automotive challenges from drag racing
Gene Krueger 1924-2018 Obituary May 2, 2018May 4, 20180 Longtime Crane rancher Gene Krueger, 93, passed away April 26 at Harney District Hospital. Gene was born Aug. 29, 1924, in Burns, to August and Bernice Krueger. Gene spent his whole life in Harney County except for his service in the Philippines during World War II. In 1948, Gene, along with his
Memorial service — Mary Salsbery Obituary May 2, 2018May 4, 20180 Mary Salsbery, 89, passed away April 26 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 14, at the Burns Elks Lodge No. 1680. Contributions in Mary’s memory may be made to the Harney County Historical Society. LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Death notice — Brad Crume Obituary May 2, 2018May 4, 20180 Brad Crume, 63, of Burns, passed away April 26. A celebration of life potluck will be held at noon Saturday, May 5, at 889 E. Madison in Burns. A full obituary will follow at a later date.
Wyden holding town halls News April 25, 2018April 25, 20180 Sen. Ron Wyden will hold town halls next week in Malheur, Harney, Grant, and Baker counties. These upcoming town halls will increase the number of town halls that Wyden has held to 893 since he pledged to hold annual town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties. “Open-to-all town halls play a
Richard (Dick) Hoffman 1942 – 2018 Obituary April 25, 2018April 26, 20182 Richard (Dick) Hoffman passed away Jan. 22. He was born March 14, 1942. We deeply miss our cherished father and dear friend, who beat lymphoma for more than 10 years until its recent return. Dick was born March 14, 1942, in Mojave, Calif., to Byron and Josephine. He was the older brother
Jimmy Lee Leffler 1946-2018 Obituary April 25, 2018April 26, 20180 Jimmy Lee Leffler passed away peacefully April 10 at his home. Jim and his wife of 26 years, Vicki, moved to Crane in 1994 and bought the Crane store. Jim was a long time truck driver, starting at the age of 15 driving log trucks. He then drove a lowboy for North
Death notice — Carl R. Reed Obituary April 25, 2018April 26, 20180 Carl R. Reed, 94, passed away April 14, at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Carl Reed is survived by his children, Robert Reed and Sharon Tabler.
Collin Raye coming to Harney County Fair Arts and Entertainment Community News April 18, 2018April 18, 20180 Country music artist Collin Raye will be appearing at the 2018 Harney County Fair, Rodeo, and Race Meet. The concert will be held at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Harney County Fairgrounds. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9. They will be available online