There’s a SMART new program at Slater Community News Youth March 13, 2019March 13, 20190 Slater Elementary School has some SMART students and volunteers. SMART is an acronym for Start Making A Reader Today. This nonprofit organization pairs caring community volunteers with students for one-on-one reading sessions and sends each participating student home with as many as 14 new books a year. “Learning to read is one
Elmer Layton Watts 1930-2019 Obituary March 13, 2019March 13, 20190 Elmer Layton Watts, 88, passed away March 7 in Hines. Elmer was born May 14, 1930, in Hillsboro to Marie (Schlesser) and (David) Layton Watts. He was raised on his family’s dairy farm in Hillsboro. He attended elementary school at the Rosedale School, a one-room school house, and later graduated from
Kenneth Warren Esarey Obituary March 13, 2019March 13, 20190 Kenneth Warren Esarey, 73, a longtime resident of Spanaway, Wash., passed away Dec. 28, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nev. Throughout his youth, his interests centered around Arab horses, fishing, and working at Woody’s Market, the family business on the Mountain Highway. Kenny wrestled and played football in high school, and, for
Post 63 set to celebrate Legion’s centennial Community News Veterans March 6, 2019March 6, 20190 The American Legion is turning 100 years old, and Harney County Post 63 plans to celebrate. The post, which is located in Burns, was chartered Dec. 16, 1919. The American Legion traces its roots to March 15-17, 1919, in Paris, France, in the aftermath of World War I. The organization was
Norma J. Paulus 1933–2019 Obituary March 6, 2019March 8, 20190 Norma J. Paulus passed away Feb. 28. “She Flies With Her Own Wings,” Oregon’s motto, epitomizes the life of Norma Paulus and the impact she had on this state. Paulus was an Oregon lawmaker and political leader whose public service during the 1960s through the early 2000s advanced women’s rights, quality
Allen Page Dulaney 1936-2019 Obituary March 6, 2019March 8, 20190 Allen Page Dulaney passed away peacefully Feb. 19, surrounded by the love of his family, wife, Dorothy, and son, Jim. Page was born Oct. 24, 1936, in Warsaw, Mo., to Walter Allen and Mary Kathleen Page Dulaney. Page’s family moved to Clarkton, Mo., when he was a young child, and he
Folksinger set to perform at the local library Arts and Entertainment Community February 27, 2019February 27, 20190 Folksinger, storyteller, and autoharp virtuoso Adam Miller will be performing his award-winning, one-man show The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie: American Balladeer at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Harney County Library, 80 W. “D” St. in Burns. Please arrive early for best seating. For more information, call
Jeannine Kay Morgan 1949-2019 Obituary February 27, 2019February 28, 20190 Jeannine (“Twig”) Kay Morgan passed away peacefully Feb. 20. Jeannine was born Nov. 14, 1949, in Nampa, Idaho, to Glenn and Ora Mott. She married the love of her life, Gary Morgan, Dec. 16, 1972, in Winnemucca, Nev. Jeannine enjoyed being a homemaker. She truly lived life to the fullest through simple
Death notice — Allen “Page” Dulaney Obituary February 27, 2019February 28, 20190 Allen “Page” Dulaney, 82, passed away Feb.19 at Harney District Hospital. A funeral service was held Feb. 23 at Burns Elks Lodge No. 1680. Contributions in Page’s memory may be made to the Burns Athletic Boys Basketball and/or Dollars for Scholars, and can be mailed to LaFollette’s Chapel, P.O. Box 488
Robert O. Morrison Jr. 1925-2019 Obituary February 20, 2019February 22, 20190 Longtime Harney County resident, Robert O. “Doc” Morrison Jr., M.D., 93, passed away peacefully Feb. 7. Doc Morrison was born Dec. 16, 1925, in Portland. He attended grade schools in Seattle and Portland. Doc graduated from Grant High School in Portland in 1944, and after graduation, he entered the U.S. Army