Norman Charles Strawn 1929-2018 Obituary August 8, 2018August 9, 20180 Norman Charles Strawn, 88, of Mount Vernon, passed away July 24. Norman was born Dec. 23, 1929, in Central City, Neb., to Dwight and Fern Strawn. When Norm was 4, his family moved to Eastern Washington, eventually settling in Richland. During WWII, the Strawns sold the farm to the U.S. government —
Death notice — Joe Oltman Obituary August 8, 2018August 9, 20181 Joe Oltman, 76, of Burns, passed away Aug. 4 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at Burns Cemetery. A celebration of life will follow at Burns Elks Lodge No. 1680. A full obituary will follow
Doris Lee (Taival) Patton 1930-2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Doris Lee (Taival) Patton passed away June 22. Doris was born May 29, 1930, in Hawthorne, Nev., to Evangeline and Wenner Taival. She grew up in various Nevada towns, including Tonopah, Virginia City, and Hawthorne. Her father was a gypsy coal miner, and her mother did cleaning, laundry, and sewing to
Louis Alfonso Yriarte 1924-2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Louis A. “Louie” Yriarte passed away peacefully June 27 at Fox Hallow Care Facility in Eugene. Louie was born in Crane Aug. 31, 1924, to his parents Salvador and Josefa “Josie” Yriarte. Louie’s parents ran a Basque boarding house in Crane where he attended grade school and high school. In the
Arden S. Dodson 1939 – 2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Arden S. (Huston) Dodson, 78, passed away July 11 in Albany. She was born Aug. 10, 1939, in Caldwell, Idaho, to Fred J. Huston and Vanita M. (Sessler) Pearson. She moved to Burns in 1941. She graduated from Burns Union High School in 1957. She was married to her high school
Jim Kowash 1937-2018 Obituary July 25, 2018July 26, 20180 Jim Kowash, 80, passed away July 10 at his home in Malad, Idaho. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, LaVeta Kowash; children, Anita (Dale) Shouse of McCune, Kan., Bernice Kowash of Tremonton, Utah, James Kowash of Malad, Joyce (Kevin) Hofman of Malad, and Louise (Jon) Hotchkiss of Eugene;
Color Fun Run & Walk Community News Youth July 18, 2018July 18, 20180 The fourth annual Color Fun Run & Walk fundraiser was held Saturday, July 14, at Washington Park in Burns. Participants in the kaleidoscopic 5k were blasted with colorful chalk at various checkpoints along the route. After the race, they cooled off with some fun foam. All proceeds from the race
Solar car competition coming to town Community News July 18, 2018July 18, 20180 On Saturday and Sunday, July 21-22, solar cars competing in the American Solar Challenge 2018 will be coming to Burns. The solar cars are expected to arrive between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, depending on traffic, weather, and energy management decisions made by each of the teams. On
Dinner and silent auction to benefit Yarbor, Beers to be held July 21 Community News July 11, 2018July 11, 20180 A fundraising dinner and silent auction to help defray medical expenses for Harney County residents Robert Beers and Tiffany Yarbor will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 21, in the Memorial Building at the Harney County Fairgrounds. The Burns Lions Club will be preparing prime rib and
Barbara Maher 1949-2018 Obituary July 11, 2018July 13, 20180 Barbara Maher, 68, passed away July 7 at her home in Princeton, surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in September of 1949 in the Weiser, Idaho, hospital. She lived with her family on a ranch in Jordan Valley, until the age of 3. In 1952, they moved to the ranch