Gary Ray Christy 1957-2019 Obituary April 10, 2019April 15, 20190 Gary Ray Christy passed away April 8 in Burns. Gary was born Oct. 4, 1957, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Wash., to John R. Christy and Myrtle M. Christy. Gary was born with Down syndrome. In 1957, doctors believed children born with Down syndrome wouldn’t live much past 15 years old.
Elva Jeanne Hoffman 1928-2019 Obituary April 10, 2019April 15, 20191 Elva Jeanne Hoffman passed away April 5 at her home in La Grande at the age of 91. Elva was born Feb. 13, 1928, in La Grande to John and Velma (Conklin) McKinnis. After graduating from Imbler High School, she attended Eastern Oregon Normal School (now Eastern Oregon University) for a
Walter Arthur Cooper 1931-2019 Obituary April 10, 2019April 15, 20190 Walt Cooper passed away April 1 in Baker City, surrounded by family. Walt was born Sept. 26, 1931, in Cabool, Mo., to Elmer Cooper Sr. and Inola (Hill) Cooper. He worked with his dad driving logging trucks as a teen, and served two stints in the Army in 1949, starting at
Court proposes ordinance to preserve Second Amendment in Harney County County Court News April 3, 2019April 3, 20190 Veterans Service Officer Guy McKay attended the March 27 meeting of the Harney County Court to share some concerns that he’s heard from veterans regarding proposed state firearm laws. “A lot of the guys are very concerned that, if these laws pass, that they’re going to have to give up their
Cutbacks could be coming to rural fire response Burns City Council News April 3, 2019April 3, 20190 For many years now, the Burns and Hines fire departments have done what they could to respond to fires outside city limits. However, due to financial reasons, that response to rural fires may be about to change. At the Burns City Council meeting on March 27, Burns Fire Chief Scott Williamson
CUHS clay target team starts season at Shamrock Shoot in La Grande Crane Sports Sports April 3, 2019April 3, 20190 “Who Needs Luck?” read the phrase down the bright-green sleeve of the Eastern Oregon University (EOU) Trap Team Shamrock Shoot shirt sported by 64 trap shooting participants who attended the tournament on March 16 in La Grande. The Crane Union High School (CUHS) clay target team was one of six
Joseph “Joe” Luther Steeves 1936-2019 Obituary April 3, 2019April 4, 20190 Joseph “Joe” Luther Steeves passed away on March 26. Joe was born Feb. 29, 1936, in Ferndale, Calif., to Luther and Alice Steeves. He graduated from Marshfield High School in 1954, and on June 22 of that year, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. After the Marines, Joe attended
Lorili Lee Mack 1971-2019 Obituary April 3, 2019April 4, 20192 Lorili Lee Mack, known as Lori to most, passed away March 23 at her daughter’s home in La Grande after a long battle with colon cancer. She was born in Burns Nov. 10, 1971, to Lonie Anderson and Jackie Collinsworth. Lori was the oldest of four children, including her two sisters,
Guy D. Scott 1930-2019 Obituary April 3, 2019April 4, 20190 Guy D. Scott passed away March 25, at the age of 88, after a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends. Guy was born June 13, 1930, to Verny and Vera (Trask) Scott at the Brown House in Stayton. Guy lived his life on the family sesquicentennial farm
Stockgrowers ask court to address wolves County Court News March 27, 2019March 27, 20190 Wayne Smith attended the Harney County Court meeting on March 13 to discuss the establishment of wolves and other predators in the county. Smith began by reading a letter signed by Jeff Maupin, president of the Harney County Stockgrowers’ Association. The association approved the letter during its business meeting on Feb.