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
Owens reviews FEMA issues with Burns Council Burns City Council News May 2, 2018May 2, 20180 County Commissioner Mark Owens attended the Burns City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 25, to keep the community informed as to what is happening with the flood plain issues in the county. Owens said the county and cities are now starting to enter into a different stage of the mapping by
Court discusses Skull 120 bike race County Court News May 2, 2018May 2, 20180 U.S. Forest Service Recreation Planner Eric Amstad attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on April 18 to discuss the Skull 120/60/30 Gravel Grind, which will be held June 16 in Harney County. The event will offer three bike races consisting of 120-mile, 60-mile, or 30-mile routes. The 120-mile
Hilanders take tops spots at Walker Invite Burns Sports Burns Track Sports May 2, 2018May 3, 20180 The Burns boys and girls track teams continued their winning ways by taking first place at the Don Walker Invitational on Friday, April 27, at Nyssa. The Burns girls placed first among the 16 teams participating with 154 points. Nyssa was second with 133 points, followed by Grant Union with 95,
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.
Meet the county commissioner candidates Election News April 25, 2018April 25, 20180 The Harney County Chamber of Commerce hosted a public forum for the county commissioner candidates on Thursday, April 19. Following opening statements, candidates Patty Dorroh, Suzanne Settle, and Jimmy Walker were asked a series of prepared questions related to the commissioner position. Dorroh is currently serving as a commissioner after being
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