Theresa (Merkle) Ward 1928-2017 Obituary March 1, 2017March 1, 20170 Theresa (Merkle) Ward passed away Feb. 21. Theresa was born Oct. 1, 1928, in Tacoma, Wash., to Henry Merkle and Lillian Anslow Merkle. Theresa met and later married Jim Ward. In 1957, Jim and Theresa and their four children moved to Burns and started the county’s first radio station, KRNS. They
Memorial service — Conley Fitchett Obituary March 1, 2017March 1, 20170 A memorial service for former Harney County resident Conley Fitchett will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at Faith Baptist Church in Hines. A potluck will follow. Those attending are welcome to bring pictures of Conley to display on a picture board.
Court updated about available veterans services County Court News February 22, 2017February 22, 20170 Veterans Service Officer Guy McKay attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on Feb. 15 to present a quarterly report and discuss veterans programs. McKay also updated the court regarding legislative action concerning veterans and veteran issues and provided copies of House Concurrent Resolution 6. The resolution recognizes and honors
Hines council discusses Police Reserve program and appoints president, budget officer Hines Common Council News February 22, 2017February 22, 20170 by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald At the regularly scheduled meeting of the Hines Common Council on Tuesday, Feb. 14, the council discussed the Police Reserve Program and appointed a council president and budget officer. ••• Councilor Diane Rapaport was elected as the council president. She was nominated by Rod Bennett and elected unanimously. City
Crane girls win district title Crane Basketball Crane Sports Sports February 22, 2017February 22, 20170 Lady Mustangs to host state playoff game on Saturday, Feb. 25 by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald On Saturday, Feb. 18, the Lady Mustangs battled the Adrian Antelopes for the High Desert League (HDL) District Championship. The Mustangs, who had previously lost two games to the Antelopes, came away with the win, 56-51. Claire Hammond,
Burns girls lose to Nyssa 40-39, qualify for state tourney Burns Basketball Burns Sports Sports February 22, 2017February 22, 20170 The Burns girls basketball team lost to Nyssa in the first round of the Eastern Oregon League (EOL)playoffs, but had a high enough ranking by the OSAA to qualify for the 3A girls state basketball tournament. The Lady Hilanders placed third in the EOL with a 6-4 record (14-9 overall), and
Valeria Hirschler Eggleston 1920 – 2017 Obituary February 22, 2017February 23, 20170 Valeria Eggleston passed away Feb. 16 in Golden, Colo. She was born Nov. 3, 1920, in Kilgore, Neb., to Paul G. and Olga A. Hirschler. Valeria grew up primarily in Des Moines, Iowa, and attended schools around the country, as her father was in the Civilian Conservation Corps. She met her
Hilander fans, alumni challenged to raise funds for Corbett Memorial Field Burns Sports Community Sports February 15, 2017February 16, 20171
Burns to have streets analyzed Burns City Council News February 15, 2017February 15, 20170 At the regularly scheduled Burns City Council meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the council approved a motion directing City Manager (CM) Dauna Wensenk to solicit for engineering fees for a street analysis. The street analysis would describe the condition of the city’s streets and identify an estimated funding amount required to
Million page challenge returns Community News February 15, 2017February 15, 20170 Who are the biggest readers in the land? If history is any guide, it’s Team Harney/Lake in the 2017 Million Page Challenge! Harney County Library is again teaming up with Lake County Library District to take on Hood River County Library District and Pendleton Public Library in a three-way race