Join the Great Harney County Bake Off! Community News January 12, 2022January 12, 20220 Put your aprons on, grease your cake pans, and get ready for the Great Harney County Bake Off! Yes, it’s happening right here in our community. Bakers will compete to earn top honors in the Harney County Library’s cake baking competition, and the winner will be crowned Best Amateur Baker in
Hilanders compete at the Rollie Lane Invitational Burns Sports Burns Wrestling Sports January 12, 2022January 12, 20220 Submitted photos Hilanders in action at the Rollie Lane Invitational. The Hilander wrestling team participated at the Rollie Lane Invitational at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 7-8. The Hilanders finished 51st out of 72 teams, with Flathead High School taking home the team title. Results for the
Helen Aldrich (1925-2021) Obituary January 12, 2022January 12, 20220 Helen was born in lower Manhattan, New York City. Her family included her parents and siblings, Michael, Mary and Dorothy. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn in 1941. Her first jobs included working in 5 and 10 cents stores as a sale clerk. Her job as a telephone
Beverly Ehart 1937 – 2021 Obituary January 12, 2022January 12, 20220 A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Life Foursquare Church, 74 S Alvord, Burns, Oregon 97720 Bev passed away peacefully from natural causes on Nov. 22, 2021 at 84 years old, on her 66th wedding anniversary Her final resting place will be with
Ruby Diann Priest 1951 – 2021 Obituary January 12, 2022January 12, 20220 On Nov. 24, 2021, our dearly beloved mom, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away in Boise, Idaho due to COVID. Ruby Diane Priest was born on Jan. 29, 1951 in John Day to Jean and Willard Smith joining her big brother, Jim Smith. She grew up in John Day and later moved to
Local families make birding count Community News Youth January 5, 2022January 5, 20220 Thirty participants from six local families turned out for Harney County’s third annual CBC4Kids event. This was the first count that had more snow than ice on the ground, and little wind. While the skies were gray and cloudy, conditions were perfect for getting out and exploring the birds of
Virtual Scoping sessions set for BLM sage grouse planning News January 5, 2022January 5, 20220 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) scheduled two virtual public meetings to gather input on issues to consider while it evaluates the need to update range-wide management plans for sagebrush habitat adopted in 2015 and amended in 2019. The agency recently announced its intent to consider amending the plans, which
Mustangs continue to roll Crane Basketball Crane Sports Sports January 5, 2022January 5, 20220 The Crane Mustang boys basketball team participated in the three-day Crusade Classic New Year’s Invitational at Salem Academy High School, Dec. 30 through Jan. 1. On the first day, the Mustangs destroyed the Gervais Cougars 65-22. Cody Siegner finished with a double-double, scoring 22 points along with 13 rebounds. Mitch Clark
Henry Edward Blair 1945 – 2021 Obituary January 5, 2022January 5, 20220 Henry Edward Blair passed away at his ranch in Andrews, Ore., Dec. 17, 2021, from a heart attack. He was born in Winnemucca, Nev. on Jan. 1, 1945. He married Lynda Lucille Harden from Lakeview and pursued a mechanics degree and worked at Heavy Equipment in Winnemucca, till he purchased the
Jack V. Westlake 1939 – 2021 Obituary January 5, 2022January 5, 20220 Jack V. Westlake, 82 years of age, passed away at his home in Burns on Friday, Dec. 31. Jack is survived by his wife, Mary of 65 years; children, Vickie McLain (Allen), Sheryle Davies (Mike), Kathy Davies (Robert), David Westlake (Selena); 13 grandkids, and 24 great-grandkids. There will be no services at