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Arlington senior Calli Troutman has signed a letter-of-intent with Umpqua Community College and will play volleyball for the Riverhawks. Troutman is coming off of a phenomenal season, in which she led the Arlington/Ione Cardinals to a district championship. She was selected as the Big Sky Conference First-Team. But despite these achievements, Troutman said that she didn't get much attention from colleges – that is until recently. "I was late to get footage up for coaches to vi...
A group of Arlington High School and Middle School students were given an opportunity unlike anything that had been done before. Last week, the school brought in Arlington resident Peka Tutuvanu to lead a seminar on Polynesian cooking and culture. The seminar is the latest in a series of out-of-classroom career and technical education classes designed to broaden horizons and learn new skills. Arlington Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Alan Cunningham - with the...
The Arlington Jackpot Rodeo is set for this weekend, and rain or shine it is one of the best rodeos in the northwest. The Arlington Saddle Club has been active in Arlington for more than 80 years. The Saddle Club put on the first Arlington Jackpot Rodeo in 1948. The Jackpot is not just a rodeo for Gilliam County or the Columbia River Gorge – it is one of the first rodeos of the season and draws talented athletes from across the country. Last year, the Jackpot Rodeo c...
Rosie Day probably didn't think that her students would be leading an arts revival in Spray when she started teaching a photography and videography class last year. But that is what was on full display this past Sunday, October 3rd. Day, a native of Brighton, England began teaching in Spray last year. In just a year's time students have not only gotten comfortable with being on camera, but also in the technical aspects of using cameras and editing software. The push to give...
The Kinzua Hills Golf Club is a little slice of heaven. My dad was raised in Kinzua and I learned how to golf on the course. I remember attending reunions in the early to mid-80s and watching Ronnie Bowman, Mark Jellick, Jim Hulett, John Wall and other good Kinzua golfers crush drives off of the elevated first tee. It was a rowdy bunch who would gather at the Kinzua course and it was fun to see people who had grown up in Kinzua getting together. Even though the town was gone,...
Hunter Noack could be playing at any concert hall in any city of his choosing. He is essentially a perfectly groomed piano player who began playing at a young age and attended some of the most elite schools in the world. At 14, Noack enrolled at the Interlochen Arts Academy, a boarding school in Michigan. In 2007, he graduated from the illustrious San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He then went to the University of Southern California where he received his bachelor's degree...
When thinking of great muscle cars and dragsters that are iconic pieces of the American fabric, few people would think to include a 1948 cargo truck from England. Those people have not seen "Hot Licks." In 1978, Bobby Byars, who was raised in Wasco and now resides outside of Fossil, purchased the 1948 Anglia - an English model of Ford - from a couple of guys in Portland. "They found it sitting in a field," Byars says of the car. "It was basically rusting away." The car was...
Wheeler County was one of only four counties in the United States to be totally free of COVID-19. But on Sunday, Oregon Health Authority reported the first case in Oregon's least populated county. A longtime holdout, many were hoping that the county would avoid the disease entirely as the world anxiously awaits a vaccine. But it was only a matter of time until the pandemic, which has infected 37.3 million and killed 1.07 million people around the world, made its way into Orego...
The Portland based reggae band DreadKnot came to Condon on Saturday, August 22 and positive vibrations were in the air. Opening the show was new Condon High School Social Studies teacher James Andrews, who played a solo acoustic performance. Mr. Andrews also sat-in with the Liberty's house band Noteus on saxophone. Mr. Andrews was an AmeriCorps member and taught music with the ETHOS program in Dufur. Outside, Hood River based chef Garrett Arceneaux brought the flavors of...
A church in La Grande made national news after an outbreak of the Coronavirus swept through the congregation, making it the state's largest single outbreak to date. Of 365 church members tested, 236 returned positive for COVID-19, according to Dr. Tom Jeanne, deputy state epidemiologist. In neighboring Morrow County, 31 people have tested positive for the disease, including 5 people on Friday, June 19. One person has died in Morrow County. In Umatilla County, cases continue...
The Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce (formerly the Condon Chamber of Commerce) has been on a roll. Last year, the chamber expanded beyond Condon to become a tri-county chamber. This year, the chamber received the coveted Business Oregon Technical Assistance grant in addition to the Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI) grant. Only one other organization in Oregon received both grants. To seize this opportunity, the Oregon Frontier Chamber is hosting staff from Rural...
As a kid, I didn't know how good I had it. Outside of Ione, we would hunt Willow Creek with our family friends – Dana Heideman and his two sons Aaron and Nathan. At the time, I didn't think it was anything that special. Now, I realize that we were on world class pheasant hunting grounds. My dad first had an English Springer Spaniel who was afraid of loud noises. A superb family dog but not a hunter. Later, we got Moose – a chocolate lab that was a big dope until the shotguns c...
Pioneering new territory, the Condon Chamber of Commerce is rebranding to Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce. Focused on the Tri-County Region, the organization supports 11 rural communities in Gilliam, Sherman, and Wheeler counties which covers 3,400 square miles and a population of 5,100. The regional strategy will enhance economic prosperity, community livability and tourism. A new logo and website are underway and will be launching later in 2022. Your Oregon Frontier...
Painted Hills Natural Beef, the pride of Wheeler County and a well-known business throughout the Pacific Northwest, is eying an expansion in Gilliam County. On Wednesday February 24th, an impressive group of people joined an online call to hear of the company's aspirations. On the call was: Kathleen Cathey, Regional Representative for Senator Ron Wyden's Office Nate Stice, Governor Brown's representative with Regional Solutions Ryan DeGrofft with Business Oregon Dawsin...
The Gilliam County Court adopted the proposed Rural Renewable Energy Development (RRED) zone in its session on January 6th. The special enterprise zone will establish incentives for renewable energy projects in Gilliam County worth up to $250 million. The RRED zone designation is good for 10 years. A push to create the RRED zone came from Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of Iberdrola – one of the largest renewable energy companies in the world. Headquartered in Spain, the c...
The windows at the Waldron Schoolhouse were vandalized earlier this month. Toney Ryno and a group of local residents jumped into action and raised funds to make repairs. The historic Waldron Schoolhouse near Mitchell, built in 1874 for pioneer children, was vandalized this spring. The windows were broken, subjecting the school's interior to birds, yellow jackets and dust. Toney Ryno of Mitchell learned of the damage and leapt into action. Toney's family (Paul) moved to the...
Seth Brewster says he doesn't want to be famous. He maintains that the album that he just created with his longtime partner Kate Eisenhooth is not to get acclaim or recognition. It's more of a "bucket list" kind of thing. But its hard to ignore the potential. Brewster and Eisenhooth are Buffalo Kin – the duo that create intimate songs with great lyrics that embody the American West. Their sound is described as "Western Noir" on Soundcloud. In January, Buffalo Kin released t...
PENDLETON, OR - The Nixyaawii gym was packed to the gills as the school hosted Ione-Arlington for the 2nd round of the OSAA 1A State Basketball Tournament on Saturday, February 26th. Starting with the girls game, the first quarter was fast paced and both teams played competitive ball. Players dove for loose balls and hit tough shots. At the end of the first quarter, Ione-Arlington led 15-14. But the Nixyaawii Eagles came out in the second quarter and played hard, aggressive...
Momentum changed sides like a pendulum but the Ione-Arlington Lady Cardinals caught the final wave and survived a late run from the S. Wasco Redsides to win 42-41 on Thursday night. With S. Wasco leading by one-point with 35 seconds to play, the Lady Cardinals had a final opportunity and capitalized when Haylie Peterson fed Grace Claughton for the go-ahead bucket. It is the fourth game of the season that Ione-Arlington has won by one point on a final possession. Coach Nathan...
A local search and rescue mission is underway for Autumn Rose Jones, 22 of Boardman. Jones has been missing since November 28th. Autumn Rose Jones has been missing since November 28th. (Facebook photo) On Wednesday, hunters discovered Jones's red 2014 Volkswagen Jetta in a canyon approximately three miles northeast of Condon. The following day, a multi-agency search party was assembled and together with local volunteers, began searching an area off of Cook Road near the...
It's been a big year for the Condon Chamber of Commerce. Not only did the Condon Chamber move to the historic Dunn Brothers Building and help to distribute COVID relief funds to businesses in Gilliam County, it has also worked to expand its territory and services. This past year, Executive Director K'Lynn Lane has crisscrossed the territory – addressing city councils in every town in Gilliam, Wheeler and Sherman County. She has also supported artisan and farmer's markets in a...
he Wheeler County Sheriff's Office is once again seeking the public's help as another bull has been found dead under mysterious circumstances. The bull was discovered in a remote area, south of the John Day River on April 30th. Ten cattle have been found mutilated in Central Oregon in recent months. Wheeler Co. Sheriff's Deputy Jeremiah Holmes said that the bull had been "mutilated" and that foul-play is suspected in the crime. Deputy Holmes would not give additional details a...
The Condon Arts Council held its first haunted house at the historic Liberty Theatre in Condon for three nights over Halloween weekend. In total, more than 350 people visited the haunted house over three days. Thirty-six kids from Arlington, grades 5– 12 made the trip in a bus on Friday, October 28 and enjoyed movies on the theatre's new projector and the haunted house in the back of the property. Most of the children had never experienced a haunted house before. Some kids a...
All three cities and precincts in Wheeler County voted in favor of moving Idaho's border to include Wheeler County. Both Wheeler County and Morrow County voted in favor of the advisory question on Tuesday. Passage of the advisory question begins the process of studying a change in state borders. Changes to the border would have to be passed by both Oregon and Idaho state congresses and governors. It would ultimately need approval from the U.S. Congress. With the addition of...
When a man stole a rifle and began threatening people at the Jefferson County Fair in Madras on July 23, a 911 call was made. Inside the Frontier Regional 911 Dispatch Center in Condon, some 85 miles away, a dispatch operator took the call and within 21 seconds, informed law enforcement personnel. The suspect tried to evade the police and aimed the rifle at bystanders, motorists and law enforcement officers before being shot and taken into custody. Few know the demands that...
