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I am responding to the article titled “Arlington’s water system strained by deep freeze”. As Paul Harvey would say here is “the rest of the story”. The City has done a lot to plan for future improvement to our water system, which hasn’t had any major upgrades in about 20 years. The situation we are in now is due to component/equipment failures and the nature of our well #1 water smell quality is something we have always had to deal with. In addition, equipment always struggles when it gets that cold. Recently, the City ha...
To the Editor, County in Crisis. Gilliam County Court has publicly acknowledged we are in crisis. The discord, discontent, divisiveness throughout the halls and offices of Gilliam County are palpable. Folks have been jumping and pushed overboard at an alarming rate. Services to county residents have been curtailed, delayed, diminished. Whether this crisis was inherited or caused by the current County Court is of little importance. What's important is that the current Court roll up its sleeves, address head-on, and fix the sit...
Bobie Ainardi, 90, of Arlington, passed away January 10, 2024 at home surrounded by loved ones. She was born on May 27, 1933 in Kansas City, MO. She was #5 of 15 kids. They came to the Northwest in a 1929 Whippet, 7 kids, mom, dad, aunt and uncle. She loved to camp and fish. Her 90th birthday was a camping trip to the ocean where all of her surviving siblings were able to attend. She also did a lot of crafting. She really enjoyed entering things in the Gilliam County Fair. She...
Well known Roseburg resident Georgia Lee Hoover Stiles passed away on January 18th. Stiles and her former husband Bill, came to Roseburg in 1961. Stiles was well known for her many contributions to the community through both work and volunteering. She was one of the first women to join the local Rotary Club in 1989. Stiles was later president of the North Roseburg Rotary. Stiles was especially proud of the all-inclusive playground project at River Forks Park, which was her brain-child. It was completed in 2015 after...
1 years ago— At the monthly meeting of the Condon School Board, it was announced that school counselor, Michelle Geer, will be the school administrator for the 2014-15 school year. It was noted that she will begin working towards an administrative license, a process that will take approximately 18 months to complete. News from former Arlington residents Zeke and Anda Kay (Davidson) Zastrow notes they enjoyed a late December trip to Ft. Lauderdale and the Bahamas along with their son Tony and his family. Zeke and Anda then s...
For many years the community of Condon has been known to show its true Scottish colors by celebrating on the birth date of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns. The Condon Elks Lodge will continue the tradition by hosting a Robert Burns Celebration Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Lodge, 117 S. Main Street in Condon. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Perhaps less extravagant than some in the past years, the event Saturday will feature a traditional 'Burns Supper' of Scotch Eggs, Cullen...
The Gilliam Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is set to receive $300,000 from the federal government for ecosystem restoration projects along Thirtymile Creek. The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which provided a federal grant through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The grant, known as the Good Neighbor Authority, allows federal land management agencies to create agreements with non-federal partners for projects on public lands. The funding...
Northcentral Oregon's main thoroughfare closed twice last weekend due to heavy snow and ice accumulation, the first time this major highway has seen a prolonged closure in decades. Oregon Department of Transportation officials, with input from local EMS and sheriff's agencies, made the decision to shut down traffic on Highway 97 from Biggs to Madras on Saturday, Jan. 20, at about 10 p.m. The highway reopened to traffic Sunday at 11 a.m. The area had accumulated more than a...
The Big Sky League is entering the final stretch, with league play ending on February 10. Due to school cancellations from poor weather last week, several games were postponed and rescheduled. The Wheeler Co. Rattlers had games against Klickitat and Horizon Christian cancelled last week due to school closures and dangerous driving conditions. The Rattlers were due to host Horizon Christian in Mitchell on January 19. Dangerous conditions on I-84 prompted ODOT to close the...
