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Condon, OR - The Condon Community Food Pantry is excited to announce the successful completion of its first-ever raffle drawing, held to raise essential funds for the construction of a new building. The grand prize of $650 was awarded to JoAnn Peterson, whose support, along with the contributions of many others, will help the Pantry in its mission to serve the community better. The Condon Community Food Pantry Board, consisting of Kolona Morin, Randy Anderson, Susan Walters,...
This year's Grand Marshal (Kathy Burres) love of volunteerism and giving back to her community stems from a very patriotic family. Her Grandpa Bernhard Galle drove an ambulance in World War I, her father Geb Galle was in the Navy during World War II and is a Pearl Harbor Survivor who fought in all the major battles in the Pacific except for one. Her father in-law Jack Burres also fought in World War II as did her Uncle Louis Galle. Kathy's brother Gabe Galle fought in Vietnam...
Days of Yore for July 4, 2024 10 years ago— Anne Osterlund, Condon graduate and local author, has received two International Latino Book Awards for her most recently published young adult novel, Salvation. The awards include Best Young Adult Latina Focused Book – English and Most Inspirational Young Adult Book. Osterlund traveled to Las Vegas to participate in the International Latino Book Awards held in conjunction with the American Library Association Conference. Sal...
Robert Raymond Reasoner (Pastor Bob) age 74 of Arlington, Oregon passed away on February 11, 2024 while at Kadlec Medical Hospital. Celebration of Pastor Bob’s life with Military Honors was held on, June 29, 2024 at the Arlington Fire Hall. He was born November 20, 1949 in Oregon City, Oregon to Walter and Edna (Ball) Reasoner. He married Peggy White on March 21, 1970 at Silverton, Oregon. Bob and Peggy relocated to Arlington, Oregon from Berthoud, Colorado in the summer of 1993 where Bob’s passion for the ministry soon too...
Several summer camps for area youth have been put together by the Condon Arts Council, in collaboration with the North Central Education Service District (NCESD). The classes are funded by the 21st Century Learning Grant, a five-year grant that the NCESD was awarded – and by a grant from the Roundhouse Foundation, that the Condon Arts Council secured last fall. With the combined funds, the Condon Arts Council will hold four camps between July 8 and August 2nd for youth b...
The Library Summer Reading Programs in both Fossil and Condon invite everyone in the community to a special event called "Journey Under the Sea" presented by the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. The program is part of this summer's theme "Read, Renew, Repeat" which focuses on the ideas of conservation, healthy ecosystems, and protecting biodiversity. Over 100 libraries across Oregon will host this great program and we are lucky to have it come to...
A group gathered at the A-Town Station in Arlington to celebrate the anniversary of the Co-Starters class that brought them together. Pictured are (L-R): OFCC Board Member Diana Kirkham, OFCC Exec. Director Brittany Dark, Several entrepreneurs gathered at the A-Town Station last Wednesday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the entrepreneurship class known as Co-Starters. Co-Starters is a product of the organization Reinventing Rural, which was founded by CEO Brad Attig....
In a previous installment I introduced you, Dear Reader, to David Maisel’s magnificent work of photo-journalism, Library of Dust, published in 2008 by Chronicle Books. The work is overlarge in size and founded upon a project he undertook to assemble 100 C-print photographs that measured 64” x 48” tall and wide, respectively and to give answer to the question: “Who dies?” Each of the several hundred photographs is of a copper canister that once contained the “cremains...
By Cora Munkers, 4-H Student Reporter The Wingin’ It Poultry 4-H Club met June 10, 2024 at 5:30 at the Gilliam County Fairgrounds. The 4-H Pledge was led by Adam Gibson and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Sydnee Herrara. Leader Aubrey Gibson said that the 4-H Fair Books are available. Fair weigh in for poultry will be August 28th, Wednesday afternoon. The barns open at 5:30 AM on Thursday, the 29th and all pens need to be cleaned by 7:00 AM. We will have a community s...
The Sherman County 4-H Day Camp held June 12 and June 13 at Camp Morrow lakeside facility in Wamic resulted in many happy campers! Thirty campers, nine teen counselors, and eleven adult staff and instructors gave the youth an active, educational and fun outdoor experience outdoors on Pine Hollow Reservoir. Youth just finishing grades 4th-6th enjoyed a wide variety of activities including from-scratch snacks and meals each day, being a part of team, tie dying t-shirts,...
A while back, my friend Lorraine Smith of Spray told me about her quick and easy cheesy crackers recipe and I finally got around to making them last week. They were dangerously delicious! I suggest you make these only if you can eat the whole batch in one fell swoop because they are like Fritos and potato chips that way – why stop before they are all gone? These crackers remind me of leveled up Cheez-Its. They are versatile, too. I crumbled some over a tossed green salad which...
The sounds pouring off the front porch of the Spray General Store last Friday were not of the traditional Western Country variety. Jenny Don't and the Spurs, a four-piece group that plays what they call, "Surf Western" or "Cow Punk" music, brought their unique sound to Spray. It was a real treat for the 80 people in attendance. The group, which has been performing together since 2012, has steadily grown its audience over the years. The band typically plays to several hundred...
FOSSIL, OR - Overnight, the town of Fossil will be transformed into a haven for bluegrass music lovers from all over the country. Starting Friday, July 5, the Wheeler County Bluegrass Festival will kick off its twenty-second year. The festival is known for bringing marquee talent to Oregon's smallest county seat, and this year will be no different. Headliners on Friday and Saturday will include Skillethead, a modern yet traditional five-piece band from Eastern Oregon that brin...
MORO, or — Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, celebrated the grand opening of its National Training Center (NTC) in Sherman County, Oregon on June 25. The NTC is a world-class facility located near Moro, where many of Avangrid’s operating wind and solar farms, and will serve as a centralized location to train and upskill technicians working across Avangrid’s onshore renewable energy portfolio. “It was a pleasur...
