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Days of Yore for August 15, 2024 10 years ago— Past grand marshals of the Wheeler County Fair, which celebrated its 100th anniversary, rode on a trailer of hay bales in the Fair parade. Waving to the crowds were: Frank and Melba Cecil, 1995; Roy and Ernestine Critchlow, 2012; Sherla Collins, 1999; Lee and Patsy Hoover, 2006; Joe Fitzgerald, 2007; Margaret Keys, 1998. 25 years ago— Marilyn Chase sends a newspaper article from Klamath Falls that tells of a former Spray and May...
Sherman County is gearing up for its 115th annual fair, with a wide range of activities including a cornhole tournament, line dancing, live music, rodeo and demolition derby. This year's Sherman County Fair Grand Marshal designation goes to Sherman educators, all of whom are encouraged to stop by the Fair Office to grab a coupon for a free gourmet shaved ice. Fair week kicks off Monday with 4-H Static Judging all day and a Dog Show at 1 p.m. The 4-H Horse Show starts at 10...
This year was the 5th A Town Throw Down Basketball Tournament. It started in 2019 (no tournament in 2020 due to Covid-19). This year we had a total of 13 Teams. 3 Middle School, 6 High School, and 4 Adult teams. Results: Middle School Division (10-13yo) 1st place was the girls team from Echo, Echo Storm. These girls won $150, champion T-shirts, and etched champion hydro flasks. 2nd Place was the boys team, Shake N' Fake, from Condon. They won $100. 3rd place was the Coed team from Arlington, Yoda Best, they won $50. 3 point...
At a public hearing at Arlington City Hall last week, the Arlington City Council shared that a buyer had offered $10.1 million to purchase approximately 375 acres of land near the airport, at the Mesa above Arlington. The property, located at 801 Airport Road, has been zoned for industrial use, but no information about the potential buyer was offered at the hearing or at the city council meeting that followed. The council sat tight-lipped as several members of the public...
The Arlington City Council met on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. In addition to the public hearing for the proposed sale of property at the Arlington Mesa Industrial Park, several other topics were discussed by the council. Marta Mikkalo shared that the Arlington Public Library is considering moving under the umbrella of the county, and potentially calling itself the Gilliam Co. North End Library. Mikkalo noted that the Gilliam County Library budget in Condon got $48K more for...
TONED OUT: Emergency Medical Services Part 1 of a series that explores the challenges and potential solutions for ambulatory services in Wheeler, Gilliam, and Sherman counties. The Wheeler Co. Fair and Rodeo was held last week in Fossil, and people throughout the area traveled to the Wheeler County Fairgrounds for the time-honored tradition. By all appearances, everything went off without a hitch. But behind the scenes, volunteers with the fair board were scrambling to find an...
The Lone Rock Fire is one of the largest wildfires to ever burn in Central Oregon. It burned 137,222 acres and required support from local volunteers, fire districts, and state and federal fire agencies. The heroism of local volunteers prevented the destruction of Lonerock and Spray. Dozens of homes and ranches were saved as a result. In the coming weeks, the impacted areas will continue to be monitored for flare-ups. Although most firefighters have left the area, the work for...
Volunteers with the Condon Food Pantry are celebrating this week as they have moved to a new location in Condon. For about 30 years, the Condon Food Pantry has been housed inside St. John Catholic Church's parish. Due to an increasing demand for food for families in the area, the food bank has struggled with limited space inside the parish hall. Kolona Martin, President of the Condon Food Pantry Board, was smiling ear to ear on Monday of this week, as volunteers helped to...
Salvador Dali was one weird-ass dude. Can I say that? He was! But so was his wife, Gala—I mean, she was weird, too. Born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova in 1894 (having passed away on 10 June 1982), she usually went by “Gala.” She became the wife of both the poet Paul Éluard and then eventually of the artist Salvador Dalí. She was muse to both of them and to a long list of heavy-hitters in early-mid 20th-century literature, art, and popular culture. Having endured a stint in a Swiss...
My favorite thing about the Wheeler county fair is the giant bake sale that occurs after the baked goods are judged. The fanciest bakery in the world couldn’t possibly compete with the entries at the Wheeler county fair. The cakes and decorated cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, yeast and quick breads, biscuits, rolls and cinnamon rolls and brownies all sparkled with love. We have some talented bakers here in the middle of nowhere! My first experience of the county’s giant bake s...
