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The Wheeler County Court held its regular session meeting on August 21 at the Jeannie Birch Building in Fossil. The court approved the hiring of Brandy Hornbrook for the Victim of Crime Advocate (VOCA) position. The Victim of Crime Advocate supports victims through the criminal justice system. They assist victims of all age ranges, including victims of child abuse, stalking, elder abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and even homicide. Carol MacInnis has held that...
Dr. Kathleen Wilder has become North Central Public Health District's (NCPHD) Public Health Officer, replacing Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg, who has served as the Health Officer of Hood River County Health Department (HRCHD) since 2018 and both HRCHD and NCPHD since May 2023. Van Tilburg remains in the Hood River County position, where he will continue regional work with Wilder and NCPHD. Wilder has been Deputy Health Officer at NCPHD since last summer and will take the lead...
MITCHELL, OR - The Painted Hills Festival kicks off Labor Day Weekend every year and we encourage you to head to Mitchell, OR this August 31st for a variety of activities for young and old. In its 28th year, the annual Painted Hills Festival in Mitchell will offer several acts on stage, a half marathon, 10K and 5K fun-runs, a grand parade, quilt show, craft vendors, food booths, old-fashioned kids' games, and the one-of-a kind Water Trough Races. The festival, hosted in...
Last week, Dear Reader, I introduced you to a joint project between the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and the University of Delaware: the Poison Book Project. Winterthur officials such Rosie Grayburn and Melissa Tedone were led to flag 19th-century books for traces of dangerous chemicals and poisons in the pigments used to dye the bookcloths. They found dangerous levels of arsenic in at least 100 examples of books bound in “Paris Emerald Green,” and other rare boo...
As we work towards managing the valuable resource of water, the Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) may be working in your area and/or on your property. OWRD is the state agency that monitors and regulates legal water use. Under Oregon law, all water belongs to the public and in general landowners with water flowing past, through, or under their property do not automatically have the right to use that water without authorization from the Department. This authorization is...
You may think I’ve gone off the rails when you read this, but I hope that you will find this amusing and helpful, too. I’m veering off from the topic of food and writing about cleaning instead. Oh how I love to clean! My friend once said “Isabel, your idea of going on spring vacation is to find something yucky to clean that has dirty corners”. My son used to say “Mom, you are on continuous cleaning cycle”. Years later, I still laugh at that. It’s true though! I was quite sur...
"Harvesting 115 Years of Memories at the Sherman County Fair" was the theme for the 2024 Sherman County Fair, with Sherman County Educators as Grand Marshalls and Queen Addison Smith. Sherman County 4-H and FFA members entered a variety of competitions, with Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion winners listed below: 4-H RECORD BOOKS: Grand Champion Record Book: Emma Goodenough Reserve Grand Champion: Leah Goodenough PHOTOGRAPHY: Jacob Lanthorn FOOD PREPARATION: Grand...
As Oregon faces a record-breaking wildfire season, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has reached out to hunters, expressing concerns about the significant impacts on wildlife, habitats, and the upcoming fall hunting opportunities. In a recent communication to current hunting license holders, ODFW acknowledged the challenges posed by the fires and outlined steps being taken to address them. For many hunters, the anticipation of the fall hunting season is the...
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) authorized the lethal removal of one wolf from the Logan Valley Pack in Grant County on August 23, 2024. This decision comes after the pack was linked to four separate depredation incidents over the past four months, resulting in four injured cattle and two dead calves. In response to the depredations, local livestock producers implemented numerous non-lethal measures to mitigate the conflict. These included increased human pre...
School is back in session in Arlington, Fossil, Spray, Mitchell, and in Sherman County – and will start in Condon next week. Parents and kids are getting back into the routine, and many kids are starting in their first year of Kindergarten. Enrollment numbers for the schools are fairly consistent with those in previous years. Sherman County, which is a combined school for all students in the county, eclipsed 200 students in the grade school and junior high this year – wit...
Is there anything better than a "coffee" sign for the weary driver or sleep deprived worker or parent? Coffee drive-through huts are seemingly everywhere in cities like Bend and in thoroughfares like Sisters. Throughout the Northwest, motorists que up in their cars, waiting to place their order. Now, folks looking to get a caffeine fix in Condon can do so at Conaway Coffee, located just off of Main Street and Highway 206 by Oregon Street. Sarah Conaway has thought about...
Senator Ron Wyden returned from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week to hold townhalls in Enterprise on Friday and in Condon on Saturday. Senator Wyden, who started his career in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1981, and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996, was introduced by Condon City Councilman Tom Fatland. Wyden began by saying that he has been committed to visiting every county in Oregon and that holding townhalls to engage with constituents...
Days of Yore for August 29, 2024 10 years ago— Condon has a couple internet ‘stars’ in its midst. Mark Winslow and son Hunter can be seen ‘hunting’ on several internet advertisements for Danner boots. The two were filmed over several days near LaGrande earlier this summer. The theme of the ads is ‘passing on the tradition’ of hunting and quality footwear and the father-son duo adds to the idea. Pronghorn is the boot that is featured. Jace Troutman of Arlington will represen...
Kathleen Cecilia McElligott O'Leary was born August 15, 1927, to Charles and Cecilia McElligott in Portland, Oregon. She passed away August 9, 2024, in Condon, Oregon a week shy of her 97th birthday. The rose between the thorns, Kathleen was the little sister to brothers, Don and Dick McElligott, and the big sister to LJ (Jerry) McElligott. She spent her carefree childhood on the McElligott Ranch in Eightmile Canyon near Ione, blissfully unaware of the effects of the Depressio...
More than 300 people packed into the Heppner Elks Lodge on Saturday, August 24, to celebrate Pat and Trisha Sweeney's retirement. Every chair in the place was occupied, and the line for tri-tip sirloin and side dishes snaked around the venue. The open bar was a test for the Elks staff and volunteers, as well-wishers and longtime friends gathered to celebrate one of the region's most beloved families. Pat and Trisha, owners of Sweeney Mortuary, capped 46 years in business and...
