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Heppner, OR - BEO Bancorp (OTCBB:BEOB) and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced 3rd quarter 2024 consolidated net income of $3.72 million or $3.03 per share, compared to $3.6 million or $2.99 per share during the same period in 2023. Total assets were $835.7 million, down 0.5% year over year; Net loans of $557.2 million show an increase of 8.4% from last year; Deposits were at $741.8 million, down 2.7% compared to the same period in 2023. Shareholders' equity is...
Upland game bird hunters will find abundant populations across the state, with some exceptions. Upland bird populations can vary greatly from year to year depending on weather and habitat conditions. Summer surveys indicate improvements in abundance from the previous year for chukar, pheasant, and wild turkey and increases in chick production from the previous year for chukar, California quail, mountain quail, gray partridge, and wild turkey. Forest grouse populations are...
The Central Oregon Peewee Rodeo Association recognized their year-end winners recently. The local contingent was led by Talen Turner, Cecil. The son of Ricky and Jenny Turner, he brought home the Underage Boys All Around saddle. Underage contestants are ages 3-5 as of January 1. He accomplished a trifecta by winning the division pole bending, goat tail tying, and barrel racing. He completed the evening with fourth place in the dummy head roping. Arlington was represented by...
Condon's Cathleen Greiner, PhD, has been elected Chair of the Board of Vital Link, a non-profit organization that serves students across SoCal in the area of Career and Technical Education (CTE), 'linking' education, applied learning, and business/industry in workforce preparation and planning. The honor comes on the heels of Dr. Greiner's selection as Woman of the Year in California's Senate District 29 earlier this year. Dr. Greiner is the founding Director for the Center...
Organizers for Condon's premier black-tie benefit are making their final arrangements for the 2024 Condon Scholarship Foundation's Dinner and Auction. Now in its 28th year, the foundation is a lifeline to area students who are continuing their education and has given more than $800,000 in scholarships to Condon graduates. The annual dinner and auction is the biggest fundraiser of the year and is scheduled for October 19 at St. John's Church Parish Hall. Doors will open at 5:45...
According to the USDA, there were 6.7 days suitable for fieldwork in Oregon, down from 6.8 days from the previous week. Columbia, Multnomah, and Washington Counties welcomed small, scattered showers as many growers held off on fall plantings and lacked consistent soil moisture. Nursery crops, vegetables, and fruits continued to thrive with adequate irrigation. Clatsop and Tillamook Counties experienced colder evenings and mornings which gave way to daytime warmth. Corn was...
One of life’s greatest sensory pleasures is extraordinary food, the kind when after the first bite, all conversation stops and you fully immerse yourself in the deliciousness. Or, if you are by yourself, all thought vanishes and nothing matters but the present. Maybe sometimes even a week later the memory of that meal will drift through your mind in a pleasant reverie. Times like these offer wonderful solace from the craziness of the outside world. For a few fleeting m...
“Dude! I can’t believe it! I can’t believe what I found out there at the Bar-S Ranch yard sale outside of Condon on Saturday!” “What? What did you find? Don’t tell me. You didn’t . . . Tell me you didn’t!” “Dude, I did, I found one, the rarest book of all, the Holy Grail for used book sellers, an UNsigned Lawrence Block.” Okay, that’s a good joke, I don’t care who you are. For those few not in the know, Lawrence Block, author of the wonderful Matthew Scudder and Bernie Rhodenb...
Dale Gene Schuh, 88, of Wasco, Oregon passed away on September 26, 2024, at the Adventist Portland Hospital. Dale was born one of eleven children to Henry and Helen (Bechtold) Schuh, on July 27, 1936, in Regan, North Dakota. He graduated from North Salem High School in 1954 and was inducted into the Army in 1955, serving proudly at Fort Lewis. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army, Dale was employed by Smith Corona Merchant for 21 years. During this time, he met and...
Days of Yore for October 10, 2024 10 years ago— Recently a group of people came together to discuss the future of the Rock Creek Community Center. The Rock Creek Schoolhouse is 102 years old, and Marta Mikkalo is the president of the board overseeing the facility. “Funds are always necessary and welcome to keep the old girl going,” says Mikkalo. Alene Rucker plans to teach classes in the new year in the art of wheat weaving. A grant is being pursued through the Gilliam Count...
A string of mysterious cattle deaths in Oregon are the focus of a new Unsolved Mysteries documentary on Netflix. The Netflix reboot of the classic Unsolved Mysteries, which began in the late 1980s, is one of the top five shows currently streaming on Netflix. It has been viewed by millions of people worldwide. Beginning in 2019 and continuing until 2022, cattle were found mutilated in Wheeler, Gilliam, Grant, Morrow, Harney, and Umatilla counties. Wheeler Co. Sheriff's Deputy...
Sherman County residents filled Grass Valley Pavilion on Oct. 1 to raise questions about a proposed solar power generating facility planned near the existing Buckley substation in the southwest corner of the county. Oregon Department of Energy officials met with representatives from Clenera, a Northwest-based alternative energy company, to host a public meeting and discuss the details of the proposed project as well as take questions from the audience. Clenera is based in...
