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The Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has been awarded $21.2 million for the Greater Waterman area. The project area encompasses private land along the northern border of the Ochoco National Forest, and the Waterman Flats area along the eastern county border between Highways 19 and 207 South. The five-year project will kickoff in 2026 and will cover a sprawling 338,596 acres. The priorities are to conserve, restore, and enhance critical range and forest lands...
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) has approved over $14 million in grants to support environmental restoration projects across the state, with a significant portion directed toward organizations in the John Day River Territory. At its October board meeting in North Bend, OWEB allocated $1.4 million to projects led by soil and water conservation districts and watershed councils in the region. The funding supports habitat restoration, technical assistance, and planni...
I love Halloween. The costumes...the pumpkins...the excitement of the children when the door is opened and "Trick or treat!" rings out. One memory of Halloween "back in the day" was decorating our lunch milk cartons at Fossil Grade School. The cartons were used as we went door to door chanting, "Trick or treat for UNICEF!" I'm not sure we really understood what UNICEF was, but we loved collecting coins on October 30th, and the highlight of Halloween at school was dumping out...
On Oct. 13th, Arlington Jackpot Rodeo crowned the 2025 Queen, 15-year-old Calli Sovince, From Helix Oregon. Calli will be working hard in 2025 to be an ambassador for Arlington and the sport of Rodeo. May 3, 4th is annual rodeo, held at the Arlington Saddle Club Arena in Arlington. The Arlington School hosted a Trades Fair last Thursday and hosted a number of unions from the region who met with students and spoke about emerging jobs. The event was organized by Arlington's...
Collectively, roughly 47% of all adult Americans have lost their damned minds. Outrage erupted recently in Texas among schoolkids, parents, teachers, librarians, booksellers, publishing companies and literacy program advocates as a Montgomery County “Citizens Review Panel” acceded to the demands of right-wing advocates that Linda Coombs’ Young Adult book, Colonization and the Wampanoag Story, not be banned but reclassified as “fiction.” Most of you, Dear Readers, like most...
A while back, I bought a bag of potato chips and they were unlike any I had ever eaten. Their texture was firmer and crunchier than what is usually found in potato chips. They had a lovely tawny golden brown color. The explosion of flavor was savory and salty and a slight sweetness hummed in the background. They not only tasted good, they felt great, all the way down to my toes. That bag brought me pure pleasure! Why were these chips different? Curious, I read every word on...
Opal (Neighbors) Schmidt was born in Kennedy, Alabama and moved to Arlington in 1992 with her husband, Ben Schmidt. Opal outlived her daughter, Beverly O’Brien and is survived by her grandson, Forrest O’Brien. A service will be held at the Arlington Methodist Church on November 9, 2024, at noon.... Full story
Trick or Treat Main Street in Condon. Kids walk Main Street in costume and trick or treat at Main Street businesses from 3 PM to 5 PM on Halloween. Arlington Trunk or Treat, an annual favorite at the Bank of Eastern Oregon parking lot. Cars are decked out in Halloween décor and kids get their fill of candy. From 6 PM to 8 PM on Halloween. The Arlington Family Healthcare Clinic will also have a haunted house on Halloween. 6 PM to 8 PM. Halloween Neighborhood Night...
Editor, Thank you for the opportunity to provide an endorsement for Jeremiah Holmes as a candidate for Wheeler County Sheriff. I met Mr. Holmes this summer while participating on an incident management team managing the Fossil Complex…more specifically, the Service Fire. I observed Mr. Holmes in his role as Wheeler County Fire Defense Board Chief and in his current role in the Wheeler County Sheriff’s office. Over the two weeks I worked with Mr. Holmes, I found him to care deeply for the citizens of Wheeler County. He sho...
Days of Yore for October 31, 2024 10 years ago— Paul Goddard was posthumously inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in a ceremony held in Portland. Goddard graduated from Lincoln High School in 1958. He was selected for his athletic achievement in football, basketball and baseball. Klindt’s Booksellers at The Dalles will host author Jane Kirkpatrick for a book signing of her latest title, A Light in the Wilderness. Jane, a former Sherman County residen...
SALEM, OR - As elk hunting seasons get underway, hunters should make plans to get any elk they harvest tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). ODFW will be testing elk (and deer) at the following check station locations from Nov. 2-4 (note the Ukiah location is open Nov. 2-3 only): • Celilo Park (exit 97 off I-84 west of Biggs Junction), Nov. 2-4, 2024, 9 a.m. to dusk. (Google map coordinates) • Elgin Stampede Grounds, 790 S 8th Ave, Nov. 2-4, 2024, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Go...
The Big Sky District Volleyball Championship was held last Saturday, and the Ione/Arlington Cardinals took the trophy at the Dalles High School gymnasium. The Cardinals came into the conference ranked second in the East Division, behind the Wheeler County Rattlers and struggled at times during the season, falling to Wheeler County and shutout 0-3 by South Wasco County. The Lady Cardinals played the #3 seed Lyle/Wishram in the League Playoff, or Play-in game on October 23,...
Pendleton, OR - Carpenter Media Group announced on Oct. 23 that a preliminary agreement has been reached to acquire the assets of EO Media Group, a respected family-owned media company with deep roots in the Pacific Northwest. The acquisition includes EO Media Group's portfolio of more than two dozen newspapers and magazines across Oregon and Washington. Titles include EO Media Group's flagship newspaper, the East Oregonian (OR), GO! Eastern Oregon (OR), The Astorian (OR), Chi...
Washington, D.C. - Oregon's entire congressional delegation today urged President Biden to grant Governor Kotek's request that Oregon receive a major disaster declaration in response to record-setting wildfires that burned about three times the average acreage this year. "The 2024 wildfire season has been one of the most devastating and costly fire seasons on record," U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Cliff Bentz,...
