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It's been another busy year for the Gilliam County Road Department. Road Master Dewey Kennedy appeared before the Gilliam County Court last Wednesday and provided information on recent projects and events. Kennedy said that the road crew had finished 2.5 miles on Ferry Canyon, outside of Condon, where they rebuilt the road, installed culverts, did mud drainage. The road is ready to pave by May or June of 2025, Kennedy said. The Baseline East project, which runs on Baseline...
Laura Mirsky put together a fine survey of, ahem, “art” photography for Benedikt Taschen that resulted in Forbidden Erotica: the Rotenberg Collection (Koln, Germany: Taschen Books, 2000). Her brilliant Foreword highlighted the place of “the nude” in the history of photography. It seems to have been virtually parallel, simultaneous. Credit for the world’s first Selfie goes to Mr. Robert Cornelius, who snapped a self-portrait in October of 1839. He was then a 30-year-o...
Book clubs, like readers, come in all shapes and sizes. The one thing they all have in common is the love of literature. Many literary groups grew from the ashes of the pandemic, while others have been in existence for over a hundred years. A quote by Mason Cooley sums it up quite well…”Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” I reached out to both of my sisters-in-law about their book clubs. Hollyn, in Redding, CA has been a member of Ex Libri...
The Oregon Frontier Chamber of Commerce tracked spending over the holiday season and found that $171,000 was generated for forty businesses in Gilliam, Wheeler, and Sherman counties. While the counties are the least populated in Oregon, the spending power generated in the fall season is remarkable. Kicking off in November, shoppers at local establishments use a punch card for each purchase made. So, that cup of coffee at the Condon Local or Conaway's Coffee in Condon, or at...
My favorite seasoning is Maldon sea salt flakes. An English family has made the salt for over 140 years and it’s used in the royal kitchens; it says so on the box. The salt seems more like magic dust than salt because it has a “feel” in addition to taste. This is difficult to describe and the closest I can say is that the salt adds “completeness”. Somehow the salt magnifies and unifies all the flavors and whoosh —the food goes into full bloom without tasting overly salt...
In my last message from the mayor, I would like to thank you for your support and encouragement during the last two years. It has been a tremendous honor for me to serve as your mayor. While there is never enough time to accomplish everything, I am proud of the things that were done. I'd like to thank Chase Misner for supplying the materials, constructing, and helping to install the frame to hang the business signs. The digital message board is a wonderful way to keep our...
I am bursting with pride to see my Condon Grade School classmates honored for their contributions as they retire from the city council. To these great examples of servant leadership, our small class of 1977 has also contributed years of public service from Leah (Potter) Watkins and Rena (Rattray) Kennedy, who have made quite a positive impact on Condon and Gilliam County! Thank you all for making Condon a place where I love to come home and visit. — Roger Tipley...
Days of Yore for December 26, 2024 10 years ago— On Nov. 22, the windsock at the Asher Community Health Center blew off the pole. This is the wind directional indicator that the air ambulance pilots use. The custodian took it to the clinic, but as of the end of last week it still hadn’t been replaced. Perhaps some good Christmas elves, or good citizens of Fossil, could assist in replacing the windsock. The national average for a gallon of gas plunged another 15 cents to $2....
Elva Louise Luther was born April 20, 1937, to Raymond E. and Mary F. Cooper Luther in Fossil, Oregon. Her paternal grandmother, Mary F. (May) Luther attended her birth as mid-wife. She was also welcomed by 12-year-old brother Robert R. (Bob). Elva was named for her maternal grandmother, Clarissa Elva Gribble Cooper who had died when Mary was just 5 years old. Elva passed away peacefully on December 14, 2024, at Regency Village Assisted Living Facility in Prineville, Oregon, surrounded by her three daughters. In school, Elva... Full story
Another bomb hoax has occurred at the Condon School, nearly one year after a series of bomb threats triggered evacuations in schools throughout the state. On Tuesday, December 17, just before 3:30 p.m., and as students were preparing to be released for the day, the Condon School received a phone call from an unknown number. The caller said that there was a bomb in a building and another outside on school grounds. The caller was a male, with a European accent, said Gilliam...
Cottonwood Canyon State Park in Oregon has been officially certified as an International Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International. This recognition makes it Oregon's second state park to receive the certification and the sixth International Dark Sky Place. Other certified locations in Oregon include Prineville Reservoir, Oregon Caves National Monument, Oregon Outback (Lake County), the town of Antelope, and Sunriver International Development of Distinction. "The Dark Sky Committ...
