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Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, I am running for re-election for Gilliam County commissioner, in the aftermath of a very contentious recall. As I and my supporters reach out to voters, we are hearing feedback and complaints about my oversight of the road department. I would like to take this opportunity to provide context for my decisions, done with the intention of ensuring Gilliam County is in compliance with health and safety regulations for the safety of road department employees, landowners, residents of county, and...
To the Editor and Gilliam County Residents, I submit this letter to express my support for my brother Pat Shannon in his re-election bid for Gilliam County Commissioner. I no longer live in Gilliam County, but I lived there most of my life and I still care a great deal about all things Gilliam County. It’s where I grew up, where we raised our daughters and where I lived and worked most of my adult life. During the more than two decades I worked for the Gilliam County Court I gained a unique insight into the operations of l...
To the Editor, At a local social gathering place in town, it was once remarked that the City of Condon was a lot easier to manage from the Texaco gas station than it was from City Hall. We are about to find out that Gilliam County is a lot more complicated to administer from the Courthouse in Condon than it is from the pizza parlor in Arlington. I’ve noticed over the years that there are generally two types of individuals who seek election to the Gilliam County Court. There are those who are willing to put in the hours n...
To The Editor: As a candidate for the County Commissioner, I Grant Wilkins will appreciate your support in voting for me. As a Gilliam County resident for almost my entire life, I have served over twenty years in attained, appointed, end elected positions in Gilliam County. Additionally, I have been General Manager for a Chevron Distributing company, am currently a small business owner, and also am currently employed by Portland General Electric as a Control Room Operator for one of their Thermal Generation Plants. These...
To the Editor: I’m writing this letter in support of Pat Shannon, Gilliam County Commissioner for re-election. Now is not the time for inexperience, we are at a serious crossroad in Gilliam County. Do we let 32% of the voters in Gilliam County determine the future of the County. Pat is currently serving as the vice chair of CREA Community Renewable Energy Association, as one of the counties with a large amount of renewable energy we need representation. He is knowledgeable about this subject, and starting back at ground z...
Letter to the Editor: After our recent SpringFest flower basket sale, the board of The Woolery Project, Inc. wanted to take a moment to educate the naysayers and social media trolls who have recently taken it upon themselves to make untrue and negative statements about our fundraising efforts and our intentions in the community. We had a lady taking issue with most of our flower baskets being sold before our sale officially opened. That only happened the first couple of years, as we were adjusting our quantities to the needs...
To The Editor: I am writing in support of Cris Patnode for Gilliam County Judge. I have known Cris all of her life, both personally and professionally. She was employed at North Central ESD as business manager, while I was working there as the media coordinator. We worked together for ten years. Her work ethic is unquestionable and Cris has excellent communication skills. She is honest and her loyalty and objectivity are constant. She is a hard worker and organized. Cris is well qualified, and very “in-tune” with what nee...
To the Editor: I have known Greg Smith for over 30 years, and I can attest to the strength of his character and to his dedication to the people of District 57. Ensuring that constituents have a voice in the legislative process is fundamental, especially to our frontier communities that are extremely rural and a long drive from Salem. Legislators serve as the conduit through which the concerns, aspirations, and priorities of their constituents are communicated to the halls of the Capitol. Greg listens attentively to the needs...
Dear Editor, As a proud veteran and a member of the Wasco community, I want to express my deep appreciation for the efforts being made to honor our heroes this Memorial Day. The upcoming events, including the country breakfast, the Memorial Day parade, and the complimentary BBQ lunch for veterans and military members, are a testament to the gratitude and respect we hold for those who have served our country. While I am grateful for the complimentary BBQ lunch for veterans, I feel compelled to emphasize the importance of...
Dear Editor, From a law enforcement perspective this year’s primary election comes at a critical time for Oregon. We need leaders who will hold offenders accountable for their actions to protect families and businesses. We need leaders who will listen to Oregon citizens and local leaders in our communities for the betterment of the whole state. I am supporting Dave Drotzmann for state senator in District 29 because of his accomplishments with League of Oregon Cities and as a clear decisive leader in his community. Through h...
The Gilliam County 4-H International Club embarked on a trip to the East Coast this past Spring Break. The club departed Condon and Arlington late in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 19. The "red-eye" flight departed Portland at 11:59PM. They arrived in Boston at 10:00 AM, March 20, via Chicago. Over the course of the trip, they stayed in Boston, New York City, Washington D.C., and Williamsburg, VA. A total of 26 students and chaperones made the trip. After touching down in...
We have elections from the local, state, and national levels coming up in the coming months and all are important. I would urge everyone to vote with their heads and not their hearts. Get the facts then vote. Most important of all VOTE! If you don't vote you get what you get so don't complain later! Bill Berray Condon, Oregon...
Letter to the Editor: As was pointed out in the March 22nd Issue of this newspaper, both Judge Farrar Campbell and Commissioner Shannon could have either resigned or contested the findings of the recall campaign or take the recall to a special election vote. They both chose to take it to a special election vote so I find it in poor taste for all the threats of what a recall would do to this county if they are both recalled. Think about that. It was all un-necessary. They both could have resigned. Judge Farrar is leaving...
W.T.S.W. What’s This Sucker Worth? A loaded question routinely asked of booksellers. Last week I raised some and answered other questions about the ways in which books are or can be valued. I noted that the presence of computers, the advent of the Internet, the ease of use of on-line search engines and other factors makes establishing a given book’s value quite easy. At least they should. “Sold” columns on eBay, digitalized archives of auction records, list-serve discuss...
I love that the town of Fossil invites everyone to lunch on Wednesdays at the community center. The home cooked food is so delicious that I almost always have seconds. And recently, even thirds on dessert! What on earth was in that cake, one of the best cakes I had ever eaten? The baker, Carla Hornbrook, just happened to have the recipe on hand and shared it with me. Surprise! The cake was made from Bisquick. Thank you, my dear Betty Crocker, for this simple-to-make cake....
Days of Yore for April 25, 2024 10 years ago— Fossil Grade School students took an outing to Mayville to the Stinchfield log cabin. The students in grades 1-4 with teachers Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Burrows, had a host of questions with tasks to perform with information they gathered to go along with their studies of the Oregon Trail and pioneer life. Rural counties in Oregon have struggled with financial woes in recent years, likely none so severely as Wheeler County. A native of Spray and graduate of Oregon State University, T...
Back in 2021 Reuters reported that a copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) had sold through Heritage Auctions for $471,000. This exemplar of the title that was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone here in the U.S. featured a gorgeous illustrated cover, a "variant" binding, "magical" contents, and appeared "incredibly bright and so very near pristine." But $471,000? Sheesh. This copy was the most expensive Harry Potter book ever sold and the most...
Real men don't eat tofu. . . unless it's cooked the right way and my friend Randal Miller knows how to do just that. He fries it like onion rings and tops it with sweet and sour sauce. Delicious! Tofu gets a bad rap because some say that it's like eating cardboard, but tofu doesn't deserve this reputation. Poor tofu suffers from being misunderstood!! As I mentioned before, I was raised by a mother who was a vegetarian during a time when most people didn't know what that was. V...
The Wingin' It Poultry 4-H Club met April 8, 2024 at 5:30 at the Gilliam County Fairgrounds. Leader Aubrey Gibson stated that the remodel for the 4-H building will start in June. We will be relocating our meeting location in the future. She has also reached out to a new processor for processing our fair turkeys and chickens. The Small Animal Clinic will be held at the Gilliam County Fairgrounds on April 19th. Spring Classic will be held April 27th at the Deschutes County...
I’ve been contemplating the same topic over and over for a couple of weeks now and my mind is stuck in a loop. That topic is “If there are 26 letters in the alphabet and they combine to make 275,000 words in the Oxford English Dictionary, then how many recipes can a person make with just 100 foods in their pantry?” I don’t know why I am fixated on this question; maybe it’s because I want to know why, with so many food choices available, people still fret about “What’s f...
To The Editor: No to Recalls. We are voting no on the recall election for Judge Elizabeth Farrar and Commissioner Pat Shannon. The recall seems to be creating an unhealthy divide in our county. As a small county, we need to work together to prosper. Recalling our elected officials could cause county business to grind to a halt. Some have said those saying this are using it as a scare tactic. Assuming not all projects come to an end if the judge and commissioner are recalled, there are decisions to be made and a new budget to...
To the Editor: It has been an interesting journey over the past several weeks in reading the plethora of letters to the editor printed in the Times Journal. Readers should know that the Times Journal is among a shrinking number of Oregon newspapers that still provide space for public comment via letters to the editor. Letters to the editor tend to (usually) be more factual and reach a more relevant audience than posts on social media. T-J readers, appreciate what you have. — Chris Childs, Silverton, OR...
We’ve been chipping away at our restoration and renovation project at The Times-Journal building. It’s been a lot of work and there is a long way to go but the end is in sight. Built in 1903 as The Bank Saloon by Fred Wilson, the building is a real gem. The story goes that Wilson hoped to build a bank on the property, but he was beaten to it and opted to instead open a saloon. Known as “A Gentlemen’s Resort,” the Bank Saloon was no doubt a beauty in its day. With tin-press...
April 18, 2024 10 years ago— Marnie Fitzsimmons continues her experience in South America where she is studying in Quito, Ecuador. She has recently visited Machu Picchu in Peru and has spent some time on the Amazon River. Following several months of an incredible experience, she is expected home again at the end of the school year. A plane wreck occurred west of Condon April 12 that sent an Aurora pilot to OHSU in Portland with serious injuries. According to the Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office, two airplanes had landed on...
By Lawrence Hammar How much do you really know about the books you love? Any bibliophile will tell you that a rare book is far more than the sum of its parts. And parts is parts, right? But who founded and set the type-faces that made the penned manuscript readable? Who made the inks and how? Where did the paper come from, and how was it made? Who did the stitching, sewing the leaves “gathered” into “signatures” and then stitching those together into a text-block? Can one jud...
