Pioneer Place, a care facility in Vale, seeks $750,000 in federal Covid funds from the county. (The Enterprise/FILE) VALE – Pioneer Place officials must re-apply again for a chance to capture a large infusion of cash from Malheur County to offset unforeseen costs incurred during the Covid pandemic. Pioneer Place[Read More…]
Author: Pat Caldwell
Malheur County Court considers renewing Smith’s contract
Malheur County officials expect to decide soon on renewing the annual contract with Greg Smith of Heppner for county economic development tasks. (The Enterprise/FILE PHOTO) VALE – Malheur County officials are considering renewing the $180,000-a-year contract with Greg Smith to continue running their economic development agency and remain in charge[Read More…]
Volunteering Vale duo named grand marshals for 4th of July Rodeo
Dave and Bonnie Westerberg are thrilled to be named grand marshals for the 2022 Vale 4th of July Rodeo. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) VALE – Dave Westerberg doesn’t come across as a daring kind of guy. Solid, dependable and down-to-the-ground honest perhaps, but not someone to throw caution to the winds.[Read More…]
Vale long-term care center gets new administrator
Corey Crismon, a Mount Vernon native, recently stepped into the administrator position at Pioneer Place in Vale. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) VALE – Corey Crismon realized he picked the right career during a flood in Hawaii. Crismon, now the new administrator at Pioneer Place, was then in charge of an Ohana[Read More…]
Ontario’s sprint boat track opens for competitive fun Saturday
The 2,000-foot sprint boat racing track next to the Ontario Municipal Airport was empty last week but there will be plenty of competitive action at the facility this weekend. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) ONTARIO – Ron Dillon is used to making things happen. The former Caldwell, Idaho resident and long-term promoter[Read More…]
Vale’s El Campo carnival delivers fun, prizes and laughter
Marissa Fife, 7, tries her luck at the fishing booth at Vale’s El Campo carnival Friday, June 3. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL) VALE – The annual El Campo carnival kicked off without a hitch for its fourth straight year Friday, June 3, at the Vale 4th of July Rodeo grounds. The[Read More…]
Put on your dancing shoes – Live After 5 returns to Four Rivers
Four Rivers Cultural Center. (The Enterprise/FILE) ONTARIO – The Four Rivers Cultural Center will deliver live music, some great good and plenty of fun to its Live After 5 concert series this summer. The concerts, held in the Hikaru Mizu Japanese Garden, begin Wednesday, June 8, from 5 p.m. to[Read More…]
Geddes resigns from top county environmental post
Malheur County Environmental Health Director Craig Geddes will step down from his post in July. (The Enterprise/FILE) VALE – Craig Geddes, Malheur County’s environmental health director, is resigning from his post in July, capping an 11-year career at the courthouse. Geddes, 43, said he is taking a job with the Oregon[Read More…]
Nyssa rail project short up to $5 million as work falls behind schedule
NYSSA – The Treasure Valley Reload Center will need another infusion of public money, as much as $5 million, to cover cost overruns and finish construction that’s already underway, according to documents and interviews. The Nyssa project, intended to give the agriculture industry less costly shipping to more places, continues[Read More…]