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…]
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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…]