The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized J.R. Lattin, Vale street supervisor, monitors crews recently repaving stretches of downtown streets. By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise VALE – At a casual glance street pavement work may appear to be a thankless job. In the summer heat, hot asphalt fumes drift up from scorching roadways and envelopes workers in[Read More…]
Uncategorized By John L. Braese The Enterprise A book drive underway through the Vale Elementary School library seeks to brighten local kids’ holidays. VALE – “I don’t have any books at home.” Vale Elementary School librarian Patty Faw has heard this time and again from students. In the age of electronics[Read More…]
Uncategorized Doug Maag of Y-1 Farms accumulated a mountain of sugar beets from a strong harvest. By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise VALE – The gray mountain that stretches several hundred yards across Doug Maag’s land is distinctive for its size but it also symbolizes an agriculture triumph. “All the stars lined[Read More…]
You may feel challenged this Thanksgiving to take a deep breath and reflect. We have been through unsettling times and shifts in the national and regional landscape. Each one of us has been exposed to endless and speculative chatter about the future. Uncertainty induces edginess. Serve yourself an antidote, and[Read More…]
The building housing Vale Middle School continues to have challenges. By John L. Braese The Enterprise VALE – Time has run out for the building housing Vale Middle School – again. Built in 1936, authorities closed the building in 1954 for safety concerns. Two years later, the Malheur County[Read More…]
Uncategorized Vale put down its marker for faith in the future by approving a new middle school last week. That vote for the $8 million bond measure is about more than replacing an aging building. Voters wouldn’t have taxed themselves for the next 20 years if they didn’t have faith in[Read More…]
By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise JORDAN VALLEY — Election drama can descend on the most unusual places. Even remote Jordan Valley. Last week’s ballot included two seats on the Jordan Valley City Council – but no candidates. Now, though, four are people tied in write-in votes for those seats. Ballot[Read More…]
Uncategorized The mushroom plant in Vale has been closed since 2007. A Canadian company is considering a new operation in Malheur County. By John L. Braese The Enterprise VALE – A Canadian mushroom supplier looking to expand is interested in locating a plant in the Vale area that would employ up[Read More…]
Uncategorized By Pat Caldwell The Enterprise VALE – Local growers produced bigger onions this season but prices for the county’s biggest commodity are down. Farmers and some packing firms also faced difficulty finding enough workers. “Prices are terrible,” said Grant Kitamura of Murakami Produce Company, an onion-packing firm in Ontario. Murakami[Read More…]
Uncategorized Parents and staff members read the mural message on a wall in the newmaternity center at St. Alphonus in Ontario. (The Enterprise/John L. Braese) By John L. Braese The Enterprise ONTARIO – St. Alphonsus Medical Center unveiled its new maternity ward with an open house last week. Prospective parents and[Read More…]