On the Edge of Common Sense By Baxter Black, DVM A source of pride amongst cowboys is knowin’ the lay of the land. And any poor fool that gets lost they figger ain’t much of a hand! They said, “We’ll all meet at Bull Crick!” Then looked at me like[Read More…]
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What Grandpa never knew
Another View By Bill Hall We and our grandparents have lived partially separate lives. By the time you are a grandpa, your own grandpa and grandma have probably exited. That leaves us with vast differences in the inventions, medicines and miracles of our grandparents, as opposed to the amazing products[Read More…]
Uncategorized Auction, BBQ in works for ill reporter
John Braese (File photo) Friends from throughout the community are planning a fundraiser to help John Braese and his family meet expenses as he remains hospitalized, battling critical illness from persistent infections. Braese, news and sports reporter at the Malheur Enterprise, came down with influenza in early March, but his[Read More…]
Uncategorized Vale Library gift aids young readers
Rick Johnson presents the donation to librarian Janeille Bennett (right)and Amanda Sinift last week. (The Enterprise/Scotta Callister) The Vale City Emma Humphrey Memorial Library has received a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund and directed by local farmer Rick Johnson of Malheur County. The[Read More…]
Uncategorized Meet draws Viking tracksters to Burns
BURNS — The Vale girls track team clinched sixth place while the boys finished eighth in team standings at Oster’s Burns Lions Invitational Saturday. The Vale girls claimed sixth place with 39.5 team points while the boys team finished with 39 team points. Both the Ontario boys and girls teams[Read More…]
Uncategorized Vale girls prevail at Fruitland nets
FRUITLAND – Fruitland clinched a 7-5 victory over Vale in nonleague tennis action Monday. The Fruitland boys defeated the Vale boys’ tennis team 4-1, while the Vale girls’ team claimed a 3-2 win. In girls singles action, Vale’s Autumn Sanchez defeated Fruitland’s Kelsey Fitzimonds, 6-2, 6-2. In girls doubles play,[Read More…]
Uncategorized SOLVE day offers chance to clean up local environs
By Susan Barton For the Enterprise April 22 is Earth Day, an event which began in the United States in 1970 over concerns about the environment. In 1990, Earth Day went global and is now the largest civic observance in the world. With over 1 billion participants, it is a[Read More…]
Patrols ramp up as break-ins rise in rural areas of county
By Pat Caldwell Malheur Enterprise VALE – The illegal narcotic trade is probably at the root of a recent spate of burglaries in rural Nyssa, a situation that prompted the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office to beef up its patrols in the area. “We have a lot of burglaries right now.[Read More…]
Pols eye president’s intentions
By Pat Caldwell Malheur Enterprise For opponents of a plan to preserve more than 2 million acres of land in Malheur County, a conversation last autumn between two lawmakers may meaning everything. Then it again, it may not. The discussion occurred between state Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, who represents Malheur[Read More…]
The axis of ideal understanding explained
On the Edge of Common Sense By Baxter Black, DVM I have developed a way to evaluate when a person reaches the pinnacle of their profession, their prime, so to speak. I call it the “Peak of Practical Intelligence.” It states there is a point in the lifetime of a[Read More…]