The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized A vast array of brightly colored rocks and gems were available for sale from vendors adjacent to Mac Hall in Nyssa during the 51st annual Thunderegg Days celebration last week. (The Enterprise/John L. Braise) By John L. Braese Malheur Enterprise NYSSA – Armed with cups of gas-station coffee and coolers[Read More…]
Uncategorized Although original reports had three riders taking on the trek down the mountain, the 2016 running of the Vale Suicide Race ended up with two riders on Saturday, July 2. After a 20-minute climb up the mountain, the two riders made the screaming run down the hill, finishing in less[Read More…]
Uncategorized By Pat Caldwell Malheur Enterprise VALE – There was a new champion this year at the Oregon Trail Days’ third annual Lumberjack contest. The defending champions – the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office team – seemed a strong favorite going into the Saturday competition. But the team from the Vale High[Read More…]
By Pat Caldwell Malheur Enterprise HINES – A Bureau of Land Management proposal to spay wild horses in the Burns District is under fire from a conservation group that calls the effort “barbaric.” The BLM recently announced it would move forward, in conjunction with Oregon State University, on a trial[Read More…]
To the Editor: The Vale FFA Chapter held its annual awards banquet April 21. This serves as a tradition for Vale as well as many other local FFA chapters, where both members and supporters are recognized for their achievements and contributions to this great program. The banquet was a fun[Read More…]
Voter remorse is one of the sad ripple effects coming out of Britain’s Brexit election. As the pols struggle with how to accomplish the split and how much pain it should cause, a sorry refrain is heard from some voters. Thinking Brexit would fail, they used their vote as a[Read More…]
A common question over coffee the other day caused my fellow caffeine junkies to ask why some of us were born as day people and some of us night people. That’s curious. Most animals aren’t so different, one from another. For instance, all the chickens in the world find a[Read More…]
On the Edge of Common Sense By Baxter Black, DVM The term “citizen soldier” applies to an army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers, like Vietnam War enlistees and draftees that served their 2 years and were released to go back to their previous life. It also applies[Read More…]
Charles J. “Chick” Keim, 93, of Ontario, died June, 29, 2016 at home. Services pending Lienkaemper Chapel, Ontario. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com. Harold S. Wilson, 89, Homedale, died July 2, 2016. Services: Nampa Funeral, Yraguen Chapel
Eva Emily Potter Frank passed away in Boise on June 24. When she was a young girl, Eva and her parents Harmon and Esther Potter and other family members moved to Vale from Oklahoma. They lived on a farm at Willowcreek. Eva graduated from Vale, before moving to Idaho. She[Read More…]