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Project eases access at Legion hall

Struggling up the steep concrete porch steps at the Vale American Legion hall has never been for the faint of heart – and certainly not for the faint of knees. Thanks to the efforts of an enterprising high school project and the sweat equity of volunteers, there’s now a safer[Read More…]

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Trio of wins for Viks

By Rachel Haueter For the Enterprise Three wins on the road this past week catapulted the Vale baseball team to second place in the OSAA 3A state rankings. With wins over Willamina, Glide and Burns, the 4-1 Vikings sit behind 2-0 Rainier. They picked up the wins over spring break,[Read More…]

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Preparing for the worst case

By Pat Caldwell For the Malheur Enterprise NYSSA – Last week law enforcement agencies and emergency service providers convened at Nyssa Elementary School to train for an incident no one hopes will ever happen. Yet the kind of active shooter training held at the school Thursday and Friday is more[Read More…]

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The HUNT was on!

Candy-filled eggs and plush toys dotted the grass at Vale City Park last Saturday – for a short time. After the Fire Department siren sounded to start the annual Easter egg hunt, it took about a minute for excited kids to scoop up the treasure from the lawn. Chamber of[Read More…]

We’re just watching the sky

On the Edge of Common Sense By Baxter Black, DVM There is at least one thing that separates agricultural people from their office-working brothers … the weather. How often have you seen the local anchorman turn to the local weather girl and say, “Gosh, Marsha, that’s really good news! I’m[Read More…]

Sing a song of the meat dress

Another View By Bill Hall A slightly strange young woman with a dress made out of meat has a singing voice so powerful and expressive that she should no longer need gimmicks like a raw meat dress to draw attention. I speak of Lady Gaga, the entertainer who has previously[Read More…]

Death notices

Thelma L. Franek, 82, of Ontario, died March 23, 2016 at a local care facility. Services pending Lienkaemper Chapel, Ontario. Condolences to the family may be made at www.lienkaemper-thomason.com Karl S. Shaner, 53, Ontaio, Oregon, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Haren-Wood[Read More…]

Frank Coleman

Frank was born on April 17, 1927 to John and Elizabeth Bokis Coleman in Carolina, West Virginia. He came with his family to Vale in 1930 and then to Harper in 1931. He attended Harper School. In June of 1949 he married Glenna Murdock. They moved to Cottonwood Ranch in[Read More…]

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Never too late to celebrate

When Howard and Verel Towell of Harper eloped 78 years ago, she was just 17. Asked by the clerk if she was a legal 18, Verel considered and asserted that yes, she was. It wasn’t really a fib, she recently told Nancy McNitt at Brookdale Senior Living in Ontario –[Read More…]

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Taking the BOOM out of the blaze

The Enterprise About 15 Vale firefighters got some specialized training last week in a drill that literally raised the FLAG. The Flammable Liquids and Gas training program, dubbed FLAG, gave the crew hands-on experience dealing with the explosive danger when a fire hits a propane or natural gas tank. The[Read More…]