The Voice of Malheur County
Uncategorized The Enterprise Despite breezy weather, Vale was able to complete its tennis match with Weiser Monday afternoon on the Vikings’ home courts. With strong showings by both boys and girls, the Vikings took a 10-2 overall win for the meet. The girls went 6-0 and the boys, 4-2. The match[Read More…]
By Bruce Pokarney Oregon Department of Agriculture Once again, statistics show that Oregon is among the nation’s leaders in the production of several types of vegetable crops, whether they are grown for processing or for the fresh market. Variety, quantity, and quality all describe the state’s vegetable production. “The wide[Read More…]
Uncategorized By Scotta Callister The Enterprise Sheriff Brian Wolfe says more workshops are in store for people wanting to write letters in opposition to the Owyhee Canyonlands national monument proposal. Wolfe spoke last week at the Vale Chamber of Commerce meeting, held at the Sagebrush on March 24. He said the[Read More…]
The Enterprise U.S. Rep. Greg Walden will make a swing through Eastern Oregon this weekend, stopping in Jordan Valley for a town hall meeting on Sunday, April 3. The session starts at 1:30 p.m. at Jordan Valley High School. He is expected to hear concerns about the proposal to create[Read More…]
Uncategorized 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…]
Uncategorized 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…]
Uncategorized 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…]
Uncategorized 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…]
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…]
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…]