VALE – With autumn’s arrival to Vale comes the local FFA Scholarship Foundation’s annual auction, to be held Saturday, Oct. 16, beginning at 10 a.m. The event will be at its traditional location, the Vale bus shed off South Cottage Street behind the elementary school. Bob Hyde, FFA Scholarship Foundation[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Mark Clark’s mother was the sole owner of a grain farm in Nampa, Idaho. He grew up working with his brother in the fields that she leased to a local farmer, but eventually abandoned physical labor for a career as an attorney.  Now at 73, he’s back to[Read More…]

ONTARIO – The mother with her newborn baby strapped to her chest watched her young children zoom happily across the grounds of Aiken Elementary School on their toy four-wheelers. Suddenly, two police cars appeared, converging on the family. Cydney Cooke, the mother, was stunned to learn a passerby had called[Read More…]

Farmworkers pick asparagus in a Nyssa field. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) ONTARIO – A new program managed by the Oregon Human Development Corporation is offering help with paying rent to certain populations. The program, called Supporting Tenants Accessing Rental Relief (STARR), is paid for with federal and state funds and offers[Read More…]

A freshly painted fire hydrant, fruit of volunteer efforts past. (Photo submitted by the Ontario Hydrant Project). ONTARIO – Civic-minded residents will get the chance to help their town in late April when the 11th Annual Community Serve Day kicks off. The event, set for Saturday, April 24, will give[Read More…]

Following are some local Easter festivities for the whole family to enjoy.  • EASTERavaganza, a drive-thru event for the whole family, will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot at Four Rivers Cultural Center, Ontario. There will be music, vendors, and goody give-aways.  People are asked[Read More…]

Wiggles and Giggles has an ample, newly furnished space in downtown Ontario. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – A local child care enterprise will use a $100,000 grant to provide a new around-the-clock service that will particularly help parents who work night shifts. Until now, there hasn’t been a good childcare[Read More…]

Ontario Pool District director Andrew Maeda at the Ontario indoor pool complex. (The Enterprise/file) ONTARIO – The Pool Committee of the Ontario Recreation District will go before the Ontario City Council later this month to ask for money for its signature project, a renovated outdoor community pool. While the Recreation[Read More…]

Fiesta Guadalajara warns customers that the restaurant is only open for to-go meals and delivery for now. (The Enterprise/file) ONTARIO – More help is on the way for beleaguered restaurant owners in Ontario. Following a unanimous vote Thursday by the Ontario City Council, restaurant owners can get forgiven for utility[Read More…]

Jesse Weaver wins the bareback event at the Thunderegg Throwdown at the Oregon Trail Arena, one of few rodeos that were held this summer because of Covid. (July 15, 2020) (The Enterprise) Viking spirit – Teens cheer on the Vale Vikings during a home basketball game. (Jan. 22, 2020) (The[Read More…]