From left, the families who donated pots for the chili feed include: (front row) Bruce Corn, Renae Corn, Judy Kemble, Vicki Winegar, Ray Winegar, Lou Wettstein; (back row) Jim Sutton, Roy Hasebe, Steve Kemble, Jack Hasebe, Jim Trenkel and Sam Mori. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – For six decades,[Read More…]
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Jordan Valley dinner and play pack the house
From left: Shaianne Keller as Mike Hanley, Taylor Warn as Pat Stanford and Shailee Rutan as Dave Gorley act out a scene. (Submitted photo) JORDAN VALLEY – About 150 people showed up Sunday for theater and dinner as the Jordan Valley High School Drama Club staged an original production. The[Read More…]
Nyssa FFA receives Wilco-FFA grant for a chapter stock trailer
The Nyssa High School FFA Chapter members pose with the stock trailer that they purchased with the help of a grant from Wilco’s grant program. (Submitted photo) NYSSA – The Nyssa FFA chapter recently received a $2,000 grant from the Wilco-FFA Grants Program that has been used to buy a[Read More…]
Pre-registration for Adrian’s annual Owyhee Off-Road Challenge is now open
The Adrian Sports Boosters are hosting the fifth annual Owyhee Off-Road Challenge on March 23 to raise money for a new track at the Adrian School District. Runners can race in the half marathon, 5K or 10K event. Last year, over 300 runners from across the Pacific Northwest came out[Read More…]
Border collie surprises Cairo kindergarteners with presents
Sylvia Draper and Sophie Ernest pet border collie Kate who played the role of “Miss Bindergarten,” a fictional canine kindergarten teacher in the book series about the border collie. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO — The kindergarteners at Cairo Elementary School got a surprise last week when when Kate the[Read More…]
Klug is on a mission to find Toys for Tots in Malheur County
Anna Klug shows an application for the Toys for Tots Program. The program provides toys and other essentials for needy families across Malheur County. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – She’s a longtime Malheur County resident who helps educate children from low-income families. The U.S. Marine Corps is considered one of the[Read More…]
Vale’s Starlite sets table for its annual Christmas meals
VALE – Starlite Café Manager Ray Hage said people traveling on Christmas Day who stop to get a bite to eat are always surprised. “You should see the look on their faces. They go to pay and I say ‘It’s free.’ They just stare and say ‘No one does that[Read More…]
Minimum-security inmates host senior luncheon, finding holiday spirit in giving back
John Brown, a minimum-security inmate at SCRI, sang ‘Silent Night’ and other Christmas songs as part of the choir for the event. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO — Gravy churned in a large vat. Steam plumed out. A persistent clatter sounded throughout the kitchen as ladies banged plastic trays. In the[Read More…]
With no shelters in town, homeless residents are left to brave the cold
Harsh winters compound the challenges of living outdoors for homeless residents like Steve Richardson. (The Enterprise/Kristine de Leon) ONTARIO – A raw wind rattled the leaves across the parking lot and dark clouds lingered low above Ontario. Billy Vance, homeless for nine years, found comfort inside a local convenience market,[Read More…]
A Vale student follows her passions with a life-saving senior project
From left, Betty Duncan, Barbara Ray, Baylee Tolman and Sharon Mahan pose for a photo at the Vale Senior Citizens Center. (Photo courtesy of Baylee Tolman) VALE — Baylee Tolman was 12 when her mother was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2011. For the next five years, Tolman stood by[Read More…]