Pioneer Place resident care manager Christy Gillespie (left) chats with Lorrie Holloway, Pioneer Place business office manager last week. The nursing home was recently recognized for its quality health care. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – A regional organization that monitors health care for seniors recently identified Pioneer Place as one of[Read More…]
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Community spirit shines in Vale inductees
VALE – The Vale Alumni Association will honor three former classmates this Saturday – a retired state judge and two retired high school coaches. The trio will be inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at a banquet and auction at the Malheur County Fairgrounds. “I think that there are[Read More…]
Counting on faith: Rec district goes to voters
ONTARIO – Supporters of an independent recreation district in Ontario are gearing up for a final push to convince voters to approve the plan. City voters face a measure creating a district with the same boundaries as the Ontario School District. The new agency would come into existence in January[Read More…]
Refugee family recalls Vale’s generosity when they were strangers
VALE – On a December night in 1979, Sai Vang sat in the back seat of a loaded van, squished between her parents and eight siblings as they rode from the Boise airport to their new home of Vale. It was the 15-year-old’s first night in America and a stark[Read More…]
Vale News: Planners welcome help as they prep for Hall of Fame
VALE – The Vale High School Alumni Association has two planning meetings for its second annual Hall of Fame Banquet. The meetings will be at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, and Monday, Oct. 15, at the Vale Emma Humphrey Library meeting room, 150 A St. E. Everyone is welcome[Read More…]
Hope center plans Walk For life on Saturday
The Hope Pregnancy Center in Ontario will host its 26th annual Walk For Life fundraiser event at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at Ontario Lions Park. (Photo courtesy of The Hope Pregnancy Center) VALE – The first week of school has come and gone, but students know the memories they[Read More…]
Show revs up in Adrian
Kelly Bennett of Adrian won second place with his 1970 Mustang. (Submitted photo by Robert Radford) ADRIAN – A flock of car lovers gathered at Rivers Park in Adrian for the 10th annual Classics on the Grass car show last Saturday. The show featured 40 original classics or authentically restored[Read More…]
Nyssa water project nears end
Jim Maret, Nyssa city manager, talks about the city’s new water upgrade. The project – which includes a new water treatment plant – will be finished by the middle of October. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) NYSSA – It was June 2017 and Nyssa City Manager Jim Maret faced a challenge. Charged[Read More…]
Time to cowboy up at Bulls and Broncs
NYSSA – The biggest rough stock rodeo in the Idaho Cowboys Association kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Oregon Trail Arena in Nyssa. Tickets for Bulls and Broncs Extravaganza are $10 for adults and $5 for youth aged 10 to 15. Family tickets – two adults and two[Read More…]
Home: Where Vale’s heart is
Vale High School’s 2018 Homecoming Court. Back row (left to right): Trevor Romans, Beau Belnap, Clay Siddoway, Luis Diaz, Tanner Hamilton and Japheth Carlson. Front row (left to right): Brooklyn Phillips, Baylee Tolman, Morgan Harrison, Kyla Wright, Sydnee Thomas and Gracee Jacobs. (Submitted photo by Sarah Trask) VALE – The[Read More…]