Japanese-American soldiers will be honored with a private ceremony Monday at Four Rivers Cultural Center. (The Enterprise/Angelina Katsanis). ONTARIO – The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated unit of its size in American military history, will be honored next week in Ontario. The unit’s Japanese-American soldiers earned more than[Read More…]

Find locally grown produce at the Vale Farmers Market, held on Saturdays at the Hot Springs Trading Post until October. (The Enterprise/Yadira Lopez) VALE – Vendors can sign up now for the annual Vale Farmers & Crafters Saturday Market, which kicks off Saturday, June 19, at 860 Washington Street E.[Read More…]

VALE – The fun vibe descended on a section of gravel behind the rodeo bleachers Friday night as the El Campo carnival kicked off with an assortment of games and prizes. The carnival, the work of volunteers and spearheaded by Sarah Rodriguez, who owns Luzetta’s Flowers, was a big hit[Read More…]

The Nyssa Nite Rodeo will offer up plenty of action the weekend of June 18-19. (The Enterprise/File). NYSSA – A year-long wait for local rodeo fans is over as the 75th Nyssa Nite Rodeo will snort and buck into town Friday and Saturday, June 18-19. The event, sanctioned by the[Read More…]

Matt Stringer, executive director of Four Rivers Cultural Center, will retire and leave his post in the coming months. Marketing director Tanya Navarrete will also leave the facility. (Photo courtesy of Tanya Navarrete). ONTARIO – Two top leaders at Four Rivers Cultural Center will leave their posts within the next few[Read More…]

Randi Svaty, a former board member of the Malheur County Development Corp., and a branch manager of Northwest Farm Credit Services, was recently named to the Oregon Board of Agriculture. (Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Agriculture). ONTARIO – Randi Svaty believes her deep roots in agriculture will be[Read More…]

Sarah Rodriguez peers through one of the static displays that will be part of a game Friday night at the El Campo Carnival at the Vale Rodeo grounds. Rodriguez is one of the organizers of the event. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – The Vale Rodeo grounds will be bustling with[Read More…]

Vale American Legion Post 96 commander Gino Silva (front) along with post adjutant John Recla stand in the basement of the legion hall in Vale last week. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) VALE – On Monday, John Recla and Gino Silva will stand at Pioneer Cemetery and honor the nation’s veterans as[Read More…]

Project DOVE board member Jan Pennington (front) and agency director Terry Basford hold up Purple Ribbon Partner Project stickers that will be placed with area businesses. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) ONTARIO – Those fleeing domestic abuse would have more safe refuges in Ontario under a program developed by Project Dove. The[Read More…]

Tom Vialpando (left) Vale mayor and Katy Lamb, former city manager look through city bill ledger at the old city hall last week. Vialpando recently wrote a letter to Gov. Kate Brown describing the impact Covid restrictions have on area residents. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). VALE – Vale Mayor Tom Vialpando[Read More…]