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To the Editor: Thanks for the “Days of Yore Years Ago” featured in the recent Times-Journal. Jimmy Campbell gave me a picture with a five-line story that he had from a 1957 East Oregonian. The reporter was identified as Elsie Dickson, and he told me she was a relative, no more! Fitzmaurice was her maiden name; now I know the rest of the story! Jannie’s story intrigued me, so I did some research on "POPS". His back story is “wow”. I only remember him from the Shoestring after Bill and family had it. He was a neat guy! I to...
Dear Sir, Unfortunately the virus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes the Coronavirus disease is still with us, and appears it will be for some time to come. In our facility, Summit Springs Village, which provides care and housing for our most vulnerable citizens the virus continues to infect the residents and staff. Through the diligence and adherence to science based practices of washing hands, constant cleaning, and the wearing of masks the staff and administration of Summit Springs Village have kept the virus and disease mostly at...
Stanton Vancleve Hadley was born in Boardman, Oregon in 1925, to Glen Roy Hadley and Ivy Kate Page Hadley. He grew up on the family farm, just north of Boardman, Oregon and attended school in Boardman. When he was 14 the family sold the farm and moved to Fossil, Oregon. Stan attended Wheeler County High School. Two months before his 18th birthday, in 1943, he joined the Navy and entered World War II. When the war ended in 1945, he came back to Fossil and went to work for...
1 years ago— Two local education administrators have been invited to present at an international conference in Sydney, Australia on a school model they designed. Steve Boynton, superintendent at Arlington Community School, and Rinda Montgomery Conwell, assistant superintendent at North Central Education Service District, designed the Pathways to Proficiency Project which has been implemented in Arlington the last four years. In 2010 Arlington ranked 260th in the state’s district performance rankings. In 2013 Arlington ran...
Everything changed for Teresa Brier fifteen years ago. Brier grew up in Sherman County and her parents ran the Moro Café, grew up in Sherman County. Later, she struggled with substance abuse and ended up in prison. It was there that she turned her life around. While she was incarcerated, Teresa was enrolled in a canine training program. "They bring puppies in at about six to eight weeks and we would train them for search and rescue," Teresa says. "We would go through and...
Last week I introduced you to palaeography, to a certain palaeographer from Australia, Andrea Boltresz, and to the study of texts, some of them being ancient and authentic, some of them being newer and fake. Some ancient texts are extra valuable with added “association value” and “good provenance,” that is, signed or given as gifts to the worthy or familial or from the libraries of Greta Garbo or Isaac Newton. Other texts are gussied up to look like yard-sale Dead Sea Scrolls...
The Gilliam County Court opted to table its efforts in establishing a board of commissioners and restructuring county government at its meeting on January 3, 2024, at the Emergency Services Building in Condon. Facing public pushback and looming legal questions, the court punted on creating a board of commissioners in place of the county judge position. However, the court did agree that a county administrator position was necessary and began to establish a committee to look at...
My name is Priya Helweg, and I am the US Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Regional Director for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and 272 Federally Recognized Tribes in Region 10. The new year is a time of hope and renewal, but it can also bring financial challenges to those facing up-front health costs. When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022, he made a commitment to lowering health costs for Americans and increasing savings each year. At HHS we see how this commitment improves th...
The Wheeler Soil and Water Conservation District is in search of a few good artists. To raise awareness about weeds that grow in the area, the Wheeler SWCD has launched the "Know Your Enemy" art contest. The final product will be a herbicide handbook full of illustrations, photos, collages, or other art pieces that depict weeds in the area. The art contest is open to all ages and any kind of artistic medium is encouraged. Contestants need to give their art piece a title and...
