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3D printing has invaded Harney County schools

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Harney Education Service District (ESD), using School Improvement Funds, assisted Crane Union High School, Hines Middle School, and Burns High School with the purchase of top-of-the-line 3D printers for classroom use. Harney County rural schools can also use a 3D printer through Harney ESD. Teachers received multiple trainings from Google and

Donald Edwin Currey 1934-2017

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Donald Edwin Currey passed away Aug. 5, after succumbing to a long illness. Donald was born in Burns in 1934, the youngest of three siblings to Mildred and Judd Currey. While in high school, he became an accomplished pilot. After graduation, he married his high school sweetheart, Delcy Wood, and joined

Celebration of life — Barbara (Barb) Ann Biggs

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Barbara (Barb) Ann Biggs, 89, passed away Aug. 7 at home. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at LaFollette’s Chapel in Burns. Contributions in Barb’s name may be made to Harney County Save-A-Stray or Harney County Home, Health & Hospice, in care of LaFollette’s

Preparing for the eclipse: Consider traffic, fire danger

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by H. Paul Gray Harney County Emergency Manager for the Burns Times-Herald As travelers come into our area, we want them to enjoy themselves, travel around safely, see the sights within our county, meet new friends, eat at our restaurants, and just have a good time. However, we don’t want anyone getting hurt or starting

Hines Common Council discusses eclipse preparations

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by Lindy Williams Burns Times-Herald The Hines Common Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 6:30 p.m. The council approved the business license applications for six new businesses: JHR Construction, ASG Land Development/Snow Plowing and Debris Removal, Sage Hens Janitorial, Sage Supply, May Flowers Nursery, and Elkhorn Painting

Harney ESD awarded $35,000 grant from OCF

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Integrating the arts into the regular education classroom will continue to get a boost in Harney County from the Oregon Community Foundation. Recently, through a grant renewal process, Harney Education Service District (Harney ESD) gained approval for yet another $35,000. Harney ESD, partnering with Harney County schools, Kids Club of Harney

Barbara Ann Biggs 1928-2017

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  Barbara (Barb) Ann Biggs, 89, passed away Aug. 7 at home. Born to parents Vere and Alta Sanford, Barb made her way into this world on March 10, 1928. Younger sister, Linda, joined the family in 1939, and they were raised together on a farm in rural Idaho, near the town

Velda Kimball Armstrong 1926-2017

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Velda Kimball Armstrong passed away Aug. 10 in Ontario. She was born to Ira George and Sophia Valentine Jones Kimball March 3, 1926, in the mountains south of Prairie City. She married Richard Armstrong, and they raised four children. They farmed in the Willowcreek Valley, and then lived in the Burns-Hines area.

Court selects Gregory Smith & Company LLC for economic development services

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During its regular meeting on Aug. 2, the Harney County Court agreed to begin negotiating an economic development services contract with Gregory Smith & Company LLC of Heppner. The court also received proposals from PARC Resources, Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corporation (GEODC), and Denise Rose. All four applicants were interviewed by

Grocery Outlet coming to Hines

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A Grocery Outlet store will be opening in Hines this fall, offering shoppers an opportunity to purchase groceries at discounted prices. Dickerhoof Properties purchased a two-acre parcel next to Rite Aid in the Steens Mountain Plaza on Highway 20, and construction on the new building began in mid-July. Matt Dickerhoof, co-owner of

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