Clifford Lorrell Dawson 1948-2017 Obituary May 17, 2017May 18, 20171 Clifford Lorrell Dawson passed away May 8 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. Cliff was born April 17, 1948, in Burns. He enjoyed buckarooing and worked at many ranches throughout Oregon and Nevada. The place he loved most was the MC Ranch. In 1972, he was cow boss for the Roaring
H. Donald Elvin McGhehey 1922-2016 Obituary May 17, 2017May 18, 20170 H. Donald Elvin McGhehey passed away peacefully Dec. 18, 2016, in his home in Redmond, surrounded by loving family and church friends. Donald was born to Robert and Myrtle McGhehey Sept. 10, 1922, in Portland. The family moved to Klamath Falls when Donald was 3 months old. Two years later, his
Michael C. Smith Obituary May 17, 2017May 18, 20170 Michael C. Smith Michael C. Smith, who attended Burns High school from 1991-1993, passed away April 29, 2017, due to Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) at age 43. Michael was the store manager of the Port Angeles, Wash., O’Reilly Auto Parts for many years and enjoyed working with his great employees. He is survived
Court, Senior Center discuss vision for rental housing County Court News May 10, 2017May 10, 20170 Harney County Senior and Community Services Center Executive Director Angela Lamborn attended the regular meeting of the Harney County Court on May 3 to discuss a request to donate county property to the Senior Center. Harney County Judge Pete Runnels explained that the county acquired the property, which is located on
Eleanor speaks out: History will come alive at the Harney County Library Arts and Entertainment Community News May 10, 2017May 15, 20170 The public is invited to join the Harney County Library for an entertaining and educational experience at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, for a chat with Eleanor Roosevelt, as enacted by Dr. Lura Pierce, award winning educator and humorist from Eugene. Dr. Pierce, a distant relative of Mrs. Roosevelt, began
BHS and CUHS track teams compete in Baker Burns Sports Burns Track Crane Sports Crane Track Sports May 10, 2017May 10, 20170 The Burns and Crane track teams competed in the Baker Invite on Friday, May 5, in their final tune-up for the district meets. The Burns boys team placed second and the Crane boys team finished seventh in the 25-team meet. La Grande won the boys team title with 144.5 points, followed
Dorthy “Dot” Opie Skinner 1941-2017 Obituary May 10, 2017May 11, 20170 Dorthy “Dot” Opie Skinner, 75, of Crane, passed away May 1. Dot was born July 6, 1941, in Mesa, Ariz. to Henry and Gertrude Thompson Opie. She was the youngest of 13 siblings. She had lost both of her parents by the time she was 5 years old. For the next
Theodore Lee Savage 1969-2017 Obituary May 10, 2017May 11, 20170 Theodore “Ted” Lee Savage passed away April 24 from a heart attack. Ted was born Nov. 28, 1969, to Dennis Lee and Kate Darlene Savage at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Red Bluff, Calif. He grew up in Cottonwood, Calif., and attended Cottonwood grammar school and West Valley High School. After graduation, Ted worked
Memorial service — Earl R. Jones Obituary May 10, 2017May 11, 20170 Earl R. Jones, 68, a former resident of Hines, passed away Jan. 7, 2017, in Coquille. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, May 19, at the Burns Cemetery.
Michael Kent Brown 1959-2017 Obituary May 10, 2017May 11, 20170 Michael Kent Brown, 57, passed away peacefully April 28, surrounded by close family after his battle with stage 4 melanoma. Michael was born Aug. 9, 1959, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Robert and Annabelle Brown. He was the third of six children. He attended The Dalles High School, graduating in 1978.