Greg V. Quant 1963 – 2021 Obituary March 24, 2021March 24, 20210 On Friday, March 12, 2021, Greg V. Quant, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, passed away at the age of 57. Greg was born October 18, 1963 in Prineville to Roger Quant and Beverly McKinnon (Klish). He graduated from Burns High School in 1983. Greg later married Deborah Quant (Furgerson)
VETERAN Ulysses Grant Smith Junior 1944 – 2021 Obituary March 24, 2021March 24, 20210 Ulysses Grant Smith Junior passed away February 15, 2021 at Riverbend Medical Center in Eugene. He was 76. Junior was born September 16, 1944 in Sasser County, Ky., to Ulysses Grant Smith and Kitty Wombles-Smith. The family moved to Crane in 1951. Of all the places he lived he always loved
Public Health director provides update on COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 Health Care News March 17, 2021March 16, 20210 Nic Calvin, director of Public Health at the Harney County Health Department, wants to remind everyone to continue to wear masks, wash your hands, and maintain social distancing. “The county went from moderate risk down to low risk, but we’re not out of this just yet. It could change at any
Study looks at fish in Harney Basin News March 17, 2021March 16, 20210 Submitted photo A mountain whitefish from the Blitzen River. By Lauren Brown The diversity of aquatic life in the Harney Basin can get overlooked in discussions regarding the overabundance of carp in Malheur Lake. However, the Harney Basin Wetlands Collaborative (HBWC), a collaborative convened and supported by High Desert Partnership, recently invested in
Scotties take it to the Mustangs, come out on top 30-12 Crane Football Hines Middle School Football Sports March 17, 2021March 16, 20210 Photos by CORI WRIGHT Crane Middle School lines up for an offensive play. Hines Middle School hosted the Crane Middle School football team on Thursday, March 11. Both teams had to play on one end of the field due to some ice that remained in the south end zone, but it didn’t
Juanita Dickenson 1942 – 2021 Obituary March 17, 2021March 17, 20210 Juanita Dickenson passed away on March 7 at her home in Burns. She was 78 years old. Juanita was born in Grass Valley, Calif., July 24, 1942, to Marlon and Ola Mae Zuelsdorf. She married Ralph Dickenson on June 19, 1960, in San Francisco. She loved being a homemaker, gardener, card maker,
Evelyn Anne (Davis) Stewart 1943 – 2021 Obituary March 17, 2021March 17, 20210 Evelyn Anne (Davis) Stewart passed away in Bend at St. Charles Hospital on March 9, 2021. She was born in Santa Barbara, Calif. March 25, 1943, raised in San Pedro, Calif., where she met Louis Andrew Stewart, a career Navy enlisted man. They married in the Free Methodist Church in San Pedro
David R. Graves Obituary March 17, 2021March 17, 20210 David R. Graves, 76, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021.
Greg Quant Obituary March 17, 2021March 17, 20210 Greg Quant, 57, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service is being planned. LaFollette’s Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Burns Council discusses proposal to transfer ownership of cemetery Burns City Council News March 10, 2021March 10, 20210 Photo by SAMANTHA WHITE The Burns City Council discussed forming a cemetery district. The following are the unapproved minutes from the Burns City Council meeting held Feb. 24. The minutes were edited for clarity and length. The council discussed transfer of ownership and operations of the Burns Cemetery. City Manager Dan Brown explained that