Celebration of Life – Irene Schulz Obituary June 5, 2024June 5, 20240 A memorial celebration honoring the life of Irene Schulz will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 15 at the Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Burns. The family requests that those attending wear something bright and colorful in honor of Irene’s love of flowers. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Burns
Summer reading begins at the library Community Youth May 29, 2024May 30, 20240 School’s out soon and you may be wondering what to do with the kids this summer. Here is a suggestion and the best part --- it’s free! Bring the kids to Harney County Library throughout June and July when we are once again presenting our summer reading program. Kids of all ages
Irene Evelyn Schulz April 30, 1931 – Nov. 13, 2023 Obituary May 29, 2024May 29, 20240 This spring, neon pink poppies, scarlet tulips, and bronze irises will poke their heads through rich, dark soil. Coral bells and calendula will turn to the sun, purple clematis will cling to the gray weathered arbor while daylilies, daisies, and delphinium burst forth in a cacophony of color. Red-twigged dogwood
Darrell Northrup 1940 – 2024 Obituary May 29, 2024May 29, 20240 Darrell Northrup passed away at his home in Hines surrounded by family on May 19, 2024 at the age of 84. He was born April 28, 1940 in Caldwell, Idaho to Albert and Erma Northrup. Darrell spent his early years in Idaho, and then moved to Harney County to live
Science education at the EOARC for second graders Community May 22, 2024May 27, 20240 On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, second graders from Slater Elementary and Crane Elementary descended upon the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (EOARC) for the annual second grade field trip. EOARC is staffed by employees of Oregon State University, USDA- Agricultural Research Service and The Nature Conservancy and its mission is
Telos Development plans to build 180-new homes in Burns and Hines Community News May 22, 2024May 27, 20240 Barbara Cannady for Burns Times-Herald Housing shortages have pushed home prices beyond the imagination. Rising interest rates compound the issue of affordability for local homebuyers. One or the other must give. Developers are responding to these issues with proposed new subdivisions within the cities of Burns and Hines. Property owner Telos Development Company,
Daniel (Dan) Zurfluh Nov. 5, 1961 – May 11, 2024 Obituary May 22, 2024May 22, 20240 Dan was born in Salem, to parents Henry and Evelyn Zurfluh. He was the fourth of six children. The family lived in the Jordan area, of Scio, Ore. Dan grew up “on the mountain”, roaming, hunting, jeeping and working. He and his siblings farmed with their dad and always had summer
Ron Shelley 1935 – 2024 Obituary May 22, 2024May 22, 20240 Ron was born in Boise Idaho on March 21st, 1935, to Melvin “Dooley” and Edith Shelley. Ron spent his preschool years with family in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho. He moved around a lot in his school years, between Emmett, Idaho to Crabtree, Ore. to Brownsville, Ore. to finishing high school in
Gene McVicker 1927-1924 Obituary May 22, 2024May 22, 20240 Gene McVicker was born Jan. 23, 1927, in Swatara, Minn., to Lora Mabel Lovejoy and Harry McVicker. He was the middle child of nine siblings: Donald, Lorraine, Helen, Harry, Gene, Glen, Thomas, John, and Betty. Betty lives in Arizona and is the only surviving sibling. Harry and Lora married in Mitchell,
Kurt Erik Rademacher July 5, 1960 – May 11, 2024 Obituary May 22, 2024May 22, 20240 Kurt grew up in Jackson, Calif., where he came to love the outdoors. As a boy, he roamed the foothills, hunting and fishing, and observing the natural world. He carried this love of nature into adulthood. He left Jackson for Alaska on graduating from high school, then settled in northern Minnesota,