Do you want to go an a treasure hunt? Community News May 24, 2023May 24, 20230 Submitted photos From L-R: Who will find Jar 3? Will it be you? Visit the Chamber’s Facebook page for a clue! Sue Weathers discovered the first treasure jar near Idlewild Campground. Leslie Krabill stumbled upon the second jar while exploring Chickahominy Reservoir with her family. Cordelia Maxwell found Jar 2.5 at
Medley completes internship at Sheriff’s Office Community News Youth May 24, 2023May 24, 20230 Photo courtesy of HARNEY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE From L-R: Deputy Robby Tiller, Intern Merissa Medley, Deputy Cody Rusow, and Deputy Tanner Bennett. On May 18, the Harney County Sheriff’s Office presented Burns High School senior Merissa Medley with a certificate of completion of the Harney County Sheriff’s Office Justice Services Internship. Since January,
Carol Ann Tummonds July 4, 1938 – April 17, 2023 Obituary May 24, 2023May 24, 20230 Carol Ann Tummonds went home to the Lord on April 17, 2023, at age 84, after a long battle with dementia. Carol was born to Donald and Laura (Woodward) Johnson on July 4, 1938, in Estherville, Iowa. She spent her childhood in Iowa, before her family moved to Oregon when
Celebration of Life – Beverly Jordan Dice Obituary May 24, 2023May 24, 20230 We will be having a Celebration of Life for Beverly Jordan Dice on Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at Country Dream Event venue at 3651 Alameda Dr, Nyssa. It is 2.5 miles from Cairo Junction toward Nyssa to King road. Turn left on King Road, go to Alameda Drive
Military Honors – Charles “Jack” Armstrong Obituary May 24, 2023May 24, 20230 Graveside military honors for Charles (Jack) Armstrong will be held at Drewsey Cemetery at noon on July 2, 2023. Charles passed away December 2022 in the Veteran’s Home in Winfield, Kan. Remembrances will be shared and a get together with food and refreshments at the Drewsey Community Hall (school gym) will
Shirley June “Pug” Perkins 1936 – 2023 Obituary May 17, 2023May 17, 20230 Shirley June “Pug” Perkins passed away peacefully in her sleep, April 10, 2023 at Heron Place in Nampa, Idaho. Pug was born in Fresno, Calif., April 18, 1936, to her parents Bud and June Sample. She attend high school in Clovis California and four days after graduation, in 1954, married Girard
Mona Patricia (Pat) Edmunson March 22, 1940 – May 10, 2023 Obituary May 17, 2023May 17, 20230 On May 10, 2023, Pat Edmunson passed away at her winter home in Apache Junction, Ariz., surrounded by her family after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Pat was delivered by Dr. Shadwell in Aztec, N.M., to Rocky and Lu Dudley, joining her brother, Kermit and half brother, Carlton
Terry Norman Doherty 1936 – 2023 Obituary May 10, 2023May 10, 20230 Terry Norman Doherty passed away peacefully at home, with his wife, his sister, Judy and daughter, Kim by his side, on May 4, 2023, at the age of 87. Terry was born and raised in Burns, where he graduated from Burns Union High School. He lettered in baseball and track and
Diane Marie Oster-Courtney 1959 – 2023 Obituary May 10, 2023May 10, 20230 On April 16, 2023, Diane Marie Oster-Courtney left for her next adventure after a three year long battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Portland in 1959, Diane and her family moved to Hines, when she was three. Through those early years, Diane and her family had many memorable adventures, but the
Ora Temple July 6, 1927 – April 6, 2023 Obituary May 10, 2023May 10, 20230 Ora Dee Temple, 95, of Paisley, passed away April 6, 2023 at his daughter’s home in LaGrande, from natural causes. A memorial service will be July 8, at the Hines Pavilion, S.E. Circle Drive in Hines, beginning at 1 p.m. A lunch reception will follow. Ora was born in Burns, on