There’s a SMART new program at Slater Community News Youth March 13, 2019March 13, 20190 Slater Elementary School has some SMART students and volunteers. SMART is an acronym for Start Making A Reader Today. This nonprofit organization pairs caring community volunteers with students for one-on-one reading sessions and sends each participating student home with as many as 14 new books a year. “Learning to read is one
Family makes donation to BHS Community News Youth December 12, 2018December 13, 20180 Hand tools and power machinery aimed at revitalizing mechanics program Last spring, Burns High School (BHS) received a generous donation from Lois Renwick and her family. The family contacted the school and offered a large amount of tools for the mechanics and welding shops. The tools belonged to their father, William
Teal Pumpkin Project makes Halloween more inclusive Community News Youth October 24, 2018October 25, 20180 The Teal Pumpkin Project has arrived in Harney County. Every child should be able to experience the joy and tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween. But kids with food allergies (and other food-related issues like diabetes and swallowing issues) are often left out of the fun, because most candy is off limits. Food
Harvest festival to be held this weekend Community News Youth October 3, 2018October 3, 20180 A Harvest Festival, hosted by Growing Healthy Kids, will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, on the playground at Slater Elementary School. Growing Healthy Kids is a program sponsored by the Harney Local Community Advisory Committee, The Environmental Center in Bend, Symmetry Care, Harney Partners for
STEAM Camp comes to town during Harney County Fair News Youth August 29, 2018September 5, 20180 One moment you’re feeding, cleaning, and preparing your sheep to be shown. The next moment you’re learning skills needed to be a drone pilot from a Baker High School student who is a licensed drone pilot herself. This is just a sample of what grade school and middle school students
Singhose campaigns for mental health, depression awareness Community Health Care News Youth August 22, 2018August 22, 20180 For Lacy Singhose, being the 2018 Harney County Fair Queen means more than representing the county at various events. It has also given her a chance to bring awareness of mental health to the community, specifically how depression affects young adults. Singhose said she has dealt with depression for the past
Come catch carp at the refuge Community News Youth August 8, 2018August 8, 20180 On Saturday, Aug. 18, Friends of the Malheur Refuge and refuge staff will host the annual Carp Fishing Derby at Malheur Headquarters. This event, which began in 2010 and has been held nearly every year since, has traditionally served to kick off a week-long carp fishing season at the refuge.
Color Fun Run & Walk Community News Youth July 18, 2018July 18, 20180 The fourth annual Color Fun Run & Walk fundraiser was held Saturday, July 14, at Washington Park in Burns. Participants in the kaleidoscopic 5k were blasted with colorful chalk at various checkpoints along the route. After the race, they cooled off with some fun foam. All proceeds from the race
Slater’s ‘Spaghetti Garden’ is growing healthy kids Community News Youth June 27, 2018July 2, 20180 Sabrina Clark is the winner of the art contest conducted by Symmetry Care. The contest was to create a sign that will be used to identify the “Spaghetti Garden,” which is part of the “Growing Healthy Kids” summer program held at Slater Elementary School. In the garden, the children will
Crane Union High School Class of 2018 News Youth May 30, 2018May 30, 20180 On Friday, May 25, the seniors at Crane Union High School received their diplomas, ready to face the world.