History Roundtable: Burns Air Force Radar Base, 634th Radar Squadron AC&W Community Specials March 27, 2024April 1, 20240 Aerial view of the radar base taken from July 22, 1968. Photos courtesy of the HARNEY COUNTY MUSEUM By Karen Nitz Historical Society Invites Former Personnel to Share Experiences The crumbling remains of a once bustling component of America’s National Air Defense Command system perches on the skyline from a mile-high butte overlooking the
Take a spring break daycation on public lands! Community March 27, 2024March 27, 20240 Chickahominy at sunset. Photo by STEPHANIE VOLLE It’s Spring Break! For those of you with kids in school, that could mean a variety of things. Small vacation? Big staycation? Seasonal deep cleaning with extra help? Hosting visitors in your home? Casual days with no itinerary? Business as usual? Regardless or your plans,
Softball falls to Prospectors 2-1 Burns Softball March 27, 2024March 27, 20240 Photo by BHS Softball The Burns Hilander softball team lost a close game to 2A defending state champion Grant Union held in John Day on Thursday, March 21, 2-1. The Hilanders struck first in the top of the second inning taking a 1-0 lead. The Prospectors answered right back in the bottom of
Ning Jue Yee 1928 – 2024 Obituary March 27, 2024March 27, 20240 Ning Jue Yee passed away on March 21, 2024 at the age of 95 years and 11 months. He was born on April 22, 1928 in Burns, to Yee Jue Quong and Hom Shee, who owned and operated the Hilander Restaurant (formerly the Club Café). Ning was one of eight
BLM celebrates National Celery Month; Volunteer host wanted for Chickahominy Reservoir Campground Community News March 20, 2024March 21, 20240 Photos by BLM A look at edible plants on public land Forget about St. Patrick’s Day – March is for celery! And at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), we can’t let the month go by without a nod to its most esteemed vegetable. For decades, people have used public lands in the
Migratory Bird Festival celebrates youth art Arts and Entertainment Community March 20, 2024March 21, 20240 Spring is here, and so are the birds! Time to look to the skies, open our ears, and witness the awe of migration right in our backyard! It’s also time to celebrate with the Harney County Migratory Bird Festival. Every March, Wildlife Refuge Specialist Carey Goss at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Burns lacrosse takes down West Albany in season opener Burns Sports March 20, 2024March 21, 20240 Photo by Burns Lacrosse The Burns boys high school lacrosse team travelled to West Albany on Friday, March 15, for a non-conference game against the West Albany High School Bulldogs and hung on for an 11-10 victory. “This game should not have been this close, we opened up a nice lead
Dorothy George 1937 – 2024 Obituary March 20, 2024March 20, 20240 Dorothy George passed away on Feb. 13, 2024, in Redmond, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 86. She was born June 23, 1937, in San Jose, Calif. She was the youngest of three children born to Giovannni Battista Grimaldi and Onorina Gagliasso. They had immigrated to the U.S. in
Duane R. Van Cleave 1940 – 2024 Obituary March 20, 2024March 20, 20240 Duane R. Van Cleave age 83, passed away on Sunday, March 10, at his home in Burns, after a short illness. Duane was born Oct. 10, 1940, to Ben and Maud Van Cleave, the youngest of nine children. Duane spent his early years living and working on his family ranch nine
What happens when the mountain snowpack melts News March 13, 2024March 13, 20240 Photo by Nick Wagner, Foresight Drones Lauren Brown for Burns Times-Herald Mountain snowpack is key to the Harney Basin water year A healthy snowpack in the Harney Basin benefits not only ranchers and farmers who rely on it to grow hay, but also migrating birds who depend on the flood irrigated wet meadows in