Celebration of Life Rex Robertson Obituary March 23, 2022March 23, 20220 A Celebration of Life for William Rexford Robertson will be held on Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the Drewsey Community Hall in Drewsey. A potluck will follow the service. Gather with us to share memories, to laugh and to cry, and to remember what an amazing positive person
Access Prime Pharmacy opens in Burns Health Care News March 16, 2022March 16, 20220 Photo by TERRI WATTS Owner and pharmacist Beth Frommelt is offering ‘back to basics,’ direct-pay pharmacy services at Access Prime Pharmacy. There’s a new pharmacy in town! Access Prime Pharmacy is a local, independent pharmacy on a mission to provide accessible, top-notch services at transparent prices. Located at 191 S. Broadway in Burns, the
Frontier Art Center now includes fiber arts Arts and Entertainment March 16, 2022March 16, 20220 Photo by KATE MARSH Thanks to a generous donation by Linda Peterson of La Grande, Burns’ Frontier Art Center was able to establish a fiber arts studio and begin offering classes. Frontier Art Center, located at 405 N. Broadway in Burns, now features a fiber arts studio, complete with many different kinds
Hines Middle School finishes fourth at State Tournament Hines Middle School Wrestling Sports March 16, 2022March 16, 20220 Submitted photos The Hines Middle School wrestling team finished fourth at the 2022 Middle School State Tournament. The Hines Middle School wrestling team finished fourth out of 127 teams competing at the 2022 Middle School State Tournament on Saturday, March 12 at Woodburn High School. Joe Weil took home first place in the
Patsy J. Castles 1936 – 2022 Obituary March 16, 2022March 16, 20220 Patsy J. Castles passed away at her home on March 4, 2022. She was born in Littlefield, Texas in 1936, the third of four children to Chloe and Robert Boydstun. Still very young, her family moved to Salt Lake City where her grandparents lived and ran a business. They
VETERAN Elmer F. Cooper (Coop) July 1942- Jan. 2022 Obituary March 16, 2022March 16, 20220 Coop was born in Cabool, Mo., to Elmer and lnola Cooper, in July of 1942 along with his twin sister. His family, which consisted of nine children moved to Burns in 1952, when he was ten. Coop helped his dad with many chores on the ranch and quickly learned that he
Don Gunderson May 21, 1952 – Feb. 13, 2022 Obituary March 16, 2022March 16, 20220 Donald Dean Gunderson Jr. was born in Portland, Ore., to Donald Dean Gunderson and Dorothy Marie Brown Gunderson on May 21, 1952, joining his two sisters, Sandy and Susan at home in Oak Grove, Ore. Don attended Oak Grove Grade School and Rex Putnam High School, graduating with the class of
Sally Bailey Phillips May 25, 1940 – Feb. 13, 2022 Obituary March 16, 2022March 16, 20220 Sally Bailey Phillips, age 81, of Tenino, Wash., passed away after a brief illness. Sally was born in Eugene to parents, Margaret and Norman Larsen. As a young girl she came to the Steens Mountain to work with her sister as trail guides on horseback for Velties Camp. After High
Burns announces names of police chief candidates News March 9, 2022March 8, 20220 The city of Burns narrowed its search for the next chief to lead the Burns Police Department. The city conducted a nationwide search for the position, recruiting for the position on Indeed, League of Oregon Cities (LOC), International Chiefs of Police Association (IACP), and the FBI National Academy Associates (FBINAA). The
Planning under way for Malheur Lake and flood-irrigated wet meadows Agriculture News March 9, 2022March 22, 20221 Photo by Jeremy Hill The Harney Basin Wetlands Collaborative recently completed an updated strategic plan, which includes the goal of restoring Malheur Lake back to a clear-water state. by Amy Morfas for Burns Times-Herald The Harney Basin Wetlands Collaborative (HBWC) recently completed an updated strategic plan. One of the plan’s goals is to restore