ONTARIO — The Treasure Valley Community College budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year was approved as presented by the budget committee Tuesday, although with the Legislature still in session the
ONTARIO — Treasure Valley Community College’s graduation ceremonies will be by car, with graduates traveling through the campus in their vehicles, south to north. The event will take place at
VALE â The first round of unofficial results for the 2021 Special District Director Election are in, with ballot boxes having closed at 8 p.m. Results, including voter percentage turnouts, remain unofficial until they are finalized by Malheur County Clerk Gayle Trotter on June 2.Â
âMajority will be complete by the time we go home tonight though,â she wrote in an email to the newspaper on Tuesday afternoon.Â
At 2:30 p.m., Trotter said 31% of ballots â 5,196 of the 17,053Â registered voters had returned their ballots, and an update was not available this evening.
Noteworthy highlights are that Malheur County Commissioners will have to meet three times per year to discuss âpromoting Malheur Countyâs interest in moving the Oregon-Idaho border.â Preliminary results show 1,824 yes votes compared to 1,627 no votes.Â
JORDAN VALLEY
Tina Gammett and Quinton Collins, seniors at Jordan Valley High School, are the recipients of the second annual Integra DeLamar Scholarship.
Integra DeLamar, operator of the DeLamar Project outside of Silver City, Idaho, awarded two $500 scholarships to two students in the Jordan Valley 2021 graduating class who are pursuing continued education after high school at a college, university, trade or technical school.
âThe purpose of this scholarship is to identify and reward local high school graduates who have demonstrated a commitment to their academics, community, and to themselves,â said Emily Hendrickson, community affairs manager for Integra DeLamar. âInvestments into our youth are investments into the sustainable development of our local communities. Integra DeLamar is eager to help local students further their education and then encourage them to invest the skills and knowledge they gain back into their communities.â
ONTARIO
U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, announced the overall winner and four regional winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for his district in a news release on May 11.
The Ontario congressman utilized judges from throughout his district, including one from Ontarioâs community college to judge student entries.
According to the news release Pendleton High School senior MacElle Kirsch earned the top spot for her artwork titled âNorth American Bobcat in the Snow,â which is a collage of glue and magazine clippings that were artfully arranged create an image of the animal trudging through the snow.
A panel of five judges praised the composition and quality of the piece, as well as the creative color palette.