Argus Observer

ONTARIO — Firefighters contained a human-caused vegetation fire that threatened residences near Southeast 13th Avenue on July 11. Ontario Fire and Rescue was dispatched at approximately 11:19 a.m. to a vegetation fire at the designated homeless encampment site near Southeast 13th Avenue, according to a news release.

ONTARIO — A story rooted in Hiroshima and nurtured in communities across Oregon will return to Ontario this month when Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum screens “The Seeds of Peace.” The 67-minute documentary will be shown Saturday, July 18, in the Meyer McLean Performing Arts Theatre at Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676 SW Fifth Ave. The screening will kick off the center’s Obon Festival, with the remaining festivities following the film.

ONTARIO — Treasure Valley Community College has announced its students who have made it onto one of its academic achievement lists for the spring quarter. These include President's List (4.0 grade-point average), Dean's List (3.75 to 3.99 gpa) and the Honor Roll (3.5 to 3.74 gpa). Following are the students who made the grade. k9bm!C6D:56?E’D =:DEk^9bm kAm|256=J? |2C:6 p52>D[ t=8:?j t>>2?F6= p=@?D@[ ~?E2C:@j +2492CJ s2G:5 p?56CD@?[ |@F?E2:?

MOSCOW — University of Idaho released its Spring 2026 Dean’s List and a number of local students from Payette, Malheur and Washington counties were included. A total of 3,260 students qualified for the Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester, which ended May 15. To qualify for the Dean’s List, U of I students must maintain at least a 3.5 GPA on a minimum of 12 graded credits during the semester. kAm{@42= DEF56?ED H9@ >256 E96 =:DE 7@==@H]k^Am k9bmkDEC@?8muCF:E=2?5k^DEC@?8mk^9bm kAmp5JD@?

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Jessica Dotson of Vale was among several Oregon students named to the University of Wyoming’s Spring 2026 Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Rolls. The university announced the honor rolls in a July 1 news release. kAm&AA6C\=6G6= F?56C8C25F2E6 DEF56?ED >FDE 62C? 2 8C256\A@:?E 2G6C286 @7 2E =62DE b]c E@ BF2=:7J[ H9:=6 7C6D9>6? >FDE 62C? 2 v!p @7 2E =62DE b]ad] t=:8:3=6 DEF56?ED 2=D@ >FDE 4@>A=6E6 2E =62DE `a 4C65:E 9@FCD 7@C =6EE6C 8C256D]k^Am kAm~E96C ~C68@?

VALE — According to Producers Livestock, the following is the market report for July 8. Head count: 407 kAmkDEC@?8m{62? 4@HDk^DEC@?8mi qF=<i S`ge E@ S`h_j %@Ai S`hbk^Am kAmkDEC@?8mu2E 4@HDk^DEC@?8mi qF=< S`fd E@ S`gbj %@A S`gdk^Am kAmkDEC@?8m%9:?

ONTARIO — The Ontario Bridge Club meets on Monday and Wednesday to play bridge and is part of the American Contract Bridge League. July 6 and July 8 both had 11 pairs of bridge players using a Howell Movement. The following earned points. kAm|@?52J[ u:CDEi y6CCJ 2?5 s2F?2 w6?886=6Cj $64@?5i s:2?6 2?5 q@3 sFEE@?j %9:C5 $FD2? |4r@J 2?5 x?863@C8 s:4<6CD@?j u@FCE9i $92C@? (252 2?5 y2?2 $492776=5j u:7E9i {:?52 $:>>@?D 2?5 q:==:6 (:==:D]k^Am kAm(65?6D52J[ u:CDEi $FD2? |4r@J 2?5 v=6?@C2 (C:89Ej $64@?5i y@9?

ONTARIO — A 30-foot camp trailer was destroyed in a fire early July 9 in the 1000 block of Southeast 10th Avenue. Ontario Fire and Rescue was dispatched at about 3:19 a.m. for a camp trailer fire with possible propane tank involvement. The initial response included Engine 103 with a crew of three, a command vehicle and a safety officer. A general page was requested for additional off-duty personnel. kAm(96?

The following reservoir storage reports are from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for July 5. Beulah: 27,560 (47%) kAmqF==J rC66<i `a[ee_ WdbTXk^Am kAm~HJ966i b__[_ff WcaTXk^Am kAm!9:==:ADi `e[ecd WabTXk^Am kAm%9:67 '2==6Ji b[_dd WabTXk^Am kAm&?:EJi g[ecc WbdTXk^Am kAm(2C> $AC:?8Di e_[h`a WbeTXk^Am kF=mk=:m%96 ~HJ966 >62DFC6>6?E 5@6D ?@E :?4=F56 c__[___ 24C6\766E @7 H2E6C E92E :D >2:?E2:?65 :? ~HJ966 C6D6CG@:C]k^=:mk^F=m

There are two Biblical scriptures that start with “In the beginning”. The first one is found in Genesis 1:1 and tells us about creation. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” It tells of the creation of the universe, the stars, the heavens, and the earth. Night and day, seasons and times, the animals on earth and in the sea and the air. As the 6th day of creation week grew to a close, God created mankind.