LOCAL
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
THE OBSERVER — 3A
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From staff reports
Union City Council
meets tonight
UNION — The Union
City Council will meet at
6 p.m. Sept. 9 for a work ses-
sion, followed by its regular
monthly meeting at 7 p.m.
City council committees will
give reports at the meeting.
Both meetings will be held
at Union City Hall.
IC City Council
discusses census
ISLAND CITY — Island
City City Council will meet at
7 p.m. Sept. 9 at Island City's
city hall. The upcoming cen-
sus will be one of the subjects
discussed at the meeting.
ReMax throws party
at new offi ce
LA GRANDE — La
Grande’s Re/Max Real
Estate Team is hosting a
ribbon cutting and grand
reopening beginning at
4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at its new
offi ce, 1214-½ Adams Ave.
Stop by before 6:30 p.m. for
door prizes, refreshments
and entertainment.
Union School Board
to meet Wednesday
UNION — The Union
School Board will have its
regular monthly meeting
Sept. 11. The meeting will
begin at 6 p.m. at the high
school athletic complex.
Wallowa library
hosts garden concert
WALLOWA — The Friends
of the Wallowa Public Library
are putting on a free concert in
the library’s garden at 6 p.m.
Sept. 12. The concert will fea-
ture Peggy and Larry Haney,
Greg Johnson, John Raines,
P UBLIC
S AFETY
R EPORT
LA GRANDE POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Accident: Nobody was injured
in a traffi c accident near Gekeler
Lane and Aries Lane on Satur-
day. The accident was reported
at 4:38 p.m.
Cited: Delaney Hanon, 22,
unknown address and Albino G.
Flores Jr., 30, unknown address,
were cited on charges of fi rst-
degree trespassing.
Cited: Three Union County
juveniles were cited on charges
of second-degree trespassing.
Arrested: Jesse Wayne
Chandler, 25, unknown address,
was arrested by the Idaho State
Police on a Union County
warrant charging failure to
appear in court. The warrant was
connected to an original charge
of fi rst-degree theft.
Arrested: Jessica Emwalu,
30, La Grande, was arrested on
a charge of driving under the
infl uence on intoxicants.
UNION COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE
Accident: At least one person
was injured in a traffi c accident
on Hunter Road Saturday. The
accident was reported at 4 p.m.
Arrested: William T. Mitchell,
28, unknown address, was ar-
rested on parole and probation
detainer.
Arrested: David Nathan
Albright, 62, unknown address,
was arrested on a Spokane
County warrant out of Wash-
ington state. The warrant was
connected to an original charge
of possession of a controlled
substance.
Accident: Nobody was injured
in a traffi c accident Friday at
Summerville Road and Myers
Road in the Imbler area. The ac-
cident was reported at 5:23 p.m.
LA GRANDE FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Firefi ghters responded to
eight calls for medical assistance
on Sunday, four on Saturday
and fi ve on Friday.
Ramona ‘Mona’ K. Weber
Rich and Trilby Shirley and
Carolyn Lockhart. The concert
is free, but any donations will
go toward the creation of a
new mural on the side of the
newly painted library.
Thursday events
focus on cyber
safety
LA GRANDE — On
Sept. 12, area seventh-grade
students will attend a cyber
safety conference at Eastern
Oregon University in La
Grande. That evening, a free
program will help empower
parents to be responsible for
their child’s technology, held
at the La Grande High School
Auditorium (use Second
Street door). Matt Bellace, a
clinical psychologist and come-
dian, will present “Supporting
Teens in Making Healthy
Choices” at 5:30 p.m., followed
by “Cyber-Bullying: A Parent’s
Guide” by Richard Wistocki,
a retired detective and High
Technology Child Crimes
Specialist with 30 years of ex-
perience in law enforcement.
Sponsored by InterMoun-
tain Education Service
Mon-Fri Blue Plate $12:
Oven-fried Chicken
with mashed potatoes and gravy,
a cucumber green bean salad and a
homemade biscuit.
District, La Grande School
District and Union County
Safe Communities Coali-
tion, the presentations will
be livestreamed to Elgin,
Cove and North Powder. For
more information, contact
your local school, call 541-
663-3203 or go to the Union
County Safe Communities
Coalition’s Facebook page.
Writing circle for
teens held at library
LA GRANDE — Cook
Memorial Library, 2006
Fourth St., La Grande will
host the next Teen Writing
Circle from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sept. 12. Teen Writing Circle
is a place to exchange ideas,
brainstorm and get feed-
back from peers. Bring your
stories and writing ideas to
share. This free activity will
be held in the library’s Com-
munity Room and registra-
tion is not needed.
The library offers a variety
of free activities for teens. For
information on upcoming
events visit the library’s web,
Facebook, Instagram, and
Pinterest pages.
Ramona “Mona” Kay We-
ber, 77, of La Grande, died
Sept. 2 at Grande Ronde
Hospital. An open house
celebration of Mona’s life
will be held at 3 p.m. Sept.
10 at her residence. She
will be buried next to her
parents in Billings, Mon-
tana.
Known as Mona, she
was born Feb. 26, 1942, in
Turtle Lake, North Dakota,
to Reinhold and Martha
(Jose) Weber. She resided
in Turtle Lake, Hebron and
Casselton, North Dakota;
Billings, Montana; and La
Grande. Mona attended
schools in Casselton and
Billings and graduated in
1964 from Billings West
High School.
Mona was briefl y em-
ployed at Coburn School
Supply in Billings, Mon-
tana, following high school
graduation. She loved to
travel and enjoyed doing
large canvas stitchery. She
also loved animals and
little children. Mona was
a member of the Montana
Council on Developmental
Disabilities from 1999 to
2006.
Surviving relatives
include her sister and
brother-in-law, Nancy and
Gary Martin of Ukiah and
La Grande; sister-in-law,
Candyce Weber of Mis-
soula, Montana; nieces and
nephews, Gerald Weber,
Michael Weber, Amy Weber
Chaffi n, Laurel Martin
Horton and Katie Serido;
and three great-nieces and
-nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Rein-
hold and Martha; brother,
Ronald Weber; and niece,
Kamela Weber.
Online condolences may
be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralcha-
pel.com.
arrangements.
Annie S. Richmond
La Grande
Annie S. Richmond, 72, of
La Grande, died Sept. 7 at a
local care facility. An obitu-
ary is forthcoming. Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crema-
tory will be handling the
UPCOMING FUNERALS
AND VISITATIONS
Sponsored by
Sept. 13
George Gilchrist:
2 p.m., memorial
service, La Grande
First Christian
Church.
Sept. 14
Donald
Kilpatrick:
11 a.m., memorial
service, Imbler
Christian Church.
John Shenfi eld:
3 p.m., funeral service,
Island City Lighthouse
Pentecostal Church.
Glenn Standley:
4 p.m., graveside
service, Elgin
Cemetery.
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Linda Marie Boydstun, 62
November 11, 1955 - August 29, 2019
Linda Marie
Omohundro Boyd-
stun passed away
August 29, 2019 in
Boise, Idaho with
her husband and
daughter by her
side.
Linda was born
to Raymond Omo-
hundro and Juanita
Kirby Craig
Omohundro
November 11,
1956.
Linda grew up
in La Grande and
attended La Grande
High School, graduating in 1974. In 1975 she married Bob
Griffi n. They had two children, Michelle and Shane Griffi n.
Bob and Linda divorced in 1980.
In 1983 she met the love of her life and married Arden
Boydstun. When she married Arden she gained two more
children, Holly and Jamie Boydstun, who she loved as her
own. Arden and Linda were happily married until her pass-
ing.
Linda worked beside her mom at the Chuckwagon and
Mom’s Country Kitchen. She later worked at Rolly’s Tavern.
She also worked at the Snake River Correctional Institution
as the head cook. Later she was the AFLAC administrative
assistant and bookkeeper at Nature’s Pantry.
Linda enjoyed shopping, gardening, camping, boating,
riding horses, and most of all spending time with her family.
She loved the yearly river trips with her children and later
adding the grandchildren. She also went to many horse
shows with her mom and brother. During her years of riding
Peruvian horses she won many ribbons in showmanship. She
also enjoyed going to see her sister and spending time with
her.
Linda is survived by her husband Arden Boydstun of La
Grande; her daughter Michelle Griffi n (Shane McIntosh) of
La Grande; Jamie Boydstun, La Grande; and Holly Sanchez
of Colorado Springs. Her father Raymond Omohundro,
Summerville, and sister Gail Miller (Bruce) of Spokane, WA.
Her nine grandchildren:
Ezra and Josie McIntosh
Kaela, Samantha and Aaron Griffi n
Katelyn, Jaden and Riely Boydstun
Liam Sanchez
Linda was preceded in death by her son Shane Griffi n,
mother Juanita Omohundro, brother Lynn Omohundro, and
her grandmother Ada Craig.
A memorial service will be announced at a later date.
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