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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020
Fishtrap receives $10,000 OAC grant
The Observer
WALLOWA COUNTY
— Fishtrap Inc. in Enter-
prise was among 19
arts organizations the
Oregon Arts Commission
announced is receiving a
$10,000 grant to support
educational products in
partnership with Oregon
schools.
“Given the challenges
Oregon communities are
facing, due to the pan-
demic and the devastating
wildfi res, this is an espe-
cially important time to
protect our students’ social
and emotional well being,”
Arts Commission Chair
Anne Taylor said in a press
release on Friday, Oct. 2
from commission.
Fishtrap was one of just
three entities east of the
Cascades to receive a grant,
along with Oregon East
Symphony in Pendleton
and High Desert Museum
in Bend. It’s project sup-
ported in-school and
summer creative writing
instruction for youth in
Eastern Oregon.
Arts Learning grants
help back projects to give
“a responsive opportu-
nity for learning” through
the use of arts to ben-
efi t students in kinder-
garten through 12th grade.
They also help promote an
exchange of knowledge and
impacts achievements of
those students.
The commission evalu-
ated applications for project
quality, artistic excellence
and merit, project support
and project impact.
According to the release,
the Oregon Arts Commis-
sion “provides leadership,
funding and arts programs
through its grants, special
initiatives and services.”
THE OBSERVER — 3A
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Barry Lyle Crowell
January 28, 1937 - September 28, 2020
MENUS
Children’s free takeout
Union County Senior
breakfast & lunch menu
Center lunch menu
Pick up 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at Central, Greenwood or
Island City elementary schools,
La Grande.
Free breakfast and lunch for
anyone age 18 and younger.
Fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit
and 1% milk daily.
OCT. 6-9
Tuesday: BREAKFAST:
chocolate-chip muffi n, cheese
stick, orange juice. LUNCH:
hamburger, tator tots, broccoli.
Wednesday: BREAK-
FAST: hot ham and cheese
bagel, canned fruit. LUNCH:
BBQ pulled pork sandwich,
coleslaw, green beans.
Thursday: BREAKFAST:
yogurt pack with bagel, apple
juice. LUNCH: chicken and
cheese quesadilla, refried
beans, romaine lettuce.
Friday: No school today (no
meals served).
OBITUARIES
Dick L. Parsons
Elgin
Richard “Dick” L. Par-
sons, 94, of Elgin, died
Oct. 2 at his residence. A
viewing will be held Oct. 8
from 3-5 p.m. at Loveland
Funeral Chapel, La Grande.
A graveside service will
begin at 2 p.m. Oct. 9 at
the Elgin Cemetery. Casual
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
Oct. 6 — RICHARD
MILLER: 10 a.m. grave-
side service, Hillcrest
Pick up 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. at 1504 N.
Albany St., La Grande.
For delivery, call 541-
963-7532 before 10 a.m.
Age 60+, $3 sug-
gested donation; all
others, $5. Inquire
about family meals and
prepackaged sides.
OCT. 6-9
Tuesday: chef
salad, tomato-basil
soup, baked bread,
dessert.
Wednesday: fried
chicken, mashed pota-
toes and gravy, salad,
fruit, dessert.
Thursday: pizza,
garden vegetable salad,
sliced fruit, ice cream.
Friday: hand-
crafted chicken tenders,
steak fries, brocco-
li-raisin salad, fruit gar-
nish, dessert.
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dress is preferred by the
family.
Jennine Samples
Wallowa
Jennine Samples, 58,
of Wallowa, died Oct. 4 at
Wallowa Memorial Hos-
pital. Arrangements are by
Bollman Funeral Home of
Enterprise.
Cemetery, La Grande.
Oct. 10 — NORM
HEIER: 2 p.m. cele-
bration of life, River-
side Park Pavilion, La
Grande.
Oct. 11 — NATALIE
CAREY: 11 a.m. celebra-
tion of life, Riverside Park
Pavilion, La Grande.
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Barry Lyle Crowell, age 83, of La Grande, died September 28,
2020, at Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service and celebration
of life will be held on Friday, October 9, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Olney
Cemetery in Pendleton. In lieu of flowers contributions can be
made to the Blue Mtn. Humane Association in Barry’s memory, care
of Daniels~Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration, 1502 7th
Street, La Grande.
Barry was born on January 28, 1937, the only child of Austin and
Helen (Adkins) Crowell in Emmett, Idaho. The family moved often
as his father worked construction. He graduated from Enterprise
High School in 1955. He served with the Oregon National Guard.
On November 22, 1958, he married Mary Alice Kilgel in Pendleton.
He worked as a meat cutter for Pat Shea in Pendleton, and later for
Albertsons in Richland, Washington. In 1971, the family moved to
La Grande where he purchased and operated River Products Meats.
When the business closed in 1979, he commuted to Ontario and
worked for Albertsons, until he was able to transfer back to the La
Grande Albertsons working there until his retirement in 1993. He
also worked for Safeway cutting meat. While living in Pendleton he
was active with the Elks Lodge and the Jay Cee’s. He volunteered at
many events through the Jay Cee’s including Happy Canyon, Pend-
leton Round-up, the Portland Wrestling Event in Pendleton and
other special events. He was also a pivotal part of the Oregon Trail
Diabetes Association Trail Rides, put on by his wife Mary.
The family spent many weekends on the Snake River where he
loved to whittle, pull skiers behind his boat and relax. He enjoyed
reading about World War II. He was a devoted family man, never
missing a school activity or athletic event for his children or grand-
children. He was a cancer survivor. Mary was the love of his life,
she preceded him in death on December 21, 2019.
Survivors include his children, Steve and Jeanne Crowell of Cove
and Carlene and Mark Lester of La Grande; Grandchildren: Cabel
Adams of Kennewick, WA, Annie Adams of Cove, Holli and Nate
Needham of La Grande, Cheyenne Lester of Fullerton, California,
and Delaney Lester of Boise, Idaho ; Great Grandchildren Nolan
Needham, Hadlee Needham, Irie Adams, and other relatives and
friends. He was preceded in death by sons, Nicholas at birth in
1959 and Timothy in 1961 at 6 months of age.
Richard Guy Miller
Natalie Kay Carey
April 12, 1925 - October 1, 2020
June 19, 1960 - September 28, 2020
Richard Guy Miller, 95, of La
Grande, passed away on Thurs-
day, October 1, 2020 at Grande
Ronde Hospital. A family
Graveside Service will be held at
Hillcrest Cemetery.
Richard was born on April 12,
1925 in La Grande, Oregon to
John and Faye (Milligan) Miller.
He resided in La Grande, OR;
Walnut Creek, CA and Eureka,
CA. He graduated from La
Grande High School and attend-
ed Eastern Oregon University,
University of Washington, and
University of California. As a
member of the Greatest Gen-
eration, Richard left La Grande
High School early to serve our
country as a Quartermaster
in the United States Navy. He
served in World War II in the Pa-
cific Theater, on the USS Regulas,
surviving multiple Kamikaze at-
tacks. He married Barbara Bean Miller, in
August 1951 in the Salt Lake City Temple.
He later married Rita Moore Miller in the
Columbia River Temple.
Richard was a child of the Great Depres-
sion and started delivering the La Grande
Observer at 10 years of age. He also worked
for JC Penney and later was employed with
the Oregon Department of Transportation
on an oiling crew during his college years.
He left graduate studies at the University of
California at Berkeley, to join the Federal
Bureau of Investigation during the Korean
War. He retired from the Bureau in 1979.
He loved to share stories of working on
the Patty Hurst Case and numerous bank
robberies and other crimes including a
memorable arrest of a department store
Santa Claus.
He enjoyed golfing and attending his
children and grandchildren’s sporting
events. Later in life, he started playing
cards with friends at the La Grande Coun-
try Club. He performed community service
as the Chairman of Eureka, California,
Babe Ruth Association, and Eureka Little
League Coach and District Committee of
the Boy Scouts of America. As member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, he spent a lifetime of service includ-
ing Branch President, Bishop, and Stake
President in Eureka, California. He was a
member of the La Grande Boosters and the
La Grande Country Club and spent nu-
merous days volunteering for the American
Cancer Society.
Richard is survived by his wife, Rita;
children, David Ian Miller (Marla) of
Indio, CA, Ellen J. Messerly (Ernest) of
Springville, Utah and Ariel Richard Miller
(Lori) of Hau’ula, HI; sister, Joyce Handel
of Sonoma, CA; 16 grandchildren, 21 great
grandchildren and 2 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bar-
bara; parents, John and Faye and step-fa-
ther, Samuel Bailey.
Richard will be honored graveside by a
flag line led by, nephew, Ben Bean, Amer-
ican Legion Riders and long time friend
Col. Lonnie Myers, (USMC Retired) Patriot
Guard Riders of La Grande. Honorary
Pallbearers, Duane Chadwick, Logan,
Utah, David S. Bean, Meridian, Id, Gene
B. Welling, Eureka, CA, Earnest Messerly,
Springville, UT, Glen Moore, Payette, Id,
Dana Moore, La Grande, Johnathan Moore,
Colorado Springs, Co, and Ken Shelton, La
Grande.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-
tions can be made to the National Library
Service for the Blind, www.loc.gov/nts.
Online condolences may be made to the
family at www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
Born June 19, 1960 in La Grande,
OR to Willard K. Carey and Audrey
Lane Carey, Natalie was a graduate of La
Grande High School, Cottey College, and
the University of Oregon. She understood
the importance of kindness and patience,
and spent her professional career teaching
Special Education in Oregon, Arizona,
and truly anywhere life took her. She
married Bradley T. Payne in 1989, and
together they created a beautiful son,
Steven Thomas Payne, before their divorce
in 2001. Natalie continued to co-parent
and raise her son with the support of her
family and her incredible community.
She was an honor student in high
school, a Worthy Advisor in the Order
of Rainbow For Girls, a rock climber
with the LHS outdoor climbing club,
a performer in choirs and plays, and a
Senior Girl Scout. Natalie was a dedicated
member of her college sorority, Kappa
Alpha Theta, and P.E.O. member of Chapter
CL in Palm Desert, Chapters in Baker City
and Phoenix, and has served as president of
Chapter DK in La Grande.
Prior to her senior year of college, she
spent the summer traveling in Europe with
her brother Bob. She worked as a counselor
at the Ascension Summer Camps in Cove,
the same place where Steve would eventually
spend his summers, as both a camper and a
counselor. She taught special education in
Union and Baker City, Oregon, and Scotts-
dale, Arizona. When life decided it was time
for her to retire from teaching, she continued
volunteering at Central Elementary School
in La Grande, and tutored home schooled
students at La Grande public library.
In 2010, she moved to Palm Desert with
her mother and son, where she support-
ed Steve during his high school years and
enjoyed the sunshine that she loved so much.
During her time there, she was active in the
Braille Institute, the Neuro Vitality Center,
and as always, continued to make meaningful
friendships within her community. After her
son’s high school graduation, she enjoyed the
snowbird lifestyle, spending her summers in
Oregon with her son and the cooler months
with her mother and stepfather in California.
Natalie wrote her college thesis on faith, and
believed in living a life of integrity by treating
all she met with equality. She was a member
of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in La Grande
and St. Margaret of the Desert Episcopal
Church in Palm Desert. In the spring of 2019,
she permanently returned to La Grande
where she was lovingly and tenderly cared for
by her son Steve and his partner, Collete.
She was predeceased by her father, MG
Bill Carey, her grandparents, Robert R. and
Julia Carey, Howard and Beatrice Lascottne,
and nephew, Jack Carey. Natalie passed away
peacefully in her home, the evening of Sep-
tember 28th, surrounded by loved ones.
Her presence and memory will be carried
on by everyone she met, because of her te-
nacity and the quality of her soul. Her legacy
lives on through her family, her son Steven
T. Payne and his father Brad T. Payne, her
brothers Willard A. Carey, Robert L. Carey
and his wife Nicole, her mother Audrey Car-
ey, her stepfather Tom Hippensteele and his
family, nephews Brendan, John, and Charley
Carey, and many beloved cousins.
Natalie was an inspiration to all who knew
her. Despite any physical limitations, she saw
only opportunity, and lived a life of humor
and grace.
A celebration of life will be held at River-
side Park Pavilion on Sunday, October 11th,
at 11:00 am. A funeral will be announced at
a later date. Donations may be sent to the
PEO Foundation or the EOU Major General
Willard K. Carey Scholarship. Memorials for
the family can be sent to Loveland Funeral
Chapel, at 1508 Fourth St, La Grande OR,
97850.