RECORDS AND MORE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2020
OBITUARIES
COMMUNITY
Meetings
• COVE — The Cove City
Council will meet for a work
session to review proposed
municipal court documents
Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m.
at Cove City Hall, 504 Alder.
Instructions for connecting
virtually are available at www.
cityofcove.org.
• UNION — The Union Rural
Fire Protection District
will have a board meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m.
The meeting will be con-
ducted virtually. For more
information and instructions
on joining via Zoom, email
union.rfpd@outlook.com or
call 541-910-3114.
Briefs
Regional VA stays
connected via virtual
town hall
WALLA WALLA, Wash. —
The Jonathan M. Wainwright
Memorial VA Medical Center,
which oversees Northeast
Oregon, is holding a virtual
veterans town hall meet-
ing Monday, Nov. 16, at
4:30 p.m.
The Walla Walla VA leader-
ship wants to stay connected
with regional veterans and
their communities about
what’s happening at Veter-
ans Affairs, according to a
press release from the Walla
Walla VA Medical Center, as
well as to provide updates
on the options of delivering
health care to veterans,
COVID-19 updates and to an-
swer questions. November
is National Family Caregiver
Month, and there will be an
update on the recent expan-
sion of the VA’s caregiver
support program.
Participants may join the
meeting online or over the
phone. Event connection
information can be found on
Walla Walla VA’s Facebook
page (www.facebook.com/
VAWallaWalla) as well as on
the calendar of Walla Walla
VA’s external website, www.
wallawalla.va.gov. To join
by phone, call 404-397-1596
(code: 1999357868##). Veteran
town hall meetings are open
to the public and the media.
Patricia ‘Patsy’ L.
(Crosland) Botham
1931-2020 • Cove
Patricia “Patsy” Lee
Botham, 89, of Cove, died
Nov. 10 at a care facility in
Baker City. A graveside ser-
vice will be held Nov. 17 at
2 p.m. at the Union Victo-
rian Cemetery. Casual dress
is preferred
by the family.
Attendees
must wear a
mask and prac-
tice social dis-
tancing to meet
COVID-19 guidelines.
The service will be live-
streamed for those who
cannot attend (go to www.
lovelandfuneralchapel.com
and click on the “Funeral
Videos” button near the
bottom of the home page
just before 2 p.m.).
Known as Patsy, she was
born April 5, 1931, in Hot
Lake, to Henry Mark and
Myrle (Olsen) Crosland.
She was raised in Union
and graduated from Union
High School. Her marriage
to William Fite ended in
divorce. She later married
Gene Botham, and they
were together 48 years.
Patsy was employed
with the Cove School Dis-
trict as a secretary. She was
also the secretary for the
Cove Methodist Church for
28 years. Patsy had a love
for cattle and the ranching
atmosphere. She enjoyed
working with cattle, knit-
ting, spending time with
her grandchildren, bowling,
country music and watching
football, basketball and
baseball.
Surviving relatives
include her daughter, Kath-
erine Braunstein of Cove;
sister, Donna Jean Murray
of Waitsburg, Washington;
two grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren; and
two nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Mark
and Myrle Crosland, and
husband, Gene Botham.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
Marian I. (Lester) Nice
1934-2020 • La Grande
Marian Irlene Nice, 86,
of La Grande, died Nov.
10 at her home. A grave-
side service was held Nov.
13 at Grandview Cemetery.
Arrangements are entrusted
to Daniels-Knopp Funeral,
Cremation & Life Celebra-
tion Center.
Marian was born Aug.
25, 1934, in Island City,
to Dallas and Dorothy Fay
(Hutchison) Lester. She
graduated from La Grande
High School with the
class of 1952. She married
James Leonard Gibbs in
June 1952, and they later
divorced. In December
1984, she married Dale
Nice. He passed away
Sept. 13, 2008.
Marian worked as a
nurse’s aide at St. Joseph
Hospital and Grande
Ronde Hospital, at Sweet’s
Meats and at Emporium.
She was a member of the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. She also
was a member of the Utah
Daughters of Pioneers and
a local sewing club.
Marian was a gifted
painter, 4-H leader and
played on local softball
and volleyball teams. She
enjoyed sewing, knitting,
taking kids to the state fair
and dancing at the senior
center.
Surviving relatives
include her son, James
Gibbs of Oregon City;
daughter, Mary Trump
of Gresham; siblings
and their spouses, Bar-
bara Marshall of La
Grande, David and Shirley
Lester of Island City,
Shirley and Wayne Hill
of Phoenix, Arizona,
and Sherry and Johnnie
Moore of Island City; 11
grandchildren; and 23
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Dale
Nice, and children, Lynn
McKinley Gibbs on Oct.
20, 1985, and Raedene
Elizabeth Gibbs Tetterton
on April 6, 2005.
Memorial contribu-
tions may be made to
Shoveling the sidewalk with a smile
Menus
Union County Senior
Center takeout lunch
menu
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 suggest-
ed donation; all others, $5.
Public is welcome. Inquire
about family meals and
prepackaged sides.
NOV. 16-20
Monday: knockwurst and
kraut hoagies, potato salad,
fresh vegetable garnish,
strudel.
Tuesday: taco salad, fruit,
fl an.
Wednesday: tender beef,
mashed potatoes, brown
gravy, salad greens, fruit,
oatmeal-raisin bar.
Thursday: Cobb salad, cup
of soup, baked breads, fresh
fruit.
Friday: sweet and sour
meatballs, rice pilaf, freshly
baked breads, carrot-raisin
salad, fruit garnish, cookie.
Children’s free takeout
breakfast and 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 are offered
daily.
NOV. 16-20
Monday: BREAKFAST:
yogurt parfait with fruit and
granola, fresh fruit; LUNCH:
tuna salad sandwich, cauli-
fl ower fl orets.
Tuesday: BREAKFAST:
mini waffl es, apple juice;
LUNCH: sloppy Joe on a
bun, green beans.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST:
ham and cheese on a bagel,
fresh fruit; LUNCH:crispy
chicken sub sandwich, sweet
potato fries, cucumber slices.
Thursday: BREAKFAST:
mini-cinnis, orange juice;
LUNCH: roast turkey,
mashed potatoes and gra-
vy, whole-grain dinner roll,
green beans, baby carrots.
Friday: BREAKFAST: cin-
namon cream cheese fi lled
bagel, fresh fruit; FRIDAY:
fi sh sticks, whole-grain din-
ner roll, celery sticks.
THE OBSERVER — 3A
the Oregon Alzheimer’s
Association.
Online condolences to
the family may be made by
signing the guestbook at
www.danielsknopp.com.
Billy Lewnes
1979-2020 • Formerly of La Grande
Billy Lewnes, 41, for-
merly of La Grande, died
Sept. 29 in Portland. His
cremated remains are at
the St. Matthew Catholic
Cemetery in Hillsboro,
near his mother’s home.
Billy was born Feb. 25,
1979. He, his mother and
his grandparents, Robert
and Gracie Jurgensen, lived
in La Grande for years,
along with multiple cousins,
aunts and uncles. Billy’s
death was untimely and
sudden and he is greatly
missed by his family.
Surviving relatives
include his son, Kai Henry
Wilson; mother, Christine
Gregory Haworth; step-
father, David Haworth;
and stepbrother, Jacob
Haworth.
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Gary E. McDonald
Joseph
Gary Earl McDonald, 74,
of Joseph, died Nov. 11 at a
care facility in La Grande.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Formerly of La Grande
Harris Shelton, 77, of
Buckley, Washington, and
formerly of La Grande,
died Nov. 10 in Tacoma,
Washington. Arrangements
are by Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life
Celebration Center, La
Grande.
Rita Miller
La Grande
Rita Miller, 86, of La
Grande, died Nov. 13 at
Grande Ronde Hospital.
Arrangements are by Dan-
iels-Knopp Funeral, Cre-
mation & Life Celebration
Center, La Grande.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11
9:23 a.m. — A caller reported
a domestic disturbance on the
400 block of Lincoln Street,
Union. A Union County Sheriff’s
deputy responded and found
the situation was a verbal
argument.
11:40 a.m. — A La Grande po-
lice offi cer spotted and removed
debris in the road in the area of
26th Street and Cove Avenue.
1:26 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff’s Offi ce received
a request for contact in the area
of East Bryan and North Gale
streets, Union, regarding pos-
sible fraud. A deputy explained
options.
5:35 p.m. — Banner Bank,
2720 Island Ave., La Grande,
reported fi nding a bank card. An
offi cer responded to attempt to
fi nd the card’s owner.
8:32 p.m. — La Grande police
responded to the 1500 block of
Adams Avenue for a distur-
bance. Police arrested Justin
Ray Hammer, 28, for violating a
restraining order.
THURSDAY, NOV. 12
It’s beautiful when it comes down, but snow removal can be a pain. Yet these two
don’t seem to mind shoveling the white stuff Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, off an Adams Ave-
nue sidewalk in La Grande.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
Nov. 17 —
PATRICIA “PATSY”
BOTHAM: 2 p.m.
graveside service, Union
Victorian Cemetery
(casual dress preferred);
livestreamed at www.
lovelandchapel.com (click
on “Funeral Videos”
button near bottom of
home page).
— Calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
12:06 p.m. — Law en-
forcement responded to the
58100 block of Foothill Road,
La Grande, on a report of a
domestic disturbance. Offi cers
determined the people involved
were arguing.
4:54 p.m. — La Grande police
received a request to remove a
person refusing to wear a mask
on a public bus at the Northeast
Oregon Transit Building, 2204
E. Penn Ave. The situation was
resolved before police arrived.
5:27 p.m. — The Union Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Offi ce responded
to the 300 block of South 11th
Avenue, Elgin, for a juvenile
causing a disturbance. A deputy
arrived then separated and
counseled the parties.
7:54 p.m. — La Grande police
responded to the 1500 block
of Fifth Street for a domestic
disturbance. Offi cers separated
the parties and warned them for
disorderly conduct.
11:35 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff’s Offi ce received
a complaint about noise in the
area of the 600 block of Caddie
Street, Cove. A deputy respond-
ed and determined the noise
was fi reworks. The subjects said
they would keep it down.
FRIDAY, NOV. 13
12:33 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to the area of
Gekeler Lane and 16th Street on
a call about a disturbance. Po-
lice arrested Tarandeep Chohan,
24, for violating a restraining
order.
1:22 a.m. — A La Grande
resident reported telephonic
harassment. An offi cer made
contact and explained options.
Josephy Center moves ‘Gift of Art’ fundraiser event online
Center also hosts
local photo exhibit,
book club
Wallow County Chieftain
JOSEPH — The dead-
line is Sunday, Nov. 15, for
submissions to the Josephy
Center for Arts and Cul-
ture’s Gift of Art — Youth
Art Fundraiser. The center
also adjusted the formate
for the annual event.
“We are changing the
format of the Gift of Art
fundraiser in response to
the coronavirus,” Executive
Director Cheryl Coughlan
said. “Instead of a silent
auction, we decided to
go for affordable art that
people can purchase and
take home or purchase
online and pick up.”
To submit artwork for
the Gift of Art, email pro-
spective artwork to coordi-
nator@josephy.org Sunday
by 5 p.m. Email up to three
images (photographs of art-
THANKSGIVING
Dinner
Community Connection Nutrition
Department is once again providing
Thanksgiving Dinners that will serve a family of 4 for $ 35.00.
These are designed for those families that are too busy to cook and
there is no work for you! These meals also make wonderful gifts for
those families that are struggling.
Contact Sydney Gleeson @ Commnity Connection
541-963-7532 Option 1
Josephy Center/Contributed Photo
work must be high-quality,
longest side must be up to
1,200 dpi), include the art-
ist’s name, a short biog-
raphy, a website (if appli-
cable), medium and size
of work. All work must be
original.
Artists will be notifi ed
by phone or email what art-
work has been accepted.
Artwork will need to be
at the center by Monday,
Nov. 30. Contact Megan
Wolfe at the center to make
arrangements for drop-off.
The online auction goes live
Children take a
ceramics class
at the Josephy
Center for Arts
and Culture in
this 2019 pho-
to. This year,
the center’s
annual Gift of
Art fundraiser
that helps sup-
port youth art
programs is
going online.
Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m.
Art can vary from
ceramics to crafts and
paintings. Artists can
submit up to three works.
All artwork will be on sale
on the center’s website as
well as live in the gallery
at 403 N. Main St., Joseph.
The sale lasts until Dec. 24.
All artwork must be priced
under $100 retail.
Artists will receive a
60/40 commission. All pro-
ceeds will go toward the
center’s Youth Art Pro-
grams and scholarships.
The Josephy Center
also is hosting the Wal-
lowa Valley Photo Club’s
exhibit full of landscapes,
animals and unique images
of the world. The exhibit
runs Monday, Nov. 23 to
Tuesday, Dec. 22. You can
see the show at the center
on online For more infor-
mation, call the Josephy
Center at 541-432-0505 or
visit online at josephy.org/
view-fi nder.
And the November book
for the book group at the
Josephy Center is “Indian
Horse” by Richard Wag-
amese. The book group dis-
cussion is Tuesday, Dec. 1,
at 7 p.m.
The book is about Saul
Indian Horse, a child whose
family retreats into the
woods. Among the lakes
and cedars, they attempt
to reconnect with half-for-
gotten traditions while
hiding from the authori-
ties who have been kidnap-
ping Ojibway youths. But
when winter approaches,
Saul loses everything: His
brother, his parents, his
beloved grandmother —
and then his home.
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