RECORDS AND MORE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020
COMMUNITY
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. 30-DEC. 4
Monday: grilled ham
sandwich, tomato-basil soup,
chips, fruit, cookie.
Tuesday: ginger chicken,
rice pilaf, broiled tomatoes,
salad greens, wheat roll,
fresh fruit square.
Wednesday: Salisbury
steak, sauteed onions and
mushrooms, mashed pota-
toes and gravy, salad greens,
roll, dessert.
Thursday: Reuben sand-
wich, fries, fruit, dessert.
Friday: biscuits and sau-
sage gravy, fresh fruit, grilled
tomatoes, light dessert.
DEATH NOTICES
Little Libraries bring books to the park
Meetings
• LA GRANDE — The Union
County Democratic Party will
meet virtually Wednesday,
Dec. 2. The meeting will be
held via Zoom beginning
at 6 p.m. To register for the
meeting, email rknop@eoni.
com or call 541-562-6289
• LA GRANDE — A regular
session of the La Grande
City Council will be held
Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be available
for viewing on the La Grande
Alive website (https://lagran-
dealive.tv/city-events) and on
the Eastern Oregon Alive.TV
Facebook page (https://www.
facebook.com/EasternOrego-
nAliveTV). Written comments
must be submitted by 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 1. Email public
comments to rstrope@cityo-
fl agrande.org.
THE OBSERVER — 3A
Esther L. Hofmann
Home, Enterprise.
Esther L. Hofmann, 102,
of La Grande, died Nov. 27
at Grande Ronde Hospital.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Greta A. Heier
La Grande
Dennis C. Canoy
La Grande
Dennis C. Canoy, 77, of
La Grande, died Nov. 24
at his residence. Arrange-
ments are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crema-
tory, La Grande.
Carol Lauritzen/Contributed Photo
Bruce Johnson, left, and Ryan Westenskow work on a little library recently built at
Sunnyhill Park, La Grande. Zachary Lauritzen and Sharon Bullock also donated their
time and skills to install a similar library at Riverside Park, La Grande. The La Grande
Literacy Alliance coordinates the Little Libraries in the Parks project, which has the
support of the La Grande Parks and Recreation Department, businesses and individu-
als. Red Roof Construction of Elgin provided the building materials for the two recent
libraries while Briana Tanaka of Edward Jones recruited FFA students to help build the
boxes. Little Libraries in the Parks provides free and direct access to books. To use the
little libraries, readers may take a book and return it or replace it with a different book.
Bernice ‘Bee’ Milligan
Enterprise
Bernice “Bee” Milligan,
98, of Enterprise, died Nov.
24 at a local care center.
Private family services are
planned with burial of cre-
mains at the Enterprise
Cemetery. Arrangements
are by Bollman Funeral
La Grande
Greta A. Heier, 87, of
La Grande, died Nov. 24
at a local care facility.
Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel
& Crematory, La Grande.
Judith L. Roff
Elgin
Judith Lynn Roff, 83,
of Elgin, died Nov. 21 at
her residence. Arrange-
ments are by Mun-
selle-Rhodes Funeral
Home, Milton-Freewater.
Gloria McCoy
La Grande
Gloria McCoy, 78, of La
Grande, died Nov. 25 at a
local care facility. Arrange-
ments are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crema-
tory, La Grande.
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
WEDNESDAY, NOV.
25
10:05 a.m. — A Union
County sheriff’s deputy
received a report of a minor
in possession of tobacco at
Cove School, 803 Main St.,
Cove. The deputy issued a
citation.
4:21 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
1700 block of Gekeler
Lane on a report of a pos-
sible theft. An offi cer
determined the report was
unfounded.
5:56 p.m. — La Grande
police received a report of
a vehicle theft on the 2700
block of Cove Avenue. An
offi cer contacted the sub-
ject who did not wish to
report the vehicle as stolen.
7 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 700
block of 20th Street for a
disturbance. An offi cer sep-
arated the parties.
7:57 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to a report
of someone suffering a
mental crisis. The subject
went to Grande Ronde Hos-
pital, La Grande.
9:04 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
200 block of Sixth Street
for an assault. Police
arrested Buddy Wayne
Johnson, 38, for sec-
ond-degree assault.
THURSDAY, NOV. 26
1:35 a.m. — A caller
reported loud music on
the 1600 block of Albany
Street, La Grande. An
offi cer responded, and the
party agreed to turn down
the music.
7:27 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to a
report of a domestic dis-
turbance on the 2700 block
of Bearco Loop. Offi cers
determined the parties were
in an argument and sepa-
rated them.
9:39 a.m. — A caller on
Cherry Street, La Grande,
reported a barking dog.
10:05 a.m. — La
Grande police received a
report of a burglary at a
business on the 2200 block
of 26th Street. An offi cer
made contact and took a
report.
12:18 p.m. — La Grande
police received a request
for a welfare check on the
2000 block of Gekeler
Lane. An offi cer responded
and found everyone was
OK.
7:40 p.m. — A caller
reported a possible intox-
icated driver on the 500
block of 16th Street, La
Grande. An offi cer checked
and found the vehicle
unoccupied.
9:43 p.m. — A La
Grande caller on the 2700
block of Empire Drive
reported a vehicle blocking
the driveway. Someone
moved the vehicle before
police arrived.
Library services continue while building is closed
OFF THE SHELF
ROSE
PEACOCK
LIBRARIAN
he Cook Memorial
Library building is
closed during the
statewide two-week freeze,
with an unknown date for
reopening.
To verify current hours
and building status call us
at 541-962-1339 or visit our
website, www.cookmemori-
allibrary.org.
The Fourth Street door
and phone are answered
Monday-Friday from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., even
when the building is closed.
So, how do you use our
services with the building
closed? We have a takeout
service. Place items on hold
T
in the online catalog or call
us and tell us what you want
to borrow. Once we con-
fi rm your order is ready for
pickup, you can come to the
building, ring the doorbell
and we’ll bring your items
out to you.
If you are unable to pick
up items at the library,
use our Library @ Your
Door program, in partner-
ship with Rob’s Speedy
Delivery. This free ser-
vice is for residents within
La Grande city limits who
cannot physically come to
the library due to long- or
short-term health concerns.
Deliveries are made Friday
afternoons; orders must be
placed prior to 6 p.m. on the
preceding Wednesday. Fill
out our online registration
form or call the library for
more information.
Online card application
is available on our web-
site under the “How Do I”
tab. Online resources for
card-holders include free
music, movies, ebooks and
audiobooks.
Visit the library’s Sto-
rywalk along the Riverside
Park Greenway, designed
for the whole family. A new
book has been installed, the
winter-themed “Stranger
in the Woods” by Carl
Sams. The book is spon-
sored by Glenda O’Connor.
Along the walk, you’ll fi nd
instructions for a simple
winter craft. (Hint: Snow is
required.)
Virtual storytimes are
available on our website
and YouTube channel. Also,
Dial-a-Story for all ages
continues with new selec-
tions. Dial 541-624-6339
to hear stories, poems and
jokes read aloud, 24 hours a
day, free of charge.
Genre Book Club for
adults meets online Dec. 17
at 2 p.m. The group is open
to all. Read a holiday book
— Christmas, Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa, New Year’s or
any other winter holiday
— and discuss it with the
group. Email rpeacock@
cookmemoriallibrary.org
for the meeting login.
The library still is
offering mobile and remote
printing. To print from
home, go to https://tbs.
eprintit.com/portal/#/ppl/
upload/CML. To print from
a mobile device, down-
load the Public Print Loca-
tions app. Printouts may
be picked up during open
hours. Printing is free for
the fi rst 20 pages.
Wi-Fi hotspots and
ChromeKits are available
for check out. A ChromeKit
features a Chromebook
laptop and a WiFi hotspot.
Patrons must be 18 or
Empty pews
The First Presbyterian
Church in downtown La
Grande will remain closed
to in-person services
through December, as is
posted on their entryway.
Faith services in Union
County are expected
to be limited into next
month due to the extend-
ed restrictions aimed at
staunching the spread of
COVID-19.
Kaleb Lay/The Observer
Loan program open
to veteran fi rst-time
homebuyers
LA GRANDE —
Community Connection
of Northeast Oregon is
seeking veterans who are
fi rst-time homebuyers in
four Eastern Oregon coun-
ties for the Veteran’s Down
Payment Assistance Loan
Program.
Community Connec-
tion in a press release
announced the program is
open to veterans in Wal-
lowa, Baker, Grant and
Union counties.
Oregon Housing and
Community Services funds
the program, which can pay
up to $15,000 in down pay-
ment and closing costs.
Call 541-963-3186 or
visit ccno.org for informa-
tion about eligibility.
— The Observer
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Stay warm by the fire pits in front of store
older, read and sign a bor-
rowing policy, and have had
a library account in good
standing for at least the
past six months. Kits are
checked out for one week
and are not renewable.
The library’s Wi-Fi
(LGPLWiFi) is on from
7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The
signal reaches to the build-
ing’s entrances and the
parking lot and does not
require a password.
When the building is
closed, the Little Free
Pantry is on a cart outside
the Fourth Street entrance
Monday-Friday.
Take what you need or
give what you can.
———
Rose Peacock oversees
adult services at
Cook Memorial Library,
La Grande.
Norma Jean (Wood) Goldsby
January 25, 1931 - November 19, 2020
Norma
Jean (Wood)
Goldsby passed
away peacefully
on November
19 , 2020. She
suffered from
Alzheimer’s
disease for sev-
eral years and
had a stroke.
Norma
was born in
Solider, Iowa
on January
25th 1931. She
and her family
moved to Lebanon, Oregon in the early 1940s. Upon
graduation from Lebanon High School she worked
as a bookkeeper for a local accounting firm. Norma
started dating Carl D. Goldsby in December of 1952,
engaged on the following Valentine’s Day and married
May 3, 1953 in Lebanon, Oregon at Norma’s parents’
home. Norma adopted Carl’s daughter, Diane. The
adoption was one of the first adoptions granted with-
out the agreement of the living natural parent in the
State of Oregon. Carl and Norma moved from Salem
to Klamath Falls in the Summer of 1960. Norma was
very involved in Professional Women Toastmasters,
Red Cross Bloodmobile Chairperson and was a Girl
Scout Leader. They moved to La Grande in 1964
where Norma became active in Eastern Star. She en-
joyed serving as several Star Points. Carl and Norma
discovered a joy in motorcycle touring and traveled all
states west of the Mississippi as well as Canada. They
logged over 500,000 miles together. She was Presi-
dent of the BMW Riders of Oregon and then become
an Ambassador for the BMW Motorcycle Owners
of America. Norma was also a volunteer at the La
Grande Chamber of Commerce. She was a loving
dachshund dog Mom, an avid genealogy researcher
and she loved crocheting Afghans for family mem-
bers. After losing Carl, she moved to Vancouver, WA
in 2009 to be closer to her daughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl in
November 1999, and her two brothers, Harry and Lee.
Norma is survived by her daughter, Diane Goldsby
of Vancouver, WA, and her granddaughter, Karlee
Mink of Kirkland, WA. She also has several nieces and
nephews in the Lebanon, OR area. She was a devoted
wife, a protective loving mother and a jiggly-playful
grandmother. She will be laid to rest beside her hus-
band, Carl, in Hillcrest East Cemetery in La Grande,
OR.