RECORDS AND MORE
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Obituaries
Community
Meetings
• UNION — The Union Rural
Fire Protection District will
have its monthly board
meeting Tuesday, Feb. 16, at
7 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting
is open to the public. Email
union.rfpd@outlook.com or
call 541-910-3114 for access to
the meeting.
• LA GRANDE — The Cook
Memorial Library Advisory
Commission will meet in reg-
ular session Thursday, Feb. 18,
at 4 p.m. via Zoom. The public
is invited. Email libdirector@
cookmemoriallibrary.org for
the meeting link.
Briefs
Volunteers welcome
at woodlot work day
LA GRANDE — The Neigh-
bors Together emergency
woodlot is having a work
day Saturday, Feb. 13, from
9 a.m. to noon. Neighbors
Together needs volunteers to
come and help get firewood
ready to give away. The lot
is at 3309 N. Umatilla St., La
Grande. For more informa-
tion go to www.neighborsto-
getherofunioncounty.org or
call 541-963-9126.
COVID-19 vaccination
clinic held for vets at
WALLA WALLA, Wash. —
The Jonathan M. Wainwright
Memorial VA Medical Center,
which serves veterans in
Northeast Oregon, is holding
a COVID-19 vaccination clinic
at its main Walla Walla cam-
pus Saturday, Feb. 13, from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The clinic is
open to enrolled veterans
age 60 and older from any
of the clinic areas, including
Union County.
Call 509-525-5200 to
schedule an appointment.
The clinic will accept ap-
pointment requests Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Walk-ins will not
be allowed.
The medical center is at
77 Wainwright Drive, Walla
Walla; enter the facility via
the Poplar Street entrance.
The center plans to schedule
500 appointments that day,
according to a press release.
Make a plan for
produce this season
COVE — Learn how to
plan your garden for less
work, less weeds and more
produce during Nella Mae’s
Farm’s one-hour online
gardening class Tuesday,
Feb. 16, beginning at 6 p.m.
“Making a Garden Plan &
Planting Schedule” will help
you plan your garden and
your planting so you can
enjoy a continuous supply of
produce this season.
Whether you are a
lifelong gardener or a
new COVID gardener, the
ongoing gardening classes
will cover garden planning
information such as sched-
uling, weed control and
management, trellising and
pruning, and soil and water
considerations.
Class fees are on a sliding
scale and all are welcome.
To register or for more
information, go to www.
nellamaesfarm.com/events/
or visit Nella Mae’s Farm on
Facebook or Eventbrite.
— The Observer
Joseph to mull
involvement panel
JOSEPH — The Joseph
City Council could establish a
citizen involvement commit-
tee when it meets Thursday,
Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at the
Joseph Community Events
Center. The committee was
the subject of much discus-
sion at the council’s January
meeting, receiving strong
support from Mayor Belinda
Buswell. Former Mayor
Peggy Kite-Martin, who
served from 2005-09, said in
January she is interested in
starting a “citizen involve-
ment committee” to provide
a forum for public input and
a source of education on city
matters for residents.
The council also plans to
discuss the business regis-
tration proposal. This is not a
business license but merely
an informational registration
to keep city government in-
formed of which businesses
are operating.
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Anthony ‘Tony’ R.
Boesch
1962-2021 • Summerville
Anthony “Tony” Ray
Boesch, 58, of Summer-
ville, died Jan. 29.
Known as
Tony, he was
born Nov. 20,
1962, in Van-
couver, Wash-
ington, where
he was raised
and attended Minnehaha
Grade School and Hudson’s
Bay High School.
Tony married Nicole
Raley on July 11, 1993.
Coming into the marriage
they each had one child.
Tony had a daughter, Tif-
fany, and Nicole had a son,
Joshua. Together they had a
son, Tristan. The marriage
ended in divorce. Later
Tony met Sailor Templar
and gained another son,
Travis.
Growing up Tony loved
to trail ride and game on
horses (pole bending, barrel
racing, keyhole, scurries,
etc.). He loved adventuring
and grew up loving the out-
doors. As an adult he rode
snowmobiles, Jet Skis and
four-wheelers, and recently
he took up riding his
Harley with his best friend,
Bryan Wollenweber.
Tony played hard and
worked hard. He was a pre-
mier brick and stone mason
of the Northwest. He was
the owner of American
Eagle Masonry and went
on to own American Eagle
Sunrooms. His work was
showcased several years
in a row in the Parade of
Homes. He built the Wel-
come to Vancouver sign as
you enter Washington. One
of his latest undertakings
was the mill in Whipple
Creek Park in Ridgefield,
Washington. He took pride
in his work and settled for
nothing less than perfec-
tion. Later he went to col-
lege and earned an associ-
ate’s degree in carpentry.
Surviving relatives
include his daughter, Tif-
fany Vara; sons, Tristan
Boesch and Travis Tem-
plar; mother and stepfa-
ther, Joan and Elvin Peters;
stepmother, Sandy Boesch;
sister, Joni Billups; brother
and sister-in-law, David and
Cricket Christianson; and
six grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
He was preceded
in death by his father,
Harold Boesch, and
brother, Rick Haycock.
Memorial donations
may be made to a charity
of your choice in care
of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home & Crema-
tion Services, PO Box 543,
Halfway 97834.
Online condolences may
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Chauncey E. Doty
1965-2021 • La Grande
Chauncey Edward
Doty, 55, of La Grande,
died Jan. 31 at his res-
idence. At his request,
there will not be a service.
Chauncey
was born
April 18, 1965,
in Richland,
Washington,
to Robert and
Linda (Wine-
land) Doty. He gradu-
ated from high school and
attended college for two
years.
Chauncey was a
devoted and loving hus-
band and father. He
enjoyed fishing, hunting,
swimming and being
outdoors.
Surviving relatives
include his wife, Erin;
children, Tycie Green,
Chauncey Doty Jr., Isaiah
Upcoming local services
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
Feb. 12 — JAMES
JONES: 1:30 p.m. rosary
and 2 p.m. Mass of Chris-
tian Burial, Our Lady
of the Valley Catholic
Church, La Grande; view
the livestream at www.
R. Doty, Micah A. Doty
and Jeremiah R. Doty;
parents, Robert and Linda
Doty; sister, Tina Doty;
brothers, Bob Doty and
Eldon Kizer; two grand-
children; and eight nieces
and nephews.
In lieu of flowers,
memorial contributions to
help with funeral expenses
may be made to Erin Doty,
3204 N. Alder St., La
Grande 97850.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
lovelandfuneralchapel.
com (click on “Funeral
Videos” near bottom of
home page).
Feb. 20 — HARRY
BIGLER: 2 p.m. military
honors ceremony, Union
City Park.
Feb. 20 — LORI
GREENWAY: 3 p.m.
memorial service, Enter-
prise First Baptist
Church.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
Forrest Green
North Powder
Forrest Green, 76, of
North Powder, died Feb. 3
at Life Care Center of Trea-
sure Valley in Boise, Idaho.
Arrangements are by Tami’s
Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services,
Halfway.
Linda McEntarffer
La Grande
Linda McEntarffer, 64,
of La Grande, died Feb. 9 at
her home. Arrangements are
by Loveland Funeral Chapel
& Crematory, La Grande.
Public Safety Report
MONDAY, FEB. 8
7:46 a.m. — La Grande
police received a report of a
possible sex crime.
9:48 a.m. — A caller
reported a theft of an item
from a vehicle on the 300
block of 12th Street, La
Grande. An officer made
contact, and the caller said
the item had been found.
12:54 p.m. — A caller
reported two dogs were
chasing horses on the 300
block of Church Street,
Summerville. The animal
enforcement officer
responded, found the dogs
and returned them to their
home.
9:37 p.m. — La Grande
police received a complaint
about loud noise from a res-
idence on the 200 block of
Gekeler Lane. An officer
responded and advised the
subjects of the local noise
law.
9:56 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff’s Office
received a report of an
assault that occurred in
Union and the victim was
at Grande Ronde Hos-
pital, La Grande. A deputy
responded and took a report.
TUESDAY, FEB. 9
6:30 a.m. — La Grande
police received a report of a
suspicious male on the 2100
block of Adams Avenue. An
officer responded and the
subject moved on.
10:03 a.m. — An Elgin
resident on the 71500
block of Valley View Road
reported their 4-month-old
puppy was missing.
11:30 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to Ash
Street and W Avenue for a
two-vehicle collision. Offi-
cers took a report.
2:14 p.m. — A caller
reported harassment in the
600 block of Third Street,
La Grande. An officer
responded and counseled
the subjects, who left.
3:04 p.m. — A resident
on the 1100 block of Willow
Street, La Grande, reported
burglary to a shed. An
officer responded and took
a report.
6:03 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff’s Office
received a report of a dog
biting someone on the
62200 block of Dove Lane,
La Grande. The victim was
at Grande Ronde Hospital.
A deputy responded and
took a report.
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impact to private land
owners in the Crow Creek-
Chesnimnus drainages,” he
said. “Private landowners
should be compensated if
they can’t develop. I’m not
in favor of putting undue
burdens on private property
owners in (agency-devel-
oped) management plans.”
The specific protections
for each designated stream-
reach will be determined by
a management plan devel-
oped by the U.S. Forest Ser-
vice or other agency the
bill designated. The vast
majority of the proposed
designations are on fed-
eral lands. The bill has lan-
guage to ensure nothing in
the bill would affect pri-
vate property rights on the
short stretches on private
lands, according to Wyden
spokesperson Hank Stern.
The new legislation
includes the requirement
that federal land managers
assess wildfire risks in the
stream corridors, imple-
ment a plan to reduce wild-
fire risks to homes and
businesses near Wild and
Scenic Rivers, assist local
governments mitigate wild-
fire risks and restore water
quality should a fire strike
near a Wild and Scenic
River.
“This is a remark-
able achievement by Sen.
Wyden,” said Gregg Haller,
executive director of the
Pacific Rivers Council.
“It’s a landmark effort
to build climate resil-
iency into our watersheds,
including concerns for
drought, increased wild-
fire, stream temperatures
for fish habitat. It’s a very
forward-looking bill and it
makes Oregon the leader in
this area.”
The list of streams
is long. All steams and
reaches, and their proposed
designations, are listed in
the River Democracy Act
of 2021, available at www.
wyden.senate.gov/down-
load/river-democracy-act-
of-2021-bill-text.
In Wallowa County,
about 440 miles of rivers
and streams in the drain-
ages of Joseph Creek and
the Imnaha, Grande Ronde
and Snake rivers are in the
bill. It includes extending
Ellen Morris Bishop/For The Observer
The Grande Ronde River flows here about 8 miles below Troy. A bill from Oregon U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merk-
ley would expand the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, designating about 42 miles of the Grande Ronde River
as Wild where it runs through the Umatilla and/or Wallowa Whitman national forests.
the Snake River’s desig-
nation in Oregon from the
current 66.9 miles to 71.4
miles by including the
reach from Cache Creek
to the Oregon-Washington
border. Portions of previ-
ously undesignated creeks
that drain into the Snake,
Imnaha, Grande Ronde
and Wallowa rivers are
included. For example,
the Snake River tribu-
taries Cache Creek, Knight
Creek, Cook Creek and
most of Jim Creek would be
designated as Wild rivers.
The Imnaha River
and its tributaries get an
upgrade, with the upper 6
miles of the Imnaha des-
ignated Wild, the 58 miles
from Indian Crossing to
Cow Creek designated
Recreational, and the last
4 miles, Cow Creek to
the Snake River, desig-
nated as Scenic. The upper
17.4 miles of Lightning
Creek, the upper 16.9 miles
of Horse Creek, and the
upper 17.1 miles of Cow
Creek, all on the Wallowa
Whitman National Forest,
would be designated Wild.
In Big Sheep Creek,
the new legislation would
classify as Scenic the
12-mile segment from
the Eagle Cap Wilder-
ness boundary to the
USFS boundary as well
as another lower 3.4
mile stretch that also
flows through USFS
management.
Similarly, Joseph Creek
and many of its tribu-
taries woud receive des-
ignations including 38.1
miles of Joseph Creek des-
ignated as Wild and 19.5
miles of upper Chesnimnus
Creek labeled as Recre-
ational. Devil’s Run Creek
and Peavine Creek would
be designated as Wild, as
would portions of Dead-
horse and Cottonwood
creeks.
The Grande Ronde River
Basin includes about 210
miles of newly designated
streams. That includes 42.2
miles of the lower river des-
ignated Wild, as well as 10
miles of the river’s headwa-
ters in the Elkhorn Moun-
tains. The stretch from the
confluence with the Wal-
lowa River to the Umatilla
National Forest would be
designated as Recreational.
Grande Ronde tributaries
receiving designations
include the upper por-
tions of Catherine Creek,
8.7 miles of Lookingglass
Creek, and 9.5 miles of
Indian Creek.
Additional protection
is provided for the North
Fork of the John Day River,
the South Fork of the John
Day River, the Power River
and the portions of its trib-
utaries on the Wallowa
Whitman National Forest,
including Dutch Flat, Van
Patten, Rock and Killa-
macue creeks.
More than 2,500 indi-
viduals and organizations
nominated approximately
15,000 miles of streams
according to Wyden and
Merkley’s joint press
release announcing the bill.
The Nez Perce Tribe
nominated 109.7 miles of
streams for inclusion in the
new legislation, including
21.05 miles of Joseph Creek
owned by the Bureau of
Land Management along
with the Nez Perce Tribe,
and 18.83 miles of Broady
Creek on U.S. Forest Ser-
vice and Nez Perce Tribal
land as well as a small
amount of private property.
These and other nominated
streams are important
to wild steelhead, pro-
viding an estimated 30.7%
of these fish within the
Grande Ronde River Basin,
according to the Nez Perce
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Tribe’s nominating letter.
“The waterways of the
Nez Perce Tribe’s home-
land, which include what
is today Northeast Oregon,
hold particular significance
for our people. The oppor-
tunity to provide additional
protections through Wild
and Scenic designation to
areas, such as the Joseph
Creek Watershed in north-
east Oregon, that have crit-
ical cultural and ecological
resources important to our
tribal members, is a wel-
come one and we appreciate
Senator Wyden’s leadership
on this issue,” said Shannon
Wheeler, chairman of the
Nez Perce Tribal Executive
Committee.
The U.S. Senate’s
Energy and Natural
Resources Committee
is reviewing the Rivers
Democracy Act. Stern said
it is hard to predict when
the bill might reach the
Senate floor for a vote.
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