RECORDS AND MORE
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Public Safety Report
Community
Meetings
• BAKER CITY — The Oregon
Trail Electric Cooperative
Board of Directors will meet
Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 9 a.m.
The agenda includes deciding
on awarding trade school and
lineman scholarships. OTEC’s
headquarters is at 4005 23rd
St., Baker City. For more
information, contact Michele
Grove, OTEC administrative
assistant, at 541-524-2853 or
mgrove@otecc.com.
• IMBLER — This week’s
meeting of the Imbler School
District Board of Directors was
canceled due to weather. The
meeting has been resched-
uled for Wednesday, Feb. 24,
at 7 p.m. at the high school.
The public is welcome to
attend.
• LA GRANDE — The special
meeting and work session of
the La Grande School District
Board of Directors begins
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
25, in the Central Elemen-
tary School’s library. Due to
physical distancing require-
ments, the meeting will be
available to the public online,
by phone or through Blue
Mountain Translator District
(www.bmtd.org). For meeting
access information, see the
agenda at www.lagrandesd.
org or call 541-663-3200.
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DELIVERY ISSUES?
If you have any problems
receiving your Observer, call
541-963-3161.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17
1:35 a.m. — La Grande police
responded to the 1400 block of X
Avenue on a report of a domestic
disturbance. Police arrested Kath-
erine Danielle Ibarra, 38, for
fourth-degree domestic violence
assault.
11:23 a.m. — La Grande police
received a report of a vehicle
parked on the sidewalk. An officer
responded and issued a citation.
1:22 p.m. — A caller reported a
dog on the loose on the 400 block of
F Street, North Powder. The animal
enforcement officer responded and
counseled the parties involved.
3:43 p.m. — La Grande police
received a report of possible child
neglect. An officer tried to contact
the person and left a message.
5:07 p.m. — A caller in La
Grande asked to speak to police
about an assault and theft. An
officer will follow up.
9:08 p.m. — A caller reported
a hit-and-run at Ash Street and
X Avenue, La Grande. Officers
responded and will follow up.
9:27 p.m. — La Grande police
and a Union County sheriff’s
deputy responded to the 1500
block of Y Avenue on a report of a
domestic disturbance. Law enforce-
ment counseled both parties.
THURSDAY, FEB. 18
8:25 a.m. — La Grande police
responded to the 1100 block of
Cedar Street on a report of a dis-
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 suggested dona-
tion; all others, $5.
Public is welcome. Inquire
about family meals and pre-
packaged sides.
FEB. 22-26
Monday: Southwest chili,
layered salad, fresh fruit, corn-
bread with honey, dessert.
Tuesday: pesto chicken, salad
greens, baked breads, fruit,
dessert.
Wednesday: baked ham with
cashews, salad greens, sliced
fruit, pie.
Thursday: BLT sandwich, pas-
ta salad, chips, fruit, cookie.
Friday: beef ravioli, Caesar
salad, sliced bread, fresh fruit,
sherbet.
Children’s free takeout
breakfast and lunch menu
Children’s free takeout break-
fast and lunch menu
Free breakfast and lunch for
anyone age 18 and younger.
Pick up 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Central, Greenwood or Island
City elementary schools, La
Grande. Fresh vegetables,
seasonal fruit and 1% milk are
offered daily in addition to the
menu items.
Served at La Grande schools
for on-campus students.
FEB. 22-26
LA GRANDE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS
Monday: BREAKFAST: straw-
berry-cream-cheese-filled bagel,
canned fruit; LUNCH: walking
taco, corn and black-bean salsa.
Tuesday: BREAKFAST:
cocoa cereal bar, orange juice;
LUNCH: yogurt pak with bagel,
radishes.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST:
mini pancakes, fresh fruit;
LUNCH: turkey deli sandwich,
kettle chips, baby carrots.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: fruit
and granola yogurt parfait,
orange juice; LUNCH: meatballs
and gravy, mashed potato,
whole-grain roll.
Friday: BREAKFAST:
blueberry muffin, cheese stick,
fresh fruit; LUNCH: egg salad
sandwich, kettle potato
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turbance. Officers separated the
parties.
1:17 p.m. — A caller reported
a safety hazard on the 400 block
of Benton Avenue, La Grande. An
officer responded, determined the
problem was a cable and moved it
out of the way.
4 p.m. — La Grande police
received a report from Oregon Trail
Trader Inc., 2312 Adams Ave., of a
possible weapons violation. Detec-
tive will look into it.
6:09 p.m. — A caller reported an
attempted burglary at a residence
on the 1100 block of 11th Street, La
Grande. An officer made contact
and will provide extra patrols.
10:13 p.m. — A semitrailer at
the Flying J Travel Center, 63276
Highway 203, La Grande, blocked
traffic but was unable to move due
to ice.
RECENT OREGON STATE
POLICE ACTIVITY
Feb. 13, 2:04 p.m. — A state
trooper stopped a maroon Ford
F-150 pickup on Interstate 84
near milepost 275 after the pickup
passed a snowplow on the right,
sideswiped the plow as it was
removing snow and then kept on
going. While no one was injured,
the trooper cited the Ford’s driver,
Martin Grant Duncan, 27, of Har-
vard, Illinois, for unsafe passing
on the right and hit-and-run
involving property damage.
Obituary
Martha ‘Marty’
(Marshall) MacLeod
the ninth hole off the golf
course in John Day to a
21st floor apartment in New
York’s Spanish Harlem.
Upon retirement they
returned home to a Pres-
byterian retirement com-
munity in Pasadena. There,
Jack passed in 1997.
Throughout these min-
Upcoming local services
1924-2020 • Formerly of La Grande
Martha “Marty”
MacLeod, 96, formerly of
La Grande, died Dec. 24 in
Pasadena, California.
Known as Marty, she
was born Dec. 20, 1924,
in Pasadena, California, to
Elizabeth and Joe T. Mar-
shall. She was the third and
youngest child.
Marty met her future
husband, Jack MacLeod, in
a Pasadena middle school.
Jack turned Marty’s invita-
tion to join the choir at the
Highland Park Presbyterian
Church into a lifelong voca-
tion as a Presbyterian min-
ister. Jack and Marty both
attended Occidental College
in Pasadena, which allowed
him to remain close during
Marty’s harrowing bout
with polio.
After seminary Jack
became first the assistant
pastor at Highland Park
Presbyterian, then he and
Marty went on to pastor
churches in Bend and La
Grande. Jack also served as
a circuit preacher in Mon-
ument, Dayville and Mt.
Vernon, and the MacLeods
spent time in Florence,
involved in the church
there.
As well as pastoring, the
MacLeods also were invited
to relocate to Philadelphia
and New York to work for
the Presbyterian Church of
the USA where Jack was a
writer and editor.
During their time in
New York, Marty finished
her college education, grad-
uating cum laude. She was
an accomplished watercolor
painter and pianist and used
her skills as an occupational
therapist in nursing homes.
Happy together and
equally happy where church
duties took them, Marty
and Jack enjoyed sharing
their far-flung experi-
ences, like the move from
chips, cherry tomatoes.
La Grande Middle School
and La Grande High Sschool
Monday: BREAKFAST: mini
waffles, canned fruit; LUNCH:
taco, corn and black-bean salsa.
Tuesday: BREAKFAST: long
john, orange juice; LUNCH:
yogurt pak with bagel, radishes.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST:
ham, egg and cheese biscuit,
fresh fruit; LUNCH: turkey deli
sandwich, kettle chip, baby
carrots.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: cocoa
cereal bar, cheese stick orange
juice; LUNCH: meatballs and
gravy, mashed potato, whole-
grain roll.
Friday: BREAKFAST: s
ausage breakfast biscuit,
fresh fruit; LUNCH: egg salad
sandwich, kettle potato chips,
cherry tomatoes.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
Feb. 20 — HARRY
BIGLER: 2 p.m. military
honors ceremony, Union
City Park.
Menus
Union County Senior
Center takeout lunch menu
tHe ObSerVer — 3A
Forrest Leo Green
July 1, 1944 - February 3, 2021
Forrest Leo Green, 76, of North
Powder, died in Boise, ID, on Feb. 3, 2021,
at Life Care Center of Treasure Valley. No
service will be held at this time.
Forrest was born on July 1, 1944 in
Granby, Missouri, to Opal (Lamb) and Earl
Green. They moved to North Powder, OR,
where Forrest attended school and gradu-
ated from high school in 1962. Following
graduation, Forrest joined the Navy and went to Vietnam. He
flew on reconnaissance flights and fought on night patrols.
After 4 years of service and many awards, he returned
home and took on a variety of jobs. He eventually went to
work for Fleetwood Travel Trailers Inc, where he became an
assistant manager. Years later, he was promoted to manager of a
plant in San Bernardino, CA. California did not appeal to For-
rest, however, so he ultimately moved back to Oregon. There,
he reconnected with Ron Nash who was owner and CEO of
Nash Travel Trailers.
Forrest was a pilot who could fly just about any plane. He
owned and flew multiple ultra-light airplanes, as well as a
gyrocopter and experienced flying a glider at a sponsored event
at the Madras airport.
Forrest also loved motorcycles. He rode dirt bikes, road
bikes (Honda Gold Wing) and a sport bike (Honda Magna).
He also taught his sons how to ride, who went on to teach their
children – granddaughters included.
Another of Forrest’s hobbies was building planes either
from kits or from scratch out of balsa wood and covering the
frame with Mylar. Once an engine was installed, he flew them
by radio control.
Forrest had four children whom he adored; Tanya, Ashelee,
Galen and Levi. Forrest was an avid reader and writer. He
wrote an epic book of his life by hand, specifically for his
children, giving each one a copy. This book is about 1800+
pages and details his Vietnam experience, as well as his life and
family. He also had folders of original poems that he had writ-
ten over the years, which he shared with his friends and oldest
granddaughter. Forrest was an accomplished writer, and has a
book of stories and poems that are currently being published in
La Grande, OR.
Forrest cherished his grandchildren. Before he became
disabled, his favorite hobby was to enter every local parade
from Baker City to Pendleton and beyond, driving a painted
lawn mower pulling 10 large decorated lawn carts full of his
grandchildren and local children, pets and stuffed animals. He
won 1st place one year in Pendleton and has had his picture in
the paper many times.
Forrest was preceded in death by his parents; Opal and Earl
Green; brother-in-law, Bill Rodda (Ivalee); niece, Cami Baird
(Marvin) and his beloved dog Tucker.
Forrest is survived by his four children: Tanya Galiszewski,
Ashelee Cochran, Galen Green and Levi Cochran; sisters Ivalee
Rodda of Pendleton and Janie Norvall of La Grande and 12
grandchildren.
For those who would like to make a memorial donation in
memory of Forrest, the family suggests Best Friends (animal
care and rescue) through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home
& Cremation Services, PO Box 543, Halfway, Oregon, 97834.
Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com
Feb. 20 — LORI
GREENWAY: 3 p.m.
memorial service, Enter-
prise First Baptist
Church.
Feb. 26 — THOR
EDVALSON: 11 a.m.
celebration of life, Har-
vest Church, Baker City.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
isterial travels Marty and
Jack raised three children:
two sons, Kerry and wife,
Anne, of Topsail Beach,
North Carolina, and Alan
and wife, Colleen, of Sum-
merville, and a daughter,
Lanette of Portland. They
have six grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Van “Vanny” Golden Brown
April 29, 1963 - February 13, 2021
Van “Vanny” Golden Brown,
57, of La Grande, passed away
on Saturday, February 13, 2021
at his residence. A Celebration
of Life will be held at a later
time.
Van was born on April 29,
1963 in La Grande, Oregon,
to James “Jiggs” and Charlotte (Long) Brown. He was
raised in La Grande and attended La Grande schools.
He was married to Tina (Simer) Brown.
Van was employed at Northwood Manufacturing,
Anthony Lakes Ski Resort and Mega Direct. He en-
joyed skiing, snowboarding, water sports and the boat
races on the Columbia in Kennewick, WA. He especial-
ly loved Moab, Utah, and traveling with family. He was
the best dad and pa ever and he loved and adored his
family.
Van is survived by his wife of 39 years, Tina; daugh-
ters, Megan Brown and Baylie Brown both of La
Grande, OR; brother, Steve Brown (Dairlyn Parry) of
La Grande, OR and 1 grandchild, Mahki Van Anthony
Burgess and many sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law
and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by
his parents; James “Jiggs” and Charlotte Brown; broth-
ers; Jimmy and Gregory Brown and his grandparents.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
Lorna Marie Spain
December 26, 1933 - January 25, 2021
Lorna Marie Spain, 87, of La Grande,
passed away on January 25, 2021. Family
had been with her in the final days while in
hospice care.
Given the Covid-19 virus restrictions
for safe gathering along with safe travel for
friends and family across state and country
borders, the “Celebration of Life” service
for Lorna will be determined at a later
time - possibly next year. In the meantime,
Lorna’s ashes will be buried at Grandview
Cemetery in La Grande, Oregon, for
friends and family to be able to pay their
respects.
Lorna was born on December 26, 1933
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Loran
Henry Allen and Margaret Emma Zurn.
She was born the fourth of eight children.
The family moved to Oregon in 1940 and
eventually settled in Burns, Oregon, where
Lorna graduated from high school in 1952.
She was married to Roger Dan Allen from
April 1953-1969. In 1975, Lorna moved
to La Grande, Oregon, where she met and
married King Elwin Spain, Sr in 1978.
Lorna and Roger’s early life began in
the Navy and having 6 children. The Navy
gave the family a way to travel across the
United States with much of their life spent
in Groton (Mystic), Connecticut. In 1965,
the family moved to Burns, Oregon, until
Roger retired from the Navy in 1968.
Lorna’s move to La Grande, Oregon, led
way to employment with Boise Cascade for
23 years. She began her career with Boise
Cascade as an administrative assistant to
becoming the manager of inventory and
personnel for 5 mills throughout Union
County.
Marriage to King Spain brought new
adventure to Lorna’s life and family. The
marriage was filled with love, trust, respect,
support, poetry, music, fun and lots of
family for 24 years. Lorna then retired in
1994, enrolled in Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity in 1995 and took courses which lead
her to obtaining a major in Liberal Arts
and minor in Music and Geology. She
graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2002.
Lorna was a member of the Grande
Ronde Symphony playing violin. In 2005,
Lorna was elected as the President of the
Grande Ronde Symphony Board of Di-
rectors for 10 years. In collaboration with
Eastern Oregon University music direc-
tor Leandro Espinosa, many symphony
performances and concerts were provided
for the community members in La Grande
and Baker City. Lorna was given an hon-
orary lifetime Grande Ronde Symphony
President Award that was unanimously
voted by the board for the many hours
she dedicated to the symphony and for all
her leadership contributions. Her leader-
ship contributions were in bringing about
financial stability, setting up a reserve
fund and setting up $50,000 worth of
permanently endowed scholarship for the
symphony. In 2011, the Eastern Oregon
University President presented Lorna with
the Woman of Vision & Courage Award.
Following King’s death in 2003, Lorna
continued to live in La Grande until 2016
when she then moved to Birch Bay, Wash-
ington, to live closer to family and live by
the ocean. Lorna’s wide circle of family and
friends reflected her wide range of interests
in reading, music, violin, art and poetry
where connection and communications
were of greatest importance to her.
Lorna is survived by her children; Cin-
dy Preston and Tony Melnechuk, Teresa
Allen, Daniel Allen and Elizabeth, Valerie
and Keith Braun, Jomarie and Steve Mouro
and by her grandchildren & spouses;
Matthew Braun, Taylor and Ryan Nelson,
Chad and Simone Braun, Erin and Andrew
Hanson, Tyler Mouro, Spencer Mouro and
great-grandchildren; Tegan Braun, Tobias
Nelson, Paisley Braun and Cooper Braun.
She is also survived by 3 stepchildren
and several stepgrandchildren. She was
preceded in death by husband King Spain;
husband Roger Allen; son Douglas Allen;
siblings; Tom Allen, Otis Allen, Edith Law-
rence and Jim Allen.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-
tions can be made to:
Whatcom Hospice Foundation
2901 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham,
WA, 98225.
Online donation: whatcomhospice.org
Email: info@whatcomhospice.org
Phone 360-788-6866; Fax 360-788-6858