RECORDS AND MORE
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Public Safety Report
Community
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
Meetings
• LA GRANDE — The Blue
Mountain Translator District
Board of Directors will hold a
special meeting on Tuesday,
March 2, at noon at 808
Adams Ave., La Grande. The
meeting will be in person and
is open to the public.
• LA GRANDE — The La
Grande City Council will
meet for a regular session
Wednesday, March 3, at
6 p.m., directly followed by a
meeting of the council as the
Urban Renewal Agency. The
meetings will be available for
viewing via the city’s sched-
uled Charter Communications
channel, on the La Grande
Alive website (www.lagran-
dealive.tv/city-events) and the
Eastern Oregon Alive.TV Face-
book page (www.facebook.
com/EOAliveTV).
• Public written comments
or questions may be emailed
to rstrope@cityoflagrande.
org and must be received by
5 p.m. Tuesday, March 2.
Briefs
8:20 a.m. — La Grande
police received a report of
a suspicious person on the
3000 block of Q Avenue. An
officer checked the area but
did not find the subject.
12:16 p.m. — A caller
on the 2900 block of Depot
Street, La Grande, asked for
an officer to handle a prop-
erty dispute. An officer made
contact and gave options.
7:41 p.m. — A caller on
the 1400 block of T Avenue,
La Grande, reported harass-
ment. An officer made con-
tact and explained options.
8:09 p.m. — A caller
reported a safety hazard
on the 1100 block of Birch
Street, Elgin. A Union
County sheriff’s deputy
responded and gave two
people a warning.
COVE — The Cove senior
meal program is offering
takeout lunches on the first
and third Tuesday of the
month. Due to restrictions in
place caused by the corona-
virus pandemic, meals are
picked up in front of Found-
ers Hall instead of being
served inside. The lunch will
be handed out from noon to
12:30 p.m. Enter the drive-
way in front of the Ascension
Founders Hall on Church
Street from the north.
The Tuesday, March 16,
lunch will be a St. Patrick’s
Day meal featuring corned
beef and cabbage, red pota-
toes and carrots, green salad,
roll and brownies. There is
a $5 charge per meal. If you
haven’t been contacted, call
Imie Bristow at 541-568-4545
by Wednesday, March 10, to
order your meal.
— The Observer
Honors
Local student earns
honor roll recognition
ST. GEORGE, Utah —
Angelina Karpenok of La
Grande was named to the
honor roll for the fall 2020 se-
mester at Utah’s Dixie State
University. To be included on
the honor roll, students must
complete a minimum of 15
credits and earn a GPA of 3.5
or higher.
According to the press re-
lease, Dixie State University
is a “premier open, inclusive,
comprehensive and poly-
technic teaching institution
built upon a rich tradition of
determination and gener-
osity that is still embraced
by the campus community
today.”
— The Observer
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Gregory J. Gerke
Gregory Jay Gerke, 63,
of La Grande, died Feb. 2
at La Grande
Post-Acute
Rehab Med-
ical Facility.
He lived
many places
during his life,
including Ana-
heim, California,
and Prineville,
Union and La
Grande.
Known as Greg, he was
born Oct. 15, 1957, in Rock-
ford, Illinois. He joined the
U.S. Army in 1975. After he
was honorably discharged he
began a career in transpor-
tation, driving a semitruck.
One of his proudest accom-
plishments was operating
and owning a semi.
Greg enjoyed fishing,
hunting, mushrooming, and
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12:31 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to a res-
idence on the 2000 block
of Walnut Street on a noise
complaint. The residents
agreed to keep down the
noise.
8:21 a.m. — La Grande
police received a report of
criminal mischief on the
2000 block of Second Street.
An officer responded and
took a report.
1:24 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to a report
of someone suffering a
mental health crisis. Police
gave the person a ride to
also loved to spoil his dogs,
Jake and Bandit, during their
lives. He had a funny sense
of humor and would always
say, “That’s what she said.”
Surviving relatives
include his daughter, Lena
Gray of La Grande; two
grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and a
brother.
Donations to help defray
funeral expenses may be
made in care of Tami’s Pine
Valley Funeral Home and
Cremation Services, P.O.
Box 543, Halfway 97834.
Online condolences can
be shared at www.tamispi-
nevalleyfuneralhome.com.
Union County sheriff’s dep-
uties responded and sepa-
rated the parties.
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
12:12 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to a
report of a disturbance on
T Avenue. Officers arrived
and determined intoxicated
people were on their way
home.
7:33 a.m. — A caller
reported a domestic distur-
bance on the 60000 block of
Thew Loop, Cove. A Union
County sheriff’s deputy
made contact and found the
situation did not rise to a
level of mandatory arrest.
11:37 a.m. — A caller
reported vandalism to a
storage unit at Eastern
Oregon Rental & Storage,
1410 21st St., La Grande.
An officer made contact and
took a report.
4:33 p.m. — Union
County sheriff’s deputies
responded to a residence on
the 1500 block of Conklin
Road, Cove, on a report of a
domestic disturbance. Dep-
uties found the situation did
not warrant a mandatory
arrest.
6:37 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to a res-
idence on the 70 block
of Harrison Avenue for a
domestic disturbance. Offi-
cers also found this situation
did not rise to the level of a
mandatory arrest.
11:11 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to a noise
complaint on the 2000 block
of Gekeler Lane. The occu-
pant agreed to turn down the
music.
Lawrence Laber
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March 2 —
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10 a.m. livestreamed
funeral (to view the ser-
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scroll to the bottom and
click on the “Funeral
Lawrence Laber, 78,
of Elgin, died Feb. 27.
Arrangements are by Love-
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Island City Cemetery,
then lunch at the Amer-
ican Legion.
March 20 —
CHARITY HENRY:
11 a.m. memorial ser-
vice, La Grande Church
of Christ.
April 24 — BECKY
ROBERSON: 2 p.m.
celebration of life, Elgin
Community Center.
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tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
Patricia C. Greene
Raymond M. Johnson,
89, of La Grande, died
March 1 at a local care
facility. Arrangements are
by Loveland Funeral Chapel
& Crematory, La Grande.
Patricia C. Greene, 93, of
La Grande, died March 1
at a local care facility.
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William F. Davis,
82, of Nampa, Idaho,
and formerly of North
Powder and La Grande,
died Feb. 26 at his home.
Arrangements are by All
Valley Cremation,
Nampa.
Harold L. Campbell
La Grande
Harold L. Campbell,
64, of La Grande, died
Feb. 28 at Grande Ronde
Hospital. Arrangements
are by Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory,
La Grande.
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Raymond M. Johnson
La Grande
Elgin
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Upcoming local services
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Several of the library’s programs will
remain online. Virtual Storytime is on our
ROSE PEACOCK
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COOK MEMORIAL LIBRARY
for all ages continues with new selections.
Dial-a-Story can be accessed 24 hours a day,
free of charge, by calling 541-624-6339.
The Cook Memorial Library building
Genre Book Club for adults meets online
reopened Monday, March 1. Patrons are
Thursday, March 25, at 2 p.m. This month,
limited to half an hour for browsing and
participants will be reading books with the
checkout or one hour for library computer
theme or topic of time travel. To join the
use. Patrons are required to wear masks for
club, email rpeacock@cookmemoriallibrary.
library entry. If you created an eCard during org for the meeting log-in information.
our closure, you may come in with current
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and older patrons,
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who cannot physically
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Library @ Your Door,
come to the library due to
11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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patrons, noon to 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday and Sunday:
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and orders must be placed
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When the building is
residents within the
ceding Wednesday. Fill
open, the Seed Library
La Grande city limits
out our online registration
will be available for
form or call the library for
self-service. Located at
who cannot physically
more information.
the main circulation desk,
come to the library due
Mobile and remote
the Seed Library includes
printing is now available.
to long- or short-term
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To print from home, go
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health concerns.
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are free, and patrons are
portal/#/ppl/upload/CML.
asked to limit themselves
to eight packets total. The 2021 Seed Library To print from a mobile device, download the
Public Print Locations app.
has been supplied by donations from Baker
Wi-Fi hotspots and ChromeKits are avail-
Creek Heirloom Seed Company and Burpee.
able to check out. A ChromeKit features a
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Chromebook laptop and a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Fishtrap Big Read continues through March
Patrons must be 18 or older, read and sign
17 with a variety of online events centered
around the book “In the Heart of the Sea” by a borrowing policy, and have had a library
account in good standing for at least the past
Nathaniel Philbrick. Check fishtrap.org for
six months. Kits are checked out for one
event details. Copies of the book are avail-
able for checkout. There will be an online
week and are not renewable.
discussion of the book Friday, March 5, at
The library’s Wi-Fi (LGPLWiFi) is on
4 p.m.; email rpeacock@cookmemorialli-
from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The signal reaches to
brary.org for log-in details.
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Cook Memorial Library offers free
and does not require a password.
access to Tech-Talk, a technology training
Call us at 541-962-1339, ext. 0, Mon-
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resource for non-techies. Tech-Talk is a
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SATURDAY, FEB. 27
meet with a crisis worker.
1:54 p.m. — A juvenile
caused a disturbance on
Willow Street, La Grande.
An officer responded,
resolved the situation and
logged information.
4:22 p.m. — La Grande
police and other emergency
services received a report
of a person who may have
attempted self-harm. Police
responded and contacted
mental health services.
9:19 p.m. — Union
County sheriff’s deputies
responded to the 59700 block
of Highway 203, Union,
for a domestic disturbance.
The parties separated after
arguing.
11:04 p.m. — A caller
reported a disturbance at a
residence on the 62600 block
of Bird Lane, La Grande.
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Grande resident reported
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person and left a message.
Obituary
1957-2021 • La Grande
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The OBserVer — 3A
Union
La Grande
William Paxton, 88,
of Union, died Feb. 26 in
Baker City. Arrangements
are by Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life
Celebration Center,
La Grande.
EOU announces
fall term dean’s list
LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University, La
Grande, named 564 students to its dean’s list for the
2020 fall term. Qualifying students achieve and main-
tain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
while completing a minimum of 12 hours of graded
EOU coursework.
The following students hailing from Union and Wal-
lowa counties earned this distinction. The first portion
of this list ran in The Observer on Saturday, Feb. 27.
UNION
COUNTY
LA GRANDE
Brittney
Heitz-Garcia
Macy Higa
Jordan Howard
Sierra Howard
Jacie Howton
Rebekah Hussey
Lara Insko
Mazie Jackson
Zackary Jacobs
Justin Jenner
Kendrick Johnson
Noah Johnson
Katie Kitchell
Meghan Krantz
Paige Laci
Jordyn Lambert
Haley Leavens
Taylor Light
Adara Lopez
Julia Luty
Kyler Malone
Elliott Marks
Ashley Martinez
Zachary Mauras
Pearl McCune
Ruson Mewa
Cody Milmine
Madison Morgan
Mariah Moulton
Garrett Moyes
Deon Nguyen
Rhyanne Oates
Jamey Olson
Rebekah Ontiveros
Grace Pendarvis
Bryce Peters
Corinna Pinson
Ryan Piper
Blake Rasmussen
Cade Reed
Nathan Reed
Caden Ricker
Haley Robinett
Max Rose
Frances Santos
Lydia Schaefer
Cole James Schultz
Nathan Seggerman
Blaine Shaw
Savannah Shorts
Jackson Silveira
Amanda Smith
Jocelynn Smith
Monica Smith
Corrina Stadler
Shelby Starr
Taylor Stricklin
Haylee Swiger
Kamal Takju
Franzen Tarkong
Chesley Thompson
Hannah Thompson
Calista Van Delden
Ellen Vander Stelt
Aubrey Vannice
Priscilla Vazquez
Nicholas Vece
Nicolas Veloz
Espinola
Corynn Vigil
Eva Wehrle
Courtney Wheeler
Sajun White
Gus Whittington
Karsen Williams
Kaylin Winans
Abigail Winstead
Lauren Wolf
Alaina Wright
Lewis Wright
Nathan Wright
Jaydon Yancey
Tylee York
Sydney Zeiler
NORTH POWDER
Daniela Balderas
Villagrana
SUMMERVILLE
Alexandra Barton
Josie Bornstedt
Garrett Christensen
UNION
Connie Day
Emilee Freeman
Michelle Herbes
Jason Lineback
Gretchen Litzlbeck
Marcus Murrill
Rebecca Riomondo
Michael Waite
Zane Wright
WALLOWA
COUNTY
ENTERPRISE
Dylan Edwards
Amy Kiesecker
Madison McDowell
JOSEPH
Paige Hunting
Gracie Niezen
Heidi Niezen
WALLOWA
Rylee Goller
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