RECORDS AND MORE
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021
DEATH NOTICES
COMMUNITY
Meetings
COVE — The Cove City Council will
meet Tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. at Cove
City Hall, 504 Alder St. The council
will hold its second and fi nal reading
of Ordinance 1-2021, defi ning and
prohibiting nuisances, which would
replace previous regulations.
Copies of the ordinance are available
at the city offi ce Tuesday through
Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Briefs
Tune in to GRH Foundation
virtual event
LA GRANDE — The Grande
Ronde Hospital Foundation is
hosting a virtual event Friday, April
16, at 6 p.m.
The livestream will include
updates on past, present and future
projects, plus the premier of an
exclusive new story of a local family
who turned a personal tragedy into
hope and healing for others.
The free event is open to all. To
watch, tune in to www.EOAlive.tv
or go to the GRH Foundation’s Face-
book page (www.fb.com/grh01).
Honors
Union County students earn
honor roll status at BMCC
PENDLETON — Several students
from Union County garnered a place
on the honor roll at Blue Mountain
Community College, Pendleton, for
the 2020-21 winter term. Students
must be enrolled full time and earn
the grade-point averages listed
below.
President’s List (3.75-4.00)
GPA: Stacey Adams, Zoe Adamson,
Whitman Blair, Tulley Bloom, Daniel
Daggett, Brittany Elliott, Jessica
Green, Brianna Kohr, Alyssa Mc-
Dowell, Dylan Miles, Brenale Ritter,
Kenzie Williams.
Vice President’s List (3.50-
3.74 GPA): Blake Bingaman,
Abigail Hale, Romayne Ricker, Sierra
Teeman, Isaac Zamora.
Lottery
Megabucks: $1.2 million
7-17-22-30-0-46
Powerball: $55 million
14-16-23-50-53 — PB 3 x2
Mega Millions: $120.1 million
22-26-27-58-66 — MB 12 x2
Win for Life: April 10
26-37-40-63
Pick 4: April 11
• 1 p.m.: 2-7-7-3
• 4 p.m.: 6-3-6-1
• 7 p.m.: 0-8-2-7
• 10 p.m.: 1-8-6-1
Pick 4: April 10
• 1 p.m.: 1-5-7-4
• 4 p.m.: 4-4-8-8
• 7 p.m.: 5-3-4-1
• 10 p.m.: 1-2-9-0
Pick 4: April 9
• 1 p.m.: 0-8-8-0
• 4 p.m.: 9-9-2-1
• 7 p.m.: 4-6-2-0
• 10 p.m.: 0-3-1-4
DELIVERY ISSUES?
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receiving your Observer, call 541-
963-3161.
Upcoming local services
Ronald L. Olsen
Theresa M. Hansen
Elgin
La Grande
Ronald L. Olsen, 74, of
Elgin, died April 9, 2021 at
his home. Arrangements are
by Loveland Funeral Chapel
& Crematory, La Grande.
Theresa M. Hansen, 58,
of La Grande, died April 7
at her residence. Arrange-
ments are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel &
Crematory, La Grande.
Eugene Meier
North Powder
Eugene Meier, 48, of
North Powder, died April
10 at Saint Alphonsus
Medical Center in Baker
City. Arrangements are by
Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral
Home and Cremation Ser-
vices, Halfway.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
April 13 — DICK
WHEELER: 11:30 a.m.
memorial service, Enter-
prise Seventh-day Adven-
tist Church; private
inurnment at Enterprise
Cemetery.
April 13 — JOETT
Robert J. Staley
La Grande
Robert James Staley, 93,
of La Grande, died April 10
at his home. Arrangements
are by Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory,
La Grande.
WILLIAMS: 2 p.m.
graveside service, Island
City Cemetery.
April 18 — LARRY
ROBBINS: virtual cel-
ebration of life; details
TBA.
April 24 —
RICHARD BIDWELL:
2 p.m. graveside service,
Elgin Cemetery.
April 24 — BECKY
ROBERSON: 2 p.m. cel-
ebration of life, Elgin
Community Center.
May 1 —
MICHELLE SAN-
DOVAL: 10 a.m. celebra-
tion of life, Riverside Park
Pavilion, La Grande.
May 17 — JERRY
BROOKSHIRE: 2 p.m.
graveside service, Union
Historic Cemetery; recep-
tion follows at Catherine
Creek Community Center,
Union.
June 26 — DAVID
COUNCIL: 1 p.m. cel-
ebration of life, North
Powder City Park.
— calendar courtesy of
Loveland Funeral Chapel,
La Grande
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
6:49 a.m. — A caller
reported a domestic dis-
turbance at a residence on
the 2000 block of Gekeler
Lane. Offi cers responded.
8:12 a.m. — The Union
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
received a report of a bur-
glary at a residence on the
400 block of North 17th
Avenue, Elgin. A deputy
made contact and took
information.
10:11 a.m. — A caller
reported people operating
all-terrain vehicles at the
North Powder city park,
360 E St., North Powder.
A Union County sheriff ’s
deputy checked the area
but did not fi nd the ATVs.
12:28 p.m. — A caller
reported someone setting
off fi reworks on the 1000
block of 22nd Street, La
Grande. Police checked the
area and did not fi nd anyone
using fi reworks.
6:18 p.m. — La Grande
police at Hemlock Street
and Monroe Avenue
arrested Shannon Wayne
Bird, 52, for driving
under the infl uence of
intoxicants.
9:11 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the area
of Fir Street and Wash-
ington Avenue on a report
of an assault. Offi cers will
follow up.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10
1:33 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
1900 block of Cedar Street
on a report of a distur-
bance. Police counseled the
subjects.
11:32 a.m. — A caller
reported the possible theft
of a companion animal
from the 500 block of M
Avenue, La Grande.
9:25 p.m. — A caller
reported a domestic dis-
turbance at a residence on
the 2000 block of Gekeler
Lane, La Grande. Offi cers
responded but did not fi nd
the male party.
11:49 p.m. — La
Grande police checked on
Josephy Center aims to
raise $50,000 in one hour
Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — A virtual
fundraiser is planned by
the Josephy Center for Arts
and Culture in support of
the Key to Our Future cap-
ital campaign to purchase
and renovate the building,
according to a press release.
The fundraiser will
begin at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 15, with a
goal of raising $50,000 —
to be matched by MJ Mur-
dock Charitable Trust — in
less than one hour.
The event, hosted by
special guest Andy Lind-
berg — an actor and host
of the podcast Kick A**
Oregon History — will
include a short presentation
about the campaign, donor
recognition, testimonials
from local artists and resi-
dents and prizes.
Like many other
events this year, the cen-
ter’s virtual fundraiser
format is in compliance
with COVID-19 safety
restrictions.
The Key to Our Future
campaign is focused on
making the Josephy Center
a permanent home for arts
and culture in the county,
as well as restoring and
expanding the center to ele-
vate visitor experience and
fi t the growing needs of the
community.
To participate in the
fundraising event, register
at www.josephy.org/capi-
tal-fundraiser or call 541-
432-0505. Registration is
free of charge.
Prince Philip saw EOU football exhibition
By DICK MASON
The Observer
The death of Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,
on Friday, April 9, at age 99
has sparked many remem-
brances of his life to be
published and broadcast.
One experience often
understandably overlooked
was an Eastern Oregon
University football exhibi-
tion against the University
of British Columbia, which
Philip attended on Oct. 20,
1951, in Vancouver, British
Columbia.
The Mountaineers
played an exhibition
against the University of
British Columbia Thun-
derbirds before the Duke
of Edinburgh and his wife,
Princess Elizabeth, who
became queen of the United
Kingdom less than fi ve
months later.
The exhibition was
immediately after a game
between EOU, then named
Eastern Oregon College,
and UBC, according to a
story in the Oct. 22, 1951,
edition of The Observer.
This may have been the
fi rst time Princess Eliz-
abeth watched a football
contest.
Elizabeth and Philip
were scheduled to attend
the game, which UBC won
13-8, but arrived shortly
after it concluded. The
THE OBSERVER — 3A
a vehicle with a door open
on the 2600 block of Island
Avenue. The offi cer found
the door was unable to be
closed.
SUNDAY, APRIL 11
3:47 a.m. — A caller
reported an ongoing
problem with dogs barking
on the 200 block of East
Hickory Street, Union.
8:11 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
2600 block of Bearco Loop
on a report of suspicious
circumstances. An offi cer
counseled one person.
12:32 p.m. — A caller
reported the theft of a
bicycle from the 1800 block
of Y Avenue, La Grande.
An offi cer responded and
took a report.
2:25 p.m. — A person
waved down a Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
on the 700 block of North
Bellwood Street, Union, to
report possible custodial
interference. The deputy
responded and notifi ed
the Oregon Department of
Human Services.
10:15 p.m. — A caller on
the 200 block of North 16th
Avenue, Elgin, reported
possible gunshots. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy and
Oregon State Police trooper
responded but did not fi nd
anyone shooting.
Nez Perce, Umatilla tribes
present First Foods web series
East Oregonian
WALLOWA — Bis-
cuit root is blooming in the
Nez Perce Wallowa Home-
land, setting the stage for
a three-part online lecture
series celebrating Native
First Foods.
Linda Sampson will
present the second lecture
virtually on Friday, April
16, at 1 p.m. Sampson is
a teacher and gatherer
who will take participants
through the seasons of “A
Gatherer’s Year.”
Registration for the
series is required so
attendees can be sent a link
to the fi rst lecture, a pre-
quel presentation by Wenix
Red Elk of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources
of the Confederated Tribes
of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation.
A third session on
May 7 at 1 p.m will fea-
ture Brosnan Spencer and
Bobby Fossek presenting
“Caretakers of the Land.”
The series is spon-
sored by Nez Perce Wal-
lowa Homeland and Slow
Food Wallowas. Register at
https://bit.ly/2PJ2vuy or on
the Slow Food Wallowas
Facebook page. It’s free
and open to everyone.
For more information,
email info@wallowanez-
perce.org.
EOU student earns top state
accounting honor
The Observer
LA GRANDE —
Eastern Oregon University
senior Katie Kitchell made
the Oregon Society of
Certifi ed Public Accoun-
tants’s list of the state’s top
accounting students for
2020-21.
The OSCPA will recog-
nize Kitchell, along with
the top accounting stu-
dents from other Oregon
universities, at its Circle
of Excellence
Program in
mid-June.
Kitchell
plans to
graduate in
Kitchell
June with
a degree in
business administra-
tion, with a concentra-
tion in accounting, and a
minor in communications,
according to an announce-
ment from EOU. She has
worked as an intern at
Connected Professional
Accountants LLC of La
Grande for two years and
recently started a full-time
position there.
Kitchell is also presi-
dent of EOU’s Accounting
Club on campus and vol-
unteers her time as a
leader in her church and
through 4-H. She also
made EOU’s dean’s list for
2020 fall term.
Alastair Grant/Associated Press. File
In this June, 16, 2011, photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip
arrive by horse-drawn carriage on the third day of the Royal Ascot horse
race meeting at Ascot, England. Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II,
died Friday, April 9, 2021, at the age of 99. He and Elizabeth watched an
exhibition football match Oct. 20, 1951, in Vancouver, British Columbia,
between University of British Columbia and Eastern Oregon University,
then Eastern Oregon College.
royal couple wanted to
see how American foot-
ball was played, so the two
teams agreed to play a fi ve-
minute exhibition for them.
The exhibition ended in a
0-0 tie. The royal couple
watched the exhibition
from a platform near the
50-yard line in front of the
main bleachers.
The royal couple had
a hard time seeing the
game though, because the
scrimmage was played in
semi-darkness.
“The Duke remarked
that he couldn’t see the
game,” The Observer
reported at the time.
Eastern had a squad
of about 30 players at the
game and was accompa-
nied by its 40-member
band and 13-drum major-
ettes and cheerleaders.
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