RECORDS AND MORE
TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2021
COMMUNITY
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
Briefs
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
11:41 a.m. — La Grande
police arrested Bob Bob,
37, of La Grande, an adult
in custody at the Union
County Correctional
Facility, La Grande, on
three Union County war-
rants for failure to appear
on various cases and on
a parole and post-prison
supervision warrant.
3:03 p.m. — A caller
reported a civil disturbance
on the 800 block of French
Street, Cove. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
explained options.
3:58 p.m. — A caller
reported animal cruelty on
the 11600 block of Island
Avenue, Island City.
4:15 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 200
block of Depot Street on a
report of a female spraying
mace. Offi cers resolved the
situation.
4:29 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
2100 block of Washington
Avenue on a call about a
disturbance. Offi cers sepa-
rated the parties.
7:45 p.m. — A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
responded to the Medical
Spring area off Highway
203 on a report of a distur-
bance. The deputy coun-
seled the parties involved.
11:37 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 400
Contribute to community ser-
vice, reserve space at yard sale
LA GRANDE — Abundant Life
Transitional Services — a local
nonprofi t that seeks to improve the
quality of life for people who are un-
employed or underemployed and/
or homeless or living in substandard
housing — is hosting an indoor
yard sale May 7-8 at Mountain Life
Church, 10700 S. Walton Road, La
Grande.
Community members and
organizations can rent a space, and
Abundant Life will advertise the sale.
You may sell anything legal. The
money raised by renting the spaces
will go to Abundant Life programs,
such as providing laundry money for
people who need it.
The sale will run from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. both days. Rented spaces
may be set up Thursday, May 6. A
single space is $30 and a double is
$50. The deadline to reserve space
is Friday, April 29 — fi rst come, fi rst
served. Call 541-786-9498, email
abundantlifetransitional@gmail.com
or contact Abundant Life through its
Facebook page.
Hurricane Creek Grange
cleans up
JOSEPH — Community members
are invited to join Hurricane Creek
Grange volunteers for a garden/
landscape clean-up event Saturday,
May 1, beginning at 9 a.m. at the
grange, 82930 Airport Lane just
outside of Joseph.
Volunteers should bring their
gloves, pruning shears, rakes, etc.
Participants will be pruning, digging
and dressing. Doughnuts, coff ee and
tea will be provided to volunteers.
Aspiring young writers off ered
workshop scholarships
ENTERPRISE — Do you know a
youth who loves to write? Are you an
aspiring writer entering grades 5-12?
Fishtrap has several scholarship
opportunities for students to attend
the Summer Fishtrap Gathering
of Writers that will take place July
12-18 for free. The workshops will be
virtual; aspiring young writers who
live in Wallowa County may attend
in person.
Youth scholarships are awarded
based on a personal letter demon-
strating the applicant’s fi nancial
need, their age and how being able
to attend Summer Fishtrap can
enrich their writing. Applications are
due May 14. Learn more and apply
at www.fi shtrap.org/summer-fi sh-
trap-2021-workshops or contact
Emily Aumann at emily@fi shtrap.org
or 541-426-3623, ext. 3.
block of Adams Avenue
for a disturbance and sepa-
rated parties at the scene.
11:44 p.m. — A caller
reported a disturbance at
the Grande Wood Apart-
ments, 2005 Gekeler Lane.
La Grande. An offi cer
counseled the parties.
SATURDAY, APRIL 24
9:33 a.m. — A caller on
the 69100 block of Ruckle
Road, Summerville, asked
to speak to law enforce-
ment about an ongoing
issue with a dog at large.
An animal enforcement
offi cer made contact and
explained options.
12:25 p.m. — A caller
reported a vehicle crash
with possible injuries in
the vicinity of Hamilton
Road and Booth Lane,
Cove. Union County sher-
iff ’s deputies responded but
found no crash.
1:41 p.m. — A caller
reported a suspicious and
possibly intoxicated person
at Sprue Street and Monroe
Avenue, La Grande. An
offi cer responded, and the
person agreed to leave.
5:45 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
received a report of a dog
harassing livestock. An
animal enforcement offi cer
made contact and took
down information.
10:11 p.m. — A caller
reported suspicious cir-
cumstances on the 1100
block of Adams Avenue,
La Grande. An offi cer
found the subjects of the
report were fi ne.
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
4:24 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to Fifth
Street and O Avenue on
a report of a loud party.
An offi cer determined it
was music from a car. The
occupant of the car turned
off the music.
7:54 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
2100 block of Fir Street on
a report of a disturbance
between roommates. Offi -
cers separated the parties.
11:41 a.m. — A caller
reported a burglary at the
La Grande Mini Storage at
1907 U Ave., La Grande.
Police took a report.
4:49 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to
the Clover Glen Apart-
ments, 2212 Cove Ave.,
La Grande, on a report of
a domestic disturbance.
Police cited a female for
harassment.
6:35 p.m. — A caller
made a complaint about
harassment on the 2300
block of Jeff erson Avenue,
La Grande. An offi cer
responded and found the
situation did not rise to the
level of a crime.
Elgin Opera House expands viewing
options for ‘High School Musical Jr.’
THE OBSERVER — 3A
Arden Abel
DEATH NOTICES
La Grande
Arden Abel, 68, of La
Grande, died April 25 at
Grande Ronde Hospital.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Eileen C. Berry
La Grande
Eileen C. Berry, 71, of
La Grande, died April 24,
2021 at Grande Ronde Hos-
pital. Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel &
Crematory, La Grande.
Edward R. Jones
Enterprise
Edward Ray Jones, 84,
of Enterprise, died April
22. A celebration of his
life memorial will begin at
4 p.m. May 1 at the Jones
Ranch, Enterprise.
Upcoming local services
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
April 29-30 —
ROBERT STALEY:
10 a.m. April 29 Rec-
itation of the Rosary
and 10:30 a.m. Mass of
Christian Burial, Our
Lady of the Valley Cath-
olic Church, La Grande;
2 p.m. April 30 graveside
service, Juniper Haven
Cemetery, Prineville.
May 1 —
MICHELLE SAN-
DOVAL: 10 a.m. cele-
bration of life, Riverside
Park Pavilion, La Grande.
May 1 — EDWARD
JONES: 4 p.m. celebra-
tion of life, Jones Ranch,
83157 W. Dorrance Lane,
Enterprise.
May 17 — JERRY
BROOKSHIRE: 2 p.m.
graveside service, Union
Historic Cemetery; recep-
tion follows at Cath-
erine Creek Community
Center, Union.
June 26 — DAVID
COUNCIL: 1 p.m. cel-
ebration of life, North
Powder City Park.
June 27 — MERI
OLMSTEAD: 1 p.m.
memorial service, Riv-
erside Park Pavilion, La
Grande.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
Hanging out
in the ball stands
The Observer
ELGIN — The Elgin
Opera House circumvented
the obstacles because the
pandemic to fi lm its pro-
duction of “High School
Musical Jr.” — and the
show is now live for ticket
holders.
The remaining show-
times are Thursday and
Friday, April 29 and 30 at
7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 1
at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.,
and Sunday, May 2 at
4:30 p.m. To watch the fi lm
online, purchase a ticket
for a specifi c date and
time. You have to log in at
the time on your ticket —
the show cannot be paused
or watched later.
The Elgin Opera House
also is off ering “watch
party” public screenings
for the April 29-May 1
showings for up to 100
people on a fi rst come, fi rst
served basis. Tickets must
be purchased in advance.
Bring your tickets and
show them at the door.
The concession stand
will be open. Masks and
distancing will be required
per state law.
Terry Hale, the execu-
tive artistic director at the
Lottery
Megabucks: $1.8 million
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Powerball: $104 million
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Win for Life: April 24
9-54-66-68
Pick 4: April 25
• 1 p.m.: 1-0-2-4
• 4 p.m.: 6-0-0-7
• 7 p.m.: 3-4-1-0
• 10 p.m.: 3-3-4-3
Pick 4: April 24
• 1 p.m.: 6-4-9-2
• 4 p.m.: 5-1-9-3
• 7 p.m.: 1-8-2-4
• 10 p.m.: 1-6-0-1
Pick 4: April 23
• 1 p.m.: 8-8-0-2
• 4 p.m.: 9-1-1-4
• 7 p.m.: 0-1-9-3
• 10 p.m.: 8-3-1-3
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Director Terry Hale looks back through the empty audience seats Friday,
March 19, 2021, while cast members warm up on stage for a rehearsal
of the Elgin Opera House’s production of “High School Musical Jr.” The
opera house fi lmed the performance in segments due to the pandemic.
The show is available to watch through Sunday, May 2.
Elgin Opera House, said
he expected about a dozen
people when he held audi-
tions in December.
“I put out a little audi-
tion call and we were
blown away. We’ve got
actors from four dif-
ferent counties,” he said.
“Everyone was desperate
for an opportunity to get
together again.”
The cast numbers 70,
and all were divided into
cohorts of 10 actors in
keeping with the restric-
tions in place on group
gatherings. Hale and his
COVID-19 vaccine clinic set for teens
16- and 17-year
olds don’t need
parental consent
for vaccinations
The Observer
LA GRANDE — The
Center for Human Devel-
opment, La Grande, is
hosting a COVID-19 vac-
cination clinic next week
for teens age 16-17.
The Pfi zer vaccine,
which is approved for
those age 16 and older,
is given in two doses.
Teens who want to get
vaccinated may make an
appointment to receive
their fi rst dose at the
one-day clinic, Thursday,
April 29, at the Riveria
Activity Center, corner
of Second Street and Y
Avenue, La Grande.
An appointment
is required, but — in
Oregon at least —
parental permission
isn’t. According to an
announcement from
CHD, parents or guard-
ians do not need to
accompany their child.
ONLINE: For more community news,
to go lagrandeobserver.com
Oregon state law allows
for 16- and 17-year-olds
to provide their own con-
sent for vaccination.
Appointments for
Thursday’s teen clinic,
and for other scheduled
clinics in La Grande,
may be made at www.
chdinc.org/gv. Anyone
who is unable to complete
the scheduling process
online is directed to call
541-962-8800 for further
assistance.
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team had to be creative.
“It was a puzzle,”
he said. “We had to go
through the entire script,
every song, and break it up
into seven pieces.”
The fi nal production
replicates a live theater
experience as much as
possible.
To get tickets for “High
School Musical Jr.,” go to
www.elginoperahouse.
com and click on “order
tickets,” contact Laura at
tickets@elginoperahouse.
com or call the box offi ce
at 541-663-6324.
Alex Wittwer/The Observer
Young spectators look over the stands at the Union/Cove vs. Pilot Rock/
Nixyaawii softball game Friday, April 23, 2021, in Union.