RECORDS AND MORE
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Community
Meetings
• ELGIN — the Wallowa union railroad
authority meets at 5 p.m. tuesday,
May 4, in the Elgin depot. the agenda
includes a report from the Friends of
Joseph Branch and approval of the
2021 railriders schedule.
• IMBLEr — the Imbler School district
Board of directors meets for a special
session tuesday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in
the high school to approve the time-
line for the superintendent search.
the budget committee will meet for
its first session following the special
session. at this meeting, the com-
mittee will receive the 2021-22 pro-
posed budget and message and take
public comment.
• COVE — the Cove City Council meets
in regular session tuesday, May 4, at
7 p.m., at Cove City Hall, 504 alder St.
the session includes a public hearing
regarding the t-Mobile application.
the public is encouraged to attend
virtually; for instructions call city hall,
go to www.cityofcove.org or email
cityadmin@cityofcove.org. Written
public comment may be emailed to
cityadmin@cityofcove.org before
6:45 p.m. the night of the meeting.
• La GraNdE — the union County
democratic Party will hold its May
meeting virtually Wednesday, May
5, at 7 p.m. to register and receive
the Zoom access information, call
541-562-6289 or email rknop@eoni.
Births
GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL
ABON: roman abon, april 15,
2021, son of Jabina david and Jacob
abon of La Grande.
BALDWIN: Marilynne Kay Hope
Baldwin, april 15, 2021, daughter
of Melanie Maria Constance and
Kevin Clay Baldwin Jr. of La Grande.
Grandparents are Kevin Baldwin,
Heather Baldwin, Katie George, Erick
Constance and Stephanie Seale.
Great-grandparents are Wayne
Baldwin, Julie Baldwin and Barbara
Shoop.
BLOODGOOD: Judah Ezriel
Bloodgood, april 18, 2021, son of
ariana Joy Bloodgood and ari Em-
manuel Bloodgood of La Grande.
CRONEN: Preston Cronen, april
20, 2021, son of Nicketta arlene
Strohl and Bruce William Cronen of
La Grande.
DENNING: anthony Michael
John denning, april 11, 2021, son of
Virginia ann Borbon and Jake Keith
denning of La Grande. Grandparents
are anthony Borbon, Lavonne den-
ning and the late John denning.
FOUTS: Samantha Nicole Fouts,
april 13, 2021, daughter of Sheri
Irene Fouts and tyler ray Fouts of
La Grande.
KRUSE: Kacey McKenzie Kruse,
april 6, 2021, son of Breanna McKen-
si Kruse and McKenzie dale Kruse of
La Grande. Grandparents are Shane
rogers, Christa rogers, Justin Kruse
and Shelly Kruse.
MATHSON: Kinsley taylor Math-
son, april 18, 2021, daughter of Brit-
tany Michaela Hanson and James
Michael Mathson of La Grande.
Grandparents are Misty Griffith
and Brian Willcoxon, Mike and Kim
Hanson, Jeromy and devi Mathson,
and Vern and Jodi Lambert.
Lottery
Megabucks: $2 million
3-12-14-19-30-48
Powerball: $104 million
16-18-35-39-53 — PB 21 x3
Mega Millions: $297 million
15-22-30-41-42 — MB 25 x4
Win for Life: April 28
2-35-76-77
Pick 4: April 29
• 1 p.m.: 9-3-9-4
• 4 p.m.: 4-9-3-0
• 7 p.m.: 2-6-6-2
• 10 p.m.: 1-8-0-5
Pick 4: April 28
• 1 p.m.: 2-2-8-9
• 4 p.m.: 0-2-7-5
• 7 p.m.: 0-7-3-4
• 10 p.m.: 1-4-5-1
DELIVERY ISSUES?
If you have any problems
receiving your Observer, call 541-
963-3161.
Eileen C. (Donahoe)
Berry
1950-2021 • La Grande
Eileen Christine Berry,
71, of La Grande, died April
24 at Grande Ronde Hos-
pital after a long battle with
cancer. A cel-
ebration of
her life will
take place at
the American
Legion at a
later date.
Eileen was born April
24, 1950, in Cleveland,
Ohio, to Roy and Eula
(Helmer) Donahoe. She was
raised in Lincoln, Nebraska,
and graduated from Lin-
coln High School. She mar-
ried Glendon Berry and
they moved to La Grande
in 1990.
Eileen retired from
D&B Supply after working
many years in shipping and
receiving. She loved gar-
dening, fishing, camping,
picking huckleberries, car-
pentry and sewing. She
could make anything look
new again.
Eileen took special
interest in antiques and
genealogy. She consid-
ered longtime family
friend Mykel Hansell of
La Grande to be part of
her family. She enjoyed
drinking beer while playing
games like 10,000, rummy
and train dominos.
Surviving relatives
include her daughter,
Angelena Schroeder of La
Grande; brother, Ronald
Donahoe of Arizona; one
grandchild; and many
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
mother, sister, two brothers
and a nephew.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions may be
made to gf.me/u/zrjgg7.
Online condolences
tHE OBSErVEr — 3A
Obituaries
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
Earnest ‘Beryl’
Brookshire
1924-2021 • Joseph
Earnest “Beryl” Brook-
shire, 96, of Joseph and
formerly of Union, died
April 26 in Boise, Idaho.
A funeral service will be
held May 3
at 11 a.m. at
the Catherine
Creek Commu-
nity Center in
Union. The ser-
vice will be streamed live
for those who cannot attend
(for Zoom access informa-
tion, call 208-283-6759).
Committal and interment
will follow at the Union
Cemetery. Arrangements are
by Daniels-Knopp Funeral,
Cremation & Life Celebra-
tion Center, La Grande.
Known as Beryl, he
was born June 22, 1924, in
Kimberly, to Walter Zane
and Anna Marie (Cochran)
Brookshire. When he was
young the family moved to
Mitchell, and he graduated
from Mitchell High School.
He enlisted in the Merchant
Marines and served during
World War II.
After his discharge Beryl
returned to Mitchell, where
on Oct. 25, 1950, he married
Dorothy Silvey. They owned
the Mitchell grocery store,
then the hotel and restau-
rant. After selling those
businesses they moved to
North Powder in 1959 and
then to Union in 1961. He
later moved to Joseph to be
near family.
Beryl worked as a logger
until his retirement, and
he and Dorothy then had a
day care in their home. She
preceded him in death on
March 24, 2018. Beryl was
an active member of the
Upcoming local services
Masonic Lodge, York Rite,
Scottish Rite and Shrine. He
enjoyed hunting and fishing
and he loved gardening, get-
ting wood and butchering
meat.
Surviving relatives
include his children and
their spouses, Richard Beryl
and Sharron Brookshire of
Canyon City, Jeffery Otto
Brookshire and Norma
Jett of Joseph, and Angie
Smith of Perry; son-in-law,
Bert Marx of La Grande;
10 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren (soon to
be 12).
He was preceded in death
by his daughter, Phyllis
Marx; grandson, Clint Kirk-
land; and brothers, Les, Ken,
Charles, Paul and Randy.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial donations may be made
to a Shriners Hospital of
your choice.
Kathleen Buttram
La Grande
Kathleen Buttram, 92,
of La Grande, died April
30 at a local care facility.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Charlene V. Hall
Formerly of La Grande
Charlene Valetta Hall,
72, formerly of La Grande,
died April 28 at Chap-
laincy Hospice House in
Kennewick, Washington.
A graveside service will
be held May 5 at 1 p.m. at
Grandview Cemetery in La
Grande.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
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 3 — BERYL
BROOKSHIRE: 11 a.m.
funeral, Catherine Creek
Community Center,
Union (livestreamed via
Zoom, call 208-283-6759
for access); committal
and interment follow at
Union Cemetery.
May 5 — CHAR-
LENE HALL: 1 p.m.
graveside service, Grand-
view Cemetery, La
Grande.
May 8 — DONNA
DOUD: 11 a.m. grave-
side service, Summerville
Cemetery.
May 17 — JERRY
BROOKSHIRE: 2 p.m.
graveside service, Union
Historic Cemetery; recep-
tion follows at Cath-
erine Creek Community
Center, Union.
May 22 — BRUCE
HILDE: noon memorial
service, Skyview Ceme-
tery, between Pendleton
and Pilot Rock; cele-
bration of life lunch fol-
lows (RSVP by May 8 by
emailing BruceHildeMe-
morial@gmail.com).
May 23 — CECLE
DeFRIES: 2 p.m. cel-
ebration of life, Union
High School football field
(casual dress preferred).
June 26 — DAVID
COUNCIL: 1 p.m. cel-
ebration of life, North
Powder City Park.
June 26 — SALLY
TOUCHE-MOSER:
1-3 p.m. celebration of
life open house, 404
Depot St., Enterprise.
June 27 — MERI
OLMSTEAD: 1 p.m.
memorial service, Riv-
erside Park Pavilion, La
Grande.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
tery, between Pendleton and
Pilot Rock. A celebration of
life lunch follows the ser-
vice. Those who would like
to join the family for lunch
are asked to RSVP by May
8 by emailing BruceHilde-
Memorial@gmail.com.
held May 23 at 2 p.m. at
Union High School’s foot-
ball field. Casual dress is
preferred by the family.
Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Pilot rock
Cecle R. DeFries
Island City
Rolland “Bruce” Hilde,
67, of Pilot Rock and for-
merly of Enterprise, died
Feb. 8 at a care facility in
La Grande. A memorial
service will be held May 22
at noon at Skyview Ceme-
union
Rolland ‘Bruce’ Hilde
Donna C. Doud
Cecle R. DeFries, 23, of
Union, died April 27 near
the intersection of Market
Lane and Hamilton Road,
southeast of Imbler. A cel-
ebration of his life will be
Donna Claudine Doud,
86, of Island City, died
Oct. 12, 2020, at a local
care facility. A graveside
service will be held May 8
at 11 a.m. at the Summer-
ville Cemetery.
Island City Elementary School
Monday: BrEaKFaSt: cereal bar,
fresh fruit; LuNCH: hot dog, veggies,
fruit.
Tuesday: BrEaKFaSt: strawberry
toaster pastry, canned fruit; LuNCH:
ham deli sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BrEaKFaSt: mini
pancakes, apple juice; LuNCH: popcorn
chicken bowl, dinner roll, fruit.
tThursday: BrEaKFaSt: mini
French toast, canned fruit; LuNCH:
chicken Caesar salad, dinner roll,
veggies, fruit.
Friday: BrEaKFaSt: long john,
orange juice; LuNCH: sloppy Joe sand-
wich, veggies, fruit.
La Grande High
and Middle schools
Monday: BrEaKFaSt: mini waffles,
fresh fruit; LuNCH: popcorn chicken,
dinner roll, veggies, fruit.
Tuesday: BrEaKFaSt: pancake on
a stick, canned fruit; LuNCH: turkey deli
sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BrEaKFaSt: muffin,
cheese stick, apple juice; LuNCH: meat-
ball sub, broccoli salad, veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BrEaKFaSt: mini
donut, cheese stick, fruit; LuNCH: pizza,
veggies, fruit.
Friday: BrEaKFaSt: breakfast bar,
fresh fruit; LuNCH: chicken Caesar salad,
rip-stick breadstick, veggies, fruit.
Menus
Union County Senior Center
takeout lunch menu
Pick up 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
1504 N. albany St., La Grande. For de-
livery, call 541-963-7532 before 10 a.m.
age 60+, $3 suggested donation; all
others, $5. Public is welcome.
MAY 3-7
Monday: sweet and sour pork,
pork fried rice, egg rolls, oriental salad,
fortune cookie.
Tuesday: almond chicken, rice pilaf,
salad greens, fresh fruit, cookie.
Wednesday: fish and chips, cole-
slaw, baked beans, cookie.
Thursday: honey-glazed ham,
scalloped potatoes, green beans, salad
greens, fresh fruit.
Friday: manicotti, salad greens,
garlic bread, fresh fruit, dessert.
Children’s free takeout breakfast
and lunch menu
MAY 3-7
Central Elementary School
Monday: BrEaKFaSt: oatmeal
breakfast bar, cheese stick, fruit; LuNCH:
Italian meatball sub, veggies, fruit.
Tuesday: BrEaKFaSt: yogurt pak
with bagel, canned fruit; LuNCH: ham-
burger, kettle chips, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BrEaKFaSt: mini
pancakes, apple juice; LuNCH: turkey
deli sub sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BrEaKFaSt: breakfast
bar, cheese stick, canned fruit; LuNCH:
chicken bacon wrap, veggies, fruit.
Friday: BrEaKFaSt: blueberry
muffin, cheese stick, orange juice;
LuNCH: BBQ pulled pork sandwich,
coleslaw, veggies, fruit.
Greenwood Elementary School
Monday: BrEaKFaSt: breakfast bar,
cheese stick, fresh fruit; LuNCH: hot dog,
kettle chips, veggies, fruit.
Tuesday: BrEaKFaSt: mini
pancakes, canned fruit; LuNCH: Italian
meatball sub, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BrEaKFaSt: bagel,
apple juice; LuNCH: beef soft taco,
veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BrEaKFaSt: breakfast
bar, cheese stick, canned fruit; LuNCH:
popcorn chicken bowl, dinner roll, fruit.
Friday: BrEaKFaSt: blueberry muf-
fin, cheese stick, orange juice; LuNCH:
BBQ chicken sandwich, veggies, fruit.
La Grande School District
Free breakfast and lunch for anyone
age 18 and younger, available on days
school is in session. Pick up 11:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at any La Grande elementary
school. Fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit
and 1% milk are offered daily. to-go
meals are handed out at La Grande
schools to on-campus students.
ONLINE
Find the public safety
report and more local news
at lagrandeobserver.com.
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2021
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Place: At your local area Elementary
School. (Where your child will be attending school)
Order a brunch
for Mother’s Day
What to Bring:
The Observer
LA GRANDE — The
nutrition department at
the Union County Senior
Center, 1504 N. Albany
St., La Grande, is offering
an a la carte Mother’s Day
takeout brunch.
Items to choose from the
menu are:
• Quiche: bacon and
mushroom with Swiss
cheese, $10
• Breakfast wrap: eggs,
sausage and cheese, topped
with hollandaise, $5
• Spinach spanakopita,
$12
• Country potato casse-
role, $8
• Baked brie with fresh
fruit, $12
• Fresh fruit platter, $10
• Cinnamon rolls, $2.50
• Sour cream coffee
cake, $12
Order sheets are avail-
able at the senior center
and must be turned in by
Wednesday, May 5.
The brunch items will be
ready to be picked up from
2-3 p.m. Friday, May 7.
Proceeds from the nutri-
tion department’s special
offerings help support all
senior meal programs. Call
the kitchen at 541-605-5556
for more information.
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Bring your child to meet
the Kindergarten teachers.
For further information, please contact one of the following:
Central School – Connie Ingerson – 541.663.3501
Greenwood School – Eva McKinney – 541.663.3601
Island City School – Dena Tams – 541.663.3271