RECORDS AND MORE
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021
COMMUNITY
Briefs
CHD plans another vaccination
clinic for ages 12-17
LA GRANDE — Center for Human
Development’s vaccination eff orts
continue with clinics held at the
Riveria Activity Center, Second Street
and Y Avenue, La Grande. Appoint-
ments are being taken for fi rst-dose
Pfi zer vaccinations for ages 12-17 on
Monday, May 24. To schedule an ap-
pointment, go to www.chdinc.org/
get-vaccinated, call 541-962-8800 or
email vaccine@chdinc.org. Teens age
16-17 do not need parental consent
to receive vaccinations and may
come alone to the clinic.
CHD is adding clinics every week.
The best way to stay informed on fu-
ture clinic dates and information is to
follow CHD social media or subscribe
to the email list serve at https://
www.chdinc.org/subscribe.
Register by Monday for Cove
Soap Box Derby
COVE — An All-American Soap
Box Derby Rally Race for ages 7-18
is Saturday, May 29, in Cove. Offi cial
AASBD Soap Box Derby cars with
Z-Glas wheels will be allowed.
Loaner cars and wheels are available
for free to borrow. Organizers will
help with car setup. First time racers
are welcome and will be given
instruction and a practice run down
the hill. AASBD helmets, which are
mandatory, will be available for
borrowing.
There will be a double elimina-
tion race and a single elimination
race. Cost is $35 per race, with sibling
discounts available. For more details
and to register by Monday, May 24,
email oregonsbd@outlook.com.
Registration and weigh-in begins at
9:30 a.m. May 29 at Haefer Lane (be-
tween Conklin and Jasper) in Cove.
OBITUARIES
Gloria L. (Ashworth)
Clements
1947-2021 • La Grande
Gloria L. Clements, 74,
of La Grande, died May 14,
2021, at her residence. At
her request, there will not
be a service.
Gloria was born April 1,
1947, in Alexandria, Vir-
ginia, to George and Ruth
(Keen) Ashworth. She
resided in El Segundo, Cal-
ifornia; in West Virginia;
and in Hermiston, Cove
and La Grande. She gradu-
ated from El Segundo High
School in 1965. She married
Don Clements, and they
later divorced.
Gloria worked at La
Grande Nursing Home in
the housekeeping depart-
ment. She enjoyed the
crafts and activities at
Grande Ronde Retirement.
In her younger years, she
took her family to Wallowa
Lake during the summer
every year.
Surviving relatives
include her sons, Ray Cle-
ments and Lee Clements,
both of La Grande.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
George and Ruth; sister,
Diane Ashworth; and
cousin, Kenneth Roberts.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
HQ reopens with live music
Saturday
Ricky ‘Rick’ D. Smith
LA GRANDE — With the lifting
of COVID-19 restrictions, live music
returns to the HQ stage Saturday,
May 22. Two musicians will perform
at HQ, 112 Depot St., La Grande,
marking the reopening of the venue
after more than a year.
Local musician Nik Hackney will
play original folk-ish tunes on banjo
and guitar. Hackney is a member of
the local metal band Nogero and
co-owner of La Grande’s Evergreen
Family Farm.
Following Hackney is a
semi-recent Oregon transplant
from New York, Arthur Buezo, with
boot-stomping originals.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the
music begins at 8:30.
Admission is $5 at the door.
Masks are required.
Ricky “Rick” Dennis
Smith, 64, of Elgin, died
May 12, 2021, at Vibra
Hospital of Boise, Idaho.
A graveside service will
be held May
22 at 10 a.m.
at the Elgin
Cemetery.
Casual dress
is preferred
by the family.
Attendees must wear masks
and practice social dis-
tancing to meet COVID-19
guidelines.
Also known as Rick,
he was born Oct. 25, 1956,
in Eugene, to Spencer and
Lois (Wiley) Smith. He was
raised in Elgin and attended
Stella Mayfi eld Elementary
School. He graduated from
Elgin High School, where
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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 24-28
Monday: shepherd’s pie, salad
greens, fresh fruit, brownie.
Tuesday: chicken salad on bed of
lettuce, vegetable garnish, fruit tart.
Wednesday: turkey, dressing,
mashed potatoes and gravy, ca-
shew-pea salad, dessert.
Thursday: bacon cheeseburger,
steak fries, fresh fruit slices, cookie.
Friday: pesto chicken, fl atbread,
garden salad, fresh melon, fruit bar.
Children’s free takeout
breakfast and lunch menu
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 off ered daily. To-go
meals are handed out at La Grande
schools to on-campus students.
May 24-28
Central Elementary School
Monday: BREAKFAST: mini-cinnis,
fruit; LUNCH: meatball sub, veggies, fruit.
Tuesday: BREAKFAST: cereal bar,
fruit; LUNCH: hamburgers, goldfi sh
crackers, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST: mini
pancakes, apple juice; LUNCH: turkey
deli sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: strawberry
yogurt, graham crackers, fruit; LUNCH:
chicken bacon wrap, veggies, fruit.
Friday: BREAKFAST: apple frudel,
fruit; LUNCH: fi sh sticks, roll, veggies,
fruit.
Greenwood Elementary School
Monday: BREAKFAST: mini French
toast, fresh fruit; LUNCH: hot dogs,
THE OBSERVER — 3A
goldfi sh crackers, veggies, fruit.
Tuesday: BREAKFAST: cereal bar,
fruit; LUNCH: meatballs and gravy,
mashed potatoes, roll, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST: frudel,
apple juice; LUNCH: chicken Caesar
wrap, veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: strawberry
yogurt, graham crackers, canned fruit;
LUNCH: turkey deli sandwich, kettle
chips, veggies, fruit.
Friday: BREAKFAST: apple frudel,
fresh fruit; LUNCH: pizza, veggies, fruit.
Island City Elementary School
Monday: BREAKFAST: mini-cinnis,
fresh fruit; LUNCH: chicken quesadilla,
veggies, fruit.
Tuesday: BREAKFAST: farm to school
cereal bar, cheese stick, canned fruit;
LUNCH: BBQ rib sandwich, cucumber
ranch salad, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST: breakfast
frudel, apple juice; LUNCH: beef nachos
with cheese sauce, black beans, veggies,
fruit.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: cinnamon-
cream-cheese-fi lled bagel, canned fruit;
LUNCH: cheeseburgers, veggies, fruit.
Friday: BREAKFAST: cocoa cereal
bar, graham crackers, fresh fruit; LUNCH:
walking taco, veggies, fruit.
La Grande High and Middle
schools
Monday: BREAKFAST: mini waffl es,
fresh fruit; LUNCH: ham deli sandwich,
veggies, fruit.
Tuesday: BREAKFAST: cinnamon roll,
canned fruit; LUNCH: chicken cordon
bleu sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST: ham-egg-
cheese biscuit, apple juice; LUNCH: egg
salad sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: oatmeal
cereal bar, cheese stick, canned fruit;
LUNCH: hamburgers, golden French
fries, veggies, fruit.
Friday: BREAKFAST: sausage break-
fast biscuit, fresh fruit; LUNCH: turkey
deli sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Creating Memories
YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR
FOUNDER’S DAY ––BBQ––
Sat. May 29, 2021 • 10am - 4pm
Creating Memories Camp @ Wallowa Lake
Tour our camp property, hike the
waterfall and enjoy a FREE lunch
(11am-1pm). PELASE park at the
Marina parking lot. We will provide
shuttle service to the camp property!
Due to COVID-19 guidelines physical distancing
will be maintained.
Door Prizes, Games, Face Painting, Live Music and Karaoke!
he was an all-star baseball
player, and then went on to
Treasure Valley Commu-
nity College. After that, he
attended Computers Career
Institute in Portland. He
married Jennifer Ellen Hays
on July 6, 1991.
Rick was the owner
of the Elgin Auto Parts
Store. He enjoyed dirt track
racing, coaching his chil-
dren’s baseball and soft-
ball teams, boating, tennis,
camping, playing Ping-
Pong, pool, golf, and tin-
kering with his toys. Most
of all, he was a devoted
family man.
Rick received the Elgin
Chamber of Commerce
Business of the Year award.
He served as mayor of
Elgin, president of Elgin
Little League and presi-
dent of the Elgin Outlaw
Raceway. He was a member
of the Elgin City Budget
Committee, Elgin City
Council, Elgin Rural Fire
Department Budget Com-
mittee and Elgin School
District Budget Com-
mittee. He also was a proud
member of Alcoholics
Anonymous and a sponsor
of numerous Elgin youth
organizations.
Surviving relatives
include his wife, Jennifer;
children, Shelby Byers and
spouse, Grayson, of Stan-
fi eld and Ian Smith of Elgin;
parents, Spencer and Lois of
Elgin; brothers-in-law and
spouses, Ron and Merlie
Smith of La Grande and
Russ and Kelly Smith of
Summerville; brother-in-law
and spouse, Jerry and
Tammy Hays of Williston,
North Dakota; sisters-in-law
and spouses, Dee Dee
McClune of Caldwell,
Idaho, Gail and Eddie Toney
of Elgin, and Denise and
Don Ludwig of Elgin; one
grandchild; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in
death by his father-in-law,
Clarence Hays; moth-
er-in-law, Beverly Hays;
brother-in-law, Duke
McClune; and nephew,
Ryan Toney.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
10:46 a.m. — La
Grande police responded
to Ace Hardware, 2212
Island Ave., No. 290, on a
call for shoplifting.
11:44 a.m. — A caller
reported cows were loose
on the 200 block of Cedar
Street, Elgin. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
put the cows back in the
pasture.
1:38 p.m. — A caller
reported a loud disturbance
on the 700 block of North
Bellwood Street, Union.
A Union County sher-
iff ’s deputy responded and
counseled the subjects.
1:43 p.m. — A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
responded to the area
of Walton Road and
Buchanan Lane, La
Grande, on a report of a
Upcoming local services
Barbara “Bobby” J.
(Weatherford) Buce
1928-2021 • La Grande
Barbara Joyce Buce, 92,
of La Grande, died May
15, 2021. A memorial ser-
vice will be held June 5 at
11 a.m. at the Damascus
Road Community Church,
La Grande.
Barbara, better known
as Bobby, and lovingly
known as “The Queen,”
was born Nov. 6, 1928, in
The Dalles, to Frank and
Daisy Weatherford. She
was a classy lady who
grew up driving a wheat
truck on her family’s ranch
in Olex. She attended
Arlington High School and
later Northwest Nazarene
College.
At sunrise on Easter
morning in April 1950,
Bobby married Thomas A.
Buce on the 50-yard-line
at Arlington High School.
They had three children,
then moved to Corvallis
where she worked to put
Tom through school at
Oregon State University.
Tom’s employment at
Boeing moved the family
to Seattle, Washington,
where they resided until
retirement. While in Seattle
Bobby owned her own real
estate company, where she
fl ipped houses using her
interior design skills.
Even after Bobby was
retired, she never stopped
being active. In her later
years, she enjoyed trav-
eling, whether it was on
a cruise or somewhere
around the world, but her
heart always belonged on
her ranch in Grant County
on Rudio Mountain. Her
last chapter was moving
to La Grande, where she
attended church and made
many new friends.
Bobby was well known
for her sense of humor, fast-
paced lifestyle, generosity
and timeless beauty. She
honestly believed every-
thing should be covered in
diamonds, or “bling blings”
as she called them.
Surviving relatives
include her children and
their spouses, Alana and
Bill Durand, Heidi Zim-
merlee-McCrary, and Tom
M. and Carol Buce; four
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
May 22 — BOB
HARROD: 9:30-
10:15 a.m. viewing and
10:30 a.m. funeral ser-
vice, Vale Christian
Church; full military
service follows at Valley
View Cemetery, Vale.
May 22 — RICKY
SMITH: 10 a.m. grave-
side service (casual
dress preferred), Elgin
Cemetery.
May 22 — BRUCE
HILDE: noon memo-
rial service, Skyview
Cemetery, 70116 US-395
(between Pendleton and
Pilot Rock); celebration
of life lunch follows at
Pilot Rock Community
Center.
May 22 — KAREN
PHIFER: 2 p.m. burial,
Hillcrest Cemetery, La
Grande; gathering follows
at 3 p.m. at Riverside
Park Pavilion.
May 22 — KATHY
ARRAND: 2 p.m.
funeral, Elgin Nazarene
Church; view the lives-
tream at www.loveland-
funeralchapel.com (click
on the “Funeral Videos”
button near bottom of the
home page).
grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents,
Frank and Daisy Weath-
erford; siblings, Earl and
Gayle Weatherford; grand-
children, Shannon Zim-
merlee-Halverson and
Jamie Zimmerlee; and
great-grandchild, Charlotte
Edwards.
Online condolences
may be made to the family
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
Candy K. Williams
Elgin
Candy Kay Williams,
56, of Elgin, died Dec. 29,
2020, at her residence. A
celebration of her life will
May 23 — CECLE
DeFRIES: 2 p.m. cel-
ebration of life, Union
High School football fi eld
(casual dress preferred).
May 29 — BEV-
ERLY LEDRIDGE:
1 p.m. memorial grave-
side service, Summerville
Cemetery.
May 30 — CANDY
WILLIAMS: noon to
2 p.m. celebration of life,
Elgin Community Center.
June 5 — BARBARA
“BOBBY” BUCE:
11 a.m. memorial service,
Damascus Road Commu-
nity Church, La Grande.
June 6 — ERMAL
GOUCHER: 11 a.m. cel-
ebration of life, Love-
land Funeral Chapel, La
Grande; reception imme-
diately follows at Island
City City Hall.
June 14 — GERALD
RIMBEY: 10 a.m.
graveside service, Island
City Cemetery; recep-
tion follows at 11 a.m.
at La Grande Christian
Church.
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
be held May 30 from noon
to 2 p.m. at the Elgin Com-
munity Center. Refresh-
ments will be provided.
Memorial donations may
be made to Crime Victim
and Survivors Services in
care of Tami’s Pine Valley
Funeral Home, P.O. Box
543, Halfway 97834. Online
condolences may be shared
at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Bett y Alam
La Grande
Betty Alam, 96, of La
Grande, died May 18, 2021,
at a local care facility.
Arrangements are by Dan-
iels-Knopp Funeral, Cre-
mation & Life Celebration
Center, La Grande
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
lamb at large. The owner
returned and gathered the
lamb.
1:54 p.m. — A caller
reported the theft of a
vehicle from the 1600
block of Seventh Street, La
Grande. An offi cer took a
report.
4:53 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 100
block of 20th Street for a
disturbance and trespassed
one person.
5:57 p.m. — A caller
reported youths speeding
on four-wheelers on the
500 block of South Fourth
Street, Union. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
counseled the children and
their parents.
10:54 p.m. — A caller
reported a vehicle was run-
ning for more than two
hours on the 900 block of
Sunset Drive, La Grande.
An offi cer responded,
turned off the vehicle and
returned the keys to the
owner.
THURSDAY, MAY 20
6:39 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to a noise
complaint on the 1500
block of Adams Avenue
and counseled one person.
11:32 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 500
block of Adams Avenue for
a disturbance. Offi cers sep-
arated the parties.
7:35 p.m. — A caller on
Fruitdale Lane, La Grande,
reported a person was
the victim of a dog bite.
A Union County sheriff ’s
deputy took a report.
8:15 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
received a complaint from
the area of 58800 Highway
203 about dogs chasing
cattle. Dispatch logged the
information for animal
enforcement.
8:32 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to a resi-
dence on the 1800 block of
G Avenue for a noise com-
plaint and took information.
8:38 p.m. — Local
law enforcement received
another complaint about a
dog bite, this time on the
900 block of Sunset Drive,
La Grande. An offi cer took
a report.
FRIDAY, MAY 21
12:19 a.m. — La
Grande police responded
to Max Square on a noise
complaint. Offi cers cited
Matthew Andrew Ped-
ersen, 53, for furnishing
alcohol to a minor.
Grande Ronde Hospital and Clinics is
pleased to announce that Blue Mountain
Associates, an outpatient mental health
treatment center, will become part of the
GRH health system. The transition to the
new GRH Behavioral Health Clinic takes
effect June 1, 2021. For more information,
visit grh.org/behavioralhealth.
GRH Behavioral Health Clinic Providers (back row from top)
Joel Rice, MD; Mary Goldstein, LCSW; Jim Sheehy, LCSW;
(front row from top) Brittany Pryce, LCSW; Heather Holland,
MSW, CSWA; and Gloria Turner, LCSW.