RECORDS
SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021
COMMUNITY
Meetings
• COVE — A regular meeting of
the Cove City Council will be held
Tuesday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at Cove City
Hall, 504 Alder St. The public may
attend the meeting virtually. The
agenda and instructions are available
at www.cityofcove.org, or email a
request to cityadmin@cityofcove.org.
The agenda includes presentations
on this summer’s Cove Cherry Fair and
discussion and approval of the city
budget. Written public comment may
be emailed to cityadmin@cityofcove.
org before 6:45 p.m. the night of the
meeting.
• IMBLER — A special session of the
Imbler School District Board of Direc-
tors begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 1,
in Room 1 of the high school to dis-
cuss the appointment of an interim
superintendent.
• LA GRANDE — The Union County
Democratic Party will meet virtu-
ally Wednesday, June 2, beginning
at 7 p.m. To register for the Zoom
meeting, email your contact infor-
mation to rknop@eoni.com or call at
541-562-6289.
• LA GRANDE — The city of La Grande
Urban Renewal District Budget Com-
mittee will hold a hearing Wednesday,
June 2, beginning at 6 p.m. Following
the hearing will be a general budget
committee hearing, a regular session
of the Urban Renewal Agency and
a regular session of the La Grande
City Council. The consecutive meet-
ings will be virtual. For Zoom and
phone access information, contact
the city recorder, Sandra Patterson,
at 541-962-1309 or spatterson@cityo-
fl agrande.org or go to www.cityofl a-
grande.org.
Menus
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.
JUNE 1-4
Central & Island City
elementary schools
Tuesday: BREAKFAST: mini
French toast, apple juice; LUNCH:
crispy chicken sub, veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST: yogurt
pak with bagel, fresh fruit; LUNCH:
sunbutter sandwich, veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: mini-cin-
nis, orange juice; LUNCH: corn dog,
goldfi sh crackers, veggies, fruit.
Friday: BREAKFAST: cocoa cereal
breakfast bar, fresh fruit; LUNCH:
hamburgers, kettle chips, veggies,
fruit.
Greenwood Elementary School
Tuesday: BREAKFAST: mini
French toast, apple juice; LUNCH:
popcorn chicken bowl, breadsticks,
veggies, fruit.
Wednesday: BREAKFAST: yogurt
pak with bagel, fresh fruit; LUNCH:
variety of sandwiches, veggies, fruit.
Thursday: BREAKFAST: mini-cin-
nis, orange juice; LUNCH: ravioli with
meat sauce, veggies, fruit.
Friday: BREAKFAST: cocoa cereal
breakfast bar, fresh fruit; LUNCH:
hamburgers, kettle chips, veggies,
fruit.
La Grande High & Middle
schools
Tuesday-Friday: chef’s choice!
EDITOR’S NOTE: THE SENIOR
CENTER MENU WAS NOT AVAIL-
ABLE AT PRESS TIME.
THE OBSERVER — 3A
OBITUARIES
Jean ‘Jeannie’ D.
Huizenga
La Grande
Jean “Jeannie” Delorse
Huizenga, 73, of La
Grande, died May 19,
2021. Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel
& Crematory, La Grande.
Pauline ‘Ann’ (Gillikin)
Steele
1945-2021 • La Grande
Pauline “Ann” Steele,
75, of La Grande, died
May 3, 2021, at Grande
Ronde Retire-
ment
Residence.
Known as
Ann, she was
born June 17,
1945, in Morehead City,
North Carolina, to Thomas
Pickett and Pauline Glee
(Crump) Gillikin.
She married Thomas
Glenn Steele in Virginia
Beach on May 16, 1961.
Ann and Thomas had four
children and had a loving
and adventurous marriage.
Thomas passed away in
October 2019.
Ann loved being with
friends and family and
especially loved being a
grandmother. She enjoyed
singing karaoke, telling
stories and being outdoors.
She surely had the “gift of
gab.”
Ann worked as an
insurance agent in La
Grande for many years and
enjoyed working with the
public. Her friendly, out-
going attitude made her
many friends and she will
be missed greatly.
Surviving relatives
include her children, Wil-
liam Steele, David Steele,
Connie Carter and Patti
Steele, and grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations
may be made to the Blue
Mountain Humane Society
in care of Tami’s Pine
Upcoming local services
Valley Funeral Home &
Cremation Services, PO
Box 543, Halfway 97834.
Online condolences
may be shared at www.
tamispinevalleyfuneral-
home.com.
Shirley M. Nice
La Grande
Shirley M. Nice, 85, of
La Grande, died May 26,
2021, at Grande Ronde
Hospital. Arrangements
are by Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory, La
Grande.
Howard E. Castle
La Grande
Howard Ernest Castle,
81, of La Grande, died Jan.
7, 2021, of natural causes.
A military service will be
held June 25 at 2 p.m. at
Loveland Funeral Chapel,
followed by a gathering
from 3-5 p.m. at the
American Legion, all in
La Grande.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all services.
May 29 — BEV-
ERLY LEDRIDGE:
1 p.m. memorial grave-
side service, Summerville
Cemetery.
May 30 — MARLON
BRYANT: noon cele-
bration of life Irish-style
wake and dinner, Bryant
ranch, 68381 Chumos
Road, Elgin.
May 30 — CANDY
WILLIAMS: noon to
2 p.m. celebration of life,
Elgin Community Center.
June 5 — BETTY
ALAM: 11 a.m. memo-
rial service, Grandview
Cemetery, La Grande.
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. grave-
side service, Island City
Cemetery; reception fol-
lows at 11 a.m. at La
Grande Christian Church.
June 25 — HOWARD
CASTLE: 2 p.m. military
service, Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande;
gathering follows from
3-5 p.m. at La Grande
American Legion.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel, La Grande
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26
6:59 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to a res-
idence on the 1800 block
of 26th Street for a dis-
turbance and explained
options.
11:42 a.m. — The Union
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
received a call about a bur-
glary at Howell’s Nursery,
10707 S. Walton Road,
Island City. A deputy
responded and took a
report.
2:53 p.m. — A caller
reported baby goats were
loose at Second and Patton
streets, La Grande. An
animal enforcement offi cer
contacted their owner to
round up the kids.
3:24 p.m. — La Grande
police took a report for
identity theft and explained
options to the victim.
4:17 p.m. — A caller
reported a disturbance
on the 1200 block of Hill
Street, Cove. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
responded and counseled
the parties involved.
4:52 p.m. — The Union
County Sheriff ’s Offi ce
received a report of the
theft of guns from the
56700 block of Lowell
Road, Union. A deputy
made contact and took
down information.
6:49 p.m. — A resident
on Dove Road, La Grande,
reported a dog bit a person,
who went to a hospital
emergency department.
A Union County sheriff ’s
deputy took a report.
10:34 p.m. — La
Grande police responded
to Mamacita’s Interna-
tional Grill, 2003 Fourth
St., La Grande, on a report
of a disturbance. Offi cers
escorted a person from the
business.
THURSDAY, MAY 27
12:02 a.m. — A res-
ident on the 700 block
of South Second Street,
Union, called for assis-
tance for a person causing
a disturbance and refusing
to leave. A Union County
sheriff ’s deputy responded
and arrested a 30-year-old
woman for trespass.
6:55 a.m. — A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
responded to a residence
on the 200 block of Second
Street, North Powder, and
took a report for a burglary.
10:31 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to the
2000 block of Fourth Street
for a disturbance. Offi -
cers separated the parties
involved.
2:53 p.m. — Oregon
State Police received a
report of a domestic distur-
bance on Interstate 84 near
milepost 272.
5:42 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to Max
Square for a disturbance.
An offi cer counseled the
party.
9:25 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to a resi-
dence on the 1500 block of
21st Street on a call about a
possible stalking situation.
Police arrested Sean Robert
Stellings, 26, for a stalking
order violation.
10:47 p.m. — A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy
responded to a residence in
Elgin for a person threat-
ening self-harm. The
deputy gave the person a
courtesy ride.
Summer Reading Program for all ages begins in June
ROSE
PEACOCK
OFF THE SHELF
T
he library is open
and happy to be
serving and sup-
porting the community. In
addition to library books,
there are programs and
activities planned in June
for all ages.
The Summer Reading
Program kicks off Monday,
June 14. This year’s theme
is “Reading Colors Your
World.” We have program
tracks for children, teens
and adults. Register at
www.cityofl agrande.bean-
stack.org or download the
Beanstack app. The pro-
gram will conclude Aug.
6. This year we’re giving
away lanyards to those
who want to keep track of
the badges they earn with
corresponding buttons.
Children’s activities
include the Page Turner
Animal Adventures with
weekly craft kits, Read
Around the World con-
test and Family Dinner
Book Clubs. Teen activi-
ties include a photo scav-
enger hunt, bingo cards
and monthly Take & Make
kits. Activities for adults
include two online book
clubs, bingo cards and
monthly Take & Make
craft kits.
DIY activities in the
library in June will fea-
ture a tissue paper fl ower
craft, I Spy display, mosaic
sticker mural and a Wings
of Color photo back-
drop. Adults may enter a
drawing for a prize basket,
one ticket per book read.
Activities begin June 14.
A new book will be
installed along the River-
side Greenway: “Maybe
Something Beautiful” by
Isabel F. Campoy, based
on the true story of the
Urban Art Trail in San
Diego.
Tangled Tiles craft
kits for teens and adults
include a pen, a ceramic
tile and design inspira-
tion. These Take & Make
kits will be available for
pickup starting Monday,
June 7.
Children’s Book Box
registration for July and
August will be open soon.
Book boxes contain library
books plus treats to keep.
Oregon Battle of the
Books selections for
2021-22 are available.
OBOB is open to students
grades 3-12 through local
schools. Learn more at
www.oregonbattleofthe-
books.org.
Library users can pay
lost or damaged charges,
collections fees or other
account charges online
through the Sage Catalog.
The Genre Book Club
for adults meets online
Thursday, June 24, at
2 p.m. Join us in dis-
cussing books about travel
adventure. Email rpea-
cock@cookmemorialli-
brary.org for the meeting
login.
The library’s hours
are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday-Friday. Masks
are required for entry.
Patrons have one hour
for browsing, checkout or
library computer use.
If you created an eCard
during our closure, you
may come in and update
your account.
The library’s Wi-Fi
(LGPLWiFi) is on from
7 a.m. to 10 pm. The signal
reaches to the building’s
entrances and the parking
lot and does not require a
password.
Learn more at www.
cookmemoriallibrary.
org, call 541-962-1339 or
stop by the library at 2006
Fourth St., La Grande.
———
Rose Peacock oversees
adult services at Cook Memo-
rial Library, La Grande.
Fiddlers in the park
Kathy Thimmes of the Grande Ronde Symphony Association assists a
young fi ddler with tuning her violin before the start of the La Grande
Fiddle Club concert at Riverside Park Thursday, May 27, 2021.
Photos by Alex Wittwer/The Observer
A group of young fi ddlers practice before the start of the La Grande Fiddle Club concert held at Riverside Park in La Grande Thursday, May 27,
2021. The event featured performances by the La Grande Symphony Quartet, members of the Fiddle Club and a bluegrass band.
The La Grande Fiddle Club
concert at Riverside Park
Thursday, May 27, 2021,
showcased the a variety of
instruments and included
performances by the La
Grande Symphony Quartet,
members of the Fiddle Club
and a bluegrass band.
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And excited about the 2021 season!
Beginning Saturday, July 3
Two Rivers Train Ride
See the full schedule
and book online
or call 541.437.3652
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