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Newspaper Page TextRECORDS TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021 PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT OBITUARY Wayne E. Gorham FRIDAY, AUG. 13 1939-2021 Formerly of Union County Wayne Edward on to be an avid skier Gorham, 81, formerly of and continued to ski at Union County, died Aug. age 80 with his friends at 8, 2021, at his home in Lookout Pass in Idaho. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Wayne was recognized after a long by the FFA for battle with his contributions cancer. A pri- to agriculture vate ceremony in Montana and will be held at he supported the Western many ag organi- Montana State zations. He also Veterans Cem- contributed to etery in Mis- the early success soula, Montana. of the Northern Wayne was Division free- born Oct. 14, Gorham style skiing 1939, in Eugene, organization and grew up in in Montana. In North Powder his later years, and Summer- Wayne enjoyed ville. He left boating on Lake home in 1960 Coeur d’Alene to serve in the U.S. Army in Idaho and tending to and spent much of that his garden. time stationed in France. Surviving relatives After his military ser- include his wife, Judy; vice, Wayne moved to sons and daughters-in-law, Montana, where he met Michael and LaFonda, and his future wife, Judy, and Kelly and Gwen; three began a long career as a grandchildren; brothers heavy equipment oper- and sisters-in-law, Weldon ator and in agriculture and Janet, Merrill and equipment sales, living Kathy, and Mark and in the Montana towns of Leslie; brothers-in-law Bozeman, West Yellow- Dan, Jim and Bob and stone, Drummond and his wife, Tana; sis- Missoula. ter-in-law, Tanja; and Wayne rode broncs nieces and nephews and on the Montana rodeo great-grandchildren. circuit and raced snow- He was preceded in mobiles until his sons, death by his father, Orvan; Michael and Kelly, were brother, Darrell; and young children. He went mother, Dorothy. DEATH NOTICE LaVon K. Johnson La Grande LaVon K. Johnson, 77, of La Grande, died Aug. 15, 2021, at home. Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande. UPCOMING LOCAL SERVICES Aug. 18 — ROSE MOORE: 12:30 p.m. memorial service, Haines Cemetery. Aug. 21 — MARY BROWN: 11 a.m. cele- bration of life, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, La Grande. Aug. 21 — WES KILGORE: 2 p.m. cel- ebration of life, Joseph Methodist Church; a remembrance get-together for family and friends fol- lows at the Joseph Com- munity Center. Aug. 27 — HER- SHELL PARKER: THE OBSERVER — A3 10 a.m. graveside service, Cove Cemetery (casual dress preferred). Aug. 28 — RODNEY PAYANT: noon to 3 p.m. celebration of life, Pend- leton Eagles Lodge. Aug. 28 — SHIRLEY KUNKEL: 1:30 p.m. celebration of life, La Grande Seventh-day Adventist Church. Sept. 18 — JAMES YOST: 2 p.m. celebration of life, Cloverleaf Hall, Enterprise. Sept. 26 — DEBBIE RACHAU: 2 p.m. cel- ebration of life, Elgin Community Center. — calendar cour- tesy of Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande 6:01 a.m. — A resident on the 100 block of Oak Street, La Grande, complained about a barking dog. An animal enforcement oﬃ cer responded, explained options and took down information. 10:30 a.m. — A La Grande police oﬃ cer gave information about mental illness resources to a person at a residence on the 2300 block of Q Avenue. 11:51 a.m. — La Grande police responded to a traﬃ c crash at 13th Street and Washington Avenue. Police arrested Michael Nearl Warner, 65, for driving under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants and reck- less driving. 2:08 p.m. — A caller reported subjects were carelessly riding dirt bikes in the area of Ramo Flat Road and Highway 337, Union. A Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy responded but did not ﬁ nd the subjects. 5:07 p.m. — A caller reported a juvenile was causing a distur- bance on the 1600 block of Russell Avenue, La Grande. A Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy made contact. 9:23 p.m. — Local emergency services responded to milepost 17 near Highway 237, Union, for a rollover crash. 11:05 p.m. — Local law enforcement responded to the 2100 block of Adams Avenue on a report of an intoxicated driver. Police arrested Jonathan Allen Barnhart, 46, of La Grande, for DUII and recklessly endangering another person. SATURDAY, AUG. 14 1:50 a.m. — One arrest was not enough for Barnhart. La Grande police at a traﬃ c stop at 26th Street and Mulholland Drive arrested him again — this time for DUII, reckless driving, reckless endanger- ing, and violation of a jail release agreement. 6:37 a.m. — La Grande police responded to Island and Adams avenues on a noise complaint. An oﬃ cer counseled one person. 10:28 a.m. — A resident on the 1500 block of Monroe Avenue, La Grande, reported the theft of a rabbit. Later, the owner found the rabbit. 1:20 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the 2100 block of Adams Avenue for a domestic disturbance. Oﬃ cers warned the parties for disorderly conduct. 5:22 p.m. — A Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy responded to the 100 block of North Main Street, Union, for a juvenile disturbance and separated the parties involved. 8:14 p.m. — A caller at a residence on the 2100 block of Adams Avenue reported an animal bit a person. An oﬃ cer responded and took a report. 8:53 p.m. — The Union County Sheriﬀ ’s Oﬃ ce responded to the area of 64700 Webster Road, La Grande, on a report of a dis- turbance. The sheriﬀ ’s oﬃ ce arrested Tanner Ryan Johnson, 22, for fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence. 11:08 p.m. — Local law enforcement responded to the area of 62100 Gaertner Lane, La Grande, on a report of a domestic distur- bance. Oﬃ cers separated the parties. SUNDAY, AUG. 15 4:31 a.m. — A caller complained about a transient sleeping near a mailbox on the 200 block of Cherry Street, La Grande. An oﬃ cer responded and cited and released a 49-year-old man on a Union County parole violation warrant. 6:48 a.m. — A caller on the 1900 block of Cedar Street, La Grande, reported a disturbance. Oﬃ cers responded and cited one person for harassment. 9:47 a.m. — Local emergency services responded to a resi- dence on the 1000 block of Adams Avenue, La Grande, for an acci- dent with an injury. Police took a report. 2:30 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the intersection of Island and Adams avenues for a male in traﬃ c. 6:09 p.m. — A Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy responded to a residence in the area of 10800 South Walton Road, La Grande, on a report of a trespasser. The deputy determined the subject was hav- ing mental health issues and gave options. 7:21 p.m. — A caller reported a disturbance on the 59300 block of McNeill Road, Cove. A Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy made con- tact and separated the parties. 9:20 p.m. — La Grande police conducted a welfare check on a resident on the 300 block of South 20th Street. The person was ﬁ ne, and police advised the subject to call relatives. COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD Bike swap includes bike safety course and free helmets LA GRANDE — La Grande Parks and Recreation and the Safe Routes to School Program are holding the ﬁ nal bike swap of the summer at Pioneer Park Saturday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event gives the community the opportunity to buy, sell or trade their used bicycles. There also will be a bike safety course, free helmets and a limited number of free bicycles. To preregister, contact Jessie Wilson, Safe Routes to School coor- dinator, at srts@cityoﬂ agrande.org or 541-962-0514. Registration also will be available at the event. Watch a free movie in the park Aug. 10 in Pioneer Park LA GRANDE — La Grande Parks and Recreation and the Safe Com- munities Coalition partnered this summer to present family-friendly movie nights in Pioneer Park in La Grande. The ﬁ nal ﬁ lm of the summer will be “Doolittle” on Friday, Aug. 20. The free movie begins at dusk. Lawn chairs or blankets are recommended. Alex Wittwer/The Observer, File Oliver Fry tests out the ﬁ t of a new bike on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at a bicycling event put on by La Grande Parks and Recreation’s Safe Routes to School program to provide bicycles to children and promote safety during bike riding. The program is holding a bike swap on Saturday, Aug. 21, that will include free helmets and a bike safety course. Theatre campers perform on outdoor stage in Elgin 2:30 p.m., and again on Saturday, Aug. 21, at 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.elginop- erahouse.com or call 541-663-6324. ELGIN — The Elgin Opera House’s youth theatre camp is taking place this week, culminating in per- formances of “James and the Giant Peach JR.” The productions are put on entirely by youth with special appear- ances and assistance by the theatre camp participants. Shows are free and will be per- formed on the Opera House’s new outdoor stage on Friday, Aug. 20, at Weekly lecture series focuses on nature and local history WALLOWA LAKE VILLAGE — The Wallowa Lake Lodge hosts a free lecture on Thursdays at 7 p.m. with a focus on nature and local history. Rich Wandschneider, local historian and library director for the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture, will speak Aug. 19 about the history of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce. The Aug. 26 talk will be given by Brehen Furey, of the Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife, about the big animals that reside at Wallowa Lake. Learn about the habits and behav- iors of the local bear, deer, sheep and cougar populations and how we can safely enjoy the same wilderness on our adventures. — The Observer Summer campers enjoy bread-making process and results La GRANDE AUTO REPAIR ANN 975-2000 BLOOM NUTRITION: IT’S ALL GOOD I f you passed by Building Healthy Fam- ilies recently you might have thought you were passing a new bakery in town. In fact, the smell of baking bread was coming from the 12 loaves of bread made by the campers par- ticipating in Building Healthy Families summer enrichment program for youth in grades K-3. The program activity on July 22, was Bread in a Bag and making butter. The instructors were Ann Bloom, Oregon State Uni- versity nutrition educator, and Katy Nesbitt, a parish- ioner at St. Patrick’s Epis- copal Church and coor- dinator of its community garden. Prior to starting their bread dough, the campers learned about how yeast needs to “eat” sugar while it “grows” after being acti- vated by the warm water. Campers watched as bub- bles formed when the warm water touched the yeast. They learned that with the addition of salt, the yeast stopped “growing.” The 12 participants worked in pairs to mix ﬂ our, yeast, oil, salt, sugar and water into a gallon plastic bag. Each person took turns working the mixture in the bag until it was thoroughly combined. Then there was a whole lot of kneading going on as each person kneaded his or her own dough until it was smooth and uniform. The dough was placed in individual aluminum pans to rise and bake. Each child had their own loaf of bread. While the bread was baking, the pairs worked at shaking heavy cream to turn it into butter for their hot bread. The OSU Extension Ser- vice and St. Patrick’s Epis- copal Church have worked together to deliver nutrition and gardening curriculums to the alternative education high school and Head Start. “Ann and I want to make gardening and cooking fun and accessible to kids of all ages,” Nesbitt said. “Every- body eats, but we know healthy minds and bodies begin with healthy food.” Maria Weer, director of Building Healthy Fam- ilies, said of the activity and the children’s response, “They were so engaged. I love it when our partner projects come together for such a success. Hearing a kid shout, ‘I make the best NO MORE GUTTER CLEANING, OR YOUR MONEY BACK GUARANTEED! CALL US TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 15 % AND! OFF 1-855-536-8838 10 YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE * Promo Number: 285 REQUEST A FREE QUOTE! 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She lives in Enterprise. www.lagrandeautorepair.com MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE Joe Horst ACDelcoTSS Hershell Ray Parker April 28, 1943 - August 3, 2021 Hershell Ray Parker, 78, of Cove, passed away on Tues- day, August 3, 2021, at Grande Ronde Hospital. A graveside service will be held at Cove Cemetery on Friday, August 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Casual dress is preferred by the family. Hershell was born on April 28, 1943 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Felton and Dora (Herron) Parker. He resided in Visalia, California, and Cove, Oregon. He attended Union Elementary School and Mt. Whitney High School. He married Maxine King and they were happily married for 57 years. Hershell was self-employed as a drywall contractor and general contractor. He was an outdoors man, loved hunting in early years, and in his later years, he loved watching the wildlife, deer, elk, quail, etc. Hershell is survived by his wife, Maxine; children, Kelly Hackwith (Jordan) and Shawn Parker (Amber) both of Cove, Oregon; 4 grandchildren, Boss Levi, Jaren, Micah Shae and Kendra; 5 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews and many aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his parents, Felton and Dora; sisters, Ruby and Myrtle and brother, Furmon. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.