Thursday, december 23, 2021
RECORDS
The ObserVer — A3
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
MONDAY, DEC. 20
7:09 a.m. — A caller reported the theft of a vehicle on the
200 block of North Sixth Street, Elgin. A Union County sheriff’s
deputy took a report.
7:55 a.m. — A resident on the 62400 block of Fruitdale Lane,
La Grande, reported a runaway. A Union County sheriff’s dep-
uty responded and took a report.
10:58 a.m. — A caller reported a dog bit a person on the
1800 block of G Avenue, La Grande. An animal enforcement
officer made contact and took a report.
12:03 p.m. — La Grande police responded to Safeway, 2111
Adams Ave., on a report of a suspicious person. Officers coun-
seled the subject.
12:28 p.m. — A La Grande police officer saw people on rail-
road tracks and warned them for trespassing.
2:23 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the Saddle-
brook Estates Apartments, 303 S. 18th St., on a report of a sus-
picious person. An officer counseled the subject.
4:14 p.m. — La Grande received a report of fraud from a city
resident. An officer made and explained options.
11:33 p.m. — A caller on the 100 block of South 20th Street,
La Grande, reported two runaways. An officer responded and
took a report.
TUESDAY, DEC. 21
8:42 a.m. — La Grande police and medics responded to a
vehicle accident on Cove Avenue.
2:57 p.m. — A Union County sheriff’s deputy responded
to a residence at Blue Springs Crossing, 10801 S. Walton Road,
Island City, on a report of a disturbance and contacted mental
health providers.
5:33 p.m. — La Grande police responded to Bi-Mart, 2510
Adams Ave., on a report of a disturbance and warned a person
for disorderly conduct.
6:23 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the 2400 block
of Cove Avenue on a report of gunshots. Police determined the
sounds were fireworks.
6:58 p.m. — A La Grande police officer saw a dog on the
loose in the road on the 2900 block of Spruce Street. The officer
tried to catch the dog but was unsuccessful.
7:24 p.m. — La Grande police received a report of a person
yelling for help on the 1400 block of North Hall Street. An offi-
cer responded and found it was meant as a joke.
8:22 p.m. — La Grande police responded to a domestic dis-
turbance at the Cimmaron Manor Apartments, 1904 H. Ave,
and arrested one resident, Jejo Haes, 24, for domestic violence
charges of fourth-degree assault and strangulation.
10:33 p.m. — A caller reported two people were in a shed at
Trinity Baptist Church, 2705 Gekeler Lane, La Grande. An officer
checked but did not find anyone.
Wallowa memorial hospital and clinics/Contributed Graphic
Shown is a model of what the new Wallowa Memorial Medical
Clinic in Wallowa will look like once it is complete.
Wallowa is one step
closer to having a
medical clinic
Wallowa County Chieftain
WALLOWA — Local
construction company
Wellens General Contrac-
tors’ bid to complete the
remodel of the former Fox
Archery location in Wal-
lowa into the new loca-
tion of the town’s Wallowa
Memorial Medical Clinic
was accepted by the Wal-
lowa County Health Care
District Board of Trustees.
The approval, voted
on Monday, Dec. 13, was
announced Dec. 20.
“The people of Wallowa
deserve to have a premier
clinic that does not require
an hour round-trip trek
to garner health care ser-
vices,” Wallowa Memorial
Hospital CEO Larry Davy
said in a press release. “It is
our mission to provide pre-
mier care to the residents of
Wallowa County. A profes-
sional clinic in Wallowa is
the next piece in delivering
on that mission. We are
so thankful for the com-
munity’s support and the
approval of the board.”
According to the release
from Wallowa Memo-
rial Hospital and Clinics,
the approval of the bid is
the next step in getting the
roughly $3 million project
going.
“Today was a monu-
mental win for the citi-
zens of the lower valley
who have been without a
full-service medical clinic
for the last decade. We
couldn’t be more excited
to bring consistent, quality
care back to the people
of Wallowa,” said Nancy
Crenshaw, a Wallowa resi-
dent and Health Care Dis-
trict Board member since
2018.
The new clinic, which
is on track to open some-
time in 2022, will be a
state-of-the-art clinic sim-
ilar to the one recently built
in Joseph. The roughly
5,400-square-foot building
will have six exam rooms,
a behavioral health room,
a community confer-
ence room and a physical
therapy room. The clinic
will be open five days a
week.
The purchase of the
former Fox Archery loca-
tion, at 701 W. Highway
82, was completed in July
of this year.
UNION COUNTY SENIOR
CENTER LUNCH MENU
Dine-in meals:
Served from 11:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.; use front
entrance and observe
social distancing.
Takeout meals: Pick
up from noon to 1 p.m. at
kitchen’s back door.
Cost: Age 60+, $3
suggested donation; all
others, $6.
DEC. 27-31
Monday: hot ham
sandwich, tomato-basil
soup, chips, fresh fruit,
cookie.
Tuesday: parmesan
chicken and vegeta-
bles over noodles, salad
greens, baked rolls, light
dessert.
Wednesday: beef
curry and vegetables over
rice, salad greens, baked
bread, fruit, dessert.
Thursday: chicken
cordon bleu, rice, steamed
cauliflower, salad greens,
fresh fruit, dessert.
Friday: closed for New
Year’s holiday
— The Observer
OBITUARIES
Wanda L. (Schaures) Case
Rick Taylor
1942-2021
Cove
1953-2021
Formerly of La Grande
Wanda Lois Case, 79, of
Wanda received the
Cove, died Dec. 14, 2021,
Teacher of the Year Award,
at her residence. A service
was named in Who’s Who
will be held at a later date.
Among America’s Teachers
Wanda was born Jan.
(2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th
12, 1942, in Enterprise, to
editions, 1992-1998) and
Jessie Schaures and Ada
received a State of Idaho
“Faye” (McCoy)
Certificate of Rec-
ognition: Serving
Schaures. She
the People of
resided in La
Idaho.
Grande and Cove;
Survivors
Los Angeles, Cal-
ifornia; and Idaho
include her hus-
band, Dale; step-
Falls, Idaho. She
daughter, Lynne
attended Cen-
tral Elementary
McKittrick of
School and grad-
Baker City;
uated from La
brother and sis-
Case
ter-in-law, Lynn
Grande High
and Melonie
School. She
Schaures of Castle Rock,
then attended what is now
Washington; and aunt and
Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity and Loyola University,
uncle, Hal and Bev McCoy.
in California. She married
She was preceded in
Dale Case.
death by her parents, Jessie
Wanda was employed at
and Faye; sisters, Carol
Hought’s, at Birnie’s Jew-
Schaures and Sharon Norrie;
elry, as a lookout for the
brother, Lee Schaures;
U.S. Forest Service, and in
and nephew, Darrell Lynn
the Walla Walla and Los
Skillings.
Angeles school districts and
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions may be
at Cove High School and
made to the Eastern Oregon
Idaho Falls Skyline High
University Alumni Founda-
School. She enjoyed snow
tion, One University Blvd.,
skiing, jewelry making and
La Grande 97850.
horseback riding. She was
Online condolences
an Eastern Oregon Live-
stock Show Princess and
may be made to the family
a member of the National
at www.lovelandfuneral-
chapel.com.
Honor Society.
Ricky “Rick” Taylor,
Rick retired together in
68, of Baker City and for- 2006.
merly of La Grande, died
Even in retirement,
Dec. 16, 2021.
Rick continued his
Named after the
legacy of joy and happi-
ness. Just ask his friends
charming husband in his
mom’s favorite TV show, at the Baker City Lions
Club, who will
“I Love Lucy,”
remember him
Ricky Lee
flipping pan-
Taylor was born
cakes and jokes
in 1953 in La
with equal mea-
Grande. From
sure. Or his col-
there, Ricky
leagues in the
(who preferred
corner of the
to go by Rick)
Baker High
set out on a life
School gym,
of bringing joy
where he made
and happiness
Taylor
friends with so
to everyone.
many basket-
He obtained
ball tournament players,
his college degree from
coaches and referees,
Southern Oregon Uni-
versity in 1975 and then
helped the champions cut
began a lifelong career
down their nets and made
sure nobody left town
with Oregon State Parks.
without remembering his
He was a young park
friendly face. Or ask his
ranger in 1978 when he
wife, who remained his
met a girl working at her
faithful companion and
parents’ gas station and
became his caretaker in
grocery store near Lake
the final year or so, and
Billy Chinook, where
his sons, who are proud
he was stationed. Con-
vinced he could make her to carry on his legacy.
happy, he pursued her
Finally, ask his grand-
kids, who will forever
with TV-worthy charm,
around her overprotective remember him as the
“Papa” who made them
father and through her
laugh and feel loved.
gauntlet of brothers who
Survivors include his
attempted to strand him
wife of 42 years, Kathy;
in the woods on multiple
sons, Nick, Chris and
hunting trips.
Rick married Kathryn Pat, and their wives,
Julie, Megan and Katee;
Becker on Jan. 20, 1979.
mother, Phyllis; sister,
They were constantly by
Kim; brother, Mark; and
each other’s side as Rick
nine grandchildren.
was promoted from one
He was preceded
position to another within
Oregon State Parks. Rick in death by his father,
Richard.
paid it forward, bringing
In lieu of a service or
their three boys, Nick,
flowers, his family asks
Chris and Pat, to state
for donations to be made
tournament after state
in his honor to the Baker
tournament, as Kathy
pursued a successful high City Lions Club in care
school volleyball and bas- of Gray’s West & Co.
ketball coaching career.
Pioneer Chapel, 1500
They ultimately settled in Dewey Ave., Baker City
Newport for eight years
97814.
before moving to Baker
To leave an online
City in 1994, where their
condolence for the
sons attended high school family, visit www.grays-
westco.com.
and where Kathy and
Ronald A. Hayward Jr.
1962-2021
La Grande
Ronald “Ron” Allen
music and singing at the top
Hayward Jr., 59, of La
of his lungs.
Grande, died Nov. 18, 2021,
Ron had a big heart that
at Grande Ronde Hospital.
was made of gold. He was
There will be a barbecue
always helping someone.
this summer for
He would give the
his family and
shirt off his back
friends to gather
and his last dollar
and share stories,
if you needed it.
memories and just
He loved God
love each other in
and people. He
his memory. The
always made sure
date and time will
everyone was
be announced
taken care of. He
later. His wish is
will be greatly
to have his ashes
missed in so many
Hayward
spread with his
ways.
father and grand-
Survivors
mother in Penn Valley,
include his wife, Jan; sons
California.
and spouses, Allen Hay-
ward and Kristen of Herm-
Also known as Ron, he
iston, and Shawn Hayward
was born Sept. 12, 1962, in
and Jesse of Lebanon; sis-
Grass Valley, California,
ters, Roxann Cross and
to Ronald Hayward Sr. and
spouse, Tim, of Penn Valley,
Oeida “Fay” (Cartright)
California, and Belinda of
Hayward. He attended
Penn Valley, California;
mechanic school in Ari-
zona, had a degree in land-
mother, Fay Hayward of
scaping and owned his own
Penn Valley, California;
business. He also was a vol- five grandchildren; and sev-
eral nephews, nieces and
unteer firefighter and EMT
cousins.
in Penn Valley, California,
He was preceded in
serving alongside his father.
death by his father, Ronald
He married his bride, Jan,
Sr., and brother, Robert
on Feb. 14, 2015.
Hayward.
Ron was employed at
In lieu of flowers, memo-
Wildhorse Casino and
rial contributions may be
was the lead man for the
made to the La Grande
HVAC department. He
loved his job and the people Rural Fire Department,
10200 S. McAlister Road,
he worked for very much.
La Grande 97850, any
He liked to ride his Harley
animal shelter or food bank,
Davidson motorcycle,
or the La Grande Police
garden, barbecuing, land-
scaping, and building and
Department K9 Unit, 1109
fixing things. He always had K Ave., La Grande 97850.
a project he was working
Online condolences
on. He enjoyed spending
may be made to the family
time with his family and
at www.lovelandfuneral-
friends, listening to worship chapel.com.
DEATH NOTICES
Lise L. Gott
Union
Lise L. Gott, 61, of Union, died Dec. 21, 2021, at
Grande Ronde Hospital. Arrangements are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Norman Payne
La Grande
Norman Payne, 97, of La Grande, died Dec. 21,
2021, at his home. Arrangements are by Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, La
Grande.
Roberta Truax
La Grande
Roberta Truax, 90, of La Grande, died Dec. 21,
2021, at her home. Arrangements are by Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, La
Grande.
UPCOMING LOCAL SERVICES
Jan (Salm) Randolph
1949-2021
La Grande
Jan Randolph, 72, of La
be her family.
Grande, died Dec. 14, 2021,
Survivors include her
at her home. At her request, children, siblings, grand-
children and
there will not be a
great-grandchil-
service.
dren.
Jan was born
She was pre-
July 11, 1949, in
ceded in death
Worcester, Mas-
sachusetts, to
by her husband,
George Salm and
Mike Randolph;
Eleanor (Janzig)
parents, George
Salm.
and Eleanor Salm;
Jan worked
and brother, Ed
as a home health
Salm.
Randolph
care provider until
Online con-
dolences may be
she retired early
made to the family at www.
to care for her husband,
lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
Michael Randolph, before
his death.
Jan enjoyed crocheting,
coloring, sewing and
“Real Food for
cooking. She was the best
mom and grandma in the
Open the People”
world and was a loving
Fri-Sun
sister and friend to all. The
Menu
world lost a beautiful soul
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when she passed. However,
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her spirit carries on in all
the lives she touched. She
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ered all those she loved to
Take-out
Please follow guidelines
regarding face coverings
and social distancing at all
gatherings.
Dec. 31 — BILLY
DOTY: 10:30 a.m.
memorial service, Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, Enterprise;
graveside service imme-
diately follows at Prairie
Creek Cemetery, Joseph.
Jan. 15, 2022 — JIM
LUNDY: 2 p.m. memo-
rial service, Gilbert
Center, Eastern Oregon
University, La Grande.
— calendar courtesy of
Loveland Funeral Chapel
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