RECORDS
Thursday, January 20, 2022
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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
MONDAY, JAN. 17
10:07 a.m. — A Union County sheriff’s
deputy responded to the 700 block of Hart-
ford Street, Elgin, on a report of a domestic
disturbance and separated the parties.
2:01 p.m. — A Union resident on the
400 block of South Dewey Street reported
harassment. A Union County sheriff’s dep-
uty made contact and took information.
2:03 p.m. — La Grande police responded
to the 1900 block of H Avenue on a com-
plaint about a trespasser. Police counseled
one male at the scene.
3:29 p.m. — La Grande police responded
to the 700 block of Adams Avenue on a
report of a domestic disturbance. Officers
separated the parties.
6:18 p.m. — La Grande police
responded to the 100 block of Jackson
Avenue on a report of a domestic distur-
bance. Officers determined this was verbal
only and separated the parties. Then police
received a second report of a disturbance
and arrested a 46-year-old man on a failure
to appear warrant in a contempt of court
case.
8:03 p.m. — A caller reported gunshots
in the 2100 block of Adams Avenue, La
Grande. An officer responded and found
the sounds were probably fireworks.
TUESDAY, JAN. 18
11:52 a.m. — A resident on the 200
block of Oak Street, La Grande, asked to
speak to an officer about harassment. An
officer responded and explained options.
3:12 p.m. — La Grande police received
information about a possible assault at La
Grande Middle School, 1108 Fourth St. The
school resource officer attempted contact
and will follow up.
3:52 p.m. — A caller reported a dog bit
someone at Riverside Park, La Grande. An
animal enforcement officer responded and
took information. The bite did not break
the skin.
4:20 p.m. — A La Grande resident
reported possible credit card fraud. A
Union County sheriff’s deputy made con-
tact and took a report.
5:09 p.m. — Local law enforcement
responded to Cove Avenue and Cherry
Street, La Grande, on a report of an assault.
The confrontation did not rise to the level
of a mandatory arrest and neither party
wanted to be a victim.
8:25 p.m. — La Grande police received
a report of a vehicle running for two hours
at South Grandview Drive and East First
Street. A Union County sheriff’s deputy
checked and found the driver was sleeping
and waiting for a ride.
9:30 p.m. — La Grande police responded
to report of someone launching fireworks
on private property on the 2200 block of Fir
Street. Police took a report.
9:30 p.m. — A La Grande resident
reported identity theft. An officer made
contact and took a report.
Out and about in winter
The Observer, File
Buffalo Peak Golf Course donated nearly $4,500 on Wednesday,
Jan. 5, 2022, to the Grande Ronde Hospital Foundation. The
funds are the proceeds from the second annual Breast Cancer
Awareness Scramble held in October 2021 and will go into the
foundation’s mammogram fund.
Golf event boosts
GRH Foundation
mammogram fund
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alex Wittwer/The Observer
A group of young deer make their way across a field near Hunter Road in Summerville on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Oregon East Symphony
winter concert open to family
members only
PENDLETON — Attendance at
the Oregon East Symphony Youth
Orchestra concert on Thursday, Jan.
27, will be limited to family mem-
bers, OES announced. The announce-
ment was made after the printing of
this week’s Go! Magazine, which
published a story on the Oregon East
Symphony and the upcoming concert.
The change was made out of concern
about the rising number of COVID-19
cases in the region.
Family members are invited to
attend the group’s winter concert,
OBITUARY
POLICY
which begins at 7 p.m. at the Vert
Auditorium, 480 SW Dorian Ave.,
Pendleton. Masks will be required.
The Oregon East Symphony is open
to musicians from throughout Eastern
Oregon. For more information, visit
www.oregoneastsymphony.org.
Blood drives planned
in La Grande
LA GRANDE — According to
the Red Cross’ website, the organiza-
tion is experiencing the worst national
blood shortage in more than a decade.
The dangerously low blood supply
levels have forced some hospitals to
defer patients from major surgery,
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including organ transplants. “Your
donation is desperately needed,” the
website states.
Opportunities to give blood will be
available next week in La Grande. A
community drive will be held at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 1802 Gekeler, on Tuesday,
Jan. 25, from noon to 6 p.m., and on
Wednesday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. On Thursday, Jan. 27, there
will be a blood drive on the campus
of Eastern Oregon University, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information about the
current blood crisis and to make an
appointment, visit www.redcross.org.
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Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all gatherings.
Jan. 21 — THERESA
FIELDS: 2 p.m. cele-
bration of life, Cove Sev-
enth-day Adventist Church.
Jan. 22 — WAYNE
WOLFE: 1 p.m. Mass of
Christian Burial, St. Kath-
erine Catholic Church,
Enterprise; vault inter-
ment follows at Wallowa
Cemetery.
Feb. 4 — CECILIA
CAMPBELL: 10 a.m.
Mass of Christian Burial,
Our Lady of the Valley
Catholic Church, La
Grande.
— calendar cour-
tesy of Loveland Funeral
Chapel
Theresa Anne Fields
November 16, 1960 - January 3, 2022
Theresa Anne Fields, 61, of
Cove and Union, Oregon, passed
away on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. A
celebration of life will be held on
Jan. 21, 2022, at 2 p.m. at the Cove
Seventh-day Adventist Church,
Main Street, Cove, Oregon.
Theresa was born in La Grande,
Oregon, on Nov. 16, 1960, to Da-
vid and Shirley (Alexander) Fields.
She attended Cove schools and managed the basket-
ball and volleyball teams, graduating from Cove High
School in 1979.
Theresa dedicated much of her time to volunteer
work in local schools, her church and the Union Chap-
ter of FFA. She was also a member of the 4H horse club.
Theresa enjoyed many hobbies throughout her life, in-
cluding horseback riding, crochet and needlework as
well as socializing with her numerous friends and fam-
ily.
She leaves behind her mother, Shirley Fields; sis-
ter, Lynn Cochran; brother, Steven Fields; as well as
her niece, Jennifer, and nephew, Gabe Cochran, of La
Grande. She is preceded in death by her father, David
Fields, and brother, Bobby Fields.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
LA GRANDE — On
Wednesday, Jan. 5, the
Grande Ronde Hospital
Foundation received a
donation of $4,490 from
Buffalo Peak Golf Course,
a press release from the
foundation announced.
The generous funds
donated by the golf
course are the proceeds
from the second annual
Breast Cancer Awareness
Scramble held in October
of last year.
According to the foun-
dation’s manager, Patrick
Flynn, the donation will
go into the foundation’s
mammogram fund, which
covers mammogram
screenings for patients
who are not insured or
would otherwise pay out
of pocket for the essential
health screening.
“We never want the
ability to pay to deter
people from getting
screened,” Flynn said in
the release. “There are
stories of local people
whose lives have been
saved because of early
detection due to their
annual mammogram.”
The Grande Ronde
Hospital Foundation pre-
viously shared the story of
Kim Hulse, whose breast
cancer was caught early
because of her annual
mammogram at Grande
Ronde Hospital. She made
a full recovery. The full
video can be found on the
Grande Ronde Hospital
YouTube channel.
“It is important to
myself and Buffalo Peak
to be part of the commu-
nity, and help the commu-
nity when and however we
can,” said Dana Londin,
Buffalo Peak General
Manager and the course’s
golf pro.
Buffalo Peak Golf
Course also donated to
the GRH mammography
fund last year. According
to the press release, the
proceeds from this year’s
fundraising event far sur-
passed the inaugural golf
scramble.
The Grande Ronde
Hospital Foundation has
been fundraising for
patient care equipment at
Grande Ronde Hospital
since 1969 and has raised
more than $4.6 million.
For more informa-
tion about the mammog-
raphy fund, other fund-
raising projects or to make
a donation, call 541-963-
1431 or go to www.grh.
org/foundation.
Rodney Lewis Loennig
April 16, 1955 - December 22, 2021
Rodney Lewis Loennig, loving father,
brother, uncle, and friend died Wednesday,
December 22, 2021, in Baker City, Ore-
gon. He was 66 years old.
Rodney was born April
16, 1955, in Baker, Oregon,
to parents Frank Loennig
and Marjorie Marie Loen-
nig. After graduating from
North Powder High School,
he moved to Eugene and ob-
tained an associate’s degree
in Electronics from Lane
Community College while
living with his grandfather.
It was while attending
North Powder High School
that Rodney accompanied a
friend to visit his family. The
family happened to be the home of Sher-
ry’s parents, his friend introduced Rodney
to his cousin, Sherry Cairns, at her home
in Baker. The two began dating shortly af-
terwards. Though they were apart for two
years he did not let his move to Eugene
stand in their way. While Rodney worked
to obtain his degree as well as work full
time he would make the long drive back
to Baker, in his ‘66 Volkswagen named
“Cookie” to see Sherry on the weekends.
The month after Sherry graduated Baker
High School, they were married July 27,
1975.
The newlyweds moved to Creswell, Or-
egon, where Rodney honed his skills with
electronics before taking on a position at
Peace Health Hospital in 1979 where he
would fashion a 35-year career. He started
humbly enough calibrating blood pressure
cuffs and the voltage on electronic equip-
ment. As the hospital grew and acquired
more complex machines Rodney earned
the opportunity to become a Radiographic
Service Technician which saw him flying
all over the United States from North Caro-
lina to New Jersey, Wisconsin to California
to be trained on how to service and repair
the hospitals’ X-ray and radiation therapy
machines along with anything else that
seemed to fit into his job description.
During this time Rodney and Sherry
welcomed their two daugh-
ters, Lisa and Cassie. Though
living in the Willamette Val-
ley, they would often take
their children most summer
and winter vacations back to
see family and friends in the
Baker Valley and surround-
ing areas.
Once Rodney retired in
September 2016, he returned
to his family’s land outside
of North Powder and began
to prepare it to be a perma-
nent home for he and Sherry,
who joined him once she retired the fol-
lowing year.
Rodney enjoyed spending time with his
family and friends. He took great pride in
making breakfast, “Papa’s Famous Pan-
cakes” for his wife, his daughters, and their
families when they came to visit. His love
for building and electronics never left and
he would often find amusement in racing
his own modified remote-control cars to
the delight of his daughters and grandsons.
Most days during Rodney’s retirement
he would often partner with his brother
Gerald to help work the timber on their
neighboring properties, reminiscing about
shared memories while making new ones.
In addition to Sherry and their children,
Lisa Loennig-Tinker (Noah Tinker) and
Cassie Loennig, Rodney is survived by
two grandsons, Aiden Tinker and Dylan
Ritz, his brothers, Derry and Gerald, and
sister, Helen, along with 3 nieces and 4
nephews.
A celebration of life will be planned for
early summer.
Online condolences may be made to
the family at www.lovelandfuneralchapel.
com.