RECORDS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
FRIDAY, JAN. 21
9:51 a.m. — A caller reported a civil disturbance on the 400
block of Mill Creek Lane, Cove. A Union County sheriff ’s deputy
made contact and provided options.
1:45 p.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about a
drug law violation at Fourth Street and X Avenue. An offi cer made
contact and arranged for an extra patrol.
4:12 p.m. — A caller reported a disturbance at a residence at
Blue Springs Crossing, 10801 S. Walton Road, Island City. A Union
County sheriff ’s deputy responded, determined this was a civil
issue and explained options.
6:20 p.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about a
fi rework explosion at Hall Street and Cove Avenue. An offi cer
responded and took information.
6:47 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the 2300 block of
Pine Street for an assault. Police took a report.
SATURDAY, JAN. 22
1:17 a.m. — A caller reported a loud disturbance on the 70
block of North Eighth Avenue, Elgin. A Union County sheriff ’s dep-
uty responded but found nothing suspicious.
7:45 a.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about crim-
inal mischief on the 1200 block of Spring Avenue, and 20 minutes
later received a criminal mischief complaint from the 1100 block of
Washington Avenue about a broken window. An offi cer responded
to each and took reports.
11:31 a.m. — A resident on the 300 block of 20th Street, La
Grande, complained about harassment. An offi cer made contact
and advised the person to call when it was happening.
7:28 p.m. — A resident at Grande Woods Apartments, 2005
Gekeler Lane, La Grande, reported a civil disturbance. An offi cer
made contact and explained options.
8:56 p.m. — A resident in the area of 64700 Webster Road, La
Grande, reported telephonic harassment. A Union County sheriff ’s
deputy made contact and explained options.
THE OBSERVER — A3
DEATH & SERVICE NOTICES
10:35 p.m. — A caller complained about loud music from
a residence at Tamarack Court Apartments, 1613 21st St., La
Grande. An offi cer responded and referred the matter to property
management.
SUNDAY, JAN. 23
1:33 a.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about a loud
party on the 700 block of Glacier Street. An offi cer responded and
resolved the situation.
2:31 a.m. — A caller reported a domestic disturbance at a
residence on the 1900 block of H Avenue, La Grande. Offi cers
responded, but the subjects were gone.
2:39 a.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about a loud
party at a residence on the 1900 block of Second Street. Offi cers
responded and counseled the subjects.
8:58 a.m. — La Grande police received a report of a trespasser
at Eastern Oregon Storage, 1410 21st St. An offi cer responded and
trespassed two people.
9:07 a.m. — Union County sheriff ’s deputies responded to the
Chevron station at 785 Albany St., Elgin, on a report of a distur-
bance and trespassed a female.
9:48 a.m. — Local law enforcement responded to the area of
62000 Blackhawk Trail Lane, La Grande, on a report of a trespasser
and warned a 57-year-old woman for trespassing and cited her on
four Union County warrants for failure to appear.
12:44 p.m. — Union County sheriff ’s deputies responded to the
area of 70200 Summerville Road north of Summerville on a report
of a domestic disturbance and took a report.
5:01 p.m. — La Grande police responded to a residence on the
1200 block of Adams Avenue on a report of a domestic distur-
bance in progress. Police arrested Cynthia Ann Haubner, 58, of La
Grande, for fourth-degree domestic violence assault.
8:54 p.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about
a suspicious vehicle on the 700 block of 16th Street. An offi cer
responded and found a driver who was searching for an address.
Wayne L. Allen
Formerly of La Grande
Wayne Leon Allen, 65, of Umatilla and formerly of
La Grande, died Jan. 14, 2022, in Hermiston. A grave-
side service will be held on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. at Grand-
view Cemetery, La Grande. Arrangements are by Burns
Mortuary, Hermiston.
Donald L. Williams
La Grande
Donald L. Williams, 68, of La Grande, died Jan. 22,
2022, at his residence. Arrangements are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
UPCOMING LOCAL SERVICES
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face cov-
erings and social dis-
tancing at all gatherings.
Jan. 25 — ARMIA
SHAWVER: 1 p.m.
memorial service, Dan-
iels-Knopp Funeral, Cre-
mation & Life Celebra-
tion Center, La Grande.
Jan. 28 — WAYNE
ALLEN: 1 p.m. grave-
side service, Grandview
Cemetery, La Grande.
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
Disposing of medications reduces the risk of misuse at home
ABBY
STONE-
BREAKER
UCSCC
A
s little as two years
ago, there were
very few options in
Union County when it came
to the proper disposal of
expired or unwanted med-
ications. You could leave
them at the La Grande
Police Department in their
drop-box, or wait for the
next Drug Take Back Day,
which happens twice a year.
If you’re anything like
me, remembering to mark
your calendar for Drug
Take Back Day, or making
a special trip to the Police
Department to toss my old
medication in the drop-off
box is as unlikely as me
remembering to pack my
lunch every morning before
work — very unlikely.
Enter MED-Project, an
organization established by
the Pharmaceutical Product
Stewardship Work Group
to facilitate the proper dis-
posal of pharmaceutical
products from households.
The work group provides
communities throughout
California, Massachu-
setts, New York, Oregon
and Washington with dis-
posal options at no cost
to the host organization
or the person disposing of
medication.
Today, Union County
has fi ve medication drop-off
kiosks — at places you
might be going to anyway
Grande Ronde Hospital/Contributed Photo, File
Wendy Roberts, Grande Ronde Hospital community benefi t offi cer,
in February 2021 uses the MED-Project kiosk in the hospital lobby
to dispose of unwanted medications. In 2022, there are four more
Med-Project drop-off kiosks in La Grande: at the La Grande Police
Department, Red Cross Drug Store, Safeway and Rite Aid.
— and an additional three
mail-back supply locations,
for a total of eight free, con-
fi dential, secure and conve-
nient disposal options.
There are Med-Project
kiosks at Grande Ronde
Hospital, the La Grande
Police Department, Red
Cross Drug Store, Safeway
and Rite Aid. The bright
blue drop-off kiosks are
as simple to use as a post
offi ce collection box.
First, you need to verify
that your medication is one
that is accepted at these
kiosk locations and package
the medications per the
Med-Project guidelines.
• Check the medicine’s
packaging. If there are
specifi c disposal instruc-
tions on the label, package
or insert, follow those
instructions.
• Remove all person-
ally identifi able informa-
tion on medication labels or
packaging.
• Keep medicines in
their original container or a
sealed bag.
• Accepted for disposal:
Medications in any dosage
form, except for those listed
below, still in their original
container or sealed bag.
• Not accepted for dis-
posal: Herbal remedies,
vitamins, supplements, cos-
metics, other personal care
products, batteries, mer-
cury-containing thermom-
eters, medical devices,
sharps and illicit drugs.
Once at the kiosk, use
the handle to open the door
of the kiosk. Drop your
medication inside the box
and close the lever. That’s
all there is to it. (Just so
you are aware, if you plan
to drop off medications in
the GRH kiosk, you must
go through the screening
process fi rst per hospital
policy.)
If you’d like to package
your medications at home
and drop them in the mail,
that’s also an option. Free
mail-back supplies are
available at Cook Memo-
rial Library in La Grande,
Imbler City Hall and Elgin
City Hall.
Carrie Bushman,
Interim Library Director
at Cook Memorial Library,
explained how the process
works, saying, “All you
have to do is walk up to the
front desk of the library
and request your prepaid,
labeled medication disposal
envelope. Instructions are
even provided inside the
envelope.”
Once your package is
sealed and ready to go, it
can be mailed from any
USPS location to MED-
Project for secure disposal.
The Union County Safe
Communities Coalition is
passionate about decreasing
youth drug and alcohol use
in Union County, and dis-
posing of unused, expired
or unwanted medications is
an excellent way to reduce
the risk of misuse at home.
For more information about
the mission of the UCSCC
or to see what we’re up to,
visit ucsafecommunities.
org.
For more information
about MED-Project or loca-
tions near you, go to med-
project.org.
———
Abby Stonebreaker is a
public relations specialist
at Grande Ronde Hospital
and Clinics and a member
of the Union County Safe
Communities Coalition.
Gertrude Ellen (Fugelson) Gilliland
July 11, 1932 – January 3, 2022
Gertrude Ellen Gilliland, 89, of
La Grande, passed away on Jan. 3,
2022, at her residence. A service
will be announced at a later time.
Gertrude was born on July 11,
1932, in Benson Minnesota, to
William A. and Helen G. (Brande)
Fugelson. She resided in Benson,
Minnesota, and in Portland, Mo-
lalla, Oregon City and La Grande,
Oregon. She married John Max Gilliland.
Gertrude was a devoted wife and mother to two chil-
dren. She enjoyed attending church, theater, was an avid
reader, and played the tambourine in the church band.
Gertrude is survived by her children, Jon Gilliland of
La Grande and Suzanne Williams (Rick) of Molino, Or-
egon; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;
and four nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death
by her husband, John Gilliland; sister, Dorothy St. Hel-
en; and parents, William and Helen Fugelson.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
Thelma “Beth” Elizabeth Dunkelberger
December 4, 1944 ~ January 10, 2022
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
MEETINGS
LA GRANDE — The
next Mt. Emily Recre-
ation Area Advisory Com-
mittee meeting is sched-
uled for Tuesday, Feb. 1, at
6 p.m. via Zoom. The Zoom
meeting link will be acces-
sible on www.union-county.
org before the meeting date.
On the agenda is discussion
of forest management proj-
ects and a time set aside for
public comments.
BRIEFS
Groundhog Day event
includes dinner and
bingo
ENTERPRISE — The
Wallowa County Fair Board
is hosting a Groundhog
Day Dinner on Wednesday,
Feb. 2, at Cloverleaf Hall,
600 NW First St., Enter-
prise. The cost ranges from
$5-$10 for the pancake and
sausage dinner, which will
be served from 5:30-7 p.m.
The evening also includes
bingo games.
P.E.O. scholarship
available for women in
Union County
LA GRANDE — Appli-
cations for the Chapter DK
P.E.O. Memorial Scholar-
ship are now available.
Eligible applicants must
be women who have grad-
uated from a Union County
high school and have a
GPA of 3.0 or higher. This
is a $1,000 scholarship to
be used for educational
expenses at the accredited
college of the recipient’s
choice. To request a schol-
arship application contact
Teresa Gustafson at tkgus-
tafson@outlook.com.
Scholarship applications
must be postmarked by
March 30 to be accepted for
consideration.
P.E.O. is a philanthropic
educational organization
dedicated to the advance-
ment and education of
women.
— The Observer
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ANNUAL
Business MEETING
th
Thursday | Jan. 27 | 6pm
Join us virtually to hear how the credit union performed in 2021 and
to vote on our 4 open board seats. Vote online or in-branch!
Visit p1fcu.org for more details.
Thelma “Beth”  Elizabeth Dun-
kelberger, 77, of John Day, Ore-
gon, passed away on January 10,
2022, at her residence in Valley
View Assisted Living.  A private
family service will be held in the
spring or summer of 2022 in
Summerville, Oregon.
Beth was born in Prairie City,
Oregon, on December 4, 1944,
to George “Mick” and Lucille
“Lucy” (Justice) Dougharity.  She
had three siblings, Keith “Mick”
Dougharity, Sharon Dougharity,
and Patty Dougharity-Bingaman. 
The family moved to Summerville,
Oregon, and built the house they
all lived in.
Beth was a rodeo princess and graduated high school in Im-
bler, Oregon, in 1964.  After high school, she studied business in
college.  While in college, she met Ray Dunkelberger, and on July
10, 1965, they married.  Beth and Ray had two children, Kelly and
Ken Dunkelberger.
In 1990, Ray and Beth divorced, though they stayed friends.
After the divorce, Beth went back to college and trained to become
a paralegal.  She had a few careers during her life; working at
First Interstate Bank, Standard TV & Appliance,  Bend Memorial
Clinic, and as a paralegal. Beth’s most interesting job was a pri-
vate investigator; she got to wear disguises, and her sister-in-law,
Charlotte Dougharity, got to go on a stakeout with her, and they
had a blast!
When she wasn’t taking care of her family or working, Beth
liked to paint and make quilts.  She also took pride in volunteer-
ing at Toy-n-Joy in Portland for 20 years.
Beth adored her grandchildren, Cody, born in 1992, and Ka-
trina, born in 1997.  They called her Gram or “G.”
She is survived by her children Kelly (Dereck) Dunkelberger
Ivey of Bend, Oregon and Ken Dunkelberger of Portland, Oregon;
grandchildren Katrina Ivey and Cody Ivey of Bend, Oregon; sis-
ter Patty (Russel)  Dougharity Bingaman; sister-in-law Charlotte
Dougharity. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews, Mick
Dougharity, Keith Dougharity, Cindy Dougharity-Spencer, Shaun
Bingaman, Cheryl Bingaman, and Austin Bingaman.
Beth was preceded in death by her parents, George “Mick” and
Lucille “Lucy” Dougharity, and two of her siblings, Mick Doughar-
ity and Sharon Dougharity Stace.
To leave an online condolence for the family of Beth, please
visit: www.driskillmemorialchapel.com. Paid for by the family of
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Thelma Dunkelberger.
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