RECORDS
Thursday, January 27, 2022
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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
MONDAY, JAN. 24
TUESDAY, JAN. 25
6:12 a.m. — La Grande police assisted firefighters at a call at a
residence on the 1300 block of Fifth Street.
9:03 a.m. — A caller complained about aggressive dogs on the
loose on the 1300 block of W Avenue, La Grande. An animal enforce-
ment officer secured the dogs and left a note for their owner.
10:56 a.m. — A resident on the 2700 block of L Avenue, La
Grande, complained about barking dogs. An animal enforcement
officer responded and counseled the dog’s owner.
11:18 a.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office received a
report of a theft of a trailer at Walmart, 11619 Island Ave., Island
City. A deputy responded and will follow up.
12:40 p.m. — La Grande police received a report of a burglary
on the 1400 block of 21st Street.
8:28 p.m. — A caller reported a person was trying to start a fight
at Benchwarmer’s Pub & Grill, 210 Depot St., La Grande. Officers
responded and could not find the alleged troublemaker but tres-
passed other members of his party from the bar.
9:56 p.m. — A Union County sheriff’s deputy responded to a
residence on the 1000 block of Galveston Street, Elgin, for two peo-
ple yelling at each other. The situation was verbal only and they
resolved it for the night.
10:04 p.m. — La Grande police received a report of an assault
that occurred in the afternoon on the 1400 block of Hall Street. An
officer made contact and gave assistance.
11:49 p.m. — A resident on the 300 block of 20th Street reported
loud music in the apartment below. An officer responded and the
occupants agreed to turn down the volume.
6:05 a.m. — La Grande police received a report of a suspicious
vehicle on the 2900 block of Walnut Street. Officers responded and
determined it was stolen from Pendleton.
8:40 a.m. — La Grande police received a report for a sex crime.
8:51 a.m. — A caller on the 10300 block of White Birch Lane,
Island City, reported a person died. A Union County sheriff’s dep-
uty responded and took a report.
10:34 a.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office received a
report of a burglary on the 800 block of North 15th Avenue, Elgin.
A deputy responded and took a report.
12:24 p.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office received a call
about a possible sex crime in Union. A deputy made contact and
took information.
12:59 p.m. — A caller asked La Grande police to check on the
welfare of a resident at La Grande Rendezvous RV Resort, 2632
Bearco Loop. Officers responded and found the person had died.
6:06 p.m. — A caller on the 500 block of 20th Street, La
Grande, reported suspicious circumstances. An officer made
contact, took information and determined this was an ongoing
civil dispute.
6:18 p.m. — A caller at Market Place Fresh Foods, 1912 Fourth
St., La Grande, reported the theft of a cellphone. An officer made
contact and took a report.
9:29 p.m. — Union County sheriff’s deputies responded to the
600 block of East Ash Street, Union, on a report of a domestic dis-
turbance and arrested a 37-year-old man for harassment.
Horse vs. horsepower
COMMUNITY
BULLETIN BOARD
MEETINGS
• COVE — The Cove City Council will meet for a
regular session Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. at Cove City
Hall, 504 Alder St. The agenda includes a mayor’s
report of the city’s goals. Public comment may be sub-
mitted via email to cityadmin@cityofcove.org before
6:45 p.m. the night of the meeting. Attendance to the
meeting will be available virtually at www.gotomeet.
me/CityofCove.
BRIEFS
Catherine Creek Community Center now
accepting donations for February auction
UNION — Union’s Catherine Creek Commu-
nity Center is accepting artisan, business and new and
like-new donation items for its fundraising auction, to
take place in February. Last year’s auction provided the
remaining funds necessary to purchase the Methodist
Church buildings for the new community center.
Funds raised in the 2022 auction are targeted for
supporting program development and building renova-
tions such as updated electricity and roofing repairs. To
arrange a donation, email CCCenter667@gmail.com or
call 541-562-2038.
— The Observer
Dance and tumbling
classes get kids
moving this winter
Energetic classes
held in Cove,
offered through
Art Center East
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A horse looks out from its pen near a vintage Chevrolet Camaro along Mount Glenn Road outside La Grande on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022.
If you wonder how horsepower is measured, the dictionary likely won’t help. According to merriam-webster.com, horsepower is “a unit of
power equal in the U.S. to 746 watts and nearly equivalent to the English gravitational unit of the same name that equals 550 foot-pounds of
work per second.”
DEATH NOTICES
UPCOMING LOCAL SERVICES
Jane M. Hegele
La Grande
Jane M. Hegele, 84, of La Grande, died Jan. 25, 2022,
at Grande Ronde Hospital. Arrangements are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Lloyd R. McClure
Formerly of Cove
Lloyd Ray McClure, 76, formerly of Cove, died Jan.
17, 2022, at his home in Baker City. Arrangements are by
Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Please follow guide-
lines regarding face
coverings and social
distancing at gatherings.
Jan. 28 — DWIGHT
BROOKS: 11 a.m.
graveside service, Union
Cemetery.
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
COVE — Movement
classes for children who
love to flip, fly or twirl
are being held in Cove.
Three classes are
offered by La Grande’s
Art Center East: Cre-
ative Movement for ages
3-5, Fundamentals of
Dance for ages 6-10 and
Fundamentals of Tum-
bling, also for ages 6-10.
These energetic classes
will be held on Tuesdays
at Cove Junior/Senior
High School and Calvary
Baptist Church in Cove.
In the Creative Move-
ment class, students
will focus on complex
coordinations, creative
thinking and kinesthetic
learning. Students in
Fundamentals of Dance
will learn beginning
ballet, creative expres-
sion and musicality.
Children enrolled in
Fundamentals of Tum-
bling will focus on
strengthening, dance
tumbling and leaping.
Classes and locations
are:
• Creative Movement
(ages 3-5): Tuesdays,
3:45-4:30 p.m., Calvary
Baptist Church, 707
Main St., Cove
• Fundamentals of
Dance (ages 6-10): Tues-
days, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,
Cove Jr./Sr. High School,
803 Main St., Cove
• Fundamentals
of Tumbling (ages
6-10): Tuesdays, 5:30-
6:30 p.m., Cove Jr./Sr.
High School, 803 Main
St., Cove
The classes are
taught by Abigail
Shown, ACE develop-
ment coordinator, who
has a B.F.A. in modern
dance and experience
as a dance teacher and
choreographer.
“Movement is an
amazing way to gain
self-expression, inspire
creativity and bond.
I’ve dedicated my life
to this art form and am
thrilled to share it with
a younger generation,”
Shown said.
For full details and
to register, go to artcen-
tereast.org/calendar or
call 541-624-2800.
Scott E. Page
La Grande
Cecilia Bernadette Campbell
Dwight E. Brooks
Scott Edward Page, 62, of La Grande, died Jan. 16,
2022, at his home. Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory, La Grande
February 5, 1948 - January 8, 2022
October 25, 1929 - January 17, 2022
Cecilia Bernadette Campbell,
73, of La Grande, passed away on
Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at her home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at Our Lady of the Valley
Catholic Church on Friday, Feb. 4,
2022, at 10 a.m.
Cecilia Bernadette Campbell
was born Feb. 5, 1948, in Wash-
ington, D.C., to Lonnie and Mary
Ellen Campbell. Cecilia was the youngest of four chil-
dren. She lived in Washington, D.C., until the early
1970s when she moved to Wallowa, Oregon, with her
mother and stepfather. After her mother’s passing in
1976, she then moved to La Grande, Oregon, where she
would live out the rest of her life.
Cecilia worked for New Day Enterprises for several
years until she retired. She worked at their ESP build-
ing sewing clothes for prisoners, shredding papers and
assembling caskets. She also worked at the Sandman
Motel as a janitor.
Cecilia was very kindhearted, free-spirited and en-
joyed helping others. She enjoyed going on car rides to
see wildlife, going to the Wildhorse Casino and shop-
ping at Dollar Tree. She enjoyed going to camp and
other social events held by New Day Enterprises. Ce-
cilia was always up for something fun. One of her most
favorite things to do was go on adventures with her dear
friend and caregiver Chris. Their adventures sometimes
included driving down the road with the windows down
singing with the music up loud. She also enjoyed spend-
ing holidays with her family.
Cecilia liked to spend her free time looking at the
newspaper, watching “Wheel of Fortune” or “Jeopar-
dy” and rooting on her favorite football team, the Dal-
las Cowboys. Her hobbies included gambling, singing,
crossword puzzles, dancing and sewing, to name a few.
Cecilia had many nicknames such as Cece, Sis and
Pickle - Pickle being her favorite. She was loved by the
many caregivers and staff of New Day Enterprises who
provided foster care for many years leading up to her
passing.
Cecilia was preceded in death by her mother, father,
stepfather, and brothers, Bruce, Jack and Jim Campbell.
Cecilia is survived by six nieces, two nephews and
several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Online condolences may be made to the family at
www.lovelandfuneralchapel.com.
Dwight Brooks, 92, of
Union, Oregon, died Monday,
Jan. 17, 2022, in the comfort of
his home. Friends are invited to
join the family for a graveside
service at the Union Cemetery
at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 28,
2022.
Dwight Elbert Brooks was
born on Oct. 25, 1929, in Half-
way, Oregon. He was raised and
educated in Richland, graduat-
ing from Eagle Valley High School in 1947. He mar-
ried schoolmate Lorraine Thompson of Richland and
together they had three children.
Dwight met Donna Van Housen while working at
Ronde Valley Lumber Company. They were married in
Union, Oregon, at Donna’s folks’ house on March 10,
1967.
Dwight spent his career working in the lumber indus-
try. He worked at the Melvin Hess Sawmill in Richland,
Oregon, Louisiana Pacific Lumber in Rexburg, Idaho,
and Linton Plywood in Portland, Oregon. And 27 years
at Ronde Valley Lumber in Union as a head sawyer.
Dwight loved horseback riding, camping and golf-
ing. He enjoyed the seasons of summer and fall and
anything Western-themed. When asked about mem-
orable times in his life, Dwight replied, “Raising my
children and living with my wife. Donna made me hap-
py.” Dwight will be remembered for not being afraid
to work, helping others and his discipline to get things
done.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Debbie
Fifer; parents, Paul and Olga Brooks; brothers, Stanley
and Charles Brooks; and son-in-law, Jim Collier.
Dwight is survived by his wife, Donna Brooks of
55 years; sons, Larry (Prinipa) Brooks, Bart (Karen)
Mitchell and Dalton (Yulia) Brooks; daughters, Tanya
Collier and significant other Gary Moe, and Sharon
(Field) Paine; 20 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchil-
dren; and his faithful cat, “The cat with no name.”
For those who would like to make a memorial do-
nation in memory of Dwight, the family suggests the
Union Ambulance Service or the charity of your choice
through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home and Crema-
tion Services, PO Box 543, Halfway, OR 97834. Online
condolences can be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfu-
neralhome.com.
Joan Marie Finley
February 13, 1934 - January 12, 2022
Joan Marie Finley passed away,
peacefully, on Jan. 12, 2022, at age
87. Joan Marie Houston was born
on Feb. 13, 1934, in La Grande,
Oregon, to Lee David Houston
(born in Oregon) and Marie Lillian
Silk (born in Washington).
Joan grew up in La Grande,
graduating from high school in
1952. Joan married John David
Finley, also of La Grande, at Pio-
neer Park Church of God, on Aug.
16, 1952. Joan and John reared
three sons: Dennis (now deceased),
Randy and Bruce.
Joan was a homemaker for the
first part of her marriage. She and
her husband enjoyed playing pi-
nochle and other card games. Joan
and John were quite good at putting
on short skits, which entertained many, and they were
active square dancers as well.
Joan worked for the large electronic test and measur-
ing equipment company Tektronix, in Beaverton, Ore-
gon, for many years.
Joan and John were Christians and active in the var-
ious churches they attended; most recently, they attend-
ed West Salem Christian Church in Salem, Oregon.
Joan is preceded in death by both of her parents; her
husband, John; two brothers, Don Houston and Roger
Houston; and one son, Dennis Finley. Joan is survived
by her brother, Mike Houston (and his wife, Jean);
her two sons, Randy Finley and Bruce Finley (and his
wife, Joanne Finley); and two grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Joan will be interred with her husband, John (a Navy
veteran), at Willamette National Cemetery.
Any contributions can be made in Joan’s name to St.
Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Wounded Warrior Project or
West Salem Christian Church.
Assisting the family with arrangements is Virgil T.
Golden Funeral Service.