RECORDS Thursday, March 10, 2022 ThE OBsErVEr — A5 Bald is beautiful OSU offers new scholarship for food science and technology students By SIERRA DAWN McCLAIN Capital Press alex Wittwer/EO Media Group A bald eagle rests on a fence post along Peach Road, near Ladd Marsh, on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Playwright to be spring writer-in-residence at the April 1 Fishtrap Fireside, lead a morning adult play- writing work- shop on April 16, and give a public reading of one of her recent plays Lewis with actors from Wallowa County’s MidValley Theatre Co. “We look for a special combination of both cre- ative and teaching experi- ence when we offer a writer the opportunity to spend Wallowa County Chieftain ENTERPRISE — Playwriting and theater are coming to Wallowa County this spring as play- wright E.M “Ellen” Lewis is Fishtrap’s writer-in-res- idence for the season, according to a press release. The award-winning dra- matist, teacher and opera librettist will be in local schools, teaching students her craft for five weeks. During that time, Lewis also will be a special guest time with our community as a Fishtrap Writer-in-Res- idence,” said Fishtrap Exec- utive Director Shannon McNerney. “Ellen provides those skills in spades, along with an understanding of life in rural Oregon. We couldn’t be happier to have her join us this spring.” The Writer-in-Resi- dence program invites experienced writers and educators to spend 4-6 weeks in the county and includes a stipend, travel allowance and lodging. During their time here, writers-in-residence devote up to eight hours a week teaching in county schools, leads an adult writing workshop and gives a public reading. Lewis lives in Oregon’s Willamette Valley on her family’s farm. More about her can be found on her website, www.emlewis- playwright.com. To learn more about the Writer-in-Residence pro- gram, visit www.fishtrap. org ir contact McNerney at shannon@fishtrap.org or 541-426-3623. COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD MEETINGS BRIEFS • UNION — The Union Rural Fire Protection District Board will meet Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at the fire hall. For more informa- tion, call 541-910-3114 or email union.rfpd@outlook.com. • LA GRANDE — A joint work session of La Grande’s Urban Renewal Agency and city council is slated for Monday, March 14, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers, La Grande City Hall, 1000 Adams Ave. The purpose of the session is to discuss economic devel- opment strategy. The in-person work session can be viewed vir- tually at www.facebook.com/ Cityof LaGrande. • IMBLER — The Imbler School Board of Directors will meet for a regular session on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in Room 1 of the high school. The agenda includes dis- cussion of bus routes in La Grande and the hiring of Brandon McGil- vray as junior high track coach and Talia Whitmore as the assistant high school and junior high track coach. • PENDLETON — A regular meeting of the Board of Direc- tors of the InterMountain Educa- tion Service District will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at the IMESD, 2001 SW Nye Ave., Pend- leton. The IMESD serves school districts in Baker, Morrow, Union and Umatilla counties. Hurricane Creek Grange plans March 12 bazaar JOSEPH — Hurricane Creek Grange invites all to its bazaar on Sat- urday, March 12, at 82930 Airport Lane, Joseph. The sale will run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and breakfast will be available 7-11 a.m. Buy Girl Scout cookies, support local troops LA GRANDE — After a year hiatus, Girl Scout Cookie booths are back. Troops in the regional Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington are selling cookies this year in person, including in booths set up around Northeastern Oregon as part of what has been called “the largest girl-led entrepreneurial pro- gram in the world.” Although the cookie season could last until March 20, troop leaders said that will depend on availability of some of the popular cookies, including Samoas and Adventurefuls, a cara- mel-brownie cookie debuting in 2022. “Local Girl Scouts do incredible things with their cookie earnings,” Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington CEO Karen Hill said in a press release. “Whether earning their way to camp or funding a ser- vice project, they’re setting goals and serving as leaders in their own lives and in their communities.” To find a booth near you, order online or donate cookies to Meals on Wheels, visit the Girl Scout Cookie Finder www.girlscoutcookies.org and enter your ZIP code. Find more information about joining or volunteering with Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington at www.girlscoutsosw.org. Union community meal served Friday, March 11, 2022 UNION — Community meals are served on the second Friday of the month at noon at the Catherine Creek Commu- nity Center, housed in the former Union Methodist Church at 667 N. Main St., Union. The next gathering is planned for Friday, March 11. Cost is $3.50 and all are welcome. Delivery is available. Call 541-562-2038 or email at ccccenter667@ gmail.com to set up delivery. 6:44 a.m. — La Grande police assisted at a fire call at Eastern Oregon University, 1 University Blvd. 8:05 a.m. — A caller on the 2200 block of Adams Avenue, La Grande, asked for police to help with a person experiencing a mental issue. An officer made contact. 9:44 a.m. — La Grande police responded to the 2000 block of Q Avenue on a report of a person in a mental or emotional crisis. 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Memberships are valid for this event. For more information and to see what movie is playing, go to www.lagrande- parks.org and click on Special Events. — The Observer PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT Tuesday, March 9 CORVALLIS — Oregon State University has created a new schol- arship fund for under- graduate students in its Department of Food Sci- ence and Technology. The scholarship is available to students in the department’s three study areas: food sci- ence, fermentation sci- ence and enology and viticulture. The fund is designed to support hands-on learning for students in the program, including internships, research and work- abroad programs. Directly, college offi- cials say, the scholar- ship benefits students. Indirectly, it could ben- efit Oregon’s food and farming industries by helping develop better future food scientists. “This (scholarship) will have an immense impact,” said Lisbeth Goddik, pro- fessor and department head of the OSU Depart- ment of Food Science and Technology. Graduates of the pro- gram have gone on to work in many sectors, including at food compa- nies, breweries, wineries, dairies and creameries, as production supervisors on farms with value-added processing, as inspec- tors for agencies and as entrepreneurs. “Our current food sci- ence students are the future leaders of Oregon’s food and beverage industries,” said Goddik. The program, college officials and students say, is already hands-on, but some students have missed out on the opportunity to study abroad or do internships because they couldn’t afford the additional costs of travel or housing. This new fund aims to solve that problem. The scholarship can be used to support travel and/or lodging for students who are doing internships, studying or working abroad in food science via official OSU exchange programs or doing undergraduate research in the department. on a report of two males fighting. Police trespassed both. 4:59 p.m. — La Grande police received a request to check on the welfare of a male bleeding from his hand and going through trash on the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police determined he was one of the people involved in the fight at Max Square. 6:20 p.m. — A caller reported possible child abuse on the 2300 block of Q Avenue, La Grande. An officer made contact. 6:48 p.m. — A resident on the 1900 block of Wash- ington Avenue, La Grande, reported three aggressive dogs charged her. Police referred the matter to an animal enforcement officer. Formerly of La Grande Pamala Eileen Tucker, 59, of Pendleton and for- merly of La Grande, died March 3, 2022, at her home. Arrangements are by Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, Folsom-Bishop. UPCOMING LOCAL SERVICES March 11 — GEORGE RUSH: 10:30 a.m. memo- rial service, Catherine Creek Community Center, Union. March 12 — DALTON JONES: 2 p.m. memorial service, former Valley Fellowship Church building, 507 Palmer St., La Grande. 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