RECORDS
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
THE OBSERVER — A5
Art Center East launches contest for aspiring artists
The Observer
LA GRANDE — In
celebration of Art Center
East’s 45th anniversary
this year, the organization
has launched an annual
Aspiring Artist Contest.
Each year in March, all
aspiring artists ages 16 to
22 in ACE’s 10-county ser-
vice area will be invited to
submit designs for an ACE
iron-on patch. The con-
test is open to residents
of Baker, Gilliam, Grant,
Harney, Malheur, Morrow,
Wheeler, Umatilla, Union
and Wallowa counties.
The winning design will
become the year’s featured
patch and the artist will
receive an award. This year,
designs must be submitted
to ACE by Thursday,
March 31. The winner will
be announced April 1 at
5 p.m. on ACE’s online and
social media platforms.
The iron-on patch will
be sold in the ACE Gift
Gallery at the art center,
1006 Penn Ave., and
online. All proceeds from
the patches will go toward
ACE’s Youth Scholarship
Fund. This fund provides
youth up to 18 years of age
with reduced-cost (50%
oﬀ ) classes and opportuni-
ties to engage in arts of all
kinds (take-home art kits,
music ensembles, etc.).
According to a press
release, “Art Center East
passionately supports youth
artists and believes that
ASPIRING ARTIST
CONTEST: HOW TO
SUBMIT ENTRIES
Sabrina Thompson/The Observer, File
Art Center East, 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, is celebrating its 45th
birthday throughout the month of March 2022 with a membership
drive and other specials, including an inaugural contest for
aspiring artists.
Art Center East/Contributed Photo
fostering a love of the arts
helps give youth not only
creative joy but also the
conﬁ dence and skills to
invest back into their com-
munities in the future.”
ACE will give four
awards:
● Coulter Pinecone
Award — Design is chosen
as the annual Youth Schol-
arship ACE patch design;
$100 gift certiﬁ cate for
ACE classes; $50 Sorbenots
gift certiﬁ cate; ACE mer-
chandise package valued
at $40; design posted on
ACE social media and
newsletter.
● Ponderosa Pinecone
Awards — Three win-
ners, whose designs will
be posted on ACE social
media and newsletter; $25
Sorbenots gift certiﬁ cate.
● All Participants —
 ONLINE: Submit the online
form and upload your artwork
and a photo of yourself (a head-
shot or photo of you doing your
favorite activity).
 IN PERSON: Drop oﬀ your sub-
mission at Art Center East, 1006
Penn Ave., La Grande. ACE is
open Wednesday-Friday from
noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Include
your artwork, headshot and
submission form.
 MAIL: Send to Art Center East,
P.O. Box 541, La Grande 97850.
Include your artwork, headshot
and submission form.
Design archived on ACE’s
website.
The deadline to submit
artwork is March 31. Art-
work requirements: design
size of 8-1/2 inches square;
image must be of a pine-
cone or pinecones and
include the numerals 2022
and the name Art Center
East.
Mediums can include
crayon, marker, pen and
ink, acrylics, oil paint, oil
pastel, watercolor, colored
pencils, scratchboard, col-
lage, chalk pastel, digital
art, photography, charcoal,
encaustic, or mixed media.
To submit in a medium not
listed, inquire by sending
an email to info@artcen-
tereast.org.
Visit artcentereast.org/
aspiring-artist for full
details about the contest.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
BRIEFS
Orders due for weekend Irish
dinner order
LA GRANDE — The Union
County Senior Center is oﬀ ering a
special take-out St. Patrick’s Day-
themed weekend dinner, to be picked
up Friday, March 18. The $40 meal
will serve a family of four, featuring
corned beef and cabbage, colcannon,
glazed carrots, Irish soda bread and
bourbon chocolate cake.
Pick-up time for the meal is
2-3 p.m. at the senior center, corner of
Albany Street and Cove Avenue, La
Grande.
Orders are due March 15. Call 541-
605-5556 for more information.
Wallowa Fiddle Camp
returns this summer
WALLOWA — The Wallowa
Valley Music Alliance announced the
16th annual Wallowa Fiddle Tunes
Camp will be held July 10-15 at the
Wallowa School campus.
This event was begun in 2005 with
the goal of oﬀ ering aﬀ ordable, group
ﬁ ddle instruction for individuals and
families in a relaxed, week-long camp
format. Participating in a musical
community through music and dance
has resulted in the addition of instruc-
tion in other accompaniment string
instruments as well as on-site tech-
nique of ensemble participation.
For more information and to reg-
ister, visit wvmusicalliance.org. Reg-
istration fee for this year’s camp
is $200, ($100 for Kidz Fiddle and
Beginning Ukulele), and lunches cost
$65 for the week. For questions about
the camp, instructors and classes,
contact camp director Robyn Burns at
503-423-7730.
cabbage meal will be served from
4-6 p.m. Cost is $15 adults and age 12
and older and $10 for children younger
than 12.
Celebrate the spirit of
St. Patrick’s Day with meal at
Hurricane Creek Grange
JOSEPH — Hurricane Creek
Grange, 82930 Airport Lane, Joseph,
is hosting an Irish dinner on Sat-
urday, March 19. The corned beef and
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
SATURDAY, MARCH 12
2:10 a.m. — La Grande police responded to the 2200 block of
Adams Avenue on a report of a ﬁ ght. Oﬃ cers counseled the par-
ties involved.
6:31 a.m. — A caller reported a possible trespasser at La Grande
Retirement Apartments, 1612 Seventh St. An oﬃ cer made contact,
found the subject has mental health issues and provided resources.
11:15 a.m. — La Grande police responded to the 1900 block of
Cedar Street on a report of a vehicle theft. Police arrested Alden
Casey White, 87, for unauthorized entry into a vehicle, vehicle
theft, trespass and felon in possession of a ﬁ rearm.
2:22 p.m. — A caller at a business on the 11600 block of Island
Avenue, Island City, reported telephonic harassment. A Union
County sheriﬀ ’s deputy warned a person.
3:09 p.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about the
theft of a vehicle on the 2700 block of Island Avenue. An oﬃ cer
responded and took a report.
5:04 p.m. — The Union County Sheriﬀ ’s Oﬃ ce received a report
of a suspicious person in the area of 68800 Indian Creek Road,
Elgin. A deputy responded and recovered a stolen vehicle.
7:18 p.m. — Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputies at Division Street
and North 10th Avenue, Elgin, arrested Maegan Renee Criswell, 36,
for ﬁ rst-degree theft and vehicle theft.
8:33 p.m. — A caller at Sixth Street and K Avenue, La Grande,
reported harassment. An oﬃ cer responded and counseled
juveniles.
SUNDAY, MARCH 13
12:54 a.m. — Local law enforcement received a request for
a welfare check in the area of 63200 Highway 203, La Grande. A
Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy responded and arrested Rachelle
Diahann Smith, 52, for assaulting an oﬃ cer and resisting arrest.
1:05 a.m. — La Grande police during a traﬃ c stop on the 2200
block of Adams Avenue arrested John Phillip Fellows, 40, for driv-
ing under the inﬂ uence of intoxicants.
12:14 p.m. — A caller reported a domestic disturbance on the
1400 block of Hall Street, La Grande. An oﬃ cer responded, found
this was verbal only and the parties separated.
4:45 p.m. — La Grande police received a call about a burglary at
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 107 20th St. An oﬃ cer
made contact and took a report.
7:06 p.m. — Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputies responded to the
600 block of Cedar Street, Elgin, for a disturbance. The subjects
agreed to separate for the night.
9:22 p.m. — A caller reported a vehicle accident in the area of
59000 Foothill Road, La Grande. A Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy
responded and took a report.
9:59 p.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about a dis-
turbance on the 1500 block of Z Avenue. Oﬃ cers responded and
the parties separated.
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Wallowa County Chieftain
JOSEPH — Submis-
sions for the annual Wild
Landscape exhibit at
the Josephy Center for
Arts and Culture are due
June 19 by midnight,
according to a press
release.
This year, the exhibit
focuses on the Imnaha
terrain and what makes
it wild. Artists are
invited to a noon lunch
and lecture Saturday,
April 30, to kick off
the event at the Imnaha
Tavern.
Speakers will dis-
cuss the history and sci-
ence behind the terrain
at the lunch vent. Art-
ists are not required to
attend to participate in
the exhibit. To attend the
lunch and lecture, RSVP
by emailing exhibits@
josephy.org.
The exhibit will cel-
ebrate Imnaha’s diverse
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and wild lands, which
means the landscape is
the focal point, so no
human-made objects or
structures should be vis-
ible in the artworks.
Each submission is $5
and up to three pieces
can be submitted. All
media are welcome.
Cash prizes will be
awarded.
Prizes will be
announced at the
opening reception on
July 29. The exhibit will
run through Sept. 9.
For full details about
applying and submitting
artwork to the 2022 Wild
Landscape exhibit, go to
www.josephy.org/imna-
ha-submission-form;
contact Dawn Norman,
Josephy Center program
director, at programs@
josephy.org or 541-432-
0505 ext. 1111; or stop by
the Josephy Center for
Arts and Culture, 403 N.
Main St., Joseph.
DEATH NOTICES
Jean Comstock
LA GRANDE — Community
Band Northeast will begin rehearsals
again on Monday, March 28, at 7 p.m.
in Groth Recital Room in Loso Hall
on the Eastern Oregon University
campus, La Grande. Community Band
Northeast invites all woodwind, brass
and percussion players to join the
ensemble in the pleasure of making
music together.
All skill levels and ages are wel-
come: amateur and experienced
players, middle and high school stu-
dents through retirees. If you haven’t
played in a while, here is the oppor-
tunity to tune up your instrument and
your musical skills.
Participation fees are $40 for adults,
$10 for middle/high school and college
students. College credit is available
through EOU. The term ends with a
free community concert May 31.
For further information, contact
Linda at 541-786-4900 or birnbaum-
linda42@gmail.com.
— The Observer
UNION — The Union commu-
nity food bank will be open from
10-11 a.m. on Friday, March 18, at the
Catherine Creek Community Center,
667 N. Main St. The food pantry is
open to those who qualify on the third
Friday of each month. Call the com-
munity center at 541-562-2038 for
more information.
FRIDAY, MARCH 11
Luncheon to kick oﬀ
Wild Landscape exhibit
Community Band Northeast
begins rehearsals March 28
Union’s food pantry is open
Friday, March 18
12:57 p.m. — A caller on the 1900 block of Third Street, La
Grande, reported suspicious circumstances. An oﬃ cer made con-
tact and took information.
3:30 p.m. — La Grande police received a complaint about
harassment on the 1800 block of G Avenue. An oﬃ cer made con-
tact and explained options.
4:29 p.m. — A caller on the 300 block of North 10th Avenue,
Elgin, reported harassment. A Union County sheriﬀ ’s deputy made
contact and explained options.
4:36 p.m. — The Union County Sheriﬀ ’s Oﬃ ce received a report
of sex crime in an area outside La Grande.
7:04: p.m. — A caller complained about a careless driver in the
area of Blackhawk Trail Lane and Mount Glen Road, La Grande. An
oﬃ cer responded and gave a warning for careless driving.
10:04 p.m. — Local law enforcement responded to the 1700
block of Russell Avenue, La Grande, on a report of a ﬁ ght and sepa-
rated and counseled the parties.
Josephy Center/Contributed Photo
“Sunset Imnaha Canyon” by M.C. Reardon is an example of the
artwork being sought by the Josephy Center for its 2022 Wild
Landscape exhibit, which will focus on the terrain of the Imnaha.
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La Grande
Jean Comstock, 95, of La Grande, died March 11,
2022, at a local care facility. Arrangements are by Love-
land Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Annette G. Leckenby
La Grande
Annette G. Leckenby, 64, of La Grande, died Feb. 2,
2022, at Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande. A memo-
rial service will be held March 26 at 1 p.m. at Dan-
iels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration
Center, La Grande.
James E. Roe
La Grande
James E. Roe, 68, of La Grande, died March 13,
2022, at Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande. Arrange-
ments are by Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La
Grande.
Charles Wallace
Formerly of La Grande
Charles Wallace, formerly of La Grande, died March
5, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. A celebration of
his life will be held April 2 at 1 p.m. at Eastmont Baptist
Church, East Wenatchee, Washington.
UPCOMING
LOCAL
SERVICES
March 26 — PATRICIA LEWIS: 10 a.m. grave-
side service, North Powder Cemetery; followed by
11 a.m. celebration of life, North Powder Grange.
March 26 — ANNETTE LECKENBY: 1 p.m.
memorial service, Daniels-Knopp Funeral, Cremation
& Life Celebration Center, La Grande.
March 26 — JUDY HUNT: 3 p.m. celebration of
life, La Grande Seventh-day Adventist Church; fol-
lowed by reception at La Grande Adventist Christian
School.
May 19 — ORVA MURRILL: 2 p.m. graveside
service, Union Victorian Cemetery.
June 23 — DAN KRAMER: 2 p.m. memorial ser-
vice, Grandview Cemetery, La Grande.
Please follow guidelines regarding face coverings
and social distancing at gatherings. Calendar courtesy
of Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande.
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