RECORDS
Saturday, april 23, 2022
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Girls: Get what you need to plan your future
Local Soroptimist club to provide
career guidance, mentorship to
girls during one-day conference
The Observer
LA GRANDE — Soroptimist
International of La Grande is hosting
a day-long conference for secondary
school-age girls to provide career guid-
ance and mentorship opportunities.
The Soroptimist “Dream It, Be It:
Career Support for Girls” program
aims to help girls grow to be strong,
successful and happy adults. The
career conference is on Saturday, May
14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Le BeBe
Bakery’s event center, 1101 Wash-
ington Ave., La Grande.
Girls and their parents/guardians can
learn more and sign up for the program
by going to www.lagrande soroptimist.org
or contacting Patty Gooderham at
gooderhams@charter.net. The deadline
for signing up is April 25. Early regis-
tration is recommended since space is
limited.
Throughout the day, the girls will
attend sessions based on the following
topics:
• Discovering your dreams
• Exploring careers
• Creating achievable goals
• Rising above obstacles
• Turning failure into success
• Balancing your stress
• Putting dreams into action
“Because we don’t expect that all
girls will know what they want to do
for the rest of their lives and we also
know that plans change, the skills
developed through the day can be
applied to any goals the girls iden-
tify throughout their education and
careers,” said Jacque Harvey, club
president, in a press release. “The girls
will also have the opportunity to speak
with working women and perhaps
arrange a mentorship with a woman
whose career interests them.”
In addition to learning important
life skills, participants will leave
with a variety of other resources and
fun items, a special Dream It, Be It
shirt and bracelet and certificate of
completion.
group and partner activities, taught by
Danae Yurgel and David Tift, of La
Grande, who have 40 years experience
teaching martial arts and defensive
awareness. The class for $15 per person
and scholarships are available. No one
will be turned away. To register, con-
tact Katie Sanchez at katie@cove-
ascensionschool.com or 541-568-2086.
• LA GRANDE — The La Grande
Landmarks Commission will meet for
a work session on Tuesday, April 26,
at 6 p.m. to continue discussing the
Housing Production Strategy. View
the session at www.facebook.com/
CityofLaGrande.
• LA GRANDE — The Northeast
Oregon Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners will hold its annual
meeting on Tuesday, April 16, begin-
ning at 10 a.m. in the community
room at Blue Springs Crossing, 10801
Walton Road, La Grande.
Canned food drive underway
for local veterans
BRIEFS
Defensive awareness class
set for April 27
COVE — An Intro to Defensive
Awareness Class is open to teens,
adults and seniors on Wednesday, April
27, from 6-8 p.m. at the Ascension
School in Cove. Beyond self-defense,
the class will cover how to spot and
avoid dangerous situations and under-
stand your surroundings. This is a safe,
encouraging class with low-impact
LA GRANDE — Heart ‘n Home
Hospice and Center for Human Devel-
opment, both of La Grande, invite the
community to contribute to a canned
food drive during the month of April to
benefit local veterans. Donations may
be dropped off at Heart ‘n Home, 2104
Cove Ave.; CHD, 2301 Cove Ave.; the
Union County Chamber of Commerce,
207 Depot St.; or the La Grande VA
Clinic, 202 12th St.
Union County Senior Center
lunch menu
N. Albany St., La Grande, on week-
days. The meal is open to the public,
and both sit-down and grab-and-go
options are available. For information
on having lunches delivered by Meals
on Wheels, call 541-605-5556.
Dine-in meals: Served 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.; use front entrance.
Takeout meals: Pick up from noon
to 1 p.m. at kitchen’s back door.
Cost: Age 60+, $4 suggested dona-
tion; all others, $7.
The menu for April 25-29 is:
Monday: cheeseburger, sea-
soned potato wedges, sliced fruit, oat-
meal-raisin bar.
Tuesday: fish and chips, seasoned
fries, coleslaw, baked beans, fresh
melon wedges.
Wednesday: meatloaf, whipped
potatoes with brown gravy, steamed
cauliflower blend, roll, berry pie.
Thursday: The senior center will
be closed for an all-staff meeting.
Friday: chicken strips, seasoned
grilled red potato wedges, coleslaw,
fresh fruit, Jell-O cake.
LA GRANDE — Lunch is served at
the Union County Senior Center, 1504
— The Observer
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
7:22 a.m. — A resident on the 1600 block of Russell Avenue,
La Grande, reported telephonic harassment and requested law
enforcement warn everyone involved.
7:48 a.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office arrested Damon
Lee Stevens, 46, who already was in custody in the Union County
Jail, La Grande, on three warrants: a Clackamas County warrant for
failure to appear on a charge of false information to a police officer;
a Clay County, Missouri, warrant for failure to appear on a charge
of possession of a controlled substance; and on a warrant out of
Dona Ana County, New Mexico, for failure to appear on charges of
trafficking by possession with intent to distribute and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
8:50 a.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office received a com-
plaint about an aggressive dog on the 200 block of North 16th Ave-
nue, Elgin.
12:01 p.m. — A La Grande police officer saw a person standing
in the middle of the road on the 2300 block of Island Avenue and
warned the person for disorderly conduct.
4:14 p.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office received a com-
plaint about an aggressive dog on the 800 block of Third Street,
North Powder. An animal enforcement officer made contact, found
the dog was on its own property and provided options.
6:34 p.m. — A caller on the 1000 block of B Avenue, La Grande,
reported dogs were chasing sheep.
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Olga Lee (Wood) Grant
February 16, 1936 – January 25, 2022
Olga Lee Grant, 85, of
Salem, died Tuesday Jan. 25,
2022, at her home in Salem.
Olga was born in Grants,
New Mexico, to Perry Bryant
Wood and Jessie Fay (Long)
Wood, and moved early and
often. She arrived in Elgin,
Oregon, in 1953 and spent her
senior year of high school there,
a whole year in the same school
for the first time.
In 1955 Olga married Thomas Burton Grant. She
worked for the Elgin School District, then retired and
moved to Salem after Tom became ill in the late 1990s.
Tom died in 1998.
Olga was involved in OSU Home Extension, and she
enjoyed family, music, baking (especially pies), travel,
her church family and singing just for fun.
Survivors include her sister, Johnnie Belle Conley
of Eagle Point, Oregon; brother, Jack Edward Wood of
Kamloops, British Columbia; daughter, Julie Rayburn
(Cory) of Salem; sons, Mike (DeAnn) of Hubbard,
Larry (Deb) of Salem, Greg (Virginia) of Heppner,
and Robert of Portland; eight grandchildren, Camie,
Michelle, J.T., Tonya, Katrin, Nelson, Sophie and
Kellen; and one great-grandson, Hunter. She was
preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas
Grant; brother, William Winfred “Bill” Wood; and
sisters, Editha LaVerne, Vivien and Mary Josephine.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 23,
2022, at 1 p.m. in the chapel at City View Funeral
Home, Salem. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be
made to Marion Polk Food Share or Salem Free Clinics
in Olga’s name.
GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL, LA GRANDE
COLLMAN: James Marshall Collman, born April 9, 2022, to
Rachel Danielle Collman and Casey Lynn Collman, of La Grande.
Grandparents are James and Gabrielle Leal and Monty and Bev-
erly Collman.
MOSCHKAU: Taelin Ronald Moschkau, born April 4, 2022, to
Reyna Moschkau and Craig Moschkau, of La Grande.
WARREN: Jaxon Riley David Warren, born April 11, 2022, to
Brooke Ashley Larsen and Jared Ryan Warren, of La Grande.
WATSON: Ronnie Andrew Watson, born April 8, 2022, to
Truvy Jean Watson, of La Grande. Grandparents are Samie and
Phillip Watson.
DEATH & SERVICE NOTICES
Verba J. Hampton
Ovid, Idaho
Verba Jean Hampton, 85, of Ovid, Idaho, died April 12,
2022, at the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho.
A graveside service will be held May 5 at 2 p.m. at the
Elgin Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gray’s West & Co.
Pioneer Chapel, Baker City.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
MEETINGS
BIRTHS
8:49 p.m. — Local law enforcement responded to the area of
Island Avenue and Pine Street, La Grande, on a complaint about
careless driving and counseled the subject.
9:45 p.m. — La Grande police responded the 2200 block of
Adams Avenue on a request for assistance with someone experi-
encing mental illness. Police provided assistance.
THURSDAY, APRIL 21
10:32 a.m. — La Grande police responded to a residence on the
1500 block of Adams Avenue on a report of a civil disturbance. An
officer explained options.
11:35 a.m. — A caller on the 1800 block of G Avenue, La Grande,
reported a dog bit someone. An animal enforcement officer
responded and took a report.
12 p.m. — La Grande police at a traffic stop on the 2200 block of
Sixth Street arrested Patrick Wayne Crowson, 38, on multiple warrants
for failure to appear in Union County and one in Umatilla County.
2:02 p.m. — A caller reported an aggressive dog on the 1100
block of Alder Street, Elgin.
5:43 p.m. — The Union County Sheriff’s Office received a report
of a residential burglary on the 70500 block of Valley View Road,
Elgin. A deputy responded and took a report.
6:31 p.m. — La Grande officers responded to C Avenue and
Cedar Street on a complaint about a careless driver and warned
the driver.
Myrtle M. (Manning) Huber
January 4, 1926 – April 16, 2022
Myrtle (Jean, as she was
commonly known) M. Huber, 96,
died Saturday, April 16, 2022, at
her home near Summerville.
A service will begin Saturday,
April 23, at 2 p.m. at the
Summerville Baptist Church.
Committal and interment will
follow at the Summerville
Cemetery next to her husband,
Harry. Arrangements are entrusted to Daniels-Knopp
Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center, La
Grande.
Myrtle was born on Jan. 4, 1926, in Mutual,
Oklahoma, the daughter of Charlie and Mary M.
(Mote) Manning. She was raised and educated in
Vici, Oklahoma. After she completed high school she
attended the university in Weatherford, Oklahoma. She
and her mother moved to California for her mother to
work as a nurse. Myrtle met Harry Lewis Huber, and
they were married on Sept. 4, 1949, in Long Beach.
They remained in California where both of their sons
were born before they moved to a farm in Oklahoma in
1965. They returned to California in 1969, and in 1970
they moved to the farm near Summerville, Oregon,
where they remained for the rest of their lives.
Myrtle was a mother first until the boys were old
enough, then she began working for the post office
in Elgin before transferring to the office in Imbler,
which she became postmaster of and managed until her
retirement.
Myrtle and her husband were very active in the First
Baptist Church in La Grande and later the Summerville
Baptist Church, both of which Harry helped build.
Myrtle was a member of the Eastern Star chapter in
Elgin. She was an avid seamstress and made many
things for her family and others. She loved working on
the farm.
Surviving relatives include her sons, Schuyler, of the
family farm near Summerville, and Corey and his wife,
Lore, of Syracuse, Kansas; granddaughter, Keshia,
and her children, Jaxon Allison and Logan Andrews;
grandson, Corey Jr., and his daughter, Timber Huber.
Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, Harry, on Feb. 3, 2018, and a sister, Edna
Edsel.
Contributions in memory of Myrtle M. Huber may
be made to the Summerville Baptist Church.
Jerome Lafarge
Elgin
Jerome Lafarge, 88, of Elgin, died April 20, 2022, at
Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande. Arrangements are
by Loveland Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Samuel Wheeler
Elgin
Samuel “Sam” Wheeler, 64, of Elgin, died
April 13, 2022, at Grande Ronde Retirement Residence,
La Grande. A celebration of his life will be held April
30 at 2 p.m. at the Elgin Community Center. Arrange-
ments are by Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cre-
mation Services, Halfway.
UPCOMING
LOCAL
SERVICES
April 23 — JO BOLLMAN: 11 a.m. graveside
service and vault interment, Enterprise Cemetery.
April 23 — MYRTLE HUBER: 2 p.m. funeral
service, Summerville Baptist Church.
April 24 — MICHAEL ROBINSON: 2 p.m.
celebration of life, Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande;
followed by reception at Riverside Park Pavilion, La
Grande.
April 30 — ALBERT DIXON: 11 a.m. funeral
service, Union Victorian Cemetery.
April 30 — SAM WHEELER: 2 p.m. celebration
of life, Elgin Community Center.
May 7 — TODD McCOY: 1 p.m. memorial service,
Grace Lutheran Church, Enterprise.
May 7 — JEFFERY HARDY: 2 p.m. graveside
service, Highland Cemetery, Elgin.
May 14 — VIRGINIA FLANERY-DREW: 1 p.m.
celebration of life, La Grande Country Club (casual
dress preferred).
May 16 — LEONARD SPEARS: 10 a.m.
celebration of life, Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande.
May 19 — ORVA MURRILL: 2 p.m. graveside
service, Union Victorian Cemetery.
May 21 — MARY SCOTT: 11 a.m. celebration of
life potluck, Elgin Community Center.
June 23 — DAN KRAMER: 2 p.m. memorial
service, Grandview Cemetery, La Grande.
— Calendar courtesy of Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande
Susan ‘Susi’ (Scott) Webb
November 14, 1936 - April 2, 2022
Susan “Susi” (Scott) Webb was
a loving mother, grandmother,
sister and friend. She left this
world on April 2, 2022, at the age
of 85. She was born on Nov. 14,
1936, in Anacortes, Washington,
to Robert Donald Scott and Edith
Ebell Scott. After Susi graduated
from high school at Punahou
School in Hawaii, she went to
college in Colorado, where she
studied architecture.
Susi married her first husband, William Thoelecke,
and moved to Chicago. Sadly, William passed away
after a few years of marriage. Susi married John Webb
in California in 1963. Together they had two children
(Kimberly and Belynda). Susi lovingly helped raise
two of John’s children from his first marriage (Suzanne
and John) and stepped in as a loving guardian to Alison
McCallum.
Susi loved growing up in Hawaii. She was a haole
hula dancer and boogie boarder. She spent the early part
of her adult years living in San Francisco and working as
a model at I. Magnin. Susi raised her family in Moraga,
California. She loved to sail on the bay all winter and
spent summers camping with her family in the Santa
Cruz Mountains. Susi was very involved in painting
sets for many theater companies in the San Francisco
Bay area. She loved to travel and saw many beautiful
places, including Africa, Israel, China and Germany,
where she met many family members with her mother
and sister.
Susi moved to La Grande to care for her mother in
2003. During her time in La Grande, Susi was involved
with the library, Shelter From the Storm, Oregon Arts
Council and PEO. She enjoyed volunteering to help
within her community.
Preceded in death by her sister, Marcia Scott Myers,
Susi is survived by her daughter, Kimberly Webb
Dittmann and her husband, Thomas Dittmann; her
daughter, Belynda Marks Webb; grandson, Emmett;
stepchildren, Suzanne Webb and John Webb and
Alison McCallum; niece, Michele Myers Kennedy; and
nephew, Robert “Bob” Myers.
If you were a friend of Susi’s and are interested in
joining us to celebrate her life, contact Kim Webb at
415-706-3374. The memorial will be on Saturday, April
30, from 2-4 pm. in La Grande.
In place of flowers, please donate to any of the
following organizations: Shelter From the Storm,
Oregon Arts Council or the La Grande chapter of PEO.