RECORDS
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
THE OBSERVER — A5
‘It was fun while it lasted’
Veteran 4-H’er
Carrin Yaw takes
dog to Wallowa
County Fair
DEATH & SERVICE NOTICES
Sumer L. Aspiazu
Formerly of La Grande
Sumer Lynne Ward Aspiazu, 51, of Nampa, Idaho,
and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 9, 2022, in a
Nampa hospital. Arrangements are by Nampa Funeral
Home, Yraguen Chapel.
Deanna L. Badgley
La Grande
By BILL BRADSHAW
Deanna Lee Badgley, 53, of La Grande, died May 23,
2022. A celebration of her life and potluck will be held
Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. at the Riverside Park Pavilion, La
Grande.
Wallowa County Chieftain
ENTERPRISE — For
her fi nal year in 4-H, Carrin
Yaw put her dog, Cookie,
through his paces at the 4-H
Dog Show at the Wallowa
County Fair on Saturday,
Aug. 6.
“My mom thought I
should do dog this year,” she
said.
This is actually her
second year in the fair’s
dog show with 3-year-old
Cookie, a Dutch shep-
herd, which is not unlike
the more-common German
shepherd.
According to a-z-animals.
com, German shepherds are
one of the most common and
well-recognized dogs in the
U.S. Although similar but a
bit smaller, Dutch shepherds
are rare in the U.S. and are
mostly bred in the Nether-
lands. These breeds are sim-
ilar in body shape, temper-
ament and trainability. Both
bred for herding, they’re
brilliant, loyal dogs that can
take on a range of jobs —
Photos by Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain
Judge Howard Postovit watches as Carrin Yaw leads her Dutch
shepherd, Cookie, through the pylons for a fi gure eight Saturday,
Aug. 6, 2022, during the showmanship portion of the 4-H Dog Show
at the Wallowa County Fair, Enterprise.
but they must have some-
thing to occupy their minds
and bodies.
A dog show can be just
the ticket for a dog like
Cookie.
“They’re a high-drive
dog,” Yaw said.
And unlike livestock that
get sold for slaughter at the
end of a county fair, Cookie
just reclaimed his place as
the family pet.
Yaw said Cookie did well
in the dog show, although
the pair didn’t come out on
top. She said he did “really
good” in obedience.
“It’s just something we do
all the time,” she said. “It’s
how we train.”
As dog and handler, the
pair won a few ribbons.
They won a red ribbon in the
Beginner Novice Obedience
Sr. category, reserve cham-
pion in the Agility Dog Sr.
category and a red ribbon in
the Beginner Novice Obedi-
ence Sr. category.
Yaw, who has been in
4-H since she was 9 years
old, has had a variety of
projects during her career.
She’s raised and entered at
the fair with horses, swine,
sheep, cows and dogs, as
well as cooking.
But seeing her 4-H
project animals sold for
slaughter doesn’t bother
Yaw, who has become accus-
tomed to their fate.
“That doesn’t bother me,”
Carrin Yaw leads Cookie, her
Dutch shepherd, through his
paces Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022,
during the 4-H Dog Show of the
Wallowa County Fair, Enterprise.
she said. “I’m selling a swine
this year. It’s part of life. …
If you know you’re going to
sell that animal, it doesn’t
bother me.”
In fact, it’s the cooking
that she’ll be continuing with
this fall in college. After
graduating from Enterprise
High School this spring,
she’ll be studying culinary
arts in Boulder, Colorado.
“This is my last year,” she
said.
The daughter of Craig
and Kathleen Yaw of Enter-
prise, she’ said she’s ready to
move on, having enjoyed her
time in 4-H.
“It was fun while it
lasted,” she said.
Recounting the Paiutes’ true and proud history
The Observer
JOSEPH — David
H. Wilson, author of
“Northern Paiutes of the
Malheur: High Desert
Reckoning in Oregon
Country,” will give a pre-
sentation
on Friday,
Aug. 19, at
the Josephy
Center for
Arts and Cul-
ture. The free
event begins
Wilson
at 7:30 p.m.
Wilson is a retired
Portland attorney and an
outdoorsman and wan-
derer who has spent much
time east of the Cas-
cades. According to an
announcement from the
Josephy Center, Wilson’s
highly acclaimed new
book tells the story of the
Paiutes and their tragic
spokeswoman, Sarah
Winnemucca.
In 1870, Winnemucca
wrote to an army offi cer
requesting that her people
be given a chance to settle
and farm their ancestral
land in Oregon Country.
The eloquence of her letter
was such that it made its
way into Harper’s Weekly.
Ten years later, as her
people languished in con-
finement as a result of the
Bannock War, she con-
vinced Secretary of the
Interior Carl Schurz to
grant the requests in her
Contributed Photo
letter and free the Paiutes
as well. But Indian agents
and other officials who
opposed Schurz’s deci-
sion intervened, flooding
Schurz with false infor-
mation that deceived
him into reversing the
decision.
University of Nebraska
press publisher says that
Wilson “unravels the
web of lies and deceit,
exposing the full jarring
injustice and, after 143
years, recounting the Pai-
utes’ true and proud his-
tory for the fi rst time.”
The evening at the
Josephy Center, 403 N.
Main St., Joseph, will
include coff ee and con-
versation. Books will be
available for purchase and
signing. For more infor-
mation, contact Josephy’s
Rich Wandschneider at
541-432-0505.
Cheryl E. Coe
Elgin
Cheryl E. Coe, 76, of Elgin, died Aug. 12, 2022.
Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral Chapel & Cre-
matory, La Grande.
Virginia L. McLaughlin
Island City
Virginia L. McLaughlin, 102, of Island City, died
May 25, 2022. A celebration of her life will be held
Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Union County Senior Center, La
Grande. Casual dress is preferred by the family.
Darla S. Thomas
La Grande
Darla S. Thomas, 77, of La Grande, died Aug. 12,
2022, at her residence. Arrangements are by Loveland
Funeral Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
UPCOMING
LOCAL
SERVICES
Aug. 17 — DEANNA BADGLEY: 10 a.m. cele-
bration of life and potluck, Riverside Park Pavilion, La
Grande.
Aug. 20 — GLORIA BAINTER: 10 a.m. rosary
and 10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial, St. Katherine
Catholic Church, Enterprise; luncheon follows.
Aug. 20 — DORIAN ‘DORN’ COX: 2 p.m. grave-
side service, Union Cemetery (casual dress preferred);
a barbecue follows at Georgia Cox’s home.
Aug. 26 — KENNETH WEBB: 10 a.m. graveside
service, Union Cemetery.
Aug. 27 — VIRGINIA McLAUGHLIN: 1 p.m.
celebration of life, Union County Senior Center, La
Grande (casual dress preferred).
Aug. 27 — DICK DECKERT: 2 p.m. memorial
service, Cove United Methodist Church.
Aug. 28 — GERRY McLAIN: 4-7 p.m. celebration
of life, M. Crow, Lostine.
Sept. 3 — NYLE ROLLINS: 1 p.m. celebration of
life, Fred Beeman Park, Island City.
Sept. 4 — JEFF BOND: 1 p.m. celebration of life,
Lone Hawk Ranch, 57899 Highway 237, Union.
— Calendar courtesy of Loveland Funeral Chapel, La Grande
Shirley Gardner
June 20, 1936 - August 3, 2022
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
BRIEFS
Scholarship Fund, Marie Lamfrom
Charitable Foundation, Oregon Com-
munity Foundation, and Oregon Cul-
tural Trust.
Sign up for next Little
Pinecones Book Club
LA GRANDE — Art Center East
invites children age 6 and younger to
the next Little Pinecones Book Club
on Friday, Aug 19, from 10-11 a.m.
at the center, 1006 Penn Ave., La
Grande.
The monthly book club includes
a story and an art-making activity
related to the story. ACE predicts
that kids will leave with new friend-
ships, art skills and a newfound or
renewed curiosity about books and
reading.
A parent or guardian must stay
with their child for the duration of
the class. The activity is free but reg-
istration is required: sign up at www.
artcentereast.org/calendar/little-
pinecones-book-club-age-0-5-3, call
541-624-2800 or stop by the center
between noon and 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday or between 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. on Saturdays.
Little Pinecones Book Club is
funded by the Art Center East Youth
Watch a movie under the stars
LA GRANDE — The city of La
Grande Parks and Recreation Depart-
ment and Union County Safe Com-
munities Coalition will host the fi nal
free movie night at Pioneer Park this
summer. Watch “Detective Pikachu”
on Friday, Aug. 19.
Come to the park by 9 p.m., and the
show begins at dusk. Moviegoers are
allowed to bring snacks, lawn chairs
and blankets.
Pancake breakfast served
during Cherry Fair
COVE — The Cove Education
Foundation will be serving a fund-
raising pancake breakfast in the Cove
Ascension School’s Founder’s Hall
from 7-11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20,
during the Cove Cherry Fair.
Tickets — $8 for adults, $3 for ages
5-11, and free for children younger
than 5 — include Alaskan sourdough
pancakes, sausage, eggs, coff ee and
juice. If you’re not hungry, enjoy just
coff ee for $1.
Take the new AARP Smart
Driver class Sept. 10
LA GRANDE — The next AARP
Driver Safety class in Union County is
planned for Saturday, Sept. 10, in the
Mount Emily Room at Grande Ronde
Hospital, La Grande. The course will
run from 8:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., with a
break for lunch (the hospital cafeteria
will be open), and hospital mask rules
will be enforced.
Participants will refresh their
driving skills, get up-to-date informa-
tion on new rules of the road and learn
research-based strategies to increase
safety while behind the wheel. There
is not a test, and those who complete
the course may be eligible to receive
an auto insurance discount.
The cost is $20 for AARP mem-
bers and $25 for nonmembers. To reg-
ister and for more information, call
541-910-9797.
— The Observer
PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
FRIDAY, AUG. 12
7:26 a.m. — La Grande police responded to a call about tres-
passing at the La Grande Inn, 2612 Island Ave. Police arrested a
36-year-old man for second-degree criminal trespass and off en-
sive littering.
7:59 a.m. — La Grande police responded to the 1700 block of
Adams Avenue on a call about a domestic disturbance. Offi cers
arrested Shyla Marie Jordan, 47, for fourth-degree domestic vio-
lence assault.
1:59 p.m. — La Grande police assisted a person with mental ill-
ness on the 300 block of Fourth Street.
7:44 p.m. — A caller reported abandoned animals in the area of
63100 Booth Lane, La Grande.
9:32 p.m. — Union County Sheriff ’s Offi ce received a report of
someone who may have been experiencing a mental or emotional
crisis near La Grande. A deputy responded and found the subject
was not OK.
SATURDAY, AUG. 13
6:50 a.m. — Local law enforcement received a report of a tran-
sient camp at Max Square, La Grande. A Union County sheriff ’s
deputy responded and the subjects were leaving the area.
10:25 a.m. — A La Grande police offi cer responded to the 2000
block of Gekeler Lane on a report of an assault. The offi cer took a
report.
3:39 p.m. — A caller reported fi nding drug paraphernalia on
the 500 block of North 15th Avenue, Elgin. A Union County sheriff ’s
deputy responded and recovered the paraphernalia.
3:51 p.m. — A Union County sheriff ’s deputy responded to
Standley Lane and Halley Road, La Grande, for a traffi c crash with
an injury. The deputy took a report.
8:11 p.m. — A caller reported the theft of a vehicle on the 2100
block of Oak Street, La Grande. An offi cer made contact and took
a report.
SUNDAY, AUG. 14
12:22 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the La Grande
Skatepark at Oregon Oak Street and Palmer Avenue on a report of
a disturbance. An offi cer counseled the subject.
1:07 p.m. — A Union County sheriff ’s deputy responded to a
residence in Union on a report of a person suff ering a mental or
emotional crisis. The deputy provided resources and helped put a
plan in place for the person.
5:59 p.m. — A caller reported horses were on the loose on High-
way 203, Union. Their owner took them home.
6:43 p.m. — La Grande police responded to a report of a restrain-
ing order violation at Monroe Avenue and Fir Street. Police arrested
Christopher Chernoff , 60, for violation of a restraining order.
7:58 p.m. — La Grande police responded to the 1000 block of
Benton Avenue on a report of a disturbance. Police trespassed the
parties involved.
Shirley Ann Cuthbert Gardner, 86,
peacefully passed away on Wednesday
Aug. 3, 2022 at Saint Alphonsus Regional
Medical Center, in Boise, Idaho.
All who knew and loved Shirley called
her “Annie.”
Annie was born on June 20, 1936, in her
grandmother’s home in Henderson, Illinois,
to the late Milo Cuthbert and Dorothy
Folger Cuthbert.
Annie grew up on the Mississippi River in the towns of
Nauvoo, Illinois, and Fort Madison, Iowa, where she graduated
in 1954. During her journey she met Robert Gardner Sr., who she
would marry in 1956.
Annie was a devoted military wife with Robert Sr. being in
the Air Force.
Throughout her life she would relocate to several different
states including South Dakota, Texas, New Hampshire, and
California. Along the way she formed many lifelong friendships.
Annie was full of love and joy and she let this shine through
with her varieties of interests. She was an artist. As an activities
director, she enjoyed being very creative, from putting on parades
to teach line dancing. She also loved to make people smile by
being Mrs. Claus and “Lovie” the Clown. Her love of all children
shone through while being involved with the Scouts - both Boys
and Girls.
Her children, then all of her grandchildren, were her next
adventure. She followed her first grandchildren to Oregon,
where she lived for the past 30 years. During this time, in 2012,
she opened the Red Rooster Restaurant, which became a family
affair. Annie loved to be a “Hostess with the Mostest,” while her
daughter, Kim, uses her creativity in the kitchen.
Four generations and extended family members have worked
in some capacity at the restaurant, from waitressing, to prep cook,
to carpenter.
Above all, Annie was a devoted Catholic while being a
parishioner at St. Katherine’s for the past 30 years. She was
involved with the Rosary Guild, where they made and distributed
thousands of Rosaries to missions around the world, and to
overseas military soldiers. She also was a Eucharist Minister
where she would take communion to those unable to attend Mass.
Annie’s greatest love was for Mary, Jesus’s mother. She
commissioned the “Our Lady of Comfort” statue of Mary, located
at the entrance of St. Katherine’s.
Annie is survived by four children, Kim (Bill) Moore, Diane
(Mark) Hill, Robert Gardner Jr., and Chistopher (Mary) Gardner;
Larry Martin, who is a long time foster son; eight grandchildren,
Kristy, Matthew, Robbie, Gregory, Gillian, Val, Sophia, and
Aidan; eight great-grandchildren, Madison, Nathaniel, Miles,
Celeste, Caleb, Calvin, Eden, and Coby; and one great-great-
grandson, William.
Annie is preceded in death by her father, Milo and mother
Dorothy Cuthbert; one brother, Barry; and two sisters, Gloria and
Candace. Robert Gardner Sr., her loving husband of 54 years,
passed in April 2010.
A Celebration of Life will be held at St. Katherine’s Catholic
Church in Enterprise on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 beginning with the
Rosary at 10 a.m., followed by Mass. Immediately following, all
are welcomed to join family and friends at a luncheon in the parish
hall.
Bollman Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements.