RECORDS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2022
THE OBSERVER — A5
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
DEATH & SERVICE NOTICES
Jeff Bond
BRIEFS
Three cheers for the red, white and blue
Last Friday event includes
farmers market, fi ddle music
Union
Jeff Bond, 70, of Union, died June 30, 2022. A
potluck and celebration of his life will be held Sept. 4
at 1 p.m. at the Bond residence, 57899 Highway 237,
Union.
UNION — The Catherine Creek
Community Center’s Last Friday
market on Aug. 26 will run from
5-8 p.m. at the center, 667 Main St.,
Union. The gathering will include a
farmers market with fresh produce,
fl owers and gifts, hosted by local
artists, crafters, farmers and small
businesses.
This month’s event off ers a bonus:
Following the market, the Blue Moun-
tain Old Time Fiddlers will play from
6-8 p.m.
Vendor spaces are available. For
details, email CccCenter667@gmail.
com. Union’s Catherine Creek Com-
munity Center is housed in the former
United Methodist Church.
Dan Hamre
Formerly of La Grande
Dan Hamre, 62, formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 6,
2022. A brief service with military honors will be held
Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery,
10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Road, Boise, followed by
a memorial gathering from noon to 3 p.m. at VFW
Capitol City Post 63, 8931 W. Ardene St., Boise.
Darrell J. Prince
Union
Darrell J. Prince, 84, of Union, died Aug. 23, 2022,
at his residence. Arrangements are by Loveland Funeral
Chapel & Crematory, La Grande.
Sign up to learn to make jams
and jellies at Rockwall Grange
ELGIN — The Rockwall Grange,
north of Elgin, is hosting a class to
learn how to make jams, jellies and
fruit spreads on Thursday, Sept. 1,
beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Grange
Hall, 71562 Middle Road. The pre-
senter will be Robin Maille, associate
professor, OSU Extension Service,
Union County.
The cost of the class is $10 per
person, payable at the door. Registra-
tion is required so that enough sup-
plies are available. To sign up, call
541-910-3349 or leave a message at
541-437-5915.
UPCOMING
LOCAL
SERVICES
Aug. 26 — MARILEE LAKE: 10 a.m. graveside
service, Island City Cemetery (casual dress preferred).
Aug. 26 — KENNETH WEBB: 10 a.m. graveside
service, Union Cemetery.
Aug. 27 — LARRY WATERS: 11 a.m. graveside
service, Prairie Creek Cemetery, Joseph.
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.
Sept. 4 — MARJORIE JARVIS, KATHLEEN
HATTON & JOAN JARVIS: 3 p.m. joint memorial
service, The Barn at Tamarack Springs, Summerville.
Sept. 10 — LELAND ‘LEE’ FRIES: 11 a.m.
graveside service, Summerville Cemetery (casual dress
preferred).
Sept. 10 — THORVAL BURROWS: 2 p.m.
celebration of life, Wallowa Senior Center.
Shannon Golden/The Observer
Flags wave above the Union County Museum Society’s 1939 Chevy fi re truck on Main
Street during the Union Grassroots Festival and Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.
shoppers will pay $1 per bag.
Hurricane Creek Grange
plans bake sale Aug. 27
Robert Delahanty/Contributed Photo
Wes Youssi and The County Champs take
the stage Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Side A
Brewing’s back patio in La Grande.
Side-Alley summer concert
series brings upbeat show
LA GRANDE — The sec-
ond-to-last show in this summer’s
Side A-lley concert series hap-
pens Friday, Aug. 26, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. at the brewpub, 1219
Washington St., La Grande. The
live show will feature Wes Youssi &
the County Champs.
According to promotional mate-
rial, the Oregon band will bring
a lively show of original country
compositions to the stage for a night
of upbeat entertainment. Describing
the touring process, Youssi “plays
bars, sweats hard and meets all
kinds of great people along the
way.”
Community dance open to all
LA GRANDE — The BlueMoun-
taineers will provide live music for
August’s end-of-month community
dance. The event is on Saturday, Aug.
27, from 6-9 p.m. at the Union County
Senior Center, 1504 N. Albany St., La
Grande.
Admission is $5, or free for ages
12 and younger. The evening also
includes a fi nger food potluck.
Pendleton book sale held this
weekend at Convention Center
PENDLETON — The annual
Pendleton Friends of the Library
book sale at the Pendleton Con-
vention Center, 1601 Westgate, is
slated for Aug. 25-27. Thursday eve-
ning is a preview for members from
7-9 p.m. The public sale will be open
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The
last two hours, 3-5 p.m. Saturday,
JOSEPH — Joseph’s Hurricane
Creek Grange #608 is having a
bake sale at the Wallowa Mountain
Cruise car show on Saturday, Aug.
27, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more
information about grange events,
contact Barbara McCormack at
541-605-8233.
Out-of-area service
Want to play pinochle?
LA GRANDE — Pinochle games
happen every Friday at the Union
County Senior Center, 1504 N.
Albany St., La Grande, beginning at
6 p.m. Games are also played begin-
ning at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays. The public
is welcome.
Tickets are now on sale for
Round-Up kick-off concert
PENDLETON — Nashville
recording artist Kip Moore will
share some of his chart-topping
tunes as the headliner for the Pend-
leton Round-Up and Happy Canyon
kick-off concert on Saturday, Sept.
10, at 7 p.m. at the Happy Canyon
Arena, 1601 Westgate.
Tickets range from $51-$90. VIP
packages are available for $156,
which includes dinner (before) and
beverages during the concert.
Moore released his most recent
studio album, “Wild World,” after
traveling the globe to places like
Maui, Costa Rica, Australia and
Scotland. The self-described lone
wolf found peace as he wrote a col-
lection of songs.
Opening the show is singer-song-
writer Ned LeDoux. Carrying
on his father’s musical legacy —
cowboy crooner and rodeo champion
Chris LeDoux died in 2005 — he’s
bringing a new voice to the LeDoux
name.
Tickets are available via www.
pendletonroundup.com. For more
information, call 541-276-2553.
Bill Bradshaw/Wallowa County Chieftain, File
Grace Hanning, of Centerville, Washington,
clad in a traditional Swiss dirndl dress,
demonstrates how the new offi cial alphorn
of Oregon’s Alpenfest is played Tuesday,
July 5, 2022. She’s standing near what will
become the new home of Alpenfest once
the events center is constructed at Wallowa
State Park Marina.
Volunteers, food and craft
vendors sought for Alpenfest
JOSEPH — Back after two pan-
demic years, Oregon’s Alpenfest is
looking for volunteers and asking for
food and craft vendors to apply to
sell at Wallowa County’s Swiss-Ba-
varian cultural festival Sept. 29-
Oct. 2.
Alpenfest, held in Joseph at the
Joseph Rodeo Grounds, needs vol-
unteers to pour beer and wine, pro-
vide kitchen and meal service and
perform other duties. Each volunteer
gets a free admission ticket and a
bratwurst sandwich.
The 42nd edition of the fes-
tival will feature The Polkatones
dance band, the Tirolean Dancers
of Oregon, Swiss yodeler Shelby
Imholt, accordionist Toby Hanson
and alphorns.
To volunteer, contact Chuck
Anderson at alpenmeister@
mail2oregon.com or call 541-398-
1096. Food and craft vendors may
apply to Lynn Wolf at lakesidelynn@
eoni.com or 503-692-5050.
8:20 a.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 2900
block of Ash Street on a call
about
trespassing.
Police
arrested Austin Cameron Reyn-
olds, 18, for fi rst-degree bur-
glary, second-degree criminal
trespass, second-degree theft
and on a probation violation.
Police also arrested an 18-year-
old woman for second-degree
criminal trespass.
1:09 p.m. — A resident in
Cove reported identity theft. A
Union County sheriff ’s deputy
logged information.
2:04 p.m. — La Grande
police placed 48-hour tow
notices on three vehicles at
Grande Ronde Plaza, 2212
Island Ave.
3:25 p.m. — La Grande
police received a report of a
rape. An offi cer responded and
took information.
9:57 p.m. — A caller
reported a suspicious person at
Ninth Street and N Avenue, La
Grande. An offi cer made con-
tact and determined the per-
son was exercising.
TUESDAY, AUG. 23
9:13 a.m. — La Grande
police received a call about a
dog bite on the 1400 block of
T Avenue. An offi cer responded
and took a report.
9:21 a.m. — A caller
reported abandoned ani-
mals on the 800 block of Sec-
ond Street, La Grande. An ani-
mal enforcement offi cer made
contact.
12:39 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 3100
block of Cove Avenue on a call
about a burglary. An offi cer
took a report.
1:19 p.m. — La Grande
police responded to the 1600
block of Cove Avenue on a call
about a vehicle break-in. Police
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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
MONDAY, AUG. 22
Sept. 2 — DAN HAMRE: 11 a.m. service with
military honors, Idaho State Veterans Cemetery,
10100 N. Horseshoe Bend Road, Boise; noon to 3 p.m.
memorial gathering, VFW Capitol City Post 63, 8931
W. Ardene St., Boise.
arrested Shawn Lee Presock,
39, for felon in possession of a
weapon, fi rst-degree criminal
trespass and on a parole/pro-
bation detainer.
4 p.m. — Police and med-
ics responded to Wildfl ower
Lodge, 508 16th St., La Grande,
on a report of an assault. Police
took a report.
4:05 p.m. — A caller
reported an aggressive dog at
Safeway, 2111 Adams Ave., La
Grande. An offi cer responded
and warned two people.
Join us for a
memorial on
September 4th at
3 PM at
“The Barn at
Tamarack Springs”
69695 Craig Loop
Summerville, OR
Kathleen Jarvis
Hatton
&
Joan Kendall
Jarvis
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