WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2014
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4-H Leaders Association meets
Terrific poster contest will be announced. Laurie Yates,doctorof The Union County 4-H For more information, call management, will discuss the Urban Forestry Division Leaders Association will hold at 541-962-1352, ext. 204, or the value of integrating its quarlerly general meeting liberal arts education with at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Ex- email trees@cityoflagrand. business and other profestension offtce. Several items on org. sions Thursday. the agenda will require a vote Physical therapists by members. Carole Smith, Yates' colloquium prespeak for series regional administrator for sentation,"Management Through a Liberal Arts OSU Extension, will explain Elizabeth Zastrow, DPT, changesto the association that OCS, and Vanessa Braden, Lens," begins at 4 p.m. in Ackerman Hall, Room 210, at are goinginto effect this year. PT, are guests of the next All Union County 4-H lead- Eastern Oregon University Eastern Oregon University. A Health Speaker Series. Stureception with time for ques- ers are encouraged to attend. tions and answers will follow. Dinner will be served. Those dents and community memCorporate responsibility, planning to attend should bers are invited to attend theirfreepresentation at global sustainability and RSVP to 541-963-1010. ethical practicesare concerns 6 p.m. Thursday in Badgley MS self-help group organizationsarefacingtoHall 102. meets Thursday Zastrow specializes in day, and to which the public, employees and customers are Blue Mountain Multiple orthopedic physical therapy demanding solutions. with additional interest in Sderosis Self-Help group women's health, vestibular Yates will share results of will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Denny's. The group will rehabilitation and pediatrics. a recent forum in which She holds a doctorate in education and business discuss some of the artides in recent MS Focus and the leaderstackled theissue of physical therapy from Duke University and a master's in preparing tomorrow's busiNeurology News magazines. ness executives. physiology from the UniverReferring to a world driven City sets Arbor Day sity of Arizona. observance by innovation, they found Braden has experience The City of La Grande with acute and sub-acute that the capabilities of a liberal arts education may Arbor Day observance will care, aquatic therapy and have become America's most be held at noon Friday at the orthopedics. Her interests Riverside Park pavilion. include pediatrics, women's valuable economic asset. health and orthopedics with Yates is an assistant Groups and individuals who have contributed to the an emphasis in manual professor ofbusiness and community forestry program therapy techniques, in comteaches for EOU's programs bination with neuromuscular at Mt. Hood Community Col- will be recognized, and the lege in Gresham. winners of the Trees are re-education and therapeutic
TODAY Today is Wednesday, April 23, the 113th day of 2014. There are 252 days left in the year. In history:On April 23, 1914, Chicago's Wrigley Field, then called Weeghman Park, hosted its first major league game as the Chicago Federals defeated the Kansas City Packers 9-1.. On this date: In1954, Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit the first of his 755 major league home runs in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals. (The Braves won, 7-5.) In 1988, a federal ban on smoking during domestic airline flights of two hours or less went into effect.
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16-18-33-49 Pick 4: April 22 • 1 p.m.: 1-7-1-1 • 4 p. m.: 2-3-7-4 • 7 p. m.: 6-9-9-5 • 10 p.m .: 8-5-4-9
exercise. She holds a master's degree in physical therapy from Ca l ifornia State University and her bachelor's is from Linfield
how service dogs can be used to help people will be given Thursday at Imbler High
School.
The program will start at 1:30 p.m. in the IHS gym. The program is being coordinated by IHS student Hannah Haefer for her College. senior project. Zastrow and The program will be put ! ~ Braden both on by the Joys of Living Zastrow wo rk in Grande Assistance Dogs, a volunteer nonprofit agency. Ronde Hospital's Rehabilitation Therapy Voters Forum takes unit. place Monday The speaker series is ELGIN — The public is made possible by EOU and invited to Elgin for a Voters the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center Forum at6:30 p.m. Monday with the goal of providing to hear from proponents on students interested in pursu- two local ballot measures ing health care careers the — the proposal to make the opportunity to hear firsthand Elgin city administrator experiences from members an appointed position, and ofthearea'sm edicalcomthe proposal to make Union munity. County Commission posiThe series continues tions nonpartisan. through spring term with The event will be held in one presentation each month. the Stella Mayfield AuditoFor more information, rium at Elgin Elementary visit www.eou.edu/prepro School. or contact Kimberly MuelThe format will include time for questions from the ler, EOU's pre-professional health liaison, at 541-962audience, and is sponsored by the Elgin Chamber 3070. of Commerce and The Service dog program Observer, with assistance set for Thursday by theLeague ofWomen IMBLER — A program on Voters. Braden
OBITUARIES
Pick 4: April 21 • 1 p. m.: 3-6-1-3 • 4 p. m.: 9-3-1-5 • 7 p. m.: 9-0-5-6 • 10 p.m .: 6-3-1-5
Baptist Church, 21, 1948, in Detroit, Mich. 707 Main St. She later moved in Cove, with a La Grande to California, casualluncheon where she to follow. George 'Wes" Kalmbach, land gr aduatedm fro Stark Nancy was born on Oct. 15, 64, La Grande, died this Santa Monica morning atGrande Ronde High School. She attended 1929, the daughter of Jere Hospital. A full obituary will various colleges. B. and Ruth (Grandstaffl In 1986, she came to Stair in Monrovia, Calif. She be publishedlater.Loveland Funeral Chapel and Crema- Eastern Oregon, and in earned her bachelor's degree tory will be in charge ofhis from Redlands University 1987, she began working as the city recorder for the City and became an elementary care and arrangements. of La Grande. She enjoyed teacher in California. photography and reading On Sept. 1, 1951, she marJoseph and was known for her sense ried H. Bruce Stark in San ofhumor. Dimas, Calif. Their daughShe is survived by her son, ter, Cathy, was born Sept. A memorial will be held Thomas Lund of Ft. Lewis, at alaterdate for Patricia 14, 1952. Nancy supported Combes, 83, of Joseph, who Wash.; aunt, Violet Norgan Cathy as a Girl Scout died April 11 at a Portland of Michigan; and other leaderand in many other hospital. A full obituary will relatives. activities. Memorial contributions The family later moved be published later. Bollman Funeral Home is in charge of in hername may be made to southern Oregon, where arrangements. to a charity of one's choice. she taught at Eagle Point Arrangements are entrusted Elementary until her to Daniels-Knopp Funeral, retirement. Cremation & Life CelebraShe was active in the local tion Center. home extension and enjoyed La Grande 1948-2014 the country lifestyle of their home in Butte Falls. Alexandra "Sandy" NorShe was an avid gardener and birdwatcher, which she gan Lund, 65, of La Grande, La Grande died April 20 at Grande 1929-2014 continued to enjoy when they moved to Cove in 1995. Ronde Hospital. A memorial service will Nancy Ruth Stair Stark, She volunteered at the Cove begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Library until they moved 84, of La Grande, died April the La Grande Church of the 8 at her home. A memorial into La Grande in 2012. She Nazarene. service will be held at was a wonderful cook and 11 a.m. Saturday at Calvary made amazing pies. Sandy was born on April
George'Wes' Kalrdbach
ROAD REPORT Numbers to call: • Inside Oregon: 800-977-6368. • Outside Oregon: 503-588-2941.
MARKETS Wall Street at noon: • Dow Jones averageDown 17 points at 16,497 Broader stock indicators: • SBcP 5001ndex — Down 1 point at 1,878 • Tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index — Down 17 points at 4,144 • NYSE — Down 9 points at 10,590 • Russell — Down 3 points at 1,153 Gold and silver: • Gold — Up 90 cents at
Patricia Combes
$1,284.60 • Silver — Up 4 cents at $19.43
Alexandra 'Sandy' Norgan Lund
GRAIN REPORT Soft white wheat — April $767; May, $765; June, $7.60 Hard red winter — April, $8.65; May, $8.60; June, $8.59 Dark northern springApril, $8.78; May, $8.68; June, $8.62 Barley — April, 176; May, 175
Xancv Ruth Stair Stark"
— Bids provided ty Island City Grain Co.
Survivors include her husband, Bruce Stark of La Grande; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren with one on the way. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Catherine Stark Coleman, in 1999. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cove Library in care of Daniels-Knopp, Funeral, Cremation & Life Celebration Center.
John E. Gray Jr. Enterprise 1946-2014 John E. Gray Jr., 67, of Enterprise, died April 21 at home. A service will take place at 1 p.m. May 4 at the Range Rider Tavern in Enterprise. John was born Dec. 9, 1946, in Clarksville, Tenn., the son of John and Lola (Morrisonl Gray. He grew up in Clarksville and attended Salem High School in Indiana and Watterson College in Louisville, Ky. He served in the U.S. Army in 1965 and 1966 and was a member of the American Legion. He was married to Karen Koots and later to Rae Dean
Vaughn. He married Debbra Reynolds on Feb. 14, 2000. John worked at and retired from Wallowa Memorial Hospital, where he was a lab directorfor 30years. His hobbies included
camping, NASCAR and football. John was a season ticket holder of the Seattle Seahawks since 1981. Survivors include his wife, Debbra, of Enterprise; son, Eric Gray of Salem; stepson, Earl Haines (Jeneferl of Enterprise; stepdaughter, Joy
Moore (Michaell of Joseph; sister, Suzanne Morgan (Rossl of Huntington, Ind.; and two grandchildren and five stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother and father. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Legion or Humane Society.
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PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT LA GRANDE POLICE Arrested: Zachary Michael Fritz, 19, transient, was arrested Monday night on charges of third-degree theft and giving false information to police. Accident: No one was injured in anaccident atYAvenue and Ash StreetTuesday morning. Arrested: Scott Christopher Lee,45, La Grande, was arrested Tuesday morning on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and second-degree theft. The subject was additionally arrested on charges of driving whilesuspended (misdemeanor) and a parole and probation detainer. Accident: No one was injured in an accident at 1802Taurus Avenue. One was cited for no insurance.
"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." — Thomas A. Edison U.S.inventor, 1847-1931
Spears,30, unknown address, was arrested Monday on a Union County warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of possession of meth. The subject was additionally charged with possession of meth and oxycodone. Arrested: Steven D. Johnson, 24, unknown address, was arrestedTuesday night on a Union County statewide warrant charging failure to appear on an original charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants. Accident: No one was injured in an accident at 63276 Highway 203 early Wednesday morning.
LA GRANDE FIRE AND AMBULANCE La Grande Fire and Ambulance crews responded to eight calls for medical assistance and one call for a gas leak Monday. The gas leakwas quickly repaired. Crews responded to nine calls for medical assistance Tuesday.
LA GRANDE RURAL FIRE La Grande Rural Fire crews responded to a call for a lift assist Monday and a call for medicalassistance Tuesday.
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