The First Presbyterian Church in downtown La Grande will remain closed to in-person services through December, as is posted on their entryway. Faith services in Union County are expected to be…
The Cook Memorial Library building is closed during the statewide two-week freeze, with an unknown date for reopening.
Craig Beverage, the owner of Craig’s Antiques, 1409 Adams Ave., La Grande, puts up a United States flag, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, outside his store. The flag is one of three American flags he pu…
Bruce Johnson, left, and Ryan Westenskow work on a little library recently built at Sunnyhill Park, La Grande. Zachary Lauritzen and Sharon Bullock also donated their time and skills to instal…
UNION COUNTY — Beginning Friday, Nov. 27, students will be selling Christmas trees to raise funds for a future excursion to Philadelphia. The group is made up of Imbler, Elgin and homeschooled…
LA GRANDE — Community Connection of Northeast Oregon is seeking veterans who are first-time homebuyers in four Eastern Oregon counties for the Veteran’s Down Payment Assistance Loan Program.
Late one stormy London night in 1763, a man filled with despair was determined to end his life. He hired a driver to take him to the river and was convinced that if he could only cast himself …
COMMUNITY DRIVE-THRU COMMUNION EVENT
Students in Eastern Oregon University’s pre-professional health programs and Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center’s program volunteer at the weekly food bank at Mountain Life Church, …
JOSEPH — Third graders all over Wallowa County were the recipients of a unique gift late last month, as the Hurricane Creek Grange handed out student dictionaries as part of its education program.
JOSEPH — Denise Elizabeth Stone, of La Grande, was voted winner of the People’s Choice Award at the “Hello From Lockdown” art exhibit that ended Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Josephy Center for A…
LA GRANDE — Though Thanksgiving plans have been thwarted across the country thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses and artisans are forging ahead with a plan to make Small Business …
KLAMATH FALLS — Kassidy Kightlinger, a civil engineering student at Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, is the recipient of the Douglas P. Daniels/Coral Sales Scholarship.
ELGIN — With the help of a certain famous red-nosed reindeer, Santa Claus has never missed a Christmas Eve delivery. Now, with the help of a mask, that streak is set to continue in Elgin.
LA GRANDE — A new photo book that brings the beauty of the Grande Ronde Valley into sharper focus now is available.
Wayne and Betty Jones of La Grande are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Union County Senior Center takeout lunch menu
Red dresses hang from trees at Eastern Oregon University on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, to raise awareness about murdered and missing indigenous women and children. Members of the Native American P…
GRANDE RONDE HOSPITAL
Happening this week in local churches
Meetings & Briefs
There is a verse in Jeremiah’s compelling letter to the Israelite exiles in Babylon that arrests me whenever I read it. God says to his people: “You will seek me and find me when you seek me w…
Greg Kitchin clears leaves from a portion of Eastern Oregon University’s campus in La Grande on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Kitchin is an EOU employee.
LMS 7th and 8th grade students named to CDL honor roll
JOSEPH — As the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting nearly all aspects of our lives, the Josephy Center for Arts and Culture turned it into something positive, as the approximately six-week e…
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LMS students earn academic honors while distance learning
Desires employee Tanner Tracy paints a cornucopia Saturday morning, Nov. 14, 2020, on the store’s windows at 1105 Washington Ave., La Grande, in preparation for Thanksgiving. The store’s gener…
Children’s free takeout breakfast and lunch menu
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It’s beautiful when it comes down, but snow removal can be a pain. Yet these two don’t seem to mind shoveling the white stuff Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, off an Adams Avenue sidewalk in La Grande.
JOSEPH — The Wallowa Valley Photo Club has gathered to bring a photo exhibit full of landscapes, animals and unique images of the world around us at the Josephy Center for Art and Culture.
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Happening this week in local churches
People talk about faith all the time and this a good thing — however, along with our confidence, there must also be a collection of other godly character traits operating within us in order to…
ASSISI, Italy — The Catholic Church on Oct. 10 at a special Mass at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assis beatified 15-year-old Carlo Acutis. The action puts the late teenager one step away f…
LA GRANDE — The La Grande Public Works Department and Waste-Pro will begin the annual leaf removal project Monday, Nov. 16, at 7 a.m. The project will continue until all streets have been clea…
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LA GRANDE — Whether you need clothes, furniture or help with mowing your lawn, the Buy Nothing La Grande/Island City and Surrounding Areas Facebook group has you covered. The group is part of …
Meetings, Briefs & Honors
Pick up 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central, Greenwood or Island City elementary schools, La Grande. Free breakfast and lunch for anyone age 18 and younger. Fresh vegetables, seasonal fruit and 1%…
Pick up 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 1504 N. Albany St., La Grande. For delivery, call 541-963-7532 before 10 a.m. Age 60+, $3 suggested donation; all others, $5. Public is welcome. Inquire abo…
Art Center East in La Grande is opening its Dia de los Muertos ofrenda, or offering, to visitors until Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The exhibit provides gallery visitors a chance to participate in ce…
LA GRANDE — The Eastern Oregon University football team partnered with the Greater Oregon STEM Hub to put together activity boxes for fourth-grade students in Union, Grant, Harney, Wallowa, Ba…
Retta (Zachow) Hoxie, of La Grande, was born Nov. 7, 1917, in Cleveland, North Dakota, and has lived in the Grande Ronde Valley since 1952.
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Romans 8 has been called the most beautiful chapter in the New Testament, tremendously rich in spiritual understanding and resources. There are at least 10 references in this chapter to the Ho…
In popular culture, exorcism often serves as a plot device in chilling films about demonic possession. Recently, two Roman Catholic archbishops showed a different face of exorcism — performing…
LA GRANDE — Oregonians who are not insured through their work and who do not qualify for the Oregon Health Plan can sign up for health insurance during the six-week open enrollment period, whi…
WALLA WALLA — The Walla Walla Veterans Affairs office announced it is offering a new program to help through the difficulties COVID-19 has created. Led by Troy Parson, the Walla Walla chapter …
ENTERPRISE — A trio of “longtime Fishtrap friends” are the featured readers for the next Fishtrap Fireside at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
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