Sept. 13, 2019 Local Briefs

Published 9:57 am Wednesday, September 18, 2019

GRH president speaks at Auxiliary meeting

ISLAND CITY — Grande Ronde Hospital Auxiliary will meet Sept. 16 at Island City City Hall. The guest speaker will be Jeremy Davis, GRH president and CEO. Refreshments will be available at 9 a.m. followed by the meeting at 9:30 a.m. All members are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested in becoming an Auxiliary member is welcome.

Event celebrates artwork of Robbie Waller

UNION — This month’s Union County Museum Third Tuesday presentation will celebrate the artwork of Robbie Waller. The event begins at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Little White Church, on Main Street in Union. Caralee Anley, Waller’s granddaughter, will share the story of Waller’s prolific artistry. A longtime resident of Union County who passed away in 2018, Waller for many years taught art classes and showed her work at the Union County Fair. Select pieces of her art will be available for a cash donation to the museum. The event is free and open to the public.

EOLS annual meeting set

UNION — The annual meeting of the members of the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Association, Inc., will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at the EOLS Clubhouse, 760 E. Delta St., Union. Directors will be elected for the coming year.

Imbler School Board to discuss staff negotiations

IMBLER — The Imbler School District Board of Directors will convene for a regular session and an executive session at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in Room 1 of the high school.

Giving blood saves lives

LA GRANDE — An American Red Cross community blood drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 17 in the gym of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1802 Gekeler Lane, La Grande. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call Linda Strand at 541-963-4261. Drop-ins are welcome.

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