Rachel Adeline (Worthen) Shields, the beloved matriarch of the Jack Shields clan based in Hood River, Ore., passed into Heaven on Friday, July…

Rachel Shields has worn many hats in her 90 years: She’s been the director of Asbury Day Care Center (later Frankton), foster parent and missionary. She was appointed ombudsman in 1993 by Meredith Cole, Oregon’s long term care ombudsman, and named a delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Aging in Washington, D.C., by Gov. John Kitzhaber. She also leads weekly Bible studies at Providence Down Manor.

Lynn Bruce, owner/operator of Mosier Creek Adult Foster Care, has filed a $290,000 lawsuit against the "illegal" management practices of the Mid-Columbia Council of Governments (MCCOG).