QUICK TAKES
A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN EASTERN OREGON
RUMMAGE SALE SET FOR
MARCH 12
LA GRANDE — Our Lady of
the Valley Catholic Church will
have a rummage sale Saturday,
March 12, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Enter
through the door at Fifth Street
and K Avenue. A $1 bag sale
starts at noon. Off erings include
home decor, baby items, toys,
bedding, kitchen items, clothing,
jewelry, collectibles and more.
VFW RESUMES EVENING
BINGO GAMES
UNION — The organizers of
the Wednesday community bingo
games at the Veteran of Foreign
Wars High Valley Post 4060 in
Union have decided to move the
games back to the evening. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m., and bingo be-
gins at 6 p.m. All are welcome.
WEE BIT O’ IRELAND
RETURNS FOR TWO
WEEKENDS
HEPPNER — After a two-year
hiatus, the Wee Bit o’ Ireland fes-
tival returns for bookend week-
ends, March 11-13 and 18-19,
including a full day of food, fun
and family-friendly activities on
Saturday, March 12.
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Decked out in the color of the day, people line the streets for the Great Green Parade on March 14, 2015, during Wee Bit o’
Ireland in Heppner. After a two-year hiatus, this year’s parade returns on Saturday, March 12, 1 p.m. on Main Street.
March 12 entertainment
highlights include a local talent
show (6 p.m., Gilliam & Bisbee
Building), the Blue Mountain
Old-Time Fiddlers (6:30 p.m.,
Morrow County Fairgrounds) and
the Gothard Sisters (7:30 p.m.,
Gilliam & Bisbee).
The following weekend brings
Murray’s Irish Beer and Wine
Festival on Friday, March 18,
7-11 p.m. at the Gilliam & Bisbee
Building. The live DJ show
includes music, lights and fog
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Closing out the celebrations
is the 2022 Coastal Farm &
Ranch Challenge of Champions
Bull Riding. Tour Stop No. 3 is
Saturday, March 19, 4 p.m. at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds. Get
tickets at www.cctbullriding.com.
For a full schedule of events
and activity registration forms,
visit www.heppnerchamber.com.
If you have questions, call 541-
676-5536.
HEPPNER FINDS A WAY
TO STAGE PRIEST’S
LAST PLAY
HEPPNER — The last play
written by the late Father Gerry
Condon, “The Little Way of
Saint Therese,” will fi nally be
staged in Heppner.
The play will be presented
Friday, March 11, 7 p.m. at the
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Gilliam & Bisbee Building, 106
E. May St., and the St. Patrick
Catholic Church Altar Society
will provide desserts. Dona-
tions are accepted.
Condon, who died March 7,
2020, at the age of 92, began
writing dramas to provide
historical information about the
church and saints. Born and
raised in Ireland, he served 57
years in the priesthood, the last
22 in Heppner and Ione.
Staging Condon’s plays be-
came an annual tradition lead-
ing up to the town’s annual St.
Patrick’s celebration. JoAnna
Lamb, Heppner Chamber of
Commerce executive director,
said the play was performed
in Ione, just a day after the
beloved priest’s death. How-
ever, pandemic restrictions
postponed its curtain call in
Heppner.
The play is based on the life
of Therese Martin, who was
born in 1873. At 15, she was
fi nally allowed to join a convent
after petitioning the Pope. The
young nun’s autobiography,
“The Story of a Soul,” was pub-
lished shortly after her death of
tuberculosis at age 24.