SIX - The Heppner Gaiette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March IS. 198!
Many celebrate St. Partick's Day in Heppner
By JUSTINE
MEATHKRFORO
Everybody turned tempor
arily Irish on Wednesday,
March 17, as many true Irish
were gathered to lead the fun
in Heppner from the morning
radio show presented by
KUMA at Jim Farley's show
room, through the breakfast
program at the Elks Club and
on into the very big evening at
the Irish Stew dinner at St.
Patrick's Parish Hall where
all was super until the Altar
Society ran out of stew, alas!
The morning fun began with
a blessing by the Rev. John
O'Brien and a KUMA taped
song by the late Joe
Doherty and continued with
music and short talks. An
impressive group of clergy
headed by Bishop Thomas
Connelly of Baker graced the
affair. Pendleton's jovial
mayor Joe McLaughlin and
Dr. Kendall Early brightened
the morning with their pre
sences and their top-to-toe
brilliant green grab. Bill
Kilkenny served as assistant
to producer Ted Smith and
sang a request number "Rag
time Cowboy Joe."
Local Irish families were
represented by Eb Hughes,
Jerry Brosnan, George Cur
rin, Rosella Lindsay. Helen
Doherty Dyer and niece
Martha, Pete Lennon and
sister Maggie Healy, Matt
Doherty and others.
Irish music was offered by
Bill Kenny and a Scotch
minstrel, Ron McDonald, who
were accompanied by Karen
Stack. The program at Far
ley's ended with a bennedic
tion from Bishop Connelly.
As most of the morning
crowd walked from the Farley
establishment to the Elks
Lodge they enjoyed music by
Ackley-led junior high music
ians parked along the street
side. At the breakfast party,
Irish music was provided by
the Lindsay Family and by
Ron McDonald who sang
"Clancy Lowered the Boom;
(all musical performances
were repeated at the Irish
Stew.) Master of Ceremonies
Gene Pierce was assisted by
Hazel Mahoney and Ruth
Nutting as special prizes were
distributed. The winners
were: best-dressed Irishman,
Joe Burns of Hermiston, and
best-dressed Irish Woman,
Dene Laughlin; and a repre
sentative of the Morrow
County family O'Sheridan, the
Rev. Michael Sheridan ... all
of whom were rewarded with
prizes given by Farley Motor
Co.
Larry Brady was honored as
the oldest native Irishman:
Pete Lennon gained a prize
from McDonald Chevrolet
because he was the oldest
native Irishman driving a
Chevrolet, and Pete's sister,
Maggie Healy. was honored as
the oldest native-born Irish
woman with an award from
John F. Kilkenny. Bill Lowe
won the Hutch's Printing
Award as the oldest English
man present. Kate Daly won
as the oldest native Irish
person born in County Conegal
and Kathleen Hisler was
named the oldest Irish person
whose ancestors came from
County Leitrim and she won a
prize donated by Ralph Cur
rin. M.C. Pierce declared that
Ron McDonald was awarded a
prize from Boyce Insurance
for being the oldest Scotch
man present; Vic Lovgren
was given a prize from H-M
Ranch for being the oldest
Probably the smallest of our
presidents, James Madison,
at five feet four, never
weighed more than 100
pounds.
Pre - EASTER Meeting!
April 4-ii i
with Lee Turner f
- Evangelist from Seattle j
Call 676-9209 for more information J
First Christian Church I
The Heppner Jr. High
Jim Ackley
i in ;t i tie
A j tv.
Many in green crowded in and outside
Farley's showroom
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77 f m.
Ron McDonald entertained the crowd
with Irish songs
Irish-Swede. Red Leonard,
Hermiston, got the Turner
Van Marter & Bryant Insur
ance award as the reddest
faced Irishman, or facsimile,
and Bud Batty was awarded a
prize from MIR Floorcov
ering because he was judged
the shortest Irishman or
Get that garden
started
By BOB COSTA
Morrow Co. Extension Agent
Home vegetable gardening
can provide your family with
plentiful fresh, inexpensive
vegetables and add years to
your life. Out in the garden
you get exercise, fresh air and
relief from tension and worry.
Stress fades away as you
become absorbed in cultivat
ing, planting and harvesting.
One trick for enjoyable
gardening is to avoid biting off
more than you. can chew.
Plant a moderate sized
garden so you don't become a
slave to your corn and
tomatoes.
In most of Morrow County,
gardeners can start planting
now. Peas, onions, radishes,
spinach and other cold season
crops ean be planted as soon
as you can work the ground.
Many warm season crops can
be started indoors to get a
jump on our warm but short
growing season.
May 15 can be considered an
average date for last frost in
central Morrow County. After
this date, all vegetables can be
planted or set out in the
garden.
The Morrow County office of
the OSU Extension Service in
Heppner has a wealth of free
literature and information on
home vegetable gardening.
band performed under the direction of
1
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facsimile.
The newest Irish Immigrant
prize, donated by Eb Hughes,
went to Patricia (Mrs. Patrick
Campbell) a recent -from-Ire-land
bride. The youngest Irish
person. Janelle Healy. gained
a prize given by Paul Hisler.
Jr. The final award was a
ON MORROW COUNT
SCHOOL BUDGET
DID YOU KNOW?
How our present school tax rate compares with other
counties' present average tax rate.
Umatilla
18.75
Sherman
21.24
DID YOU KNOW?
Next year's Morrow
lower. Estimates are that next year's rate for schools will
596 va'uo renran the same.
DID YOU KNOW?
Your next year's school tax will be less
drop by as much as "1 1 9" on a "60.000"
WHY:
because budget increases are less than last year,
because under expenditure of previous year fund,
because unexpected payment of prior year's tax
which will reduce the current tax
VOTE YES ON MORROW
COUNTY
Ihlf ad paid for by
co
American
I VV -
F pi
r - ffxH
A leprechaun, alias
Donna Moeller
crooked 2x4 from Kinzua
Corp which went to the'
"Crookedest Irishman" Jim
my Farley.
The entire Morrow County
Community gained much
pride and joy on its prize-winning
St. Patrick's Day in 1982.
Let's do this everv vear!
VOTE YES
Gilliam
15.63
Co. school tax is expected to be even
SCHOOL
Morrow County Education Assoc., &
- sponsored by the
Assoc. of University
Sr. Trooper Victor Groshens
receives promotion, transfer
Senior Trooper Victor L.
Groshens. Fish and Game
Enforcement Trooper for the
Oregon State Police in Hepp
ner has been promoted to the
rank of sergeant and will he
transferred to the Bend Stale
Police office, effective April 1.
Groshens will assist the Bend
station commander in
supervising enforcement of
the Fish and Game Hcmila-
Natural Family Planning
seminar to be offered
Natural Familv Planniim
i NKP 1 will he the topic of an
itiii'iihietnrv seminar eomiim
in 'he Heppner - lotie area
sunn announced Mrs. .loe
McKlliuott of lone Jean Owen
of the Killings Ovulation
Method Tenter in Portland
will show a film. "Miracle of
Lite" and explain NKP
McKlliL'oti said "The ovul
ation method of a familv
planning enables all preg
nancies to lx planned and can
assist manv infertile courses
Farmers respond
Morrow County farmers are
responding favorably- to the
19R2 acreage reduction pro
grams by signing up early,
said Judy Buschke, an official
of the Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation Service
At the end of the fourth week
of signup. 141 farm program
applications had been filed
The program offers farmers a
chance to adjust their crop
production and increase the
prices they will get
The 1982 programs call for a
15 percent reduction of wheat,
cotton and rice acres, and a H)
percent reduction of feed
grain acres. "Farmers who
have signed up are eligible for
price support loans, target
prices and the reserve pro
gram. Participation is volun
tary. However, only those who
sign up will be eligible for
program benefits." Buschke
'satd
Wheat program partici
pants will receive regular
loans at $3.55 a bushel, reserve
loans at $4 and a target price
of $4 05 per bushel F'eed grain
program participants will be
eligible for target prices of
$2 70 per bushel for corn, $2 fid
Morrow
7.95
- your tax could
property.
BUDGET
Women
tions at Bend, Madras and
Prineville offices, announced
Lieutenant Bill Barhoulotox.
commander of the Hermiston
and Heppner slate police
offices,
Groshens. 44, was horn and
raised in the Heppner area
and attended Heppner
schools. He and his wife. Judy,
have three children.
Groshens Itcgan his career
with the department in May
tt achieve pretniancv It is
natural vet is based on
sound scientific knowledge ,
and can be successfully ap
plied durmu breast leeditm "
The setiiinar is open to
auxone inierested and is tree
with no obligation In attend
tui-ther classes said McKI
hi"
ntt Atnone mleresteil in
altetiilllli!
tin
seminar,
.iImuiI NKP
McKlliUiitl
or
is
at
Ic'inmiL' mure
a.ked in call
J;!
as soon as possililf
favorably
fur sorchiim and harley; and
$1 Till fur on Is They will
reeeive i'rop loans ut a rule of
$2 .Viper IiiisIh-I for corn; $2 42
for .sorghum: on for harley
and $1 :t for oals. she added
Accordion to Buschke, the
record unnti crops in I'Hti.
alonn with slimcish demand.
h;uc led to an excessive level
of carryover stocks,, depres
Mtin prices to miiicceptulili
levels The acreage reduction
liroKiams will conlriliule to
rediicmi: carryover stocks and
incrcasnm prices
Farmers mav upply for the
pronram until April Ie
tween H a m atid 5 p m
weekdays, at the Heppner
ASCS office
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I!m;:i lie was stationed at the
Newport office and was trans
ferred to the Heppner post In
l!72. Itarhouletos said Gros
hens will complete his move to
his new Assignment by May
School board accept
bids for buses,
new storage shed
The Morrow County School
Board accepted bids for three
new buses und for construc
tion of a new KtoniKe shed at
Sam Bomdmnii Flementiiry
School, at its last meeting
March 15
A bid of $-7,tiHr) each was
accepted for two new fit; pits
sender buses, and one of
$21. -170 was accepted for one
M passenger bus
The new buses will In used
to replace inyeiir-old htKh
mileae buses now in use by
the district
Purchase of the buses will
he emit indent on passage of
the school budget March 30.
.Superintendent Matt Doherty
told the board of directors,
A bid of S.t.T'Ji was also
accepted by the board for
construction of a small stor
age huildinK at Sam Board
man Flementary in Board
man
Iw bidder was Columbia
BMCC registration set
Registration for spring term
classes at Blue Mountain
Vote Yes on March 30
Chapter No. 59 Oregon School
Employees Assoc. supports
Morrow Co. School Budget Eec.
raia for by UitA Chopir No. 59
Ruth Adomi, Pr . 10 1 N jin, Irrioon,
4 89
5 99
SQ99 f Mu,(,( Omf! V 1
QP Gal. I 1 I II
To clean piano ky, !p'v
toothpaste to wM dmnp
and cloth. Rub the knyi
well, wipe dry end buff
with a dry toft cloth.
Hiver Construction Company.
In other business, the
board:
learned the district would
receive $44. (MK) less in basic
school support than last year,
"That's bettor than we had
anticipated." said Doherty
- decided to Nond the next
two months reviewing energy
use at all the schools in the
district in an effort to save
money
learned that the pump in
the Kiverside High School well
would have to be lowered 40
feet The pump is too high and
is sucking in air, Doherty said
approved a policy on
religion in the schools The
policy slates the school board
will not aid any particular
religion, but would not forbid
teaching about religion
approved tan base
election for the district on May
1H The tax base request will
u- $;.n:i:..27-
Ciimmimilv College is set for
Monday. March 2t
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