St. Patrick's Day Supplement to the tieppner Gasetto-Ttmefl SEVEN
Ham dinner to be served at St. Pat's parish hall
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Brother and sister to reign
over celebration
The Irish brother and sister
team of Peter "Pete" Lennon
and Margaret "Maggie"
Mealy, both of Heppner, have
been chosen as the grand
marshal and queen of Hep
pner's St. Patrick's Day Pa
rade, Thty were born to Jim and
Mary Lennon in County Lei
trim; Maggie was the oldest of
nine children. Their parents
were farmers.
Maggie came to the United
Statei in 1911 at the age of 18.
Her boat landed in New York,
and she came by train to
Heppner, where an aunt who
tent for her lived. After arri
ving here she did housework
for people in the area.
Here she met and married
Pat Healy, who also came to
Heppner from Ireland. The
couple had five children:
Patricia Gentry and Elizabeth
"Lib" Daggett, both of Hep
pner, Katherine Burchell of
Corvallis, Francis Healy of
Pendleton and the late Jim
Healy. Mrs. Ilcaly's husband
died in 11M9.
She returned to Ireland once
after coming to the U.S., about
20 years ago, and says she
would like to go back to her
homeland once agan.
Pete came to the U S. in 1931
when he was 19. He too landed
in New York and took a train
to Oregon and settled in Hep
pner. lie says all but two of the
Lennon children came to the
U.S., but now only Pete, Mag
gie and their brother, Jim
stayed, and all three are still
living in Heppner.
When he got to Heppner,
Pete herded sheep for awhile
and then started farming.
While in the Army for four
years during World War II, he
met and married his wife,
Carniel, of Los Angeles, Calif.
After his years in the Army he
and Carmel moved back to
Heppner. He worked at the
sawmill here, and then bought
a ranch on Balm Fork near
where the Willow Creek Dam
site is now.
Mr. Lennon has returned to
Ireland three times since his
move to the VS., the last time
in 1942. He, too, says he would
"definately" like to return to
his homeland again.
Cost for the meal is $3.50 for
adults, $1.50 for kids age 10
and under, little ones age
three and under will be served
free, or the entire family can
enjoy dinner for $12.
The St. Patrick's Catholic
Church Altar Society will be
sponsoring a ham dinner and
live entertainment Saturday
evening from 4:30 to 7,30 at
the parish hall in Heppner.
Ham, scalloped potatoes,
green salad, rolls, green
beans, homemade pie and
milk, coffee and tea are all on
th menu.
Entertainment will be pro
vided throughout the meal
time by the Larry Lindsay
family, Ron McDonald, Bill
Kenny and Kenny Turner, who
will perform musical and vo
cal selections, and by Alecia
Tarnasky, who will entertain
with an Irish dance.
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