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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1986)
» I I . Ill Ih r llr|»t»»r> l . s i r l l r I l m « . llr|i|Wrl UfegiMi. U r d w U a i M anto I- Visiting and refreshments order of hour Queen Rosella Lindsay to reign over St. P a t’s weekend in order In allend school there (in NuiitLa»». Kusella »a y ». The (•rove' m i a gathering place and a h om e" attain lor I lie many lri»h revident, ol Pendleton. especially lhe young lad» and colleen» »h o a r »ingmg and dancing made those occasion» a Joyful time Kosella attended grade school at St Joseph's Academ y and two year» of high school at Alpine After g rad u a tin g fro m H eppner High School, »he enrolled at Oregon C ol lege of Kducation at Monmouth She taught school at Alpine, a rural school with 25 student» and seven grades during the Depression years She was forced to change her mode of transportation from a used" Whippet and Kssex she was nothing to brag about i to the gasless type horseback or a one horse buggy She m arried Alex C Lindsay, a native of the Alpine area in 1934 They farm ed first at South Springs. located across Irom the North la>x ingtun Elevator, and later were able to purchase their present home just off Baseline Koad Their farm ing operation involved wheat, sheep, and later cattle when they bought extensive desert land in north Sand Hollow Alex built the first fences in the desert and Kosella says he called it, "land that nobody else wanted “ Sand blows and long treks to pump water made it anything but ea s y , she recalls, ' but when the neighbors gathered at the old Blacksmith Shoo corrals for spring branding, food was waiting for them, and a good time was had by all " Alex and Kosella had one son. Lawrence (Larry who cam e home from Georgetown la w School Wa shington. D C to take over the operation of the ranch following the sudden death of his father in 1960 He married Corrine Rem ily in 1962 whom he had met when they both attended the Cniversity of Portland They built a new home on the ranch and have a fam ily of seven Ann iM urray) and Cathy attending Ore gon State U n iversity. Alex. Theresa. Barney. Dan and Joe at home Kosella still lives at her home on the ranch The Lindsays have con tinued their wheat and cattle opera lion, also drilling wells to hold the light desert soil Irrigation and circle machines followed where alfalfa, corn and feed grains were grown to replace the sagebrush and sand dunes and to turn the desert green Of the IKiherty fam ily, only Kosel la and her sister Dorothy survive Dorothy. a registered nurse and past yueen of the Heppner Rodeo and a Pendleton Round I p Princess, re sides in Pendleton Other members of the fam ily now deceased are Mary iDoherty i. Frances C u rran 1 Bernard 1 Barney >. Katherine Mon Sue D oherty to lead Irish parade Honored this year by the Doherty fam ily and reigning (fueen of St Patrick's weekend. Kosella Lindsay is representing the IKiherty families as Indeed she might her mother was a Doherty, both her paternal and maternal grandparents were Dohertys (not related! County jK m egal. Ireland, is often called the ‘ land of the Dohertys and McLaugh tins Nile rightly and proudly claims to be u descendant to almost all of the Morrow and Umatilla county descendants of the Green Isle Kosella was born in Pendleton September II, 1910. the daughter of Bernard and Catherine IKiherty, early Irish pioneers of Morrow und Umatilla counties Her father emi grated from County Donegal and spent some time in Boston, Mass . Indore continuing west He arrived at Pendleton In 1886 where he found employment in the sheep industry until he was able to purchase some sheep himself and homestead land in north Morrow County in the Sand Hollow area Her mother, also from County Donegal arrived with her uncle and fam ily in Pendleton in UN Her parents were m arried in 1895 and, she says, from m eager beginn ings. put together a large sheep and farming operation stretching from what is now part of the Navy Bombing Range lo the Sand Hollow Alpine area ‘ Kosella. one of a fam ily of nine, grew up in an era of great change, from the so called ' horse and bug g v " days to the present, mechanical and modern world As a child, she grew up in both Morrow and Um atilla counties Some of her earliest recollections are of her home in Sand Hollow where her parents' sheep operation entailed a busy and exciting life lumhing. shearing, farm ing getting to know the fun loving Irish herders, and attending the Saturday night country dances at the homes of the m any Irish s e ttle rs s c a tte red throughout the “ Sand Country," a name glvrn to the spraw ling acres of sagebrush land in north Morrow County reaching to the Columbia River The land, vital to the early sheep industry, is now replaced largely by irrigation Kosella'.» parents, called "Little B arney" and "K atie." were well- known for their kindness and con cern for the incoming Irish Im m i grants looking for work The names of many whom are now included in the colorful pioneer history of Mor row County A large grove of trees surrounded a home the fam ily acquired later near Pendleton and provided a name for the IKiherty home. "The G ro v e ," where Kosella and her siblings attended St Joseph Academy Cousins also stayed with the fam ily Grand Marshall for this year's St Patrick s Weekend parade in llepp ner is Susan E IKiherty Born in Pendleton to Pal and Mary Me laiughlin) IKiherty Decem ber 7, 19u8. she started to travel early in life When she was six months old, she. her parents, brother Joe and sister Mary sailed on the 'Lusitania for Ireland in 1908 They spent three months visiting relatives and friends there Sue attended grade school in the country school on Big Butter Creek above Vinson and graduated from SI Joseph's Academy In 1925. she entered Uehnke Walker Business School in Portland She worked there until 1929 when she went to New York to work for five years She returned home in 1943 In 1944 she m arried Bernard P Doherty, son of Barney and Katie IKiherty. Sand Hollow Barney had property in liolh Morrow and Um a tilla counties and ran sheep for years During lamhing season, they lived in a trailer camp on the Sloan Thomson Ranch She recalls that it was a very busy lim e, but a lot of fun " They did a lot of traveling, taking in all of the football and basketball games they could In 1966. they took a four month tour through Germany, Greece. Italy. Switzerland. Holland. Eng land. Scotland, and Ireland where they visited many relatives Barney and Sue did not have any children but enjoyed watching many nieces and nephews grow up Barney died in 1972. but Sue keeps busy with her many activities She tx-longs to St Anthony Hospital Auxiliary, St M ary's Parish and the Umatilla County Historical Society She is a m ember of the University of Portland President's (Tub and Gon ruga Prep Associates in Spokane. Washington She has accumulated a great deal of family history, having put logeth er a Family Tree that goes hack on the paternal side to her Great Great Grandfather John (N ew m an ) who left the Isle of Dough in I .'Hi and settled at B allyloskev. County Done gal. Ireland Her great grandfather Philip and Nancy McLaughlin IKih erty had six children Mary <Sand Hollow descendants and many nth ersi. Sue's grandfather Shan. Big Paddy < Black horse i . Rose d lir l fam ilies), and Kate (M u llalyl Other descendants of John are Tutu ilia Dan Doherty. Susie IKiherty French and Catherine IKiherty Nel son Many descendants from these fam ilies settled in Umatilla and Morrow counties Sue's father Pat IKiherty. cam e to this country in 188« where he worked until his return to Ireland in 1901 to marry Mary Mel-aughlin When i . ST. PATRICK’S DAY (Saturday Only) Footlong Hot Dogs • J0 0 Churros 6 0 « Elephant Ears t ] 00 Chili in a Biscuit t J 00 Family Pak Special Large 4 Topping Pizza 2 Salads 1 Pitcher of Pop Kates 676 -5210 Pizza A Pastry they returned to Am erica, they brought M ary's brother Cor and P at’s cousins Paul and Nora New man' IKiherty with them Sue is the third of six children Joe. Mary IKiherty Keim er Dan, Con and Pat who died young Joe. Dan and Mary Keim er are deceas ed Mary IKiherty Kenner's sons Carl and Dan daughter Carla Keim er Coldesser and fam ily live in Pendleton Linda Keim er Coila lives in Walla Walla. Washington Joe and Fanny McCauley IKiherty raised a fam ily of nine, two deceas ed Joe. Eileen, Peggy. P al. Jerry. Nancy, John Michael, and le o Most of whom live with their fami lies in Umatilla county Eileen lives in Portland and Nancy lives in Vermont Dan's wife. Peggy IKiherty. and daughter Mary Alice Green and her fam ily live in Pendleton They have retained the family home at Vinson built by Pat IKiherty about 1925 Con. his wife Agnes IKiherty . and son Charlie raise hay and cattle on property ut Gurdane Daughters Sharon Wahl Mary Theresu Mich ael and fam ilies live in Pendleton and son Pat and fam ily live in Pasco On the maternal side, M ary Mr laiughlin Doherty and her brother Cor M il^iu gh lin s father Daniel Mcloiughlm i Big Denny i cam e from a long line of Mclaiughlins known as the "C rocker B eh g" (G a elic) Me laiughlins The first son in each family was named Cornelius They had considerable property in Ireland and it's a "toss u p ," Sue says, whether there are more McLaugh lins than IKihertys both here and in Ireland It wouid be a difficult task to count them " Mary and Cor were Ihe only ones in their fam ily to m igrate lo Am erica Cor McLaugh bn married Mary Doherty Black horse> und they raised a family of 1.1 children on their ranch in Morrow County Cousins Michael and John aglei. William. John and Lawrence Kosella is a member of St P a t rick's Catholic Church in Heppner and is active to parish activities Her son and his fam ily have enter tamed for many years during the St Patrick's Day dinner at the parish hall She is also a charter member of the Morrow County Cow Belles Already thinking about next year with at least 8-10 professional shear era competing Shearing, he says requires skill and speed and a procedure must be followed Kill says that the average shearer will handle 100125 sheep per day and tom j ( the good ones will shear as many as 1*0 200 per day Special clippers with wide tooth spacing are used for the thick wool The shearer must be careful not to cut the sheep s tender skin, but must cut dose enough not to dam age the ool A hoped for event which didn't quite make it for this year's St Patrick s Day celebration was a sheep shearing contest W illiam Kill whowas trymg to organize the event said that one of the problems was that now is the busiest time for the shearers and it was unreasonable to expect them to take time from their work for a contest here With a little more advance preparation, though, he is hopeful that the contest esn be arranged for next year a celebration Dinner boasts entertainment because nearly that many were served at the parish hall last year Cost for the meal is 54 for adults. 52 for children 12 and under, and 512 50 for an entire familv Little ones under age three will be served free of charge The Lindsay fam ily will entertain with musical selections again this year during the dinner The Altar Society of the St Pat rick » Catholic Church will sponsor a ham dinner and live entertainment Saturday from 4 40 until 7 30 p m at the parish hall on 5*0 Jones St in Heppner The full dinner menu includes ham. s callop ed p otaotes. green salad, rolls green beans, homemade pie and milk, coffee or tea Enough food will be prepared for 6(«l people State of Eastern Oregon to hold meeting M d^iughlin worked in this country for many years Sue's paternal grandfather. Shan Doherty and his wife, Susanna M c Laughlin Doherty, five of their children and Shan's niece. Kahe IKiherty and Bridget! Slone came from Ireland in I MO and joined the rest of the fam ily who had migrated several years before The fam ily set lied at Hog Hollow in M orrow and Umatilla counties, and acquired land and sheep At the present time. Sue’s brother Joe's family is c a rry ing on in the sheep and cattle business on some of these proper tiea Sue's mother died in 1917 and in 1920. her father m arried Mary Ann ■ Gleneely i Doherty They had three sons Fr Jack IKiherty. C S C at Notre Dame. Ind . Emmet who worked many years as an F K I agent and is now semi retired and lives with his fam ily in California, and Vincent in Arizona and Patricia at Portland Sheep dog compete for prizes members dress up in old western clothes, and it is reported that the governor. "D o c " W om er. will be escorted by the notorious "o u t laws ” Some of the work the session will be discussing at the Saturday meet ing will be completion of the infor mation packet on Eastern Oregon now being prepared, says Ann Spic er. local representative to the legis lative body The meeting will be open lo the public Old western dress will be the fun. and a chance to help promote Eastern Oregon the business, as The State of Eastern Oregon holds its first Heppner legislative session this Saturday starting at 10a m upstairs at the Elks Started to draw attention to E as tern Oregon and help promote the area lo tourists, the s ia le of Eastern Oregon has a governor, a legislative body and conducts regular m eet ings As part of the fun in their work. 1 f 1 V M o *€ O » l H ÑTS V > t 1 f f V t t * * Design Your Own l 1 Variety of Styles t * R e aso n a b ly Priced V \ V Heady for the Hi# If eekend. l t V 676-5241 A > Heppner ) V 9 30 to 5 30 i— l f ^ Len's Processing r - n ill be selling Pepperoni & Home Cured Bacon at Sears - -, „ 0 * ~ Saturday, March 15 Thirty five entries, including one from Canada, have been received so far for th Sheep dog trials to be held at the Morrow County Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday during the Heppner St Patrick s Day ceiebra don More entries have been received than last year, mostly in the novice and pro novice classes, says a spo kesperson for the trials The open class entries are running about the same as last year A 550U purse is offered in open class IKigs will also compete for three bags of dog food and three ink drawings donated by Gary Erickson of Salmon. Idaho This is only the second year for the contest in Heppner Previous years, instead of the trials, a demonstra lion of dogs working sheep was included in the SI Patrick's Dav celebration It takes a lot of skill, time and patience to train the dogs, says W illiam Kill who has been taking entries for the contest, but they are interesting to watch We don’t drive sheep as much now as raisers used to but dogs are still a necessary part of a sheep opera tion “ The Inals begin Saturday follow ing the parade at 2 p m and continue at 10 a m Sunday Entries were tentatively closed March 1, but some are still being taken with a 510 fee for novice and pro novice and 520 for open class Those who would still like to enter their dog should contact William Kill for further information Krebs ranches will provide the sheep lo be used for the trials A Tjïsh óiftertam m eflr Saturday Paul Hansens. E vergreen, and Pet tyjohn Builders Supply, have said that they 'll still be racing although a couple of teams have pulled out in order to attend the state basketball tournament Entries officially clos ed March 10. but because of the withdrawals, late entries may be considered. Banka continued Small cash prizes will be awarded first and second place winners and the "Best of Show Ron Captured the Leprechaun and Got His Wish.... 'Or. Stornier sná Beds ready to roll up Main If you have trouble getting out of your tied in the mornings, you might want to consider riding it up Mam Street on Saturday That is. if you can find four people to push For the new St Patrick's weekend event this year, five person teams will race their beds up Main Street, "fro m bank to bank ( Eastern O re gon to First In terstate)" said race chairman Kay Banka Six entries Bucknum's, Pioneer Memorial Hospital, Foley Hoads. ¿fe S je jjp tw r , March 15 ¿Servin') fremi f 30 - 1)0 C d A liti LOADS OF CAPRICES! Plan Jo stop by either Farley Motors or Ron McDonald Chevrolet showrooms Saturday at 4 p m for a social hour, and a chance to meet with old acquaintances Snacks and refreshments will be served - TS lUundtr ■ }£ under -freí 2.50 fa r a ih i * 1 ' 7 M foñoiic CW >580 ¥ l Ad Sponsored By: C om e on in & m ake a d ea l! jom Sr. Q A H K OF D E a s te r n ( 'rvuen I
