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A delegation of Neighborhood
Center supporters and volunteers
protesting the countys funding of
their oraganization came before
county Judge Louis Carlson
Tuesday.
The
county
gave
the
Neighborhood Center $10,000 last
year to help fund the centers
charitable projects. The next fiscal
year starting July 1, the county has
budgeted $8,000 for the groups
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because a similar group has been
formed in north Morrow Co. The
newly formed group, the Boardman-
Irrigon Assistance Center will
receive $5,000 for the coming year.
Neighborhood Center proponents,
however, say that their function is
much more expansive than the north
county group and say they need
more money to survive. They site
differences
in
hours-the
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Healy family reigns over 1990
St. Patrick’s celebration
Mike Healy
1990 Heppner St. Patrick’s Grand
Marshal, John Michael. ‘Mike’ Hea
ly was bom in Heppner in 1918. He
went to first grade in Heppner and
lived with the John Healy family.
In the second grade they moved to
lower Rhea Creek and he attended
school in a one-room school house
with 12 or 13 other children. He sat
in a double seated desk with Bryce
Kean as they were the only two in
the same grade up to the seventh
grade.
In the seventh grade the family
moved to Boardman to farm. He
graduated from high school in 1935
in a class of seven and moved to
Portland the day after graduating. He
was in the army in 1941 for a short
time.
He married Lillie Bocci in 1949.
They have four children. Michele
Nelson, Marla Murray, Megan
Hessel and Michael Healy; and two
grandchildren Scott and Alena
Nelson.
His father. Michael Healy. Sr.,
was born in County Longford,
Ireland and came to Heppner right
after the flood, having been sent for
by his two older brothers, Pat and
John. They also had a sister, Mary
Kate in New York and a sister
Bridget and a brother Tom in
Ireland.
Mike was in the restaurant and
lounge business in Portland for many
years. The last 20 years he owned
numerous motels in Oregon and built
several apartment complexes in
Portland. He retired two years ago.
Michael, Sr. went to work herding
sheep for Jim Cartey at Six Mile. He
then came to Heppner and ran a
livery stable, renting out horses and
buggies. Later he farmed at three or
four different farms, renting from
the Kilkenny’s next to Mike Kin
ney’s home ranch.
He married Mary Ellen Hughes in
1908. She was the daughter of John
Hughes, who came to Heppner in
1880. Their children were Michael,
Patrick. Josephine. Mary and
Geraldi.«?. An older son. Tom, pass
ed away in 1939 and a daughter died
in infancy.
Mike Healy Sr. died in 1946.
Katherine Margaret ” Kay” Hea
ly Burchell. will reign as queen of
the 1990 H eppner St. P at’s
Kay Burchell
festivities.
Larry and Gail graduated from the
Kay, the eldest of Patrick and
United States Military Academy at
Margaret Healy’s five children was
West Point in 1959 and 1961. Larry
bom in Heppner on February 1,
currently resides in San Antonio.
1918. She grew up and attended
Texas; Gail in West Richland.
school in Heppner and married Ed
Washington and Barbara in Mid-
ward Lafayette Burchell of Lex
dleberg,
Virginia. Kay has nine
ington in 1935.
grandchildren and five great grand
Kay and Ed lived in Corvallis
children scattered from Oregon to
where the first of three children,
Germany.
Larry Edwards, was bom in 1936.
Kay's father, Pat Healy was born
A second son, Gail Patrick was bom
in 1939. Kay and Ed lived in in County Longford, March 16 or
17, 1880, the eldest of six children.
Portland, Heppner, Manzanita and
He had worked in Ireland and
Waldport where Ed was comman
ding a CCC camp when WWII broke England, but because of economic
out. Kay moved back to Heppner for conditions, saved up his money to
the duration of the war while Ed come to Oregon. He arrived in
fought in the Pacific. Kay and Ed’s Oregon around 1902 and worked as
a sheep herder, eventually owning
daughter. Barbara Ann was born in
his own sheep outfit. For many years
1944.
After WWII Ed became a career the sheep were lambed out on the
Army officer and Kay an Army range, where the weather was not
wife. They traveled the world from always good. In later years the sheep
assignment to assignment and rais were moved to the Bombing Range
ed their children. Fort Ord area where the weather was better
(M onterey), C alifornia; Fort for lambing. In the summer the
W orden
(P ort
Tow nsend), sheep were moved to the high moun
Washington; Fort Eustis, Virginia; tains and some years the family
Fort Leavenworth. Kansas; Man would spend part of the summer at
nheim and Stuttgart, Germany; the sheep camps. Family members
Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Alexandria, recall that Pat would count the sheep
Virginia; St. Louis, Missouri; Bat going through the chutes by making
tle Creek, Michigan; and Los “ a mark with a stub of a pencil and
Angeles, California were all called would hardly ever miss a one-500 or
home until Ed retired from the Ar 1.000.” He became a successful
sheep man until he lost his business,
my as a Colonel in 1968.
Kay and Ed moved back to Cor like so many others, during the
vallis in 1971 where Ed worked at Depression.
After the Depression Pat worked
Oregon State University until his
death in 1972. Kav continues to at various jobs until his death in
reside at the family home in 1949. He is still remembered for his
sense of humor and his love of
Corvallis.
children.
Rent-a-duck for duck race Sat.
The ‘ Ducky Booth” will be open
March 17 from 11 a nt. to 3 p.m to
rent a duck for the St. Pat’s O ’Ducky
race. Each contestant will rent a
plastic duck and be assigned a
number which will be put on the
duck’s head. “ You may hold your
duck for a few minutes, name it,
give it instructions and wish it good
luck," says organizers Joyce Hughes
and Cheri Lovgren. “ Then return it
to the duck pen until the time of the
race." All ducks will be released in
to Willow Creek at the bridge in
front of the courthouse. The finish
Teen dance
line will be in back of the city park.
The first three to finish will win
prizes. Contestants can not touch
their ducks once they are in the
water. “ If it blows out of the creek
or washes ashore-tuff duck. If your
duck isn’t smart enough to swim
down the creek, it’s out of the race.
You'll have a chance to rent a
smarter duck next y ear," they said.
Duck rental is $3 each.
For m ore inform ation call
Hughes, 676-9228 or Lovgren
676-9603.
Saturday
A St. Patrick’s teen dance will be
held Sat. March 17. from 9 p m. to
midnight at the Morrow County Fair
pavilion
Music will be by Fantasy Nights,
a sound and light show from Milton-
Frcewatcr. Cost for the chaperoned
dance, which is open to junior high
and high school students is $2 a
person.
The dance is sponsored by the St.
Patrick's committee For more in
formation contact Susan Johnston.
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photo by Joyce Hughes
Jason Maben (left) and Larry Benjamin paint fire hydrants
white, orange and green for St. Patrick’s Day celebration
this weekend
Neighborhood Center is open 40 hrs
a week, but the Boardman-Irrigon
center in open only nine hours a
week.
They
say
that the
Neighborhood Center provides a
larger variety o f programs, including
emergency food, clothing and
shelter, office space for CSD and the
heating assistance program among
others, while the other group is
basically a food pantry.
Judge Carlson says that the group
should look to other sources o f fun
ding and examine ways to cut costs,
including operating on an all
volunteer basis, cutting non-essential
programs, and looking toward other,
less expensive facilities.
Neighborhood Council members
say that unless they can get another
$2,000 to pay for director Nadine
O’Briens salary they will close
down.
The (Neighborhood) Council is
not a part o f Morrow County. We
fund it because we think it’s wor
thwhile,” said Carlson. “ You peo
ple on the board need to have the
guts to stretch revenues and cut costs
like everybody else. It may very well
be that you’ll have to cut the scope
of your program.”
Carlson agreed to help the coun
cil explore a possible reduction o f
the center’s property taxes. Les
Schwab owns the building and an in
crease in property taxes will be pass
ed down to the center, say center
board members.
“ I’ll be glad to help anyway I can,
short o f helping you do your
business for you,” said Carlson.
“ There’s no question about it,” he
added later, “ if we didn’t have the
Neighborhood Center, there’d be a
real problem.”
The council has scheduled a public
meeting for Wednesday, March 21
at 7 p.m. at the center.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16
Roller Skating at Fairgrounds
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. and 8:15 - 10:15
IRISH STEW DINNER at St. Patrick’s Sr.
Center by Heppner United Methodist
Church 5:30 - 7:30
St. Patrick’s
Day Schedule
Judee's Kiddee Rides on Main Street
(weather permitting)
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
Senior Breakfast for One & All,
Fairgrounds 7:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast at the Elks
10:00 a m.
9:00 -
SHEEP DOG TRIALS - Morrow Co.
Fairgrounds 8:30 a.m. throughout day
Shamrock Dash Radio Controlled Car
Race Heppner Elementary School - 10:00
a.m.
KUMA COFFEE HOUR, Elks - 10:00 a.m.
- 11:30 a.m. All types of Irish music,
jokes, stories,Irish family, Morrow County
Fair Court & more
Heppner Historical Home narrated Drive-
By 9:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.
(Tour begins at Morrow County Museum)
Morrow County Museum Open House Arts
& Crafts 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Senior Center “TASTE OF IRELAND” 12
- 4:00 p.m. potato soup, homemade
bread, pie and coffee and videos of the
home country
Morrow County Historical Courthouse
Tours 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
JUNIOR HOOP SHOOT - ages 5 & up
Sr. Center Lot 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
ST. PADDY’S ’O DUCKY RACE, Court
St. Bridge to Park 4:00 p.m. (Quackers for
rent 10:00 - 3:30 p.m.)
Social Hour - Farley’s (next to Coast to
Coast) 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Dixieland Jazz Band - Bob 'sted
Elks - 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
HAM DINNER & music 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Elks Dinner - 5:30 p.m.
BRUNCH & IRISH MUSIC at Heppner
Elks 11:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Elks Dance - 8:30 p.m. (*2.50 cover
charge)
Touch of Blue Mt. Country, Cloggers -
auction stage 11:00 a.m.- auction area
TEEN DANCE - 9:00 p.m - Morrow Couhty
Fairgrounds
* * * *
Air Life Helicopter Landing - Les Schwab
Lot 12:00 noon
SUNDAY, MARCH 18
Scotch Doubles Bowling - Heppner Bowl,
Chase St. 12:00-2:00-4:00p.m.
Sheep Dog Trials - Morrow County
Fairgrounds 9:00 a.m.
Bed Race & Calcutta - Heppner Mam
Street 1:00p.m .
Scotch Doubles, Heppner Bowl, Chase St.
10:00 & 12 noon
ST. PADDY’S DAY PARADE - Main
Street 1:15 p.m.
Mario’s Basque Barbeque. Fairgrounds,
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Judee’s Kiddie Rides - all day, weather
permitting
TRADITIONAL OLD TIME BAND CON
CERT, Morrow and Gilliam Counties,
Fairgrounds, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
ANNUAL ST. PATRICK S DAY AUCTION
Main Street 2:00 p.m.
Roller Skating at Fairgrounds 2:00 - 4:00
and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Judee’s Kiddee Rides - all day, weather
permiting
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