TWO - Heppner Gazette-limes. Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 20, 1991
Fair & Rodeo Court busy during St. Pats
L-R: Princesses Jodi Vandeventer, Jenni Ashbeck, Kristine Bedortha, Elizabeth Doherty and
Queen Jodi Ashbeck
It was a busy day for the 1991
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
Court as they helped to celebrate
Heppner's ninth Annual St. Patrick's
Day festivities.
Queen Jodee Ashbeck and
Princesses Elizabeth Doherty, Jen
ni Ashbeck, Jodi Vandeventer and
Kristine Bedortha took part in the
KUMA Coffee Hour, where they in
vited everyone to the Fair & Rodeo
August 14-18, and told of some
coming highlights.
The full court was on hand for the
parade, consisting of the five older
am bassadors and six pennant
bearers. The pennant bearers are a
big part of the court and will be
traveling around the state most of the
summer. They are Dawn Boor,
Stephanie Haguewood, Jossie and
Casey Evans, Joe Doherty and
Kimberly Bedortha. The group rode
in the horse drawn wagon belonging
to Joe and Hilda Yocom of
Lexington.
Queen Jodee and her court rode in
the open coach belonging to Iris
Doherty, and were pulled by one of
the famous Doherty Arabians,
“ Arafon” . The carriage was driven
by David Doherty in his top hat and
County-wide library district
meeting topic
Formation of a Morrow County
Library District was the topic of a
meeting held March 7 at the Hepp
ner City Library.
“ The district is being proposed in
order to provide financial stability
for libraries in the county and to in
crease library services for people all
over the county,” said a library
district supporter. They said that the
district would include a computer
database system which would allow
a person anywhere in the county to
have access to any book in the coun
ty and beyond. Ways for extending
the library system to outlying areas
in the county, such as a courier
system, were discussed. The need
for more space, heated space, and
handicapped accessibility in various
libraries was also discussed. The
district would include a district ad
ministrator who would be a profes
sional librarian and would coordinate
library services throughout the coun
ty, they said. Another benefit of the
district is that it would be available
for state improvement grants, they
added.
It was stressed at the meeting that
a library's collection would remain
its own even though books would be
loaned between libraries and to
outlying areas. Donations to a
library would remain the property of
that library and would not be taken
into account in dividing district
binds
Jerry Alldredge was elected chair
man of the task force to work on the
formation of the library district with
Ed Struthers as vice chairman.
Sharon Meyers and Paulette Sim
mons were elected recorders. The
need for representatives on the task
force from each library in the coun
ty as well as towns without libraries
and rural areas was stressed.
The next meeting will be held on
March 25 at 7 p.m. in Irrigon. The
place is yet to be determined. The
agenda will include work on a draft
proposal and an economic feasibili
ty statement. The public is invited.
55 Alive driver’s
ed class planned
By Anne Morter
The “ 55 A live” classroom
refresher course for drivers 55 years
and older will be held at the Willows
Grange Hall in lone on April 15 and
16 from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The
cost of the course is $8.
Interested parties should contact
Helen Crawford at 422-7575 in the
evenings for sign up information.
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tails. The Dohertys are relatives of
Princess Elizabeth.
Immediately after the parade the
court visited the residents of the nur
sing home and presented shamrocks
for their solarium. Many of the
ladies said they would like to see the
girls’ horses, so the court will be
working on a photo album with
horse shots to be presented to the
residents later in the summer.
The girls have a busy month com
ing up in April, with a trip to
Portland Meadows, several public
speaking luncheons and their first
parade in Milton-Freewater.
‘Bossy’ chooses winners Saturday
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Dawna Doherty of Heppner won
$250 in the first round of “ Bossy
bingo” game as “ Bossy” chose
Dougherty’s spot to do her duty.
Second round of $250 was split
between Joy Krein and Rhonda
Winters.
The game netted around $1,700 to
benefit Heppner High School’s
athletic programs. Also donated for
the bovine bingo game were 100
gallons of gasoline from Devin Oil
Company and two cords of firewood
from Kinzua Corp.
In the bedrace, held just prior to
the parade, the Adams Bread
bedracers took first with 41.22. Se
cond place went to Les Schwab’s
team with 43.74. The Pioneer
Memorial Hospital bedrace team
was judged best of show out of nine
teams competing.
Winner of the bed race Calcutta
was Gloria Clappner of Hermiston,
who won $100.
The annual St. Patrick’s auction,
the major fundraiser for the St.
Patrick's celebration took in around
$3,600 at this year’s auction.
Children’s youth
services to meet
A meeting of the Morrow County
Children’s and Youth Services Com
mission will be held Tues., March
26 at 7 p.m. at the Children’s Ser
vices Building at the Mountain
Valley Land Realty Building,
Boardman.
Since over $95,000 will be com
ing into Morrow County for children
over the next two-year period, the
meeting has been set to review
priority areas before funding.
Anyone wishing to offer input is
invited to attend.
For more information concerning
the meeting contact Juanita Martin,
989-8117.
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Photo by Joyce Hughes
Casey Evans brings out one of the participants of Bossy Bingo
The Irish Heppner’s sons and
daughters of Ireland came together
Saturday, March 16 at the KUMA
Coffee hour held at the Heppner
Elks Club. The Irish Musicians,
Singers and Dancers from County
4-H’ers plan for summer week
Morrow County 4-H members in
grades seven through 12 are receiv
ing information and registration
forms this week for this year’s 4-H
Summer Week at Oregon State
U niversity, according to Bill
Broderick, Oregon State University
Extension agent.
Those planning to attend the June
event must return their registration
forms to the county Extension office
in Heppner by May 1. Scholarships,
contributed by local organizations
and businesses, are available to help
cover costs.
Those attending the 1991 Summer
Rev. Thew to
speak Palm Sunday Ray Michael wins first in duck race
The Rev. Richard Thew will be
the guest priest at the Palm Sunday
worship service at All Saints
Episcopal Church. Service begins at
10:30
a.m .
During the service the Passion of
St. Mark will be read in narrative
form. Members of the congregation
will read specific parts of the Gospel
and the congregation will also have
speaking parts in this moving
Biblical account of the last days of
our Lord. Everyone is welcome to
attend.
Obituary
Harry T. O ’Donnell
Harry T. O’Donnell, 69, of Hepp
ner. died Thursday, March 14, 1991
at a Salem hospital.
Recitation of the rosary for Mr.
O’Donnell was Sunday at the St.
Patrick Catholic Church in Heppner.
Funeral Mass was Monday at the St.
Patrick Church. Burial followed at
the Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. O’Donnell was bom May 26,
1921 at Oakland, Calif., to Harry
and Claire Nickerson O’Donnell.
The family moved to Heppner in
1926 and he attended Heppner
schools, graduating from Heppner
High School.
He served with the U.S. Navy
during World War II and later
returned to Heppner where he mar
ried Helen P. Healy on June 9, 1946.
Mr. O ’Donnell owned and
operated the M orrow County
Abstract and Title Company for over
25 years.
He was a member of the St.
Patrick Catholic Church, the Holy
Name Society, Knights of Colum
bus. Heppner BPOE 358 and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr.
O'Donnell enjoyed golfing and was
a member of the Willow Creek
Country Club.
Survivors include nephews, Den
nis of Salem and Jon of Klamath
Falls and a niece Mary Ann
Gallagher of Milton-Freewater. who
were all raised by Mr. O'Donnell
and his wife, and numerous other
nieces and nephews. His wife died
in 1989.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the Kidney Association of
Oregon, P.O. Box 222, Portland,
97207.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner. was
in charge of arrangements.
Ray Michael, Dennis Miller and
Danielle Looslie got their ducks in
a row at the O' Ducky race during the
St. Patrick’s festival held in Hepp
ner March 16.
Michael of Boardman was the first
to have his plastic duck cross the
finish line on Willow Creek behind
the Heppner Library. He won $100.
Miller, Heppner, earned second
place and $75 and Looslie, Lex
ington, was third, for $50.
The race is sponsored by the St.
Patrick’s committee.
Holy Week
with his second oldest (in Morrow
County) threshing machine.
First place winners won a $20 gift
certificate and second place entries
received a $10 certificate.
In the kids and pets division, win
ners are as follows:
Best outfitted kid and pet: under
six years-Meagan Bailey and Brett
Barber, both Heppner; 7-12 years-
Lexie Short, Heppner;
Best pet trick: under six-Annie
Short, Heppner; 7-12 years-Tracie
Rankin, Heppner;
Best behaved pet-Lauren Arm
strong, Portland;
Biggest pet: Jennifer Rankin and
Sherry Sieler, both Heppner;
Greenest pet: Abby Kahl, Hepp
ner and Ian Armstrong, Portland;
and
Smallest pet: Blake Linde, Coeur
d'Alene.
First place contestants each won
$
Week will choose from among 90
different classes. Fresh Tracks will
allow an in-depth look at a 4-H area
of in terest, including career
possibilities, subject matter and
decision-making.
Afternoons will find the young
people involved in a variety of
leisure education activities.
All seventh through 12th grade
4-H members are eligible to attend
Summer Week. Any youth who
wishes to receive information about
Summer Week are asked to contact
their county Extension Office. For
more inform ation call Bill
Broderick, 676-9642.
Hope-Valby plan
WCCC float takes Leprechaun’s choice
According to H eppner St.
Patrick’s Parade Chairman Bob
Kahl, there were 57 regular entries
and 11 entries for kids and pets” in
the parade held Saturday, March 16
in Heppner. Kahl said there was a
“ good sized turnout, a very good
showing” for the event, which was
held under sunny skies, a break in
the unpredictable March weather.
The Willow Creek Country Club
captured the Leprechaun’s Choice
award and a $40 prize for their
entry.
Kinzua Corporation of Heppner
won the commercial float division,
an South Morrow 4-H Clubs won
first in the commercial non-profit
float division. The St. Patrick’s
Senior Center took second in that
division.
Bill and Linda Hutchinson, former
Heppner residents, were number-
one Irish characters in the parade
with Paula Spicerkuhn in the
number-two spot.
The Healy grandkids, Healy fami
ly descendants, were selected the top
Irish group. The Hardman Com
munity Center was second in that
event.
In the automobile division. Rusty
and Thelm a Roe and Guy
VanArsdale took first and second
respectively in the pre-1945 entries
and Bob Lankford and John Edwards
were first and second in the
post-1945 entries.
The All Saints Episcopal band
marched their way to first in the
band and musical group division.
The Bit of Blarney Blues Band earn
ed second.
The Doherty/Morrow County Fair
and Rodeo were first in the teams
and wagons and Pendleton Diesels
entry was second.
The Cub Scouts were number one
spot in the civic community group
entries and the Delights/Dusty
Rhoades, second.
The Bank of Eastern Oregon
lepreclowns took the miscellaneous
division. Ken Turner was second
Cork joined with local musicians to
entertain a large crowd of onlookers.
The Irish from County Cork also
visited the schools and put on a
“ set” dance demonstration, which
is somewhat like our square dancing.
Palm Sunday, March 24. the con
gregations of Hope and Valby
Lutheran churches will relive the
triumphant entry of Jesus and the
crowds in Jerusalem through th*
hearing of the story as told in the
Gospel of St. Mark, through hymns
and the blessing of palm crosses.
Sunday school at Valby begins at
8:15 a.m. with a worship service at
9 a.m. Hope in Heppner has Sunday
school at 9:30 a.m. with worship at
11 a.m. Pastor Hoobing's sermon
will be based on the reading from
Philippians 2:5-11. “ To weep or To
Rejoice” is the title of the sermon.
The theme of Holy Week is car
ried out with a special austere church
potluck (no desserts) at Valk^
Lutheran Church of lone at 6 p.m.,
followed by a service of Holy Coq>
munion. This potluck and worship
service will take place on Maundy
Thursday, March 28. “ I am the
Bread of Life” will be the sermon
theme.
A Good Friday soup supper and
worship service will be observed at
Hope Lutheran Church starting at
6:45 p.m. The evening service will
start at 7:30 p.m. “ Why Do We Call
This Friday Good?” will be the
theme of Pastor Hoobing’s sermon.
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ATTENTION
The Morrow County Road Dept.
Crew will be working on the Rat
tle Snake Grade on Gooseberry
Road beginning
on March 20th,
Monday thru
Friday.
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