Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, February 14, 2001 - THREE
Wee bit O' Ireland
By the St. Patrick's Committee
Though it's a bit o f a stretch to
see green these days, most o f the
Heppner community is starting to
think green as they put their heads
together to plan the best Irish
celebration yet," says Claudia
Hughes, co-chair.
The big change this year will
be the move of the auction to Friday
evening. Chairpersons Doris
Brosnan, Kim Cutsforth and Susie
Thompson are hard at work
recruiting unique items for live
auction, silent auction and the
country store.
Hie lads and Lassies Teen Dance
will be held Friday evening at 9 p.m.
Music for it will be through a grant
from the Unified Recreation District.
Craig Strobel is overseeing "The
Great Green Parade" now that
leprechaun Bob Kahl has moved
away, so start putting entries
together, the greener the better. Insh
families are encouraged to enter
to add the historic flavor.
Saturday afternoon will again
feature the "Ceili" for the Insh and
Irish at heart. Families and friends
can enjoy John Doherty and the Insh
Singers, bagpipes, the Morrow
County Ceili Kids (Little Fiddlers),
and the Round-Up City d o g g ers
doing some Irish dancing upstairs
at the Elks.
Sunday afternoon offers "A Celtic
Pilgrimage" featuring John Doan,
renowed harp guitarist. The Sunday
event will be free to the public
through the Morrow County Unified
Recreation District. It's a way for
the committee to thank all the hard
working volunteers who didn't get
Motocross returns to St. Pat’s celebration
to "kick back" during the weekend.
11 ughes, along with co-chair Cara
Osmin, can't seem to let go of
Heppner's annual March event as
they see the positive benefits to
Heppner and to local organizations.
One of the purposes is to give many
entities the opportunity to build up
their funds for their individual
organizations. As the celebration
evolved over the years, the St.
Patrick's committee has let go of
many events in order for more
organizations to reap the benefits.
A bit of the Irish in each event is
encouraged. The committee oversees
publicity, buttons, information
booth, brochures, advertising, the
Ceili, entertainment, parade, the
Sheep Dog Trials, KUMA Coffee
Hour, Insh honorees, the scheduling
of events and the auction. Involved
organizations are encouraged to
provide additional news stories
about their events.
A board of directors will soon
be announced to ensure the
continuity of the annual celebration.
Interested persons are encouraged
to contact Hughes. " Irish heritage
is not mandatory, but energy and
shenanigans are.”
Brochures of all activities will
be available in about a week for
the 19th annual Wee Bit O'lreland
festivities and the schedule will also
appear on the Heppner website. "All
are encouraged to mail them to
friends and relatives," Cara Osmin
commented.
'Thankful we are for the hundreds
of volunteers who help put Heppner
on the map with the annual
"Wearing O' The Green," said
Hughes and Osmin.
HHS classes 60 to 62
schedule reunion
Members o f the 1960, '61 and
'62 Heppner graduating classes are
invited to attend a meeting on
Thursday, Feb. 22.
A reunion plan for the three
classes will be the end result of the
brown-bag lunch meeting in the
Klamath First Federal conference
room at 1 p.m.
A spokesperson for the class
of '61 said, "We need ideas from
as many members of the three
classes as possible, so we hope to
have representatives from all three
at the meeting.”
No plans have yet been made,
including a date for the event.
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Races will start at 10 a.m and
a short break will be taken from
noon until 2 p.m. to allow fans to
take in the parade and other
festivities planned for downtown
Heppner,
Admission is $2 and ages six
and under are free. For those with
a motorcycle or four-wheeler who
would like to participate, entry
Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo once
again will present the St. Patrick's
Day Motocross and Barrel Race
"That's right. It's back again and
better than ever, with new classes,
more sponsors and more great fun
for the whole family,” said Stormy
Botefuhr. "Come join us Saturday,
March 17, at the Morrow County
fairgrounds in Heppner.”
books will open at the fairgrounds
at 8 a m. and will close at 9:30 a.m.
on March 17.
Events include the barrel race,
heat races and drag races. The cost
is $25 a class for adults and $10
a class for 15 and under.
For further information, call (541)
922-3254 and leave a message.
County seeks members for advisory committee
Morrow County is seeking National Forest supervisor.
According to the new federal
members of the public to sit on an
law,
each RAC is to consist of 15
advisory committee that will review
and recommend proposed forest members and six alternates with
management projects in accordance members representing three di fferent
with the federal "safety net" interest categories. TTie US Secretary
legislation, HR2389/PL 106-393, of Agriculture will make the final
decision on appointing members
passed last fall.
"This committee will be of this RAC.
The composition of each RAC
recommending how receipts from
the National Forests which are is to be balanced among three
returned to the county could be spent interest categories delineated in the
to create additional job opportunities federal law . Category One will have
and invest in projects that improve five members and two alternates
the
existing
infrastructure, representing organized labor,
implement stewardship objectives developed outdoor recreation, off-
that enhance forest ecosystems, and highway vehicle users, commercial
restore and improve land health and recreation, energy and mineral
water quality," noted Morrow development, commercial timber
County Judge Terry Tallman. "This industry, or federal grazing permit
is an important opportunity to holders or land use permit holders
improve the relationship between within the RAC area.
Category Two will have five
the people that use and care for
federal lands and the agencies that members and two alternates
manage them and get needed work representing nationally, regionally,
or locally recognized environmental
done on the ground."
The committee, called a organizations, dispersed recreation
"Resource Advisory Committee" users, archaeological and historical
or RAC, is being formed for the interests, or nationally or regionally
Malheur, Wallowa-Whitman, and recognized wild horse or burro
Umatilla National Forests which groups.
Category Three will have five
comprise land within 10 counties
members
and two alternates
in the state. Other committees are
representing
state-elected office
being formed for each of the six
holders,
county
or local elected
Bureau o f Land Management
districts in Oregon and for other office holders, American Indian
combinations of National Forests tribal representatives from tribes
throughout the state. These RACs within or adjacent to RAC areas,
are separate from, and do not school officials or teachers, or
duplicate, other RACs already citizens representing the affected
existing in this area such as the John public at large.
People who apply to represent
Day/Snake RAC and the Southeast
a nationally, regionally, or locally
Oregon RAC.
Deadline for application is recognized group or organization
Monday, Feb. 26. Applications are may enhance their application with
available from the Morrow County a letter from the organization they
intend to represent.
Court office at 676-9061 or from
During the final hearing on the
Jennifer Hams, public affairs officer
"safety net" legislation, the chair
for the Malheur National Forest at
575-3008. Itjis antoipBfcfl thtftbeT and ranking member oVthc lX.ST
designated Jederai official for this
RAC’ will be Bonnie W6od Malheur ■ Representatives Larry (Combes^ (R.-.,
Texas) and Charlie Stenholm (D-
Texas), gave testimony to explain
the intent o f Congress behind
provisions in the bill and how they
expect them to be carried out.
"It is expected that the secretary
will appoint to resource advisory
committees only individuals who
have a demonstrated ability to work
collaboratively with others of
differing viewpoints and achieve
a good faith compromise," the
statement read.
Arts & c raits
Club to meet
Morrow County Creative Arts
and Crafts Club w ill hold a meeting
on Thursday, Feb. 22. at GD’s
Restaurant banquet room in Heppner
at 1 p.m.
The agenda will include the St.
Patrick's arts and crafts sale at Les
Schwab Tires' show window.
All members are asked to attend
the meeting or call a member so
the group will know how much
space is needed for the sale.
A workshop with Betty
Crossw hite is planned for Friday
and Saturday. April 20-21. Signups
will be taken at the meeting or call
Betty Mills, 676-5546. or Bebe
Munkers, 676-9677.
All Robert Walton workshop
painters are reminded that his
workshop is scheduled for Sept.
6-8. Call Betty Mills to reserve a
spot.
Christian Quest Gatherings planned
Beginning in February, a series
of Chnstian Quest Gatherings, which
are open to the public, will be held
at Heppner United Methodist Church
each Sunday evening, from 7- 8:30
p.m., throughout February, March
and April.
The purpose of the gatherings
is to confront various issues in the
culture from the perspective of faith
and free inquiry. A formal
presentation will be given by the
pastor, Rev. Craig Strobel.
Following the talk, time for group
discussion is planned.
Each week a different topic will
be presented. Dates and topics to
be addressed include the following:
Feb. 18: "Christianity Among the
World Religions"; Feb. 25: "Can
There Be Christian Faith Without
the Institutional Church?"; March
4: "If All the Churches Disappeared.
Would it Make Ary Difference?";
March 18: "What is Spirituality?";
March 25: "Does Prayer Work?'';
April 1: "How Should I Pray?";
April 8: "If I Want to Follow Jesus
What Should I Do Differently?";
April 22: "Does God Care About
the Earth?"; April 29: "Is
Environmentalism Biblical?".
Sessions will be held Sunday
evenings, frqnfi
3p,p.m, tri.lhe
basement fellowship hall of the
church,/wh)ch t$"lpcated at tbc )
comer of Church and Gale streets
in Heppner.
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For further information, phone
the church office at (541) 676-9224.
Christian Quest gatherings are
free and open to everyone. A
freewill offering will be accepted
to defray costs for heat and lighting.
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