Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 14 2001 - THREE
Cowboy poet to entertain Saturday
Motocross, Cruz bring action to St. Pat’s
By Claudia Hughes
entries participating in the parade,
"Be ye fast or be ye slow, if after which the public can get up
you've wheels, it's a go." Four- close and personal as they view
wheelers and motorcycles will be entries behind Les Schwab Tire
roaring around at the fairgrounds ' Center.
during the Oregon Trail Pro-Rodeo's
Experts will judge and a
St. Paddy's M otocross.
People's and a Leprechaun's Choice
Races start at 10 a.m. sharp, with award will be p re sen ted ."
a break for the Great Green Parade
One and all are encouraged to
at 1 p.m., after which races will
stop by and cast their votes," said
resume.
committee chairpersons Dick and
The first St. Paddy's Cruz-In will Lynnea Sargent.
feature antique, classic and custom
There will also be races o f other
Ceili, a family affair
By Claudia Hughes
Sometimes spelled Ceiligh and
pronounced K-Lee, it means singing,
dancing, jokes and an all-around
good time. St. Patrick's Day in
Heppner wouldn't be tradition
without John Doherty and The Irish
Singers. W hat a crew they are,
changing some through the years,
but steady in their consistent
offering o f both rollicking and
serious Irish music. Many a tear
comes to an eye as their tunes invoke
many mem ories. They are the
KUM A coffee, m ost would say,
and it is appreciative we are that
they also sing during the afternoon
Ceili upstairs at the Heppner Elks.
M ike Duffy, one o f the Irish
Singers, M C s the Ceili, and a great
jo b he does.
Following the Irish Singers, the
audience will enjoy the varied talents
o f the County Morrow Ceili Kids,
students o f Peg Willis, who brings
out the best in fiddlers. These young
people from age six and up have
won many awards and are being
requested to entertain more and
more.
Round Up City d o g g e r s are
clogging to Irish music during the
Ceili and in the parade. Those who
viewed them last year got to try their
"feet" at clogging and a good time
was had by all.
A bagpiper will be on hand to
contribute to the Celtic flavor o f
the day.
It’s a family affair. Bring all ages
and enjoy, from 2-4 p.m. on
Saturday, M arch 17 at the Elks.
Teen dance
Saturday
A teen dance will be held this
Saturday, March 17, from 9 p.m.
until midnight at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds.
The adm ission price is $2 per
person. M usic will be by Rob
McKenzie.
The dance is sponsored by the
M orrow County Fair Board.
sorts, not requiring wheels. Take
the Ewe-do-bingo, for instance; well,
"live sheep activity" would be
descriptive enough. Heppner High
School cheerleaders are chairing
this event. And no wheels are
required to participate in the
O'Ducky Race. Adopt your ducky
from Heppner Colt football players.
Additionally, Cathy Cutsforth
Fullm er prom ises some other
innovative races prior to the parade.
See you at the races.
Musician to
perform Sunday
By Claudia Hughes
On Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m.
at the Heppner Elementary Gym,
the audience will be transported
back in time to old Ireland via three
screens and the guitar harp of John
Doan.
The St. Patrick’s Committee
arranged for the presentation through
the sponsorship o f the Morrow
County Unified Recreation District,
to give all the hard working
volunteers and visitors a chance
to relax and enjoy entertainment
at the end o f a very busy weekend.
John Doan's 20-stringed harp
guitar musically reflects his journey
and experiences in Ireland. The
audience will be transported back
to the very sites where the music
was com posed through an
imaginative slide presentation. It
is a journey that takes along the
Celtic spirit in us all. End your
weekend with John Doan's Celtic
Pilgrim age ...Ancient Paths to
Sacred Places.
Blair Sneddon, cowboy poet, wu.
entertain fireside at the All Saints
Episcopal Church Parish Hall on
Saturday, March 17, at 7 p.m, with
musical entertainment provided by
Kelli Bates and Amanda Sneddon.
The evening will also include
audience participation. Bring an
instrument, a song, story or poem
to share.
Blair Sneddon claims he is 'just
an ol' boy who gets to do a little
cowboyin' but never got to be a real
one." He and his wife, Geralean,
reside in Reedsport and both were
raised in Baker County. Sneddon,
a retired PUD manager, spends much
o f his free time in Halfway, helping
family with their cattle and ranch
operation. He confesses he's not
Irish, but he is willing to put aside
his Scottish heritage and become
Irish for the day.
Poetry has been a hobby for
Horseshoes
contest at Hager
Four sets o f new Oregon State
Horseshoe Pitching Association-
approved pits have been installed
in Hager Park in Heppner.
Sunday, March 18, at 1:30 p.m.,
weather permitting, a doubles, and
possibly a singles, contest will be
held in the park.
Sign up at Bucknum's Tavem
this week or come by the park prior
to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The tournam ent is free.
All ages are welcome to attend.
Some horseshoes will be available.
Anyone who has a pair that could
be used for the afternoon, call Rod
W ilson at 676-5434.
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‘ SHEEP DOG TRIALS - Starting at 8:30 AM (all day) at Thompson's Ranch.
3 miles northwest of Heppner on Bunker Hill Rd off of Hwy 74, between mile-
posts »41 and «42
‘ VOLKSW ALK - 8 AM - 4 PM Make a "grand tour" of the Irish Capitol of
Oregon The event starts at Central Red Apple on Main Street and tours the town
on a 6.2 mile/10 kilometer route
*ST. PADDY'S MOTOCROSS - Sponsored by the Oregon Trail Pro Ro
deo Committee Sign up from 8 - 9 AM with races going from 9 AM - noon,
then continuing after the Parade at 2 PM until finished S2 admission fee
*MORROWrCOUNTY MUSEUM & FARM EXHIBIT OPEN
‘ MORROW COUNTY CREATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS - 9 AM
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‘ BREAKFAST - 6 - 10 AM at St Patrick’s Senior Center, prepared by
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If you are looking for some
Irish music and maybe a good
joke or story, don't forget the
KUMA coffee hour Saturday
morning upstairs at the Heppner
Elks.
Beginning at 10 a.m. the coffee
hour will once again feature the
music o f the Irish Players.
There will also be a new
musical group this year: I'he
Shamrockettes. Cara O'Osmin.
Pam O'W underlich, and Monica
O'Hunter. The group will sing
an original song called "A wee
bit o' Ireland in Heppner."
Also again this year will be the
Irish Joke & Story Telling
Contest, lfyou know a good joke
or story share it with the crowd
and you could be the winner o f a
cash prize. The best joke or story
wins S50 cash, second place gets
S30 and third gets S20.
And don't forget the whole
show is broadcast over KUMA
radio so even if you can't make it
to the show, you can still take part
in the good time.
and visiting vendors All day Friday, Saturday & Sunday ai the Neighborhood
Center on Main Strecl across from the Library Museum City Park For informa
tion call Debbie at 541-676-5024
‘ MRS. O'LEARY'S STEW FEED - 5 - 7 PM at St Patrick's Senior Cen
ter, 190 N Main Street, prepared by the Heppner United Methodist Church mem
bers.
‘ BUFFET DINNER - 6 - 8 PM at the Elks. 142 N Main Street
*ST, PATRICK’S ANNUAL AUCTION - Starting at 7 PM at the Elks.
142 N Main Street Live Auction, Country Store and Silent Auction Drawing
for SI00 Pot O'Gold.
‘ LADS & LASSIES TEEN DANCE - 9 PM midnight j drug and alco
hol free event for teens at Heppner High School Sponsored by Morrow Countv
Unified Recreation District and Morrow County Behavioral Health
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See all the flags a flying. The
huge Irish flag above the IOOF hall,
the Irish flags in front o f businesses,
the family flags up and down
Heppner's Main Street. When you
see them, think o f all the Irish that
have come and gone. This week
in particular we're thinking o f Jack
Healy, an Irishman proud of his Irish
heritage, who for many, many years
hung these flags on Heppner’s Main
Street. These flags were sewn by
his wife Gwen and will always
remind us o f them.
Jack is now somewhere in the
great beyond, probably sharing a
few jokes with Jim Farley, Paul
Hisler, Bill Healy, Ilene Kilkenny,
Ebb Hughes, and the likes o' them.
We dedicate this year’s celebration
to Jack and Gwen; and we appreciate
you, Gwen, from the bottom of our
hearts.
"May the road rise up to meet
you; may the wind be always at your
back; may the rain fall soft upon
your fields, the sun shine warm upon
your face; and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of
his hand."
‘ HEPPNER PUBLIC LIBRARY- Open 11AM - 5PM
‘ MORROW COUNTY MUSEUM - Open I - 5 PM
‘ VENDOR'S SQUARE - Enjoy crafts, food and other treasures from local
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Sneddon. He enjoys both reading
cowboy poetry and writing his own.
He devotes much time to charity
engagements throughout the Central
Oregon Coast and the Willamette
Valley with his auctioneering and
poetry.
Kelli Bates and Amanda Sneddon,
Heppner High School seniors,
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recently performed at the District
7 solo/ensem ble competition in
LaGrande They will sing some Irish
traditional music as well as some
country-western.
"A Bit O'Blamey with Blair" is
sponsored by the St. Patrick's
Planning Committee and funded
by the Morrow County Unified
Recreation District. Admission is
free. For more information contact
Tami Sneddon at 676-9046
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3 PM. show and sale at Les Schwab
‘ VENDOR'S SQUARE - All day at the Neighborhood Center across the
street from the Library/Museum/City Park.
‘ IRISH HOOP SHOOT - Starting at 10 AM on E Willow Street, sponsored
by Heppner Colt Basketball
‘ KUMA COFFEE HOUR - 10 AM at the Elks. 142 N Main Street Come
hear family histories, music, stories and blarney! Enter the IRISH BROGUE
CONTEST and win cash prizes
‘ HEPPNER PUBLIC LIBRARY Open 11 AM - 3 PM
‘ O'SENIOR CENTER - 11 AM - 1:30 PM Have a taste of Irish homemade
soup and bread, pie and coffee 3 - 4:30 PM Videos of Ireland for y our relax
ation
‘ O'BARBECI E chicken and Ribs - 11 AM - 4 PM by Kessler’s Katcnng at
the City Park on Main Street
‘ SHAMROCK LANES - Irish Swccpstakcs'Mixcd Doubles Bowling Tour
nament. 11 AM and 2:30 PM
‘ BRUNCH - 11:15 AM - 1:30 PM at the Elks, 142 N Main Street
‘ LITTLE LEPRECHAUN CARNIVAL AND KIDS K lISIN E II 3
AM - 3 PM On Main Street between the Post Office and The Shoe Box
‘ IRISH PARADE - I PM on Main Street Drawing for SI00 Pot O' Gold
‘ BLUE MOUNTAIN OI.D TIME FIDDLERS - 2 - 5 PM at Heppner
Elementary School Auditorium Admission charged to benefit OSEA Scholar
ships
‘ CEILI (pronounced K-Lee) - 2 - 4 PM, upstairs at the Elks. 142 N Mam
Street ‘ John Doherty and the Irish Singers ‘ Bagpipes ‘ C ounts M o r
row Ceili Kids ‘ Round-Up City Cloggers
‘ EWE-DO BINGO - 2 30 PM Live sheep activity on N\V Willow Street
Sponsored by Heppner High School Cheerleaders
‘ TO URS 2:30 4 PM Morrow County Courthouse Historical structure
built of blue basalt in 1902 at 100 S Court Street
‘ O'DUCKY RACE - 3 PM Starts at bridge in front of Courthouse Adopt a
duck to win a prize of SI0 to SI00 Sponsored by Heppner Colt Football Pro
gram
*ST. PATRICK'S HAM DINNER - 4 - 7 PM at the St Patrick's Catholic
Parish Hall at 560 NW Jones Street Family tickets available
‘ BUFFET DINNER 6 - 8 PM Com Beef & Cabbage, etc with music from
9 PM - 2 AM at the Elks. 142 N Main Street
* A BIT O'BLARNEY W ITH BLAIR - 7 PM at All Saint's Episcopal
Church Fireside gathering with poet, Blair Sneddon, music and audience par
ticipation Bring an instrument, a song, story or poem to share
‘ TEEN DANCE - 9 PM - midnight at the Morrow County Fairgrounds Music
by Rob McKenzie. Sponsored by the Morrow County Fair Board S2 admission
•WEE HOURS O'THE MORNIN' BREAKFAST 10 PM 3 AM by
Heppner Volunteer Fire Department at 190 NW Willow Street
**********Sunday. March 18**********
‘ BRE AKFAST - 7 - 10 AM at the Nazarenc Church. 335 V Gilmore
‘ SHAMROCK I.ANF.S - Irish Sweepstakes Mixed Doubles Bowling Tour
nament. 10 30 AM and I 30 PM
‘ CHURCH - Your choice Visitors welcome.
‘ VENDOR'S SQUARE - All day at the Neighborhood Center across from
the Library/Museum/City Park
‘ SHEEP DOG TRIALS - All day at Thompson's Ranch, 3 miles northwest
of Heppner on Bunker Hill Rd off of Hwv 74, between mileposts »41 and «42
‘ EN L E R IA IN M E N T - JQH> fiQ A M - 2 PM at the Heppner Elementary
School Auditorium Come join us for "A Celtic Pilgrimage" performed by John
Doan, renowned harp guitarist This performance is free to everyone through a
grant from the Morrow County Unified Recreation District Drawing for SI00
Pot O’ Gold.
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