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Page 2 KUMA Coffee Hour to feature music, 100th Anniversary Celebration by jokes and blarney ‘St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland’ play debuted M orrow C ounty Judge Terry Tallman, an Irish brogue contest, lots of stories, jokes and blarney, the M orrow C ounty Fair and Oregon Trail Pro Rodeo Court, and plenty o f m usic by John Doherty and the Irish Singers, the S entim entalists, John Dezell, Steve Pyle on bagpipes, Ceili Kids Fiddle Players with Peg Willis and the Shamrockettes. Be a part of the audience at the H eppner Elks Lodge on Saturday, March 16 at 10 a m. or listen to KUMA. KUMA 2002 Coffee Hour at the St. Patrick’s Celebration in H eppner w ill feature lots o f music, stories, jokes and blarney. Host this year is Tom Melton. Father Geny Condon will give the invocation and Heppner Mayor Bob Jepsen, the welcome. Grand marshals will be John Doherty and the Irish Singers. Also on the agenda w ill be St. P a tric k ’s ann o u n cem ents by H eppner Chamber of Commerce director Claudia Hughes, information on the Morrow County Courthouse’s Auto history on display this Saturday Automotive history will be on display on Saturday, March 16, beginning at 10 a.m. during the second annual St. Paddy’s Cruz- In. Vehicle categories include classic, m odified, foreign and vintage cars and pickups. Dash plaques will be given to each entry. D ivision aw ards w ill be presented to the winners at 3:30 p.m. at the Cruz-ln location on May Street. Additional awards will be presented for People’s Choice, Leprechaun’s Choice, County Judges’ Choice, Club Award for an area car club, and Period D ress A w ards for men and women. Shirts, hats and visors with the St. Paddy’s Cruz-ln logo will be for sale at the competition. Volunteers fill role of St. Pat’s Celebration chairs The annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration has gone through many changes through the years. Beginning with Jim Farley, the following volunteers tilled the role o f chairpersons, each adding their own touch and talent to Heppner’s Wee Bit O ’ ‘Ireland Celebration: 1982-83 James J. Farley; 1984-1986 James J. Farley and David Sykes, 1987 - 1988 David Sykes and Diana Ball, 1989 -1993 Diana Ball and Claudia Hughes; 1994 -1995 Claudia Hughes and Rene Devin; 1996 - 2002 Claudia Hughes and Cara Osmin. 2003 and beyond “is up for grabs, with a strong support system and an office to field calls” say current chairpersons. ’Tis sure they’ve worked hard, but ’twould not be possible to pull of! the huge annual event without the hundreds of dedicated committee chairpersons and volunteers. It's the behind-the-scenes folk that make the event happen. “Never judge a leprechaun until you’ve walked a mile in their green shoes!” ^ ÿ ^ Í ^ * □ □ C eka Ates B ask ets P A IM T ilft □ □ in m ^ y Mwmv f— 7 ^ * ■;< ^ Q u il t s I----1 -------------- n a ffiP r fP n ■ A P T I S A / / 288 N. Main Heppner 676-8282 vni/ifiF S í* ^ SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS: Thursday - 9:30 a.m. to 7:30p.m. Friday - 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday - 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. © PEN HOUSE SALE R e fre s h m e n ts an d D r a w in g f o r a F r e e B a s k e t Friday through Sunday: Find the Hidden Shamrock in the shop! Each is worth $5 * A * * * ‘St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland’ debuted before a crowd at the lone Grange Hall on Sunday, March 10. One audience member, the Rev.Dick Metz, traveled 180 miles to attend the performance and said that he was impressed with the material Fr. Gerry Condon presents in this, his first original dram a. The cast will take to the stage again on Thursday, March 14, at the St. Patrick Parish Hall in Heppner. At 7 p.m. dessert will be served, followed by a musical prelude by the “Sentimentalists.” M orrow C o u n ty c e le b r a te s 100th St. Patrick’s anniversary of courthouse auction on Friday Morrow County is proudly celebrating the 100-year anniver sary o f the construction o f its courthouse. In January 1902, the county commissioners declared their intent to construct a new courthouse to replace the original wooden structure, which had been donated to the county by the citizens o f Heppner after being selected as the county seat in 1886. In what seems like lightning speed by today’s standards the ground breaking was under way by May 1902 and construction was completed in March of 1903. The county will be commem orating this centennial throughout the year. Events scheduled for the upcoming annual St. Patrick’s cel ebration in Heppner March 15-17, include: a “dress up day” at the Courthouse on March 15, with employees dressed in period cos tumes styled after the turn of the last century; a float in the parade on Saturday, March 16, as well as guided tours through the court house from 2-6 p.m. There are many interesting stories about the courthouse, from the fact that the blue basalt for the building was quarried from the Osm in Ranch less than three miles from the courthouse, to the fact that the architect's cousin, Emma Lazarus, was the poet who wrote the poem found on the base of the Statute of Liberty. Everyone is invited to come experience one o f the most pho tographed courthouses in Oregon. For inform ation about the St. Patrick’s celebration, or any of the centennial events, contact Andrea Denton at 676-5620. The St. Pat’s Auction will be held Friday, March 15. at the Heppner Elks Club starting at 7 p.m. with a live auction and a silent auction. Ken Grieb will be the auctioneer. Music will be provided by Joe Lindsay and "Somebody Else". Snacks and a no-host bar will be available. A uction item s in clude TrailBlazer tickets, a half beef cut and w rapped, W interH aw k tickets, a week at the Inn at the Seventh Mountain, a 25-person barbecue, a Riverfront Lodge package and a Hotel Condon package. Auction items are listed on www.heppner.net, or at local businesses. All proceeds from the auction go to fund St. P atrick 's Day weekend events.
