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101 Things to do in Heppner
Ceili offers foot stompin' Celtic entertainment
By Cara Osmin
By Claudia Hughes
Volunteer. Play pinochle. Shoot
clay pigeons. Visit a ghost town-
Hardman. Look for fossils. Collect
pine cones. Play bridge.
Photograph the area. Become a
4-H leader. Write a book. Rent a
video. Walk from one end of town
to the other. Plan a tour for
visitors. Go fishing and swimming
in Willow Lake. Go swimming at
the pool. Watch a football game.
Go the to cemetery to look at old
tombstones -find the one that
looks like a tree stump. Say hi to
someone you don’t know. Say hi
to someone you do know. Go for
a walk. Go for a run. Visit a
school. Hike up to the cross on
the hill. Go to the museum. Tour
the courthouse. Hike the Oregon
Trail. Go mushrooming, when in
season. Count the deer on an
evening drive. Play tennis. Climb
a tree. Hike to the top o f a hill.
Visit someone in the nursing home.
Join the Willow Creek Singers.
Learn to rope a cow. Pull some
weeds. Join an organization. Play
in the Willow Creek Symphony.
C reate a sp ec ia lty item for
Heppner. Invite your neighbors
over. Start a club. Hold a yard
sale. Dance. Jump rope. Name
the Heppner merchants. Listen to
music. Walk your pet. Plan the St.
Patrick’s Celebration for 2003.
Write a letter. Take a computer
class. Sit around thinking o f 100
more things to do.
Bored? Or just have a free
moment for a new experience?
Following are a few suggestions,
101 o f them to be exact, to fill
your time.
-H ike up to the dam. Go
shopping. Mow your lawn. Start
a business. Sit on top of the hill
overlooking dam. Plant spring
bulbs. Wash the pickup. Sit on the
back porch swing. Rent a video.
Go shopping at the Red Apple. Go
bow ling. Eat out. W ater the
p lan ts. A ttend C ham ber o f
Commerce. Go to church. Smile
at each other. Plan a dinner party.
Attend a city council meeting.
Play a video gam e at the
Shamrock Bowl. Go bicycling. Go
skateboarding. Go rollerblading.
Ride your scooter. Play at the
park. Go sleigh riding. Go to the
Morrow County Fair and Rodeo
(in August). Take a ride to the
mountains. Go to the Library. Take
a class. Watch the sun set. Watch
the sun rise. Relax. Pick apples
and make applesauce. Bake a pie.
Go golfing. Get on a committee.
Attend the St. Pat’s Celebration.
Ride a horse. Take a ranch tour.
Observe the wheat harvest. Go
on a picnic. Go snowmobiling. Go
cross-country skiing. Read a book
under a shade tree. Enjoy the
minute. Paint a picture. Have your
hair and nails done. Go camping.
Go bird watching. Hunt. Trap.
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Museum open for visitors during St. Pat’s
By Claudia Hughes
The M orrow C ounty
M useum w ill be open both
S aturday and Sunday o f St.
P atrick’s weekend. The Farm
F oundation w elcom es Irish
artifacts, which are in limited
supply because m ost o f the
families who came from Ireland
could not bring much to America;
and many were experiencing the
great potato famine.
’Tis said that many returned
to Ireland for their brides. One
story tells o f the Irish bride,
Kathleen Smith, whose wedding
dress is on display in the museum.
Arrival in the wild and wooly town
o f H eppner was enough o f a
shock, but when told by the groom
William Hughes that the house
he’d promised her before leaving
Ireland “was in his back pocket”,
one can only im agine w hat
followed! Culture shock?
Many of the Irish families are
scattered hither and yon around
County Morrow, with a large
population in the Buttercreek
area. Most are no longer sheep
men, rather cattle and wheat
ranchers, passing on their Irish
heritage to sixth gen eratio n
descendents and joining in the
festivities 100 years later.
Morrow County Museum and
the Farm Foundation, with its
machinery collection, have much
to offer the visitor, giving one a
glimpse of the past. A visit will
whet the appetite to return for the
com m em oration o f the 1903
H eppner Flood. Enjoy! The
museum is open Saturday and
Sunday, March 16-17, from 1-5
p.m.
Stew feed planned Friday night
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The Ceili began a few years ago when people wanted more Celtic
entertainment. Mike Duffy o f The Irish Singers is master of ceremo
nies and, with John Doherty and the Irish Singers, it makes for a foot
stomping, dancing afternoon. People are welcome to come for all or
part and there is no charge.
Ceili 2002 will be on Saturday, March 16, from 2-4 p.m. upstairs in
the Heppner Elks. This is a family event for all ages. The audience will
be treated to music by The Irish Singers with current members Mike
Duffy, John and Leo Doherty, Scott Sager, Paul Green, Ivan Meads
and Dan Emert, the Morrow County Ceili Kids (also known as The
Little Fiddlers, under the instruction of Peg Willis), bagpipe music by
Steve Pyle and two performances by the Baile Glas Irish Step Danc
ers from the Tri-Cities.
The Heppner Elks Lodge generously opens their doors for the
weekend festivities with members working to set up for auction. Cof
fee Hour, and Ceili, while preparing delicious brunch, and corned beef
and cabbage. The organization has set their sights on installation of an
elevator later this year. Come for the festivities, behind the green door!
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Mrs. O ’Leary’s Irish Beef
Stew Feed will be held Friday,
March 15, from 5-7 p.m. at the
St. Patrick’s Senior Center. Cost
is $5 for adults, $2 for children six
to 12 years old. There is no
charge for children five years and
under.
The menu is beef stew, fresh
baked rolls, coleslaw, beverage
and pie.
The feed is sponsored by the
H eppner U nited M ethodist
Church. Proceeds are used for
the upkeep o f the community
church.
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The St. Paddy’s Motocross
Race, presented By Oregon Trail
Pro R odeo C om m ittee, will
provide some fast-paced fun on
Saturday, M arch 16, at the
Morrow County Fairgrounds in
Heppner.
Activities will include barrel
races, heat races and drag races.
Races begin at 10 a.m., entries
will open at 8 a m. There is a $2
admission fee.
Concessions will be available.
Races will break for the Main St.
Parade at 1 p.m.
Heat and Drag Racers may
enter during the interm ission
(after all the barrel racing and
during the 1 p.m. downtown
parade break).
Motorcycle classes and entry
fees are: 60cc and under, 80cc to
100 cc beginner, 80cc to 100 cc
expert, all $10 each; 125 cc
b eginner, 250cc and above
beginner (note: any four-stroke
250cc rides in 125 cc class), 250
cc and above expert, women only,
125cc expert and over the hill (40-
plus), all $25 each.
Four-w heeler classes and
entry fees are: ages six and under,
7-10 and 11-15. all $10 each; two-
stroke beginner, fo u r-stroke
beginner, two-stroke pro, four-
stroke pro, women and over the
hill (40-plus), all $25 each.
Trophies and awards will be
awarded for each class with a
jackpot payoff.
Heat race is five laps for
qualifiers and seven for main
event.
This event is sponsored by the
following businesses: Oregon
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H onda-Y am aha, Pow er City
Polaris, Lexington Polaris. Bank
O f Eastern Oregon. Les Schwab
T ires-H eppner.
M ille r’s
Manufacturing. United Rentals.
Pettyjohn’s Farm and Builders
Supply. Lexington Auto Body,
J.D . W ilson C o n stru ctio n ,
Shumate-Honda-Kawasaki
Suzuki-Harley Davidson.
For more information, contact
Jeff' Botefuhr, 922-3254. or Ken
Bailey, 676-5110, evenings.
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A Sham-Rockin' dance will
be held Friday, March 15, starting
at 9 p.m. at the Morrow County
Fairgrounds.
Two DJs from San Francisco
and three from Portland will pro
vide a night of'bootv shaking" St.
Patrick's Day fun.
Parents are invited to attend.
Cost is $5 per person.
This is a fully-chaperoned,
alcohol and drug free event