TEN - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Heppner library hosts My Grandfather’s Immigrant Eyes
Foster’s program is
made possible by funding
from the Oregon Council for
the
H u m an ities,
an
in d ep en d en t, nonprofit
affiliate o f the National
E n dow m ent
for
the
H um anities.
OCH
is
d e d ica te d to providing
opportunities for life-long
learning in com m unities
th ro u g h o u t O regon For
m ore inform ation about
OCH
or
Oregon
C h au ta u q u a , call Carol
Hickman at (503) 241 -0543
The Irish were not
welcome in America and
their story in our country' is
one
of
struggle,
perseverance and triumph
Jeni F o ste r com bines
historical narrative with her
ex ten siv e k n o w led g e o f
traditional Irish music to
create a complex portrait on
an enduring people, from
those who made a new life
for themselves in America to
those who stayed behind and
struggled with the loss of
their sons and daughters
Jeni Foster
The O regon Trail
Library District is pleased to
sp o n so r a C h au tau q u a
p ro g ram by Jeni F o ste r
entitled “My Grandfather’s
Immigrant Eyes: Songs and
H isto ry o f the Irish
Emigration to America ”
This free, public program
will take place on Saturday,
March 19 at 4 p m at the
Heppner City Hal, 111 North
Main Street
Luck was clearly not
with the Irish after the British
conquered them in the late
1600s. The seeds o f the
conflict that still smolders
today were planted as Irish
property was confiscated
and the people were reduced
to a peasant class in their
own
hom eland
The
starv atio n o f the G reat
Potato Famine in the 1840s
d e v asta ted
these
dow ntrodden people and
their mass m igration to
America was the first o f
many such w aves from
Europe in the 1800s and
early 1900s
Wee Bit O’ celebration filled with
various activities
continued from page nine
through Sunday Main Street
becomes the hub o f many
activities including a Green
Parade, O ’Ducky Race,
E w e -D o -B in g o ,
Little
Leprechaun Carnival for the
wee ones, Hoop Shoot,
food, food, food, St Paddy’s
C ru z-In , a rtw o rk and
v e n d o rs
St.
P a d d y ’s
Motocross Races provide
thrills at the nearby
fairg ro u n d s,
and
the
afternoon Ceili (pronounced
Kay-lee) offers a variety of
Irish songs and dance,
including John Doherty and
the Irish Singers. The
m useum s will w elcom e
visitors and the M orrow
County Courthouse, built in
1903, will offer tours The
library will p re sen t a
Chautauqua program about
Irish emigrants A shuttle bus
will
run
th ro u g h o u t
Saturday.
E vents are
scheduled for golfers and
bowlers Locals and visitors
will be able to take a break
at the St P a trick ’s ham
dinner or o th e r dining
options before continuing
their activities into the late
hours A Saturday evening
concert presents the music of
Cam pbell R oad, with a
concert o f original renditions
o f Celtic music. After the
Heppner night-life scene,
celebrants can refresh at the
Wee Hours O ’ the Mornin’
Breakfast. The H eppner
volunteer fire department
members serve from 10 p m
until 3 a m
On Sunday, the
N azaren e C hurch offers
breakfast, and visitors are
invited to join the many
Sunday services offered in
Heppner. The sheep dog
trials continue, as does the
bowling tournament
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Entry forms available for
Green parade
Cliff Green, co-chair
o f the M arch 19 G reen
Parade,
e n co u rag e s
everyone w ho plans to
participate in the parade to
fill out an entry form
Though w o rd -o f-m o u th
indicates that many local and
visiting individuals plan to
join the “ Irish” pageantry,
entry forms are only slowly
showing up at the Chamber
Office or at Green’s store
Forms can be picked up at
Heppner Hardware, Kuhn
and Spicer, Heppner City
Hall and Heppner Chamber
“The entry forms are
im portant to the parade
co m m itte e
and
help
guarantee a smoothly run
event,” Green reports “The
completed forms contain
information that facilitates
hassle-free lining up o f the
participants for an on-time
parade full o f variety, as.far
as
o rg a n iz a tio n
is
concerned ”
One example Green
uses to dem onstrate the
helpfulness o f the entry
forms is the one from a fun-
loving group o f women from
The Dalles. “Because these
ladies- Oh, I can’t use that
term The contact person
said, ‘There isn’t a lady in the
g r o u p ’- B ecause these
participants provided useful
information, we know how
much space they will need
and we know to expect
row diness, so we w o n ’t
place them in line near
children or pets.” Without
the entry information, the
c o m m itte e w ould only
discover such details at the
Saturday sign-up and would
have to do some last-minute
juggling, which can slow the
entire o p e ra tio n dow n
Another problem that can
arise from lack of an entry
form is remote but possible
someone might show up on
horseback, not knowing that
this parade does not allow
horses.
Green agrees that
phoning in entry information
also works. This week, he
en co u rag es anyone who
cannot get an entry form
completed and turned in to
call H eppner H ardw are,
676-9961, or the Chamber
Office, 676-5536, with the
information
Lastly, Green states
that everyone who wants to
participate in the parade is
encouraged to “Come on
down* even without a pre-
fi 1 led entry form The
committee realizes that last-
minute circumstances can
c h an g e
and
it
will
accommodate everyone who
shows up The staging area
is at G reen Feed, on
Highway 74 and begins at
11:30 a m The parade
begins at 1 p m
Rhea receives
OAHC award
Molli Khea received the
OAHC“* president's award
March 11.
Molly Rhea, Pioneer
M em orial
H o s p ita l’s
Director of Nursing, Home
Health and Hospice received
the Oregon Association for
H om e C a re 's President
Award The aw ard was
presented to Rhea at the
OAHC’s annual conference
on March 11 in Portland
The award was given to
Rhea for her outstanding
contribution to the home
care community and the
OAHC
Rhea has been on the
OAHC's Board of Directors
for the past three years and
c u rren tly serves as the
board’s secretary. She has
also put numerous hours into
the OAHC’s Home Health
Aid Exam and Study Guide
project.
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