Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March lb, ¿005 - Ti
Chamber Chatter
By Claudia Hughe*
Top o ’ the morning
Now do you suppose people
in Ireland actually say that to
each other as each new day
dawns That might start the
day off better than rolling
over and saying, “You were
snoring last night ”
I had a call this week
questioning how Ireland’s
St Patrick’s Day compared
to Heppner’s and inquiring
if there were any Irish here
who might know the answer
to that question. O f course,
the first authorities on this to
come to mind were Father
Condon, Winnie Flynn and
Alan O ’Concarraige
F ath er
C ondon
remembered, “Long, long
ago in Dublin St Patrick’s
Day was celebrated with a
military parade ” Present day
parades include a variety o f
entries, including floats,
bands and clow ns High
school
bands,
fire
d e p artm en ts and police
departments from the United
S tates now p a rtic ip a te
There are also market fairs
and carnival rides for the
children We can all learn
m ore about St P atrick -
Patron o f Ireland at 7:30
p.m., Thursday evening, at
St. Patrick’s Catholic Parish
Hall. It’s definitely Irish with
music by Joe Lindsay and
written by Father Condon,
himself.
Winnie Flynn, when
asked about St. P atrick’s
Day in Ireland, reported that
the wearing of the shamrock
was very, very important in
Ireland on St Patrick’s Day
I f you lived in the
c o u n try sid e, as she did,
people always went to mass
and prayed, then returned
home
And w ho is Alan
O ’Concarraige, you might
w onder? He cam e to
Am erica from Ireland in
1989, hails from Arlington,
VA and will be around about
with the musical group, The
Chargers, this weekend He
relates that in Ireland, St
Patrick’s Day is a national
holiday and m ost people
have the day off When he
was a child he was “marched
off to mass, taken home for
a bite and then dressed in
Sunday best and given a little
badge o f an Irish harp or
sham rock to w ear as he
joined the parade Adults
w ore clovers. A fter the
parade fam ilies returned
home and others filed into
pubs to pick a seat, listen to
music and the blarney into
the wee hours.”
Find out more details
durin g the W ee Bit O ’
Ireland festivities. It’s much
more entertaining to hear it
in the Irish brogue
T hought for the
weekend “Welcome visitors
from afar; to have you in
Heppner, happy we are. We
feel lucky to know you, felt
that way from the start
T hanks for sharing o u r
weekend; and that’s straight
from the heart.”
HHS students participate in
Science Bowl
H ep p n er
High
School was represented in
the Department o f Energy
(DOE) annual Science Bowl
on the W ashington State
University Tri-Cities campus
by three sophom ores a,nd
two freshmen Sophomores
A aron A llsto tt, B rendan
McElligott and Quinn Peck
w ere joined by freshmen
Sean M urray and Kelsey
Wolff as the Heppner High
School team
The
stu d en ts
c o m p eted in pool play,
facing team s from W alla
Walla, Richland, Cascade
and C en tral Lynn high
schools finishing with a 1-4
record. Even though this
record did not qualify our
team for the tournam ent
b ra c k et, the stu d en ts
represented our community
well. One observer noted
th a t o u r kids are well
rounded, participating in
sp o rts and o th e r extra
curricular activities not just
science and math
Mr. D ieter W aite,
w ho acco m p an ied the
students, said, “Considering
the fact that these kids faced
juniors and seniors from high
schools with populations
greater than that o f our own
tow n they came off very
w ell. I ’m pro u d o f the
c o u rag e and effort they
exhibited Each stu d en t
contributed to our score by
answering questions Some
o f the students they faced
have been coming to this
event for four years and have
taken at least two more math
and science classes than
w hat our stu d en ts have
completed at this point It’s
exciting to see that we can
co m p ete w ith the big
schools. H ep p n er High
School provides an equal
education to that o f these
large com m unities along
with the wonderful lifestyle
and closeness o f a small
community. I look forward
to future years’ competitions
and greater successes.”
WID<
e
Legion fundraiser finds many
winners
M orrow C ounty
Creative Arts and Crafts will
be having an oil painting
class with Betty Crosswhite
Her paintings are o f English
cottages, old barns and old
houses and English and Irish
landscapes
Workshop hours are
8:30 a m. to 4:30 p m , with
a lunch break on April 15
and 16. Cost for the class is
(L-R): Lloyd Me Nary, poker $35 a day or two days for
organizer with 2nd place w inner $60. The workshop will be
1“ place poker winner- Jason
held at Morrow County Fair
Eric Orem.
Proudfoot.
annex Contact Betty Mills
for more information at 676-
5546
Paintings o f class
subjects will be available for
viewing at the Arts meeting
on March 24 from 10 a m
3rd place poker winner- Craig
Holland.
“We’ll be back next
year,” are the words from the
lone American Legion and
Auxiliary committee who
planned a fun evening o f
Texas Hold ‘Em poker and
Bingo last weekend This
event proved to be a well-
receiv ed fun tim e for
everyone who attended.
W h eth er
you
enjoyed poker, bingo, the
silent auction, came to watch
and visit or enjoy a sandwich
and salad, it w as a fun
evening o f entertainment for
all. The salad and sandwich
buffet went over well Bingo
winners were happy with
their awards Bounty prizes
for the early losers in the
p o k er to u rn am en t w ere
well-received Home baked
g o o d ies w ere a great
consolation prize. The Rifle
Raffle was a big hit with
everyone and was won by
Debbie Warren o f lone.
The committee who
planned and oversaw this fun
evening is already figuring
out ways to better the fun for
next year.
The
re sto ra tio n
project has been going on for
several years. This portion
for the w iring and new
lighting will begin soon and
will be completed in the near
future Donations are still
being acc e p ted for the
project
The Legion Hall is
105 years old this year It is
a beautiful old building that
will now see many more
years o f use by many in the
lone and H eppner areas
Originally, it was built as a
skating rink and was later
used as a dance hall Later
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The annual St
Patrick's Day Celebration's
Vendor’s Square will once
again be held at the Heppner
N eig h b o rh o o d
C enter,
Thursday, March 17 through
Sunday, March 20 Vendors
will include A m y's Fine
F oods, a w ood carving
booth, t-shirts, hats, jackets
and pottery with horsehair
vases Stop by and check out
various vendors and their
wares
he
M orrow C
B\ Doris Brosnan
Residents o f Willow
Creek Terrace can see that
spring is coming early to
Heppner and some are eager
to start digging and planting
in the dirt o f their terraced
hillside Soon, the residents
can enjoy the myriad colors
and aromas o f the blossoms
nurtured by residents and
staff
To get a good view
o f the Wee Bit O ’ Ireland
activities this weekend in
H eppner this Saturday,
interested resid en ts will
travel dow ntow n for the
festiv ities. Two o f their
favorite attractio n s have
been the Green Parade and
the potato soup lunch served
by St P a tric k ’s Senior
Center
They will not want
to leave the Terrace too
early, however, to hear the
“Has Been/Wanna Be’s,” a
vocal group comprised o f
area women who have been
entertaining in the region for
several months. Most o f the
women are related, adding to
the pleasure they get from
th eir p ra c tice s and the
quality o f the performance
they offer
Some
T errace
residents who view game
playing as a lively source o f
entertainment- going to the
Senior Center for bingo and
playing cards and oth er
ounty
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Square to be
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Center
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use to the public.
-What is the best and
most feasible location for a
re stro o m 9 Public W orks
D irecto r B ruce N elson
advises that there is a sewer
line available along Hager
S treet and along Alfalfa
Street. There is an existing
tap on Alfalfa Street, which
might be used if the restroom
were sited there
-Can the restroom be
designed to look acceptable
in
the
resid en tial
neighborhood? There are
many styles, shapes and sizes
possible Landscaping is also
an optio n to soften the
outline o f the building, if
desired
There may be other
questions that will come
forth in this meeting
The grant program
requires a 40 percent local
match, which can be met
with the City’s in kind work
for site work, sewer, water,
and paving for parking and
access sidewalks.
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Boardm en 0 6 97818
y ears saw it used as a
m eeting hall. The lo n e
American Legion Post #95
began holding meetings in it
in about 1921, an acquired
the hall in the early 1930s.
R eturning W orld War II
veterans put up the knotty
pine walls It has been the
Legion and A u x ilia ry ’s
commitment to maintain the
hall as a com m unity use
center for the surrounding
area for many years.
It is only through the
help o f grants, businesses
and ev ery o n e in lone,
Heppner and surrounding
areas who have donated to
th ese p ro je c ts that the
Legion has been able to do
the restoration work The
Legion and A uxiliary is
ap p re cia tiv e
o f each
donation, large and small
T he Legion feels the
community will now have a
very functional and safe
building that can be used and
utilized for many years to
come
On Memorial Day,
May 30, the Legion and
A uxiliary will host the
Memorial Day service to
recognize and remember the
veterans and our departed
co m rad es w ho gave the
ultimate sacrifice for their
county. An open house will
be held at the Legion Hall
following those services
Everyone is w elcom e to
come and see the restoration
project at the Hall The work
will all be completed by that
time
John Edmundson is
requesting H eppner city
residents to attend a public
meeting at 7 p m. on March
22, at Heppner City Hall, to
discuss a pro p o sal to
construct a public restroom
in or near Hager Park
E dm undson
has
agreed to prepare a grant
application, on behalf o f the
City o f Heppner, from the
O regon S tate Parks and
R ecreatio n D epartm ent
Local Government program
Before submitting the grant
application, he would like
the community to come to an
agreement on the following
issues:
-Is a public restroom
needed for Hager Park and
the adjoining G eorge
W aterland Little League
field9 A park master plan
was prepared in 1973, which
included a restroom in the
middle o f Hager Park. A
copy o f that plan drawing is
available at Heppner City
Hall A park w ith o u t a
restroom facility is o f little
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to 4 p m The business
meeting will be at noon
A nyone in te re ste d in
painting oils are welcome to
stop and see Crosswhite’s
paintings
The next class with
Sandra Haynes is on scratch
board scheduled for April 30
and May 1 Class subjects
will be available at the March
24 m eeting and th o se
interested may talk with
Haynes then Sign up now
with Judie Laughlin at 676-
9781.
W aterco lo r
is
coming up in June and you
may contact Trish Sweeney
at 676-9 2 2 6 about this
workshop
Public meeting on Hager Park to
be held
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Oil painting workshop to be held
aiii
gam es at the Terrace
weekly- may even journey
down to the Casino Night
this Friday at the Elks. They
might pick up some helpful
suggestions for an idea they
have been tossing around:
maybe a poker night at the
Terrace
Residents continue
to enjoy the musical groups
who practice at the Terrace
and on March 28, they will
get to watch the Heppner
Dance perform
As W illow C reek
Terrace sees in a third spring,
the general feeling o f
community and good will
has increased, along with the
reading on the thermometer
and the number o f plants
pushing out o f the ground
The increase comes, at least
in part, from the addition o f
a new resident, bringing the
T errace again to a “full
house ” And the residents
view this as a very good
situation
Lexington to hold
citywide cleanup
The
Town
of
Lexington will be holding a
citywide cleanup April 2-11.
The community will
be provided with a 39-yard
d u m p ster that will be
available for items such as
yard debris and appliances
However, a few restrictions
apply,
inclu d in g
no
hazardous waste, wet paint
or household trash The
dumpster will be located on
Arcade Street in Lexington
Les Schwab Tires o f
Heppner has also agreed to
help w ith th e city -w id e
clean u p
by allo w in g
Lexington residents to bring
in old tires, with a limit o f
four tires per family
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