Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 1.2006 - FIVE
Chamber Chatter
A view from the hill
By Claudia Hughes, Exec. Dir.
By Doris Brosnan
M arch... for most in
the Pacific Northwest, it’s
supposed to come in like a
lion and go out like a lamb.
In Heppner, we want the
lamb to arrive oh March 16-
19 for the Wee Bit O ’
Ireland. It never ceases to
amaze me the num ber of
people who didn’t grow up
here yet want to return for
this celebration each year.
“T h e re ’s ju st som ething
about it, we can’t resist,”
they say. And that would be
the reason the volunteers
here keep on going and
going and going, or looking
and looking and looking for
younger sources of energy.
It’s an event that has put
Heppner on the map and the
Chamber Board of Directors
set a goal to keep it
happening in Heppner with
the e x p e rtise o f great
volunteers (you) and the City
of Heppner.
Sixteen days until the
leprechauns come out of the
w oodw ork. T his y e a r ’s
c e le b ra tio n w ill be a
combination of the new and
the old. T he G rand
Leprechaun will be Dom
Monahan. The Friday night
Luck O ' the Irish Casino
Night at the Elks is open to
all ad u lts and th e re ’s
opportunity for everyone to
win. If not a gambler, then
purchase a few green and
orange chips for raffle tickets
to deposit in the container in
front of your favorite basket.
It takes but one ticket to win
and there are some exciting
baskets coming in. It’s still
not too late to m ake a
d o n a tio n o f a unique
“basket” or a contribution.
You can do so by contacting
the St. Patrick's Committee
at P.O. Box 1232, Heppner,
OR 97836. The C asino
N ight proceeds keep the
annual celebration going.
The Vander Does duo will
answer questions.
The sixth annual
Cruz-In is up and rolling
w ith
S w eeney
and
Houweling taking the wheel
and w ith the co m m ittee
revving up, it will happen
just prior to the Great Green
P arade. All e n trie s are
w elcom e in the parade
ex cep t for h o rses. The
committee invites entries to
be as green/Irish as possible.
Call Cliff Green or Brenda
S h e rrell
fo r
parade
applications.
‘Tis the 20lh year for
John Doherty and the Irish
S in g ers, w ho w ill be
p erfo rm in g d u ring the
S aturday KUM A C offee
H our and the aftern o o n
Ceili. Joining them will be
M ulligan
Stew,
The
C hancers, with “C aptain
Ireland” and more. Those
who have an Irish ditty or
music they would like to
share should give a call to
676-5536. The Trail Band
w ill be p erfo rm in g on
S aturday,
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18.
E n tertain m e n t is m ade
p o ssib le
th ro u g h
the
M orrow C ounty U nified
Recreation District.
T he
L ads
and
L assies
Teen
D ance
fe a tu rin g
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Entertainment will be held
Friday evening at Heppner
High School.
Sheepdog Trials and
the M otocross as well as
Father C ondon’s original
plays to music will return.
The Heppner High Student
Council is doing the buttons
this year with some of the
proceeds going to them. The
full schedule of events can be
found
at
www.heppnerchamber.com
(fea tu re d
e v en ts),
at
www.heppner.net or at the
Chamber office.
S pread the w ord,
w ear y our g reen , w ork
together and get ready to
kick up y o u r h eels for
Heppner’s 24lh celebration.
It's the beginning of new and
traditional reasons to stay
and w ork and play in
Oregon’s Rugged Country in
Morrow County.
Garden Club to meet
H ep p n er G arden
Club will meet on Monday,
March 6 at St. Patrick's Se
nior Center at 7 p.m. Hosts
will be Ida Farra and Bebe
Munkers. The program will
be: “Starting your seeds for
Spring,” by Corinne Miles.
Miles used to have her own
green house and was a favor
ite provider of new plants for
the community.
A goal for the Gar
den Club is to profile and
active member, monthly.
This month’s profile is on
Melissa Jo Monaco. Melis
sa Jo moved from Portland
in September 2002 to marry
Dr. Fred Monaco who had
just accepted a position as an
instructor at Heppner High
School. They were married
in Heppner on Oct. 5, 2002
in Murray’s Country Garden.
Fred passed away in June
2003 from cancer. A fter
Fred’s death, with the sup
port and encouragement of
the welcoming folks of Hep
pner, Melissa Jo made the
decision to make her home
in Heppner.
A m em ber o f the
Garden Club, she is on the
yearbook and scrapbook
committees and is the club
photographer. She also holds
the position of co-chairper-
son for the ways and means
committee for Blue Moun
tain District 10. Outside of
the club, she volunteers at
the veterinarian clinic in Lex
ington and is a member of the
W illow C reek B ap tist
Church. She also volunteers
with Prison Fellowship by
corresponding with and vis
iting prisoners and coordi
nating Prison Fellowship's
Angel Tree, a ministry to
children of prisoners, at Wil
low Creek Baptist Church.
In Melissa Jo’s spare
time she enjoys working out
side, landscaping and im
proving her yard and raising
a vegetable garden.
She is a great asset
to the community and to the
Garden Club.
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Since the previous
report of activities at Willow
C reek T errace, residents
have
had
nu m ero u s
opportunities to fill their
days w ith re c re a tio n ,
erudition and socialization.
One favorite form of
recreation is the Wednesday
afternoon reading o f the
H eppner G azette Tim es.
S ev eral re sid e n ts enjoy
listening to Suzanne Jepsen,
Mel issa M onaco, B etty
ta rls o n
or
S h erro n
Woodside read of the local
h a p p en in g s and then
discussing those reports.
On Jan. 27, residents
were able to learn about
Dick Sargent’s experience in
Louisiana, where he helped
victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Sargent complemented his
report with a map o f the
area, heart-rending stories of
tragedy and encouraging
stories of people helping
people.
On Feb. 10, Pastor
Ruth Swanson presented a
slide show of her mission
w ork in A frica. P astor
S w anson b ro u g h t som e
musical instruments from the
reg io n for re sid e n ts to
experiment with and shared
stories of her experiences in
the missionary field.
Valentine’s Day was
a day full of activities on the
hill. Sixty-seven lone Grade
School students came for a
visit. A fter the students
entertained with some songs,
they handed out valentines
Morrow County Cultural
Coalition distributes remaining
2005-2006 funds
On Feb. 14, the
M orrow C ounty C ultural
C o alitio n
ap p ro v ed
distribution of the remaining
$4500 funds for fiscal year
2005-2006. Three grants
were awarded for projects in
alig n m en t w ith county
coalitions goals.
Grants awarded by
the Morrow County Cultural
Commission were: Morrow
C ounty A rts and C rafts,
$500- To supplem ent the
expense of presenting a two
or three day art class for
organization members and
interested residents at the
Heppner Fairgrounds; Valby
Lutheran Church, $20(X)- To
match “in-kind” labor for a
historic preservation project
including a handicapped
ramp entry to the 120 year
old church, along with a
wider sidewalk to the parish
hall that will meet ADA
sta n d a rd s; and Irrigon
Watermelon Festival/Irrigon
Park Board, $2000- A joint
p ro je c t to e sta b lish a
memorial acknowledging the
(inundated) Oct. 19. 1805
Lewis and Clark Corps of
Discovery Camp Site. The
memorial area will include a
concrete bench, plaque and
planter overlooking the spot
where the corps camped.
Coalition grants are
an investment in integrating
arts, culture and heritage into
eco n o m ic d ev elo p m en t;
financial support for cultural
activities for families and
youth; increasing awareness
and respect for our history;
and building cultural bridges
through partnerships with
other cultural organizations.
This is the first year that
SUPPORTING YOUR COMMUNITY
AND PROVIDING:
RHS to present
South Pacific
R iverside’s dram a
and music departm ent is
p re sen tin g R odgers and
H a m m e rste in ’s
South
Pacific. Performances will be
Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m.,
and Saturday, March 11 at 2
p.m. and 7 p.m.
Cost for all seats is
$5. payable at the door.
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* FARM SUPPLIES AND LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT
funds were awarded by the
M orrow C ounty C ultural
C o alitio n . T he co alitio n
funded four projects totaling
$9500 in October 2005. All
c o m p le ted p ro je c ts w ill
recognize the support of the
M orrow C ounty C ultural
Coalition.
M orrow C ounty
C u ltu ral C o alitio n is
accepting proposals for FY
2006-2007 grant funds until
July 1, 2006. G uidelines,
Application Requirements
and Funding Proposal Forms
can be o b ta in e d by
contacting Lisa Mittelsdorf:
813 Mt. Adams, Boardman,
OR 97818; by phone, 481-
7678,
or
e-m ail
1 i sam @ portofmorrow.com.
M orrow C ounty
Cultural Coalition Funding is
made possible by donations
to the Oregon Cultural Trust
from in d iv id u a ls and
businesses. Your donation to
the Trust Fund will increase
the amount of interest earned
and distributed annually to
Oregon County and Tribal
Coalitions. To find out how
you can support the Oregon
Cultural Trust and cultural
o rg an izatio n s across the
state o f O regon, contact
www.culturaltrust.org.
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that they had made for the
residents. Then the residents
gave the visitors pencils and
heart-shaped cookies that
they had m ade and
decorated. On that day, also,
the Book Worms Book Club
held its February meeting at
the T errace, w ith Pat
Edm undson hosting. The
m em bers
en co u rag e
residents to join them for the
report a member offers on a
book of particular interest
and for the refreshm ents.
Valentine’s Day ended with
a quiet candlelight dinner for
the residents.
T he
OF
Tim e
Fiddlers returned with their
entertaining music on Feb.
19 and residents and friends
enjoyed more refreshments
and socializing with two
F eb ru ary
b irth d ay
celebrants. Irene H askett
turned 94 on Feb. 6 and
Kathleen Hisler became 98
on Feb. 21.
February ended on a
festiv e note, w ith som e
touches of Mardi-Gras on
Monday, Feb. 27, before
som e o f the re sid en ts
tra v e le d to the Shrove
Tuesday Pancake Supper at
All Saints Episcopal Church.
From the B oard,
S ta ff and R esid en ts o f
Willow Creek Terrace, “We
appreciate all the volunteers
and visitors who come to
share life on the hill.” And
to everyone who donates
item s for our use at the
Terrace, we appreciate it.
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St. Patrick’s Senior Center news
The S eventh Day
A dventist church will be
providing volunteers for the
March 8 noon meal at St.
Patrick’s Senior Center. The
menu for the day is spaghetti
with meatballs, green salad,
garlic bread, fruit, cookies
and ice cream.
The sen io r bus is
scheduled to take music fans
to the production of “South
Pacific” on Saturday, March
11 fo r the
m atin ee
presentation at 2 p.m., at
R iv ersid e H igh S ch o o l.
A dm ission charge is $5,
p ay ab le at the door.
Departure time for the bus
is 12:30 p.m., from the Main
Street entrance on the center.
A sign-up sheet is in the
center office. You may also
call the office at 676-9030 to
be added to the list.
Plans are in place for
the Senior Center Saturday
m orning St. P a tric k 's
breakfast and potato soup
lunch on M arch 18.
Breakfast serving begins at
7 a.m. and lunch will be
served at 11:30 a.m. Serving
will stop during the parade
and w ill begin again
afterwards.
The sen io r cen ter
office now has a computer
supplied by CAPECO.
Morrow County Gun Club news
On Sunday, Feb. 26,
a co ld , b reezy day, 16
shooters were at M orrow
C ounty G un C lu b to
compete.
In sin g le s, Rob
A shbeck had 23 o f 25.
Harvey Childers had 22 of
25. Mark Schlichting and
Dennis Peck had 20 of 25.
In the la d ie s ’ c ateg o ry ,
Deona Hodges had 21 of 25.
In the junior category, Taylor
Hodges had 20 of 25 and in
the sub-junior category, Kile
W ilson had 14 o f 25 and
Kyle Tayloe had 8 of 25.
In
h an d icap ,
A sh b eck had 20 o f 25.
Schlichting and Childers had
19 of 25. Garret Wilhelm.
Roger Mortimer and Darren
Molull had 18 of 25.
Two A nnies w ere
shot with Gene Harris and
Wilhelm each winning one.
League team s have been
drawn. Team Childers-Kevin
Campbell has 295 of 300.
Team M ortim er-A shbeck
has 195 of 200. Team Steven
Crum-Richard Campbell has
279 o f 300. Team Peck-
Schlichting has 187 of 200.
Team D ick G o odhead-
Jimmy Walton has no score
yet.
The next shoot will
be held Sunday, March 5 at
12 noon.
Dessert theater to open St. Pat’s
weekend
Thursday, March 16,
w ill begin th is y e a r ’s
celebration of St. Patrick’s
Day in H eppner. In the
spotlight that evening at 7:30
p.m. will be dessert theatre
at the C ath o lic C hurch
Parish Hall. The plays to be
p re sen te d th is y ear are
“C o lu m c ille , M asterfu l
M onk” and “St. B rigid,
Patroness of Ireland.”
W rite r-D ire c to r
F ath er G erry C ondon
brought his original works to
Heppner’s celebration five
years ago, with the staging
of “Patrick, Patron Saint of
Ireland,” and since that time,
his productions have been
evolving into more complex
p re se n ta tio n s. C ondon
enlisted the talents o f Joe
Lindsay, who has written
several musical num bers
now incorporated into the
action and dialogue of the
stories of “Columcille” and
“St. Brigid."
C ast m em bers in
“C o lu m c ille ” are Joe
Lindsay, Rita Van Schoiack,
Dan Van S choiack, Ken
Turner, Larry Lutcher. Brian
Kollman, Debbie Gutierrez,
G ayle A rbogast. Barney
Lindsay and Jim Pappas.
Taking the stage in “ St.
Brigid" will be Anne Morter,
Nikki Coe, Janet Greenup,
A shley M cC abe, Dan
Lindsay, Eric Orem and the
Rev. Keith Brudevold. The
production crew includes
N elson C onnor, Kim
Armato, Ashley Lindsay,
Leann Lindsay, Lois Connor,
Pam
W orden,
Jan et
Greenup, Judy Laughlin and
Martha Munkers. The Holy
Name Society will arrange
seating.
T
h
e
“ S e n tim e n ta lists” w ill
provide a musical interlude
and St. P a tric k ’s A ltar
Society members will serve
dessert and beverages at the
e v e n in g ’s affair. The
evening's entertainment and
dessert are free to the public,
although a freewill offering
may be given. Any proceeds
from the evening will go to
a local charity that the cast
and crew will select.
lone Community Church
observes Ash Wednesday
M arch
1, Ash
W ednesday, the day that
opens the season of Lent,
was observed at lone Com
munity Church. Participants,
young and old, “burned their
sins," (as recorded on scraps
of paper) in a kettle and used
the ashes to mark their hands
and foreheads, as a sign of
their repentance. They im
mersed black pebbles in wa
ter as a symbol of the spiri
tual cleansing that God of
fers.
Part of the service
included taking a stone with
a cross on it, to remind them
of the six tasks o f Lent:
prayer, fasting, giving mon
ey to the poor, simplicity,
self-denial and self-evalua
tion. Although most people
think of Lent as a time to
give something up. it is 40
days of personal renew al and
spiritual growth, culminating
in Holy Week and the high
est Christian holy day. Res
urrection Sunday, common
ly called Easter.
Ash Wednesday and
Lent are not terms used in
the Bible, but are a season
of the Christian year, similar
to Advent and Christmas.
Lent is reminiscent of the 40
days Jesus spent in the wil
derness preparing for his
public ministry. Christians
prepare their hearts for new
life given by Christ through
his resurrection.
ICC will hold three
Lenten Study G roups on
Tuesday evenings at 6:30
p.m. A simple meal of soup
and bread will be followed
by a study of these topics:
“ W hat is b a p tism ?" on
March 14; “What is com
m union?" on M arch 21;
“What is covenant or confir
mation" on March 28. Any
one who would like to study
Scripture and learn about
how histone Congrcgation-
alists view these topics is
welcome to attend.
ICC has an informal
Sunday service at 9:45 a.m.,
dunng Sunday school and a
traditional worship service at
11 a.m. Everyone is invited.