Dom Monahan named grand marshal of
24lh St. Patrick’s weekend celebration
97403
Bessie Wetzell Newspaper Library
University o f Oregon
Eugene. OR 97403
This year’s grand
marshal for Heppner's 24lh
Annual St. Patrick’s Day
C eleb ra tio n
is
Dom
Monahan. Monahan now
lives in Eugene, but has deep
roots in Morrow County and
a
history
with
the
celebration.
Monahan wrote
an article about Morrow
County sheep herding for the
second
St.
P a tric k ’s
Celebration. "Jimmy Farley
(the fo u n d er of the
celebration) really liked that
article and asked what more
we could do to promote the
c e le b ra tio n ,” M onahan
relates. “ 1 was living in
Washington, D.C., at the
time and was able to get a
letter from President Ronald
Reagan acknowledging the
next
St.
P a tric k ’s
Celebration. Another time he
arranged an interview with
the Irish ambassador, which
was then played on the radio
during the Coffee Hour.
“ I was
fla b b e rg a ste d
to
be
honored,” Monahan said of
his being picked as grand
M arshal. “ I am deeply
honored.”
F o llo w in g is
b io g rap h y o f D om inic
M onahan, the G rand
Marshall of the 24,h Annual
St. Patrick's Day Celebration
in Heppner:
J. D ominic
‘Dom’ Monahan was bom in
Heppner, Oregon, the son of
James and
C a m illa
Monahan.
H
i
s
m o th e r,
Camilla
Kilkenney
Monahan,
was born
in Ireland,
as were all
of
his
Dominic
gr.ndpurert\
Monahan
Like many
o f the Irish in M orrow
Ann Spicer to run for circuit court
judge position
A nnetta
‘A n n ’
S p icer of H eppner has
announced her candidacy for
Circuit Court Judge District
Position 5. The position, for
M orrow and U m atilla
counties, is a new one. There
VOL 125
NO. 11
10 Pages
Wednesday, March 15,2006
Morrow County, Heppner, Oregon are currently four circuit
judge positions for Morrow
and Umatilla counties, with
the fifth beginning in
January.
Spicer has been in
law
practice
for 23 years.
***** Thursday, March 16th *****
She was Morrow County
ST COLUMCILLE, The Masterful Monk,'and BRIGID, Patroness of Ireland (both with
District Attorney for two
music) - 7:30 PM, St Patrick's Catholic Parish Hall, 560 NW Jones Original plays written by
Father Condon
years. M orrow C ounty
Deputy DA for one year and
***** Friday, March 17th *****
Umatilla City Attorney for
MORROW COUNTY CREATIVE ARTS & CRAFTS - 8.30 AM - 6 PM, show and sale at Les
two years. She and her
Schwab Tire Center, Main Street.
husband of 28 years. Bill
HEPPNER PUBLIC LIBRARY- Open 10 AM - 5 PM
MORROW COUNTY MUSEUM - Open 1 - 5 PM
Kuhn, c u rren tly have a
VENDOR'S SQUARE - Enjoy crafts, food and other treasures from local and visiting vendors.
private law practice with
All day Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Neighborhood Center on Main Street across from
offices in H eppner and
the Library/Museum/City Park. For information call 541-676-5024.
Hermiston. In her practice,
LUCK O' THE IRISH CASINO NIGHT - Start.ng at 7 PM at the Elks Club, 142 N Main
she has represented cities,
Street Raffles and Auction included in the festivities Drawing for $100 Pot O' Gold.
MRS O'LEARY'S STEW FEED - 5 - 7 PM at St Patrick's Senior Center, 190 N Main Street,
school districts and has done
prepared by the Heppner United Methodist Church members
"all aspects of family law.”
BUFFET DINNER - 6 - 8 PM at the Elks Club, 142 N. Main Street.
Prior to becoming an
LADS & LASSIES TEEN DANCE - 9 PM - midnight — a drug and alcohol free event for teens
attorney,
S picer was a
at the HHS Cafeteria Sponsored by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District and St.
special education teacher
Pat s Committee
sp ec ia liz in g
in
the
***** Saturday, March 18th *****
developmentally disabled.
BREAKFAST - 7-10 AM at the St. Patrick's Senior Center, prepared by the Senior Center All
Spicer says that she
you can eat for $41
is
much
better qualified than
ST. PADDY'S MOTOCROSS - Sign up from 8 - 9 AM, with races going from 10 AM - noon,
her opponents and has a lot
then continuing after the Parade at 2 PM until finished $2 admission Sponsored by the Oregon
24th Annual Wee Bit O ' Ireland
St. Patrick's Weekend Celebration Schedule
Trail Pro Rodeo Committee
SHEEP DOG TRIALS - Starting at 8.30 AM (all day) at Thompson's Ranch, 3 miles northwest
of Heppner on Bunker Hill Rd off of Hwy 74, between mileposts 41 and 42
MORROW COUNTY MUSEUM & FARM EXHIBIT - Open 11 AM - 5 PM
MORROW COUNTY CREATIVE ARTS & CRAFTS - 8.30 AM - 4 PM, show and sale at Les
Schwab Tire Center, Main Street
VENDOR'S SQUARE - All Day - at the Neighborhood Center across the street from the
Library/Museum/City Park.
KUMA COFFEE HOUR - Starting at 10 AM upstairs at the Elks Club Come hear music,
stories and blarney! Enter the IRISH BROGUE CONTEST and win cash prizes. Drawing for
$100 Pot O'Gold
HEPPNER PUBLIC LIBRARY - Open 11 AM - 3 PM
SENIOR CENTER - 11 AM - 1 PM and 2 - 4 PM Have a taste of homemade Irish soup/bread,
and berry cobbler with ice cream/coffee
O'BARBECUE chicken and ribs - 11 AM - 4 PM by Kessler's Katering at the City Park on Main
Street
SHAMROCK LANES - Irish Sweepstakes/Mixed Doubles No-Tap Bowling Tournament, 3 PM,
5 PM and 7 PM
ST. PADDY’S CRUZ-IN - Parade at noon Show until 4 PM on Willow Street in downtown
Heppner. Come enjoy Antique and Classic cars during Heppner s Sixth Annual Cruz-In
IRISH PARADE - 1 PM on Main Street
CEILI (pronounced Kay-Lee) - 2 - 4 PM, upstairs at the Elks Club Irish entertainment
featuring John Doherty and The Irish Singers, The Chancers, Mulligan Stew, and more!
EWE-DO BINGO - 2.30 PM Live sheep activity at Main and Center streets Sponsored by
the HHS Cheerleaders
MORROW COUNTY COURTHOUSE TOURS - 2 - 6 PM Tour the historical Morrow County
Historical Courthouse built of blue basaltin 1902
O'DUCKY RACE - 3 PM Starts at the bridge in front of the Morrow County Courthouse
Adopt a duck to win a prize of $10 to $100 Sponsored by the Heppner Colt Football Program
ST. PATRICK'S PIT HAM DINNER and HOMEMADE PIES - 4 - 7 PM at the St Patrick's
Catholic Parish Hall at 560 NW Jones Street
BUFFET DINNER - 6 - 8 PM with corn beef and cabbage, etc with music from 9PM - 2AM at
the Elks Club
ENTERTAINMENT - THE TRAIL BAND - 7.30 PM at Heppner Elementary Gymnasium
Funded by the Morrow County Unified Recreation District Drawing for $100 Pot O' Gold
WEE HOURS O'THE MORNIN' BREAKFAST - 10 PM 3AM by the Heppner Volunteer Fire
Department at 190 NW Willow St
*****
continued page seven
Ballard
announces for
DA
Ann Spicer
of experience-in family law,
criminal law, municipal law,
appellate law and general
civil law-which makes a
difference in the ju d g e ’s
position. She has a “strong
b e lie f in service to the
community-a good way to
give
back
to
the
communities.”
Spicer is a member
of the Oregon State Bar
Continuing Legal Education
C o m m ittee, the O regon
State Bar Ethics Committee,
the Umatilla Morrow Family
Law Advisory Committee,
an Oregon Legal Services
Pro Bono intake volunteer
and a Hermiston Domestic
Violence Victims attorney.
C h risto p h e r
R.
Bauer and Steven Fogelson,
both Pendleton have also
filed for the circuit court
judge, 6"' District, position 5.
School board reinstates
Heppner High School vo-ag
The Morrow County
School Board unanimously
approved reinstating a vo-ag
program for Heppner High
School at its regular board
meeting held Thursday,
March 7. at the district office
in Lexington.
M
C
S
D
Su p erin ten d en t
Mark
Burrow s
said
that
reconfiguration of the full
time equivalent positions for
Morrow County schools
indicated that Heppner High
School was eligible for an
additional full-time teacher.
He said that hiring a teacher
for the HHS vo-ag program
would not take a teacher
from another area or from
another school.
County, his grandparents
immigrated from Counties
L o n g fo rd and L eitrim
shortly before the turn of the
century. His grandfather,
Frank Kilkenney, arrived in
Morrow County in 1890
together with his brother,
John Kilkenney. Dom=s
paternal grandfather. Frank
Monahan, was one of at least
four Monahan brothers who
immigrated first to Boston
and then to O m aha and
finally arrived in Morrow
County. All o f D om =s
forbears eventually found
them selves in the sheep
business, which was the
m ainstay
o f M orrow
County’s economy up until
World War 1. Dom is one
of four children. His older
brother Michael lives in
Portland, and his younger
brother. Bill, resides in
Hermiston. Dorn’s sister,
Burrows said that
reconfiguration also resulted
in the reduction from two
business tech teachers at
Irrigon High to one.
The n u m b er of
teachers for each school is
determined by each school's
budget, which, in turn, is
determined by the number of
students in attendance at
each of the schools. When a
school gains or loses
stu d en ts, its budget is
affected. The amount of
money the entire district
receives in state funding is
also determined by student
population and other factors
such as the n u m b er of
continued page seven
Elizabeth Ballard
M orrow C ounty
Assistant District Attorney
E lizabeth B allard has
announced her candidacy for
M orrow C ounty DA.
Current DA David C. Allen
has announced that he will
not run for another term.
B allard,
39,
Hermiston, has been the
assistant DA for three-and-
a-half years. Prior to that she
worked with troubled youth
as a treatment coordinator.
Ballard, originally
from Iowa, received a
b a c h e lo r ’s degree
in
psychology from Western
State College in Missouri.
She received a doctor of
ju risp ru d e n c e from the
University o f Oregon in
2002 .
Ballard said she was
especially concerned about
the
m eth am p h etam in e
problem. “It is so pervasive,”
said Ballard. “I am pleased
to see the action that our
legislature has taken. It is
one of the strictest laws in
the county, prohibiting the
over-the-counter sales of
pseudophedrine. But it's also
concerning that more meth
may be brought in from
Mexico which may be more
potent and additional
property crim es may be
committed to support the
user’s habit. I’m also very
concerned about children
and fam ilies, which, o f
course, meth impacts.”
Ballard said that her
office has worked very hard
continued page seven
Sundoy, March 19th *****
BREAKFAST - 8 - 11 AM at the Nazarene Church, 335 N Gilmore St
SHAMROCK LANES - Irish Sweepstakes/Mixed Doubles No-Tap Bowling Tournament, 10 AM
and 12 noon
CHURCH - Your choice Visitors welcome
VENDOR'S SQUARE - All day at the Neighborhood Center across from the Library/Museum/
City Park
SHEEP DOG TRIALS - All day at Thompson s Ranch (See Saturday for location )
IRISH ROAD BOWLING - Details to follow at the KUMA Coffee Hour on Saturday
- PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE -
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