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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, June 28.2006 - THREE Lots of activities, food &music planned for lone Blues Festival The an n u al lone Blues Festival w eek get underway this Sunday, July 2, with the F irst annual Texas Hold’em tournament, beginning at 4 p.m. at the lone American Legion Hall. The entry fee is $40 with proceeds benefiting the lone Fourth of July Fund. The to u rn am en t pays first, second and third place. Food w ill be in clu d ed and b ev erag es are n o -host. Contact M arvin Padberg, 4 2 2 -7 2 7 6 , for m ore information. The annual Fourth of July Golf Tournament will get off to an early start on Monday, July 3, with the bus leaving at 7:30 a.m. for the China Creek Golf Course in A rlington from the lone Schools. Team set up is 8:30 a.m., with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Cost is $50 per golfer with proceeds benefiting lone H igh School scholarships. The bus is free of charge, sponsored by the lone C o m m unity A gri- Business Association. For more information call Stacie Miller, 422-7410, or Craig Holland, 422-7455. The talent show will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the Amphitheater stage at the lone Park. Contact LynnDee Ramos, 422-7559 for more information or to sign up. G o lf to u rn am en t awards will be presented on the stage following the talent show. After the awards are presented, a live karaoke contest, with emcee Samarra Van Doom, will begin. On the big day, T uesday, July 4, the c e le b ra tio n w ill get underway at 7:30 a.m. with the Dawn’s Early Light Fun Run. Call Dale or Karen H o llan d , 6 7 6 -5 0 3 4 , for more information. K id s’ gam es w ill start at 10 a.m. with the Children’s Fish Pond. Kids’ games also include the Straw Money Pile for ages three to eight, the Frog Jump contest (fro g s a p p ro v e d ) and a bicycle raffle drawing. The horseshoe pits will open at that time also, along with the used book sale sponsored by the lone Topic Club held outside the fire hall. The book sale w ill accep t donations. The day will also feature open volleyball, a dunk tank, a w ater slide, weather permitting, and a T- shirt sale sponsored by the lone Booster Club. The lone Fourth of July Parade, w ith G rand Marshal Wayne Rietmann, and C lassic C ar C ru ise, along with the Blues Cruise Classic Car Show will begin at 11 a.m. Contact Chuck Nelson, 989-8148 for info concerning the car cruise and car show. At noon food vendors, too numerous to mention, will open in the park. Pie and co ffee, sp o n so red by the St. W illia m ’s A ltar S ociety Ladies, will be served at the fire hall. Local businesses, including Collier’s Market, T a y lo r’s R estau ran t and Lounge, The Office Pub and G rill and S u n flo w er Junction, will be open that day. Bingo will be held at the Legion Hall. Call Harold Rietmann, 422-7472. The lone Pool will tentatively hold a free swim from 2-4 p .m ., if m aintenance work on the pool can be com pleted in time. M u s i c a l entertainm ent, with local talent, will begin at 2 p.m., fe a tu rin g W ayne S eitz, Dustin Padberg and Matt Greenup. The Blues will begin at 3 p.m ., featuring The Etouffee Band, Harper, a blues m u sician from Australia, and Hillstomp. The music is sponsored by the M orrow C ounty Recreation District. Chuck Nelson will present the Blues Cruise Classic Car Show awards at 4 p.m. Also at that time, the F ourth o f July button numbers will be drawn and posted at the 1CABO hot dog booth. Portland Band Hillstomp to perform at Blues Festival Hillstomp, bom in a basement in southeast Portland in the spring of 2001, will perform its particular brand of “North Mississippi trance-blues” on stage during the lone Blues Festival Tuesday, July 4. The “bastard child of Henry Christian and John Johnson’s mutual need to make music and drink beer," Hillstomp was born in a basement in southeast Portland in the spring of 2001. Within a few weeks, the guitar and drum duo played its first open mike at the Green Room in Portland to a “rousing response.” Unfortunately, Johnson's drumset (a cardboard box, plastic bucket and Weber-grill lid) didn’t survive the ordeal, so the pair went back under the basement stairs to build some new drums and practice. In June 2002, Hillstomp emerged from the dust and dark with its raucous brand of hill-country blues-rock stomp. According to a news release, “Hillstomp’s blues differs dramatically from the 12-bar style practiced by most Chicago and delta blues men. It draws inspiration instead from such hill blues men as R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough and Robert Belfour. Even as a duo, its sound completely fills a room, leaving the defenseless crowd to wonder why most other bands have so many people standing around.” A fter releasing tw o extended plays in 2003, Hillstomp released its first full-length album, “One Word.” to a sold-out crowd at the White Eagle Saloon in Portland. The duo hit the road this spring on a West Coast tour that hit San Francisco, Las Vegas and Ashland, among other points south. Thibodeaux, Etouffee Band to take stage in lone plus a kickin’ Southern rock K elly T hibodeaux and the Etouffee Band of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will perform this year at the lo n e F ourth o f July Celebration. Led by fid d ler T h ib o d ea u x , E to u ffee combines “red hot fiddle, shufflin' rhythm and blues. IO N E’S BLUES FESTIVAL ft/ July 2nd , 3rd and 4th SUNDAY. JULY 2nd FIRST ANNUAL TEXAS HOLD ‘EM TOURNAMENT at the lone American Legion Hall. $40 entry fee. Con tact Marvin Padberg. 422-7276 for more information. MONDAY. JULY 3rd ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY GOLF TOURNAMENT at China Creek Golf Course in Arlington. $50 per golfer. Free busing from lone to China Creek and back. Con tact Stacie Miller. 422-7410 or Craig Holland. 422-7455 for more information. Don’t miss the TALENT SHOW on Monday evening, 6:30 p.m., at the lone Amphitheater stage! Contact LynnDee Ramos. 422-7559. for more information. TUESDAY. JULY 4th PARADE and Classic Car Cruise starts at 11 a.m. with Grand Marshal Wayne Rietmann. c£U . •y if v The jet boat fishing trip auction, benefiting the Mike Mathews Scholarship Fund. The lone Education Foundation and other lone community organizations, will be held at 7 p.m. And then at dusk, what w e've all been waiting for— the fireworks will get underw ay. The fireworks are made possible by donations and the M orrow C ounty Unified Recreation District. B L U E S C R U ISE CLASSIC CAR SHOW ! Contact Chuck Nelson, 989-8148 for more information. E X JO W / .V . 1F T E R . XOfX X O F G R E I T M l SIC... Starting w ith the Opening Act “ BASELINE" at 2 p.m. featuring local talent Wayne Seitz. Dustin Padberg and Matt Greenup. to create an exciting new sound know n as Swam p Rock.” “This is music that will roll you down Bourbon Street or lead you into the darkest swamps, music so eminently danceable, almost no one-young or old-can resist.” T h ib o d eau x and Etouffee have shared the stage w ith: B uckw heat Zydeco, C.J. Chenier, Joe L ouis W alker, Sonny Landreth, John Hammond, Jr., E lvin B ishop, The Marshall Tucker Band, Joe H ouston and C h arlie Musselwhite. Blind Pig recording artist “Harper” brings world blues from Australia to lone Fourth "Imagine a singer with the deep soul of Motown, a harmonica player who can graft Sonny Boy 11 and Little Walter with Sugar Blue, a song writer who tells his own compelling stories in an unhurried. J.J Cale -like manner, and a musical visionary who is unafraid to mix the didgeridoo, an important part of his Australian Indigenous culture, with infectious modem percussive rhythms, and you have a glimpse of what Harper is about,” says Art Tipaldi, Hartford Advocate, CT. Raised in the beautiful coastal city o f Perth, W estern A ustralia, Harper is known for his soulful vocals, unique harmonica performances and his innovative song writing style. He also includes the intensely spiritual didgeridoo, an Australian indigenous H arp er instrument. Harper grew up listening to folk, soul and blues music and surfing on W estern A ustralia’s incredible coastline. Harper has been taking his music to the world, performing in Australia, the USA, Canada, Germany, Austria, Sw itzerland, Singapore and France. He has received multiple Australian Blues awards for "male vocalist of the year”, and “song of the year” and “acoustic artist of the year”. His 2003 release, "Way Down Deep Inside,” also was awarded "album of the year" and two harmonica awards. In recent years Harper began a journey of self discovery and revelation which began with a chance meeting with a Hopi, “ Dan Running Bear,” in Silverton, Colorado. Harper became fascinated with the spirituality and culture of the American Natives. He also became aware of how little he knew about the Australian Aborigines of his homeland. He set him self a course which completely changed his whole concept of the indigenous culture of the land in which he lives. Harper dedicated his "Way Down Deep Inside” CD to the first Australians. Harper’s latest CD, "D ow n To The R hythm " (Blind Pig R ecords), continues his spiritual journey, according to a release. Written, arranged and produced by Harper, "Down To The Rhythm" is Harper's most powerful work and follows his multi award winning CD, “Way Down Deep Inside". His rich soulful voice, virtuoso harmonica solos and didgeridoo rhythmic sounds, combine to create a truly Australian take on the roots music genre. It is also a disc layered with incredible songwriting and meaningful lyrics. Harper is currently touring the U.S. His American band features Tyler Mac on guitar. Jam es Pace on keyboards/djembe and Scott Key on drums. Harper, a blues singer from Australia, will perform at this year’s lone Fourth of July Blues Festival. Other major festival appearances include: The Portland Waterfront Festival, The Chicago Blues Festival, Florida's String Break, The Fort Madison Blues Festival, Iowa. Wateriest, Wisconsin. The Sleeping Bear Blues & Dune Grass Festival, Michigan, The Paola Roots Festival. Kansas, The Tawas Blues by The Bay Festival, M ichigan, The Traverse City Film Festival. Michigan and The Festival of the Forks, Michigan. May 5 , 2006 was declared “Harper Day” by the Mayor of Fort Smith. Arkansas for Harper’s contribution to the "Blues in the Schools" progam and his performances at The Fort Smith River Front festival. . For tour dates, video clip, reviews & info please go to H a rp e r’s w eb sites: w w w .h arp er.b iz or www.myspace.com/harperband or Blind Pig Records: www.blindpigrecords.com. Drawing contest open for all ages This year Morrow County 4-H will host the First Annual Heifer Futurity on September 30. To kick off the festivities, the Futurity is opening a drawing contest to create the first year’s logo. The logo w ill be on jackets, sh irts, h ats, and any advertising for the Heifer Futurity. Winner will receive prizes and recognition. The winner and his/her chosen logo w ill be announced at the Morrow County Fair, with the time and place to be announced. The d ead lin e to subm it d raw in g s is Wednesday. July 12. by mail to: M orrow C ounty Extension Service, P.O. Box 397, Heppner, OR 97836; or by dropping off at the office at 54173 H ighw ay 74 Heppner, OR 97836 Requirements are as follows: Artists may be of any age, and may submit up to two draw ings. Preference will be given to M orrow County residents. Drawings must somehow include a cow or heifer. Drawings can be no larger than 8 Vi inches x 10 inches and no smaller than 4 inches x 4 inches. D raw ings can n o t be in pastels or pencil. The d e ad lin e is draw ing near, so don't miss this opportunity to win great prizes, says Darcee Slater. For m ore in fo rm atio n , contact the Morrow County Extension Service: 5 4 1 -676- 9642. Am erican Red Cross BLUES MUSIC Starting at 3 p.m. with B EC O M E A LO C A L DISASTER V O L U N T E E R F R E E TRAIN IN G ! (Sponsored by th® Morrow County Recreation District) AT IH S K - FIKKWORKS! FIREWORKS! FIBKWOKKV (Made possible by your generous donations and the Morrow County Recreation District) Please, no dogs or fireworks in the park during our celebration. Thank you! C A L L FOR C L A S S E S IN M O R R O W C O U N T Y ( 541 ) 276-1211 Class on autism planned in Heppner A c la ss, "Understanding Autism-An Overview," has been planned for Wednesday, August 9, from l -3 p.m. at the Morrow County Behavioral Health Conference Room, 120 S. M ain, S eco n d Floor, in Heppner. There is no charge for the program, which is sponsored by the Eastern O regon R eg io n al C risis P rogram and M orrow County Behavioral Health. Instructor is Alice Massey with the Eastern O regon Regional Crisis Program. “This session will provide and overview of the c o n d itio n o f au tism . Common characteristics of the disorder will be covered and participants provided with a w orksheet to map how autism appears in a person they support. The class will also present a brief in tro d u ctio n to c re atin g visual supports for persons with autism to give them predictability and structure in th eir d aily ro u tin e s ,” according to a news release. C all B etty M cT avish. 6 7 6 -9 1 6 1 , to re g iste r. R e g istra tio n deadline is Monday. August 7.
