SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 7,2007
Tarish to perform St. Pat’s weekend
The band Tarish will
be performing Friday, March
16, at 7 :30 p.m . at the
H eppner
E lem en tary
gymnasium.
Tarish is trio made
up of Eddie Parente. Cary
Novotny, and Hanz Araki.
Araki is a flute player
who has performed all over
the w orld. In the U nited
States, Araki has performed
at p laces such as the
Northwest Folklife Festival
in S e attle and at the
Milwaukee Irish Festival.
While his love is Irish music,
his deep roots are in the
shakuhachi, the traditional
bamboo Zen flute of Japan.
He is the world’s only sixth
g en eratio n shakuhachi
player, follow ing in the
footsteps of his father, Kinko
Ryu G rand M aster Kodo
A raka V. W ith no prior
musical training, he took up
the shakuhachi at age 17.
Under his father’s tutelage,
four months later he made
his co n ce rt debut in
Shimoneski, Japan. He went
on to teach shakuhachi at
Keio U niversity for two
years before moving back to
his hometown of Seattle in
1991. There, his American
mother’s Gaelic roots came
into play and he began
teaching himself simple Irish
and Scottish tunes on the
flute and whistle. Araki went
on to tour internationally
with The Paperboys and The
Casey Neill Trio and in 2(X)4
released an album of
traditional Scottish and Irish
Music, “Six of One, Five of
the Other.”
Tarish will perform .March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the HES gymna
sium.
V iolinist
Eddie
“ S k ip ”
P arente
has
performed around the world
in places such as Russia,
E urope, A sia, and m ost
recently in Pyongyan DPRK
at the 24,h F rien d sh ip
Festival. He performs his
own jazz group and with his
soon to be wife, Russian
classical violinist Tatiana
Kochanova, but is widely
recognized in the C eltic
music world having played
w ith such groups as
Touchstone, Cu Lan Ti,
members of the Bothy Band,
The Full Shilling (now The
New Shilling) and also 11
years with The Trail Band.
Parente has his own jazz cd
of original music and is in
high demand as a studio
artist w ith guest appearances
on many recordings. He is
currently recording his own
new cd in the near future of
original, French Canadian,
Italian, and traditional Irish
music.
Cary Novotny has
been playing g u itar and
singing professionally for
two decades in the world of
folk and popular m usic.
Originally from the Great
Plains of South Dakota, and
a native of Portland now for
over 20 y ears, he has
recorded and perform ed
with many great bands in the
w orld o f Irish m usic,
including Kevin B urke,
B ridgetow n, and was a
founding m em ber o f the
perennial northwest favorite
“Cul anTi.” Novotny toured
and recorded two cds with
“The B rid ie s,” a band
formed in Las Vegas and
featuring the fiery fiddling
duo of Brenda Curtin and
M aire Egan o f M ichael
F la tle y ’s “ Lord o f the
D an ce.” N ovotny also
maintains a solo law practice
w here he sp ec ia liz es in
entertainment law.
T h ere
is
no
admissions charge for this
event. This event is funded
by the M orrow C ounty
Unified Recreation District.
G rand M arshall announced for St.
P atrick ’s festivities
The 2007 G rand
Marshall for the St. Patrick’s
FdkfiVfrieTs will be the Farley
fitfully/'
Jimmy Farley was
born in Heppner to Peter
Farley and Ellen Kelleher.
His parents immigrated to
the U nited S tates from
County Longford, Ireland.
Peter worked in the sheep
business, first as a herder and
then gradually buying and
enlarging his own bands.
Jim m y graduated
from Oregon State College
and then served as a 2n<l Lt.
In the Army during World
War LI. He fought in five
major European campaigns.
He returned to Heppner and
married Louise Anderson.
They had three daughters,
Alisa (deceased), Trisha, and
Shanny. T risha has two
daughters, Anjie and Aimee,
and is m arried to M ike
H u d dleston. Shanny is
married Mark M iller and
they have two ch ild ren ,
Corey and Marcy. Jimmy
was a Heppner businessman
for 40 years and also a
rancher. He passed way the
week before St. Patrick’s
Day. 2000.
Jimmy thought that
since many Irish families
settled in Morrow County,
th eir h eritage should be
shared. In 1982 he contacted
the KUMA radio station
about bringing their Irish
Editor ’.v Note: The following letter was sent from
President Ronald Reagan to the city o f Heppner and
ran in the March 15, 19H4 edition o f the Heppner
Gazette-Times.
Nancy and I wish everyone a joyous St. Patrick's
Day. For the Irish and all the sons and daughters of Erin
the world over, this is truly a festive day filled with pride
and renewed hope for the future. It gives us an occasion
to acknowledge the special qualities brought to our
shores by those who traveled from distant and lovely
Ireland.
Like so many of the Irish before and after him,
my great-grandfather, Michael Reagan, heard, in the
words of an old favorite song,"... a whisper of a country
that lies beyond the sea, where rich and poor stand equal
in the light of freedom’s day.” He and millions like him
left home and family in Ireland to make their way to
this country. While they came seeking the bounty of
America, they brought with them a rich Irish heritage, a
strong faith in God, and a love of liberty. They came
imbued with sustaining talents great enough to make
them an integral part of their new home and to spark a
nurturing and enduring friendship between the peoples
of Ireland and America.
The annual observance of St. Patrick’s Day
provides a fine opportunity for all of us to warm our
hearts in remembrance of the bonds of history, family,
and tradition that have come to us from the Emerald
Isle. We join Irish Americans throughout the land in
celebrating their truly singular contribution to our way
of life.
Ronald Reagan
program to Heppner. This
was held in the Farley
dealership showroom. The
coffee hour was eventually
moved to the Elk’s Club to
accom m odate the 200+
attendance.
W hat was once a
one-day event has now
evolved into the weekend
Chamber litter pick-up date set
Chamber of Commerce volunteers will be cleaning
up the highw ays through town for the St. Patrick's
celebration on Tuesday, March 13, from 5 until 6 p.m.
Volunteers need to meet at the library.
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk's Office at the M.C.
Courthouse has released the following marriage license
report:
-M arch 2: H ugo H um berto Z am o ran o , 18,
Boardman and Markel Velazquez, 18, Boardman.
-March 5: Nathanial Lee Rea. 20, lone and Nadine
Worsehech. 21. Germany.
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festivities that we now enjoy.
Jimmy’s wish to bring family
and friends together was the
idea for the first social hour.
The Farley family invites you
to help them celebrate the
25,h St. P a tric k ’s Day
celebration. The social hour
will be held on Saturday
from 4-5 p.m. at the senior
bus shed on May Street.
Morrow
County Clerk’s
Office offering
passport photos
The Morrow County
C le rk 's O ffice is now
offering passport photos for
$10 each. They can also
pro cess your p assp o rt
paperwork.
Schedule of events for St. Patrick’s weekend
Thursday, M arch
15: “ E m igration
to
Happiness” - 7:30 p.m., St.
Patrick’s Catholic Parish
H all, 560 NW Jo n es.
O riginal play w ritten by
Father Condon with original
music by Joe Lindsay.
Friday, March 16:
Morrow County Creative
Arts & Crafts - 10 a m. to
6 p.m., show and sale at Les
Schwab; Heppner Public
Library - Open 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Morrow County
Museum - Open 1-5 p.m.;
Vendor’s Square - Enjoy
c ra fts, food and o th e r
treasures form local and
visiting vendors. All day
Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday at the Neighborhood
Center on Main Street across
from the Library/Museum/
C ity Park. For m ore
information call 676-5024;
C orn erston e G allery -
Special artist Apple Lee will
be showing her work all
weekend; Friends of the
Library - Will be selling
books at City Hall from 1-6
p.m. to benefit the Heppner
Library; Mrs, O ’L eary’s
Stew Feed - 5-7 p.m. at St.
Patrick's Senior Center, 190
N. Main Street, prepared by
the
H eppner
U nited
Methodist Church members;
Buffet Dinner - 6-9 p.m. at
the Elks, 142 N. Main Street;
E ntertainm ent-T arish -
7:30 p.m. at H eppner
E lem entary gym nasium ,
funded by the M orrow
County Unified Recreation
D istrict. No a d m issio n s
charge, Drawing for $100
Pot O ’Gold.
Saturday, M arch
17: Breakfast - 7-10 a.m.
at St. P a tric k ’s S en io r
C en ter,
p rep ared
by
O'Senior Center. $4 all you
can eat; St. P a d d y ’s
Motocross - Sign up from
7 -8 :3 0 a.m . w ith races
b eg in n in g at 9 a.m .
Sponsored by the Oregon
Trail Pro Rodeo Committee.
$5 admission, ages 5 and
under are free; Sheep Dog
Trials - Starting at 8:30 a.m.
(all day) at T h o m p so n ’s
Ranch, three miles northwest
of Heppner on Bunker Hill
Rd. off of Hwy. 74, between
m ilep o sts 41 and 42;
O'Daycare Activities - 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Afghan raffle,
Krispy Kreme doughnuts,
coffee, face painting. All
a c tiv itie s b en efit the
H ep p n er
D aycare
&
Preschool. Heritage Land
Co., 278 N. Main; Carnival
Games - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in
the Sw eet P ro d u ctio n s
parking lot. Proceeds go to
HHS Drama Club; Kessler’s
Kafering - Featuring bar-b-
que. Located at City Park,
corner of Church and Main
St.; Friends of the Library
- will be selling books at City
Hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to
benefit the Heppner Library;
Morrow County Museum
& Farm Exhibit - Open 11
a.m . to 5 p.m .; M orrow
C ounty C reative A rts &
Crafts - 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
show and sale at Les
Schwab; Vendor’s Square -
All day, N eig h b o rh o o d
Center across the street from
Library/Museum/City Park;
Kuma Coffee Hour - 10
a.m. upstairs at the Elks
Club. Come hear m usic,
stories, and blarney! Enter
the Irish Brogue Contest and
win cash prizes. Drawing for
$100 Pot O ’Gold; Heppner
Public Library - Open 11
a.m. to 3 p.m.; O ’Senior
Center - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Have a
taste of hom em ade Irish
soup, rolls, cobbler with ice
cream, and coffee. $6, 12
and under $3; Shamrock
Lanes - Irish Sweepstakes/
M ixed D oubles N o-Tap
B ow ling T ournam ent. 3
p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m.; Cruz-
In Parade - 12 p.m. on
Main Street. Antique and
classic cars; O’Shanty Race
& O ’Planky R ace -
between parades on Main
Street; Irish Parade - 1 p.m.
on Main Street; O ’Kiddie
Tricycle Races - Right after
parade for 2-5 year olds.
Meet at Heritage Land Co.,
278 N. Main. Tricycles will
be provided! This event is
sp o n so red by H eppner
Daycare & Preschool.
Ceili - (pronounced
Kay-Lee), 2-4 p.m. upstairs
at
the
E lks.
Irish
entertainment featuring John
Doherty & the Irish Singers
and more; Ewe-Do-Bingo-
2:30 p.m . Live sheep
activity. Main and Center
Streets. Sponsored by the
cheerleaders.
O’Ducky Race - 3
p.m. Starts at the bridge in
front of the Morrow County
Courthouse. Adopt a duck
to win a prize o f $10 to
$100. Sponsored by Colt
Football program; St. Pat’s
pit ham d in n er and
homemade pies - 4p.m. to
7 p.m . at St. P a tric k 's
Catholic Parish Hall, 560
NW Jones Street; O ’Farley
Social Hour - 4 p.m. to 5
p.m., senior bus shed. Come
and reminisce with friends
and m eet m ore; B uffet
dinner - 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
corn beef and cabbage, etc.
with music from 9 p.m. to 2
a.m . at the E lks; Blue
Mountain Fiddlers Show -
6:30
p.m .
H eppner
Elem entary School gym.
Stomp your feet and clap
your hands to some good old
fiddle music! Drawing for
$100 Pot O ’Gold; Lads &
Lassies Teen Dance - 9
p.m. to midnight a drug and
alcohol free event for teens
at
HHS
c afeto riu m .
S p o n so red by M orrow
County Unified Recreation
District; Wee Hours O ’The
M ornin B reakfast - 10
p.m. to 3 a.m. by Volunteer
Fire D ept, at 190 NW
Willow.
Sunday, March 18:
Breakfast - 8 a.m. to 11
a.m. at the Nazarene Church,
335 N. Gilmore; Shamrock
Lanes - Irish Sweepstakes/
M ixed D oubles N o-Tap
Bowling Tournam ent. 10
a.m. to noon; Church - your
choice, visitors welcome;
Vendor’s Square - All day
at the Neighborhood Center
acro ss from L ib rary /
Museum/City Park: Sheep
Dog Trials - All day at
T h o m p so n 's Ranch. See
Saturday for location; Road
Bowling - 1 p.m., get your
team of up to three people
ready and m eet at the
courthouse steps. Parent/
Teacher Group gift basket
d raw in g s
a fte r Road
Bowling.
For
m ore
information call 676-5536 or
6 7 6 -9 6 1 8
or
visit
www.heppnerchamber.com
St. Patrick celebration play to be held
“ A Wee Bit o ’
Ireland” comes to Heppner,
O regon, this year on
Thursday, March 15, and
continues through Sunday,
March 18. The celebration
begins with another stage
production written by local
priest Father Gerry Condon.
“ E m ig ratio n
to
Happiness,” says actor and
composer Joe Lindsay, “is
Father’s best play so far.”
Last
year,
L indsay
encouraged Condon to write
an o th er dram a, a m ore
contemporary one, rooted in
Irish history, and Condon
soon started work on this
script, while in Ireland last
sum m er. His p rev io u s
dramas have reflected early
Irish history, based on the
legends of St. Patrick, St.
Brigid, and Columcile. This
year’s production focuses on
1845 Ireland, during the
huge immigration of Irish
people into America.
During the years of
famine in Ireland, from 1842
to 1845, the p o p u latio n
dropped from eight million
to four and a half million.
M illions of Irish citizens
em igrated for the United
States in what have become
known as "famine ships.”
Condon’s drama focuses on
the fate of a husband and
w ife and som e o f th e ir
1
neighbors who decide to
seek new and better lives in
America.
Joe Lindsay is one of
the acto rs in C o n d o n 's
repertory group that features
members of the St. Patrick
C hurch in H eppner, St.
William’s parish in lone, and
tw o m em bers o f the
Heppner Methodist Church.
Lindsay has written songs
for the production, and Rick
Drake and Keith Brudevold,
the M ethodists, have also
contributed some lyrics.
The action begins in
Ireland and fin ish es in
Oregon. Drake is the main
character, Tom McCarty, a
po tato
farm er.
Janet
Greenup portrays his wife,
Patricia. Completing the cast
of friends and neighbors are
Josh Coiner, Joe Lindsay,
K enny T urner, G ayle
Arbogast, Brian Kollman,
Larry L utcher, Dan Van
S ch o iack ,
R ita
Van
Schoiack, Pat Sweeney. Dan
L indsay, Ann M orter,
Debbie Gutierrez, and Tom
Wolff.
A perform ance of
Emigration to Happiness, a
three-act drama, will take
place on the church’s parish-
hall stage on T hursday,
March 15, beginning at 7:30
p.m. This production will
follow
a
prem ier
performance in lone on the
previous Sunday. March 11.
O nce again, the
dessert-theatre presentations
will be free to the public,
with any donations going to
the charity that the cast and
production crew selected,
the St. P a tric k ’s S enior
Center in Heppner.