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Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 7,2007 - SEVEN Celtic musicians, Craicmore, return to Condon for March 16 performance Craicmore, a lively four-person Celtic band, will return to C ondon for a performance timed with the traditional St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The band will entertain at the Condon Elks Lodge Friday, March 16, 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the T im es-Jo u rn al in Condon, $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Craicmore. which is an Irish word for "great fun,” plays contem porary traditional C eltic m usic. With deep roots in the music o f Scotland and Ireland, C raicm o re featu res the critically acclaimed vocalist Nancy Johnston. Her deep, rich, contralto voice is rare in the genre. Driving rhythms from guitar, bass, Bohdran drum , conga and other percussion, along with high- spirited whistles, flutes and bagpipes, powerfully render jig s and reels. Four-part harmony, rhythmic hardshoe dancing, an East Indian Shruti Box and rumbling Didgeridoo all accent the w arm th and p assion o f C ra ic m o re ’s fiery performances. They have toured for over eight years throughout the W estern S tates and recently perform ed a 14- co n cert en g ag em en t in S hanghai, C hina. Craicmore’s music has been heard on the NBC daytime drama "Days of Our Lives" and the CBS primetime hit "Without a Trace.” The band perform ed at C o n d o n 's Liberty Theatre in July 2(X)4 "W e’re a contem porary traditional C eltic b a n d .” the group agrees. Formed in 1992, they draw their words and music from the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland and claim influences as diverse as the Afro Celts. Chieftains and Pogues, rock and Australian indigenous music. "It’s an amazingly seductive m arriage,” say critics, "one that never fails to turn new faces into fans, an audience that continues to grow w ith C ra ic m o re ’s aggressive touring and the release of its second critically acclaimed CD. "Too had for heaven, too good for hell.” Making up the group are Nancy Johnston, vocals, bodhran and hard shoe; John MacAdams, vocals, guitar, p ercu ssio n , d id g erid o o ; Simon Watkins, vocals and bass; and Dave Champagne. Irish flute, orchestral Bute, whistles and pipes. C raicm ore has an Arts in Education residency, "Celtic Connections,” and freq u en tly spends an afternoon in the schools working with youngsters. The program b rin g s a positive message of cultural diversity, demonstrating how Celtic music has accepted many global influences while retaining its fundamental tra d itio n s. 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Now a member o f Regional Multiple Listing Service the names of the first year’s w inning p lay ers from R edm ond, O reg o n : The four-member team of Kirk and Lottie Holcomb, who come virtually every year for the annual celebration. Last year was their first encounter with road bow ling, as it was for the players, and they vowed to return this year w ith winning strategies. Interested persons, (adults only because of the weight of the bowls) will meet at the corner of Main and May S tree ts, w here Heppner City Hall is located, at 1:30 on Sunday, March 18. A sheet o f com plete guidelines will be distributed then. Organizers suggest that each team bring a small rug or bulky jacket, something to stop the bow l if necessary to keep it from d am ag in g anything in its path. “The bowl is small but heavy,” cautions the chairperson. Some rugs will be available at the gathering site. The local Chamber of Commerce has decided to participate in the event this year. In fact, the Chamber has issued a challenge to other area chambers, hoping for som e frien d ly competition on the side, with bragging rights as the best prize. C hallenges will be accepted at the C ham ber Office, 541-676-5536, up until the day of the event. M ore info rm atio n about the H ep p n er competition is available from Doris Brosnan, at 541-676- 5382, and at the Chamber Office. Information on road bowling is available on the Internet. Pre-registration is due Tuesday. March 13, for the seventh annual St. Paddy’s Cruz-In to be held Saturday, March 17, at noon in Heppner. The 25lh celebration of St. Patrick’s Day will have many events all weekend. Entry forms for the Cruz-In are available by calling the Heppner Chamber of Commerce office at 676-5536 or visit www.heppnerchamber.com or mailing your entry form to PO. Box 1232. Heppner. OR 97836. Pre-registration is $10 and includes a dash plaque. On-site registration will be $15. Vehicles will gather between 10 and 11:30 a.m. at the northwest entrance to Heppner. Highway 74/207 (former Kinzua Mill site). Following the parade, vehicles will he on display on Willow Street in downtown Heppner. The Great Green Parade begins at 1 p.m., following the Cruz-In. Mrs. O’Leary’s Irish beef stew feed to be held March 16 Mrs. O ’Leary's Irish beef stew feed will be held Friday, March 16. 2007 from 5 - 7 p.m. The Heppner United Methodist Church members and friends will be serving stew, coleslaw, rolls and dessert at the St. Patrick's Senior Dining Hall on Main Street. Bring your family, have a good visit with your neighbor or meet new people. The cost will be: adults-$6; children 6-I2-S2; and children 5 and under eat free. 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The sport was brought to the attention o f the H eppner c e le b ra tio n 's plan n in g committee three years ago hut not introduced to the local event until last year, when Tim Daly, a Western- Oregon man raised on Little Butter Creek, near Heppner. pro v id ed the bow ls and encouragement needed for the event. The rules for road bowling are simple: Teams of two to four bowlers take turns tossing the small, iron bow ls th ro u g h a course about a mile long. Each team is responsible for keeping track of the number of tosses it takes. At the end of the course, which will be laid out for participants when they sign in for the event, the team with the fewest tosses wins. The prize will be half the entrance fees, which will be $5 per team member, and the w in n e rs' nam es w ill be en g rav ed on the Road Bowling Trophy. The "Wee Bit O ’ Ireland” fund also receives half the entrance fees. 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