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TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 5,2008 The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow Irish entertainment, it’s tradition The 2008 Wee Bit never knows in Heppner, ing a Wee Bit O ’ Ireland in O ’ Ireland Celebration will what m usician will show Heppner Oregon, March 13 Heppner see the return o f some o f the up on what stage to keep the to 16, 2008. There’s some favorite Irish entertainers Irish jumping, tapping, and thing for everyone on the great green weekend be it U S PS. 240-420 featuring songs o f Ireland singing. Local singing art foot stomping music, food. and some rollicking foot Morrow County’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper Published weekly and entered as periodical matter at the Post Office at Heppner, tapping music. Music will ist, Lindy G ravelle, will Father C o n d o n ’s original Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879 Periodical postage paid at Heppner, Oregon. be heard all about tow n, be com ing back home to play, sheepdog trials, the Office at 188 W Willow Street. Telephone (541) 676-9228. Fax (541) 676-9211. E-mail editor « rapidserse net or davidiu rapidserve net Web site: www.heppner. but especially during the entertain us one more time great green parade, cruz-in net Postmaster send address changes to the Heppner Gazette-Times, P.O. Box KUMA C offee H our, 10 with her special blend o f p arad e, our KUM A c o f 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836. Subscriptions: $27 in Morrow County; $21 senior rate tin Morrow Counts only; 62 >ears or older), $33 elsewhere; $27 student a.m. Saturday, March 15, several different styles and fee and Ceili hour, plenty subscriptions which honors Larry Lindsay a little Irish mixed in. Her o f entertainment and Irish Das id Sykes. ....................................................................................... Publisher and family and includes the performance will be from shenanigans. Autumn Morgan ................................................................................................ Editor Two new events for ever famous Irish Brogue 3:30-5:30 p.m. downstairs All News and Advertising Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. For Advertising advertising deadline is Monday at 5 p m Cost for a display ad is $4 90 per this year on Friday night are Contest. at the Heppner Elks. column inch Cost for classified ad is 50< per word Cost for Card of Thanks is $10 up to The B lue M o u n Texas Hold ‘EM sponsored The fam ous Irish 100 words Cost for a classified display ad is $5 50 per column inch. For Public/Legal Notices public/legal notices deadline is Monday at 5 p.m Dates for pub Singers from Counties Mor tain Fiddlers will also be by Heppner Daycare and lication must be specified Affidavits must be required at the time of submission Affidavits row and Umatilla will be “fiddlin’ til the cows come Preschool C enter and an require three weeks to process after last date of publication (a sooner return date must be fiddling, strum m ing and home” starting at 6:30 p.m. A m ateur B oxing Sm oker specified if required) For Obituanes Obituanes are published in the Heppner GT at no charge and are edited to singing for both KUMA at the Morrow County Fair Event sponsored by H ep meet news guidelines Families wishing to include information not included in the guidelines pner Chamber and UROCK Coffee hour and during the grounds Dance Hall. or who wish to have the obituary wntten in a certain way must purchase advertising space Radio. Top off the weekend Ceili upstairs at the Heppner for the obituary For Letters to the Editor: Letters to the Editor MUST be signed by the author The Heppner Heppner invites all Elks. The group has per with a performance o f Tar- GT will not publish unsigned letters All letters MUST include the author's address and phone from far and wide and es formed at local spots such ish at Heppner Elementary number for use by the GT office The GT reserves the right to edit letters The GT is not as The Rainbow, K elly’s, School on Saturday, March p e cia lly th e ir n ex t-d o o r responsible for accuracy of statements made in letters Any letters expressing thanks win be placed in the classifieds under "Card of Thanks’ at a cost of $10. The Great Pacific, Friday 15, at 7:30 p.m. Tarish fea neighbors to join them and Night Alive, weddings and tures three virtuosic melody participate in the festivi On the HEPPNER WEBSITE: www.heppner.net Irish wakes, and for over 20 players, Hanz Araki on the ties. • Start or C hange a Subscription Northwestern Motel years at Heppner’s Wee Bit Irish flute and whistles, Ed • P lace a C lassified A d • Subm it a N e w s Story O ’ Ireland Celebration. die Parente on the fiddle, in Heppner is at full capac • View Real Estate for Sale • City Council & Planning Minutes • Local Businesses • County Park • Willow Creek Park Reservations Get your seat early viola, and bass, and button ity, but Hermiston Comfort • Free Digital Postcards • Senior Housing • and more! for the parade and be pre accordionist Johnny B. Con Inn and Suites is offering pared to take in the Weston- nolly. ‘Tis sure the weekend discounts to our Heppner St. McEwen Pipes & Drums will please all those with a Patrick guests. Call for res ~ ~ group who will be kicking love o f Irish music”. ervations at 541-564-5911. off our parade at noon. Bring All en tertain m en t M ake sure you tell them The Heppner Gazette Times will print all letters to the Editor with the following is being funded thanks to H eppner sent you. There criteria met: letters submitted to the newspaper will need to have the name on those pipes and drums. C eili e n te rta in e rs a g en ero u s co n trib u tio n w ill be a shuttle service o f the sender along w ith a legible signature. We are also requesting that you provide your address and a phone number where you can be reached. The from 2 - 4 p.m. w ill in by M orrow C ounty U ni p ro v id ed free o f charge address and phone number will only be used for verification and will not be clude: Mulligan Stew, fid fied Recreation District; all from Hermiston to H epp printed in the newspaper. Letters may not be libelous. The GT reserves the ner on Saturday, March 15. right to edit. The GT is not responsible for accuracy o f statements made in dling under the tutelage of entertainment is free to the Peg Willis; Joe Lindsay and Call now and reserve your public. letters. Any letters expressing thanks will be placed in the classifieds under “Card o f Thanks” at a cost of $ 10. Company; Dan Schauffler For a full schedule room. on the sax and flute; and new o f events visit: www.hep- V isit w w w .h ep p - A topnotch facility this year will be the famous pnerchamber.net/events/fea- n e rc h am b e r.c o m /e v en ts/ To the editor: guitar/fiddling W ambeke tured events or call Heppner featured to view the entire What a wonderful area and community we Hve Family from Hermiston, all Chamber at 541/676-5536. schedule of events or call the in. Most o f us take it all for granted. We are new comers coming together in a great Now would ye be Heppner Chamber o f Com (six years) and know how much you have to be thankful Irish Jam session finale. One Irish? Everyone is Irish dur- merce at 541-676-5536. for. Crime, drugs, it is here but is minimum. Friendly and caring seem to be the adjectives found everywhere in this community. Wake up people. You have a facility here that is Pre-registration is necessary to plan The Parent-Teacher Club in Hep topnotch. Yes we take it for granted, until we need it. I had pner will be hosting “Step Out With the for food and space. Registration forms can to use it. Pioneer Hospital and like most o f us we know Family” for K-6 graders and their families be picked up at Heppner Elementary School. it is there but have no idea how great it is. You are not a on March 7 from 6-9 p.m. Checks should be made payable to Heppner number there, you are a friend that they care about. The cost is $35 for families and PTC and, along with the registration form, We must support it and we need it. High fives, hats includes a pasta dinner, dancing, family should be returned to the school. off, hugs and kisses all go to this wonderful facility. If you photograph and a door prize ticket for For more information contact Carri need help, or a need for pampering, just check in. Grieb at 989-8353, Kay Fowler at 676-9109, each family member. There will be many Jo Anne Burleson door prize items up for grabs as well as a Nikki Coe at 676-5073, Darcee Mitchell at Heppner couple o f larger raffle items tickets may be 676-5717, or Rose McLaren at 240-1883. purchased for on that evening. GAZETTE-TIMES Letters to the Editor Heppner PTC to host family event HHS Spanish students selling tamales, raffling dinner and golf Heppner High School Spanish students are selling homemade chicken tamales and raffling an Italian dinner for eight and a golf package to raise money for their im mersion trip to Mexico this summer. You may pre order the tamales for $ 15 per dozen or two dozen for $25. Pick up date will be March 15 in front of the Heritage Land Company on Main Street. If you don’t get a chance to pre order there will be tamales for sale on March 15 as well. The raffle will also be taking place on March 15th in front o f the Heritage Land Company. For more information or to place an order, contact Petra Payne at 676-9138 or 676-5466. EASTER BttFFET ... (| f Ó d « H N ’S PLACE RggF Sunday, M arch 2 3 r d from noon - 6 p.m. E n jo y lin k e d H a m . L a m b Sf T u rk e y , p lu s sat a fin y a tore a n d detuterf! P ric e : $ 1 4 .9 5 ( K id s 9 a n d u n d e r e a t fo r fre e) «fohvt’s Place S tr e e t, Heppner Benefit spaghetti supper ti be held A benefit spaghetti supper will be held Thursday, March 6, at 5 p.m. at the lone School cafeteria. Donations will be accepted for the meal. The supper is sponsored by the Creative Care Pre school and the lone track team but donations o f desserts are requested. Proceeds from the supper will go to help the Burke Family with funeral expenses. The family is currently in need o f a home in the lone area. If anyone knows o f a place, contact Glenda Taylor. Heppner going “green” for St. Pat rick’s Day Celebration Have you been seeing “green” when you’re driving up Main Street at night? Debbie Young collected donations and L ott’s Electric purchased the lights at a discount and donated 14 strands so the lights could extend all the way up Main Street. Beth Dickenson and some o f her high school students put the lights on the trees last week. This will add some color to our beautiful city for the St. Patrick’s Celebration. Birth Announcement KyLee Mae Clark-Henderson - Miranda Hen derson and Mike Clark announce the birth o f a daughter, KyLee Mae Clark-Henderson on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 10:24 p.m. She joins her parents and sister. Savan nah Marie, at the family home in Ridgefield, WA. At birth she weighed seven pounds, five ounces and was 20 inches in length. Grandparents are Annlyneete Cline and James W. Henderson, and honorary grandfather Lindsay Kincaid. Great-grandparents are James and Dora Starr and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Lee Cline. NAPA FILTER SALE M arch 3 rd * 8 th Lexington, Boar Aman and Umatilla stores Rummage for Russia Willow Creek Bap tist Church is currently ac cepting donations o f items for a rummage sale to be held on March 15 at the fair grounds hall beginning at 8 a.m. Furniture, toys, tools, sporting goods, appliances, hardware and clothes are all being accepted. A soup lu n ch eo n will be held around noon at the same location. The cost for the luncheon is $5 and includes soup and all the fixings. Proceeds from the sale and luncheon will be used to help offset costs incurred as the church pre pares for a mission’s trip to Russia. For more informa tion or to donate items con tact Sharon at 676-9166 or 676-9157. Obituaries Noah M. Burke Noah Mat t hew Burke, 4, was found Mon day, following an accidental drow ning near his home north o f lone. A private fam ily graveside service will be held at High View Cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2008, in lone. A memo rial Service for family and friends will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8, at the lone Community Church. There will be a com m unity benefit dinner at 6 p.m. T hursday, M arch 6, at the lone School caf eteria. Memorial donations may be made to any branch o f the Bank o f Eastern Or egon, or to Bank o f Eastern Oregon, P.O. Box 106, lone, OR 97843. Sweeney Mortuary o f Heppner is in charge of arrangements. Joyce C. Wilson Jo y ce C. W ilson, w ife o f W ayne W ilson, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2008. She was bom in Lon don, England on November 4,1929. She lived in Golden Valley, AZ. She had previ ously lived in Heppner. Billy Joe Eubanks Billy Joe Eubanks, a resident o f Aurora passed away Saturday, February 9, 2008. He was 85 years old. A m em orial service was held in Oregon City. Bill was born A u gust 25, 1922 in lone and completed his school years there. He enlisted in the Navy during WWI1 for the duration o f the war. He spent time working as a logger in the Oregon City area until he was sev erely injured in an accident that left his back broken, and his heart injured. For many years he ground lens for glasses. Bill loved the out doors, especially hunting and fishing with friends and family. He will be remem bered for his happy, caring disposition and wonderful story telling. He lived most o f his life in the Oregon City area but came back to Eastern Oregon in the late 90’s and lived for a time at Olex. His health required a move back to Aurora so he could be close to the hospital. He was preceded in death by: his parents, Wal ter and Vela Eubanks; his siblings, Johnnie Eubanks o f Morrow County, Howard Eubanks o f Gilliam County, Eleanor Eubanks who died at age 12 in lone, and Veda Eubanks o f Madras. He is survived by: his wife, Francis o f Aurora; daughter, Judy Herzberg of Vancouver; sons, Leanard o f Vancouver, Dennis, Billy, and Kevin, all living near O regon C ity ; and m any grandchildren. Senior Center Menu Mrs. O’Leary’s Willow Creek Bap tist Church members will be serving lunch on Wednes day, March 12. The menu will include corned beef and cabbage, boiled potatoes, carrots and onions, black bread, apple juice, and cin namon streusel cake. W in A N in ten d o W Ü! HES Parent Teacher Club RAFFLE Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5 Winner will be drawn on Friday, March 7th during “Steppln Out With The Family” M orrow County Grain Growers (The winner will be notified by phone if they are not there.) Lexington 989-8221 * 1-800-452-7396 Fer lem neljent «leh •« web sit* at www.mcgg.net Tickets available at HtS office l Hair Ixpressioas Irish Beef Stew Feed to be held Mrs. O ’Leary’s Irish Beef Stew Feed will be held on Friday, March 14, at the Saint Patrick's Senior Cen ter between 5 and 7 p.m. The menu will in clude stew, coleslaw, rolls, beverage and dessert. The cost is $6 for adults, $2 for children 6-12, and is free for children five and under. The meal is being sponsored by the Heppner United Methodist Church.
