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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.