Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - THREE
Lindsay named as Grand Marshal for St. Pat’s festivities
Sample announces candidacy for
Morrow County Sheriff
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The Lindsay Family
Back row (L-R) Dan Lindsay, Barney Lindsay, Alex Lindsay,
Theresa Lindsay Pihl, and Joe Lindsay. Front Row1 (L-R) Cathy
Lindsay Pihl, Larry Lindsay, Connie Lindsay and Ann Lindsay
Murray.
The Bernard and Catherine Doherty Family - 1924
Front Row (L-R): Rosella, Bernard Sr., Lawerence Dorothy and
Catherine. Back Row (L-R): Katherine, Bernard Jr., William,
Frances, John and Mary.
in Bond, majoring in Police
Science while continuing
his full-time service as a
patrolman.
In 1979 he relocated
his family to Prineville,
after he was offered a posi
tion as a detective with the
local police department.
Sample served for eight
years with Prineville and for
six of those years he was a
supervisor until moving to
Boardman.
Service is something
that Sample is very proud
of. Since 1990 he has been
involved in the law enforce
ment fundraising for the
Special Olympics through
the Law Enforcement Torch
Runs. Approximately nine
years ago he added golf
tournaments to the Spe
cial Olympics fundraising
he hosted for Morrow and
Umatilla Counties.
“Morrow County is
my home,” Sample stated.
“I want good things for
Morrow County and 1 am
looking forward to con
tinuing my service to its
citizens.” Larry Sample has
demonstrated his hard work
and loyalty through his long
career stating “It is not about
fancy talk, it’s about leader
ship, integrity and caring.”
Sample and his wife
Sharon, who recently retired
from the Morrow County
School District, have been
married for 44 years. They
have two adult daughters
that are married, one liv
ing in Prineville and one
living in Albany. They are
also very proud of their tw o
grandchildren.
O’Senior Center to host
breakfast and soup feed
Sagebrush, shepherds, sheep dogs, and band of sheep were com
mon sights on the early Boardman Range area of north Morrow
County.
Larry Lindsay with his “favorite sheepherder,” Johnnie Cur
ran. who was cooking a meal in the Wallowas.
St. Patrick's Senior Center will host a breakfast
on Saturday, March 15, from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Breakfast
will include ham and eggs, and biscuits and gravy. The
cost is $5.
From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Corol Mitchell’s
Irish potato soup will be served with homemade fruit
cobbler.*The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children 12
years and younger.
Morrow County Cultural Coalition
awards Oregon Cultural Trust Funds
The daring drivers determined to go from south to north Mor
row County had to remain undaunted by sand and sagebrush if
they were to reach their destination.
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farmer currently serving on
the Morrow County School
Board; Dan, assisting with
the family farm as well as
custom farming; and Joe,
who assists the family op
eration while teaching music
at Heppner High School.
Two other children, John
Paul and Claire Michelle,
are deceased.
St. Patrick's Church
in Heppner has a long tradi
tion of presenting a com
munity ham dinner in honor
of St. Patrick’s Day. The
Larry Lindsay Family has
provided Irish musical en
tertainment at this dinner for
the last 32 years. Additional
grandchildren keep adding
to the assortment of instru
ments.
The Lindsay Ranch
has been transformed from
a dry land wheat farm to an
irrigated enterprise with the
goal of feeding cattle for
a specialty market. Larry
Lindsay has also devoted
over 40 years to service on
the Morrow County Port
Commission because of
his deep interest in the eco
nomic development of this
very special county. His
admiration and high regard
for the early pioneers, es
pecially his Irish ancestors,
has inspired a determination
to continue their efforts to
improve living conditions
for all the families of Mor
row County.
Bernard Doherty also known as “BP” and “Little Barney”.
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St. Patrick’s pit ham dinner
*
to be held Saturday
“This was the best
meal in town all weekend,"
said one patron to organizer
Mary Ann Elguezabal after
enjoying her church’s pit
ham dinner last year. This
year’s meal holds the same
promise - premium pit ham,
Irish potato casserole, Irish
flag salad, roll, beverage and
COME ON OVER TO HEPPNER FOR OUR
homemade pie.
The m embers of
St. Patrick's Parish will be
awaiting your arrival your
arrival and will entertain
you with life Irish music
provided by our talented
Lindsay Family.
The dinner will be
held Saturday, March 15,
4-7 p.m. at the St. Patrick's
Church Parish Hall. The
cost is $8 for adults, $5 for
children 12 and under and
wee ones are free.
The July 1,2007-June
30, 2008 Fiscal Year award
to Morrow County from
Oregon Cultural Trust was
$ 5170.00. Morrow County
Cultural Commission met
March 4 at the Port of Mor
row to review applications
and award funding. Cultural
Trust Funds were awarded
according to funding goals
developed by a Morrow
County cultural coalition in
2005. he goals and awards
are as follows:
1. Economic Devel
opment: Integrating arts,
culture and heritage into
county and community de
velopment and redevelop
ment efforts. $2500.00 to
Boardman Cemetery Dis
trict. To match a Morrow
Co. Needs & Issues grant for
beautification improvements
including a memorial area to
Sam Boardman, planting
trees, adding a new wrought
iron fence across the front,
and directional signs to the
cemetery. Project estimate:
$15,000.00. 2. Financial
support for cultural activi-
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MARCH 14-16, 2008
26 ™ ANNUAL WEE BIT O ’ IRELAND CELEBRATION
Texas Hold ’EM
Chamber/UROCK Radio Amateur Boxing Smoker Event
A special thank you to Louis and Betty Carlson
for their support and kindness in hosting the coffee
hour for us on Feb. 29, 2008.
Thank you to all that attended and allowing me
the opportunity to share my vision.
Thank you to John and Nancy Gochnauer; the
snacks were quite tasty.
Larry and Sharon Sample
St. Paddy’s Motocross
KUMA Coffee Hour
Sheepdog Trials
St. Paddy’s Cruz-In
Great Green Parade with Weston-McEwen Pipes & Drums
St. Pill ricks Pit llam Dinner
Where finicky Leprechauns eat!
Ceili - The Irish Singers, Mulligan’s Stew, and more
Entertainment by “Lindy Gravelle”, “Blue Mountain
Fiddlers” and “Tarish”
Irish Road Bowling
Food, Fun & Shenanigans Galore
Hermiston Comfort Inn & Suites has a package deal with a van
driving back and forth from Hermiston to Heppner.
Call: 541-564-5911 to make reservations.
For more information & full schedule of events
541-676-5535 or 541-676-9618
Visit your local Chamber of Commerce
www hcppncrchambcr.com - click on Fvents/Featured F.vents
KV RESERVATIONS:
541-676-9618
541-676-9474
M ntocrrm Inform ation: 541-922-3254
Saturday. March 15 from 4 - 7 p.m.
Serving: Pit Ham, Irish Potato Casserole,
Irish Flag Salad, Roll, Beverage & Homemade Pie!
Adults - $8 / Children under 12 - $5
Wee ones - free
SI. Pill rick’s Church Parish Hall
52.’» Uale Street (one block oil Miiin Street)
ties for families and youth
$ 420.00 to A.C. Houghton
Elementary School, Irrigon
to supplement $1250.00
raised for a weeklong semi
nar and spring assembly on
creative writing techniques
and song writing. Benefits
300 youth and families. To
tal Cost: $2,250.00.
3. Increase aware
ness and respect for county
history by increasing aware
ness of arts, cultural and
heritage assets throughout
Morrow County. $1000.00
to Boardman Park and Rec
reation District, towards a
grant from Oregon Heri
tage Commission to replace
four Petroglyphs that were
removed by the Corps of
Engineers and returned to
Confederated Tribes. Mod
ern replicas will simulate
appearance of stones placed
in the park in the 1960's.
$500.00 to G reenfield
Grange # 579 for a sign on
a cinderbloek wall to Iden
tify and mark the location
of the community grange
building, one of Boardman's
few buildings with historic
significance. Signage would
also increase exposure for
vendors at art and craft fairs,
and community fundraising
events.
4. Develop Cultural
Bridges by partnering with
other cultural activities to
enhance heritage programs,
expand outreach, and de
velop opportunities that en
courage cultural expression.
$750.00 to Morrow County
Creative Arts & Crafts for an
oil painting class by Robert
Walton for 10 club members
and other interested artists.
Total cost: $1,150.00.
M orrow C ounty
Cultural Coalition Fund
ing Proposals for FY July
1, 2008 - June 30, 2009
must be submitted to the
Commission by October
15, 2008. Proposed proj
ects must be completed by
June 1, 2009. Application
proposal forms are av ailable
from Lisa Mittelsdorf, PO
Box 200, Boardman. OR
97818.